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Authors Volume VII, Fall Issue

Article 1: College Student Inventory Overall Risk and Persistence for First Year Students in College Discovery Program At Bronx Community College.

annecy-baezAuthor: Dr. Annecy Baéz

Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Latino
Student Initiative,

Project Director of the HRSA Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Touro College Graduate School of Social Work

Dr. Baéz is an Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Latino Student Initiative, and Project Director of the HRSA Scholarships for Disadvantaged students at Touro College Graduate School of Social Work. She has been a clinical social worker for more than thirty years providing trauma informed mental health services to individual, groups and families in such agencies as the Madeline Borg clinic of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services in the Bronx, and the Hispanic Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, to name a few. She was formerly the Director of the Diagnostic Center at Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial, a diagnostic residential center for traumatized children and their families.

Dr. Baéz has also worked clinically and administratively at City University of New York as a Director of the Counseling Center at Lehman College and at Bronx Community College as the Associate Dean of Student Support Services and Interim Director of the Psychological Services. At Lehman College, she created an innovative trauma informed, multi-theoretical counseling center to meet the unique mental health needs of students. She obtained various grants to create and implement such programs as Depression Screening online, and a Safe Zone training for LGBT youth, as well as groups, workshops for awareness in such areas as depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual assault, domestic violence and suicide prevention. To promote resilience, she created the Art4Wellness program, which integrated mindfulness meditation, dream work and expressive arts, as well as a stress-counseling program to increase self-care.

Contact Info:
Dr. Annecy Baéz
Associate Professor and Director of the Social Work Latino Student Initiative,
Project Director of the HRSA Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Touro College Graduate School of Social Work
Mail Address: Touro College Graduate School of Social Work
27 West 23rd Street Room 544
New York, NY 10010
Portal: https://gssw.touro.edu/master-of-social-work/faculty/annecy-baez.php

Author 2: Víctor Rodríguez

Lecturer and Interim Coordinator of General Counseling
Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY)

Mr. Víctor Rodríguez is a Lecturer and Interim Coordinator of General Counseling at Bronx Community College (BCC) of the City University of New York. He has over 25 years of counseling, advising and teaching experience at BCC as well as the City College of New York (CCNY). Over the years, he has taught psychology and freshman orientation courses. He has a Master’s degree in psychology from CCNY and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Lehman College (CUNY). In addition, he has a license to practice Social Work in New York State. He enjoys counseling and teaching where he incorporates the use of technology to motivate students both in and outside of the classroom.

A product of CUNY as well as the SEEK program (Search for Education and Knowledge), Mr. Rodríguez understands the challenges many inner-city students face today. It is not unlike his own experience growing up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan within a community that was plagued by drug addiction and violence. One of eight children born to Puerto Rican immigrants, Mr. Rodríguez was raised to value education, religion and hard work. Years later, he has the honor of sharing his knowledge and experience with students facing similar challenges. True to his Latino roots, Mr. Rodriguez is an active member of the Association for Latino Faculty and Staff at Bronx Community College, a member of El Centro: the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and a member of El Taller Puertorriqueño in Philadelphia. He is also an active member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the American Psychological Association (APA).

Contact Info:
Víctor Rodríguez, M.A., LMSW
Lecturer and Interim Coordinator of General Counseling
Bronx Community College of the City University of New York
Mail Address: Bronx Community College of the City University of New York
2155 University Avenue, Bronx, New York 10453
Phone: (718) 289-5881

Author 3: Cynthia Suárez-Espinal

Director for the College Discovery Program
Co-Chair for the Council of SEEK/CD Directors
for the CUNY Office of Special programs
Bronx Community College fo The City University of New York (CUNY)

Mrs. Cynthia Suárez-Espinal has worked in higher education in various capacities for over 15 years, and has brought a wealth of creativity, imagination, and innovation to the profession, as an educator, manager, and leader. Mrs. Suarez-Espinal is a Bronx native who attended St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master of Science Degree in Counseling Education. Following her passion to help students and as a HEOP alumna, Mrs. Suarez-Espinal became a Counselor and shortly thereafter, Associate Director/Adviser for the Higher Education Opportunity Program at Barnard College for eight years.

