Bridging the Gap: Blended Courses in the Business Discipline
Author: Christine Mooney Assistant Professor, Business Department
Queensborough Community College, CUNY
Christine Mooney is an Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. Prof. Mooney is also an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York. She has been a member of the faculty at QCC for over ten years teaching a variety of courses in the Business Management area. She also, has served as a faculty mentor of the QCC Fed Challenge Team since the Fall of 2004. She and her colleague have successfully coached their team to two National Community College Finals. Professor Mooney has been recognized for her outstanding work in the field of Elder law where she is frequently appointed by the Court to serve as a guardian to incapacitated individuals. Professor Mooney holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York. She received her law degree with honors from New York Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar.
Professor Leslie Francis has taught Business Law and Business Management at Queensborough Community College, located in Queens, New York, for four years. Prior to coming to Queensborough, he was an adjunct professor at York College, also located in Queens, New York, for ten years where he taught Business Law. Both colleges are part of the City University of New York. In addition to teaching, Professor Francis is one of the faculty advisors to the school’s mock trial team. The team remains the only community college in the Eastern Regional competition.
Professor Francis is currently on the Curriculum Committee for a new early college/high school program to begin in the Fall of 2014. The program is a partnership between Queensborough Community College, NYC Department of Education and SAP AG, a German multinational software corporation. Through a series of grants from New York State, New York City Department of Education and SAP AG, the students of B-Tech will receive a free Associates degree from Queensborough Community College in either Computer Information Systems or Internet Technology and a “first-in-line” opportunity to work for SAP AG or one of its many global partners.
Professor Francis is also an attorney admitted to practice law in the states of New York and Connecticut and he is also admitted in the federal court of the United States for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court. He received his J.D. degree from St. John’s University School of Law and maintained his own law office for over twenty years. He is also a member of the quasi-judicial Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, Long Island.
Copyright and Patent Education: Promoting Student Success by Developing Lifelong Skills
Author:
Farzaneh Razzaghi, Ph.D
Dean of Library
The University of Texas, Pan-American
Dr. Farzaneh Razzaghi has been serving as the Dean of library at the University of Texas- Pan American since 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies from Texas Woman’s University. She obtained several management training certificates including one on “Women Executive Education” from Harvard University, and “Management Development” from Miami University in Oxford Ohio.
She is currently chairing the University of Texas System Library Advisory Board, ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Research Committee of the Distance Learning Section, and serving as a Board member of McAllen Public Library. Co-authored several proposals for Grants from Texas State Library, NEH and NSF. Member of TexShare Advisory Board, and served as a grant reviewer for Texas State Library and TexShare Continuing Education Committee.
Author:
Janette García
Head of Special Collections, University Library
The University of Texas, Pan-American
Janette Garcia is the Head of Special Collections at The University of Texas-Pan American Library. She became interested in copyright issues while digitizing archival letters and photographs. She has an interest in patents and innovation, and how current intellectual property laws have developed in the United States. She earned her Master’s Degree in Information and Library Studies from the University of Michigan, and is currently working on a second master’s degree in history
Contact info:
Email: janette@utpa.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2990
Address: 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Author:
Kelly Leu
Copyright & Scholarly Communications Librarian
The University of Texas, Pan-American
Kelly Leu has served as the Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian at the University of Texas – Pan American since January 2012. As the main point of contact for copyright information on campus, she regularly meets with faculty, staff, and students providing assistance with questions. In addition to serving as a co-instructor for the Library’s Copyright & Patents 101 online workshop, she also provides presentations to the campus community throughout the year. She earned her Master of Science in Information Science from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and completed the Copyright Management and Leadership certificate program offered by the Center for Intellectual Property of the University of Maryland University College
Evaluación de un programa de capacitación profesional de una Institución de Educación Superior en Puerto Rico
Author:
Dr. Lisbel M. Correa
Curriculum Developement Specialist/Center of Innovation and Creativity in Education (CICE) Coordinator Part Time Faculty
Inter American University , Ponce Campus
Dr. Lisbel M. Correa Suárez is a Curriculum Development Specialist, and the Coordinator of the Center of Innovation and Creativity in Education of the Distance Learning Associate Deanship. She owns a Doctored Degree in Instructional Technology and Distance Education of the Fischler School of Education of Nova Southeastern University, and a Master Degree in Educational Technology of Caribbean University. Dr. Correa also has successfully worked as an online instructor for sub-graduate and graduate Programs, and has also provide exceptional contributions by creating standardized processes for online courses instructional design. She has actively worked as a leader for the evaluation, development and reinforcement of the assessment processes of the Associate Dean of Distance Education. Furthermore, she designed the institutional training program for online instructors; as well as other online courses for sub-graduate and graduate program.
Dr. Tanvir Prince
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Hostos Community College, CUNY
Dr. Tanvir Prince has a Ph.D. in Mathematics and is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Hostos Community College. He is interested in such areas as Topological Quantum Field Theory and Recreational Mathematics. He has recently become very interested in Mathematics Education. He has presented at numerous international and national conferences. He is regularly publishing articles focusing both on pure mathematics and mathematics education in various peer reviewed journals. Dr. Prince is also currently collaborating on projects that aim to expose community college students to mathematical research early in their academic careers. His other interests include traveling and cooking.
Dr. Ruslan Flek
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Hostos Community College, CUNY
Dr. Ruslan Flek received his B.S. in Mathematics from Hunter College of CUNY and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the CUNY Graduate Center. While completing his doctoral work he served as an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College and a math learning center supervisor. He received his Ph.D. in 2009, and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Hostos Community College (CUNY). His pure mathematical interests and areas of expertise include Complex Analysis, Complex Dynamics, General Dynamical Systems and Hyperbolic Geometry. His broader research interests include Mathematics Education, Curriculum Development and the Psychology of Quantitative Reasoning. He remains active in the above areas of research through publications, national presentations and larger collaborative projects, especially in the area of mathematics pedagogy.
Infusing Technology to Boost Competition: A Practical Approach
Author:
Naydeen T. Gonzalez-De Jesus, Ph.D.
Vice President, Student Affairs
Bergen Community College
Vice President of Student Affairs Naydeen González-De Jesús has worked in student services on the community college level for the past decade. She joined Bergen Community College in January 2013 after serving as Burlington County College’s associate dean since 2009. She holds a doctorate in industrial organizational psychology from Northcentral University. Recently, Dr. Gonzalez-De Jesus established a Military and Veterans Affairs Center, a One-Stop Enrollment Services Center, an Admissions Welcome Center, and an improved enrollment management strategy that has yielded recent increases in headcount and credit enrollment. She serves as Institutional Representative for the NJ Women’s Network in Higher Education. Dr. Gonzalez-De Jesus is a National Community College Hispanic Council Fellow, and a member of the National Council on Black American Affairs, a member organization of the American Association of Community Colleges. Her research interests include but are not limited to leadership development, organizational psychology, student success, persistence and retention, and process evaluation and improvement. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian.
Contact info:
Bergen Community College
Address: 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: (201) 447-7100
Author:
Denisse Liguori, MA
Dean of Student of Affairs
Phillip Ciarco Learning Center-Hackensack
Bergen Community College
For over 20 years, Ms. Liguori has instructed and counseled at Bergen Community College. Dean Liguori research interests include the impact of disabilities on student career choices, teaching and learning styles for students with disabilities, customer service, and retention. She is fluent in expressive and receptive American Sign Language.
