Online Learning & Distance Education
Linda Carling, M.S., Program Director for Teaching and Learning Online
Ms. Carling joined CTE in 2002 after working as a consultant for the year prior. She currently manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of all of CTE’s online courses, including non-facilitated tutorials and facilitated graduate and professional development courses for JHU and MSDE. Ms. Carling writes extensive research-based content for online course developers, creates management systems for online course development and delivery, teaches online and face-to-face graduate courses as an adjunct instructor in the JHU Graduate Division of Education, and has authored tutorials, manuals, and online courses to train new course developers. Ms. Carling has also contributed to development of CTE’s Online Learning Model. Prior to joining CTE, Ms. Carling was an elementary school teacher for a local school system. She also worked as a curriculum consultant and online instructor for eSylvan for 2 years. Ms. Carling earned her M.S. in the Johns Hopkins University Technology for Educators program, and her B.S. in Elementary Education at the University of Maryland.
Telephone: 410-516-9842 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: carling@jhu.edu
Francesca Carpenter, M.A., Program Coordinator/Instructor
Telephone: 410-516-9848 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: carpenter@jhu.edu
Natalie Hannon, M.A., Program Coordinator/Instructor
Telephone: 410-516-9827▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: hannon@jhu.edu
Lauren Neimeyer, Training
Facilitator
Telephone: 410-516-9850 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 • e-mail: Neimeyer@jhu.edu
Karen Clark Salinas, M.S.W., Project Manager/Instructor, Ms. Salinas' CV
Ms. Salinas manages and supports the development of nearly 30 Web-based professional development communities using CTE’s Electronic Learning Community (ELC) platform. She is also expanding the implementation and development of CTE’s Teacher Compass, a Web-based application for school administrators. Prior to joining CTE in 2005, Ms. Salinas served as the Director of Communications for the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. She provided professional development to schools, districts, states, and organizations to strengthen and sustain partnership programs linked to student success. She coauthored the NNPS Handbook; materials for the Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) interactive homework process; annual collections of Promising Partnership Practices; and surveys of teacher, parent, and student views on partnerships. Ms. Salinas earned a graduate certificate in Instructional Technology for Web-Based Professional Development and Training at Johns Hopkins University, an M.S.W. at the University of North Carolina, and a B.A. in psychology at Colgate University.
Telephone: 410-516-9823 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: ksalinas@jhu.edu
Kristen Winter, M.S., Project Manager/Instructor
Telephone: 410-516-9821 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 • e-mail: kwinter@jhu.edu
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