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Evergreen Valley College
Title / Role
Faculty and Coordinator, Distance Education
Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area
1. Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning 2. Computers and Digital Media in Education 3. Community Building Technologies, Tools and Techniques 4. Women in Technology
Personal Interests and Passions
I would like to build the instant communication of young (adolescent) ‘disadvantaged’ girls from Bangladesh with girls and women in the US. At the same time, many U.S. students are currently unprepared for the demands and opportunities of a global economy. Thus, as an educator in the US, I would like to prepare students for work and civic roles in a globalized environment, where success increasingly requires the ability to compete, connect, and cooperate on an international scale.
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In my profession, I wear numerous hats. I am the Distance Education Coordinator and Instructional Technology Faculty and Staff Development Chair at Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, California. I teach online courses on Educational Instructional Technology, and offers face-to-face and online training to faculty to use technology to teach. I have presented in various national and international conferences in education and technology, and English language learning. I have a Masters in Linguistics and TESOL and Certificates in Education and Technology and Online Learning. I also taught ESL and English for many years in community colleges and industries. Currently, she is completing her doctoral in Leadership in International Education at Northcentral University. The United States is my adopted country for the past 34 years while Bangladesh is my country of origin. Therefore, as an educator, my goal is to build a bridge between the education systems of the US and Bangladesh. I also share similar vision of the President of the US, Barack Obama, who stated in his famous speech at the Cairo University on June 4, 2009, “expand exchange programs, and increase scholarships, like the one that brought my father to America. At the same time, we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities. And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America; invest in online learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a young person in Kansas can communicate instantly with a young person in Cairo.” In my case, I would like to build the instant communication of young (adolescent) ‘disadvantaged’ girls from Bangladesh with girls and women in the US. At the same time, many U.S. students are currently unprepared for the demands and opportunities of a global economy. Thus, as an educator in the US, I would like to prepare students for work and civic roles in a globalized environment, where success increasingly requires the ability to compete, connect, and cooperate on an international scale.
