Dr. Craig A. Kaml holds a doctor of education degree (EdD) in Educational Leadership, with a higher education concentration, and an instructional technology elective, a master’s of arts in education (MAEd) in Instructional Technology Specialist-Computers, both from East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, and a bachelor’s of science (BS) in Computer Information Systems from North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Since his honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps, after having served a five year enlistment as an electronic technician, Dr. Kaml has progressively advanced through positions in the educational arena as a faculty technical support specialist at a community college, director of instructional technology at a small North Carolina state university, assistant director of distance learning at East Carolina University (the third largest North Carolina state university), director of the Distance Education Department, director of Academic Technology and Instructional Services, Associate Dean of Extended University Programs, and Interim Associate Provost of Extended University Programs at Western Michigan University. Dr. Kaml is currently serving as Vice President of Curriculum for the International Food Protection Training Institute, in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Dr. Kaml’s areas of professional interest and research include faculty development for distance education delivery, curriculum and instructional design, distance education administration, instructional (educational) technology, international educational partnerships (especially via distance education technologies and strategies), and the globalization of education.