First name: Nellie
Last name: Deutsch
Company / Organization: Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL)
Briefly describe yourself:
Founder of IT4ALL, educator, consultant, and Moodle expert
Interests: mindfulness meditation practice, the alexander technique, reiki, long distance running
Skills: interwise, virtual classes such as elluminate and wiziq, organizer of online conferences, presenter, facilitator of online & face-to-face workshops, community builder, social networking expert, course developer, moodle administrator
Contact email: nellie.muller.deutsch@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nelliemuller.com
Primary region of activity: Global
Primary professional involvement: E-learning
About me:
Nellie Deutsch is a Canadian educator who earned her doctorate from the University of Phoenix from the School of Advanced Studies in 2010. Her dissertation research focused on instructor experiences with technology in blended learning contexts in higher education around the world. Dr. Deutsch is the founder of Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL), a non-profit organization that provides professional development workshops for groups around the world, generally in conjunction with different projects and initiatives. Dr. Deutsch is also founder and current coordinator of the annual Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning, hosted online by IT4ALL.org and supported by WiZiQ online learning platform. Dr. Deutsch has provided consultation on how to integrate Moodle and Elluminate learning environments for distance education at Open University of Israel and worked as a consultant at WikiEducator.org, supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand), and Athabasca Open University (Canada) in developing online courses and facilitation. She is also an educational consultant, mentor, instructional course designer, and online facilitator on how to integrate technology into the face-to-face and online classroom using Moodle, WebQuests, Professional Electronic Portfolios (PEP), web 2.0 tools, social networks, and wikis. In addition, she is an accredited PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) practitioner, Conflict Resolution practitioner, curriculum and instructional course designer and consultant, and mentor to educators around the world.
