Andrew Simoncelli

Andrew Simoncelli is an associate professor of Mass communication at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.^[1] He started with the school in 1999 when it began its distance education office.^[2] Under his leadership, distance learning grew at Nicholls State from offering correspondence courses to multiple online courses and degrees.^[3] Nicholls Online has been named to multiple rankings lists for either the best or affordable online programs in the country. ^[4] In 2020 Simoncelli was awarded the Academic Affairs Award for Teaching Excellence at Nicholls State University for his work with faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[5]

Andrew Simoncelli
Simoncelli above Machu Picchu, June 2016
Born	New York City, New York
Occupation	Associate professor

Simoncelli formerly worked as a producer for WWL-TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[6]

He received his PhD from Louisiana State University in 2005. His dissertation was titled "Designing Online Instruction for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities."^[7] Subsequent articles were published in various journals.^[8]

Roving Professor

Simoncelli has also become known as "Roving Professor" for his many travels as a teacher, learner, and vacationer.^[9] He taught at Pôle universitaire Léonard-de-Vinci in Paris, France in 2011 and 2013 for the school's International Week programming.^[10] In 2020 Simoncelli was selected again to teach at Pole University for his topic “Digital Transformation in Higher Education and other Traditional Business Models”. ^[11] In 2009 he has also studied in Italy as part of the Rotary Club's Group Exchange Program. Simoncelli and others spent a month in the Lombardy region of Italy learning about their professions.^[12] Simoncelli also maintains a Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages under the Roving Professor nom de plume.^[13] In 2018, Simoncelli was in Paris when France won the World Cup. His trip was featured in a local paper about residents experiencing the World Cup.^[14] In March 2022, Dr. Simoncelli once again taught in Paris at Pôle Universitaire Léonard De Vinci as part of their International Week. He was joined there by professors from around the world to be guest lecturers to the students at the university. The topic of Simoncelli's lectures was Digital Transformation in Higher Education and other Traditional Business Models. ^[15]

References

1. "Nicholls State Mass Communication". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
2. "Nicholls State Distance Learning". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
3. "Distance Learning is Booming". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
4. "Nicholls named a leader for online education". 22 March 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
5. "Academic Affairs Award". YouTube. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
6. "Simoncelli on WWL-TV". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
7. . Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
8. Simoncelli, Andrew; Hinson, Janice M. "Learning Disabilities and Online Learning". Methodology: 49–63. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
9. "Roving Professor". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
10. "Nicholls Professor to Teach in Paris". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
11. "Local Professor to Teach in Paris". 14 February 2020.
12. "Rotary Club Visits Italy" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
13. "Roving Professor YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
14. "Locals experience France winning World Cup while in Paris".
15. "Nicholls Professor Teaching Online Education in Paris". April 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.