Online Teaching in the Digital Age

Pat Swenson holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing from Goddard College and a Master's Degree in English from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she currently teaches English and Humanities. During her 20-year tenure at CSUN, she has developed and maintained a comprehensive website providing online resources for K-12 educators. She also served as both webmaster for the Humanities Program and as faculty representative on the Educational Technology Committee. Her efforts on the Committee culminated in securing online course offerings in the English Department. The recipient of numerous educational grants, she coordinated and evaluated key pilot programs to advance the implementation of online curricula. Nancy A. Taylor holds a Master's Degree in English Literature from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she currently teaches English and Humanities. For the past 15 years, she has taught traditional and online courses and has served on the English Department Educational Technology Committee. She has been awarded numerous educational grants related to the integration or improvement of online technology as it relates to learning and curriculum, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of pilot programs and expanding the functionality and applicability of educational websites. She has also served as a webmaster for the Humanities Program.