Personal Goals
In 2010 I started as an Educational Technology Specialist at the Baldwin Group at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Services Center (PSC) where I work on a team that supports NOAA's environmental literacy efforts by providing scientific visualization and interactive media products. I am very interested in projects that that seek to bridge the gap between scientists and various formal and informal education audiences, and e-learning can play a crucial role in this arena.
While I have a strong science and educational content background (6 years of experience as a science educator and manager at the Bishop Museum, 3 years of teaching middle school science, and 3 years of research in volcanology), I would like to develop the skills and better understand the tools needed to more effectively design and develop dynamic e-learning modules.
Given my busy work schedule, the Masters Degree and Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching though the Department of Educational Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education seemed like a perfect fit.
While I have a strong science and educational content background (6 years of experience as a science educator and manager at the Bishop Museum, 3 years of teaching middle school science, and 3 years of research in volcanology), I would like to develop the skills and better understand the tools needed to more effectively design and develop dynamic e-learning modules.
Given my busy work schedule, the Masters Degree and Certificate in Online Learning and Teaching though the Department of Educational Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education seemed like a perfect fit.