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Department: Coordinator of Online Faculty Support
Areas of Expertise: Training and support of online faculty; developing interactive, media-rich online English, literature, and speech courses using Visual Communicator, Camtasia, and Wimba Voice software; and developing a totally online asynchronous speech course.
Background: Dr. Clerkin has been with Berkeley College for 23 years, and began teaching online classes in 1998. Following are some of the highlights of her career.
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Developed Road to Success in Online Learning, a required course for new online students and Road to Success in Online Teaching, a required course for new online professors.
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Developed material for on-site and online workshops.
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Developed and maintains the Online Faculty Resource Center (includes discussion Board where online faculty can share ideas and effective practices).
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Presents Berkeley College’s innovative online teaching and learning methods at national and international conferences.
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Awards and Recognitions:
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In May 2007, the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) awarded Dr. Clerkin the Best Practices Gold Award for Distance Learning Teaching Online in Online Higher Education (Award recognizes individuals whose programs demonstrate extraordinary achievement in scholarly research and writing, leadership, and service).
Click here for more information about this award.
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In 2006, Dr. Clerkin won the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award from The International Conference on College Teaching and Learning.
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In 2005, Dr. Clerkin was recognized by Berkeley College with the President’s Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the College Community.
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Professional Affiliations: Program Chair of the USDLA 2008 Conference; Serves on the Steering Committee of NEConnect (an organization of professionals located throughout the northeast, and interested in the development of new approaches to online teaching); Member of the Planning Committee of the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (an organization that promotes and advances the effective use of technology in higher education); Member of the Social Networking Subcommittee of Sloan-C SL (Second Life) - Networking Education and Technology (group of college and university educators who use Second Life to provide more effective learning experiences for their students and professional development opportunities for themselves).
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Degrees: Dr. Clerkin holds a Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree from St. John’s University; two Master's degrees (M.A.) in English, a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), and a B.A. from Manhattanville College.
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Media Contact: Please contact Ilene Lumpkin, Berkeley College Director of Media Relations, 201-291-1111, ext. 5122, igl@BerkeleyCollege.edu.
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