Christine Nickel

Scholarly Pursuit

As I have learned about educational theories and instructional strategies, I have become intrigued with constructivist methods of teaching. I intend to continue studying discovery learning as a means to promote higher level learning and solving ill-structured problems. I am also interested in designing instruction pertaining to the arts.

Professional Activities and History

In 1993 I graduated from SUNY College at Fredonia with a degree in Communications Media. Following graduation I worked for 8 years at a television station in Rochester, NY. I began as a studio camera operator/editor and worked my way up to director and chyron supervisor. Then I got married and left the business.

After a depressing year in North Dakota, we moved here to Norfolk, where my husband now works at ODU. Once we arrived, I realized that I had the opportunity to start fresh and study education, which I had always considered doing but never had the chance. So I enrolled in the Instructional Design and Technology program at ODU and I am enjoying it!

 

Background

As a Rochester, NY native I am familiar with snow. I find it amusing the way people react to an inch of snow in Virginia - to Upstate New Yorkers it is no big deal!

I was married in 2001 and my husband and I moved to North Dakota for his first teaching job. Luckily we left a year later and moved here!

 

To the right you will see a photo of 2 of our three pets. We do not have children, but from the way we treat our pets, you would guess that our children will be very spoiled!

 

 

 

 

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