{"id":8283,"date":"2019-08-21T14:14:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accinsweb8366.wpenginepowered.com\/tledupdates\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2022-12-09T22:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:27:09","slug":"teaching-learning-champions-robert-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/tledupdates\/2019\/08\/21\/teaching-learning-champions-robert-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching & Learning Champions: Robert Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teaching & Learning Champions are faculty & staff<\/i><\/b> who contribute to student learning<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0 (Guided Pathways Essential Practice #4)<\/i><\/a>. We share their stories to celebrate their dedication to instructional excellence & innovation in a series of spotlight articles. <\/i>#ACCExcellence<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\"RobertMeet Robert Foster, Front End Developer at the Highland Business Center<\/b><\/h1>\n

Tell us a little bit about what you do!<\/b><\/p>\n

I build websites for TLED, academic departments, and instructional programs at ACC. I specialize in making sure the sites are accessible to all users regardless of vision, hearing, or mobility differences.<\/p>\n

Three words that best describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affable, nerd, biker <\/p>\n

How do you support faculty at ACC? Why is this work important?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Education is increasingly online and many students and faculty rely on ACC websites for information and interaction. I help make sure that this piece of the education infrastructure is working and accessible to all students.<\/p>\n

What is the best advice you ever received?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the meeting starts at 10 AM and you arrive at 10 AM you are late. Show respect for other people\u2019s time and the team by showing up on time.<\/p>\n

How do you keep up-to-date in your field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynda.com, now known as LinkedIn Learning, is a great resource that is filled with thousands of courses. I take a course at least once a month, sometimes even in my free time if it is not work-related. It is really a great resource for so many topics. Additionally, there are daily newsletters on any topic that you can sign up for for a daily dose of information. I subscribe to newsletters on topics from web design to the Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n

(Note from the editor: LinkedIn Learning accounts<\/a> are available free to all full-time ACC employees.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Why are you proud to work at ACC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up in Austin, many of my friends and my sister went to ACC at some point or another. I know how much the college has helped them out and how it plays an important role in our public education system. I am proud to support the mission and provide high-quality low cost higher education to our wonderful city. Also, I am proud that our mascot could totally take down UT\u2019s. A swarm of Riverbats<\/a> versus a cow with ornamental horns? Not even a question.<\/p>\n

Connect with Robert via email: <\/b>robert.foster@austincc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recommend a Colleague:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Do you know someone who is a champion of teaching & learning? Send their name & why you\u2019re nominating them to TLEDcomms@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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