About Micah

Greetings! My name is Micah Orloff and you are probably reading this because you are:

a) currently registered for a course for which I am the instructor of record

or...

b) considering registering for a course for which I am the instructor of record and want to make sure I am not a nut.

So anyway, a little bit about me...

Personal: I was recently married on August 26, 2007 to my lovely wife, Alicia.  We have no human children, but our chocolate lab, CoCo Bear (pictured above) is quite a handful.  He has managed to turn my 14 ft queen palms into mini bonzai trees...(BTW, I call him just Bear - its a more macho name - besides he weighs 105 lbs and is only 15 months old!)

Education: I am a product of Mt. San Jacinto College, completing my Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems with a certificate in Networking. I completed my Bachelor's Degree at California State University in Administration with a concentration in Information Management.  I have completed the coursework for my Master's (also at California State University) in Education with a concentration in Instructional Technology.

Career: I served as the Distance Education Network Coordinator for Mt. San Jacinto College from 2001-2006. I have seen the online program grow from 2 online courses to over 270 sections in that span. I have been teaching in the Computer Information Systems and Computer Applications diciplines at MSJC since 2005. I have also worked as an indepent contractor delivering technology trainings, instructional design consultancy, and system repair. Most recently, I started working for the @ONE Project, which is a state funded grant that coordinates technology training for the faculty and staff of the 109 California Community Colleges.  I deliver online seminars and coordinate their hands on training institutes.

Credentials: I am currently a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in PowerPoint and Excel 2003.  I am also a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) in Word 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007 and Microsoft Windows Vista.  I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003 and 2007, Word 2007 and Outlook 2007.

Well that is me in a nutshell. I can guarantee you a few things - I am a nut (minus the shell). But somewhere along the nutty adventure, we will have a blast and learn a lot about each other and the subject.