Index of course materials Course designed by Gail Gruber, WNMU, Silver City, NM

Introduction

Welcome to Education 534. This course is being developed for students at a distance, as well as on campus. Students in Gallup will work with Dr. Howard on how they are to complete assignments and lectures.

Course Designer, Gail Gruber

I obtained my Master's Degree from Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in May, 1995. My area of study was Computers in Education. I have worked on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. I am currently working on a doctoral program at NMSU in Curriculum and Instruction with a major in Learning Technologies.

You may call me at the office, 538-6101, during my office hours. Or you may email me at gruberg@iron.wnmu.edu, which is at the office, or ggg@gilanet.com, which is at home.

My husband, Gene, practices law in Silver City. My son, Kurt, lives in Austin, TX and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. My daughter, Anne Marie, goes to WNMU and plays basketball for the Lady Stangs (#33).

Course Instructor, Gallup Graduate Studies Center, Roy Howard

I have a Bachelors in Elementary Education (Foreign Language in the Elementary School, Music, and Aerospace Studies) from Brigham Young University (1973). After four years in the Air Force as an Administrative Management Officer, I tuned pianos full time for five years, and in 1982 completed a Masters in Music Education from Eastern Washington University. I taught 6th grade at Dzilth-na-o-dith-hle Community School, where I started using the Apple IIc for everything. At the University of New Mexico I completed a Masters in Multicultural Education and a Ph.D. in Navajo Bilingual Education, both with minors in Music. I taught bilingual education courses at Texas Tech University for five years, and have been a professor of bilingual education/ESL since 1992 at Western New Mexico University. I have taught distance education courses with various technologies since 1986. I use computers as a way of life for multitrack music recording; book, newsletter, and web publishing; e-commerce; information to improve my small flock poultry operation, and many other purposes. I have been at the Gallup Graduate Studies Center full time since 1997, but started teaching courses here in 1995.

You may call me at the office, 722 3389, at any time, and leave a message if I am not in. My e-mail addresses are: howardr@silver.wnmu.edu and cantos@cantos.org.

My wife, Janeen, practices embroidery in Vanderwagen, and teaches at David Skeet Elementary School. My children are: Heather (in Austing with her son), Zane (in Silver City, WNMU Marketing major, plays varsity basketball), Jess (in North Carolina with wife and one son and one daughter, accountant for a manufacturer), and Carlene (artist, illustrator living in Manhattan, NY).

You should make yourself familiar with the Syllabus and Schedule for this course. Although they are like a budget and may be changed, we will follow them as closely as possible.