WCC Distance & Distributed Learning

Putting our heads together! (Ken Fairbanks, Ian Griffin and Shawn McReynolds)

Welcome to WCC’s new Distance Learning blog! It is all shiny and new and quite frankly… I LOVE IT! I would like to recognize the talents of Ian Griffin and Shawn McReynolds, whose determined efforts turned this idea into a reality. Back in October, I approached Instructional Technologist, Ian Griffin with an idea to help me create a new blog/communication platform for reaching online students and faculty. Ian took charge of the project and after a lot of brainstorming… he started building this site… one pixel at a time. Then WCC’s IT Director, Shawn McReynolds stepped in to help create the server infrastructure needed to deliver this site to you.

What are the plans for the site? We want to create an ongoing conversation with you, distance learning students and faculty. We also want to help you master the technology that surrounds us and create a successful distance learning experience!

I invite you to click around the site, visit all the pages and kick the tires (just don’t scratch the paint!). You will find tutorials for faculty and students, articles about new technology tools and reviews of educational apps.

Feel free to leave comments, make suggestions and ask questions.

What you see today, is just the start of a greater tomorrow!

Ken Fairbanks
Director of Distance & Distributed Learning
Wytheville Community College