In 2007, Mrs. Suarez-Espinal became the College Discovery Coordinator of Academic Support Services at Bronx Community College (BCC). Shortly thereafter in 2011, she became the Director for the College Discovery Program. She serves as the co-chair for the Council of SEEK/CD Directors for the CUNY Office of Special Programs. She is a founding member of the Gamma Rho Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society at BCC. Mrs. Suarez-Espinal resides in the Bronx with her husband and two daughters.

Contact Info:
Mrs. Cynthia Suárez-Espinal
Director for the College Discovery Program
Co-Chair for the Council of SEEK/CD Directors for the CUNY Office of Special programs
Bronx Community College
Mail Address: Bronx Community College
2155 University Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10453
Phone: (718)289-5726


Article 2: Implementing Technological Tools and Best Practices for Student Academic Success in STEM+H Careers.

Author: Dr. Rolando García

Associate Dean and Project Director of Title V STEM Grant
School of Engineering Ing. José Domingo Pérez
Universidad del Turabo (AGMUS)

Dr. Rolando García has a doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (RUM), and a B.S. in Civil Engineering, also from the RUM. He has over 12 years of combined industrial and academic experience. Dr. García is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering (SoE) at Universidad del Turabo (UT) where he teaches structural and geotechnical undergraduate Civil Engineering courses. He is also the Associate Dean of the SoE and the Director of a Title V USDE Grant. Before joining UT in January 2012, Dr. García was a Professor at Caribbean University and a structural engineering consultant. Dr. García’s industrial experience includes Molina, García & Asociados, a structural engineering firm, and Head of the Structural Engineering Department at RA&E, a multidisciplinary engineering and architectural firm.

Contact Info:
Rolando García González, PhD, PE
Associate Dean and Project Director of Title V STEM Grant
School of Engineering Ing. José Domingo Pérez
Universidad del Turabo (AGMUS)
Mail Address: Universidad del Turabo
PO Box 3030
Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778
Phone: 787-743-7979, xt. 4154
Fax: 787-744-5476
Email: rogarcia@suagm.edu
Portal: http://www.suagm.edu/turabo/

Author 2: Dr. Lilliam Martínez

Project Director
TV STEM+H Project
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affair
Universidad del Turabo (AGMUS)

Dr. Lilliam Martínez has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the Universidad del Turabo, and a M.A. in Business Education from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She is currently the Project Director (PD) of a Title V STEM+H Grant at the Universidad del Turabo (UT) and professor at Colegio Universitario de San Juan. Dr. Martínez was the director of the Academic Support Center at UT and also been the PD for the Women’s Health and Wellness Program and the Activity Director and Project Manager for a Title V Project related to Faculty Development and Training in Instructional Technology (2005-2010) at the UT Yabucoa additional location. She has vast experience as an academic and student support program coordinator, development of instructional modules, curriculum development, and is certified in adult learning, as well.

Contact Info:
Lilliam Martínez Rolón, Ed.D.
Project Director, TV STEM+H Project
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affair
Universidad del Turabo
Mail Address: Universidad del Turabo
PO Box 3030, Gurabo, PR 00778
Phone: (787) 743-7979, ext. 4887
Email: limartinez@suagm.edu


Article 3: El Impacto de la Integración de Tecnología en el Campo de la Educación.

dr-janet-martinezAuthor: Dr. Janet Martínez

University of Texas Río Grande Valley

Dr. Janet Martínez is a faculty member at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She has more than 15 years of experience in higher education and K-12th administration. Her preferred areas of research include educational technology implementation, online learning methods and service learning in higher education.

