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Seasoned executive with strong organizing and planning abilities; creative leader with excellent interpersonal skills; able to grow teams and develop unity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PUBLIC SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Alexandria, VA
President (1995-2004)
Responsible for developing and directing client-oriented projects in distance education, multimedia resources, educational research and evaluation, and strategic communications planning. Clients include colleges and universities, school districts, multi-national organizations, churches, public broadcasters, and publishers. Served as Executive Director of Fairfax Public Access (1997), overseeing the operation of three television channels and a production facility. Established the first public access radio station to be streamed over the Internet.

CABLE IN THE CLASSROOM, Alexandria, VA
Director, Professional Development Institute (1998-2002)
Designed, developed, and direct the Professional Development Institute, a public service of the cable television industry that trained about 25,000 teachers, school administrators, and parents each year to use video and Internet resources effectively for the education of elementary and secondary school students. Included the development and management of computer training facilities in the Washington, DC area, mobile laptop labs in various regions of the United States, and virtual workshops distributed through the World Wide Web. Qualified the Institute as a Certified Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

CTNA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., Washington, DC
President/COO (1993-1995)
Managed all aspects of this private educational satellite television and radio station for the Catholic Church. Directed the activities of a staff of 22, with a budget in excess of $2.5 million per year. With the Board of Directors, established corporate policies. Directed Operations, Production, Programming, Business, and Marketing Departments. Created, produced, and hosted TV programs. Represented the company to multiple constituencies.

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, Washington, DC
1977-1993
Deputy Director, Annenberg/CPB Project (1984-1993)
Associate Director for Research, Evaluation, Planning (1981-1984)
Project Manager for Education (1977-1981)
Number two person responsible for $10 million per year grantmaking activities of the Annenberg/CPB Project, which used multimedia and telecommunications technologies to provide higher education opportunities to those who could not attend traditional colleges and universities, and to improve the quality of math and science education in K-12 schools. Established grantmaking policies and procedures; developed goals and objectives and set strategies for achieving them; allocated and monitored annual budget; developed and directed the R&D program; prepared annual reports; established a video distribution business; negotiated contracts; conducted research studies and established databases.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT BUFFALO
Associate Director of Research and Development Complex (1971-1977)
Supervised development of special education instructional resources; coordinated research for the campus laboratory school; developed a computerized student data bank; served on College committees; taught Mass Communications courses; created, produced, and hosted a weekly television program for the community.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION, Albany, NY Manager, Educational Recordings Library (1969-1971)
Designed and established a multimedia instructional resource library for the University's 70 campuses; participated in revision of the University's copyright policy; participated in the design phase of Empire State College.

WNET/CHANNEL 13, New York, NY
1965-1969
Acting Director, School Television Service (1967-1969)
Utilization Coordinator (1965-1967)
Managed the instructional service to schools in the New York metropolitan area in the absence of the Director; supervised program utilization; conducted teacher workshops; worked with local school administrators to improve the use of television in the classroom.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, Purchase, NY
Instructor of Education (1964-1967)
Taught education methods courses; played key role in the establishment of a Master of Arts in Teaching program; supervised student teachers using interaction analysis techniques; designed sensitivity training programs.

ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL, White Plains, NY
Teacher (1963-1964)
Taught social studies, English, and religion courses.

EDUCATION:
Ph. D., Communications in Higher Education New York University, New York, NY 1970
M.A., Education (Guidance and Counseling) Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 1964
B.A., Philosophy St. Joseph's Seminary and College, Yonkers, NY 1962

APPOINTMENTS:
Editorial Review Board, electronic Journal of Instructional Science and Technology 2000-Present Editorial Board International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 1999-Present Council (Board of Directors), Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong 1992-1999
Board of Directors, Inter-American Consortium for Distance Education 1993-1995

