English Professor at Glendale Community Colleges
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- English Professor at Glendale Community College
- English Faculty at Maricopa Community Colleges
- Past
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- Professor of English at South Mountain Community College
- Head Women's Cross Country & Track Coach at Phoenix College
- English Professor at Central Arizona College
- English Teacher at Mesa Public Schools
- English Teacher at Deer Valley Unified School District
- Education
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- Nova Southeastern University
- Northern Arizona University
- California State University-Bakersfield
- Phoenix College
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Alisa Cooper’s Summary
As an English professor at South Mountain Community College, Alisa has designed and taught all of the college’s hybrid and online freshman composition courses. Alisa has served on a district committee, Ocotillo, a faculty-driven catalyst for addressing technology and learning at the Maricopa Community Colleges. She was one of 5 faculty assigned to conduct research on hybrid/blended courses and then later podcasting. Currently Alisa serves as podcasting specialist for the district providing a series of podcasting and vodcasting workshops throughout the year for the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI). Alisa’s interest in technology drove her to complete her doctorate in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University in 2005. She also serves as co-chair for the Instructional Technology Leadership Council (iTLC) at the district and co-chair of the College Technology Committee on her own campus.
Alisa Cooper’s Specialties:
e-learning, online course development, podcasting, hybrid course development, wikis and blogging in the classroom, social media
Alisa Cooper’s Experience
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English Professor
Glendale Community College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
I teach Freshman Composition courses: hybrid, online and face to face. I also serve as podcasting specialist for the district providing a series of podcasting and vodcasting workshops throughout the year for the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI).
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English Faculty
Maricopa Community Colleges
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
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Professor of English
South Mountain Community College
(Higher Education industry)
August 1998 — August 2009 (11 years 1 month)
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Head Women's Cross Country & Track Coach
Phoenix College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1998 — May 2001 (2 years 10 months)
Head coach for women's cross country and track & field. Coached a Region I champion and NJCAA National Champion in cross country in 1998 (Colleen Burke). Coached a NJCAA National Champion in the 10k on the track in 1999 (Burke).
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English Professor
Central Arizona College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1994 — May 1998 (3 years 10 months)
Taught freshman composition and literature courses and coached cross country and track. Assistant Coach to both the men's and women's NJCAA National Championship teams in 1996 and 1998.
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English Teacher
Mesa Public Schools
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 1992 — May 1994 (1 year 10 months)
Taught English, Mythology, and coached cross country, track, jv basketball and softball. Coached a State Runner's Up Cross Country team and the individual State Champion in 1993 (Tegan Freestone).
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English Teacher
Deer Valley Unified School District
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1990 — May 1992 (1 year 10 months)
Taught high school English; Coached cross country and track. Coached a State Runner's Up Cross Country team in 1991.
Alisa Cooper’s Education
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Nova Southeastern University
Ed.D. , Instructional Technology & Distance Ed , 2001 — 2006
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Northern Arizona University
M.Ed , English Education , 1991 — 1993
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California State University-Bakersfield
B.A. , English Literature , 1986 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Cross Country, Track & Field, Sports Information
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Phoenix College
Communication 1983 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- Cross Country, Track & Field, Basketball
Additional Information
Alisa Cooper’s Interests:
educational technology, elearning, online, hybrid courses, web 2.0, blogging,
Alisa Cooper’s Groups:
TYCA-West, CCCC's, NCTE
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Maricopa Tech
Alisa Cooper’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
