“You want me to do what?” Teaching online and maintaining work/life balance

Dr. Sarah Bond

 In this episode, Dr. Leslie Cordie interviews Dr. Sarah Bond about teaching online and maintaining work/life balance. Dr. Bond is an instructional designer and online instructor at Oakland City University School of Business.

Dr. Sarah Bond roots began in Agriculture. Born and raised in east central Illinois, Iroquois County, she was actively involved in 4-H for 12 years and the FFA for 6 years. Dr. Bond attributes a great deal of her educational and leadership success to the opportunities in agriculture and these organizations. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Economics, Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Mechanization and her PhD in Workforce Education and Development, specializing in Education, Training, and Development, all from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 

Dr. Bond’s work experience has included the Enrollment Management Coordinator for the College of Agricultural Sciences at SIUC, Rend Lake College as the Applied Science and Technology Division Chair and Southeastern Illinois College as the Executive Dean of Student Affairs. Currently she is an instructional designer and online instructor at Oakland City University School of Business. An Assistant Professor of Practice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale teaching online for the Agribusiness Economic Department.  An online instructor for Valdosta State University, Department of Adult and Career Education.  Additionally, she is a Co-Owner of Abundant Harvest, LLC which develops customized training for business and industry as well as professional speaking.

Dr. Bond resides in Marion, Illinois with her husband, Dr. Jason Bond who is a Professor at SIUC in the Plant, Soil, and Agriculture Systems Department.  Jason is a second-generation plant pathologist, and his research program at SIUC focuses on the management of corn and soybean diseases. Together Drs. Bond serve as the Faculty Advisors for the SIU Agronomy Society.

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Barriers to Online Learning

Dr. Matt Simoneau

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Cordie interviews Dr. Matt Simoneau about barriers to online learning. Dr. Simoneau is an Associate Professor in career and technical education at the University of Wisconsin – Stout where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in career and technical education topics.

Matt Simoneau is an Associate Professor in career and technical education at the University of Wisconsin – Stout where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in career and technical education topics. He previously held positions as Associate Dean at Inver Hills Community College, Construction Programs Coordinator at North Hennepin Community College, and served as faculty in the Building Inspections Technology program. He holds an Associates degree from Inver Hills Community College, a bachelor’s degree in Career, Technical Education and Training from UW-Stout, a master’s degree in Career and Technical Education from UW-Stout, and an Ed.D. in Career and technical Education from UW-Stout.   

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Remote Supervision in Higher Education

Dr. Tricia Berry

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Cordie interviews Dr. Tricia Berry about remote supervision in higher education. 

Dr. Berry is the Associate Dean and Director of Clinical and Practicum Programs for Purdue University Global. Dr. Berry is the Associate Dean and Director of Clinical and Practicum Programs for Purdue University Global.  She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a Specialization in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University, a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning from Kaplan University, and Bachelors’ degrees in both Occupational Therapy and Psychology from St. Ambrose University. Dr. Berry has worked in the field of online education since 2006. She's a member of numerous professional associations and serves on the Board of the Iowa Distance Learning Association and as the Director for AAACE’s Commission for Distance Teaching and Learning.

 

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Digital Teaching Strategies

 

Dr. Robert Mizzi

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Cordie interviews Dr. Robert Mizzi about digital teaching strategies. Dr. Mizzi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

Dr. Mizzi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, Canada. His research focuses on transnational educators and LGBTQ educators in various educational contexts. Robert is the past President of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. His website is www.robertmizzi.com.

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Reflections from a Dean

 

Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims

In this episode, Dr. Leslie Cordie interviews Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims on her own reflections as a Dean. Dr. Rosser-Mims is a Full Professor of adult education and Dean of the College of Education at Troy University. Dr. Rosser-Mims is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award and past president of Troy University’s Faculty Senate in which she served two years consecutively.

Dr. Rosser-Mims has nearly 20 years of adult education experience, including work in collegiate teaching as well as training and development. Over the past 10 years she has engaged in a range of international-related work that includes leading four study-abroad experiences, negotiating agreements with Kyambogo University and Makerere University, and serving as a workshop presenter in 2019 and the inaugural year of the Higher Education Resource Services, East Africa (HERS-EA) Leadership Academy held at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.  She has authored four books, published numerous articles and book chapters, and delivered numerous conference presentations at the regional, national, and international levels. She is the co-founder and former coeditor in chief of Dialogues in Social Justice: An Adult Education Journal, a peer-reviewed open-access journal.

Before joining Troy University, Dr. Rosser-Mims held a faculty position at the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute for Leadership, where she worked on projects targeting first- and second-tier counties suffering from economic, educational, and social disparities by providing program development, leadership training, and facilitation services. She continues to work with a range of audiences, including adult and youth community and advocacy groups, to provide facilitation services in the areas of team building, group dynamics, leadership assessments, conflict management, communication, board development, and strategic planning. 

 

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