PUBLICATIONS:
51. Evaluating State Educational Technology Programs: The ESETP Program After Two Years.
   (Monograph) Prepared for the Office of School Support and Technology, U.S. Department of
   Education. Washington, DC. March, 2006.
50. Challenges in Evaluating State Educational Technology Programs.   (Monograph) Prepared
   for the U.S. Department of Education, Evaluation Institute for State Educational Technology
   Directors, February 17-18, 2005. Washington, DC.
49. "Desarrollo Social y Educativo Con Las Nuevas Tecnologias." In Nuevas Tecnologias y
   Educacion. Francisco Martinez Sanchez and Maria Paz Prendes Espinosa, eds.
   Pearson/Prentice Hall. 2004.
48. Measuring the Impact of Technology on Classroom Teaching and Learning. (Monograph)
   Appalchian Region Technology in Education Consortium (Alexandria, VA). 2003.
   (http://www.the-atec.org/lib-pub.asp)
47. "Tendencias Importantes en la Educación a Distancia." (Monograph) Universidad de      Guadalajara (Mexico). 2003
46. "Distance Education Policy Issues: Towards 2010." In Handbook of Distance Education.      Michael Moore, ed. Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Inc. 2003.
45. Classroom Observation Protocols: Potential Tools For Measuring The Impact Of Technology      In The Classroom. (Monograph) Appalachian Region Technology in Education Consortium      (Alexandria, VA). 2002. (http://www.the-atec.org/lib-pub.asp)
44. "Open and Distance Education in the United States." (With Glenn Shive) In Open and Distance      Education in the Asia Pacific Region. Olugbemiro Jegede and Glenn Shive, eds. Open      University of Hong Kong Press. 2001.
43. "The Development of New Organizational Arrangements in Virtual Learning." In The Changing      Faces Of Virtual Education. Glen Farrell, ed. Commonwealth of Learning. 2001.      (http://www.col.org/virtualed/index2.htm)
42. "Distance Learning in the United States." (With Glenn Shive) In The World of Open and      Distance Learning. V.V. Reddy and S. Manjulika, eds. Viva Books (New Delhi). 2001.
41. "Cable Television: Gateway To Educational Resources For Development At All Ages." In      Handbook of Children and the Media. Dorothy G. and Jerome L. Singer. Sage Publications.      2001.
40. Putting Principles Into Practice: Promoting Effective Support Services For Students In      Distance Learning Programs. A Report to the Western Cooperative for Educational      Telecommunications. December 1999. (http://www.wiche.edu/telecom/Projects/      studentservices/Survey%20Report.pdf)
39. "Distance and Virtual Learning in the Caribbean." In The Development of Virtual Education: A      Global Perspective. Glen Farrell, Study Team Leader and Editor. Commonwealth of Learning.      1999. (www.col.org/virtualed)
38. "Distance and Virtual Learning in the United States." In The Development of Virtual Education:      A Global Perspective. Glen Farrell, Study Team Leader and Editor. Commonwealth of      Learning. 1999. (www.col.org/virtualed)
37. The Use Of Cable and the Internet/World Wide Web In Elementary and Secondary      Classrooms. Cable in the Classroom, Alexandria, Virginia. September 1997.
36. Potential Roles For PBS In The World Of Internet And World Wide Web. A Report To PBS,      Alexandria, Virginia. June 1996.
35. Strategic Planning For Telecourse Development And Marketing. A Report To The Teaching      Company, Springfield, Virginia. February 1996.
34. Enfoques Sobre Evaluación De Los Aprendizajes En Educación A Distancia (with Charlotte L.      Gunawardena). Universidad De Guadalajara. 1995.
33. Quality Control In Distance Education Through Research And Evaluation: A Workbook.      Consorcio Red de Educacion A Distancia (CREAD). The Pennsylvania State University. June      1994.
32. "Understanding Television?Based Distance Education: Identifying Barriers To University      Attendance" (with R. T. Hezel), Research In Distance Education. Volume 3, Number 1,      January 1991.
31. "Barriers That Lead Students To Take Television?Based College Courses" (with Richard T.      Hezel), Tech Trends. Volume 36/Number 1/1991.
30. "Distance Education Research Needs For The Year 2000." In Contemporary Issues In      American Distance Education. Michael G Moore, ed. Pergamon Press. 1990.
