He earned a BS degree in Graphic Design from South Dakota State University, a MAEd from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and is currently finishing his PhD in Teaching and Learning With Technologies at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln . Bill has taught art and art education for nine years to students whose ages have ranged from two to sixty, from art on a cart to art online, and from Minnesota to Nebraska. His scholarly and artistic pursuits are heavily influenced by his technological and educational backgrounds and self-expressive ideals.