Capella University Online Degree Student to Present at Conference on College Teaching and Learning

Keith Fowlkes, a master's degree student in the online university's School of Education, will present on online education in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on April 5

MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) January 19, 2007 -- Keith Fowlkes, a master's degree student at Capella University (http://www.capella.edu), an accredited, fully online university, has been selected to present at the 18th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning being held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., April 2-5, 2007. Fowlkes is pursuing a master's degree in leadership in higher education through Capella's School of Education. More than 1,000 teachers, principals, and superintendents have chosen Capella to achieve their master's or doctoral degrees.

Fowlkes presentation, titled "Blooming Hybrid and Asynchronous Learning," will focus on the integration of Bloom's taxonomy within an online teaching model that will meet the needs of experienced and inexperienced online learners while reducing overall costs.

"It is an honor to be able to present to educators from all over the nation on ways in which we can more effectively introduce students to online education," he said.

Fowlkes is an instructional designer for The Ohio State University, Newark, and the Central Ohio Technical College.

About Capella University
Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited,* fully online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 76 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves 16,300 students from all 50 states and 63 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552).

*Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

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