29. "Capacitación Academica En El Empleo Interactivo De Medios TV, Audio E Impreso." In      Educación A Distancia En America Latina. G. O. de Murgi and A. H. Joseph, eds.      Departamento Ediciones De Educación, Córdoba, Argentina. August 1990.
28. "Building a Program for Distant Learners." In The Distant Learner In The Human Service      Professions: A Reader. E. Waddell and A.S. Willis, eds. The University of South Carolina.      April 1988.
27. "Technology For Learning" (with M. Mayor), AACJC Journal. Oct/Nov, 1987.
26. "Using Technology To Address Constituency Needs." In Proceedings Of The Twenty?Fourth      Annual Conference. Continuing Education Association of New York. October, 1987.
25. "'Telelearning' in Higher Education" (with M. Mayor), National Forum (Phi Kappa Phi      Journal). Summer, 1986.
24. "Come Home To College." Innovative Higher Education. Volume 9, No. 2. 1985.
23. "Television in Higher Education." In The Expanding Role of Telecommunication in Higher      Education. P.J. Tate and M. Kressel, eds. Jossey?Bass. 1983.
22. "Television Utilization Study" (with J. Katz and R. Pedone). In Reaching New Students      Through New Technologies. L.N. Purdy, ed. Kendall/Hunt Publishing. 1983.
21. "Instructional Uses of Television By Two?Year Colleges" (with M. Kressel and R. Pedone). In      Reaching New Students Through New Technologies. L. N. Purdy, ed. Kendall/Hunt      Publishing. 1983.
20. Higher Education Utilization Study, Phase I: Final Report. Corporation for Public      Broadcasting. March, 1981.
19. "The Future of Television's Teaching Face." In Children And The Faces of Television:      Teaching, Violence, Selling. E. L. Palmer and A. Dorr, eds. Academic Press. 1981.
18. "Instructional Uses of Television by Two?year Colleges." In Adult Learning And Public      Broadcasting. M. Kressel, ed. American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. 1980.
17. "Television Use In Higher Education," Educational and Industrial Television. December, 1979.
16. Higher Education Utilization Study: Technical Report. Corporation for Public Broadcasting.      September, 1979.
15. Uses of Television For Instruction, 1976?77. Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the      National Center for Education Statistics. 1979.
14. School TV Utilization Study: Technical Report. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. October,      1978.
13. An Initial Study of Public Radio's Educational Services, 1975?76. Corporation for Public      Broadcasting. August, 1978.
12. A Study of Public Television's Educational Services, 1975?76. Corporation for Public      Broadcasting. August, 1978.
11. Teacher Training In The Use Of Instructional Television (ITV). Corporation for Public      Broadcasting. February, 1978.
10. "The Use of Instructional TV," Educational and Industrial Television. November, 1977.
9. Support Materials For Public Television Series. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1977.
8. Design For A School TV Utilization Study. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1977.
7. "Volunteers Promote Instructional Television." CPB Special Report, March 21, 1977.     Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
6. Increasing Awareness Of Instructional Television With The Assistance of Service Organizations     (With Buttino, Dawes, Phillips). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 1976.
5. Design for a Biennial Survey of Instructional Television and Radio Services. Corporation for     Public Broadcasting. 1976.
4. "Providing For Full Intellectual and Social Development For Handicapped Children Through     Mainstreaming." In Expanding Dimensions of World Education: Proceedings of An International     Conference. World Education Project, University of Connecticut. 1976.
3. "Is Your Media Program Skin Deep?," Audiovisual Instruction. December, 1976.
2. An Initial Study of Instructional Television (ITV) Services in the United States. Corporation for     Public Broadcasting. 1976.
1. "Mainstreaming at the College Learning Laboratory" (With R. Collier). In Meeting the Special     Needs of Students in Regular Classrooms, J. Collins and J. Mercurio, eds. Syracuse University     School of Education. 1976. (Approximately 20 publications prior to 1976.)

