{"id":824,"date":"2016-04-28T15:49:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T15:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/?p=824"},"modified":"2016-11-10T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T17:47:09","slug":"authors-volume-vi-spring-issue-april-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/authors-volume-vi-spring-issue-april-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors Volume VI,  Spring Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Article 1: <em>Evaluaci\u00f3n de una certificaci\u00f3n para docentes que ense\u00f1an en entornos virtuales<\/em>.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Ivette_Torres_Vera.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-844 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Ivette_Torres_Vera-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ivette_Torres_Vera\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Ivette Torres Vera<\/h3>\n<p>Director Department of Chemistry<br \/>\nAssociate Professor<br \/>\nPontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Ivette Torres-Vera is the Director of Department of Chemistry and Associate Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR), Ponce Campus. She teaches online and face to face courses at PCUPR. Dr. Torres has a Doctoral Degree in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education of Nova Southeastern University. She received Dr. Charles L. Faires Dissertation of Distinction Academic Awards 2015 from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Torres has a Master Degree in Science \u2013 Specialization in Chemistry and a Bachelor Degree in Science \u2013 Specialization in Chemistry from the PCUPR. She has an Online Teaching Certificate from Sloan C 2010.\u00a0Dr. Ivette Torres has been working in the field of online teaching and learning since 2006, planning, designing, and developing Physical Science Online Course and General Chemistry Blended Course at PCUPR. She has actively worked as a leader for the evaluation, development and reinforcement of the assessment processes and policies for online courses, f2f courses and instructional design. \u00a0She has offered training workshops for faculty in the area of \u200b\u200bdistance education and instructional design. Her current research interests include instructional strategies, online teaching and learning, faculty development, flipped classroom model and effective use of technology in the classroom to promote learning. She has presented her work in international and national conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAddress: College of Science, 2250 Boulevard Luis A. Ferr\u00e9 Aguayo, Suite 569, Ponce, P.R. 00717-9997<br \/>\nPhone: 787-841-2000\u00a0\u00a0 (X -1535-1537)<br \/>\nFax: 787-651-2648<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:itorres@pucpr.edu\" target=\"_blank\">itorres@pucpr.edu<br \/>\n<\/a>Email:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:ivettetorres2011@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">ivettetorres2011@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/a>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/pr.linkedin.com\/in\/ivettetorres\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/pr.linkedin.com\/in\/ivettetorres<br \/>\n<\/a>Scoop.it: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/u\/ivette-torres-vera\" target=\"_blank\">www.<strong>scoop.it<\/strong>\/u\/<strong>ivette<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>torres<\/strong>-vera<br \/>\n<\/a>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torresive\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/<strong>twitter<\/strong>.com\/<strong>torresive<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 2: Hostos Online Learning Assessment: A Survey of Student Percetions.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/KATEWOLFE.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-968\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/KATEWOLFE-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"KATEWOLFE\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Kate Wolfe<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Dr. Kate Wolfe<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hostos Community College, CUNY.\u00a0She teaches a variety of psychology courses, including hybrid and online courses. She is currently the Principal Investigator of the Hostos Online Learning Assessment project and co-investigator on a project investigating quantitative reasoning skills among community college students. She is developing survey research project on attitudes about bisexual and transgender individuals in our urban community college sample. Her research interests include quantitative literacy among urban community college students, student perceptions of online learning, and urban college student attitudes toward sexual minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Behavioral &amp;\u00a0Social Sciences Dept.<br \/>\nOnline Learning Assessment Coordinator<br \/>\nFaculty Liaison to Education Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:KWOLFE@hostos.cuny.edu\">KWOLFE@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Hoiland18.