Las experiencias de la facultad y personal no docente de un programa a distancia en Puerto Rico
Author:
Dr. Marcos Torres
Associate Professor of Business
Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR), Ponce Campus
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario is Associate Professor of Business at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Ponce Campus. He received the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the Inter American University Metro Campus. He also completed a Post Master Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University. In 2013 completed a Master Degree in Research and Evaluation at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Working through Challenges and Solutions Encountered in a Social Work Distance Education Program
Authors:
Denise A. Longoria, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work
The University of Texas – Pan American
Denise A. Longoria is an assistant professor of social work at The University of Texas-Pan American. She holds an MSSW from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Education from Capella University. Before joining The University of Texas – Pan American, she was a faculty member at Texas A & M International University. She has been a social worker for over twenty years, and an academician for fourteen. Her areas of interest and expertise include social work practice, family violence issues, and social work education. In addition to teaching social work courses, Dr. Longoria is responsible for recruitment and advising of Laredo students enrolled in the distance education program. Dr. Longoria maintains a small private practice where she provides individual and couples’ therapy. She also serves as a board member of two non-profit agencies in Laredo, Texas.
Contact info:
Address: 1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956) 665-3575
Fax: (956) 665-3516
email: longoriada@utpa.edu
Author:
Maria de Lourdes Martínez Avilés, Ph.D., MSW
Field Education Director
Department of Social Work
University of Texas-Pan American
Dr. María de Lourdes Martínez Avilés has a Bachelor in Social Work from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, a Master in Social Work from the University of Connecticut, and two PhD’s on Comparative Social Welfare Policies from University of Texas at Arlington, and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Among other, Dr. Martinez has practice experience with teenage pregnancy, alcohol and other drugs addiction, and community organization in Puerto Rico and United States. She is currently the Field Education Director for the Social Work Department at the University of Texas- Pan American.
Breaking with Tradition: Video Games as an Alternative Tool for ESL Instruction in Puerto Rico’s Public Schools.
Author:
Prof. Kenneth Horowitz
Adjunct Instructor
Pontifical University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Kenneth Horowitz has been teaching English in Puerto Rico for over 15 years at both the secondary level and in higher education. With extensive linguistic training in English as a second language (ESL) he has taught at the several local universities. Horowitz has also participated in several federal proposals, such as Title V where he implemented technology into ESL classrooms, and TRIO Student Support Services, where he offers tutoring and guidance to students. Currently, he is teaching at Antillean Adventist University, where he has taught since 2008 and Pontifical Catholic University, Mayagüez, where he has taught since 2002. Horowitz is also in the dissertation stage of his Ed.D in Education in English as a Second Language (ESL). Horowitz enjoys writing, reading about history and science, and spending time with his family.
Building a Sense of Global Identity through Artifacts in Freshman Composition Classrooms.
Author:
Dr. Jean Darcy
Associate Professor
Queensborough Community College
Dr. Jean Darcy is an Associate Professor at Queensborough Community College. Dr. Darcy has worked extensively in New Media Writing and participated in a Crossroads grant from Georgetown University and two FIPSE grants related to developing pedagogical strategies that encourage technology in community college pedagogy.
Contact info:
Email: JDarcy@qcc.cuny.edu
Address: Queensborough Community College / English Department Bayside , N.Y. 11364
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El significado del lenguaje escrito en un ambiente educativo virtual.
Author: Ms. Angélica Ricaurte-Avendaño
National Sub director of E-learning Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Master in Plastic Arts of the University of Antioquia and with a Master’s degree in Education and human Development from the University of Manizales; research is a passion that has allowed Ms. Ricuarte to publish and participate at various events both national and international, such as: “Development of content and web design for educational content” at the “III Online Congress of the Cibersociety Observatory” and “Open Knowledge, Free Society – and communicative interactions in a virtual learning environment” in the “Virtual Magazine – Catholic University of the North(http://revistavirtual.ucn.edu.co)” among others.
She’ve worked with several institutions in the incorporation of IT into the curriculum, educator formation and the development of virtual courses, with all the administrative turmoil it entails in an academic institution, a field of which Ms. Ricuarte have been part of for the last 15 years. Not only involved as a researcher in the fields of e-learning and educational administration for virtual programs, but alsoshe has been a virtual educator for the last 3 years, which strengthens the research and administrative process tha she produces. Teaching is an area that allows a closer look at the technological changes and its impact on society and youth.
Encouraging and Motivating Minority Engineering Students through Remote Summer Research Initiative.
Author: Dr. Tanvir Prince
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Hostos Community College
City University of New York
Tanvir Prince has a PhD in Mathematics and currently working as an assistant professor in Mathematics in Hostos Community College. He is interested in “Topological Quantum Field Theory” and “Recreational Mathematics” and currently had become interested in Mathematics education. Dr. Prince has also presented in numerous international and national conferences. He is regularly publishing articles in both pure mathematics and mathematics education in various peer reviewed journals. Dr. Prince is recently interested to involve students in research environment. Other interests include traveling and cooking.
Author: Dr. Nieves Angulo
Associate Professor
Mathematics Department and Coordinator of Engineering Program
Hostos Community College
The City University of New York
Dr. Nieves Angulo is an Associate Professor in the Mathematics Department and the Coordinator of the Engineering Program. She has a B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics from Hunter College, and a M.S and Ed.D in Mathematics Education from Columbia University. She served as the Deputy Chair of the Mathematics Department from 2001 to 2004. She has also been a member of the Center for Mathematics in America’s Cities at the CUNY Graduate Center. Dr. Angulo has worked in the development and the implementation of the Dual/Joint Engineering Programs with CCNY since 2002. Furthermore, many joint projects with other senior colleges including NY City Tech has resulted in securing different grants to help develop and advance the engineering field at the college. For example: the NSF (2005) “Bridges to Engineering Success for Transfers”, a NASA (2010) “Achieving Proficiency in Engineering Research and STEM Education Through NASA Initiatives”-(CIPAIR), and a US DoE (2011) “The Alliance For Continuous Innovative Learning Environments in STEM” (CILES). These grants have made possible many activities for the engineering students at HCC such as (i) NASA Day at Hostos on which many NASA scientists from Goddard, Glenn, and Marshall have being invited to the college, (ii) research internships for STEM students during the summer months, (iii) participation of Hostos’ students in the CCNY summer program called Fast Transfer Retention Academic at CCNY (Fast TRACC) which helps students to transfer from community colleges to senior colleges, and (iv) establishing Advanced Training for Engineering Students which have been a month long workshop to give students the opportunity to work with faculty members to advance in math, physics and chemistry. Furthermore, Dr. Angulo established the engineering club in 2006, which has served as the pivot point for all engineering activities at the college. Dr. Angulo has mentored many students who were awarded internships to Brookhaven National Labs and NASA as a result.
Las educación presencial, a distancia y el uso de las TIC’s en Puerto Rico y República Dominicana.
Author: Mr. Víctor Robles
Information Systems and Distance Learning
Mr. Roble’s professional experience is related to teaching in the area of information systems, including ICT and Distance Education. Similarly, he have developed in other work areas concerning security and computer networks in the private and the public sector in Puerto Rico for 25 years. Among his educational credentials we can mention: a BS in Computer Science, Master’s in Educational Computing and a Doctorate in Distance Education (currently in progress – developing Thesis).
Las experiencias de los egresados de un programa a distancia en Puerto Rico.
Author: Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario
Associate Professor
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario is Associate Professor of Business at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Ponce Campus. He received the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the Inter American University Metro Campus. Also completed a Post Master Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University. Actually is pursuing a Master Degree in Research and Education at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
La percepción de los docentes de un distrito escolar de Puerto Rico, sobre la deserción escolar y el Programa de Desarrollo Educativo General (GED) en la Escuela Superior.
Author: Dr. Dámaris Velázquez
Technology Professor
Department of Education of Puerto Rico
Dr. Dámaris Velázquez Couvertier has been a technology teacher at the Department of Education of Puerto Rico (DEPR) for 13 years. Since 2010, she has been part of the Board of Directors of the Asosiación Puertorriqueña de Aprendizaje a Distancia(APAD). Recently, she has functioned as moderator and member of the Scientific Committee for the Congreso Virtual Mundial de E-Learning 2013 (CVME), worked for several years as a technical support teacher atCursos en Línea (CeL), an online courses program for the high school students of the DEPR. She has also worked as an independent IT consultant and coach for private companies.
