Online TA Profiles
Shyamala Iyer, MPhty, MDEd (IP)
OTA ID#: 104964
| Education Experience: |
BPhty, Physical Therapy (allied medical science), MS University, 1989 DipRehab, Therapeutic Rehabilitation, SNDT - Womens university, 1990 MPhty, Physical Therapy, University of Bombay, 1992 MDEd (IP), Management of Distance Education Systems, University of Maryland , In Progress |
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| Focus of Study: | In the early years of my education, I was studying physical therapy.
Current, for my masters, my focus is on various aspects of distance education and its management. |
| Awards: | Outstanding student award - 1990
Outstanding student award - 1992. Current GPA 3.88 |
| Publications: | Shyamala Iyer and RK Shevgaonkar: Challenges to traditional notions of IPR posed by New Technologies. National Seminar on Challenges posed by IPR regimes, BITS Pilani, September 2004.
Shyamala Iyer and M.U. Deshpande. Interactive Video Transmission of Post-Graduate Courses for Industry Participants. 17th AAOU Annual Conference, Bangkok. November 2003. K. Arya and S. Krithivasan and Shyamala Iyer. A Case study: Satellite Based Distance Education Program of IIT Bombay, India. Chapter in the Book entitled “Educational Media in Asia: Reviews, Cases and Lessons”. Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. June 2005. Shyamala Iyer and Suniti Chatterjee. A study of infants using Neurokinesiological testing, Annual conference of IAP, Delhi. January 1992. Shyamala Iyer and Kumud Dhopte. A study of Backache in pregnancy, Annual conference of IAP, Bombay. January 1991. |
| Work Experience: | Project Manager:
Manage a team of web designers, technical studio staff and interact with faculty members to develop course materials for Distance education through web and video based materials. Prior to that I worked as a physical therapist in hospitals in India and a rehabilitation center in the US. I have also worked as a lecturer for 3 years teaching undergraduate students. |
| Skills & Achievements: | Have worked as a physical therapist.
Started a Cerebral Palsy therapy unit. Have developed an online course as a pilot version. Have hands-on therapeutic skills as well as computer skills. |
| Career Interests: | Would like to be an online educator teaching completely online.
I would also like to start a distance education centre myself. |
| Outside Interests: | Reading, Internet surfing, Poetry and Running. |
| Additional Information: | Married with 2 great kids and a wonderful husband. |
| Message to Students and/or Parents: |
I greatly value education and think that it is the right of every child in the universe to be able to know about the vast contribution of knowledge by the humankind. It is our only legacy in the world and I would like to share my knowledge with whoever wants to learn. |
| Postings Answered: | 36 |
| Cumulative OTA Rating: | 4.8/5 What is OTA Rating? |
- histology of nervous tissue - Supply an answer and explanation for each of the following: a) How is one-way conduction at synapses ensured? b) what is a mixed nerve c) What is the value of the connective tissue wrappings ...
- Developing Instruction - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of at least four types of delivery materials, such as text, videoconferencing, audio-conferencing, etc. Provide examples of each type of delivery material. ...
- Online learning environment - Answer the following questions: 1. Provide design principles when developing for an online learning environment. 2. Critically assess what impact, if any, bandwidth may have when designing for o ...
- Various Case Study Questions - You have helped me before and I learned a lot from your answers. Attached are misc case studies. I have done many for homework assignment, but these are the ones I struggled with. Please help. Than ...
- Instructional Design - Part I: I am a director of curriculum development for a school system. I believe that I need to hire an instructional designer, although I do not have that position on staff at present. I will need ...
- Learning theorist and their influence on curriculum planning and design - I need resources, articles, peer reviewed,& research articles on the following topics. 1. 'Conduct a literature search on various learning theorist and their influence on curriculum planning and de ...
- Learning Environments - 1. Since the introduction of computers into the classroom, various terms have arisen that basically refer to the same thing, such as computer-based training (CBT), computer-based learning (CBL), compu ...
- Neurophysiology of nerve impulses - Respond appropriately to each statement below either by completing the statement or by answering the question raised. 1. The cellular unit of the nervous system is the neuron. What is the major fu ...
- Education Research - Write a "best practices" letter to researchers to help them develop descriptive survey instruments, conduct survey research, and report results.
- Online Learning Platforms - Please view attatchment What factors should be taken into consideration when determining what learning platform should be utilized? Why? What are the legal issues, ethical issues, learning tool ...
- Cultural factors and learning styles are important in education. These become especially important in Distance education where typically the instructors, fellow students and the learner are separated. This paper examines the issues and suggests some approaches to ease difficulties. - This paper looks at the problem of cultural factors and learning styles and its implications in Distance education. As more students are leaving traditional class rooms for distance education courses ...
- Nerve Fibers - Explain why damage to peripheral nerve fibers is often reversible, whereas damage to CNS fibers rarely is.
- Learning outcomes of ESL education - Conduct a search on the Internet in Learning Outcomes (learning objectives, standards, benchmarks, etc) of ESL education: 1. Create an annotated (added notes of 100-150 words IN YOUR OWN WORDS) bi ...
- Organ System Case Studies - Please help me so I can complete the following questions: Clinical Questions Answer the following clinical questions using your knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology obtained in this unit. ...
- The heart - 1) Is the ventricular afterload a determinant of cardiac performance, or does cardiac performance determine the afterload? Elaborate please.
- critical thinking - How do communication skills and critical thinking skills contribute to effectively working with a diverse group of people?
- Chemotherapeutic drugs, tissue types, bone callus, white fat - Please see the attached file. 1. Two examples of chemotherapeutic drugs (drugs used to treat cancer) and their cellular actions are listed below. Explain why each drug could be fatal to a cell. Vi ...
- Biofeedback - Describe the basis and uses of biofeedback training.
- This solution discusses in brief, the defition of pain and a broad categorization of different types of pain - What is pain? Are there different types of pain? How are they differntiated? Often people want to know what happens when the body sends out pain signals. What is happening inside our body when we f ...
- Shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle - The major function of the shoulder girdle is flexibility. What is the major function of the pelvic girdle? Relate these functional differences to anatomical differences seen in these girdles.
