Karen Shade, M.A.
Lecturer
Office Phone: 951-552-8167
E-mail: kshade@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: College of Engineering 362
Office Hours: MW 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM and 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM and F 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. | Instructional Technology | California State University San Bernardino | 2011 |
| B.S. | Computing Science | Texas A&M University | 1983 |
Mrs. Karen Shade received her B.S. in Computing Science from Texas A&M University in 1983. She completed her M.A. in Education specializing in Instructional Technology in 2011 at California State University at San Bernardino. She has completed 15 units toward a Ed.D. specializing in Educational Technology at University of Texas at Brownsville.
Mrs. Shade started her career as a Software Engineer for General Dynamics specializing in CAD/CAM and mainframe communications. At General Dynamics she was the youngest Software Engineer to be promoted to Senior Software Engineer. In subsequent years she worked with ExecuTrain as a senior software trainer for 10 years and then an instructor and instructional technologist in Career Technical Education. As a professional educator, Mrs. Shade’s guiding philosophy is that education should provide relevant job capabilities as well as the skills to become a lifelong learner.
She has been married to Albert Shade for 33 years and they have three wonderful sons and a daughter-in-law. Her husband is the local outreach pastor at Sandals Church Palm Avenue where she is involved with the homeless ministry. She has served as a mentor for Inspire Life Skills for several years. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, riding her bike and playing with her beagles.
CIS265 Information Systems Essentials
EGR101
EGR121 Intro to Computer Programming with C++
EGR200 Elementary Programming I & II
Mobile learning
Best instructional practices for teaching programming
Improving enrollment and retention rates in Computer Science
Riverside Community College, Associate Faculty
Presented "Maker Faires as Postmodern Curriculum Events" at the Curriculum & Pedagogy Conference in Cleveland, OH - November 2015
Sandals Church - Palm Ave
Served as mentor for former foster youth through Inspire Life Skills, 2013-2015, 2018-Present
Served on Riverside's Code to Careers initiative 2015-2017
Married to Albert Shade, Local outreach pastor at Sandals Palm Ave Church, for 30+ years.
3 sons: Matthew, Andrew and Jacob and a wonderful daughter-in-law Nicole.
Hobbies include woodworking, bicycling, playing sudoku and home improvement projects.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14