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Ahmad, A. Andaz

Andaz Ahmad is the director of Instructional Technology at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He also teaches online courses as an adjunct faculty for Washington State Community College, Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Grantham University, and Franklin University. Before joining the academic sector, he spent six years in the corporate IT world, in London, England, where he worked as a systems analyst and project manager. He received a master of science degree in information system/management from the University of Phoenix, and a bachelor of engineering degree in electronics, communication, and computer engineering from the University of Bradford.

Alexander, Alexis

 Alexis Alexander is a high tech instructor at San Francisco City College and Merritt College, where she has been teaching students with disabilities for 13 years. For the last six years Ms. Alexander has been training faculty in the creation of accessible Web pages, development of online course materials, and online pedagogy. Her emphasis is on Universal Design in education, with a teaching methodology that meets the needs of all types of learners.

Alexander, Dr. Cynthia A. Dalton

Dr. Cynthia A. Dalton Alexander is the department chair for Educational Technology at Cerritos College and has been an online instructor for the past eight years. During that time she has developed over 25 online courses aimed specifically at teaching educators and future educators methods for integrating technology into teaching. Her course, Exploring Assistive Technology in Education, utilizes actual videos of students with disabilities accessing Web pages, and also uniquely employs hands-on exercises for students of the course that enable them to experience what it’s like to have auditory, visual, physical, or cognitive disabilities.

Anderson, Curt

Curt Anderson is associate director of Partnerships and Communication at University of California College Prep (UCCP), a state-wide UC program that publishes and distributes free online courses for students in high school and community college. Curt helps California schools, school districts, county offices of education, and other education organizations access UCCP’s high quality multimedia courses and content. In 2006 he helped develop a course delivery model in which UC-approved courses are taught by local teachers online. 

Azarmsa, Reza

Dr. Azarmsa is the Interim Campus Vice President for College of the Redwoods-Mendocino Campus. Dr. Azarmsa has also published several textbooks and numerous articles in the area of instructional technology.

Balch, David E.

Dave Balch is a professor at Rio Hondo College where he develops classes and teaches online in the Public Safety Department. Dave retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department after serving for 25 years. He was also assigned to the Sheriff's Emergency Operations Bureau and worked on the 1984 Olympics Security plans. He received his BS from California State University at Los Angeles, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a PhD from Alliant International University.

Barnett, Dan

Dan Barnett is a philosophy instructor and coordinator of TMI (Technology Mediated Instruction) for Butte College, and has been teaching online since 2003. In 2004 his online Eastern Religions course was one of five courses honored with the WebCT Exemplary Course Project Award. He developed Butte College Chronicles in July 2005, the first community college podcast listed in the Apple iTunes podcast directory. He was a virtual presenter at last year's Online Teaching Conference and has conducted two desktop seminars on blogging for @ONE. He represents the California Educational Technology Collaborative (CETC) as Ambassador to Butte College.

Beliz, Tania

Tania Beliz is a professor of biology at College of San Mateo. Since 1990 she has taught several biology courses at CSM. For the last three years she has taught online classes in general and plant biology, and health sciences. Tania Beliz holds a botany PhD from UC Berkeley.

Beynon, Sharon

Although Sharon Beynon is a relative newcomer to distance education, she has been teaching English for over 13 years combined, at St. Edward's University, Austin Community College, and Cuesta College. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Texas in Austin.

Boone, Joyce

Joyce Barnes Boone is a full-time faculty member at Kaplan University's Undergraduate School of Business. At Kaplan she facilitates new student orientations in the School of Business. Her research interests include collaborative online learning, and motivation and empowerment among practitioners and adult learners. Joyce is a doctoral student in North Carolina State University's Adult and Continuing Professional Education program, Raleigh, NC. You may contact her at jrboone@ncsu.edu or jboone@kaplan.edu.

Borcoman, Douglas

K.D. Borcoman is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Dominguez Hills and teaches online with Coastline, Columbia, and Cypress Colleges. He instructs traditional, online, and telecourses in philosophy, and has served as a mentor teacher-faculty trainer in technology and instructional design. He presently designs and implements a college curriculum integrating multimedia and critical thinking into instruction.

