Distance Learning/Expert Profile

Organizations

Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business; Golden Key International Honour Society; NBEA; APICS; PMI

Publications

Education/Credentials

PhD Business Administration, Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, AZ; MBA Troy University, Phenix City, AL; BS Environmental Science, Troy University, Troy, AL; APICS CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional)

What do you like about this subject?

The online learning environment is a flexible and powerful way to learn. It gives students who may not be able to attend "regular" classes an opportunity to advance their education.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

An online class is very different from a standard classroom because each student must participate in some way. I work with other instructors to discover the most effective methods of learning. Finding innovative ways to encourage this participation is a challenge to the online instructor.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The Sloan Consortium reported this year that almost 3.5 million students were taking at least one online class during the 2006 fall term. In addition, the 9.7% growth rate for online enrollments exceeds the 1.5% growth rate for the overall higher education population.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

I have had students to tell me they were surprised that they learned so much more in the online class than they did in their standard classrooms. Many core college classes have end up in large lecture halls with upwards of 400 students. The online class is far superior to these giant classes!