Summary
Instructional Technologist / Visual Media Specialist, Information Technology Services (ITS), George Mason University Owner and Principal Photographer, The Vintage Photographer Aircast Producer, Elections onAirInformation
GMU Email: jmclean2@gmu.edu
onAir Email: jim@onair.cc
Biosketch
Education
Master of Fine Arts
American University, Washington, DC
MFA, Film & Digital Media
Bachelor of Arts
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
BA, Art and Visual Technology (AVT)
Experience
Instructional Technologist (Digital Media)
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Aug 2013 – Present
Specializing in immersive technology for educators: VR/AR applications, 3d Design and Printing, and 360° Video production solutions.
Instructional Technologist (Digital Media)
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Dec 2010 – Aug 2013
Photographer
USO World Headquarters/Celebrity Entertainment division
Washington D.C. Metro Area
1991 – 2001
Photographer
Comprint/Gannet News
Staff Photographer
1993 – 1998
Article in Mason News
Jim McLean is George Mason University’s December Employee of the Month
Jim McLean is the December 2017 Employee of the Month. Photo by Evan Cantwell.
Jim McLean is involved in so many things at George Mason University he cannot name them all without a few silent moments to ponder.
Let’s see, there is his work, generally, as an instructional technologist with the Online Learning Resources group. He is the administrator for the media platform for the university’s Blackboard system. His workshops instruct faculty how to best capture and integrate media into their courses.
He works with instructional designers in George Mason’s Online Course Development Institute, and with the Assistive Technology Initiative. And he is helping establish an immersive technology space that will concentrate on teaching and using 3-D printing, 360 video, and virtual and augmented reality program