Brichacek, Anne

Since 2001, Anne Brichacek has been an adjunct faculty member in the Computer Applications Systems at Chabot College. She created an online English class for non-native English speakers called Practical English. She taught classes (Going Online, Facilitating Online Discussion, and Redesigning Content for Online Instruction) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and briefly worked a shared position as Blackboard administrator, University of San Francisco. At Chabot College she has taught f2f Business and CAS classes, including Self-Paced Lab. In 2006 the Distance Education Committee approved the first online Self-Paced Lab courses, which she developed. Since then the number has grown to seven, including Business English Skills I & II, which she is teaching in spring 2008. Anne earned an MS in education with an emphasis on online teaching and learning from California State University, Hayward, in 2001.

Brown, William

Bill Brown is a multimedia specialist at Ivy Tech Community College. He is a former high school language teacher, and has worked for 12 years supporting and training faculty, and buying, deploying, and repairing a large inventory of multimedia presentation technology for Ivy Tech Fort Wayne. He has degrees from Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College, and certifications from IPFW.

Cañedo, Oscar

Oscar Cañedo has taught at various San Diego community colleges since 1997. He primarily teaches online sections of U.S. History and Chicano Studies at Grossmont and San Diego Mesa colleges, respectively. His teaching interests range from Aztec history to modern warfare, especially World War I and the Vietnam War. Outside of teaching, Oscar is an avid hockey fan, particularly the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, as well as the "daddy" of six cats.

Conway, Vicki

Vicki Conway has been teaching elementary, middle school, and high school for over 10 years. She has taught online classes in World Literature, U.S. History, U.S. History AP, U.S. Government and Politics, and U.S. Government and Politics AP for Orange Lutheran Online High School and Insight Schools of Los Angeles. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and teaching credentials from San Diego State University.

Cooper, Jeff

Jeff Cooper began teaching in 1990 in English, ESL, and computer applications. He moved to Oregon in 2000 and became the education technology support specialist for the College of Education at Pacific University. Recently he taught a master of education class in technology integration for Concordia University. He has over 10 years online experience in support of educators and students in transforming curricula through the Internet, using mostly free tools and sites.

Couch, Stephanie

Stephanie Couch serves as the director of Statewide Initiatives for the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. She also works part-time as Director of Communications, Outreach and Collaboration for the California Community College's California Educational Technology Collaborative. Prior to joining CENIC, Ms. Couch was the Director of Institutional Advocacy in the University of California’s Office of the President. Concentrating her career on improving California’s K-12 schools, she served as the education advisor to two Speakers of the California State Assembly, consultant to the Senate Appropriations Committee, and as an advocate in Sacramento, specializing in K-12 issues.

Deegan, Pamela

Pam Deegan is Interim Vice President of Instructional Services at MiraCosta College. She has worked in the California Community College system for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Instruction at Mount San Jacinto College. Prior to her time at MSJC, she served in a similar capacity for six years at Miramar College in San Diego. Prior to Miramar, she was the Dean of Instruction at Santiago Canyon College in Orange from 1998 to 2000 and Irvine Valley College (IVC) from 1993 to 1998. Prior to beginning her administrative career, Pam served as professor of Health and Physical Education for 10 years at IVC and 7 years at California State University, Los Angeles.

Dietz, Gary

Gary Dietz is Elluminate’s Product Marketing Manager. He is responsible for understanding the e-learning needs of the company's extensive K-12 and higher education customer base and ensuring those needs are met by Elluminate’s range of products and services. He interacts daily with educators to extend his knowledge of their specific e-learning requirements and works to deliver effective learning solutions that support the entire instructional cycle of planning, presenting and interacting in real-time, and publishing.

Din, Herminia

Herminia Din is a faculty member at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Prior to this position, she was the Web producer at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and education technologist at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. In the past few years, she has worked with the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks onthe LearnAlaska project­an educational tool to sort, display and share digital museum objects and historical archive images selected from theAlaska Digital Archives. In 2005 she facilitated a docent-training program using Internet2 videoconferencing for a traveling exhibit in Alaska, “Light Motifs: American Impressionist Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” She is on the board of the Media and Technology committee of AAM. She was the MUSE Awards chair for two years and currently serves as the program chair. She holds a doctorate in art education from Ohio State University. Most recently, she co-authored the book “The Digital Museum: A Think Guide” published by the American Association of Museums.

