December 16, 2010 at 4:41 pm
In the first of an occasional question-and-answer series exploring the people and personalities that comprise the BU Online community, we introduce Dr. Sam Hammer.
The Academic Coordinator of the Undergraduate Degree Completion Program, Sam has been teaching classes since the program was hatched in 2004, winning an award from the United States Distance Learning Association for the “Food Stuff” course that was subsequently adopted as a template for future courses, and assuming his Coordinator in 2007.
Born in Chicago, Sam earned two master’s degrees and worked in the former Soviet Union before coming to Boston in 1998 so he could begin work on a doctoral degree from Harvard University. Upon completion he started teaching at BU in 1993, and his fieldwork – sponsored in part by the National Geographic Society and the National Science Foundation – has taken him to spots of unbelievable beauty and natural interest as far afield as the Pacific Northwest, the Florida Panhandle, Australia, New Zealand, and the French Pacific colony of New Caledonia.
Click through for more on this father of three, who now lives in Cambridge with his wife, his youngest daughter, and an avocado tree.
November 9, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Before a crowd of innovators and representatives from the world’s premier online learning programs, the Sloan Consortium last week recognized Boston University’s Office of Distance Education as the best of the best, presenting the award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Education to the BU delegation during its international conference last week in Orlando, Fla. “We […]
November 5, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Joining colleges and universities from coast to coast, along with more than 3.5 million students worldwide, Boston University’s Office of Distance Education will celebrate education’s new frontier as part of National Distance Learning Week from Nov. 8th-12th — and we invite you to participate in the excitement. Highlighted by giveaways, an on-campus open house, and […]
October 28, 2010 at 11:56 am
Congratulations to Ginny Greiman, Metropolitan College Administrative Sciences professor, on her most recent publication in NASA’s Academy Sharing Knowledge (ASK) journal, focusing on lessons learned from Boston’s “Big Dig.” To read the article, click the image on the right. For more about Professor Greiman’s background and accomplishments, read on. We asked Professor Greiman about teaching […]
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October 8, 2010 at 2:23 pm
See the original article in its entirety here. Online program wins plaudits By Rich Barlow Craving a BU education after learning about its academic reputation and strong interdisciplinary curriculum, Hillary Blazer-Doyle faced a hurdle: she was living in Singapore, where her husband’s insurance company job had posted him. But Blazer-Doyle, a voiceover actress, was determined […]
August 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Thanks to Hillary Blazer-Doyle, 2010 graduate of MET’s Undergrad Degree Completion program, for submitting such a great blog post. I was never one of those people who felt like something was missing in my life because I never finished my undergrad degree. Quite honestly, I was in a career field that didn’t require a degree […]
My name is Deb Dangelo and I will soon be finishing up my Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies as part of BU’s online Undergrad Degree Completion Program. I was fortunate to attend 2010 Commencement where I finally met some of my classmates face to face—it was a real thrill for me. I am […]
We wanted to take a moment to recap some of the upgrades and additions we made to the BU online learning environment this past year. Stay tuned for more new features and enhancements in the coming months. Social Media: This year we introduced a Facebook fan page for topics of interest, Twitter account for quick […]
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June 10, 2010 at 11:32 am
The following post is from Daisy Cerritos, a Student Services Coordinator, in the Office of Distance Education. Daisy attended the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2010 National Conference along with Director Nancy Coleman where they accepted a prestigious award for one of our online programs: As the Student Services Coordinator for the online Master […]
