Ed.D.

John is earning an Ed.D. in Higher Education and Adult Learning from Walden University with an emphasis on distance learning technology and teaching. He has researched and deployed learning management systems for organizations including the Department of Energy.

Writings

Critical Reading

Discussion Strategies

Foundational Reflections on Technology and Teaching

Multiple Intelligence Education

Masters Degree Portfolio

Click here to view my masters degree portfolio

The link above will take you to a portfolio of my eductional works and professional samples of applied learning from my studies. The portfolio is meant to be a purposeful collection of work, progress, and achievements. It represents an extensive record of progress, and a collection of well-documented learning achievements.

Teaching, Course Development, Subject Matter Expert

· Westwood College Online
· ITT Technical Institute
· University of New Mexico
· University of New Mexico Continuing Education
· Central New Mexico Community College

Outcome Based Education Focus

Outcome based education is my goal in adapting course material to each student. Teaching with the student in mind is paramount in person or online. Click here for some reflections on teaching in a flip book of quotes from Parker Palmer along with my commentary.

Learning Managment Systems - Experience and Skills

· Plateau, Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, eCollege and custom learning management systems.
· Developing and deploying SCORM and 508 compliant course solutions.
· Searching out and developing LMS solutions for educational organizations.

Student Work

Applied student work is just one indication of the transfer of learning based on sharing hands-on experience using the software tools. Click here to see the work of student Wendell Hess produced over two terms for a international music group. Other class members contributed to the content by creating music videos and auditioning content for the client. The project was the result of community outreach to provide students with real world experience.

Web 2.0 Skills and Tools used For Collaboration and Learning

· Wikis
· Share Point
· Share Point Designer
· Buzzword
· Social Networking
· Office Live
· Google Docs
· Podcasting
· Contributed Content Development
· Delicious.com and Bookmarking

Click on this section to see what Web 2.0 is and how it can be used for teaching and learning.