Faculty Advisor Program
The MySocLab Faculty Advisor Program is a peer-to-peer mentoring program that partners experienced MySocLab users with new and potential users to further enhance their knowledge, skill and understanding of how to successfully integrate MySocLab in the classroom. Our Faculty Advisors (FAs) are committed to advancing the support for online learning and sharing their best practices with the MySocLab community.
Meet Our Faculty Advisors
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- Carol Holdt
- Senior Instructor
Portland State University
MyFamilyLab, MySocLab - Carol Holdt is originally from Seattle, where she studied computer science at North Seattle Community College in the late 1970s. She worked as a systems analyst in the Seattle area for nearly 15 years. Moving to Portland, Oregon, in the 1990s gave Carol the chance to rethink her life goals and return to college. As a graduate student at Portland State University, she began teaching sociology courses. Within a few years, Carol created a blend of her old and new passions through teaching with technology. She has taught traditional, hybrid, and fully online sociology courses using various Pearson products for nearly 15 years.
- Carol has served as PSU's Faculty in Residence for Online Learning as well as the sociology department's Coordinator of Online Instruction.
- Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology, Minorities, Marriage & Intimacy, Youth In Transition service-learning
“capstone”
course. - Course format: Traditional, Hybrid and Online
- Book in use: Schwartz/Scott's Marriages and Families; Pearson Custom version of Yetman's Majority & Minority; Kimmel/Aronson's Sociology Now: The Essentials
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- Christine Von Der Haar
- Professor
Indiana University
MySocLab - Christine Von Der Haar taught her first introduction to sociology class over twenty-five years ago. Since then, she has taught many courses that define the field of sociology: social theory, social psychology, social research, and social change. Her expertise lies in the field of survey research, which she developed as the Manager of Surveys for the CBS News/New York Times poll. From monthly surveys of public opinion to national elections, Dr. Von Der Haar worked with the best pubic opinion researchers in the business. Her position at CBS News took her to news meetings and live broadcasts, where she learned how a major news network operates. This experience reflects Dr. Von Der Haar's appreciation for learning how to apply what you learn in college. And, she designs her classes today to teach students how to do that. MySocLab is the key to achieving that goal. And, she is happy to share what she knows about this program with anyone wishing to take their courses to another level.
- Dr. Von Der Haar has been nominated for numerous teaching awards and is the recipient of Indiana University's Trustees Teaching Award. She has also written a number of publications, including Social Psychology: A Sociological Perspective.
- Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology
- Course format: Traditional
- Book in use: Henslin, Essentials of Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach
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