Dixon, Jesse

Jesse Dixon is a professor in the Recreation and Tourism Management Program at San Diego State University. He is the primary adviser for the Systems Management Emphasis. Professor Dixon currently teaches a general education course (Recreation 304) as an online course. Professor Dixon has an interest in technology and the use of "visual imagery" to increase visual literacy for students. He completed his doctorate in Leisure Studies at the University of Illinois in 1977 and has been teaching at SDSU since 1979. Professor Dixon has published in numerous journals and completed chapters in several textbooks. He also has experience serving on community boards that address municipal services.

Doherty, William

Bill Doherty is the Director of the @ONE project at Evergreen Valley College. Together with Pat James Hanz of Mt. San Jacinto College, he codirects the statewide grant that provides training on the use of technology for instructional purposes. Prior to @ONE, Bill served as interim director of the California Virtual Campus, Bay Area Region, where he established the Center at De Anza College. Bill has over ten years experience working in the California Community College System as a researcher, evaluator adjunct faculty member, and now as an administrator. Bill has a PhD in quantitative psychology from the University of Southern California, where he focused on the measurement of human intelligence. He also has a MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles. His passion is the use of technology to enhance human collaboration, learning, and development.

Dooley, Allen

Allen Dooley is a certified online instructor, and has been teaching online for several years. A published author with Pearson/Prentice Hall, at his campus he is a recognized innovator and developer of online course content. He received his doctorate in education from the University of Southern California in 2001.

Eyestone, Donna

Donna Eyestone has been teaching multimedia in the Bay Area for over ten years. Her Digital Media Skills course has won awards for online learning from both @ONE and the U.S. Distance Learning Association. In 1999 she became a multimedia artist for Apple Computer, designing online training. She recently "retired" from Apple Computer to raise her daughter, but continues to teach part-time. In 1989 Donna completed a BA in computer music composition from Clark University. She received an MFA in electronic music recording from the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music in 1993. In 1996 she completed an MFA in integrated electronics arts from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.

Felix, Jeffrey

Jeff Felix is the superintendent of the Bonsall Union School District in San Diego County. He serves as county technology chairperson and board member for the Classroom of the Future Foundation. His edublogging study represents the first research on the use of blogging as an instructional practice. His work has been peer reviewed and will be published in a journal from the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. His interest is in creating better learning opportunities for the Digital Age child, and implementing 21st century teaching and learning. He earned a doctorate in education from University of California at San Diego.

Francisco, David

David Francisco is one of the lead designers of MAP. He has worked at Saddleback College as a generalist and EOPS counselor for eight years.  David enjoys teaching Applied Psychology classes, providing academic, career and personal counseling to students, and has a particular interest in integrating counseling and technology. In addition to his work as a counselor, David is also the Saddleback College Articulation Officer and works with faculty, counselors and students on issues pertaining to transfer level coursework.

Fransham, Kathy

Kathy Fransham is the lead trainer for the ETUDES Project and assists with faculty support in the ETUDES Users Group and online training workshops. She is also involved with quality assurance testing, especially on the Mac, and is a major contributor in the design of support documents, user guides, and training materials. Kathy has a master's degree in instructional technology from San Jose State University.

Garcia, Christopher

Christopher Garcia is a graduate student at California State University at Long Beach in the Student Development in Higher Education option of the Counseling Master's Program. His thesis, Understanding the Perception and Experiences of Students and Counselors Engaging in Online Community Counseling, served as a measure of student satisfaction for the online counseling program created by his internship supervisor, Jim Smith. Jim’s leadership in developing online counseling at Mt. SAC, along with Chris’s research efforts, provide a unique illustration of effective program administration, delivery, and evaluation.

