Professional Certifications:
- E-Learning Certificate
- Educational Technology Leadership Certificate
I have active subscriptions to many professional Listservs such as:.
- ITFORUM
http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/ - DEOS-L The Distance Education Online Symposium
http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=DEOS-L&H=LISTS.PSU.EDU
I subscribe to numerous RSS feeds on instructional technology, education and the technology field as a whole. I keep up to date and current on these areas via these news aggregators as well as “following” EdTech @ UTB, EDUCAUSE, IDP (Instructional Design Professional) Groups online and the reports, posts and publications they provide. I also have signed up for courses via FutureLearn, the MOOC from the universities in the UK and follow many subjects through similar sites.
I have hosted & continue to promote the Hour of Code:
I have subscriptions to:
- EDUCAUSE
http://www.educause.edu/ - The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5 - Education Technology Blog
http://educationtechnologyblog.com/ - AACE Digital Library
http://www.aace.org/DL/ - THE Journal
http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx
And many more!
Professional Development and Training:
I have attended technology training in computers, networking, cellular and PCS and PDA’s, audio visual equipment, store management, accounting and bookkeeping, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, multimedia systems, WordPerfect and many more. I have received certifications in a number of these technologies and/or technology tools. I also attended numerous workshops such as Write More, Learn More, Josten’s Educational Labs and Wasatch Systems Labs. I have attended numerous computer, technology and educational conferences, such as the NECC and hosted booths and presentations. I also provided many in service trainings for teachers and educational lab administrators.
I participated in a number of online training seminars and classes such as “Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation” from the Summer of Scripting by Khan’s Academy, and Saving Schools Mini-Course 4: School Choice at Coursera, to name a few.
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