I am a self-professed \u201csoftware geek.\u201d That is, I love to learn my way around new software, both online web-based apps, and locally-installed, usually more-robust desktop applications.<\/p>\n
I have been teaching Business Technology and Information Technology classes in the IBIT division of Bellevue College in Washington state since 2007, having moved to Washington from Texas, where I taught graphic design and electronic imaging and earned a Master\u2019s degree in Interdisciplinary Arts. I\u2019m originally from the Corpus Christi area, where I owned a couple hip coffee shops, managed several computer labs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and hosted drum circles at the beach. I also help faculty & staff at BC with technology in both one-on-one and workshop situations.<\/p>\n
Many of the classes I teach are in the IBEST program, which is nationally-renowned for its innovative approach to jump-starting developmental-education students into college-level and professional\/vocational coursework. One of the unique characteristics of the IBEST model is that classes are team-taught. With my IBEST teaching partner Eric Nacke, I have led team-teaching workshops for colleges around the state and nation.<\/p>\n
When not on campus (or otherwise piddling about on computers), I\u2019m usually listening to or making my own music, or reading\/watching science fiction. Or eating. Or sleeping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":1464,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1458","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/1458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/1458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5584,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/1458\/revisions\/5584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}