Distance Education Center
About Helen Torres
Director of Distance Education and San Antonio College Online
Oversee and administer SAC Online Program: 239+ online courses, video courses, blended courses, Virtual College of Texas courses, and off-campus courses at 14 off-campus sites.
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty Member, SAC Online. I developed Urban Planning (PBAD 2347) and I teach this course online, using Problem-Based Learning Teaching Strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Urban Planning, Cum Laude
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1981
Master of Arts Degree, Public Administration,
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 1989
Graduate of Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education, 1995
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education
Technical Training/Certifications
Internet Course Administrator Certification, Instructional Innovation Center, San Antonio College
Black Board Vista Training, Instructional Innovation Center, San Antonio College
Master Presenter, National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development 2002-2004
Facilitator for Leadership Saturday, Division of Student Services, San Antonio College, 2004
Service in Distance Education
2008-2009 Chair, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, South Texas Regional Council
2005-2008, Member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board –Distance Education Advisory Committee
Member of NE Texas Collaborative of Colleges & Universities
2004-2005 Chair of Texas Consortium fro Educational Telecommunications
Co-Chair of Alamo Area Regional Group, Texas Distance Learning Association
Member of Best Community College committee, Alamo Community Colleges
Member of Academic Council, San Antonio College
Member of Executive Steering Committee for Black Board Vista, Alamo Community College District
Administrative Member of SAC Online Advisory Committee
College Trainer of Focus PDCA: Plan, Develop, Check and Act Process Management.
Recognitions and Awards
2005 Individual Recipient of Outstanding Commitment to Excellence & Innovation in Distance Education Award, Voted by 800+ Texas Distance Learning Association Members.
Woman of the Week, May 25, 2004 - Telemundo Television, for Contributions to Distance Education.
Presentations
SAC Online Retention Strategies –Internet Skills Center, Texas DLA Conference, Galveston Texas, March 2008
Texas Distance Learning Association Conference: San Antonio College Online Best Practices & New Directions, April 1, 2004
Workshop on San Antonio College Internet Skills Center & Online Student Services, UTSA Education Department, December 8, 2003
San Antonio College Online Model, Prairie View University, Third Annual Distance Education Conference, April 25, 2003
San Antonio College Distance Education Model, National Institute of Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD), May 2002, Austin, Texas
Distance Education Model at San Antonio College, Stop Surfing, Start Teaching national Conference, February, 2002, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Professional Development
Participant in National community College Hispanic Council Leadership Fellows Program, American Association of Community Colleges, 2005-2006, Raleigh, North Carolina
Graduate of Higher Education Administrator’s Workshop, Texas A & M University, College Station, July, 2001
Graduate of American Association of Community Colleges, International Leadership Institute for Female Administrators in Higher Education, 1998, Portland, Oregon.
Publications
“Website Planning and Development”. September 2005, Texas Monograph, NE Texas Collaborative of Colleges and Universities—Featured in League of Innovation Website
Distance Education Report, Vol. & No. 4, February 15, 2003, “Getting Off On The Right Foot: first Steps Most Important for Program Success” by Rebecca Kopf
Texas Monograph on Student Services, E-Learning Conference, Savannah Georgia, February 14, 2006
Community Service
San Antonio College Judge, Academic Decathlon, February 29, 2008
Sembradoras de San Antonio Women’s Club: Fund raising for student scholarships
Member of University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association: Recruitment of Prospective Students to university.
Pledged Member of President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative
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