Dr. Velázquez holds the degree of Ed.D in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University at Florida, holds a MA in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from Universidad Sagrado Corazón, and a BA in Elementary Education from Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. She also obtained the certificate of Virtual Courses Evaluation from the Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Calidad (CALED) and a certificate of Moodle Platform Manager from the Centro Universitario Haller.
Contact info:
Address: Ladislao Martinez Otero School, Vega Alta District, Puerto Rico
Email: dvelazquez@miescuela.pr
Alternate email: damavc@hotmail.com
Phone: 787-883-5105 / Fax: 787-883-0339
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Meaningful Online Interactions and Writing Improvement
Author: Dr. Brenda Ann Camara-Walker
Associate Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Brenda Ann Camara Walker, has an Ed. D. Curriculum Development and Teaching and an M.A.in Teaching English as a Second Language. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Currently, she is the College of General Studies Information Technologies Coordinator and the former Computer Assisted Academic Writing and Intermediate English Course Coordinator. Her latest publications are Voices in the Classroom Reveal Teaching and Learning Paths and Fostering Metalinguistic Construction in the ESL Classroom. She has offered numerous workshops and conferences throughout the island and abroad at Higher Education Institutions, Public and Private Schools, TESOL Conventions and Chapter Conferences. Last presentations given abroad include Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Harvard University, CTJ TEFL Brazil, ICDA Dominican Republic, TESOL Convention in Florida and Milwaukee, and in-house guest speaker in Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Curacao.
Contact info:
Address: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, College of General Studies, English Department
Email: brenda.camara@upr.edu
Author: Dr. Vanesa Irizarry
Full Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Dr. Vanessa Irizarry Muñoz has a Ph. D. in Teaching and Learning from New York University and an M.A in Curriculum Development from Michigan State University. She is a Full Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, current College of General Studies’ Assessment Project Coordinator and former English Department Chairperson. She has trained and mentored teachers in the areas of ESL and Bilingual Education in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York. In addition to teaching first year college English at various proficiency levels for over 20 years, she has extensive experience as curriculum consultant and external evaluator of teacher certification projects under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program and NCLBA for the P.R. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education. Her research interests are technology enhanced language learning environments, successful teacher profiles and assessment.
Contact info: Address: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, College of General Studies, English Department
Email: vanessa.irizarry1@upr.edu
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Metaevaluando programas de educación a distancia.
Author: Dr. Juan Meléndez-Alicea
Full Professor
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Consultant, Ana G. Méndez Univesity System, Virtual Campus
Juan Meléndez-Alicea is a full professor of the Department of Art, Technology and Innovation at the College of Education in the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, and a consultant with the Ana G. Méndez University-Virtual Campus. He did his BA and MA at Albany State (New York), his doctorate at the Interamerican University (Puerto Rico) and his advanced studies at the University of Cambridge (England). He is a member of the Board Directors of the Puerto Rican Society of Evaluators.
Dr. Meléndez started with technology in education in 1975, and with distance education in 1985 in a project with the University of the Virgin Islands. He published his first article on distance education in 1990, and published a book on the subject in 1999, and has published chapters in several Latin American books. He has presented on the topic of distance education in Argentina, Aruba , Barbados, Brazil, Colombia , Cuba , Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama and Thailand and United States.
¿Quién está en Línea? A Five Year Longitudinal Study of Online Hispanic-American Student Demographics.
Author:
Ben P. Meredith, Ed. D.
Executive Director, EWU Extended Campus
Eastern Washington University
Ben P. Meredith is the Executive Director of Eastern Washington University’s Extended Campus in Cheney, Washington, USA. Eastern Online – the online program and course delivery department of the university within the Extended Campus- services over 1400 students per term with 15 certificate, Bachelor and Master degree programs and courses throughout the United States and Internationally.
Prior to arriving at Eastern Washington University, Ben was the Director for the Center for Distance Education and eLearning at Southwest Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The Center for Distance Education and eLearning services over 1400 students per term with 8 Bachelor and Master degree programs and courses throughout the state of Oklahoma. Ben has taught online and served in distance delivery administrative roles since 1996.
Author: Stephen R.Burgess
Professor of Psychology
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Stephen Burgess is a professor of psychology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. His research interests include the use of mobile technology in education, the development and use of literacy across the lifespan, and the effects of video games. Stephen has taught online for more almost ten years for a variety of universities and colleges throughout the United States.
The Clash of Epistemologies: A Study of the Transformative Learning of Bilingual Pre-service Teachers Engaged in Simulations in a Virtual Environment.
Author:
Dr. Leticia De León
Associate Professor
College of Education Student Success Initiative Coordinator
University of Texas- Pan American
Dr. Leticia De León is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas-Pan American. Her research interests range from literacy to technology to motivation, and more recently, how the use of virtual environments may bring about more powerful learning opportunities. She teaches in a teacher preparation program, which certifies elementary teachers, typically in the areas of child development and social studies and language arts teaching methods.
Towards Video Conferencing Mode of Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Author: Dr. Alexander Vaninsky
Professor of Mathematics
Hostos Community College,The City University of New York
Dr. Alexander Vaninsky is currently a Professor of Mathematics at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. He received his master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, in mathematics – from Moscow State University, and Ph.D. and D. Sc. Degrees in mathematical economics – from Moscow Finance University. Author and co-author of five monographs and over 30 articles. Recipient of different grants and awards; among them – Stephen J. Shaw Award for Most Outstanding Paper (Irwin Publishing, USA) and Award for Outstanding Paper in Channels, Retail & Services (Southern Marketing Association of the USA). Teaches courses in Mathematics and Economics. Served as a Member of the Board of Directors and an advisor to government and private companies. Included in the Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. His current research focuses on the development and applications of new methods of environmental analysis including structured input – output models and data envelopment analysis with a perfect object.
Contact info:
Address: Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College, CUNY, 500 Grand Concourse, Room B 409, Bronx, NY 10451 USA
Email: avaninsky@hostos.cuny.edu
Phone: (718) 319-7930
Autenticación de estudiantes a distancia: Rigor e integridad académica.
Author: Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán
Associate Dean Online Learning
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán is the Associate Dean of Distance Learning Campus Ponce Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR). She received the degree of Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University of Florida. Also holds a Master in Management Information Systems and a Masters in Human Resources, both of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus. She also holds the Certification of Design and Online Teaching from the IAUPR and Online Teaching Certification from the Ana G. Méndez University System. Recently, obtained a Certificate as an E-learning process expert, by granting a scholarship from the Fundación para la Actualización Tecnológica de Latinoamérica (FATLA) and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Digital Media from the same foundation.
Educación a distancia que promueve aprendizaje efectivo.
Author:
Dr. Samuel Colón- De La Rosa
Research Specialist Universidad Central de Bayamón
Samuel Colón De La Rosa has a PhD in Psychology. He is currently working as a Research Specialist at Bayamón Central University. He also works as a Professor at University of Puerto Rico. Some of the courses he teaches are online. For his excellent academic achievements, he received two scholarships for graduate studies. He has presented at national and international conferences and published in academic journals. His research interests are: research methods (quantitative and qualitative), teaching strategies, online learning, adolescence, critical psychology, educational technology.
