Teaching Photography and Art Online – A VASA Forum

Starting tomorrow I will be moderating a Vasa sponsored discussion that will explore and investigate the technical challenges to teaching photography online and the strategies and best practices (methodology) for teaching basic and advanced photography/art courses in the online environment. I am looking for both educators that are already teaching online and those who may [...]

Distance Learning Conference, Raleigh NC

This year’s NC3ADL Conference held at the Raleigh Convention Center drew almost 300 participants from over 45 Community Colleges and even a few Universities across the state. There was something for everyone at this years DL conference, from a variety of excellent technical sessions to seminars and speakers that addressed online pedagogy, best practices and [...]

Photo / Art Education 2011

Please check out my latest essay concerning how art and photo education have changed (evolved) over the past 20 years. I posted it on Vasa Blog where I am a regular contributor. CLICK HERE!

North Caroline Distance Learning Conference

I’ve been attending the North Carolina Distance Learning Conference since Sunday. I did 2 presentations this past Sunday on my DL Workflow not Workslow. More on the conference by clicking over to my distance learning blog.

Moodle Admin Workshop

I’m in Greenville, NC today getting ready to head out to Pitt Community College for a Moodle administrator’s workshop. I love teaching “online” with Moodle, but still have a lot to learn about how to administer it at the college level. Hopefully I’ll learn lots of new things about Moodle and how to look “under [...]

It’s All About Problem Solving

I’m a week into teaching art history, photography and multi-media production both online and partially in the classroom (computer lab) and one thing that’s really hit me this week is just how important “problem solving” skills are in this day and age. If you’ve read my blog in the past you know I teach online [...]

Spring Semester Kicks into High Gear

It hit me this morning as I was posting back to my many online students across the state (and the world) that Christmas vacation is over and its back to business as usual for me.  This is going to be a very busy semester considering the fact that I have taken on some extra courses [...]

On Teaching & Learning 2010

I must admit it’s been a relaxing and productive Christmas break for me.  As I mentioned in a previous post, my plans of traveling to New York were scrapped due to the bad snow storms slamming DC all the way to Long Island -  so I regrouped and have been getting lots accomplished here at [...]

Teaching Online Semester Debrief

It turns out there’s  a snow storm barreling through the western part of North Carolina this weekend and apparently going to hit the East Coast from DC to New York, so I decided not to visit my brother in Asheville. He called as I was heading out this morning and warned me not to take [...]

Blogging, YouTube and iTunes for Instruction in Atlanta

Here is the link to download my entire Society for Photographic Education presentation Powerpoint if you want to refer back to it or missed it on the Webinar or in Atlanta. Click Here and Download!