This term, New Millennium Education is presenting courses in Art Design, Health Care, Teaching the Reluctant Learner, and Video Production. Orono students should register with Orono Community Education and be sure to include their email address with the registration information. We will contact you with login information before classes start. All of these courses are asynchronous, meaning you can participate at any time over the web within the course window (usually twice the nominal weekly duration of the courses). They may include live teleconference-type meetings for speaking with the instructor. All include a course forum where students may interact with the instructor and each other.

Note that the dates below are opening dates – meaning you can register for any course after the opening date. For example, if a course opens Jan 23, you could still enroll Feb 15 and take the course. Also, please note that on the Orono registration page, there are a few anomalies because the normal registration system is intended for on-site courses. In particular, the class session time is 7:00am-7:05am because it must hold some specific time for the system to work correctly. In addition, the number of sessions is not relevant since the course is available at any time. If you have questions, please email jpatton@newmiled.com.

Art Design Courses from the Art Design Village

Health Care Courses from the Health Care Village

Teaching the Reluctant Learner Courses from the Teaching the Reluctant Learner Village

Video Production Coursesfrom the Video Production Village

Instructors:

Ron Plante, Art Design Village

Ron Plante is a lifelong artist, designer, illustrator and educator. He has devoted his 40-year career to the pursuit of excellence in fine art, graphic design, illustration and visual communication. Ron’s experience includes owning and operating a successful design and illustration studio; a decade as an art and graphic design college professor; and professional positions in art, graphics and print design, leadership, management and production. Ron is known as Le Grand Fromage and is recognized for his passionate sermons on the value of unplugged preliminary skills combined with digital execution. Ron teaches adjunct courses, runs Yellow Brick Road Productions and is a Producer for New Millennium Education. He is a visual communications consultant and creates art, illustration and design. Ron holds an MA from Kaplan University, a BA from Rivier College and a Diploma/Certificate from N.E. School of Art and Design.

Jenifer Dexter, Art Design Village

Jenifer Dexter is a professional designer with a passion for creating great design. Her design philosophy requires that designs not only follow the methods and practices of traditional creation but also that they’re properly executed with the appropriate technology. Jenifer’s career includes positions in publishing, corporate design and education. Jenifer holds an MA from Savannah College of Art and Design and a BFA from Syracuse University. Jenifer is currently juggling freelance design, technical consulting and raising her family.

Dr. Tom Bennett, Health Care Village

Dr. Tom Bennett, MD (BS, Ball State University; MD, East Carolina University; Internal Medicine Residency, Penn State University), ) is an Internal Medicine Physician with a wide variety of practice experience, including hospital, office, and nursing home settings. Dr. Bennett has known the healthcare system on many personal and professional levels, giving him the insight and drive to educate people about their healthcare options and increase their knowledge, allowing them to take control of their healthcare.

Ellen Stowers, Teaching the Reluctant LearnerVillage

Ellen Stowers taught English in the mid-60’s at the secondary level for fourteen years. Since then, she has been involved in education at all levels from early childhood through the baccalaureate level for a total of 43 years. After 22 years at the post secondary level, she considered total retirement in the spring of this year but decided against it. The wisdom that can be drawn from a lifetime of teaching mostly adolescents and young adults brings an understanding of how important parent involvement and teacher mentoring are to the success of young people and the teaching profession. If some of that wisdom is not passed on, our students will not get the quality education they deserve. She has remained active in education both in and out of the classroom.

Alice D. Beyrent, Teaching the Reluctant LearnerVillage

Alice D. Beyrent has been involved in the field of Early Childhood Education for more than twenty five years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Special Needs from the University of New Hampshire. Her experiences with young children include child care, Head Start, special needs preschool, and home programming for at risk and medically fragile children. In 1991, she began teaching adults at the college level how to become effective early childhood education teachers. Alice recently retired as an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Program Director at Hesser College, Manchester, New Hampshire. She has also taught for Manchester Community College, Franklin Pierce University, and the University of New Hampshire Professional Development Division. Alice is proud to say that the teachers she has taught over the years have grown to be effective mentors to her current students when they are placed for practica and student teaching. But her best teachers are her three children and five grandchildren who have constantly challenged her to think about child development and how to create an atmosphere that positively supports children.

Joe Tombarello, Video Production Village

Joe Tombarello is an Emmy Award winning editor, producer and instructor. He has been producing video content for more than half his life. Currently, he is the Creative Services Producer for WMUR-TV an ABC affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire plus a successful freelance video producer and motion graphic designer. He has won numerous awards from Hearst-Argyle Television and The American Broadcasting Company for his broadcast production methods. He started his teaching career as the advanced video instructor for Hesser College and is currently a producer for New Millennium Education. He also speaks to high school and college level video production classes on the importance of balancing technical ability with creativity to get ahead in today’s marketplace. Joe is also an accomplished snowboarder, skateboarder, artist, hiker, filmmaker & human being.