Scott
Carter has worked as an Instructional Technologist at Western Oregon
University for over ten years, helping faculty, staff and students
improve teaching and promote student learning through the use of technology.
In addition
to overseeing the Technology Resource
Center, Scott provides one-on-one and group
training on a variety of topics, including Web pages, digital video,
and many other software applications. He is also the principal administrator
and support person for the campus online learning management system,WOU
Online (Moodle).
Scott received his B.A. from the University
of Oregon, and before coming to WOU had over five years of experience
in the private sector training industry, both with computer training
and other business-related topics.
On a personal note, he lives in Salem with his wife and two children.
In his other life, he is also published fiction writer, with over
three dozen short story sales to his credit and a novel published by
Simon
and Schuster. (Find out more about his writing at his personal
website: http://www.scottwilliamcarter.com)
He also maintains a WOU
Technology Blog.
Mainly,
this will be an archive of emails he sends to the Teaching
Online listserv.
As an Instructional Technologist with Western
Oregon University,
some of what Scott does includes the following:
- Assistance with the development of distance courses
-- including online, video, and hybrid classes
- One-on-one tutoring on a variety of topics
- Desktop design and graphics help with academic
projects
- Assistance using Moodle for online courses and as a supplement to face-to-face
teaching
- In-class demonstrations to students on PowerPoint,
Dreamweaver, or other topics
- Help creating or updating faculty and departmental
web pages
- Digital video and audio creation
- Brainstorming instructional solutions
Office: Technology Resource Center
(IT204C)
Phone: 503-838-8848
Email: carters@wou.edu
Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR 97361