Lorraine Carter, Ph.D. Academic Director Centre for Flexible Teaching and Learning Nipissing University Faculty Member Human Sciences Division Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Dr. Carter is the Academic Director of the Centre for Flexible Teaching and Learning at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. She is also a faculty member in the human sciences division of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

Dr. Carter has research expertise in online/technology-enabled education for health professionals, continuing and distance education in northern and remote contexts, curriculum and instructional design, teaching and learning in culturally-specific contexts including Aboriginal communities, and telemedicine/telehealth.

Her doctoral work examined the critical thinking and writing experiences of post-RN nurses taking a baccalaureate-level online course. She is active nationally and internationally as a presenter, and publishes in well respected peer reviewed educational and health journals. Dr. Carter is the 2011-2012 President of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE). She is also active a researcher with the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education.

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