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OVERVIEW
Educare Research inc (ERi)
is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research think-tank promoting resources for
independent international educators, transcultural teaching
methods, and appropriate educational technologies;
to expand accessible learning opportunities for a global student
body.
ERi formed in 2013
as a nonprofit public benefit corporation in California, with
a board of directors representing a range of specialties in
education, social networking, and human development.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steven
R. Van Hook, PhD
is President, CEO and principal researcher
of ERi. He specializes in transcultural teaching methods for
multicultural onground and online courses, strategies in distance
learning, instructor development, course design, and immersive virtual
learning environments. Steven has published scholarly journal
articles, and has designed international programs
and courses for the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California at Santa
Barbara (UCSB), California Lutheran University, Cardean Learning
Group, Saylor University, and elsewhere.
(more)
Board
Vice-Chair
Lori Dearman, MA is
a seasoned international educator and administrator, as well as
a pioneer and long-time advocate for online learning and
communication. She has experience in international education,
program direction, recruiting, promotion, budgetary oversight, program evaluation, instructor training, curriculum and course
development, classroom instruction, online instruction, student
advising, and internship placement.
Board Secretary-Treasurer Sue Lee, RN is a health care
provider recognized for Honor's Projects teaching primary
and secondary school students, and with her husband develops
websites on sustainable living, healthcare, and educational
topics. She has provided nursing services for youth programs in
Arizona including children of wounded soliders,
has long cared for animals, and has sailed international
waters.
Board
Member Jennifer Tuman, PhD has a doctorate in
Human Development, with international teaching and advising
experience at Renmin University of China, the Monterey
Institute of International Studies, Royal University of Bhutan,
the University of Lodz in Poland, Kwansei Gakuin University in
Japan, Samsung Group in Korea, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Skopje,
Macedonia.
Board
Member Véra Dolan (BA, MEd)
is a Brazilian-Canadian educator who has
devoted many years to the delivery and improvement of online
education. She has also worked as a
faculty mentor, guiding and supporting hundreds of
instructors, particularly regarding cross-cultural issues in
teaching.
She has published scholarly articles, and is currently
pursuing her PhD in Higher Education at the University of
Toronto/OISE, with research in faculty experiences with hidden
disabilities.
Board Member
Chris Tucker
has worked in marketing on the internet since 1996 and is the
President of RightNow Communications, providing international
search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM),
social media marketing (SMM), copywriting services, and
is a supporter of nonprofit causes. He was a student of
Native American Studies at the University of Montana, and is
an avid sailor. |
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