About Me

First and foremost, I am an educator. I have been in education since 1996, teaching originally in K-12 and moving to the higher education arena in 2004. Since then, online education has been my focus providing multiple perspectives as a student, designer, reviewer, researcher, administrator and faculty. My current position allows me to collaborate with faculty in the design, development, and delivery of online instruction; manage the instructional design area; provide pedagogical support to faculty via an online training course, workshops, and one-on-one support; and teach. I also serve as UAB Quality Matters'' Institutional Representative.

Research

Reseach Interests / Stream
Usability, learning theory, instructional design, universal design, online education, faculty development and support

Teaching

Teaching Interests
Instructional design, technology integration in education, instructional leadership, effective teaching, learning theory

Other

Computer Skills
Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); HTML, Adobe CS4(Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat), Course Management Systems (Blackboard, WebCT, eCollege, Desire2Learn) Lecture Capture Software (Camtasia, Captivate, Tegrity, MediaSite) Web 2.0 tools (Skype, VoiceThread, Linked In, Google Plus, Webs, Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, PB Wiki, etc.) Synchronous Communication Tools (Skype, Collaborate,Google Hangouts, Circles, etc.);