Jim holds a bachelor's degree in Bible from Oklahoma Christian University (1995), a M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2000), and a M.A. in Educational Technology Leadership from The George Washington University (2004). He is currently working on a Ph.D. at McMaster Divinity College, studying under Dr. Stanley Porter. Jim is also an entrepreneur having started Dvorak Web Development, LLC., in 2003, which specializes in creating data-driven Web sites on Microsoft's .NET framework. Jim is also active in consulting colleges and universities on matters of educational technology and distance/distributed education. Further, he continues to teach online courses in disciplines such as Bible and e-Commerce.

Articles in Journals and Periodicals

‘The Relationship Between John and the Synoptics.’ Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41 (2) (1998) 201-13

‘Using Technology to Create and Enhance Cooperative Learning,’ co-author with Karen Buchanan. Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2002 1 (2002) 459-464

Recent Papers and Presentations

‘Using Technology to Create and Enhance Cooperative Learning.’ Presented at CCCU Technology Conference (Hosted by Union University) (May 2003).

‘Using Technology to Create and Enhance Cooperative Learning.’ Presented with Karen Buchanan at World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) (June 2002).

‘Integration of Pedagogy and Technology.’ Presented at CCCU Technology Conference (Hosted by Abilene Christian Univ.) (May 2002).