instits@lakeheadu.ca, or john.bonofiglio@lakeheadu.ca

John (Giovanni) Bonofiglio, past-president and chair of the board of the Institute of Italian Studies-Lakehead University (2000-2012) is a coordinator of the Multimedia and Educational Technology Support Services at Lakehead University.  He specializes in Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning as well as the designing of technology enabled classrooms.

In recent years, John spent time in Japan teaching and for many years, he lectured for the Faculty of Education instructing Educational Media.  Prior to his term appointments with the Faculty of Education, John taught french in the Department of Languages at Lakehead University.

Born in France with an Italian heritage, John is Multicultural.  His early years of education took place at a private school situated in the northern region of France before coming to Canada to pursue a higher education where he received several degrees in languages (French and Spanish).

John's most recent interests are International Affairs and student exchange programs.