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-965\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-965\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Hoiland18-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hoiland18\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Prof. Sarah L. Hoiland<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Sarah L. Hoiland<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department at Hostos Community College, City University of New York (CUNY). She has spent five years conducting ethnographic research on motorcycle club subculture\u00a0in New York City and in Florida. Currently, she\u2019s the principal investigator of a research project on this subculture and is working on a book about the largest \u201coutlaw\u201d women\u2019s motorcycle club in the United States. This research was funded by a PSC-CUNY grant in 2014-2015 and again in 2016-2017. Her pedagogical research interests include online learning assessment and student perceptions of their quantitative reasoning and quantitative literacy abilities. She has been teaching hybrid courses and service-learning courses since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor of Sociology, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department<br \/>\nHostos Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)<br \/>\nE- Portfolio (log in required): <a href=\"https:\/\/hostos.digication.com\/professor_sarah_hoiland\/Home\">https:\/\/hostos.digication.com\/professor_sarah_hoiland\/Home<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/KateLyons.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-967\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/KateLyons.jpg\" alt=\"KateLyons\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Prof. Kate Lyons<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor, Library and Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Kate Lyons<\/strong> is Head of Reference and the IT Librarian at the Hostos Community College Library (of The City University of New York). She is also a Faculty Liaison to the Department of Educational Technology. Kate Lyons holds an MS in Management from New York University\u2019s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a BA in English from Grinnell College.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nKate Lyons, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Carlos_Guevara.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-963\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Carlos_Guevara-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos_Guevara\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Carlos_Guevara-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Carlos_Guevara-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Carlos_Guevara.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Author: Carlos Guevara<\/h3>\n<p>Director, Educational Technology and CTL<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Carlos Guevara\u00a0<\/strong>holds a BS and Master degrees in Computer Science from CUNY &amp; NYU Poly, and is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in Instructional Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University. With over 15 years of experience in Higher Education, Carlos works at Hostos Community College, CUNY, as Director of the Office of Educational Technology and Co-Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. Carlos is also Chair or the HEO Organization at Hostos, and Founder of the Ecuadorian Youth Organization, and Ecuadorian Scholars Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\n<strong>Director, <\/strong>Office of Educational Technology<br \/>\n<strong>Co-Director, <\/strong>Center for Teaching and Learning<br \/>\nHostos Community College<br \/>\nEmail: \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cguevara@hostos.cuny.edu\">cguevara@hostos.cuny.edu<br \/>\n<\/a>Web: \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hostos.cuny.edu\/edtech\">http:\/\/www.hostos.cuny.edu\/edtech<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Kris-Burrell-Head-Shot.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-969\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-969\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Kris-Burrell-Head-Shot-150x129.jpg\" alt=\"Kris Burrell Head Shot\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Kristopher Burrell<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences,<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Dr. Kristopher Burrell<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor of History at Hostos Community College. He earned his doctoral degree in US History from the City University of New York-Graduate Center. His research interests include online learning assessment, in addition to 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century US and African American history. He has been teaching hybrid and asynchronous courses since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nKristopher Burrell, Ph.D.<br \/>\nAssistant Professor of History, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department<br \/>\nInterim Co-Coordinator Writing Across the Curriculum Program<br \/>\nHostos Community College<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Dr.-Jacqueline-M.-DiSanto.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-964\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Dr.-Jacqueline-M.-DiSanto-150x136.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jacqueline M. DiSanto\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Jacqueline M. DiSanto<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor,Education<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Dr. <\/strong><strong>Jacqueline M. DiSanto<\/strong> has been involved in online education since her doctoral studies, where she completed six of the required courses online. She has created online and hybrid course sections and mentors colleagues through the design and implementation process. She also shares her expertise in learning styles with participants in the Hostos Asynchronous and Hybrid Initiatives with particular attention paid to meeting the needs of both global and analytic processors in the online environment, and incorporating visual, auditory, and tactual resources into the site design. \u00a0It is her strong conviction that the online environment is ideally suited to providing instruction that meets the emotional, environmental, physiological, psychological, and sociological learning-style traits of most students.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nJacqueline M. DiSanto, Ed.D.