Short Version Curriculum Vitae for Teaching and Curriculum Development of Courses

1. Name : Dr. Selia Karsten

2. Degrees and Certificates

BA Speech and Drama U of Ark 1962

Secondary School Teacher’s Certificate – College of Great Falls 1964

MFA Theatre Arts – Trinity University 1978

EdD Curriculum Teaching and Learning OISE/UT 1999

Designing Curriculum Using Technology Certificate – Seneca College 2004

3 Year Adult Art Program - Visual Art Certificate - Central Technical School 2010

3. Employment History

1998-Present
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

1985-2007
Seneca College

2000-2005
McGraw Hill Ryerson Publishers

2001-2002
Thomson Nelson Publishers

2001
Toronto Catholic District School Board

4. Honours

May 2002: Impact Award for a professor whose leadership in the use of educational technology has had a significant impact on their students, staff, program and/or college.  - awarded by the Educational Technologies Committee of Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario

April 2000: Innovative Excellence in Teaching Learning and Technology Award - awarded by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the Eleventh International Conference on College Teaching and Learning

May 1998: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Excellence in Innovation Award - awarded for the on-line certificate program Designing Curriculum Using Instructional Technology

May 1998: The CONNY Award for exemplary approaches to Continuing Education awarded for the on-line certificate program Designing Curriculum Using Instructional Technology - awarded by The Ontario Colleges' Continuing Education Faculties (sub-committee of ACAATO)

1983: Gillian Lowndes Award for outstanding contribution to Theatre Arts (Ensemble Theatre Company) - awarded by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council

1962: Arkie Award for outstanding contribution to the theatre awarded by the faculty of the University of Arkansas theatre department

5. Scholarly and Professional Activities  (past seven years)

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto: Sessional Lecturer II, member Holistic Educator Group; Holistic Conference Committee; web mistress for Holistic WebSite; Education Commons workshops facilitator; editor, Holistic Learning and Spirituality: Breaking New Ground
Seneca College:  Chair – ePortfolio Committee; member Faculty committees for BlackBoard; eLearning, PD workshops for BlackBoard
British Journal of Educational Technology – article reviewer
Presenter: professional conferences annually – IT related topics

6. Publications

2004
Editor, Holistic Learning and Spirituality: Breaking New Ground (2005) SUNY

2003
WebStars: Holistic, Arts-Based College Curriculum in a Computer Applications Course, The College Quarterly, Vol. 7 No. 1

1999
WebStars: Holistic, Arts-Based College Curriculum in a Computer Applications Course, doctoral dissertation, Utoronto

1992(a)
Advocating Media Literacy. TIPS (Teaching, Innovation, Participation, Sharing), 7(Spring), 12

1992(b)
Video Production for Life-Long Learning. TIPS (Teaching, Innovation, Participation, Sharing), 7(Spring), 12

1983
Star Shaker: Prologue. Sparks from the Forge: Suncoast Writers’ Anthology

1978
Essential Theatre: Dimensions in Design. Master of Fine Arts Thesis, Trinity University.
 

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