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Education, Experience, Academic Service, Professional Skills, Memberships, Publications , Continued Education Ph.D. Education,
Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella
University, 2007. M.A. Education, Science
Teaching, Inter American University
of Puerto Rico at San German,
1997. B.S. Biology/Microbiology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla, 1994. POST GRADUATE TRAINING
PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE January 2008-Present Serve as executive director of distance education, learning technologies and continuing education to the provost and vice president of academic affairs, with responsibility for the advancement of the virtual academic enterprise of the institution. Act as a liaison between academic department leaders throughout the university to develop new programs and services. Develop and manage the University's distance education programs, including the eCampus, hybrid-online and tele-learning offerings. Develop procedures, standards, and practices related to online, hybrid-online, internet-enhanced courses and learning technologies. Oversee the selection, evaluation, design and implementation of academic technology, instructional technology, instructional design, and online teaching initiatives. Design, plan, implement and execute a strategic vision coupled to the IT strategic plan for the eCampus and Learning Technologies. Provide vision, leadership, and advocacy for academic technology initiatives to improve the teaching and learning services provided to faculty, students, and staff. In collaboration with Chairs and Deans, direct the design and delivery of faculty training opportunities to ensure the most current and effective learning technologies are incorporated into daily classroom strategies. Consult individually with faculty to discuss instructional design principles and strategies that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Manage the development and evaluation of technology-enriched courses. Serve as accreditation liaison for relevant accreditation programs to ensure compliance with Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) policies. Develop and administer appropriate assessment, evaluation, and monitoring processes for the distance learning program, courses, and support services. Develop proposals for collaborative programs with other educational institutions (public schools and community colleges). Market and promote the eCampus program.Coordinate funding requests, budget planning, and fiscal reporting to manage an IT budget and supervise a staff of 5. Represent the institution within the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education and to external constituencies as designated by the provost and vice president of academic affairs.
June 2001-December 2007 Directed the operations of instructional technologies staff within the Center for Instructional and Technological Innovation (CITI) in the provision of faculty development and support of instructional technology applications in the classroom and for online learning. Developed and coordinated the implementation of policies, procedures, guidelines and standards for the acquisition and use of instructional technology, including exploration, evaluation, and integration of new tools and technologies, including multimedia, into face-to-face and online courses. Worked with on-campus academic and administrative units in the design, installation, management and campus-wide leadership of classroom technology. Coordinated, facilitated and lead IT-related projects, including project reporting, team building, project staffing, and project execution. Directed, managed and awarded instructional technology mini-grants for 4 consecutive semesters. Increased and strengthened the collaboration links with three offices: Office of Online Learning, Department of Academic Computing, and Information Technology Services, to build awareness, understanding, and increase skill level of technology-enhanced pedagogy, and in the identification of new educational technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Developed, designed and delivered training to more 280 instructors in the use and adoption of instructional technology for inclusion in face-to-face teaching including: integration of instructional technology, instructional design, hardware/software selection and best practices. Assisted faculty in using and/or exploring the pedagogical uses of new technologies -web-based content, learning objects, digital imaging, streaming media and associated interactive learning strategies - that may have the potential to improve teaching, learning and research. Oversight of hands-on configuring, upgrading, maintaining, analyzing and troubleshooting electronic presentation systems and multimedia equipment. Technical leadership includes the design, adaptation, and integration of advanced digital technologies into the curricular activities of faculty and students. Managed a budget and supervise a staff of 3. June 1999-May 2001 TEACHING EXPERIENCE January 2004 - Present July 2002 - May 2004 August 1999 - May 2001 January 1999 - May 2001 September 1998 - December 1998 January 1995 - June 1998 Member Advisory Board: Center for Teacher and Learning New Jersey City University Member Evolving Technologies Committee EDUCAUSE Member Task Force on Instructional Technology Member of the New Jersey Statewide Copyright Symposium Series Member Periodic Annual Report Committee for Middle States Association Trustee Peer Reviewer: MERLOT.org Project Chairperson Chairperson Principal Partner Member
COMPUTER SKILLS Adobe Photoshop CS, FinalCut Pro 4, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, Freehand MX 2004, Adobe Acrobat 6.0, QuickTime 6.0, SoundForge 5, Microsoft Office 2003; Tegrity Weblearner. LANGUAGES Bilingual; oral and written communication skills with equal expertise in English and Spanish. Inter-American Distance Education Consortium (CREAD)
Morales, C.R. (2008). Constructivist learning environments in online course design: The instructional designers' perception. Proceedings of IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2008. Morales, C.R. (2008). Constructivist environments in online course design, a doctoral research. Proceedings of DLA Conference 2008. Morales, C. R. 2007. Perceptions and Practices of Instructional Designers Towards the use of Constructivist Learning Environments in Online Course Design . Doctoral dissertation, Capella University. (UMI No. 3284058)Collins, S. & Morales, C.R., (2007). Integrating
Google Apps for Higher Education. EDUCAUSE 2007 Evolving Technology
Reports. Seattle: WA. Available at: http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/GoogleSuiteforHigher/45270 Morales, C.R., Moses, J.S. (2006). Podcasting: Recording, managing, and delivering the classroom experience. EDUCAUSE 2006 Evolving Technology Reports.Dallas, TX, October 2006. Available at: http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=DEC0604 Molina, P. G., & the 2006 EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee (2006, September/October). Pioneering new territory and technologies. EDUCAUSE Review, 41(5). Available at: http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0659.asp Morales, C. (2006). La Importancia del Diseñador Instruccional en el diseño de cursos en línea. Revista Didáctica, Innovación y Multimedia (DIM). 1 (3). Barcelona, España. Available at: http://dewey.uab.es/pmarques/dim/revistaDIM3/Articulos/CMorales.pdf Shamburg, C. & Morales, C. (2004). Using DVD for the Documentation of Educational Grants. In C. Crawford, D. Willis, R. Carlsen, I. Gibson, K. McFerrin, J. Price & R. Weber (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 4276-4277). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
CONTINUING EDUCATION and WORKSHOPS Quality Matters Inter-institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning. Sponsored by Maryland Online - March 2006 Current Initiatives & Issues In Distance Learning. Sponsored by Learning Times and Elluminate. (Online) - November 2005 How Online Can Be Better Than On-Ground: Constructivism, Collaboration, Community, SLOAN-C - March 2005 Institute for Computer Policy and Law, Cornell University and EDUCAUSE - July 2004 Managing Online Education Programs: Controlling Costs and Increasing Quality, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies Distance Learning: Strategies That Make Sense for Higher Education. Dr. T. Grandon Gill (Lecturer), Distance Education Report and Online Classroom Magazine – March 2004 General Course on Intellectual Property DL-101, WIPO Worldwide Academy (Online) - June 2003 Intellectual Property in Academia Workshop Series (Online), University of Maryland University College - February 2003 Improving your WebCT Course Design (Online) - February 2003 Designing and Delivering Exemplary Content in WebCT (Online) - January 2003 Practical eLearning: Key Issues in Building Successful Online Programs Rutgers University - October 2002 Troubleshooting the Macintosh (Hosted by Compumaster) - October 2002 Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher - Dr. Stephen D. Brookfield, New Jersey City University - September 2002
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