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I'm a slug and proud of it—I have a bachelors degree in biology from UC Santa Cruz and a masters in educational technology from San Jose State University. In a former life I was a dental hygienist and clinical coordinator.
My expertise is in distance education and instructional technology. Over the years, I've had the privilege of working with an extraordinary group of visionary people who realized early on online instruction will be in high demand. Distance education would not only provide opportunities for students who needed flexible options for earning college credit, it would unfortunately present challenges for low income students, particularly students of color. My work as a Title V Coordinator focused on equity in distance education, including culturally relevant teaching, hybrid course delivery, and active learning, technology-enhanced classroom redesign. At the conclusion of the grant, I resumed the Director, Teaching and Learning Center position, and just months later coordinated the transition of all classes to online delivery and scale up online teaching professional development with an amazing team of faculty and student tech peer coaches. |
Francine Van Meter
Retired June 2021 1997–2021
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