Reflective Summary Statement

This portfolio is an accumulation of my graduate studies in the Masters of Distance Education online program at the University of Maryland University College. It also captures my professional experience as an Online Learning Administrator and Online Teaching Faculty in the field of higher at Northampton Community College.  Since I've graduated from UMUC, I've worked in the field of Distance education, both as an eLearning Specialist at Northampton Community College and as the Assistant Director of Online Learning at Northampton Community College. I also teach Psychology online and train online learning faculty in various pedagogical principles for online instruction. This portfolio captures some of my best work, including graduate work, web designs, resources from the academic experts in the field of Distance Education,  and overall the context of my professional work experience as in the field of higher (and distance) education.  Please refer to the links on the left hand side to explore my electronic portfolio  further.

For five years at Northampton Community College, I managed an ACT Center which was part of a nationwide workforce development initiative that provided online workforce development training to various constituents in our region.  All of our online training programs through the ACT Center were pre-developed, content, from various publisher that we used for non-credit, workforce development training. I also oversaw the management of all Ed2Go faculty-led, training programs used for Community Education.  Our ACT Center was approved and launched, under my leadership, as the first authorized ACT testing center in the state of Pennsylvania and was recognized as one of the leading online providers used for WEDnetPA training. WednetPA is the Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania committed to making companies across the Commonwealth more competitive by updating and improving the skills of their employees. The Guaranteed Free training program and other Grant-Funded Resources &Services  in Pennsylvania now include funding sources for workforce development training online.  

When I first started the ACT initiative, I was new to the field of distance learning; however, since then I've advanced in my career to oversee all credit-based, online teaching facutly, online learning courses, and online learners. Click here more information about NCC Online Learning program

Professional Summary Statement

My professional goal is to obtain a position as a teaching faculty online and online learning administrator utilizing my professional skills, strengths and abilities in the field of distance and higher learning.   I currently work as an Assistant Director of Online Learning at Northampton Community College. My job is to hire, schedule, train and supervise our online learning faculty. I also

In my precious position I manage at Assistant Director of Business Training Resources, I managed our ACT Center and Ed2Go programs, which consisted of hundreds of eLearning courses outsourced through a partnership with ACT Inc and various publishers such as ElementK, SkillSoft and Coastal.

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced online learning administrator and distance training professional skilled in managing thousands of online courses and motivating online learners, online faculty and online learning. Professional experience is in the field of distance training with an emphasis on strategic planning and eLearning partnerships. Strong understanding of various online platforms, learning management systems, and computer technologies related to distance learning; actively involved in the field of distance education, workforce development training, grand-funded resources, and eLearning paradigms with a background in student support services.  Able to communicate with both traditional and non-traditional students, in traditional as well as online classroom environments, and with persons from various races, cultures, ages, and professions. Recognized   as an exceptional team player with proven ability to research, organize, and upgrade academic, educational, career and computer resources. Technical skills include web design, online technologies, instructional design, learning management systems, basic networking principles, html coding and programming.