Essential Algorithms, Syntax and Control Structures Using PHP and XHTML

Author Biography

Mike O'Kane holds a master's degree in Systems Science (specializing in Advanced Technology) from Binghamton University. He has twelve years experience teaching computer science courses and currently teaches at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College in North Carolina. He also has extensive practical experience in the use of technology for learning, having worked at IBM as a short-course developer, NC State University as an Instructional Coordinator, and the University of North Carolina system as the first Executive Director of the UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative. Before moving into technology, Mike worked in the arts (as director of a small regional arts center, and as exhibition designer at Binghamton University), and as a counselor with a youth employment program in upstate New York. He has a passion for developing effective instructional content, and designing learning environments that promote rather than hinder student learning.

Education

Master of Science, Advanced Technology, Specializing in Systems Science, Binghamton University, GPA 4.0, 1988. Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sheffield College of Art and Design, Sheffield, England. 1978. For more information, please visit Mike's Web site