Contact info:
Universidad Central de Bayamón
Phone: (787) 786-3030 Ext. 2536
Email: colon@ucb.edu.pr
Author:
Dr. Lille I. Troche-Flores
Project Manager, Tittle V PPOHA Universidad Central de Bayamón
Lille I. Troche Flores, EdD, MPHE- Doctor of Education specialized in Curriculum and Instruction. Master in Public Health Education and Master in Educational Administration and Supervision. Is currently the Project Manager of a Tittle V PPOHA Project at Bayamón Central University. Doctor Troche has been professor in various universities as Metropolitan University, University of the Sacred Heart and the Graduate School of Public Health of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. She has managed the Office of Curriculum and Assessment of the Graduate School of Public Health, the School Health Program and special projects for the Deputy Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Dr. Troche has performed research and publications in the public health field and the integration of technology in instruction. She has also been designer and consultant of new academic offerings in many educational institutions.
Contact info:
Universidad Central de Bayamón
Phone: (787) 786-3030 Ext. 2536
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La educación a distancia en Puerto Rico: La oferta en línea hasta otoño 2010.
Author:
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario
Associate Professor
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario is Associate Professor of Business at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Ponce Campus. He received the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the Inter American University Metro Campus. Also completed a Post Master Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University. Actually is pursuing a Master Degree in Research and Education at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Satisfacción con los servicios académicos de apoyo de los estudiantes a distancia versus los estudiantes presenciales: Un análisis comparativo.
Author:
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario
Associate Professor
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario is Associate Professor of Business at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) Ponce Campus. He received the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the Inter American University Metro Campus. Also completed a Post Master Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University. Actually is pursuing a Master Degree in Research and Education at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Techniques for Student Engagement for Contact Hour Equivalence: Online Courses that are Flexplace, not Flextime.
Author:
Dr. David L. Sturges
Associate Professor
University of Texas, Pan-American
Dr. Sturges, an associate professor at the University of Texas-Pan American, teaches and consults in strategic planning and organizational development based on Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) concepts and practices. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas, an MBA from East Texas State University, and BBA from Abilene Christian University of Dallas. Prior to entering academics, Dr. Sturges spent 13 years in professional practice of advertising and public relations. His combination of professional experience and teaching CQI at the doctoral level and advising educational institutions on application of the concepts create the knowledge base that led to his being named to head the CQI task force for UTPA. His recent publications focus on educational reform and innovative education applications in higher education. The publication on educational reform proposed modification of higher education mindsets from traditional limitations to job responsibility to views of contribution to organizational (university) success as necessary in the changing world of public oversight and desires for accountability. The publications on innovation focus on incorporation of diverse course delivery techniques to make education more accessible, effective, and efficient for traditional and non-traditional students.
A Case Study in Developing a Fully Asynchronous Online Introduction to Business Course: Ten Big Surprises.
Author:
Christine Mooney, Esq. Queensborough Community College (CUNY), New York
Christine Mooney is an Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. Mooney is also an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York. Has been a member of the faculty at QCC for over ten years teaching a variety of courses in the Business Management area. She also, has served as a faculty mentor of the QCC Fed Challenge Team since the Fall of 2004. She and her colleague have successfully coached their team to two National Community College Finals. Professor Mooney has been recognized for her outstanding work in the field of Elder law where she is frequently appointed by the Court to serve as a guardian to incapacitated individuals. Professor Mooney holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York. She received her law degree with honors from New York Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar.
Edward Volchok, PhD
Associate Professor, Business Department
Queensborough Community College (CUNY), New York
After a long career as as a marketing consultant, Edward Volchok joined the faculty of the business department at Queensborough Community College/CUNY in 2006. At Queensborough Community College, he has chaired the faculty senate’s Committee on eLearning. He currently mentors faculty who are new to teaching online. Dr. Volchok has published on the use of collaborative teamwork in online classrooms. He earned his PhD in political science from Columbia University.
Evaluación del nivel de satisfacción de la gestión de un programa de aprendizaje a distancia aplicando el modelo CIPP: caso del Programa de Administración de Sistemas de Oficina de una universidad privada en Puerto Rico.
Author: Dra. Omayra Caraballo Pagán
Associate Dean Online Learning
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán is the Associate Dean of Distance Learning Campus Ponce Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR). She received the degree of Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University of Florida. Also holds a Master in Management Information Systems and a Masters in Human Resources, both of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus. She also holds the Certification of Design and Online Teaching from the IAUPR and Online Teaching Certification from the Ana G. Méndez University System. Recently, obtained a Certificate as an E-learning process expert, by granting a scholarship from the Fundación para la Actualización Tecnológica de Latinoamérica (FATLA) and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Digital Media from the same foundation.
Evaluación de programas de aprendizaje @ distancia como medición de calidad.
Author: Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán
Associate Dean, Online Learning
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán is the Associate Dean of Distance Learning Campus Ponce Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR). She received the degree of Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University of Florida. Also holds a Master in Management Information Systems and a Masters in Human Resources, both of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus. She also holds the Certification of Design and Online Teaching from the IAUPR and Online Teaching Certification from the Ana G. Méndez University System. Recently, obtained a Certificate as an E-learning process expert, by granting a scholarship from the Fundación para la Actualización Tecnológica de Latinoamérica (FATLA) and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Digital Media from the same foundation.
Manifestation of Community, Practice, and Domain Behaviors, and the Moderator Influence of Information Technology Among Global Communities of Practice: A Meta- Analysis.
Author:
Jacquelilne B. Saldana, MBA, CALLA, DM-ABD
Consultant | Management and Leadership Facilitator
Ana G. Méndez University System, Florida Campus
Jackie Saldana has more than 20 years of professional experience in administrative and managerial positions related to community relations, program development, and outreach. She has been Guest Speaker for professional associations in the state of Florida and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to present community relations case studies and best practices. In 2012, she became Research Presenter at the Decisions Science Institute Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Saldana works as management and leadership facilitator at the Ana G. Méndez University System and as private consultant for diverse academic and business initiatives.
Saldana has a BA in Communications from the University of the Sacred Heart and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. She is completing a Doctoral Degree of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix-School of Advanced Studies. She belongs to the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, and the University of Phoenix Alumni Association, among others. Saldana is a mentor for graduate students at the University of Phoenix. Her social causes of advocacy are mental health and the environment.
Using Popular Media for Active Learning: Engaging Students Outside the Classroom.
Author:
Jillian Abbott, MFA
Adjunct Lecturer, English Department
Queensborough Community College (CUNY), New York
Research Associate
CUNY Research Foundation
Jillian Abbott is an adjunct lecturer in English at Queensborough Community College, a college of the City University of New York and at C.W. Post, a college of Long Island University. She is also a Grant Administrator and a research associate with the Research Foundation of CUNY. Jillian’s short stories and essays have been published in Australia and the United States.
Best Practices in Professional Distance Education: A Hybrid Social Work Distance Education Program in South Texas
Author:
Denise A. Longoria Ph. D., LCSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work The University of Texas- Pan American
Denise A. Longoria is an assistant professor of social work at The University of Texas-Pan American. She holds an MSSW from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Education from Capella University. Before joining The University of Texas – Pan American, she was a faculty member at Texas A & M International University. She has been a social worker for twenty years, and an academician for twelve. Her areas of interest and expertise include social work practice, family violence issues, and social work education. In addition to teaching social work courses, Dr. Longoria is responsible for recruitment and advising of Laredo students enrolled in the distance education program. Dr. Longoria maintains a small private practice where she provides individual and couples’ therapy. She also serves as a board member of two non-profit agencies in Laredo, Texas.
Contact info: Address: 1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956) 665-3575
Fax: (956)665-3516
Email: longoriada@utpa.edu
Author:
Héctor Luis Díaz, Ph. D.
Professor and Chair the Department of Social Work
The University of Texas- Pan American
Dr. Díaz currently is a full tenured professor with 32 years of professional and academic experience. Prior to joining The University of Texas – Pan American as department chair, he served as Director of a Ph.D. program at the University of Texas at Arlington and as Vice-President of Student Affairs at a university in Puerto Rico. He has been a member of the graduate faculty at four different universities. He is very active in the areas of grant writing, research, publications and presentations at professional and academic conferences. His areas of teaching and research expertise include: social welfare policy, research, diversity and community socio-economic development. He moved to the United States mainland in 1979 following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts degree in Puerto Rico. He received a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University in 1981 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1995. He entered academia in 1992 after having served as a social work practitioner for more than a decade.
