Marie E. Gurry

Assistant Professor of Information Technology
B.A., Emmanuel College; M.Mus., Hartt College of Music; M.Ed., Lesley College

Office hours:
Tues 9:30-11:00
Other times by appointment

Office: Administration Building Room 337
Phone: 617-735-9873
Email: gurry@emmanuel.edu

Since graduating from Emmanuel College, I have always been involved in education either as a teacher or a school administrator on the secondary level After completing a second Master's degree in Computers in Education, I returned to Emmanuel to begin a new phase of teaching and administration. As Director of Academic Computing, I have been responsible for planning the institutional initiatives for academic computing, assisting faculty to integrate appropriate uses of technology into the curriculum, serving as Department Chair for the Information Technology Department, implementing the College's computer literacy requirement, supervising and staffing the Computer Lab and promoting and supervising the minor in Information Technology. I have also been responsible for collaborating with the Colleges of the Fenway in implementing WebCT Vista course management software. In addition, each semester I also teach a course in the Information Technology Department.

I have been a recipient of an Emmanuel College Faculty Development Grant (1997-1998) and three Colleges of the Fenway/Davis Foundation Faculty Initiative Grants (1998, 1999).

Courses

ITECH1101 - Computer Applications for the Liberal Arts
ITECH1102 - Intro to Electronic Spreadsheets
ITECH1103 - Intro to Electronic Spreadsheets Online

Recent Publications & Professional Activity

Computer training sessions for faculty at various Catholic elementary and secondary schools. (Fall 1998 – June 2007)

Workshop on "Using the Internet for College Searching" for High School seniors, Fall 1998, Fall 1999

 Workshop on "Using the Internet for College Searching" for High School Juniors, Spring 1999, February and April, 2000

Worked with the Colleges of the Fenway Information Technology Committee in developing the "Collaborative Learning Through Technology" Faculty Development Day at Simmons College, Spring 1999. Was also one of the presenters at this workshop.

PDP Programs, St. Clare High, Roslindale, MA, Newburyport school system, 1995-1999. Taught elementary and secondary teachers computer fundamentals, word-processing, email and the Internet for which they earned Professional Development Points.

PDP Programs for Guidance Counselors, Emmanuel College:

• "The Internet for Guidance Counselors" - Fall 1996, Fall 1997, Spring 1998
• "Navigating the Net: Helping Your Students Make the Right Choices" - March 2001
• "Internet Resources for Guidance Counselors" - November 2001

Created and delivered Emmanuel's first online course, Spring 2000

Provide ongoing training sessions for administrators, staff and faculty.

Professional Memberships

NERCOMP (New England Regional Computing Program)

NEFDC (New England Faculty Development Consortium)