Thomas Sheppard, Athabasca University

Professional Information

Full name: Thomas Sheppard
Job title: Grad Student
URL: http://me2u.athabascau.ca/elgg/thomassh/weblog
Role: technology
Education: Masters of Distance Education
Professional Organizations: Athabasca University, Canadian Association of Distance Education (CADE), Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador
Current Projects: Studies in distance education and currently looking at the effective use of podcasting, vidcasting, and screencasting in lectures. Interesting in developing resources for online professional development of educators.
Disciplinary Interests: distance learning, k-12, higher education, technology, web2.0, elearning, e-learning, mlearning, m-learning, distance education, education technology, e-portfolio, eportfolio, professional development, pd
Bio: I am a junior high technology teacher and currently finishing a Masters of Distance Education at Athabasca University.

History

Member for: 3 years 9 weeks

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