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Let's get to know each other better!

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How to Make a Video Recording in Padlet.

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How to Make a Video Recording in Padlet.

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The English Department at Kingfisher High School

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I have been an English Composition instructor, both at the university and high school levels, for 10 years. I have taught many online and in-person courses. This is not my first rodeo.

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I am passionate about cooking, coffee, guitars, and watches. I love spending time with my daughter, girlfriend, and dog. 

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Introduction: My name is Craig Wise.

I've been teaching online courses for five years, primarily English compositions courses.

For Fun: I like to fly fish

The last thing that motivated me was the DNC on Television. It motivated me because there were so many great speeches presented by famous politicians and celebrities like Oprah, the Clintons, the Obamas, and others. The speeches were well crafted and persuasive.

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A fun fact about me is that my cat, zeus, a rag doll breed, follows me everywhere. Another is that my grandson, Camden, age 20 months, sits with me for hours watching The Learning Station.

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Hello colleagues! My name is Mickey Jack and I am the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs here at OCCC. Prior to working for OCCC, I worked at Murray State College where I was the Division Chair for Business and Professional Studies, Director of Special Projects & Program Development, and Grants Coordinator. In the past I taught various business courses, but my favorite course to teach was Professional Development! I will be teaching my first course for OCCC this fall and I am very excited to have more interaction with our amazing students.

For Fun: I am always searching for motivational quotes or watching reels on Facebook (yes, I am old) that inspire me. I recently saw a post where this amazing young lady said, "Never let someone's negative opinion of you dictate your opinion of yourself." These are the messages I love to share with students as we all experience doubt in our lives!

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Wow....to have a singular expression for favorite celebrity...hmmm...I am just listing the first person whom I thought of:  Jessica Lange 

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A fun fact about me is that I love silence so when I am home alone I do not play music or watch television.   I also enjoy road trips in silence.  

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My name is Elaine Bastos, I teach Music Appreciation concurrent classes at OCCC. This semester I'm teaching at Moore High School and West Moore High School. I've taught one online class last Spring.

My favorite thing to do is to spend time with my pets!

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I teach American Federal Government, and have taught online courses since 2020.

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I don't really have a favorite celebrity. I enjoy listening to music, reading books, especially non-fiction, watching sports like football, baseball, & basketball and jogging in the park. 

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I am passionate about fostering and furthering kindness. I believe this world would be a much better place if people put more emphasis on treating others like they themselves would like to be treated.

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Hello, everyone. I have been a full-time professor at Redlands Community College the last nine years. Therefore, I have had experience with online education; however, I am learning Moodle for the first time. So this is new to me!! Please bear with me.

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Hi, all. I have been a professor for the last nine years at Redlands Community College; therefore, I have had some experience with online education. However, Moodle is new to me, so please bear with me.

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OCCC is my fourth job! I teach at Canadian Valley Technology Center (Instructional Literacy Coach), I adjunct for Redlands, and I tutor elementary kiddos in reading. This is the start of my second year as teaching online as an adjunct. I'm loving OCCC so far. :)

Something Motivational:

"To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step."

For Fun: The last book I read that motivated me was Literacy Changemakers! I highly recommend it! I flew through the book this summer, and I plan to implement what I've learned throughout the year.

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I'm a first generation American! My dad was born in Germany.

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Hello! I am a professor at OCCC and love teaching!

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Halito (Hello)! This is my first semester of online teaching at OCCC for the Success in College and Life course. I've never taught a class; however, I have over ten years of experience in education and social service settings, such as nonprofits, public and charter schools, and State and Tribal Governments. I have held different positions working with children, adults, and families from diverse backgrounds in after-school/summer programs, student activities, child welfare, parent programs, and higher education. I recently graduated from Oklahoma State University in May with an MS in Educational Leadership Studies, specializing in College Student Development.  I'm excited about this new adventure!

I’m also a video game nerd and sharing a picture from when I went to Dreamhack Dallas in May!

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The beauty of Mother Nature inspires me.

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Sometimes, I stream video games on the Twitch streaming platform, and I've had the opportunity to play with some of the top content creators in the industry.

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I'm Don. I recently moved back to OKC after many years in Texas and Kansas. I semi-retired from a full time position in Texas as an associate professor of English after the Spring 2024 semester, but decided I wanted to keep teaching as an adjuct and was lucky enough to get some Composition I and Compostion II classes at OCCC for Fall 2024. I am doing both face-to-face and online sections.

I'm divorced, have one son that lives in Moore, OK, and enjoy living in the mid-town district of OKC where there are loads of great restuarants and live music opportunities that I can walk to!

Have a great semester, everyone!

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My High School English teacher at Sooner HS in Barlesville, OK,  who introduced me to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the great Russian novelist.  Also, my English professor at OU, Dr. Gross, who taught me that a man can love classic literature and still be a "real" man. :)

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Thai, Japanese, Greek, and good Cajun food. The hotter, the better!

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I used to be a video producer in Houston and interviewed Ms. Jennifer Flowers, the "mistress" of President Bill Clinton.

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My name is Harley Martin and I teach History courses here at OCCC. I have been teaching history and government courses for about five years now, mainly at my full-time college, Carl Albert. Before I taught at the collegiate level, I taught special education for 3 years. It was the hardest, yet most rewarding job I have ever had! Although I was put through the wringer sometimes, I still miss it. I look forward to my time here at OCCC!

For Fun: Something that recently motivated to learn more about history was a podcast I was listening to. The host mentioned Eliot Ness, and I couldn't quite place his name. Then it hit me, Al Capone! So, it didn't quite motivate me to teach, but did motivate me to find a book about Elliot Ness and learn about his impact on history. It would be a fun little side story to mention in my history and government courses!

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I have been an English professor for one year now (this is my first semester with OCCC) and I am an administrator for Epic Charter Schools in the RTI department.

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I love to travel (hence the chosen photo), and I have a passion for all things Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter. 

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Hello all, my name is Jake Allee and I new to OCCC as well as padlet. By day, I teach high school English, but I have now started teaching Comp I and II.

I look forward to meeting everyone since I always need to ask help from somebody.

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I am a lifelong learner who loves to discovery new things

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Hello everyone! I am brand new to being a professor, but have been tutoring, assisting with labs, and making solution videos at OCCC and UCO for almost 3 years. I am teaching automotive classes this fall and one of them will be completely online.

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I find inspiration in the time and care educators have for creating safe and effective learning environments for their students. Thereby ensuring success, however that may look, for as many students as possible.

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I enjoy inventing new things to 3D print and new songs to play on classical guitar.

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I'm Sally! Here I am having tea in a very fancy place!