Tech Biography

By facebooker_10229679596561274
  • First Language

    First Language

    I was around 18 when I heard signed up for a computer class at a non-profit organization. It was MS-DOS: It was a very small computer and I did not understand anything.
  • Period: to

    My first office job

    We had a computer but no internet.
  • My office job hired an IT consultant

    My office job hired an IT consultant

    The IT consultant brought us dial-up internet, emails, and a website.
  • Period: to

    Enamored of the IT Person

    The IT person taught me how to use Microsoft Office.
    I thought she was the smartest person in the world because she knew how to create an excel spreadsheet.
  • My mother bought our first cell phone

    My mother bought our first cell phone

    It had to be shared by the whole family.
  • My first web program beyond Microsoft Office

    My first web program beyond Microsoft Office

    I had to learn Opera for my job at a hotel. Another digital tool was the beeper/pager I started using (like a doctor)
  • Blackboard

    Blackboard

    My first experience with a LMS as a user was when I started pursuing my master’s degree
  • Canvas

    Canvas

    My job as a teaching assistant gave me the opportunity to learn canvas LMS as an instructor.
  • Professional Development at UCF

    Professional Development at UCF

    The IDL course at UCF was crucial to my professional development. It gave me the foundation and passion I have for digital learning.
  • The learning continues

    The learning continues

    Participated in UCF’s Digital Redesign Program
  • Mobile devices made my job easier

    Mobile devices made my job easier

    Started using UCF Here in my classes for attendance
  • Work-life integration

    Work-life integration

    My personal life and my professional life interact with the same social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram and it works well.