News & Happenings

Keep up-to-date with recent news and happenings — my interests range from web design to instructional technology.

November 2007 - Presented the poster session "Distance Learning Orientation" at the 2007 CIT Conference on Information Technology sponsored by the League of Innovation in the Community College.

March 2007 - Several of my ideas for teaching online are included in Patti Shank's new book, Online Learning Idea Book: 95 Proven Ways to Enhance Technology-Based and Blended Learning.

February 2007 - Presented the audio poster session "Distance Learning Orientation" at the 2007 IOC - Illinois Online Conference for Teaching and Learning.

January 2007 - Invited to serve as a course reviewer for Blackboard's 2007 Exemplary Course Program.

December 2006 - Completed my Fall 2006 Department of Instructional Technology Fellowship project: Distance Learning Orientation. These materials are available to anyone and provide an introduction to online learning, Blackboard (version 6), and basic computer skills.

August 2006 - The 3rd edition of my textbook, Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, has been published.

June 2006 - Invited to be a Course Reviewer Consultant for the Illinois Online Network at the Univerisity of Illinois as part of the Quality Online Course Intiative (QOCI) Project.

March 2006 - Won the 2006 Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Course Award (Online Course Category) for my CIS218/WEB240 E-Commerce Development online course.

This is a national competition in which courses were judged by a rigorous rubric including components such as online pedagogy and use of technology.

Blackboard September 2006 Newsletter
Blackboard Press Release  
Access the Course (Alternate Access)
Northcentral University Press Release
Blackboard Educate Innovate Blog
Lindeman on eLearning Blog
Virgil Varvel's Education Exploration Blog
Harper CIS Blog

February 2006 - Presented "A Case for Case Studies" at the 2006 IOC - Illinois Online Conference for Teaching and Learning in February 2005. (Presentation Links)

Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Tenth Edition 2005-2006
This is the third year in a row that one of my students who was listed in an honor publication nominated me as the teacher who has been most influential during their academic career. Thank you!

A blast from the past -- 2002-2005 News.