My main professional interest is in curricular Learning Communities. These are groups of classes taught by a group of instructors and taken together as a unit by a group of students. The goals are to build community, deepen student learning, and make teaching more fun and interesting, as well.

Experience:
12 years as an electronics technician and technical writer Since 1986, full-time member of the faculty at Diablo Valley College

Education:
A.A. College of San Mateo B.S. San Jose State University M.A. California State University, East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward)

Professional Organizations:
California Learning Communities Consortium advisory board member