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Wednesday, July 31,2002
Summer II Edition
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Dr. George Edwards
James Palmer
Von Dunn
Dr. Anamaria Shaw
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guage is social.
for the student.
Palmer plans to set aside some
of the award money for retirement,
ment partially to the ever-changing
field of medicine.
Dunn’s special interest is mi-
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Shaw likes the Socratic teaching
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by Melissa Sanchez
reporter
For TCC students who have a hard time juggling school and a busy
schedule, distance learning classes may provide convenience.
Distance learning courses combine on-campus sessions with related
assignments and reading. Students are not required to be on campus as
much as they are in regular classes and are able to finish their weekly as-
signments at their own convenience.
TCC began offering distance learning courses in 1973 via instructional
television and added online classes in 1989. Since then, TCC has had the
largest distance learning enrollment in the state of Texas, reaching over
15,000. Currently, TCC offers 30 instructional television courses and 93
Internet courses, each with multiple sections.
The courses offered over the Internet are done through the distance
learning Web site, and students are given a special user name and password
to log in. Beginning the first day of class, students' can log on to the site
and access everything from the syllabus to all class assignments. Most
work is turned in via e-mail and fax, and tests are taken in any campus test-
ing center.
The television classes are broadcast at special times on various Tarrant
County cable systems, or students can view most of them in the TCC li-
brary'provided they purchase video lease kits. Students can obtain the syl-
labi for courses at the registrar’s office or on the distance learning Web site.
Weekly assignments are handed in accordingly, and tests are taken in any
campus testing center.
Enrolling in a distance learning class is exactly the same as enrolling
in any other class. The course listings are found toward the front of the
schedule of classes booklet and follow the same registration procedures as
campus classes. The fees are also the same.
According to Dr. Carolyn Robertson, director of distance learning,
TCC’s distance learning program offers students more course options.
TCCD participates in the Virtual College of Texas (VCT) project,
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said.
Shaw has been teaching for
TCC for 11 years. She says she
likes the TCC work environment
because she is not buried in bureau-
cracy.
“I really get to teach. Usually
the greatest complaint from teachers
is the demands of committee work.
But here it is reasonable, so I have
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Palmer has been teaching at
TCC for a total of 27 years, 10 full-
time. When Palmer was nominated,
he was told not to expect to win the
first year he applied.
“I was very surprised. It is
humbling; there are so many good
teachers,” he said.
Palmer emphasizes the impor-
tance of imagination in learning a
foreign language.
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Enjoying the water on a hot day, Damon and Michelle Hawkins slide down the water slide in the children’s section of NRH2O. Like other
down the “Green Extreme.” Parker Maynard gets ready to descend area facilities, the park offers entertainment for all ages.
Dunn was very effective, and
his knowledge and participation
helped save lives.
Dunn never published articles
regarding his research.
“I always believed that research
and publishing should not interfere
with teaching. I am proud that my
effort has changed lives,” he said.
Dunn also put effort into as-
sembling the required nominee
binder. At first, Dunn did not think
it would matter if he won the award,
but after the weeks of work and ef-
fort of his friends and family to get
the binder ready, Dunn said he was
pleased to win.
“I give God credit for what I’ve
done. Every day I ask God to help
me in class, only to say and do what
would be pleasing to Him,” he said.
Dunn shared his award. He
gave some to the other nominees on
his campus and the people who
helped him with the application
process, his tithe and the remodel-
ing of a bathroom.
Dr. Anamaria Shaw, like the
others, says she is honored to re-
ceive the award.
“Because I was nominated by
peers, then selected by a committee
of faculty members, they know
role he plays very convincingly what I do daily. I think it is a neat
thing. The Chancellor’s award
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award, the Chancellor’s award, at
Commencement ceremonies May
15.
This year’s recipients are Dr.
George Edwards, NW associate
professor of English; James Palmer,
NE instructor of Spanish; Von
Dunn, South associate professor of
biology, and Dr. Anamaria Shaw,
SE professor of English.
Founding chancellor Joe B.
Rushing started the award in 1986,
given annually to one teacher from
each of TCC’s four campuses. The
recipients also took home $2,500
and an engraved plaque to accom-
pany the honor. Nominees are re-
quired to submit a binder, which
judges use to select the winners.
Edwards had no idea that he
would win.
“I was very honored and hum-
bled by the experience. It was a
very good moment. Knowing the
competition and the accomplish-
ments of all the nominees, I was
stunned to have won,” he said.
Edwards began his college
work at TCC 11 years ago in a full-
time position. Edwards said he
spent years as a college student
preparing for his career by achiev-
ing a B.A. from Brown University,
Master of Divinity from Southwest-
ern Baptist Theological Seminary,
M.A. in English from Texas
Woman’s University and a doctor-
ate in English from the University
of North Texas.
Edwards also had a scholarly
article published in the Community
Colleges Humanities Journal.
“My involvement in Washing-
ton D.C. seminars led to my being
published. I believe it was one of
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my strong points that led to my creative design of his notebook that “You have to let yourself go; be Von Dunn, the winner on South
winning the Chancellor’s award,” helped. like a child,” he said. Campus, is a charter member of
he said. “Humanities weirdoes are Palmer’s students say he has a TCC with 35 years of service.
In 1999, Edwards founded the right-brainers with lots of visual knack for making his class time a “To stay that long, one must
NW Campus literary magazine, creativity. I spent four days and good time. He says his teaching dearly love it or just be stupid,” he
which was named best new publica- nights straight putting it together,”
tion in the nation by Community he said.
Colleges Humanities Association.
Edwards describes his teaching
style as “informed informality.”
His goal is to learn things that are
fundamental and pass the knowl-
edge to his students.
“I place much importance on
education. It is not the solution for
everything, but it’s hard to think of
any solution that does not include
education. Students must also add
character and faith to succeed,” he
said.
Edwards has not yet decided
how to spend his reward.
“I am still savoring the posses-
sion,” he said.
If exuberance level is a factor
for this award, James Palmer is the
obvious winner.
Instead, Palmer feels it was the
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the former. Dunn has even been
known to come to class dressed as
his favorite scientist, Louis Pasteur,
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since they look alike.
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was to disprove spontaneous gener-
ation. That means that life never
comes from non-life,” Dunn said.
“I am in the right profession. Dunn has never suffered from
The class is my stage, and I share burn-out and attributes that achieve-
the stage with my students,” he said.
Every summer Palmer moves
his stage to Mexico for a credit class
that is a total immersion experience crobiology. In the ’80s Dunn used
his expertise during a faculty devel-
opment leave to help John Peter time to really work with students,”
Smith Hospital evaluate procedures
would like to spruce up his kitchen, that would prevent the spread of in-
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