NASA
Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Digital Learning Network
(DLN)
Welcome
to my home page! I
am an educational coordinator with the NASA Digital Learning Network
(education.nasa.gov/dln)
here at NASA Glenn Research Center. I hold a Masters degree in
Education and have been involved in education in some way--instructor,
classroom teacher, educational coordinator, cooperative education
coordinator--for 29 years. My employer is NCI, Inc. My special
interests are communications technology (especially Web-based
and videoconferencing technologies) and technical writing. My
tasks include:
- serving
as DLN team lead for content development
- editing
Web pages
- working
with NASA scientists/researchers to develop and present videoconferencing
sessions to students and teachers
-
supporting NASA Explorer Schools
- making
presentations at conferences
-
writing articles to promote our educational products and to
report on our research into the use of technology in the educational
setting
- conducting
field tests of our educational products.
My
newest project, which has received international recognition,
is called Science Through ARts (STAR). Click here for information
on STAR.
Digital
Learning Network
Org Code: XN
Phone: (216) 433-9714
Fax: (216) 433-8000
E-mail: ruth.petersen@grc.nasa.gov