MAJOR PRESENTATIONS:
(Approximately 100 workshops for K-12 teachers, administrators, and parents in 1999 - 2002.)
40. "Challenges in Evaluating State Educational Technology Programs." Evaluation Institute for
   State Educational Technology Directors. Washington, DC. February 2005.
39. "Tendencias Importantes en la Educación a Distancia." XI Encuentro Internacional de      Educación a Distancia. Guadalajara, Mexico. December 2002.
38. "Planeación y Evaluación de Educación a Distancia." (A Workshop) Universidad de      Guadalajara, Mexico. November 27-29, 2002.
37. "El Uso de Tecnologias en Educación a Distancia." EDUTEC 2001. Universidad de Murcia.      Murcia, Spain. September 2001.
36. "Integrating Video and the Internet Into the Curriculum." Pepperdine University. August 2000.
35. "Helping Teachers Search For Educational Resources." The Pennsylvania Cable Academy.      The Pennsylvania State University. April 2000.
34. "Advanced Internet Applications." Eastern New Mexico University. Ruidoso, New Mexico.      March 2000.
33. "The Status of Tele-Education In 1999." Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration      and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III). Vienna. July 23, 1999.
32. "The Use Of The Internet In Classrooms In The U.S." Cable in the Classroom Program      Provider Conference. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. June 1997.
31. "Developing Successful Instructional Television Projects." World Bank Workshop. Mexico      City. October 1996.
30. "Final Report: Planning For Effective Uses Of Communications Technologies." Open Learning      Institute of Hong Kong. July 1996.
29. "Los Estudiantes En La Educación A Distancia: Un Taller." Universidad de Guadalajara.      December 1995.
28. Electronic Workshop: "Quality Control In Distance Education Through Research And      Evaluation." Offered on Internet over a five week period through the auspices of the Consorcio      Red de Educación A Distancia (CREAD) to participants in Chile, Argentina, Venezuela,      Mexico, United States, Canada, and Hong Kong. May-June 1994.
27. "Capacitación Del Maestro En Servicio Utilizando Medios Tecnologicos." Una potencia      plenaria al Foro Internacional, Calidad En La Educación, Monterrey, Mexico. June 27, 1992.
26. "Experiencias Recientes y Tendencias de la Televisión Educativa En Los Estados Unidos." Una      Mesa Redonda por la Secretaria de Gobernación, Dirección General de Radio, Televisión, y      Cinematografia (RTC), Mexico City. March 13, 1992.
25. "La Televisión Para Educación Formal E Informal." Seminario Regional LatinoAmericano,      "Universidad, Telecommunicaciones y Sociedad," Universidad Autonomica Nacional de      Mexico, Mexico City. March 12, 1992.
24. "El Impacto De Programas De Educación Superior En Cursos Via Satelite." El Instituto      Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico City. March 10, 1992.
23. "Taller: Recursos Audiovisuales En Educación." ICDE Pre?Conference Workshop. Caracas,      Venezuela. 11/1/90?11/3/90.
22. "Ethical And Quality Issues In Using New Technologies In Education." Association For      Continuing Higher Education. Miami, FL. 10/28/90.
21. "The Annenberg/CPB Project And Telecourses In The United States." Academy For      Performing Arts. Hong Kong. 10/3/90.
20. "Assessment Of Telecourses And Computer Courses." American Association For Higher      Education. Washington, DC. 6/28/90.
19. "The Annenberg/CPB Project And Distance Education In The United States."      Utbildningsradion. Stockholm, Sweden. 3/13/90.
18. "Faculty Need Not Fear Classroom Technologies." St. Clair Community College. Port Huron,      MI. 1/4/90.
17. "Cursos Videos En Un Programa De La Educación A Distancia." Fundacion Academia de      Ciencias y Artes del Cine y la Televisión. Caracas, Venezuela. 10/4/89.
16. "Un Metodo De Uso De Los Medios Por Educación A Distancia." Universidad de Buenos      Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5/24/89.
15. "Investigación De La Educación A Distancia." Conferencia En Educación a Distancia. La      Cumbre, Argentina. 5/19/89.
14. "Capacitación Academica En El Empleo Interactivo De Los Medios ?? TV, Audio, Impreso."      Conferencia En Educación A Distancia. La Cumbre, Argentina. 5/17/89.
13. "Future Classroom Technology: Promise or Threat to Faculty?" NEA Higher Education      Conference. Tampa, Florida. 2/25/89.
12. "Quality Control In The Development of Video Courses." Committee On The Liberal Arts.      University of South Florida. 2/24/89.
11. "The Technologies of Distance Education: Research Issues." Eastern Michigan University.      Ypsilanti, MI. 10/16/88.
10. "The Annenberg/CPB Project." Defense Activity Non?Traditional Educational Support      (DANTES) Conference. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 10/3/88.
9. "Research Results from the Annenberg/CPB Project." Colorado State University Faculty     Senate. Fort Collins, Colorado. 9/23/88.
8. "Research in Distance Education: Toward The Third Millennium." American Symposium On     Research in Distance Education. Pennsylvania State University. University Park, Pennsylvania.     7/25/88.
7. "Critical Questions in the Evaluation of Distance Education." Teaching At A Distance     Conference. University of Wisconsin ? Extension. Madison, Wisconsin. 8/4/87.
6. "Using Technology to Serve Distant Learners." Michigan State University, College of Nursing.     East Lansing, Michigan. 6/27/87.
5. "Great Expectations: The Importance of Evaluation." Telecourse People Conference. Dallas,     Texas. 10/24/86.
4. "Changing Higher Education Through Tele?Communications." World Congress on Education &     Technology. Vancouver, Canada. 5/24/86.
3. "Research on Evaluation of Instruction by Telecommunications." National University Continuing     Education Association. Portland, Oregon. 4/27/86.
2. "The Challenge of Evaluating Instructional Technologies." American Educational Research     Association. San Francisco, California. 4/18/86.
1. "Distant Learners in the United States." Annual Seminar on Distant Education. Hoso Kyoiku     Kaihatsu. Chiba?su, Japan. 11/13/85.

