Fielding Graduate University

Areas of Instruction:

• Leadership and Change
• Distance Education and Technology
• E-mentoring
• Communication
• Social Networking
• Distributed Learning
• Psychology of Technology and Education

Scholarly & Professional Interests:

• Instructor, developer, author, researcher and presenter on all areas related to distance education with specialization in communication, social networking and virtual worlds.
• Social Services work in various agencies and populations, including crisis counseling and intervention, domestic counseling, homeless intervention, special education and child welfare intervention.

Professional Memberships:

• Corporation for Education Initiatives in California (CA K-20/CENIC). 2008 - present.
• American Educational Research Association (AERA). 2007 - present.
• Multi-Media Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT). 2005 - present.
• Sloan-C Consortium, a Consortium of Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education.
• Editorial Board of the International Journal of Science.
• Board of Directors for the Alliance for Distance Education in California (CA Chapter of the USDLA).
• Various state, national and global organizations dedicated to distance education, research, and educaton.

Honors and Awards:

• Honorary Associate (2013). CMM Institute for Personal and Social Innovation.
• President's Strategic Planning Committee (2012 - 2017). Fielding Graduate University.
• Peer Review Editor (2012).  IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research.
• Appointed official. Consultant (2009 - present). Alliance for Distance Education in California (ADEC) 501[c]3.

Publications:

• Maston, H. & Chears, V. (2012). Leadership Lessons from the Unbeaten Path: Asking the Right Questions for Better Results.  The Evolllution: Illuminating LifeLong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). Communication in Distance Education: Can You Hear Me Now? International Journal of Science: ISSN 2225-0763.
• Maston, H. (2012). When Research Gives You Answers to Questions You Didn't Ask or Expect. The Evolllution: Illuminating LifeLong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). June Panel - Side-Stepping the Most Common Roadblocks to Successful Adult Higher Education. The Evolllution: Illuminating Lifelong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). All You've Got to Do is JUMP - Harnessing Risk Taking Behaviors in the Technology Classroom Environment. The Evolllution: Illuminating Lifelong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). Bullet Points are Comfortin but they are Just Snacks. The Evolllution: Illuminating LifeLong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). Champions vs. Resisters: Coaxing the Dragon Over the Wall the Evolllution: Illuminating LifeLong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/
• Maston, H. (2012). The Student Whisperer: Why not ask the kids? The Evolllution: Illuminating LifeLong Learning. http://www.evolllution.com/author/heidi-maston/

Presentations:

• Maston, H. (2012). "With Increased Outsourcing to Global Online Tutors and Virtual Coaches in Higher Education: Who is Really Teaching the Course?" Global Education Network: Global Education Conference. November 16, 2012.
• Maston, H. (2012). "A Delphi Method Study on Triggering Transactional Distance to Improve Students' Learning: The Instructor's Rubric" 5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning: A Joint Symposium of the Sloan Consortium and MERLOT. Las Vegas, NV, July 25 - 27, 2012.

Professional Experience:

• Development of new PhD and MA in Education for the University of the Rockies. (2013 - present).
• Founder and developer of the CarpeLearning Organizational Learning Plan. (2010 - present).
• Consultant and past President for Alliance for Distance Education in California. (2005 - present).