Contact info: Address: 1201 West University Drive, HSHE 2.128,Edinburg, Texas 78539
Phone: (956) 665-2413
Fax: (956) 665-3516
Email: hdiaz@utpa.edu
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Community Colleges Growing Importance in STEM Education Benefits Hispanics
Author: Marilyn Gilroy
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Inequities in Public Education Sustainability Threatened
Author:
Janet Michello, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York
Janet Michello has been teaching at LaGuardia Community College—CUNY for the past fifteen years. Prior to that she taught at Wayne College, affiliated with the University of Akron, where she completed her doctorate in sociology with a specialty in medical sociology, in a joint program with Kent State University. She obtained a Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Kent State University, and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Rutgers University. She is author of a number of articles about a wide range of social issues, an urban sociology workbook, and co-author of the book, A Sociology of Mental Illness. She is currently working on the third edition of this text in addition to writing a book on institutional inequalities. Her research interests include inequities in public education, topics dealing with race and ethnicity, community health, and substance abuse issues.
La retención y la deserción en línea: fenómeno de un modelo educativo virtual
Author:
Dra. Diana Rivera Montalvo
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor & Online Professor
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus
Dr. Diana Rivera is the Executive Assistant of the Chancellor at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus. She is also a part time professor of online courses of the Business Administration Academic Department. She has worked for that university for the past twenty-seven years.
She completed her doctoral degree at Nova Southeastern University of Florida (2011) in Instructional Technology and Distance Education. She also has a master degree in Finance and Human Resources from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San German Campus, and her bachelor from the same university in the area of Accounting. Dr. Rivera started with online learning in 2001 when she designed her first course of Managerial Finance, course that she has been teaching ever since. In 2010 she also designed another online course International Financial Management for the graduate program of the school.
The author’s concern for the issues related to dropout and retention arose during their teaching of online courses. Dr. Rivera decided to be a distance student, choosing this mode of study for her doctoral degree. She believes that through his experience as a distance student, you can visualize better the position of that population.
Reflection and Metacognition in First Year Experience at Queensborough Community College
Author:
Dr. Jean Darcy
Associate Professor in the English Department
Queensborough Community College, New York
Dr. Jean Darcy is Associate Professor in the English Department at Queensborough Community College which funded her participation in three grants that are fundamental in forming this project: In “Learning to Look” at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center where faculty learned how to access and incorporate into lesson plans all the digital artifacts now circulated on the web by museums, government agencies, and universities. At the Georgetown University “Crossroads” project faculty learned how to form interdisciplinary groups to provide students with active learning projects using technology. At the “Making Connections” institute at La Guardia Community College faculty learned how to use the ePortfolio platform as a student learning center. Founding Director of the Student Interdisciplinary Group at Queensborough, which comprises over forty faculty members, the group has done metacognitive research on over 3,000 students. Jean won an Innovation of the Year award for “The Student Wiki Interdisciplinary Group” by League of Innovations, 2011; AACU LEAP National Toolkit Model SWIG January, 2011; and was an AACU Roadmap Participant, San Francisco, January, 2011. She won a Challenge Grant award at Queensborough in 2009.
Summer Faculty Immersion: A Program with the Potential to Transform Engineering Education
Author:
Juan C. Morales, Ph.D., P.E.
Mechanical Engineering Department Head
Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Dr. Morales has been an engineering professor at Universidad del Turabo since 1995. He has also held several administrative posts, including ABET Coordinator for the School of Engineering. In this post he coordinated the efforts that resulted in the first ABET accreditations of all the existing bachelor programs in engineering, including the creation and implementation of an outcomes assessment program that engages 100% of the faculty. Dr. Morales has been the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department since 2003. Most recently he co-authored the proposal to establish a Master’s program in Mechanical Engineering with specializations in Renewable Energy, and in Aerospace Engineering. The master’s program is set to open in August 2012. The main objective of this first engineering master’s program at Universidad del Turabo is to transition from a teaching program to a teaching-and-research program. Dr. Morales recently won a $4.34 million grant from the US Department of Education which will fund a faculty development program that has the potential to transform the manner in which engineering education is taught. Dr. Morales has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University; an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA; and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Prior to joining Universidad del Turabo, Dr. Morales worked seven years in industry, including five years with the General Electric Company in Niskayuna, NY (KAPL) where he worked in the mechanical design of a new-concept steam generator.
Estrategias de andamiaje cognitivo en un ambiente de aprendizaje colaborativo en línea y la solución de problemas en una tarea auténtica: Prueba de un modelo
Correspondent Author:
Rosa A. Ojeda Ayala, Ph.D.
Professor, University of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Ojeda Ayala is a professor at Sacred Heart University since January 1974. She completed her Doctoral degree at Purdue University, Indiana (1984) in Research and Instructional Development. She also has a Master degree in Education Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, in New York. Her Bachelor degree was earned at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. Her school days were at Public school system of Puerto Rico, which inspire her to engage in the educational process optimization, with emphasis on how technology can contribute to the positive transformation of these processes.
Dr. Ojeda worked with other colleagues on the creation of the first graduate program in Instructional Systems and Educational Technology in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, which was officially established in 1985. She has been President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Puerto Rico (ACTE-PR), is a member of the Board of Directors of the Instituto Puertorriqueño para la Paz (Puerto Rican Institute for Peace), member of the Board of Directors of Advancer Local Development, Director of the Department of Education, Graduate Program Coordinator and Director of several federally funded projects related to the integration of technology to educational transformation processes.
She has also been an excellent resource as a consultant in educational program evaluation,program design, instructional design, test development, systems development and
testing program and management audit of tests for the Educational Testing Service. Prepared questions and chaired the Comité de Competencias Profesionales (Committee on Professional Competencies) for the first teacher certification exam administered by the College Board of Puerto Rico. Dr. Ojeda Ayala has also developed several
instructional designs and research for the industry. Research interests are oriented towards the study of cognitive processes mediated by technology and virtual learning environments.
Integrated Learning and the Value of the VALUE Rubrics
Correspondent Author:
Geralyn Marchisello, MSOL
Research Associate, Queensborough Community College
Geralyn Marchisello, MSOL is an adjunct professor at Mercy College in the Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) and a part-time Research Associate at Queensborough Community College. She is also a Personal/Professional Transformational Leadership Coach and Mentor.
Generative thinking, Integration and Reflection are the energies that underline and infuse all of her work. The teachings and information of William James and Bloom’s taxonomy underwrite her approach to teaching and her efficacy of student learning and outcomes achievements.
Interestingly enough, Ms. Marchisello is also a body – mind expert being both a pilates and yoga therapist and finds that the VALUE rubrics – especially the Integrated VALUE rubric – are valuable tools. Reminding all involved that awareness of what is expected improves ability.
Ms. Marchisello can be reached at her email address and welcomes all inquiries.
Michele Cuomo was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York in 2010, after a two year appointment as Assistant Dean following a year spent in the Office of Academic Affairs as a Faculty Fellow. She became a member of the Queensborough Community College faculty in the Fall of 2003, and was promoted to the rank of associate professor in the department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts five years later.
Previous positions included of Head of Acting at The University of Mississippi and Interim Head of Acting at The University of Georgia, where she was also a member of the select Graduate Faculty.
Michele Cuomo earned the B.A. degree in English at the College of New Rochelle, and the M.F.A. degree in Acting at The Ohio State University. She attended the Harvard Institute for Higher Education’s Management Development Program in 2008. She is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a Certified Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and an Experienced Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She is a board member of the Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association after year of service as an officer. She received one of the first Emerging Leaders Awards from the American Association of University Administrators and an award for Teaching and Technology at the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications Best Practices Conference, both in 2010.