Gaston,  Jim

Jim Gaston is an Associate Director of Information Technology for the South Orange County Community College District and has had the great privilege to work with very talented people there, resulting in several state and national awards for innovative uses of technology.  He has a passion for the intelligent use of technology to further the goals of higher education and enjoys using his sense of humor to creatively convey this message.  He presents regularly at local, regional and national conferences including CISOA, TechEd, League for Innovation and Educause.  He has also been an Adjunct Professor at Irvine Valley College where he taught HTML and Internet courses. 

Gaylor, Diane

Diane Gaylor is the director of library services for all of the Southern California DeVry University libraries. She is also responsible for the tutoring centers on those campuses. She is a frequent user of technology, both in her libraries and when she teaches. She has previously presented workshops for faculty on the use of technology in the classroom through the Center for Excellence and Teaching at Concordia University, and is a frequent presenter at TechEd.

Golden, Jill

Jill Golden has been teaching at Orange Coast Community College for 30 years. Her passion is food science. She enjoys teaching the chemistry, microbiology, and physics of cooking, as well as how to combine that knowledge with the wonders of good food.  She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Southern California Institute of Food Science, and the Research Chef’s Association. She has a bachelor of science degree in nutrition with an emphasis in dietetic, and a master of science degree in food science.

Grogan, Shareen

Shareen Grogan directs the Online Writing Center at National University and has taught online writing and English courses for more than three years. Through her involvement with Writing Across the Curriculum, she also provides guidance to faculty who are looking for ways to get online and onsite students to write and think more critically and proficiently.

Hannigan, Carrie

Carrie Hannigan has been teaching online Composition II and Intro to Technical Writing classes at Kaplan University for over three years. She worked for CCH, Inc. in online product development, technical writing, project management, and conducting training. Currently, as a technical communication doctoral candidate at Illinois Institute of Technology, she is assisting in the development of online graduate level classes. Carrie has a BA in English from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1998, and an MS in written communication from National-Louis University in 2004.

Hartman, Dr. Sheryl M.

Dr. Sheryl Hartman teaches Student Success courses for First Time College Students. She also teaches psychology and facilitates an online faculty development and training program, Successful Teaching and Learning Online. Dr. Hartman is known for total commitment to her students. This recognition has earned her the college's highest distinction three times: the bestowal of an endowed teaching chair. She is currently recognized with the Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón Endowed Teaching Chair. Dr. Hartman combines state of the art technology and time-tested teaching traditions to insure student success. She brings creativity and a love of teaching to both her virtual and face-to-face students. She is co-author of four chapters in the text, Keys to Excellence.

Henne, Andrea

Andrea Henne is the dean of Online and Distributed Learning at the San Diego Community College District, which currently enrolls over 9,000 students each semester in online courses (http://www.sdccdonline.net). Dr. Henne has extensive experience at the community college and university levels in creating accessible online learning environments that meet best practices in technology-based teaching, faculty development, student learning outcomes, and quality standards. Prior to working for the San Diego Community College District, Dr. Henne was the systemwide director of Distributed Learning at Alliant International University, developing and managing online, video-conferenced, web-conferenced, and blended courses and faculty development across six California campuses, Mexico City and Japan. Dr. Henne is a frequent presenter at conferences, workshops, and webinars, and is the author of numerous publications on best practices in technology-based teaching, faculty development, course assessment, and quality standards. She has a doctorate from the University of California at Los Angeles in Higher Education Leadership.

Ianniello, Raphaella Ann

Rae Ann Ianniello teaches courses in communication and business at California State University, East Bay, and Chabot College. She has received several grants to develop online curriculum and has been teaching hybrid courses for over five years. With over 20 years of business experience, she has held leadership positions such as HR manager, program manager, and administrator. In addition, Rae Ann has provided training and consulting services for over 50 companies in the Bay Area. She has an MA in communication from California State University, Hayward.

James Hanz, Pat

Since she started teaching in 1982, Pat has been passionately involved in staff development that integrates technology into teaching and learning. She has been at Mt. San Jacinto College for 12 years, serving as department chair in multimedia and as distance education coordinator, and is now serving as a dean, responsible for the college distance education program. In the past few years, Pat has been a member of the Statewide Academic Senate Executive Committee, the CVC4, @ONE and CCSAT advisory committees, and DETAC and TTAC. She has taught online for six years, and has been involved in planning distance education programs that focus on quality learning experiences for community college students.

