Beverley Taylor is somewhat of a pioneer in the world of online learning. She used the military system PLATO when she served in the U.S. Navy (1981-1986) and saw the potential for expanding learning opportunities. In the early 90’s at North Metro Tech, she wrote grants that resulted in being the first of 2 technical colleges in Georgia being set up to access the Intranet (PeachNet) and establishing a distance learning program (Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System – GSAMS). With this access, she recommended a distance learning intervention (NovaNet) that would address the personalized learning needs for adult literacy, developmental English and Math, and self-study courses. 

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Design and facilitate online courses (Blackboard and Desire2Learn platforms)

IT 7360: Integrating Technology into School-Based Learning Environments

IT 8150: Managing Instructional Technology Projects

Founded the Wizards Program of online supplemental instructors at Mercy College in 2000.

Won a Sloan-C Award for “Online Learning Effectiveness” in 2002.

Have served as an evaluator for grants in online learning including a grant for over $1,000,000 to the Sloan-C headquarters at Olin and Babson College.

Published many articles on online learning in journals such as JALN and Teaching and Learning.

Guest edited special issues, devoted to storytelling and to online learning, of the journal On the Horizon.

Co-chair of a Sloan-C 2006 initiative to provide a national program of training/certification for online faculty.

Member of the final panel at 2007 Sloan-C Convention.

Won the Humane Society of the United States’ award for the “best new course” of 2007.

• Have completed training as a facilitator, in order to teach techniques of online education at the Sloan-C Institute, starting November 2012.

Has taught library science reference classes.

Also taught "“Ethical and Legal Implications in Instructional Design.”
This was the first online intellectual property class in the U.S.