Member Profile

Torria Davis

Title:: Instructional Designer
MERLOT Reviewer:: Teacher Education

Primary Discipline:: Academic Support Services / Faculty Development

Member Type:: Content Developer/Author
Last Login:: May 26, 2016
Member Since:: June 16, 2015

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Contributions

Submitted Materials
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Learning Exercises
Bookmark Collections
Course ePortfolios
Content Builder Materials

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:: California Baptist University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, CA, United States)

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Members from Torria’s institution

California Baptist University

Materials from Torria’s discipline

Academic Support Services / Faculty Development

Members in Torria’s discipline

Academic Support Services / Faculty Development

Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:: June 22, 2015
Best Way to Contact:: Email tdavis@calbaptist.edu
Fees Involved:: Negotiable
Technical Formats:: Conference Calls, Twitter Chat, Asynchronous through VoiceThread, Discussion Forums, Chat, Face-To-Face, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:: Online Teaching and Learning -- Course Development, Course Design in Blackboard, interactive learning objects, authoring tools,faculty development, community building, educational models of instruction, web tools, assessment.

Education History

Ph.D. Education (05/2004)
Claremont Graduate University

Publications

Torria Davis. (2015). Visual Designs for Online Learning. Jossey-Bass.
Warren, S., Pacino, M., Foy, Bond, T.. (2011). A School of Education's Effectiveness at Preparing Culturally Competent Teacher Education Students in Educational Considerations. ((38)2, 36-42).
Bond, T.. (2011). The Good Teacher: Effective Teaching Strategies for a Ubiquitous Learning Environment in Ubiquitous Learning [Edited book]. Information Age Publishing.

Languages

English
- Speaking level: Superior
- Reading level: Superior

Honors & Awards

Blackboard Catalyst Award (07/2012)
Exemplary Online Course Design

Presentations

Screencasting 101, 06/22/2015
Creating instructional videos to enhance instructor presence in the course. January 14, 2014
Tech Bells and Whistles for Student Engagement, 06/22/2015
EDUSoCal '13 Presentation at CSU Channel Island May 21, 2013
Visual Designs for Online Learning, 06/03/2015
Basic skills for visually designing a course in a learning management system or website. Blackboard on Tour

Positions

Instructional Designer (11/2010 – Current) California Baptist University, Online and Professional Studies Divsion