Bryan Chapman

Bryan Chapman is Chief Learning Strategist at Chapman Alliance (www.chapmanalliance.com), a provider of research-centric consulting services that helps organizations define, operate, and optimize their strategic learning initiatives. As a veteran in the industry, he has over 20 years of experience and has worked with many well known organizations to help them optimize learning efficiency by using innovative learning techniques and technologies.

Bryan was formerly the Director of Research and Strategy for the independent research and consulting firm Brandon Hall Research, where he served as the primary author and researcher on high profile projects. He continues to provide technology-selection services in partnership with Brandon Hall Research as a registered Associate. Read Bryan Chapman's blog>

Janet Clarey

Janet Clarey has been a researcher and writer at Brandon Hall Research since 2005. Her background is in corporate training where she focused on instructional design and implementing competency-based technical training programs. She is an experienced virtual & classroom trainer/facilitator and courseware designer. She has served as project manager for several large training initiatives, including the implementation of learning management, learning content management, and talent management systems.

She has an M.S. in Education from Capella University with a specialization in Instructional Design for Online Learning and was recently admitted to the Doctoral Program in the area of Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation at Syracuse University. Read Janet Clarey's blog>

Emma King

Emma King has worked throught the world for leading companies such as Merrill Lynch, Cazenove & Co. Kimberley Clark, and the British Council. Since 2001, Emma's career has focused on bringing Assima, a learning technology supplier, into the US Market.

Emma now works for her own consulting firm providing technical analysis and services surrounding simulation and real time learning projects, and joins Brandon Hall as a registered Brandon Hall Associate and Chapman Alliance research teams, where she is researching, and writing reports focusing on new generations of simulation and real time technologies, learning effectiveness, and will be using her network background to write reports which focus on the technical infrastructure required to implement successful online training courses. Read Emma King's blog>

Richard Nantel

Richard Nantel has managed, designed, and developed large-scale information technology projects for more than 20 years. He has extensive skills in project management, Web- and client/server-based e-learning and application development, instructional design, programming/authoring, graphic interface design, and developing procedural and quality assurance methodologies. He has strong organizational and management skills and has helped ensure the successful completion of many training and technology projects for clients, including the Canadian Department of National Defense, SUN Microsystems, Cirque du Soleil, and Pfizer, among others.

Since 2000, Richard Nantel has worked extensively for Brandon Hall Research, first as an e-learning analyst, then to Director of Information Technology, to VP Operations, to Chief Operating Officer, and to his current position as CEO. Read Richard Nantel's blog>

Tom Werner

Tom Werner writes about innovative learning methods and content at Brandon Hall Research. He is interested in e-learning, online learning, research on learning effectiveness, emerging learning technology, online social networks, and new ideas about how to use technology to enhance learning. His specialties include e-learning research and consulting.

Tom has authored a number of Brandon Hall Research reports, such as Getting Up To Speed on E-Learning, Leadership Development, and Linking Training to the Business. Tom has also been the director of the Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards for the last five years and has edited several reports of Award-winning best practices. Before joining Brandon Hall Research, Tom was a performance-improvement consultant and trainer for many years. Read Tom Werner's blog>

Gary Woodill, Ed.D.

Gary Woodill started his career as a classroom teacher in 1971 and has been involved with the use of computers in education since 1974, when he was introduced to the PLATO system for computer assisted instruction as part of his Master’s studies in educational psychology. He helped develop educational materials for a Canadian videotext system in the late 1970s (Telidon) and, in 1985, started a course for teachers on computers in education at Ryerson University in Toronto. In 1984, he received a doctorate in applied psychology from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.

In 1993, he co-founded an educational multimedia company that developed a number of educational CD-ROMs for children. In 1998, he designed an adaptable learning management system and, since then, has developed over 60 online courses for various corporate clients. He lives with his wife, two standard poodles, and three cats in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. Read Gary Woodill's blog>