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Geoff Cain

Geoff Cain

Title:
Instructional & Curriculum Design Specialist
Primary Discipline:
Education
Website:
http://www.geoffcain.com
Social Media Connections:

Member Type:
Staff
Last Login:
February 7, 2023
Member Since:
March 11, 2002
Other Disciplines:

Contributions

Geoff Cain is a member of the Virtual Speakers Bureau

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:
Clover Park Technical College (Education, Community/Technical College, WA, United States)
Secondary Affiliation:
GBC Education Consulting (Corporation, WA, United States)

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Virtual Speakers Bureau

Member of VSB Since:
June 29, 2006
Best Way to Contact:
Email consult@geoffcain.com
Fees Involved:
Negotiable
Technical Formats:
Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Face-To-Face, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:
Topics include teaching and learning online, instructional design, open education resources, open textbooks, social media, and online learning and teaching. I believe in using technology to meet course objectives and to solve particular problems in teaching, not just using it because it is there. I focus not only on how to use the tool, but why.
Presentation Titles:
Past presentations have included "Open Textbooks, Open Doors," "Creating Hybrid and Mixed Mode Classes," "Concept Mapping: from Pencil to Web 2.0" "Online Course Development Rubrics," "Podcasting," "Powerpoint: Interactive Teaching Techniques," "Inspiration: Concept Mapping in the Classroom," "Effective Online Teaching Techniques."

Skills & Interests

  • Education / TeacherEd / Teaching Methods (Expert)
    I am an ABE and English teacher with an extensive background in course development, faculty development, instructional design, student support, and online teaching and learning.
  • Education / TeacherEd (Expert)
    I am currently an education consultant with an extensive background in teaching and instructional design.

Associations

  • NW eLearning Community
    Board Member 06/2016 – Current
  • New Media Consortium
    Member 02/2013 – Current
  • Educause
    Member 04/2008 – Current

Education History

  • M.S., Education, Distance Learning & Online Teaching (06/2003)
    California State University, Hayward
  • Graduate Certificate Online Teaching (06/2002)
    CSU Hayward
  • B.A. English (06/1991)
    Sonoma State University

Publications

  • Cain, G. B.. (03-01-04). Review of Hubert Dreyfus' book On the Internet in Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies, Univ. of Washington.
  • Cain, G. B.. (11-10-03). The Art of Group Work: Creating meaningful collaboration in online learning in Teaching Online in Higher Education.

Teaching Experience

  • Social Studies (ABE) (Current)
    • Green River College – Social Studies
  • Physical Science (ABE) (Current)
    • Green River College – Science
  • Math / Math Review (ABE) (Winter 2018)
    • Green River College – Basic Math

Honors & Awards

  • Faculty Innovation Award (06/2008)
    Awarded a grant along with nursing instructor John Miller to develop instructional materials and simulations in virtual worlds (Second Life).

Presentations

  • Enhanced Podcasting: Transfoming Sound Files into Educational Multimedia, 11/12/2007
    League for Innovation: Conference on Information Technology, Nasheville, TN
  • Using Second Life's 3-D Online World to Train Online Medical & Nursing Students, 11/12/2007
    League for Innovation: Conference on Information Technology, Nasheville, TN
  • Creating an Online Course Development Process, 10/25/2007
    Educause 2007, Seattle, WA

Positions

  • Founder (09/2016 – Current) GBC Education Consultanting
  • Instructional & Curriculum Design Specialist (12/2021 – Current) Clover Park Technical College
  • Adjunct Instructor (ABE) (02/2016 – 12/2018) Green River Community College