My Name is Kelly French and I go by Kelly. I have been teaching for over 15 years business primarily Accounting. I was hired by Bakersfield College but only taught two one week courses before they were cancelled due to lack of attendance. So I am wanting to increase my online knowledge because up to now the courses in Canvas I taught were preloaded and we only had to change a few items to make them great. I am excited to learn new things I can add to my online courses.

I wish I had as much energy as this squirrel, but I feel pretty tired as I'm dealing with a crazy cough (not Covid) and a little one at home. My preferred name is "Karina." It is fine if you call me "Lidia," but I can't promise you I will turn around.

Nonetheless, I am very happy to be here and fortunate to teach a 2nd grade Dual Immersion class in Shafter. Also, I have taught an online summer college course at BC, online tutoring in Philadelphia, and an online literature class for junior high scholars in San Francisco. I hope to learn academic and interactive online tools my students will enjoy.

See you soon,

Karina

Also teach Student Development (STDV) courses, so far only taught STDV B6 - Tools for College Success. My course was taught in the hybrid modality, and as my first course ever being taught, I was pretty overwhelmed and definitely will like to build the class from scratch.

Hey everyone

My name is Rachael and I'm currently teaching sociology at BC and ESL at CSUB for their American Language Institute. I have taught online and in person, but my current courses are in person. I am hoping to move to be fully online as it fits my schedule (aka my chauffeuring my kids around) a lot better than being in person. Like most of us, I had to figure out online when Covid hit, so I would like to keep learning about different technology apps and activities that are interactive but not redundant, if that makes sense.

Rachael

I'm Amalia Calderon, and I'm thrilled to be joining you as a first-year instructor at Bakersfield College, teaching business courses. It's been quite a journey to get here—I've actually been with BC for over six years, mainly working in Human Resources. After completing my MBA a few years back and doing some serious self-reflection on my life goals, I decided to make the switch to become an educator. My aim is to help individuals make a meaningful impact.

In this first year, I've had the chance to teach in all sorts of modalities—Zoom, in-person, online, and hybrid. So far, I find myself leaning towards either 100% in-person or 100% online formats. I'm really looking forward to soaking up insights from educators who have more experience than me.

My name is Christopher Chrobak (Chris is fine!). I am an English adjunct at both CSUB and BC, where I teach composition/research and introduction to literature. I predominantly teach face-to-face classes (save for one semester during the onset of the pandemic and one hybrid course), but the course Canvas is an integral part of instruction. I take great care in making sure that everything I post, as well as the Canvas itself, is accessible, engaging, and approachable. Since I have pretty much been learning on-the-spot, I am always eager to deepen and expand my skillsets. I am currently earning my MLIS at San Jose State University, and the program is entirely online, which has introduced me to even more (and better) ways of delivering content and instruction. I look forward to continually refining my skills!

My name is Roberto Vieyra Navarro and I go by Robert. Im currently part of the BC Counseling Adjunct Faculty. I'm teaching three fully online courses of STDV - student development. In addition to that I'm a full-time school counselor for an adult high school program called EPIC de Cesar Chavez High School. This is the first semester that I have taught fully online courses, I had taught hybrid courses before though. I also have experience taking a few online courses as a student. I hope to gain some teaching online strategies and tools that I can apply to my classes.

My Name is Susan Abbassi, and you can call me Susan. I teach EMLS courses here at Bakersfield College. It has been a little over a year that I have been teaching on-line classes, and it is my hope to learn more techniques and strategies about online teaching to better help my students. I am looking forward to this class and all the useful information I will be learning.

Thanks

Susan

My name is Bridget Nixon and I excited to join this class and see what exciting information we will get to learn. This is my second year at Bakersfield College teaching Health Information Technology classes. Our program is fully online and in the last two years I have learned that no matter how proficient you think you are, there is always more to learn. I love to learn new ways to engage the students and make the modules more productive and interesting.

I look forward to working with you all!