Organizations publishing
Open Educational Resources
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Sofia Team
Admin Tools
Executive Director
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Vivie Sinou,
Dean of Learning Technology & Innovations at Foothill College,
manages the ETUDES Consortium and oversees the development and
support of
ETUDES,
a course management system, based on the Sakai open source
platform. Sinou formed the ETUDES Consortium in 2002 and extended
the use of the system to over 30 institutions.
Sinou is leading the
Sofia initiative, serves on the
Sakai Board, and
is helping shape the vision of open source software in higher
education.
Sinou was selected for the League
Innovator of the Year Award for Foothill De Anza Community College
District (2002) and was the
recipient of the 2002 Technology Leadership Award from
the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. She was
chosen for the prestigious statewide award for her prominence
within the arena of higher educational technological resources
management, exemplary organizational management and leadership
qualities, advocacy of effective use of technology in supporting
institutional goals, and contributions to growth of the profession
as a whole. |
Project Assistant
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Marlene Wilkendorf
joined the Foothill Global Access team 3 years ago bringing over
10 years of administrative experience to the project. Marlene
earned a Database Systems and Concepts Certificate from University
of California, Santa Cruz Extension and a Web Development
Certificate from San Jose State University Extension. She will
receive her Associate of Science in Data Management from Foothill
College in 2006.
Marlene and her husband Greg are proud to announce another
exciting project: The arrival of their first baby in
February, 2005. |
Content Publishing
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Janet Davis has a Masters
Degree in Instructional Technology from San Jose State University.
She also has a professional certificate in online instructional
delivery from California State University, Hayward.
She has been an educator for 15 years, teaches Flash at De Anza
College, has been a faculty trainer at De Anza College, and has
also been an instructional designer and graphic artist for
Foothill-De Anza Community College District's team of media
developers, the Instructional Design Group, Educational Technology
Services. |
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Marcia P. Ganeles
(BA, Fine Art – MS, Education) teaches Flash, Dreamweaver, and
Photoshop online through Foothill College, and Education in the
Graduate School of California State University, Hayward (Online
Teaching & Learning Program). She trains Community College faculty
to teach online through Foothill Global Access and the California
Virtual Campus workshops. Training educators enables Marcia to
observe and assist in the development of a variety of courses. She
passionately takes online courses to experience diversity in
teaching styles and integrate the best practices of her colleagues
into her courses. |
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Priti Singh has a Masters
in Business Administration and Public Administration from the
University of Antwerp (Belgium), apart from E-Business and
Internet Technology Career Certificates from De Anza and Foothill
College. Previously, she was involved with Etudes, the course
management system of Foothill, in designing web pages for online
courses. Her business experience involves marketing, banking and
website management.
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Valerie Taylor
has
been teaching part-time at De Anza since 2000. She currently
teaches Computers and Society as an online course. Her business
career has included positions in education, technology,
consulting, and banking in Canada and the Bay Area. Ms. Taylor has
a M.S. in Education specializing in Online Teaching and Learning
from CSU Hayward. All course work for this program was online.
When she is not working, she enjoys traveling and sailing. |
Story Writer
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Suzanne Floyd began writing for
publication in 1984 and has worked as writer and editor for a
variety of publications ranging from a US Virgin Islands-based
daily newspaper to a Manhattan-based trade journal. In 1994,
Suzanne earned her MA in English and Comparative Literature with a
concentration in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from San Diego State
University. She has taught at several community colleges on each
coast and put the first English course online at both Santa Monica
College in Santa Monica, CA and College of the Canyons in Santa
Clarita, CA. She was hired as a full-time online Language Arts
instructor at West Los Angeles College in 2001 where she is now
Associate Professor. |
Programming Support
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Kyong Kim,
Foothill Instructional Web/Multimedia Programmer, is the principal
developer of the peer review/rating script that made this
important part of the project an efficient and effective selection
process. Kyong interacts with students and faculty daily,
providing technical support, assistance in multimedia development,
system administration, testing and troubleshooting. He is an asset
to the team as we continue to explore ways to streamline
processes. |
Evaluation Team
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Dr. Nardick
is a
partner in ConseQ Associates, LLP, working with higher education
organizations to understand and manage the unintended consequences
of IT change. She has worked with higher education institutions
since the mid 80s, initially as a member of Apple Computer’s
higher education group
and then as an independent consultant.
As a consultant, her work spans the corporate and nonprofit worlds
of higher education and IT. She is presently a Senior Project
Director with the Institute for Higher Education. |
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Dr.
Connolly is a partner in ConseQ Associates, LLP, working with
higher education organizations to manage the unintended
consequences of IT change. He has over 30 years in higher
education as a faculty member and administrator -- 21 years at
American University (AU) and 14 years at Montgomery Community
College. He is an Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and
Information Systems at AU, and a Senior
Project Director with the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
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