<br \/>\nAssistant Professor, Early-Childhood Education<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jdisanto@hostos.cuny.edu\">jdisanto@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Author: Prof. Sandy Figueroa<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor, Business<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Professor <strong>Sandy Figueroa<\/strong> has been at Hostos Community College since 1976 as an adjunct and then in 1979 as an instructor in the Secretarial Science Department. Since 1999, Professor Figueroa has been teaching in the Computer Information Systems Unit.\u00a0 From 2003 until 2006, she was the chair of the Business Department. Currently, Professor Figueroa is the Coordinator for the Office Technology Unit of the Business Department. Professor Figueroa is chair of a number of college-wide committees and has served on a number of committees in the Business Department and the College.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAssistant Professor and Office Technology Coordinator, Business Department<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:SFIGUEROA@hostos.cuny.edu\">mailto:SFIGUEROA@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Author: Dr. Aaron Davis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Instructional Designer, Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Aaron Davis<\/strong> is a three-time graduate of the University of Delaware, with an undergraduate degree in Fine Art, and a Masters and Doctorate in Education. As an instructional designer, Dr. Davis specializes in incorporating new media communication techniques in education, by adapting content from traditional education towards 21st century learning.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<strong><em><br \/>\nAaron Davis<\/em><\/strong><strong>, BFA, M.Ed., Ed.D.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Instructional Designer, Office of Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<br \/>\nWebsite:<a href=\"\/www.aarondavisart.com\/education\"> http:\/\/www.aarondavisart.com\/education<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Iber-Poma.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-966\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Iber-Poma-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iber Poma\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Iber Poma<\/h3>\n<p>Coordinator of Student Services, Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Iber Poma<\/strong> is a Computer Scientist interested in all modes of teaching and learning, especially hybrid and asynchronous. Have taught workshops to students considering to move from a face to face model to an online model. He is experienced with Lecture Capture and \u201cFlip the Classroom\u201d mode of instruction. He has led many initiatives out from the Office of Education Technology, including the iPads in the Classroom Initiative, in which iPads and apps are provided to students, thus bringing technology in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nCoordinator of Student Services, Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ipoma@hostos.cuny.edu\">ipoma@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Wilfredo-Rodriguez.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-971\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-971\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Wilfredo-Rodriguez-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Wilfredo Rodriguez\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Wilfredo Rodr\u00edguez<\/h3>\n<p>Coordinator, Educational Technology<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Wilfredo Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, office of Educational Technology Coordinator since April 2012. He have held different positions at the college. First as an ESL\/Spanish tutor back in 2002 in the Coordinated Undergraduate Program (CFP). After working for two years in CFP and also facilitating writing workshops, he began working as an administrative assistance in 2004 for the Title V Grant.\u00a0 When the grant expired, went to work for the Office of Academic Affairs as a HEO where undertook different responsibilities. Rodr\u00edguez holds a M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Lehman College. After graduating, he continuously keep renovating knowledge in the field by researching the newest technology and how it adapts to education. He\u2019s always fascinated by programming and how it improves productivity and human life in general. Rodr\u00edguez have been programming in Asp.net MVC framework for a couple of years and had developed two applications already.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAddress: Hostos Community College \u2013 CUNY, 500 Grand Concourse, C-556, Bronx, NY 10451<br \/>\nPhone: 718-319-7973<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:WRODRIGUEZ@hostos.cuny.edu\">WRODRIGUEZ@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Linda-Ridley.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-970\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/06\/Linda-Ridley-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Ridley\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Prof. Linda Ridley<\/h3>\n<p>Lecturer, Business<br \/>\nHostos Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Linda Ridley<\/strong> is a Lecturer at CUNY\u2019s Hostos Community College, where she teaches <em>Entrepreneurship<\/em>, <em>Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, <\/em>and<em> Introduction to Business.\u00a0 <\/em>Additionally, she is an Adjunct Professor at other CUNY schools \u2013 the School of Professional Studies in the M.S. program for Business Management and Leadership, where she teaches <em>Organizational Behavior and Leadership<\/em>, and <em>Managing Diversity in a Global Economy<\/em>; and Baruch College\u2019s Zicklin School of Business, where she teaches <em>Business Communications I and II<\/em>. As a complement to her teaching, Linda is CEO of Edgar J. Ridley &amp; Associates, Inc., an international management consulting firm specializing in change management.