{"id":18113,"date":"2021-03-04T14:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hets.org\/?p=18113"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:22:33","slug":"stella-porto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hets.org\/newdesign\/stella-porto\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Stella Porto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/stella-porto-747x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18111\" width=\"348\" height=\"260\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Stella Porto is currently a Learning Specialist at the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC. She has been with IDB since September 2014. The IDB, through its Knowledge and Learning division, offers a variety of e-learning products to the Latin American and Caribbean regions. Stella manages the design, development, and delivery of several of these. (<a href=\"https:\/\/cursos.iadb.org\/\">https:\/\/cursos.iadb.org<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the IDB, Stella was the director of the Masters of Distance Education and E-learning (MDE) at the University of Maryland Global Campus (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umgc.edu\">https:\/\/www.umgc.edu<\/a>), where she also held other positions since 2001. Prior to that, she was a Professor of Computer Science for around 9 years in her native country Brazil. Stella holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, a Masters, and Doctoral degrees in Computer Science, and much later, she added a master&#8217;s in Distance Education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Outside of her full-time job duties, Stella is part of the QM Research colleague team and a facilitator for Quality Matters, the board of directors of IBSTPI &#8211; International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (<a href=\"https:\/\/ibstpi.org\/\">https:\/\/ibstpi.org<\/a>), and part of the editorial board of AJDE (American Journal of Distance Education). Stella also works on various consulting projects related to online learning through her own business, StellerJ Consulting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year has been leading and managing since March a huge initiative focused on helping Latin America to move courses online. It is called #movingonline BID &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cursos.iadb.org\/es\/indes\/moving-online\">https:\/\/cursos.iadb.org\/es\/indes\/moving-online<\/a>. This is a large umbrella for various activities: a hub of resources and community of practice, weekly webinars, and various short courses to support faculty and other professionals in this transition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social networks:<br>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stellaporto\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stellaporto\/<\/a><br>Twitter: @stellacsporto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Stella Porto is currently a Learning Specialist at the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC. She has been with IDB since September 2014. The IDB, through its Knowledge and Learning division, offers a variety of e-learning products to the Latin American and Caribbean regions. 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