WorldWide
Multicultural Research
Channel Islands
Harbor, California USA
Transcultural
Learning / Transcultural Teaching / Transcultural Education /
Transcultural Communications /
Transcultural Relations / Transcultural Research /
Transculturalism /
Multiculturalism
Steven
R. Van Hook, PhD
steven@wwmr.us
Biography / Curriculum Vitae / Resume
| Teaching & Research Interests
Steven has held leadership positions in media, education and economic development programs through the United States Agency for International Development, Head Start, and VISTA. He's been a TV news anchor, foreign bureau chief, columnist, and radio talk-show host. He has a BA in Journalism, an MA in Business Communication, and a PhD in Education.
Steven's interests include expanding
worldwide access to learning opportunities – especially for
developing nations – with research in
transcultural
themes and images; worldwide education
access through appropriate tactics and technology;
theories of learning;
sociocultural
influences on economic development;
organization
of international learning institutions; and
innovations
in international and domestic education.
His research has been published in scholarly
journals including UNESCO’s
Prospects, Sage’s
Journal of Research in International Education, and UWG’s
Journal of Distance Learning Administration.
Steven is president of
Educare Research inc,
a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization providing free learning resources
to international independent educators and students. He has developed
on-ground and online courses and curricula for universities and educational programs in
the United States and abroad, including
courses in
cross-cultural communication, global issues, media, international business and
management. Selected Publications, Papers, & Presentations
V
Van Hook, S.R. (2021, November 13). Presenter. Virtual world teaching tactics and trends. The Science Circle. PDF Slides. YouTube. Vimeo. Van Hook, S.R. (2021, September 9). Webinar presenter. Conflict resolution: Handling difficult, disruptive, and aggressive students. Innovative Educators. Van Hook, S.R.; Djorgovski, G.; Youngblood, P.; Burr, M.; Harp, B.; (2020, December 26). Panelist. Academia and virtual world reset. The Science Circle. PDF Slides. YouTube Video. Van Hook, S.R. (2020, May 2). Virtual-world seminar presenter. The world 20 years ahead with a 2020 vision. The Science Circle. PDF Slides. YouTube Video. Van Hook, S.R. (2018, Spring). The future revisited: Can global learning still save the world? Journal of Distance Learning Administration, University of West Georgia. Available online. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, October 22). Presenter. Can global learning save the world? The Science Circle: A global alliance of scientists, science educators and students. Slides. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, September 13). Webinar participant. From college to career: Preparing students for the workplace. Chronicle of Higher Education. Recording. Notes. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, June 22). Webinar participant. Online education: Heading toward the future. Chronicle of Higher Education. Recording. Notes. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, June 9). Participant representing educational design. The state of virtual reality. VR seminar with CEO Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity and founder of Linden Labs, and technology 'evangelist' Robert Scoble. YouTube video. Notes. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, April 29). Presenter. Building classroom bridges across cultural gulfs. CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Santa Barbara, CA. Slides. Van Hook, S.R. (2017, March 25). Presenter. Best writing tactics for low-watt brains. The Science Circle: A global alliance of scientists, science educators and students. YouTube recording. Slides.
Van Hook, S.R. (2014, September 20). Presenter. Themes and images that transcend cultural differences in international settings. The Science Circle. http://wwmr.us/support/transculture.pdf; Presentation transcript.
Van Hook, S.R. (2013, June 18). Webinar presenter: Stop disruptive student behavior. Higher Ed Hero Conferences, Progressive Business Publications. http://www.higheredhero.com/2SY/0 Van Hook, S.R. (2012, June). Hopes and hazards of transculturalism. Prospects. 42 (2), 121-136. Quarterly review of comparative education by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Bureau of Education (IBE). Available online at http://wwmr.us/support/transculturalism.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2011, April). Modes and models for transcending cultural differences in international classrooms. A study of themes and images that resonate across cultural gulfs. Journal of Research in International Education.10 (1), 1-27. Also available at http://wwmr.us/support/VanHookJRIE.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2011). Cross-cultural context, content, and design: Development of courses in global topics serving international students. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED525510) Also available online at http://wwmr.us/VanHook-Courses.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2011). International learning institutions: Organization, visions, and missions. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED525287). Also available online at http://wwmr.us/VanHook-ILI.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2011). New models in transcultural learning institutions and curricula. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED525286). Also available at http://wwmr.us/VanHook-NewModels.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2010, December 1). Presenter. Connecting across cultures with resonant themes and images. 2010 Literature & Arts Lecture Series, Oxnard College, CA. Van Hook, S.R. (2010). Resonant multicultural marcom messages: Using transcultural themes and images to connect across cultures. How-To Marketing. Available at http://howtomarketing.us/vanhook9.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2010). Communication appeals and tactics: Strategies to win and woo your audience attentions. About Public Relations at http://aboutpublicrelations.net/ucvanhook3.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2010). Dealing with disruptive students. How To Teach. Video lecture available at http://howtoteach.us/vanhook4.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2010). Transcultural themes and images applied in international classrooms. How To Teach. Video lecture available at http://howtoteach.us/vanhook5.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2010). The ABCs of marketing: Your keycard to the gate of marketing success. How-To Marketing. Available at http://howtomarketing.us/vanhook1.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2009). Best business writing tools. Video lecture available at http://wwmr.us/support/bizcom/bizcom.html Van Hook, S.R. (2008). Theories of intelligence, learning, and motivation as a basic educational praxis. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED501698). Also available at http://wwmr.us/VanHook-Learning.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2008). Distance education as a facilitator of learning. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED501699). Also available at http://wwmr.us/VanHook-Distance.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2007). Application of transcultural themes in international classrooms. US Department of Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED495063). Also available at http://wwmr.us/TransculturalClassrooms.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2007). Presenter. Working with disruptive students. Webinar training for online instructors of Ellis College of the New York Institute of Technology. http://howtoteach.us/vanhook4.htm Van Hook, S.R.
