Ross White
Ross White, LEARN NC’s Director of Online Learning, began his technical career as a desktop support technician in 1998. While working on computers and playing with web pages, he inadvertantly began using LearningSpace, and soon found himself coordinating the statewide Virtual Classroom and Online Courses efforts. As Director of Online Learning, Ross is the lead trainer for Blackboard developer and instructor training, routinely visiting schools all over the state.
Ross holds a BA in English Education and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Teaching Fellow, and has taught high school English in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (in the classroom) and Rowan-Salisbury Schools (online).
When he’s not at LEARN NC, Ross is the artistic director of Dirty South Improv, a freelance writer, an improviser with teams such as Mister Diplomat and Destroy All Monsters, and a devoted cat lover.
Resources created by Ross White
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- Comics in the classroom
- Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.
- Format: article
- By Ross White.
- Four myths about online learning
- There are a number of myths circulating about online courses. This article explains what online courses are and debunks some of those myths.
- Format: article/help
- By Ross White.
- The Trial of Hamlet
- In this lesson students have the chance to research courtroom procedure to try Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. Then, with some students in the roles of characters from the play, the class will conduct the trial of Shakespeare's most famous anti-hero.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)
- By Ross White.
- Why did you send me a virus?
- A primer on viruses, worms, and how to protect yourself on the Internet.
- Format: article
- By Ross White.