\u00a0 Linda has been designated an Expert Consultant by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) out of Tokyo, Japan, and she services global clients, conducting workshops and training seminars in workplace effectiveness.\u00a0 Linda has conducted training for women entrepreneurs from companies and organizations throughout Southeast Asia.\u00a0 Linda has the additional prestige of being on the faculty of the American Management Association, where her portfolio includes corporate training in analytical topics such as <em>Critical Thinking,<\/em> <em>High-Impact Decision Making, <\/em>and<em> High Performance Accountability<\/em>. Linda studied at Virginia Commonwealth University; she earned her Master\u2019s in Business Administration from the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u00a0 She and her husband, Edgar, reside in Harlem, New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nPhone: 718-518-6522<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:lridley@hostos.cuny.edu\">lridley@hostos.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 3: Impact of Simulated Game on Learning and Engagement.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/NSarkar-pic.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-847\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-847 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/NSarkar-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"NSarkar pic\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Nina Sarkar<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor, Business Department<br \/>\nQueensborough Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nina Sarkar holds a doctoral degree in International Finance from the University of Houston, TX. Her research focus involved testing the dynamics of exchange rates within target zone regimes of the European Monetary System. After completing her PhD, she pursued a corporate career for 7 years as a Financial Analyst and Analytical Consultant in India, Singapore and in the US. Through her corporate career, she was always in touch with the academic world, serving as visiting lecturer or adjunct professor. She is a full time Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College, CUNY. She teaches Principles of Finance and Principles of Statistics in the Business Department of Queensborough Community College, CUNY. She also serves as a Chair of the Committee on Course and Standing, an elected member of the Departmental Personnel and Budget Committee and a Coordinator of the Management track of the Business Department. Currently her research focus is on the scholarship of teaching and learning. She is especially interested in making an impact on student academic performances and uses innovative teaching techniques based on sound pedagogical practices to achieve that. During her time at Queensborough Community College, she has presented in several regional, national and international conferences and has published her research.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Christina-Manzo-pic.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-848\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-848\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Christina-Manzo-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Manzo pic\" width=\"153\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a>Author: Christina Manzo, MBA, CPA<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor, Business Department<br \/>\nQueensborough Community College, CUNY, New York<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Christina Manzo<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Business Department at Queensborough Community College in New York City.\u00a0 Prior to her present status, she was a Vice President \u2013 Senior Credit Analysis for the Dime Savings Bank of New York and an Associate Business Manager for the City University of New York. In her current position, she teaches accounting and other business related courses.\u00a0 Her research concerns comprise eLearning, flipped classroom model, technology in the classroom, and experiential learning.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 4: Mending the Broken Promise: Our Students, Our Teachers, Our Missions.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Eduardo-Marti.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-849 \" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Eduardo-Marti-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Eduardo Marti\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Eduardo Mart\u00ed<\/h3>\n<p>President Emeritus<br \/>\nQueensborough Community College, CUNY, New York,<\/p>\n<p>former Vice Chancellor<br \/>\nCommunity Colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY), and<\/p>\n<p>former HETS Chairman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Eduardo Mart\u00ed, served as Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges of the City University of New York and is president<em> emeritus <\/em>Queensborough Community College.\u00a0 Prior to his experience in NYC, he served as President of Corning Community College of the State University of New York (SUNY), and as President of SUNY\u2019s Tompkins Cortland Community College.\u00a0 Dr. Mart\u00ed also served as Executive Dean of Tunxis Community College (Campus CEO, CAO) and Acting President of Middlesex Community College, both located in Connecticut\u00a0Dr. Mart\u00ed serves on the Board of Trustees of Teachers College at Columbia University, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Council for Aid to Education, and as a member of Gateway to College Board of Directors.