Project Information

S.I.D.E. Road - Success In Distance Education

The “S.I.D.E. Road – Success in Distance Education” project aims at assisting current and prospective Distance Learning (DL) students in having a successful distance learning experience and maximizing their comfort level when taking DL courses.

Developed by the team of the Instructional Technology Development Center, the Distance Learning program, and faculty from the Learning and Academic Resources in the School of Learning Resources, Teaching and Technologies at Long Beach City College, the project was funded in part by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Fund for Student Success.

For additional information or questions about the project please contact Amit Schitai, Project Director.


Project Credits

Original CD-ROM Credits:

S.I.D.E. road was funded by CCC Chancellor's Office Fund for Student Success grant.

S.I.D.E. road was produced by LBCC Instructional Technology Development Center at the School of Learning Resources, Teaching, and Technologies.

Project Director & Instructional Designer: Amit Schitai
Content Experts: Alison Bowers, Lee Douglas, Scott Brueckner, Amit Schitai
Research Analyst: Alison Bowers
Multimedia Programmers: Mihai Marinescu, Monika Mravec
Graphic Artist: Justin Robertson, C. C. Sadler
Project Technologist: Jenny Ryyppä
Quality Assurance: Farsio Kottab

Video Production: Instructional Media Production Services, LBCC
Audio-Visual digitization: Mihai Marinescu, Patrick Ross

Talents: Anita Abedian, Heather Adair, Jennifer Alford, Alison Bowers, Collin Bressie, Erin Corbitt, Erika Durrell, Michael Gonzalez, Mary Gregory, Juan Gutierra, Juan Herrera, Rachel Hunter, DeSandra Nesbit, Sawai Kham Ramirez, Michael Rivera, Justin Robertson, Jenny Ryyppä, Dan Theisen, Mario Thomas, Bruce Valladolid, Juan Valladolid, Noe Valladolid, Kevin Welsh.

Web Implementation:

Project Director & Instructional Designer: Amit Schitai
Web Designer and Lead Flash Developer: Jamie Kravitz
Flash Developers: Jamie Kravitz, Tyler Cartner
Graphic Artist: Justin Robertson
Production Assistance: CC Sadler, Leslie Heber, Monika Mravec