Jones, Ida M.

Ida M. Jones is a professor in the Craig School of Business at CSU Fresno, an assistant in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, and also teaches undergraduate and graduate business law courses. She earned her JD from NYU. Ida was the first recipient of the Verna Mae and Wayne D. Brooks Professorship, 1996 to 1999. In 2004 she earned a Certificate in Online Learning from UCLA. In 2006 she received the provost’s Technology in Education Award. She has authored/coauthored instructor's manuals for business law textbooks, prepared Internet-based textbook exercises, and published journal articles.

Keegan, Sean

Sean Keegan is the Web accessibility instructor/training specialist at the High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges. The HTCTU conducts trainings and provides technical assistance to higher-education faculty and staff on the use of assistive computer technology for students with disabilities, the creation of alternate media, and improving Web access. As part of this continuing mission to improve access for students with disabilities, Sean conducts workshops and trainings in the area of accessible Web design, Web usability, captioning of Web-based multimedia, and the use of assistive computer technologies.

King, Patrick

Patrick King has taught literature, Latin, and writing composition at various levels, mostly college. His expertise also includes computer-assisted instructional support, specifically the management of computer labs for instruction and general learning center services. He has taught English composition online for Ventura College for the last two years, mentoring for his colleagues and providing administrative support for the Distance Learning program. Patrick received an MA in comparative literature at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1987.

Klinger, Alisa

Alisa Klinger has been pursuing her passion for texts, technology, and teaching in computer-assisted classrooms and online for over a dozen years at colleges and universities in Toronto, Arizona, and California. For the past four years she has been teaching transfer-level English online at Cuesta College. She has earned numerous certificates related to online teaching from the California Virtual Campus, and is presently learning how to podcast in an @ONE course. She received her doctorate in English from UC Berkeley in 1995, and her Teaching English As A Second Language Certificate from UC Santa Barbara Extension in 2002.

Kuck, Dr. Glen

Dr. Kuck is the executive director of Distributed Education and Technology Services for the San Bernardino Community College District. He provides vision and direction for all distributed education and technology-related activities within the District. Dr. Kuck was formerly an assistant professor and the founding director of the Loma Linda University Center for EMS Education and Research, and the director of the bachelor of science degree program in emergency medical care. He has had extensive experience in curricular design, implementation, and evaluation in developing proposals for the establishment of centers, training programs, and distant campuses; and in overseeing and monitoring faculty and staff development.

Lane, Lisa M.

Lisa M. Lane teaches history on-site and online at MiraCosta College. She began teaching online in 1998, before the era of course management systems. Lisa currently directs the Program for Online Teaching, a series of workshops for local community college faculty. She blogs at http://lisahistory.net/wordpress. She holds an MA from UC Santa Barbara, and a certificate in online teaching from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Lau, Tina

Tina Lau has been a librarian involved in the effective educational use of technology at Cuesta College for eighteen years. She has automated the library, helped integrate electronic databases and Internet resources into library collection development, and currently is the designated librarian for students enrolled in distance education courses.

Laumakis, Mark A.

Mark Laumakis is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University (SDSU). He teaches two large (500-student) sections of Introductory Psychology, one in a fully face-to-face format and one in a blended/hybrid learning format. Mark is also a faculty-in-residence in Instructional Technology Services (ITS), where he helps faculty members use technology both in the classroom and online. Current projects include the effective use of clickers in the classroom, and the introduction of blended and fully online courses at San Diego State University.

Leeman-Conley, Marsha

Marsha Leeman-Conley has been the Instructional Technology Coordinator at American River College for over eight years. In that time, ARC's online courses have grown from 12 to 262 per semester. The number of Web-enhanced courses has also grown to over 1100 per semester. Over 450 faculty have completed the Online Teaching Institute which she developed in 2001. She has more than 15 years of college-level teaching experience, including many online courses. She has many years of experience as an educational technology consultant and trainer before joining ARC. She is also a CETC Ambassador.

