User:Jowston

[edit] Name & Info

James M. Owston

Senior Academic Officer for Instructional Technology

Mountain State University

PO Box 9003

Beckley, WV 25801

304-929-1356

EdD in Leadership Studies w/minor in Media, Marshall University 2007; Dissertation: Survival of the Fittest? The Rebranding of West Virginia Higher Education

EdS in Leadership Studies, Marshall University 1999

MA in Communication Studies, West Virginia University 1992

MA in Humanities (emphases: history and media), Marshall University 1991

BTh in Bible and Religion, minors in Communication and Languages (Greek & Hebrew), Kentucky Christian University 1978

AB in Bible and Religion, minors in Communication and Greek, Kentucky Christian University 1977

BS in Interdisciplinary Studies, concentration in Management of Information Systems, Mountain State University, 2003

BS in Interdisciplinary Studies, concentration in Communication & Broadcasting, Mountain State University, 2003

Certified Senior Blackboard/WebCT Trainer, WebCT 2005

Blackboard CE/Vista Product Specialist, Blackboard 2006

Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' Assessment Academy participant, 2007

Other studies:

Broadcast Meteorology, Mississippi State University

Speech Broadcasting & Journalism, Marshall University

Online Learning, University of California at Los Angeles

Educational Leadership, West Virginia University

History, Genealogy, Religion, & Music