PRODUCTIONS:
1995 Project Director, Echoes Of Faith, a series of nine video and print modules for adult          catechists. Tabor Publishing.
1995 Executive Producer, Stewardship: A 3-D Way of Life, a three-part series. CTNA          Telecommunications.
1994 Host, Faith Completed By Works, an eight-part series showing the work of lay missionaries          throughout the world. CTNA Telecommunications.
1977 Producer, Mainstreaming: A Third Year Report, slide/tape presentation. State University          College at Buffalo.
1977 Producer and host, The New Technologies of ITV, a half-hour TV program produced for          TV for Learning Week. WNED-TV, Buffalo, New York.
1976 Producer, Productive Members of Society, Mainstreaming: A Program Evaluation,          Mainstreaming: New Steps Into The Future, and Learning To Live, teacher training slide/tape          presentations. State University College at Buffalo.
1974-1976 Producer and moderator, Buffalo State TV Forum, weekly half?hour TV series. State          University College at Buffalo.
1975 Producer, ITV in Western New York, a series of 7 programs for TV for Learning Week.          WNED-TV, Buffalo, New York.
1975 Producer, Wildwood School Preschool Program, half-hour documentary. State University          College at Buffalo.
1974 Producer, Behavior Modification Techniques with Autistic Children, series of fourteen          videotapes. State University College at Buffalo.
1973 Executive Producer, Instructional Technology Course for Teachers (3 modules). State          University College at Buffalo.
1972 Producer, special education training programs; It's In To Be Out (Outdoor Education),          Mobility Training for Classroom Teachers. State University College at Buffalo.

Peter J. Dirr