Michele has served as the Principal Investigator for the MDRC Learning Communities Study, as well as the project director for the Queensborough NEA Big Read grant. Leading the operations of the Freshman Academies has focused her inquiry into high impact practices for student success, and she participates as a faculty member in the Student Interdisciplinary Wiki Project, which incorporates global and diversity learning in a virtual learning community using an Epsilen platform. She continues to pursue creative research as a theatrical director and playwright, with most recent performances of her work at the Joyce Soho Theatre and the Theatre for the New City.
Associate Professor of Business and Deputy Chair of the Business Management Department
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Katherine (“Kay”) M. Conway is Associate Professor of Business and Deputy Chair of the Business Management Department at the Borough of Manhattan Community College – City University of New York. Her background spans both corporate and academia, having spent almost a dozen years in the finance industry prior to joining BMCC. Similarly, her educational background is dichotomous as well, with degrees in both business and education; she holds a Masters in Business Administration and a doctorate in Higher Education, Administration, Leadership and Technology, both from New York University. A member of the initial cohort that developed online courses at BMCC, she has taught business courses online for more than a decade. Her research examines community college student access and success and she has published several articles related to immigrant and minority students.
Associate Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Claire W. Wladis is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Her research includes both mathematics and mathematics education research. She has a B.A. in philosophy from Yale University, an M.S. in mathematical sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York.
Dr. Wladis has published several articles in geometric group theory as well as mathematics education and is currently focusing on educational research projects on online learning, mathematics remediation, and cooperative learning techniques. She has been teaching online since 2004, and has developed several online courses, including one of the core requirements for the City University of New York Online Baccalaureate program.
Associate Professor/ Deputy Chair, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Alyse C. Hachey is an Associate Professor of Education and Deputy Chair of the Teacher Education Department at the Borough of Manhattan Community College—City University of New York. In addition to her doctorate in Educational Psychology from Columbia University, She holds a M.Ed. in Instructional Technology and Media and a M.A. in Computing and Education from Teachers College, a M.A. in Education from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Elementary Education with Early Childhood Education specialization from Eastern Michigan University.
Currently, she serves as a faculty advisor for eLearning at BMCC-CUNY. Prior to coming to BMCC, she served as a coordinator of Distance Learning at Teachers College from 2000-2005. In addition to her previous research and experience in instructional design, she has taught online and hybrid courses at both the graduate and under graduate level for over ten years. She conducts research on online learning and curriculum development for Early Childhood Education.
Reconstructing Spaces for Writing at an HSI: How Blackboard Transforms Student’s Writing Behavior
Correspondent Author:
Dr. Beatrice Mendez Newman
Professor of English
University of Texas- Pan American
Beatrice Mendez Newman is Professor of English at the University of Texas-Pan American (Edinburg, TX)—which she thinks is the best job in the universe. She regularly teaches first year writing courses and also works with preservice English Language Arts teachers in Children’s Literature and Writing Methods classes. She has a life-time Texas teaching certificate in secondary English and Journalism and has taught in local school districts in innovative, collaborative projects that placed college professors in high school classrooms.
She has a book with Pearson/Allyn and Bacon titled English Teacher Certification Exams in Texas, a study guide for the state of Texas English Teacher Certification exams. She has written articles on teaching writing at a Hispanic Serving Institution, on teaching the works of local writers Viola Canales and Rene Saldana, and on teaching writing at the Writing Center.
Most recently, in addition to her publication in the HETS Online Journal, Dr. Newman also has an article on funds of knowledge and the teaching of writing forthcoming in the National Council of Teachers of English journal, Voices from the Middle. Dr. Newman is very active in NCTE, serving on several of the organization’s key committees. Additionally, she works extensively with her local public school colleagues in creating innovative, student-centered pedagogy for improving young students’ writing.
Contact information:
Institution: The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78541
El perfil de los estudiantes a distancia en la educación superior de Puerto Rico: Aspectos psicosociológicos, académicos, éticos y legales
Correspondent Author:
Myrna E. Rodríguez, Ph. D.
Dean of Academic Affairs
Caribbean University
Principal Investigator, Dr. Myrna Rodriguez’s doctoral dissertation is: “The impact of Quality Circles on individual motivation, organizational commitment and job satisfaction in a group of Puerto Rican professors and administrators” (1989). Her professional background goes from teaching graduate level, at Pheonix and Interamerican Universities; to under graduate level teaching in the University of Puerto Rico and American University. She held different positions, such as: Social Science Coordinator, as Counselor in Cooperative Education Program, Coordinator in Continuing Education Program, in the Institutional Research and Planning Office in American University; as Faculty in Social Science Department and as Visiting Adjunct Researcher in the Planning and Research Office in the University of Puerto Rico. Currently she is the Dean of Academic Affairs at Caribbean University, Carolina Campus.
Among her research experience can be mentioned: Develop and implement the Institutional Assessment Plan at the University of Puerto Rico and American University (to evaluate “value added” knowledge in students and its impact on society), Develop needs assessment instruments, Conducting research and developing strategic plan for institutional accreditation purposes; and for the evaluation of accomplished goals and objectives, Advising Graduate students follow up research, Implementation of the Assessment Plan in 63 private schools in Puerto Rico, Developing the research design, conducting and reporting the results used in the Formative and Summative Evaluation of the Puerto Rico State Incentive Grant (PRSIG) (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Outcome Assessment and Evaluation Report, Mountain´s Town Coalition Project (Department of Health and Prevention Programs (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) and Conducting workshops and seminars in Teaching Training Programs sponsored by the Department of Education in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Israel Ramos-Perea, First Research Associate. Since 1988 he is the Institutional Research Director for the Office for Institutional Research and Planning Office, at AmericanUniversity.
He also is retired as full professor and former director of the Department of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education, in theUniversityofPuerto Rico. His background experience in the University of Puerto Rico goes from Associate Professor and former Director, in the Department of Social Foundations, Faculty of Education; as Assistant professor and former director, Center for Educational Research; and as Head Advisor, Member Advisory Committees acting in Doctoral Dissertations and Master Thesis in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Planning, Public Administration, Communication, Health Sciences, Community Development and related Social Action programs.
As a Senior Researcher, some of his work experience has been of co-author in: Outcome Assessment and Evaluation Report, Mountain´s Town Coalition Project (Department of Health, Prevention Program (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), Research Design Used in the Formative and Summative Evaluation of the Puerto Rico State Incentive Grant (PRSIG) (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and Head Advisor, Member Advisory Committees acting in Doctoral Dissertations and Master Thesis in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Planning, Public Administration, Communication, Health Sciences, Community Development and related Social Action programs.
Dr. Juan Meléndez is a professor in the Department of Art, Technology and Innovation, Faculty of Education at the Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). He is also the Resident Professor of Technology and Education of the campus, at its Center for Academic Excellence.
Dr. Meléndez started with distance learning in 1985 on a project with the University of the Virgin Islands. His first article on the subject was published in 1990. Also a book on distance education was published in 1999, and chapters in several Latin American books as well. The last chapter was published in the book El aseguramiento de la calidad en la educación virtual in June 2011.
He completed his advanced studies at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) in 2011, in the area of research and evaluation. Their study was a meta-evaluation of distance learning programs in Puerto Rico.He is Advisor of the Distance Education Program at the UPR and for the University of Aruba and the the Virtual Campus of the Ana G. Méndez University System. In addition, is the Coordinator of the Center for Educational Innovation of the Faculty of this Campus. Dr. Melendez is the editor of the blog CARTAE and active orator on the Distance Education topic in Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Argentina, United States of America, Barbados, Thailand, Ecuador, England, Mexico and Indonesia.