Contact info:
Dr. Janet Martínez
University of Texas Río Grande Valley
Phone: (956) 882-5715
Email: janet.martinez@utrgv.edu


Article 4: La Metaevaluación en la Implantación de un Programa de Educación a Distancia: Un estudio de caso.

 

elsa-pinto-lopez1Author: Prof. Elsa Pinto López

Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

Elsa Pinto López is an Associate Professor at the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at the University of Puerto Rico for the past seven years where she teaches research methods in nutrition. She received funding by the USDA to implement the program Nutrition Live that allowed students to register in specific nutrition and dietetics courses in distance education format. She is a Registered Dietitian and active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics where she has served as delegate for Puerto Rico.

Contact Info:
Elsa Pinto López
Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Phone: 787-764-0000 ext. 88590
Email: elsa.pinto@upr.edu

brenda-toro-enriquezAuthor 2: Dr. Brenda Toro Enríquez

Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

Brenda Toro Enríquez has served a Professor at the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at the University of Puerto Rico for 12 years. Her expertise is in FoodService Management and was funded by the USDA to renovate the food laboratories used throughout the nutrition and dietetics curriculum. Dr. Toro was also co-principal investigator of the distance education program Nutrition Live that converted several courses in a distance education format. She is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and received an award as Outstanding Dietetics Educator awarded by the Academy.

Contact Info:
Brenda Toro Enríquez
Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Phone: 787-764-0000 ext. 88591
Email: brenda.toro1@upr.edu

Author 3: Dr. Juan Meléndez Alicea

College of Education
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

Dr. Meléndez Alicea has more than three decades of experience in the field of distance education. He published his first article on the subject in 1990, and a book in 1999. In 2014, he was awarded by Universidad for creating and facilitating the best MOOC in Latin America. He has presented on the topic of distance education in more than 15 countries. He was PI of the study of the theory and practice of distance education in Puerto Rico for the State Department in 2016. This study is ongoing.

Dr. Meléndez has post doctoral studies on distance education evaluation. He is an active member of the Puerto Rican Evaluation Society and author of several articles and book chapters on the subject of evaluation in distance education. He currently facilitates distance learning courses for the Department of Graduate Studies, at the College of Education, of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Contact info:
Dr. Juan Meléndez Alicea
College of Education
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Email: juan.melendez16@upr.edu
Portal: jjmelendez.net


Article 5: ¿Qué relación existe entre el aprovechamiento académico y el uso de portales sociales en los cursos de Escritura Rápida en Español e Inglés y Transcripción Integrada en Inglés y Español, del Departamento de Sistemas de Oficina de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Aguadilla?

Author: Dr. Aida R. Ocasio

University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla

Dr. Aida R. Ocasio has more than 10 years of experience in the Office Systems Department of the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla. She holds a Doctorate in Education in Curriculum and Teaching. Has developed a model of evaluation of distance learning courses.

Also, her doctoral dissertation was presented at Uribe at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo and at the University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla. She has given numerous lectures among these, including: University of Guatemala, Santo Domingo and Panamá. In addition, she has written several articles for university magazines.

Contact info:
Dr. Aida Ocasio Pérez
University of Puerto Rico Aguadilla
Phone: (787)890-2681
Email: aida.ocasio@upr.edu


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La Metaevaluación en la Implantación de un Programa de Educación a Distancia: Un estudio de caso.

Por: Prof. Elsa Pinto López

Dr. Brenda Toro Enríquez, and

Dr. Juan Meléndez Alicea

Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Resumen

 

Durante la implantación del programa de educación a distancia, Nutrition Live at UPR-RP, se realizó una evaluación para determinar el cumplimiento de los objetivos y medir el impacto. Para asegurar la calidad de la evaluación y por consiguiente la implantación adecuada del programa de educación a distancia presentamos el uso de la metaevaluación: la evaluación de la evaluación. Esta metaevaluación ayudó a identificar fortalezas y debilidades en los planes y la ejecución de la evaluación.  Este tipo de evaluación es especialmente efectivo en encontrar la diferencia entre lo planificado y lo ejecutado.  El objetivo de este estudio de caso es describir la metaevaluación realizada durante la implantación de este programa de educación a distancia que fue desarrollado en un programa de nutrición y dietética de nivel subgraduado. Se incluye además una descripción del proceso de implantación; así como los factores que influenciaron la implantación del proyecto.

