Romeo Marquis
Romeo Marquis, the Founder of The Learning Curve, began his work in the field of educational technology in 1993 when as the Principal of Algonquin Regional High School, he led his school through a major curriculum revision effort coupled with technology integration. During that period he also became a charter member of the Virtual High School. From 1998 to 2002 he worked at Framingham State College where he began as an adjunct instructor in M.Ed in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, was promoted to Program Coordinator, then Director, and finally to Associate Dean of Academic Technology and Distance Education. In 2002 Romeo founded The Learning Curve, a professional development firm specializing in online teaching and learning in elementary and secondary schools.
At The Learning Curve Romeo provides consulting and support to teachers and school districts helping them to reform educational practices by integrating technology into their curriculum. Graduate courses are offered onsite and online cooperatively with TEC (The Education Collaborative). Romeo runs training sessions in online teaching, and schools develop and host their own Blackboard courses. He presently works with 160 teachers who develop online course supplements on his own Blackboard domain. These teachers then work directly with almost 2000 middle and high school students on the Blackboard server at The Learning Curve.
In addition to his work at The Learning Curve, Romeo continues to teach at Framingham State focusing on instructional technology integration, both regionally and internationally. Nominator Laurie Keating said about him, "This nominee has been a catalyst for advancing the educational technology environment throughout Massachusetts, in other states, and even in other countries…. He was instrumental in spearheading the technology planning effort and a positive change in technological thinking in his school and district, encouraging teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum by modeling this effort and by creating opportunities for them to do the same."