\u00a0 Previously, he served as a member of the NYS Governor\u2019s Commission on Educational Reform. Previously, The College Board\u2019s Advisory Board on Community Colleges as well as the Community College Research Center Advisory Board of Teachers College at Columbia University.\u00a0 Additionally, he served as Chair of the Board for the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS).\u00a0 \u00a0Having previously served on the Board of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), he was elected once again in March 2009-11. He was elected as a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in October 2010.\u00a0 In 2011 he was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to serve on the Panel for Educational Policy of the NYC Department of Education<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Three times a graduate of New York University, Dr. Mart\u00ed holds the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and Ph.D. degrees in biology from the institution.\u00a0 He is the recipient of the Founders Day Award from New York University and was chosen as the recipient of the New York University Alumni Association\u2019s <em>Distinguished Alumnus Award<\/em> in November 2007.\u00a0\u00a0 In October 2008, the <em>New York Post <\/em>honored Dr. Marti with their <em>Liberty Medal Award<\/em> as a champion of human rights.\u00a0 He was previously named to the Honor Roll of the Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.\u00a0As the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad award, he spent June 2004 traveling in China with leaders of minority serving institutions<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Eduardo.marti70@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Eduardo.marti70@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\nAddress: P.O.Box 967 East Orleans, MA 02643<br \/>\nPhone: 917-533-5162<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 5: Reinventing Remedial Reading in the 21st Century: A Review of the Benefits and Challenges of a Hybrid Remedial Reading Course.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/ToniAnnHernen.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-851 \" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/ToniAnnHernen.jpg\" alt=\"ToniAnnHernen\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Author: Prof. Toni Ann Hernen<\/h3>\n<p>Instructor, Department of Education and Reading<br \/>\nBronx Community College, New York, NY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Toni Ann Hernen is an instructor in the Department of Education and Reading at Bronx Community College, since 2010.\u00a0 Here she teaches developmental reading, child development, and first year seminar.\u00a0 She earned her B.A. in History from Queens College, M.S. in Elementary Education from C.W. Post Long Island University, and is pursuing her Doctorate in Education from Northcentral University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Her research interest includes effective instructional strategies to support the linguistically diverse student in college reading.\u00a0 She has presented at local and national conferences focusing on best practices in developmental reading.\u00a0 In addition, she has made numerous contributions to Bronx Community College\u2019s Department of Education and Reading in the area of research and developmental reading support.\u00a0 Professor Hernen currently is a member of the Teaching Academic and Survival Skills Proposal Review Committee and is a member of the International Literacy Association.\u00a0 In March of 2016, she was asked to be part of the International Literacy Association\u2019s small interest group meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Professor Hernen is author of <em>Blogging in the College Classroom, <\/em>and has recently finished and co-authored <em>Teaching Critical Literacy: Statistically Measuring the Effectiveness of this Instructional Method in the Community College Developmental Reading Classroom.\u00a0 <\/em>She is also a member of her department\u2019s research team and is leading the department\u2019s \u201cReading Across the Discipline\u201d lecture series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Contact info:<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ToniHernen@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">ToniHernen@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 6: Strategies to Make Program Assessment Simple in a Digital Era: A Case Study.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Edilberto-Arteaga.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-852\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-852 \" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Edilberto-Arteaga-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Edilberto Arteaga\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Edilberto-Arteaga-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Edilberto-Arteaga.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Edilberto Arteaga-Narvaez<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Professor, Natural Sciences Department<br \/>\nInter American Univeristy of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Edilberto Arteaga-Narv\u00e1ez, is an Associate Professor in the Natural Sciences Department at Inter American University, Metropolitan Campus in Puerto Rico. Dr. Arteaga received his Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction in Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. He also holds a MS in Physics from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez Campus. From 2014 to present, he has served as assessment coordinator of Natural Sciences Academic Program. His research interests include physics learning, creative process in the learning and modeling of social systems through system dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:earteaga@intermetro.edu\" target=\"_blank\">earteaga@intermetro.edu<br \/>\n<\/a>Phone: (787) 250-1912 Ext. 2323<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Kenia-Parga.