{"id":8143,"date":"2021-02-11T11:24:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/?page_id=8143"},"modified":"2021-02-16T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T20:33:32","slug":"2021ambassador-kirkwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/engage\/ambassadorprogram\/2021ambassador-kirkwood\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador 2021: Farmingdale &#8211; Heather Kirkwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8144\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HKirkwood_Farmingdale_Photo_350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" src=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HKirkwood_Farmingdale_Photo_350.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Kirkwood\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HKirkwood_Farmingdale_Photo_350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HKirkwood_Farmingdale_Photo_350-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/onlineteaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HKirkwood_Farmingdale_Photo_350-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather Kirkwood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr. Heather Kirkwood<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at SUNY-Farmingdale State College.\u00a0 Dr. Kirkwood obtained her doctorate in Marketing from Cleveland State University in 2014. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she spent fifteen years in a variety of positions within the banking industry-most recently in the role of Vice President, Community Banking Manager. She currently teaches Principles of Marketing, Principles of Selling, Sales Management, Advanced Selling and Consumer Behavior.\u00a0 Her research interests include:\u00a0 Fashion, Consumer Behavior, Diversity, Online Learning and Innovative Pedagogy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Kirkwood is passionate about the development of online and hybrid courses, having created several new offerings for her campus.\u00a0 She believes that given the large percentage of students at Farmingdale State College who are employed, distance learning options provide a great amount of convenience, flexibility and a viable solution for obtaining one\u2019s degree.\u00a0 She is committed to working with her colleagues to expand the number of online courses that are offered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As educators, we must be flexible and able to adapt to our student\u2019s needs.\u00a0 Students may not be able to attend traditional, face-to-face courses for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 We must offer viable options for all students to be successful.\u00a0 Distance learning provides us tools to ensure we can provide a high-quality education to all students, regardless of their chosen modality.\u00a0 In today\u2019s world, the importance of distance learning cannot be overlooked.\u00a0 In my role of online teaching ambassador, I remain committed to being an advocate of online learning, a proponent of expanding online offerings, and faculty mentor.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Heather Kirkwood is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at SUNY-Farmingdale State College.\u00a0 Dr. Kirkwood obtained her doctorate in Marketing from Cleveland State University in 2014. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she spent fifteen years in a variety of positions within the banking industry-most recently in the role of Vice President, Community Banking Manager. 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