VIU_Magazine_Summer_2017

More documents

Recommendations

Info

CAMPUS NEWS SHAPING VIU’S ONLINE EDUCATION Online education is growing by leaps and bounds, with 75% of higher education institutions offering at least 50% of courses online by 2019. Online learning is providing students across the global with flexible options to pursue their educational goals. In the United States alone, about half of current college students have taken at least one online course. Congratulations, Dr. Parker on your award. What is it exactly? The Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship is a program of the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It has given me an opportunity to assist Rhodes University, Grahamstown in the Eastern part of South Africa and I was there for 4 months. I was assisting 5 different universities in South Africa setting up online programs with infrastructure, assisting with interviews, data, and structure to gain success with the online programs. What was the application process and should others apply? The process begins with the lengthy application which takes up to couple of months to apply. A potential candidate has to hold PhD as one of the conditions. Applicants are reviewed, interviewed VIU’s Dr. Angie Parker is committed to the future and growth of online education and is proud to collaborate on online courses at VIU. Currently, VIU offers all on-campus courses and degree programs online with VIU Online. and nominated. In my case, Rhodes University needed a Fulbright Scholar which made me a perfect candidate to assist. I would encourage people, yes. This process is an excellent opportunity to do it. I would be glad to refer students but would have to be a specific individual. Opportunity is small and it is important for an applicant to have experience, who met requirements of the application, performed specific work, and gained qualifications through work and life. You have been with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Curriculum Committee. Can you share your experience? I have served Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Curriculum Committee (a group of over 120 lifelong learning institutes funded by the Bernard Osher Foundation, dedicated to providing excellent education for adult learners, and to extending the demographic served by traditional universities) for almost 2 years. It is a beneficial program for seniors, 50 years+, who are taking courses interesting to them. How do you stay in touch with what really matters most-the students? That’s true. Students are number the #1 priority. Through the technology, Skype, phone calls, emails, I provide encouragement when needed. When they are taking a course online, they seem all alone on this planet and I always encourage them to call and keep in touch. How has your experience and position you hold with VIU helped to shape your vision of online education? I have participated in instrumental design and administrating teaching the online courses for VIU. I started a year and a half ago and enjoy working with the School of Education. Through the roles of the instructor and designer, I have worked with most importantly, students. I realize that it all has to work together, that we all have to cooperate and collaborate to create strong learning environment for our students. Do you have any suggestions and initiatives in mind? I hope that there will be increase in number of students at VIU both oncampus and online, but mostly, online. It is so beneficial for students to have an access to the online courses as an opportunity to learn and to take the knowledge outside of the classroom. I really hope VIU expands its online coursework. Would you prefer teaching online or on-campus? Online. When you work with students on-campus, you get to know only 10 students and those who are sitting in the front row only; you lack the time to know them all, as one of my examples when I taught a big group at Arizona State University. Online, you get to know all the students and learn more about them. 14 University Magazine, VIU Summer 2017
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS VIU.EDU INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 16 | TVRTKO VUJITY: A JOURNALIST’S QUEST TO GO BEYOND BORDERS 20 | INTERNATIONALIZING PSYCHOLOGY TO ADDRESS GLOBAL NEEDS 22 | ASSESSMENT AT-A-GLANCE 26 | ENGLISH: A POWERFUL TOOL 28 | CHATBOTS 32 | JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER BEFORE GRADUATION 34 | LEADERS OF TOMORROW 36 | THE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS Summer 2017 University Magazine, VIU 15
Page 1 and 2: MAGAZINE ISSUE 8 JUST WHAT IS ASSES
Page 3 and 4: VIU.EDU Summer 2017 CONTENTS FEATUR
Page 5 and 6: WELCOME TO READERS VIU.EDU LETTER F
Page 7 and 8: CAMPUS NEWS VIU.EDU CAMPUS NEWS 12
Page 9 and 10: VIU.EDU Laina C. Lopez presents at
Page 11 and 12: VIU.EDU THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY
Page 13: VIU.EDU VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM Du
Page 17 and 18: VIU.EDU The Right Path Finding the
Page 19 and 20: VIU.EDU saying things like “stupi
Page 21 and 22: VIU.EDU and other techniques. This
Page 23 and 24: VIU.EDU AT-A-GLANCE BY CHRISTINA KO
Page 25 and 26: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Page 27 and 28: VIU.EDU “Many successful stories
Page 29 and 30: VIU.EDU BOT FUN FACTS • The avera
Page 31 and 32: VIU Alumni Association Plant the se
Page 34 and 35: INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Rebecca Yu is the
Page 36 and 37: INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Anastassiya Lapik
Page 38 and 39: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION Love is..
Page 40 and 41: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION IT ALL ST
Page 42 and 43: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION Kazakh ma
Page 44 and 45: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION Share you
Page 46 and 47: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION Eager to
Page 48 and 49: INTERNATIONAL INSPIRATION Koshary (
Page 50 and 51: THE WRITTEN WORD A Whole New Mind B
Page 52: Stay Connected with VIU. #GOVIU

VIU_Magazine_Summer_2017

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?