Tom McHardy has a wide range of media experience including broadcast television, corporate video, and multimedia production. His clients have included Texaco, Shell Oil, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans Educational Technology Center, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Timbreline Records, and WLAE-TV in New Orleans. Prior to graduate school at the University of New Orleans, Tom spent ten years in the computer industry where he was involved in early days of multimedia and the Internet. He has made presentations at a wide variety of professional conferences including the Broadcast Educators Association, the University Film and Video Association, the Government Video Conference, and the Society of Applied Learning Technology.

Courses Web Pages: http://smad.jmu.edu/mchardy

Teaching Interests: Interactive/Online Multimedia, Video Production - Videography/Lighting

Research/Creative Activities: Interface Design, Computer Simulations for Education, High Definition Television