Steven R. Van Hook, PhD
srvanhook@wwmr.org

Walden University

Ph.D. in Education Program
Specialty: Transcultural Distance Learning
Awarded February 2006

DISSERTATION

• Themes & Images that Transcend Cultural Differences

KNOWLEDGE AREA MODULES (KAMs)

    KAM 1 - Cultural Influences in International Socioeconomic Development

SBSF 8110 Theories of Societal Development
SBSF 8120 Current Research in International Societal Development
SBSF 8130 Professional Practice and International Societal Development

• Global Economics Course Addendum
• Learning Agreement 1
• KAM 1 Self-Evaluation

    KAM 2 - Sociocultural Human Development Vis-a-vis Global Management

                    SBSF 8210 Theories of Human Development
                    SBSF 8220 Current Research in International Human Development
                    SBSF 8230 Professional Practice and International Human Development

• Learning Agreement 2

    KAM 3 - Principles of Organizational and Social Systems

                    SBSF 8310 Theories of Organizational and Social Systems  
                    SBSF 8320 Current Research in International Organizational and Social Systems
                    SBSF 8330 Professional Practice in International Organizational and Social Systems

• Learning Agreement 3

    KAM 4 - Foundation Research Sequence Seminars

          SBSF 8417:  Human Inquiry and Science

• Article Review: Organizational Learning in International Joint Ventures
• Qualitative and Quantitative Methodology Analysis
• Science Sets us Free?

EDUC 8427:Research Design in Education

• Quantitative versus Qualitative Preferences
• Research Ethics Case Study
• Qualitative Methodology Chart
• Quantitative Methodology Chart

          EDUC 8437: Data Analysis in Educational Research

• Measuring Attitudes and Actions toward School Diversity

    KAM 5 - Theories of Intelligence, Learning, and Motivation

                    EDUC 8510 Theories of Intelligence, Learning and Motivation as a Basic Praxis 
                    EDUC 8520 Distance Education as a Facilitator of Learning
                    EDUC 8530 Professional Practice Using Distance Learning Theories

• Learning Agreement 5

    KAM 6 - Organization of International Learning Institutions

                    EDUC 8610 Organization of Learning Institutions
                    EDUC 8620 New Models in Transcultural Learning Institutions and Curricula
                    EDUC 8630 Creating and Implementing Global Learning Opportunities

• Learning Agreement 6

    KAM 7 - Case Study Method: Transcultural Education

                    EDUC 8710 Case Study Method
                    EDUC 8720 Current Research and Analysis of Transcultural Education
                    EDUC 8730 Transcultural Distance Learning Program: Case Study Report & Evaluation

• Learning Agreement 7

 PREPARATORY

• Personal Development Plan
• Program of Study
• Dissertation Prospectus
• Dissertation Proposal

 

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Teaching Positions

• Current Course Links
• Online Course Discussion Boards 
• MBA Managerial Marketing - MBA  (Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology)
• MBA Global Environment of Business  (Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology)
• Understanding World Economies  (University of California Santa Barbara Extension)
• Global Marketing Communications  (University of California Santa Barbara Extension)
• Marketing Techniques for Small Business  (UCSB Extension)
• Fundamentals of International Advertising  (UCSB International Program)
• Marketing in a Changing World  (UCSB International Program)
• Business Communications - MBA  (Cardean University)
• Marketing Principles and Applications  (Antioch University)
• Global Economics  (Antioch University)
• Student & Department Evaluations

Publications/Papers/Media

• Universal learning at a distance: Can we plug it in?
   Van Hook, S.R. (2005, Summer). Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 8(2).
• Cyberdreamers Beware - Danger Ahead!  (New York Times)
• Greasing Palms in Russia  (Los Angeles Times)
• Moscow Reporter's Notebook (Old Oregon Magazine)
• Public Relations Primer  (Russia Government & Business Seminar Series)
• Media Developments in America  (University of Ukraine Faculty Journal)
• TV Report from Moscow, 1990 (.wmv file)  (KOBI-TV)
• Men's Manifesto  (Santa Barbara News-Press)
• Glimmers of Hope on Russia's Horizon  (Santa Barbara News-Press)
• Trans-Ideological Management Issues in Post-Soviet States
• Cross-Cultural Variances in Team Effectiveness
• Bachelor's Thesis: Sex Differences in Altruism
• Master's Thesis: Will Global Learning Get Online? [Published and distributed at 
  forums including the International Global Learning Forum at Appalachian State University; 
  the Global e-Learning 2001 Summit in British Columbia; and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework 2000 - 2004]

Seminar Presentations

• Presentation, Seminar, & Lecture Topics

The Doctoral Student Experience: Learning and Scholarship

Panelist, Walden University Residency

December 28, 2004

Leesburg, Virginia

Transcultural Learning: Themes and Images that Transcend Culture

Los Padres CATESOL 5th Annual Conference

(California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

October 11, 2003

Santa Barbara, California

 

Fortifying the Distance Learning Culture

Instructor In-Service

Antioch University

September 14, 2002

Santa Barbara, California

 

Best Practices in Online Course Development

Instructor In-Service

Antioch University

February 9, 2002

Santa Barbara, California

 

Developments in the American Media and their Relation to Ukraine

International Media Conference

Kiev University Institute of Journalism

In Association with the United States Agency for International Development

May 19, 1997

Kiev, Ukraine

 

New Skills in Russian Mass Communications

Russia Seminar Series 

Sponsored by the Krieble Institute

October 14-22, 1994

Russian Universities in St. Petersburg, Perm, and Saratov

 

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Travels & Assignments

• Washington, DC
• New York
• San Francisco
• Paris
• Moscow
• St. Petersburg
• Perm
• Saratov
• Kiev
• Budapest
• Prague
• Warsaw
• Krakow
• Amsterdam
• Istanbul
• Vancouver
• Zurich

Personal

• Biography / Curriculum Vitae
• Multicultural Research
• Worldwide Media Relations
• About Public Relations  [Top-Listed Site in "Ethical Public Relations," Google Search Engine (2004); "Nonprofit Good Practice Guide" Select Resource in Communications & Marketing, Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative (2003); Australian Guide to the Internet "Site of the Day" (2003); ExpertPR/MediaMap's "Site Most Useful to PR Pros" (2002)]