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Welcome to Hollis755!
This wikispace will serve as my home for EDET 755 (Design and Evaluation of Information Access and Delivery), taught by Dr. Smyth, during Summer I 2016. I look forward to working with all of you.

I am Alex Hollis. This summer I will celebrate my fifteenth anniversary with my beautiful wife, Heather. I have one amazing daughter, Ella, who is nine. I love all things related to movies and technology. I am a huge fan of Atlanta sports: Go Braves, Falcons, and Yellow Jackets (and Gamecocks, of course)! I love playing games of all types and fishing whenever I get the chance. Also, I am an avid amateur photographer.

Professionally, I just finished my sixteenth year as a teacher/coach at Chapman High School in Inman, South Carolina (Spartanburg District 1). I currently teach Introduction to Journalism, Introduction to Film, and Yearbook, but have taught English I, English II, English III and Creative Writing during my career. I also coach tennis at Chapman. I earned my BS in Secondary Education from the University of South Carolina Spartanburg (now Upstate). I have a Master's degree in Sport Science from the United States Sports Academy and I am currently pursuing a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from USC. My projected graduation date is Spring 2017. I have four more courses (including this one) and my dissertation to complete to earn my Ed.D. My interests in the realm of education include perceptions of mobile technology in the classroom and student apathy. After briefly considering a career in educational administration, I decided that technology integration better suited my interests; therefore, after completing my degree, I plan to pursue paths that will allow me to teach others what I have learned about educational technology.

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