Education

· Bachelors in Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

· Masters in Educational Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

· Doctorate of Education, United States International University (Alliant), San Diego, CA.

Current Position

Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Stanford College of Education, National University; Co-Academic Program Director for Inspired Teaching and Learning

National University Projects and Positions

Positions

·        Academic Program Director for BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

·        Academic Program Director, Master of Science in Educational and Instructional Technology, 

·        Interim Dean, School of Engineering, Technology and Media, April 2011 to February 2012

·        Elected Chair, Faculty Senate July 2009, elected Chair, Senate Online Committee and Chair, 

·        Elected Chair, Graduate Council Program Review Committee, 2007-2008

·        Elected Chair, Graduate Council Assessment Committee, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010

·        Elect Chair, Undergraduate Council, 2017-2019

·        University Senate Member, July 2020-present

·        Academic Affairs Council Member, July 2020-present

Projects

·        Designed, developed, managed and taught in both online and onsite Educational Administration and Educational Technology programs for the School of Education and the School of Media and Communication.

·        Managed and staffed the Educational Administration and Educational Technology online programs.

·        Designed and developed assistive technology proposals for online programs

·        Designed and developed the NU Adjunct Orientation CD.

·        Designed and developed the grade appeals data analysis program for the School of Education.

·        Chair of the WASC Faculty Development Committee.   

Prior Education Experience

·        Assistant Professor of Air Science (US Air Force), Nicholas State University and College of St. Thomas; three years’ experience teaching college juniors and seniors’ courses in Social Psychology and Communicative Skills.

·        Special Education Program Coordinator, Office of the Superintendent, Riverside County Office of Education

·        Director, Telecommunications and Tech Support, Los Angeles Unified

·        Director, Technology, Inglewood Unified School District

Recent Publications and Presentations 

The Revolution in Education: AI, SEL, VR. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social and Educational Sciences, October 21, 2023, Las Vegas, NE.

Implications of Virtual Classrooms Used During the Covid Crisis For Current/Future Classrooms, CARE Conference, Las Vega, NE, March 21, 2022.

Social Emotional Learning as an Enhancement to General Education, Paper presented virtually at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2021.

Enhancing the General Education Curriculum Via Precision Education, Paper accepted for presentation at the WSCUC Academic Resource Conference, April, 2020; not presented due to Covid Conference Cancellation

Online Learning Systems—Balancing Asynchronous and Synchronous Approaches, Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2019.

Virtual Reality—A Learning Accelerator and Knowledge Promoter, Paper Presented at the CARE Conference, Las Vegas, February, 2018.

Academic Freedom in Online Classes and Web Based Programs, Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2018.

Using Virtual Reality Techniques to Enhance Curriculum and Learning, Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 2017.

Professional Organizations Membership

·       American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

·       Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

·       Computer User Educators (CUE)

·       International Society for Technology in Education