"He who first shortened the labor of copyists by device of movable types was disbanding hired armies, and cashiering most kings and senates, and creating a whole new democratic world: he had invented the art of printing."
(Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, 1833)

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Hello, and welcome to my home page. As the director of the Distance Learning Department at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas, I have the unique opportunity of bridging the chasm between instruction and technology. Learning technologies, such as the Gutenberg press (1450, shown above), have the ability of assisting educators in their quest to maximize learning outcomes. However, it is imperative that educators do not let technology drive the learning. Pedagogy and sound teaching practices are what leads to successfuly learning outcomes.

This site is an introduction to both my professional and personal sides and is laid out as follows:

• Introduction: personal thoughts;
• Personal: personal background;
• Professional: my professional background and resume;
• ITDE: link to the Nova Southeastern University Ed.D. program in Instructional Technology and Distance Education;
• Latest technology news: RSS feeds from various news and information sources dealing with the field of ITDE;
• Distance education links: several links collected over the years dealing directly and indirectly with ITDE.

Please feel free to contact me with any comments regarding instructional technology, distance education, or any aspect of this Web site.

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