Ley, Patricia

Patricia Ley is a medical technologist and has been adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech Community College for 13 years in the School of Health Sciences. She has been involved in the development of Distance Education Courses and is currently involved in the development of the VILOS (Video Interactive Learning Object) in Instructional Design, not only for the Health Division but helping implement this project in all areas of Ivy Tech.

Lim, Karen

Karen Lim is a reading specialist at San Diego City College. She has been teaching developmental reading online for six semesters. Karen has taught at Loyola University of Chicago, Boston University, and Cornell University in Freshman Year Experience programs. During a sabbatical in 1996, she learned more about distance learning and creating online classes. Karen coordinates the staff development program and designed a two-day basic skills conference at City College this past year. Finally, Karen was past president (1993–1994) for the California chapter of the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). She was also the on-site chair for the national CRLA conference in 1994. She obtained her master’s in education in 1982 from Elmira College in upstate New York.

Lorence, Laurie

Laurie Lorence has taught developmental reading and teacher education classes for 15 years in both Seattle, WA, and San Diego, CA. In 2004 she gained a Certificate for Online Teaching, then began to develop online and hybrid classes. In 2006 she was selected to exhibit her online class at San Diego District's Showcase Exposition, and in 2007 was presented with an Online Teaching Award from the California Virtual Campus. She remains excited about this teaching alternative and is always eager to share ideas. She holds a master’s in education with a specialty in reading instruction

Macfarlane, Michelle

Michelle Macfarlane is a professor of agriculture at Sierra College in
Rocklin. She has been teaching online for five years and was the recipient
of the 2006 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education. She is also currently leading workshops for her colleagues in the area of emerging technologies to support instruction.

Marome, Tahiya

Tahiya Marome is the technology training specialist at Foothill College. In addition to helping faculty access technology tools and teaching certification courses for ETUDES NG, she oversees the Faculty Multi Media Lab. She supports the faculty in creating and deploying various multimedia and interactive learning activities in online courses. In addition to a passion for technology and its potential as an education tool, Tahiya is an advocate of serious gaming and simulations for online learning, and a proponent of Universal Design for instructional delivery in all media. She received her master's degree in instructional technology from San Jose State University in 2005.

Marteney, Jim
 
Jim Marteney is a professor of speech and broadcasting at Los Angeles Valley College. His class has been written up in the Los Angeles Times as an engaging approach to teaching, “where the goal is to engage the class with information and make students respond and react.” As a distance learning trainer, Jim believes that by being creative and using the tools available, instructors can create a stimulating learning experience for their students. He holds a BA in speech and economics, and an MA in speech communication from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

McBride, Virginia

While actively teaching, Ms. McBride focused on communication issues, problems, and skills in both the written and spoken arenas within the California community colleges. She also served on numerous statewide technology committees in the Distance Learning Area. After retiring, she directed two statewide technology projects involving delivery systems using voice and data teleconferencing plus video delivery by satellite. She represented the systemwide chancellor's office on the Digital California Project, a K-20 effort. Her most recent work involves the building of virtual, collaborative teams that must plan for the future, solve problems in the present, and analyze the learning from the past to avoid duplicating mistakes. Her current consulting clients are involved in a wide range of projects that all use virtual teams: educational, scientific, multimedia, product/service creation and development, e-commerce Web site development, online marketing, strategic intuition that involves AHHa events, and statewide child care improvement.

McKenna, Paul
Paul McKenna is the director of ITV/The Weekend College, and an adjunct faculty member of psychology at LA Mission College. He has been involved in distance education since 1995. He has been instrumental in expanding hybrid classes in the LA District and enhancing online classes with video and podcasts.

Morrin, Cindy

Cindy Morrin is the chair of the Personal Development Counseling Department at Cuyamaca College. She teaches faculty in all disciplines how to teach online through her course, Education 214--Developing an Online Course. Cindy has been teaching college success and career development courses online for five years. Recently, her Personal Development Counseling 124--Lifelong Success course won a California Virtual Campus Online Teaching award. For more information go to www.cuyamaca.edu/pdc and www.cuyamaca.edu/cindymorrin
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Morris Freshwater, Linda
Linda Morris Freshwater is an Associate Faculty of English Department at Saddleback College. Linda joined Saddleback College in August of 2001. She combines her love of literature and writing by utilizing a literature-based curriculum in her writing classes. She received her MFA from Chapman University, Orange, CA, in 2001.

