Biography

As a member of the Blackboard Community Leadership Circle, Dr. Mariann Hawken is the Director of Instructional Technology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. With more than 22 years of experience in educational technology, Mariann coordinates professional development for faculty who are preparing to teach online; supports online and hybrid course development; and spearheads the campus transition to Ultra. She maintains several Blackboard applications on campus including Learn and Collaborate. Mariann is a certified Peer Reviewer for Quality Matters and an Online/F2F Facilitator for the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric.