October 24, 2007
Wayne Poncia, CEO Etraffic, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Childs as executive consultant and publisher for its professional learning division.
Victoria-based Etraffic Solutions is an elearning company that builds and produces a variety of unique learning resources for clients around the world, including websites, elearning content, online assessment, instructional animations, online games, interactive features, print textbooks, and workbooks.
Dr. Childs has consulted internationally on all aspects of online learning and currently teaches a variety of online learning courses at Royal Roads University (Masters programs), the University of Calgary and Athabasca University. She also facilitates a variety of workshops on virtual team skills, blended learning, creating online communities, assessing organizational readiness for online learning, project management and team building. Her experience includes working with client groups across K-12, post secondary, government and industry to assist them in assessing their readiness for online learning, and then developing and implementing blended learning environments and online learning communities in their organizations.
“Dr. Childs will be a valuable asset to our professional learning division,” said CEO Wayne Poncia. “She will be responsible for building our professional learning suite of offerings, which currently includes products such as the Accelerated School Administrator Program and Teacher Essentials. We believe her tremendous experience will help us become the premier professional learning solution for schools across North America.”
According to Dr. Childs, as education changes, educators must adapt their practice and work, and professional development is an excellent way for them to experience new instructional strategies and teaching methods so they can add to and enhance their toolkit.
“In my experience, effective professional learning must be engaging, easy-to-access, encourage reflection on teaching practice and connect to an overall vision for improving student learning,” said Dr. Childs. “Etraffic’s online professional learning resources facilitate this by providing educators with relevant and timely learning experiences. Schools can use Etraffic’s resources as a standalone or as part of a school or district’s professional learning plan, and users can share information and experiences through an online learning community. The measure of success for any professional learning is the improvement in both teacher and student learning and our online professional learning tools can help educators achieve that goal.”
Dr. Childs’ educational background includes a Masters degree and a doctorate in Educational Technology from the University of Calgary. She has helped principals and headmasters create leadership development for student-centered instruction via online courses and communities in China and has worked with the Council of Ministers of Education, Industry Canada, and the University of Sarajevo.
For more information about Etraffic Solutions, visit www.etrafficsolutions.com.
Contact:
Jon Chabun
Marketing Coordinator
Etraffic Solutions
250-658-8238 ext 47
jon@etrafficsolutions.com
