Title:

Adjunct Instructor, Instructional Designer

Organization (if applicable):

Cypress College

Are You an iEARN Member?

No

Location (City or Town):

California

About Me or Reason for Joining the GEC:

I hope to network with other global instructional designers and instructors, open doors to additional collaborative projects and develop relationships that expand my expertise in educational technologies.

I am a:

college or university professor, consultant

Grade Level or Age of Students You Work With (if applicable):

Community college, university and adult learners

Web Site (if applicable):

http://elearningassociates.com

Blog (if applicable):

http://lorealsblog.wordpress.com/

Global Education Projects Sponsored By You or That You're Involved In (if applicable):

North Orange Community College District
January 2012 – present
Assignment: Cypress College Journalism Department
Cypress, CA

Roles: Adjunct instructor, curriculum designer/facilitator of curriculum-led, web-based, blended learning “Complete, Digital Reporting” global journalism course.
• Utilizing Global Classroom as a CMS for onsite and global students.
• Designing an integrated platform for the journalism program to include Global Journalism, Web Journalism, Visual Journalism and Broadcast Journalism courses.
• Mentoring journalism department coordinator in platform technologies and teaching strategies and methodologies.
• Integrating a global academic partnership with NGO Better World Foundation English language students in collaborative, multimedia storytelling project.
Currently redesigning integration of learning technologies Fall 2012:
• Design of eLearning training modules using Articulate and Camtasia
• Assembly and publication of collaborative e-training handbook.


September 2007 - December 2009
Assignment: Cypress College
Cypress, CA
Roles: Curriculum designer, assistant instructor, supplemental instructor, tutor, mentor (on-site studio, field-work and global), web editor

• Designed and facilitated global, convergent, hyper-media, journalism supplemental instruction program for onsite and global students for the journalism department’s Fulbright partnerships with Lutsk University, Ukraine.
• Provided in-class and web-based convergent journalism tutoring to student journalists both in the Ukraine (at Lutsk University) and the United States (at Cypress College) using Skype.
• Mentored student learners in as a broadcast anchor, script writer, video podcaster, field reporter, videographer,
• Web editor for www.cychron.com.
• Tutored journalism students virtually and onsite, and students across the curriculum in the Student Services Center.

Languages Spoken:

English

Twitter Name:

http://loreal_global

Skype Name:

elearningassociates