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NORTHERN TODAY

8

SPRING 2016

NORTHERN

NEWS

Q&A

Assistant Professor of E-Learning

Greg Francom

Hometown:

Provo, Utah

Family:

Misty (my better half ),

Sabrina (my 11-year-old sunshine),

Clara (my 9-year-old sweetheart),

Jacob (the 6-year-old handsome

boy), and Katherine (our little

princess, 3)

Title and involvement at NSU:

Assistant Professor of E-Learning

– I teach classes about distance

learning and educational technology,

and prepare teachers to integrate

technology into learning activities.

Q.

How long have you worked

at NSU?

A.

I have worked at NSU since

2011.

Q.

What brought you to

Northern?

A.

I was living in Georgia and

was looking for work opportunities

that would be closer to my home

in Utah, but would also provide me

with great opportunities to make a

difference. I found that here.

Q.

What is the best part of

your job?

A.

The students. I like to

present new ideas, concepts and

technologies in ways that help

students learn and grow. I like the

first day of the semester and when

I start joking with them and they

don’t know if I am joking or not.

Q.

What is your favorite class

to teach and why?

A.

ELRN 385 - Educational

Technology and Distance Teaching.

I get to help prepare teachers to

be successful in their classrooms.

There is no work that is more

important for our future.

Q.

What is the best career

advice you have ever

received?

A.

Find something that you like to

do, but also find something that you

can do to make a difference.

Q.

What advice would you

like to share with students?

A.

Learning is hard. It’s supposed

to be that way. So it’s okay if you

don’t have the right answer. Don’t be

embarrassed or silent just because

you don’t know. Think about it, try

to figure it out on your own, but if

you can’t then don’t be too shy to say

you don’t know.

Q.

Are you involved with any

organizations outside of work

you want to mention?

A.

I currently serve as bishop of

our local congregation in the Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

(Mormons), so that keeps me busy

on weekends. I work to prepare

church services on Sunday and

help out people who are struggling.

I am also involved with various

professional organizations within

K-12 education and the educational

technology field.

Q.

Do you have any hobbies

you want to mention?

A.

I play guitar and volleyball, not

at the same time.