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During the Spring 2009 semester I am scheduled to teach five online courses in the Business Department: BUS 207 099WB Principles of Business Management, BUS 103 099WB Business Math, BUS 101 098WB and 099WB Introduction to Business and BNF 102 099WB Personal Finance & Money Management. These courses are similar in content to the on campus courses but differ in that (1) we do not meet on campus, (2) contact with me and with the other students is online and (3) all work is submitted electronically. . The course outlines for each of them can be found by clicking on the course titles above. Students interested in finding out more about these courses should email me at rangiello@bergen.edu. Those interested in general information about BCC's distance education programs can find more information on our distance learning web site.
Online classes allow greatly enriched class discussion and allow completing the course work in a more flexible time frame. Students who take an online course, however, should not misunderstood how rigorous these courses are. Although we do not have any scheduled face-to-face meetings this does not mean the course is less work. Just as with any three credit hour course the student should expect to commit approximately nine hours per week to the course; traditionally this would be three hours in the classroom and six hours outside. Since we have no "real" classroom it is important that you be able to schedule enough time on your own. An online course requires that students have a lot more self-discipline and good time management skills. Of course, students in an online class must have access to a computer and to high speed (cable or DSL) Internet access and be comfortable using both the Internet and word processing. Online courses are reading and writing intensive so students should also be reasonably fluent in English. virtually ew
Although the course outline for the on campus course is still being finalized there are some key copncepts that will be emphasized. Attendance and promptness are critical since there will be some graded activity in virtually every class. Students will be expected to conduct some research and either make an oral presenation or submit a written report, or both, on their research projects. There will defintgely be some graded group work.
If you need more information before registering for any of these courses email me at rangiello@bergen.edu.
I am extremely interested in the sound educational use of instructional technology. I have been heavily involved in Bergen Community College's efforts to enhance and expand student learning by the appropriate use of technology and in assisting faculty to use technology in their teaching and research. I founded BCC's Center for Instructional Technology and, while no longer involved in its day-to-day administration, continue to support it's efforts. I also served as coordinator of the TOPP (The Online Professor Program) training team which provides a structured, formal instructional program to new and experienced online faculty and continue to serve as one of the trainers. For more information about the CIT or TOPP see the CIT web site.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS and CURRENT PROJECTS
Some of the other projects which I am working on now or have recently concluded include:
| 1975 - present | Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey |
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| 1973-1975 | Alvin Community College, Alvin Texas |
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| 1971-1973 | Self-employed as Analyst/Programmer/Consultant |
| 1968-1971 | Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia |
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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
B. A., Mathematics and
Physics, College of St. Rose; Albany, NY
M.S.A., Administration of Information Systems, George Washington University;
Washington D.C.
Ed. D., Higher Education Administration, Seton Hall University, So. Orange,
NJ
Additional graduate work in Management at the University of Houston and New
York University.
Princeton Mid-Career Fellowship Program 2001-2002, coursework in Sociology
I will be happy to share
the text and/or slides of the presentations listed below. Please email me if you are interested in a copy.
| Using the WebCT Grade Book | Spring General
Faculty Conference |
January 2006 |
Reusable Learning Objects |
League for Innovation |
March 2004 |
Mentoring New Faculty |
League for Innovation |
March 2004 |
Demographic Study of Online
Students: |
International Conference on College Teaching and Learning and Bergen Community College |
April 2003/May 2003 |
| International Trade Today With Pierre Laguerre |
International Conference on College Teaching and Learning | April 2003 |
Mentoring and
Coaching: the minority scholar intern experience |
International Conference on College Teaching and Learning | April 2003 |
Analysis of unsuccessful
online students at a comprehensive community college |
League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology | November 2002 |
| Are students prepared for the
workplace of the 21st century? |
12th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning | April 2001 |
| The Business Game. Engage students.
Assess learning. Have fun. With Lucy Caruso-Deane |
11th Annual International Conference
on College Teaching and Learning, |
April 2000 |
| Can you teach online and still
have a life? With Lucy Caruso-Deane |
11th Annual International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, | April 2000 |
| Ready, set, go! Getting to the
finish line with online courses. With Lucy Caruso-Deane |
10th Annual International Conference
on College Teaching and Learning, |
April 1999 |
| Re-educating the educators to rethink the way we teach | League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology | November 1998 |
| Shifting the paradigm in introductory
courses With Joseph Angiello, Ph. D., SUNY Empire State College |
NISOD | May 1998 |
| Moving from no-tech to high-tech: a faculty development approach | The Alliance 2020 Conference
and Ninth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning |
March 1998 and April 1998 |
| Technology improves student learning, or does it? | Bergen Community College Faculty Forum |
March 1998 |
| Team Projects | Bergen Community College Partners in Learning |
February 1998 |
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