Estudio de caso sobre los factores que influyeron en la implementación de una innovación educativa tecnológica, el portafolio electrónico: Porta-e, en el programa de preparación de maestros de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras.
Correspondent author:
Carmen Pacheco, Ed. D
Director, Arts, Technology and Innovations Department
Education Department
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Dr. Pacheco studies have evolved and are guided by her personal experiences, but most professional experience. She holds a Bachelor degree of Science in Computer Programming from the University of the Sacred Heart. During this time she was also the tutor of the computer center at the University of the Sacred Heart.
Then she earned a Masters degree in Computer Education at the University of Puerto Rico. Different offers and experiences obtained from the various institutions where she worked told her the next level of study, a Ph.D. in Educational Administration; in order to improve acquired skills, knowledge and facilitate dealing with the various managerial positions experience acquired in the different experiences lived.
Among her experiences can be named: professional mother, teacher of computers in elementary school, middle school and high school, associate degree teacher in computers and master’s degree course teacher in educational technology, professor of educational technology in baccalaureate degree, associate degree coordinator in college, high school principal and now director of educational technology center in the department of arts, technology and innovation at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras Campus.
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Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Motivating at Risk African Americans and Hispanics Through the Study of New Media Technology
Correspondent author:
James L. Richardson, 3rd
Assistant Professor, Coordinator of New Media Technology
Humanities Department
LaGuardia Community College
Professor Richardson holds a M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has served as a project manager and consultant for numerous Fortune 500 companies.
During his career he has managed the deployment of Multimedia and Telecommunication initiatives for companies such as MetLife, Century 21, ADP, Bankers Trust, Suze Orman Inc, and the City University of New York.
Professor Richardson is well versed in Internet technology, game design, digital audio and video production, e-commerce strategy, animation, and web development. His latest project involves creating an interactive iPad application to motivate at risk youth to find their voice in the information age.
Contact info:
Institution: LaGuardia Community College, New York
Using e Portfolio to Improve Retention of Hispanic Students at a Predominantly Black College
Correspondent author:
Dr. Janice Zummo
Director of the SEEK Program at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
Janice Zummo is the Director of the SEEK Program at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, a position she has held for the past eight years. Prior to assuming that role, she was the coordinator of SEEK Academic Support Services.
Janice completed a City University of New York (CUNY) Baccalaureate Degree in Psychology and then received a Master of Arts Degree in Social and Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently pursuing a Ph. D. in Higher Education at Walden University.
Most recently, she has been conducting research about the efficacy of using ePortfolio in a co-curricular context to improve student engagement. Along with her husband, Vinnie Zummo, she wrote and performed the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society Anthem, which is used at all of the organization’s functions and ceremonies nationally.
Contact Info:
Institution: Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
Dr. Rupam Saran, Associate Professor of Education, worked with the New York City Department of Education as a tenured, permanent licensed math specialty teacher for 12 years. She taught graduate math methods courses for four years.
She teaches math and science methods courses at the Department of Education, Medgar Evers College. Also she has developed an undergraduate field–based math methods course and implemented the course at George Washington Elementary School, White Plains, New York and also a Graduate Childhood Math Specialty Program that is in the pre-operational period.
In Spring 2011, she received the Improving undergraduate learning outcomes in writing with ePortfolio, City University of New York funding with Zanice Zummo, Rosalina Diaz, and Tanya Serdiuk. In Fall 2009 she received “Making Connections: ePortfolio” mini grant with Dr. J. Sparrow, Dr. Janice Zummo, Dr. Rosalina Diaz.
Dr. Saran’s research focus is on learning and achievement of children of immigrants in urban schools. She had made several presentations in international and national conferences about her research. In 2010 January she published a book with Dr. Rosalina Diaz Saran, Beyond Stereotype: Minority children of immigrants in urban schools. Sense Publishers, the Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Contact info:
Institution: Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
Rosalina Diaz taught High School English/Social Studies for fifteen years with New York City’s Department of Education. In addition she taught Anthropology, Education and Women’s Studies with various colleges of the City University of New York for ten years, and worked as Supervising Anthropology Instructor for the American Museum of Natural History.
She has worked as an educational consultant for the New Jersey Institute for Technology, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, BHSA Preservation Arts program, the YMCA Global Teens Program, Sadie Nash Leadership Program for Girls and the American Museum of Natural History. She received her doctorate in Urban Education with a minor in Anthropology from the CUNY Graduate Center in 2006.
At present she is an Associate Professor with the Education Department at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, where she focuses on training future teachers in culturally responsive teaching practices. In 2009, she co-edited a book titled, Beyond Stereotypes: Children of Immigration in Urban Public Schools, which includes a chapter written by her titled Alma Y Pueblo: Social Interconnectivity & the High Achieving Latina.
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Institution: Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
Waterfall method: a necessary tool for implementing library projects
Correspondent author:
Carlos A. Crespo-Santiago
Virtual Library Coordinator,
Consorcio de Bibiliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET)
Carlos Crespo is the Virtual Library Coordinator for the Consorcio de Bibliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET) since 2007. He has researched new technologies for the consortium virtual library and presents it to members for implementation. Also, negotiates renewal of journal database with vendors. Provide databases use and collection development reports to consortium members and director. Furthermore, he markets the consortium membership to academic institution through Puerto Rico.
As an information specialist he worked in the pharmaceutical industries Merck, Sharpe and Dohme and GlaxoSmithkline for seven years. There he led the design, coordination and maintenance of the document control system. Also, he worked in the quality assurance departments implementing standard operating procedures and supervising as a team leader the document control area.
As a librarian, he has worked in the University of Puerto Rico and the University of the Sacred Heart. Cataloging library resources in different formats using OCLC Database and MARION. There he developed policies and procedures of cataloging processes. Also worked providing research support to library users.
Contact Info:
Organization: Consorcio de Bibliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET), San Juan PR
Phone: 1 (787) 726-1709
Skype: c_crespo2000
E-mail: ccrespo@cobimet.org
Co-Author:
Sonia de la Cruz Dávila-Cosme, M.L.S.
Library Director, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus (UPRC)
Since 2006, Sonia de la Cruz Dávila-Cosme has worked as the Library Director of the Victor M. Pons Gil Library at the University of Puerto Rico Cayey campus (UPRC). She has a Masters degree in Library Sciences and is currently doing a PhD in Higher Education Administration.
Her experiences include the creation of policies and procedures regarding library materials, services and collections, and the design of information literacy modules. She has developed diverse projects; among them are the implementation of the digital library reserve collection and the electronic reference service.
Before being a library director she worked as the chief librarian of the Puerto Rican Collection at UPRC, and as the Coordinator of the Information Literacy Program at the University of the Sacred Heart in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Contact Info:
Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus
Address: 205 Ave. Antonio R. Barceló, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00736-4127
Can Computer Technology Improve the Quality of Science Education at Urban Universities?
Corresponding author:
Maryam Bamshad, Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College
Maryam Bamshad is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Lehman College with degrees in Biology and Zoology from the University of Massachusetts. Her research focuses on the neural basis of parental behavior in social mammals. She is a member of the Wiley Faculty Network and a member of the Title V Supplemental Instruction Implementation Committee
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Gina Rae Foster, Director, Lehman Teaching & Learning Commons
Title V Project Director & SI Coordinator, Lehman College/CUNY
Gina Rae Foster has taught at universities and colleges across the United States and has worked with many educational and community relief non-profit organizations. She specializes in improving best practices in teaching and learning through connections with resiliency theory, project management principles, and learning technologies. She has worked at Lehman College since 2006 and is currently directing the new Lehman Teaching and Learning Commons.
Title V Office of Supplemental Instruction and Technology
Lehman College/CUNY
Paul Kreuzer has been an academic administrator and humanities instructor at Lehman College since 1983. He has been the Project Director on all three of Lehman’s USDE Title V Grants. Now semi-retired, he continues to work with the Title V Program on assessment, institutionalization, and curriculum.