Morrow, Blaine Victor

Blaine Morrow is the director of two statewide technology projects for the California Community Colleges: CCC Confer and 3C Media Solutions. Blaine is also an adjunct faculty member at Palomar College, teaching computer science classes. He has been a technology director for four districts, and is the author of four books and several articles related to educational technology.

Motley, LaTonya

LaTonya Motley is the trainer and instructional technology specialist at El Camino College in Torrance, California. She develops and provides training on different software applications for the faculty and staff on campus. She also teaches new online instructors how to build content for e-Learning and how to utilize the tools in a course management system for the effective delivery of online learning material. LaTonya has completed an MS in instructional design and technology from California State University Fullerton in 2006.

Pacansky Brock, Michelle

Michelle Pacansky Brock teaches online art appreciation and art history at Sierra College. In 2007 she was the recipient of the Sloan-C Excellence in Online Teaching award and the NISOD Award for Teaching Excellence. She also facilitates training sessions for online instructors in the area of teaching with emerging technologies. Visit Michelle's blog at http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com/

Pembrook, Curtis

Curtis Pembrook is a computer lab faculty specialist and instructional designer at Mission College. His primary role is to work with faculty to design and develop distance learning courses and to integrate technology into the classroom. He has also designed e-learning courses for California Virtual Campus (CVC4), Mission College Workplace Learning, the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, Covad, and Hospira Corporation.

Perez, Lawrence

Lawrence Perez is a professor of mathematics at Saddleback College. Over the past few years he has investigated the needs of today’s basic skills math students. Using student surveys and interviews, he has created a foundational mathematics instructional model designed to accommodate this diverse student population. The following video presentation outlines his innovative approach to basic skills pedagogy:  http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/lperez/caped2007.wmv

Powell, Allison

Allison Powell is the vice president of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL), which provides expertise and leadership in K12 Online Learning. Before joining NACOL, Allison helped build the Clark County School District's Virtual High School and an online professional development program for the Nevada school district. She has served as a board member for the Computer Using Educators of Southern Nevada and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She is currently finishing her doctorate from Pepperdine University in educational technology.

Rickansrud-Young, Rebel A

Rebel Rickansrud-Young is a relative newcomer to online teaching. She received a 2007 online teaching award from The California Virtual Campus for the English literature course she teaches at San Joaquin Delta College. She completed a BA in English and French at The University of the Pacific, an MA in comparative literature at Purdue University, and almost an MFA at UC Davis (ABD).

Roleder, Garry
Garry Roleder has been teaching U.S. and World History at the community colleges since 1992. He has taught in the traditional, hybrid, and online formats at Cerritos, East, Harbor, and LA Mission Colleges. He incorporates video in his online classes to better accommodate different learning styles for his students. 

Sanders, Lee Allan

Lee Allan Sanders is the learning officer at University of California College Prep Online (UCCP). He creates online teaching resources and learning objects for UCCP courses, Summer Algebra Academy faculty trainings, and nurtures the capabilities of teachers using UCCP's online tools. He is an experienced teacher in high schools, adult education environments, and K-20 distance education. Lee co-wrote and managed a national humanities faculty grant, which was exhibited at the JFK Center for the Performing Arts in D.C. He is active in educational organizations, both in real life and online communities, and is deeply involved in blending technology and learning.

Sandoval, Lynn

Lynn Sandoval is an adjunct instructor teaching online computer applications systems courses for Chabot College. In 1999 she started with Chabot as adjunct, assisting students in the CAS Self-Paced Lab. At the completion of the MA Program in 2001, she was hired as instructional designer to assist faculty in the design and development of Web-enhanced, hybrid, and online courses. In 2003 she was again involved with CAS faculty, who were transitioning many self-paced onsite courses to fully online. Lynn was certified as a CVC blackboard trainer in 2002, and completed the Online Teaching Certificate from Cerro Coso College in 2005. She has an MA in education, instructional technology, from San Jose State University.

