Bio
Hola! My name is Naomi Wahls. I'm Luxembourgish and American. I research Open Virtual Mobility (OpenVM) through Intercultural Collaborative Open Learning in open environments such as Virtual International Exchanges (VIEs) at Open Universiteit, Netherlands. I'm a volunteer UNESCO mentor for Open Education for a Better World. I started a small company in 2012: Wahls Instructional Design and I finished instructionally designing a graduate Teacher Education MOOC that released this past fall for graduate credit. I completed my Masters in Information and Learning Technologies and a second Masters of Spanish. During my Spanish Masters research, I studied video lessons, social media, and game based learning.
In my research, I assist faculty with connecting their courses with international universities on various topics. Current projects are with Mexico, Peru, Japan, and Uzbekistan.
In a recent project, I assisted a Spanish Graduate Teaching Assistant with a telecollaboration project between his Spanish 2150 course and a course in Mexico. The project included a course redesign grant for the Spring 2016 semester. I enjoy speaking at conferences to help others learn about technology use for education.
In November of 2012 I started my own business: Wahls Instructional Design LLC. As a small business owner, I was the Director of Technology and Global Online Education for The Wahls Foundation, which is a medical research organization for Dr. Terry Wahls.
As an Graduate Teaching Assistant, I taught Spanish 1010 online. In 2014 I found a grant and helped design the first Spanish online course for UC Denver.
In my research, I assist faculty with connecting their courses with international universities on various topics. Current projects are with Mexico, Peru, Japan, and Uzbekistan.
In a recent project, I assisted a Spanish Graduate Teaching Assistant with a telecollaboration project between his Spanish 2150 course and a course in Mexico. The project included a course redesign grant for the Spring 2016 semester. I enjoy speaking at conferences to help others learn about technology use for education.
In November of 2012 I started my own business: Wahls Instructional Design LLC. As a small business owner, I was the Director of Technology and Global Online Education for The Wahls Foundation, which is a medical research organization for Dr. Terry Wahls.
As an Graduate Teaching Assistant, I taught Spanish 1010 online. In 2014 I found a grant and helped design the first Spanish online course for UC Denver.
In May of 2012 I completed a Masters degree in Information and Learning Technologies with an emphasis in Designing eLearning Environments, in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, where I already completed my BA in International Studies.
I reside in Colorado with my son and my dog Blümchen. I enjoy hiking with family, friends, and my dog. I also enjoy watching my son learn new things. In my spare time I croquet baby afghans and scarves to give away.
I reside in Colorado with my son and my dog Blümchen. I enjoy hiking with family, friends, and my dog. I also enjoy watching my son learn new things. In my spare time I croquet baby afghans and scarves to give away.
