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. 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)
OISE/UT: 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: 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.