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 * Diana Bandak **, San Diego Community College

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Administrator's focus: Please describe the applicant’s current assignment, technology experience and leadership qualities, as well as the program’s overall commitment to technology integration and to the nominee’s participation in TIMAC, and what area you would like them to focus on in their mentoring of other instructors in your program. Ms. Diana Bandak is an adjunct instructor in the ABE/ASE program in the San Diego Community College Continuing Education Department. She has advanced technology experience and is a leader both at her campus and in our department. One of the aspects of her background that has allowed her to be such an asset to our department is Ms. Bandak’s continuous exploration and use of advanced technologies. She was an advocate of online learning many years before it became a popular or even an accepted platform. Learning to use advanced hardware and software and a willingness to invest the time to learn how to use them has provided Ms. Bandak with a wealth of experience and skills. She strongly believes that technology plays an important role in student learning. She is committed to advancing technology in the classroom and throughout the campus. Ms. Bandak has created a website for her students to supplement their daily assignments. Additionally, she has shared the website with her fellow instructors. Her students attend computer lab once a week and complete online assignments on Spelling City, My Skills Tutor and Ms. Bandak’s website. Furthermore, she spent many hours creating PowerPoint presentations to complement the daily lesson plans. Finally, under Ms. Bandak’s leadership as the Associated Student Body Co-Advisor at our Mid-City Campus, she has created a very strong program with maximum student involvement in a short period of time. The ASB has provided students with free computers through a non-profit organization, arranged several diversity events including Black History Month, Art Appreciation Week and a Cinco De Mayo Festival. Additionally, they raised funds for the Japanese Tsunami/Earthquake victims. We would like Ms. Bandak to act as a mentor to our instructors in training them in technology skills, including but not limited to use of Smartboard, integrating technology into the classroom and workshops for beginning internet and computer users.

Diana's Web site in 2011-12 - [] ABE Web site Diana created for the department in 2013 - []

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Online places by Diana:

Spelling City Resource Page - http://www.spellingcity.com/bandgem

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Diana and her family survive home fire on March 27, 2012

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