Quote
“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between her work and her play, her labor and her leisure, her mind and her body, her information and her recreation, her love and her religion. She hardly knows which is which. She simply pursues her vision of excellence at whatever she does, leaving others to decide whether she is working or playing. To her she’s always doing both.”
-Adapted from James A. Michener
Bio
I live in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the “Land of Enchantment” where the view includes the Organ Mountains and the most breathtaking sunsets. I am fortunate and grateful to be taking part in a transformative experience at Pepperdine University working on an Ed.D in Educational Technology. I spend my days working at New Mexico State University as a project coordinator and online instructor and I taught middle-school for four years. My expertise lies in distance learning, K12 professional development, higher education faculty development, social computing, and emergent technologies. I am helping to develop a new online teaching and learning certificate at NMSU and I’m still a proud RETAzen providing resources, community, and professional development for teachers in New Mexico.
Mission
I work for and serve the profession of education with the hope of an excellent education for all students and an exciting profession for teachers. At this time, teachers need support more than ever. I work to serve and deliver to teachers the resources, technology support, and community that they need and deserve.
Vision
I envision a revitalized and exciting age for the profession of education…
Values
- Love
- Relationships
- Respect
- Innovation
- Service
- Health
Services and Products
- Transformative and innovative perspective
- Organizational skills, research skills, and writing skills
- Team-building skills
- Online teaching and learning expertise
- Fostering relationships and community building
- Emergent technologies and social computing expertise
Communities I Participate in that bridge my current practice with my mission and vision
- RETA
- NMSU College of Extended Learning
- NMSU eLearning Support Group
- Pepperdine Cadre X
- MySpace Teachers Group
- Teamsugar!
