Areas of Expertise:
- E-Learning
- Educational Change
- Technology Management
- Educational Leaderhip
- Instructional and Curriculum Design
Education:
- Doctor of Education, Northcentral University, La Jolla, California
- Master of Science, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Bachelor of Arts, Thomas Edison College, Trenton, New Jersey
- Associate of Arts Transfer Degree, Rio Salado College, Tempe, Arizona
Dissertation:
- Online Student Support Services: Perceived Problems and Strategies to Affect Change
Research Areas of Interest:
- E-Learning
- At-risk online students
- Diversity
- Educational technology
- Online curriculum development
- Cloud computing
- Blockchain
Certifications and /or Licenses:
- Certification – Title IX Investigator
- Certificate of Completion. QM Certified. Quality Matters. Independent Applying the QM Rubric. Curriculum
- Certificate of Completion. Disney's Approach to Quality Service.
- Certified Online Instructor. Walden Institute for Learning and Leadership.
- Certified Online Instructor. Northcentral University.
Select Publications:
- Gillenwater, C. et al. (2020). Academic and social emotional support from teachers in higher education and secondary education during COVID-19
- Bosch. G. (2018). Mesa Chamber of Commerce. New community college it institute starting classes at Mesa downtown center. Retrieved from https://www.mesacc.edu/sites/default/files/pages/events-news/media-cover...
- Collins, L. (2019). ACCT Leadership Congress. [presenter]. R.I.S.E. to the occasion: Addressing food and housing insecurity – how students at Mesa Community College created an "app for that." San Francisco.
- Collins, L. (2017 – 2019). Mesa Community College. So you want to be a chair. On-going seminars on the roles and responsibilities of department chairs. Mesa Arizona.
- Collins, L., (2018). Arizona Capitol Times. Women in s.t.e.m. & public policy. Panelist/Presenter. Phoenix, Arizona. http://pageturnpro2.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Publications/...
- 86519/PDF/131802046137888466_AZ083118.pdf
- Collins, L. (2018). Disney college internship program orientations. 2006 – 2019. Mesa, Arizona.
- Collins, L. (2018). Educause. Preparing students for today's mobile workforce. [presenter]. Denver, Colorado.
- Collins, L. (2018). League for Innovation. Mesa community college everyone can code project. [presenter]. Retrieved from https://www.league.org/member-spotlight/mesa-community-college-everyone-...
- Hasson, M. (2018). Maricopa Community College District. Maricopa community colleges and city of mesa announce new mesa IT Institute. Retrieved from https://www.mesacc.edu/news/press-release/maricopa-community-colleges-an...
- Lieberman, M. (2018). Inside Higher Ed. Apple persists with community colleges. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/03/apple...
Select Professional Experience:
- Faculty Emeritus, Maricopa County Community College District
- Adjunct Dissertation Chair of the Year 2020
- 14 years teaching experience and serving as dissertation chair at Northcentral University, School of Education
- 25+ years experience teaching at Maricopa County Community College District fulltime - Computer Information Systems and Business classes
- Director Disney College Internship Programs
- Founding Director for the Maricopa Instructional Technology Institute
- Chair of Chairs for the Department Chair Association
- Faculty Senate Vice President - Mesa Community College
- Member Department Chair Association
- Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Delta Epsilon. International Honor Society. Executive Member. Northcentral University
- Northcentral University Faculty Advisory Board
- IRB Review Committee -- Mesa Community College Research and Review
- IRB Review Committee – Northcentral University (former)
- Information and Instructional Technology Governance Council (IITGC) MCCCD
- Technology Steering Team (TSC)
- Co-Chair HLC E-Learning Committee
- Member Faculty Executive Council and Faculty Association Maricopa County Community College District
- MCC Fiscal Oversight Committee
- Coordinator Disney College Internship Program
- Online Learning Accreditation Group
- Member of International Asynchronous Learning Networks
- Ambassador – Northcentral University
- Member NBEA
- MCC Business and Information Systems Leadership Committee
- MCC Curriculum Committee Representative for Business and Computer Information Systems
- District BPC/CIS Instructional Council - alternate
- ITI Implementation Team
- Maricopa County Community College District Curriculum Committee
- Higher Learning Commission - Assurance Work Team
- Economic Stimulus Program Project
- Member Paradise Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Member International Information Processing Association
- Co-Chair NCA Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Distance Education Committee
- Chair District OAS Instructional Council
- Mesa Community College Distance Education Committee – Chair
- Rio Salado Computer Information Systems Instructional Council Chair
- Member Internet Development Team
- Chair Instructional Advisory Committee
- Open Entry/Self-Paced Learning Ocotillo Committee
- Chair TLTR, Student Technology Assistant Program
- Academic Computing Committee
- Member and Participant -- Fiesta Days, Cave Creek, Arizona
- Cave Creek Mother's Club
- District LCS Steering Committee
- Extended Campus Development Team
- Multigenerational Center Development Team
- P-20 Mesa Downtown Development Committee
- TLTR Committee (Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable)
- Northern Gila County Historical Society
- District Hospitality Management and Culinary Instructional Council