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-853\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-853\" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dr.-Kenia-Parga.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kenia Parga\" width=\"141\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Kenia A. Parga Rivera<\/h3>\n<p>Assistant Professor<br \/>\nNatural Sciences Department<br \/>\nInteramerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Kenia A. Parga Rivera has a BS in Chemistry, from the University of Puerto Rico-R\u00edo Piedras Campus, which she completed in 2004. She also holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, from the University of Puerto Rico-R\u00edo Piedras Campus, which she completed in 2013. In order to obtain this degree, she successfully defended the thesis: Fe<sub>8<\/sub>-based MRI Contrast Agents Targeted to Breast and Ovarian Cancer Cells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She began working at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico-Metro Campus in 2014 as an Assistant Professor, where she teaches General Chemistry 1, General Chemistry 2, and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, at the undergraduate level. Since August 2014, Dr. Parga has been a member of the BS in Natural Sciences Program Assessment Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nAddress: Interamerican University of Puerto Rico-Metro Campus, PO Box 191293, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-1293<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:kparga@intermetro.edu\" target=\"_blank\">kparga@intermetro.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOffice Phone: 787-250-1912, X-2323<br \/>\nLinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/pr.linkedin.com\/in\/kenia-parga-846a9530\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/pr.<strong>linkedin<\/strong>.com\/in\/<strong>kenia<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>parga<\/strong>-846a9530<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dra.-Lillian-Gaya.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-854\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-854 \" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dra.-Lillian-Gaya-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dra. Lillian Gaya\" width=\"172\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dra.-Lillian-Gaya-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2016\/04\/Dra.-Lillian-Gaya.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a>Author: Dr. Lillian Gay\u00e1 Gonz\u00e1lez<\/h3>\n<p>Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, and<br \/>\nProfessor, Biology Department<br \/>\nInter American Univeristy of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Lillian Gay\u00e1 Gonz\u00e1lez, PhD is a professor of Biology at the Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.\u00a0 She served as President of the Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning Subcommittee for the 2013 MSCHE Self-Study and is currently Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:lgaya@intermetro.edu\" target=\"_blank\">lgaya@intermetro.edu<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>Address: PO Box 191293, San Juan, PR 00919-1293<br \/>\nOffice Phone: (787) 250-1912 X- 2527<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Article 7: <em>Uso de herramientas de interacci\u00f3n en la ense\u00f1anza de estad\u00edsticas en l\u00ednea: retos y posibilidades<\/em>.<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Marcos-Torres2015.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-766\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-766 \" src=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Marcos-Torres2015-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Marcos Torres2015\" width=\"197\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Marcos-Torres2015-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/files\/2015\/10\/Dr.-Marcos-Torres2015.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>Author: Marcos Torres-Nazario Ed.D. IR Certificate<\/h3>\n<p>Full professor<br \/>\nDistance Education Department<br \/>\nInter-American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Marcos Torres-Nazario teaches online and face-to-face courses of statistics and research, 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. In 2013 completed a Master Degree in Research and Evaluation at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. During the Summer of 2015 completed the ELearning Expert Certificate from FATLA.<\/p>\n<p>Contact info:<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:mtorres@ponce.inter.edu\" target=\"_blank\">mtorres@ponce.inter.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (787) 284-1912 X-2049<br \/>\nFax: (787) 841-0103<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/hets.org\/ejournal\/2014\/10\/29\/authors-of-previous-issues\/\">To learn more about the authors of previous issues click here<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span style=\"text-indent: 20px;width: auto;padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px;text-align: center;font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color: #ffffff;background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px;cursor: pointer\">Save<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article 1: Evaluaci\u00f3n de una certificaci\u00f3n para docentes que ense\u00f1an en entornos virtuales. Author: Dr. Ivette Torres Vera Director Department of Chemistry Associate Professor Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Dr. Ivette Torres-Vera is the Director of Department of Chemistry and Associate Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR), Ponce Campus. 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