I´m an EFL teacher educator and foreign language coordinator at a Mexican university. I have a BS in business administration, a Master's in Education with an emphasis in curriculum and instruction: technology, and am currently pursuing a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction leadership. My philosophy to teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) is to provide every student with a variety of learning opportunities so that each student is motivated enough to practice English to accomplish his or her own individual goals. Language acquisition that focuses on the integration of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through a conceptualized learning environment relies on both in-class and out-of-class activities with the dual purpose of achieving curriculum and individual goals. By establishing a student-focused learning environment that is based on the interests and needs of the students, the intent is to create a more engaging and effective learning experience for everyone. Technology provides the affordances to create contextual, conceptual, problem-solving, and project-based learning environments that will better prepare the language learner to fulfill social and professional pursuits that extend beyond the classroom. My interests include network learning and assessment in TESOL.

Other sites

BlipTV
Blog
Moodle
Scribd (writings)
WikiEducator

Education

Northcentral University (2012) Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Instructional and Curriculum Leadership Grand Canyon University Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction: Technology

Harris-Stowe State College Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting St. Louis Community College General Studies

Employment

Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

BIHE (2007)

Presentations and Workshops

Designing performance tasks as a curricular aim, 7th Annual ANUPI Conference, October 1-4, 2009
Macmillan Teacher's Course for UVM, July 6 - July 24, 2009
EL4C25 WE workshop, Junior Facilitator, June 15 - June 19, 2009
EL4C23 WE workshop, Junior Facilitator, May 25 - June 5, 2009
TEACH workshop on Wikieducator (blended course), Facilitator, May 18-27, 2009
Creating PLNs through the use of social software, UPTC, May 23, 2009
Designing Performance Tasks as an Alternative Form of Assessment, MEXTESOL, October 16, 2008
American Culture: Adapting to a New Way of Life, 7th Annual Academic Week, UAA, May 26, 2006

Online Open Workshops

L4C 22 WE workshop
Connectivism and Connected Knowledge (CCK08) - by Steven Downes and George Siemens, facilitators, Fall, 2008
L4C 21 WE workshop