Saxe, Anne

Since 1997, Anne Saxe has been teaching geography part-time at community colleges in the Southern California area. Anne teaches online geography courses at Saddleback and Mira Costa College. She is currently ABD in her pursuit of a PhD in geography from the University of South Carolina, where she also taught undergraduate geography courses. Anne earned a BS in social studies education from Florida International University in 1993. In 1997 she completed an MA in geography from California State University, Fullerton.

Shah, Vishal

Vishal Shah is an assistant professor at Western International University and works as a strategic portfolio specialist for Ford Motor Company. He enjoys the distance learning environment and the challenges that come along with it. He has an MBA with a concentration in finance and information systems from Wayne State University, as well as a BA from Michigan State University in materials and logistics management.

Smith, Jim

Jim Smith has been a community college counselor for 19 years. He is now in his tenth year at Mt. San Antonio College. Jim was the counselor/coordinator of Mt. SAC’s original Student Success Summer Academy, which evolved into the Bridge Program. He recently led the development and implementation of an online counseling service that he now facilitates. Additionally, he is leading the development of an online orientation and an online probation workshop.

Wahl, Timothy L.

Timothy Wahl teaches online in the instructional design certificate program at University of California, Los Angeles Extension. His course “Teaching online:  How much training has to take place and how do we develop a program?” has been popular with academics and corporate trainers. He is also a consultant in pedagogy and in the facilitation of online learning with higher education institutions. Mr. Wahl also serves as an instructor and an adviser in distance learning at the Education and Career Center, Evans Campus, in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He holds a master’s degree in adult education and distance learning from the University of Phoenix.

White, Margie

Margie White has been a business and technical adjunct instructor at the College of the Siskiyous since 1995. She was selected as Adjunct Faculty of the Year for 2001/2002, and has taught over 20 online classes. She recently began sharing her love of online learning by teaching classes in online pedagogy. Margie has listened carefully to feedback from hundreds of students and has designed her courses for maximum learning and fun. Currently she is an ETUDES-NG certified trainer and working on her PhD in instructional design for online learning. She has an MBA from the University of California at Irvine, and also provides small business consulting services.

Whitener, Susan

Susan Whitener is the dean of Learning Resources and Web Services with West Hills Community College District. She has been involved in distance learning technologies for over fifteen years. In her seven years at West Hills, the online program has grown from a smattering of 15 courses to over 140 sections each semester supporting the district college's FTE goals. Dean Whitener is now coordinating the district’s Datatel Web and Portal initiatives. She holds a master’s in English in nonfiction prose from California State University, Fresno, and occasionally teaches English composition online.

Whitt, Terri

Terri Whitt has taught nursing for 35 years, most of which have been at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. She created the nursing program’s first interactive computer lab. She also created Saddleback’s first TeleEd program, enabling nursing faculty to teach live to four hospital sites, using their own IP lines with SMART room technology plus the visibility of ALL far-site students. She has now created ALFA (Assisted Learning For All), a no cost e-Learning Web site with over 140 captioned videos and ~55 podcasted videos. Having worked in four developing countries (Ethiopia/Eritrea, Belize, Thailand, Honduras), she envisions AFLA being used around the world in nursing education. AFLA’s goal is to become a universal procedure site for all nursing programs.

Wilson, Eric

Eric Wilson is a technology trainer, part-time faculty, and Blackboard certified trainer. He is also a mentor to both Orange Coast College and Golden West College. Eric is CETC Ambassador for Orange Coast College and is an active trainer for @ONE. In 2006, Eric earned his master’s in education in the field of online learning.

Wright-Howard, Debra

Dr. Debra Wright-Howard is the access technology specialist at San Diego City College, assisting students and faculty on issues of access and accessibility. Debra's High Tech Center teaches students with disabilities how to successfully use technology as a tool for success. She also works closely with faculty, instructional technology staff, and college administration to ensure that the learning environment (campus and online) is designed to accommodate all students. Debra's online courses in elementary statistics have been recognized for excellence in creating a positive climate, use of a student-centered syllabus, and accessible delivery of her course content.

Yeager, Beth