Dr. Juan “Tito” Meléndez

tito-melendez2016   Dr. Meléndez Alicea has more than three decades of experience in the field of distance education. He published his first article on the subject in 1990, and a book in 1999. In 2014, he was awarded by Universidad for creating and facilitating the best MOOC in Latin America. He has presented on the topic of distance education in more than 15 countries. He was PI of the study of the theory and practice of distance education in Puerto Rico for the State Department in 2016. This study is ongoing.

Dr. Meléndez has post doctoral studies on distance education evaluation. He is an active member of the Puerto Rican Evaluation Society and author of several articles and book chapters on the subject of evaluation in distance education. He currently facilitates distance learning courses for the Department of Graduate Studies, at the College of Education, of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

Contact info:
Dr. Juan Meléndez Alicea
College of Education
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Email: juan.melendez16@upr.edu
Portal: jjmelendez.net

 

Metaevaluando Programas de Educación a Distancia

By: Dr. Juan Meléndez

Full Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Consultant, Ana G. Méndez University System, Virtual Campus

 

 

 

Introducción

El mundo ha cambiado y con ella la necesidad de cambiar la forma en que educamos a nuestros ciudadanos. Las escuelas y universidades no puedan funcionar de la misma manera como lo han hecho por los últimos 50 años. La internacionalización y la crisis económica mundial nos obliga a cambiar, y las nuevas tecnologías han revolucionado la forma de transformarnos.

Estos cambios explican por qué muchos países del mundo, como Puerto Rico, están luchando por encontrar su lugar en una nueva economía del conocimiento. En los últimos años, se ha informado en los medios de comunicación, sobre muchas políticas, leyes y proyectos, que se promueven con la esperanza de pasar sus países en esta nueva economía. Por ejemplo, en el Reino Unido, el Department for Business Innovation and Skills (2011) propuso nuevas políticas sobre el futuro de la educación superior, que en esencia ofreció cambios dramáticos en la forma en que el país educará a los estudiantes y financiar sus instituciones educativas. En Puerto Rico, se debate sobre las formas más apropiadas para desarrollar la economía, y conjuntamente se debate como las universidades deben establecer unos currículos del siglo 21, que contengan estándares altos y con evaluaciones rigurosas. Pero ¿cómo se implantará este currículo? ¿Cómo se evaluará? Esta última pregunta es lo que motivó el inicio este proyecto de investigación.

El perfil de los estudiantes a distancia en la educación superior de Puerto Rico: Aspectos psicosociológicos, académicos, éticos y legales

By: Myrna E. Rodríguez, Ph.D., Israel Ramos Perea, Ph.D. and Juan J. Meléndez, Ed. D.

Abstract

El estudio persigue proveer datos sobre las características de los estudiantes a distancia en Puerto Rico. Se formularon las siguientes preguntas: (1) ¿Cuáles son las características de los estudiantes a distancia en Puerto Rico? Y (2) ¿cuáles son los estilos de aprendizaje predominantes entre los estudiantes matriculados en programas de educación a distancia? La primera pregunta era fue dictada por el Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico que comisionó el estudio. La segunda pregunta fue añadida por los investigadores porque se entendía que era de suma importancia para los educadores de estudiantes hispanos. En la revisión de literatura se presentan varias investigaciones que han demostrado la importancia de considerar los estilos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes cuando éstos participan en educación a distancia. Los hallazgos del estudio demuestran la variedad de características de los estudiantes y confirman la necesidad de personalizar las experiencias educativas para asegurar su éxito académico.