STEVE PELTZ
Program Director, Distance Learning and Instructional
Technology Coordination of Distance Learning and Online programs
Instructional development of new college courseware
Coordination of college instructional design and development activities
Instructor of Photography and Computer Applications
College instructor since 1972
Phone: 408.741.2065
email: steve_peltz@westvalley.edu
COURSES AND IMPORTANT LINKS AT WEST VALLEY
CA 41 - Desktop Publishing: Adobe InDesign
Photo 110 - Introduction to Photography
BACKGROUND
- B.A., Graphic Design and Photography, San Jose State University
- M.A., Instructional Technology, San Jose State University
- Community College Vocational Teaching Credential, UC Berkeley
- Executive Council, Consortium for Open Learning, 1992-present, President from 1995-2001
- Instructor at West Valley College since 1972
- President, West Valley Mission Managers' Association, 2002-2006
- Advisory Council, California Virtual Campus
- California Community Colleges Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 1994-99
ADDITIONAL WEST VALLEY COLLEGE COMMITTEE WORK
Technology Council and Technology Advisory Committee, 1992-present
Distance
Learning Committee,
1992-present
Marketing Committee, 2003-present
Minority
Advocacy Committee, 1996-present
Online Student Services Committee, 2001-present
- My family, always first and foremost
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Tennis
- Collecting old baseball cards. Clicking on this link will take you to a web site I created about baseball cards. It is a non-commercial site that offers a sampling of some great old baseball cards and some of the best players of all time--with a little bit of baseball lore thrown in for good measure.
- Personal photographic images.
SOME OF MY FAVORITE WEBSITES
- Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications - Great distance learning conferences
- Apple Computer's Quicktime VR site, a great place to not only download the software but also see lots of examples of previously created virtual reality scenes.
- Apple Quicktime VR Education site, with examples of the best college Quicktime VR college sites in the country including West Valley College's own Quicktime VR campus tour.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame. My wife and I not only had a great time touring the museum, but also fell in love with the unspoiled area of Cooperstown. A great experience!
- Flex Day Impatica Presentation