COBIMET Library Consortium: the experiences of a collaborative project of four Hispanic Higher Education Institutions in Puerto Rico.
Correspondent author:
Carlos A. Crespo-Santiago
Virtual Library Coordinator,
Consorcio de Bibiliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET)
Carlos Crespo is the Virtual Library Coordinator for the Consorcio de Bibliotecas Metropolitanas (COBIMET) since 2007. He has researched new technologies for the consortium virtual library and presents it to members for implementation. Also, negotiates renewal of journal database with vendors. Provide databases use and collection development reports to consortium members and director. Furthermore, he markets the consortium membership to academic institution through Puerto Rico.
As an information specialist he worked in the pharmaceutical industries Merck, Sharpe and Dohme and GlaxoSmithkline for seven years. There he led the design, coordination and maintenance of the document control system. Also, he worked in the quality assurance departments implementing standard operating procedures and supervising as a team leader the document control area.
As a librarian, he has worked in the University of Puerto Rico and the University of the Sacred Heart. Cataloging library resources in different formats using OCLC Database and MARION. There he developed policies and procedures of cataloging processes. Also worked providing research support to library users.
An ePortfolio Virtual Learning Community within a Traditional Classroom Space: The Student in a Global Social Networking Community
Author:
Michele Cuomo, MFA
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Queensborough Community College
Michele Cuomo was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 2010, after a two year appointment as Assistant Dean following a year spent in the Office of Academic Affairs as a Faculty Fellow. She became a member of the Queensborough Community College faculty in the Fall of 2003, and was promoted to the rank of associate professor in the department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts five years later. Previous positions included of Head of Acting at The University of Mississippi and Interim Head of Acting at The University of Georgia, where she was also a member of the select Graduate Faculty.
Michele Cuomo earned the B.A. degree in English at the College of New Rochelle, and the M.F.A. degree in Acting at The Ohio State University. She attended the Harvard Institute for Higher Education’s Management Development Program in 2008. She is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a Certified Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and an Experienced Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She is a board member of the Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association after year of service as an officer. She received one of the first Emerging Leaders Awards from the American Association of University Administrators in 2010.
Michele has served as the Principal Investigator for the MDRC Learning Communities Study, as well as the project director for the Queensborough NEA Big Read grant. Leading the operations of the Freshman Academies has focused her inquiry into high impact practices for student success, and she participates as a faculty member in the Student Interdisciplinary Wiki Project, which incorporates global and diversity learning in a virtual learning community using an Epsilen platform. She continues to pursue creative research as a theatrical director and playwright, with most recent performances of her work at the Joyce Soho Theatre and the Theatre for the New City.
Contact Info:
Address: Administration 503, Queensborough Community College
222-05 56th Ave.
Bayside, NY 11364
Phone: (718) 631-6344
Web: www.qcc.cuny.edu
Author:
Dr. Jean Darcy,
Associate Professor in the English Department at Queensborough Community College
Dr. Jean Darcy is Associate Professor in the English Department at Queensborough Community College which funded her participation in three grants that are fundamental in forming this project: In “Learning to Look” at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center faculty learned how to access and incorporate into lesson plans all the digital artifacts now circulated on the web by museums, government agencies, and universities. At the Georgetown University “Crossroads” project faculty learned how to form interdisciplinary groups to provide students with active learning projects using technology. At the “Making Connections” institute at La Guardia Community College faculty learned how to use the ePortfolio platform at a student learning center.
Joan Dupre is as Assistant Professor in the English Department at Queensborough Community College in Bayside, New York, where she teaches courses in composition, literature and popular culture. She received her Ph.D in English at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.
Using Classroom Clicker Technology to Enhance Student Engagement Student engagement is essential in ensuring students’ success in the classroom.
Author:
William Jefferson, Associate Professor, Kutztown University
Chairperson, Department of Learning Technologies
William Jefferson is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Learning Technologies at Kutztown University. He is responsible for designing and delivering faculty workshops on a wide variety of educational tools, including online survey tools, learning management systems, Web 2.0 applications, and audio and video-based multimedia applications. He holds Master degrees in Educational Technology and Library Science. He has worked in the instructional technology field for nearly twenty years, and has published a variety of articles about teaching and learning using classroom technologies, including several classroom clicker system articles.
Kathleen Hartman is a Professor in the Advising Center for Undeclared Students at Kutztown University. She earned a doctorate in education from Lehigh University and has taught writing courses, education courses, and first-year seminars utilizing technology to engage students. She received national and regional outstanding advising awards in 2007 from NACADA (National Academic Advising Association). She has published several articles and has presented at national and international conferences on first-year students and college success. She is the author of 35 Ways to Discover a Major, 2nd ed. and the co-author of Investing in Your College Education, 2nd ed. (both published by Cengage Learning, 2010).
Dr. Vera Brancato is a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Academic Advisement at Kutztown University. She is also a faculty advisor and Director of the Advising Center for Undeclared Students which supports the University’s mission through its commitment to the success of undeclared students, preparing them to meet lifelong career challenges and responsibilities. As the Director, she oversees the development and implementation of programs, services, and resources for undeclared students. She is a member of NACADA (National Academic Advising Association). She previously served as the Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching at Kutztown University. As the Director, she coordinated new faculty orientation programs and organized professional development workshops and meetings focused on the teaching-learning process and incorporating technology in the classroom. She completed her Doctorate in Higher Education, Administration and Leadership from Widener University and has over 30 years of experience in higher education. She is an author of several articles, book chapters, and textbooks and has presented at numerous regional, national and international conferences.
Farzaneh Razzaghi, Ph.D
Author:
Kelly Leu
Dr. Lisbel M. Correa
Dr. Tanvir Prince
Dr. Ruslan Flek
Naydeen T. Gonzalez-De Jesus, Ph.D.
Dr. Marcos Torres
Denise A. Longoria, Ph.D., LCSW
Author:
Author:
Ms. Angélica Ricaurte-Avendaño
Dr. Tanvir Prince
Dr. Nieves Angulo
Mr. Víctor Robles
Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario
Dr. Dámaris Velázquez
Dr. Brenda Ann Camara-Walker
Dr. Vanesa Irizarry
Dr. Juan Meléndez-Alicea
Stephen R.Burgess
Dr. Alexander Vaninsky
Dr. Omayra Caraballo Pagán
Dr. Samuel Colón- De La Rosa
Dr. Lille I. Troche-Flores
Dr. David L. Sturges
Edward Volchok, PhD
Dra. Omayra Caraballo Pagán
Jacquelilne B. Saldana, MBA, CALLA, DM-ABD
Jillian Abbott, MFA
Denise A. Longoria Ph. D., LCSW
Héctor Luis Díaz, Ph. D.
Janet Michello, Ph. D.
Dra. Diana Rivera Montalvo
Dr. Jean Darcy
Rosa A. Ojeda Ayala, Ph.D.
Geralyn Marchisello, MSOL
Michele Cuomo, MFA
Katherine M. Conway, Ph. D.
Claire W. Wladis, Ph. D.
Alyse C. Hachey, Ph. D.
Dr. Beatrice Mendez Newman
Myrna E. Rodríguez, Ph. D.
Israel Ramos Perea, Ph. D.
Juan J. Meléndez, Ed. D.
Carmen Pacheco, Ed. D
James L. Richardson, 3rd
Dr. Janice Zummo
Dr. Rupam Saran
Dr. Rosalina Díaz
Carlos A. Crespo-Santiago
Sonia de la Cruz Dávila-Cosme, M.L.S.
Maryam Bamshad, Assistant Professor
Gina Rae Foster, Director, Lehman Teaching & Learning Commons
Paul G. Kreuzer, Associate Director
Michele Cuomo, MFA
Joan Dupre,