(2006). Access to global learning: A matter of will. US Department of Education Resources
Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED492804). Also available at http://wwmr.us/Access-VanHook.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2004, December 28). The doctoral student experience: Learning and scholarship. Panelist, Walden University, Leesburg, VA. Van Hook, S.R. (2003). Principles of international organizational and social systems. Walden University. Available online at http://wwmr.us/VanHookKAM3.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (2003). Sociocultural development vis-à-vis global management. Walden University. Available at http://wwmr.us/VanHookKAM2.pdf
Van Hook, S.R. (2003, October 11). Transcultural
communications: Themes and images that transcend culture. Seminar
presentation to the CATESOL (California Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages) 5th Annual Fall Conference, Santa Barbara
City College, CA. Van Hook, S.R. (2000). Will global learning get online? Jones International University. Distributed at forums including the International Global Learning Forum at Appalachian State University; the Global e-Learning 2001 Summit in British Columbia; and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework 2000-2004. Van Hook, S.R. (2000). Media and public relations: A primer for business & government leaders in Russia and the FSU. Transcribed from presentations funded by the Krieble Institute, and the United States Agency for International Development. Available at http://wwmr.us/primer/index.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2000). Notes from Ukraine: A public educator's journal. Available at http://wwmr.us/UkraineNotes.htm Van Hook, S.R. (2000). Cross-cultural variances in team effectiveness. Jones International University. Available at http://wwmr.us/teams.htm Van Hook, S.R. (1999). Trans-ideological management issues in post-Soviet states. Jones International University. Available at http://wwmr.us/Mindsets.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (1997). Developments in the American media and their relation to Ukraine. Annual Faculty Journal, Institute of Journalism. University of Kiev, Ukraine. Van Hook, S.R. (1994). Do not go gentle: The story of Bob Krieble. For the Paul Harvey Report. Available online. Van Hook, S.R. (July 14, 1994). Betting bug bites deep. Santa Barbara Independent. Available online. Van Hook, S.R.
(1994). A matter of life and death. Van Hook, S.R. (1993, November 26). Glimmers of hope on Russia's horizon [Op-ed]. Santa Barbara News-Press. Available at http://wwmr.us/articles/glimmers.htm Van Hook, S.R. (1991,
September). Reporter's notebook from Moscow. Old Oregon Magazine. University of Oregon,
Eugene. Available online at
http://wwmr.us/notes1.htm Van Hook, S.R. (1986). Public perceptions and expectations of the news media. University of Oregon. Available at http://wwmr.us/publicperceptions.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (1985). Sex differences in altruism. University of Oregon. Available online at http://wwmr.us/altruism.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (1985). Utopias and dystopias. University of Oregon. Available online at http://wwmr.us/utopias.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (1985). Confucius and Lao Tzu ponder. University of Oregon. Available at http://wwmr.us/confucius.pdf Van Hook, S.R. (1983). Michael Harrington's Next America. Available at http://wwmr.us/nextamerica.pdf Textbook / Manuscript ReviewerInternational Social Science Journal. (2017). A critique of cultural globalization and the one world, one cultural globalist narrative. ScholarOne / Thomson Reuters. Prospects. (2011). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Quarterly Review of Comparative Education. Economic
Performance of European Union: Issues, Trends and Policies. (2008). Lubor Lacina (Mendel University), Jarko
Fidrmuc Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich), and Antonin Rusek (Susquehanna
University). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. The Economics of Globalization. (2007). Pompeo Della Posta. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell Media Interviews, Reports, Op-Eds
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Steven R. Van Hook is
an educator and author experienced in international adult education, transcultural
learning, transcultural relations, economic
development, news media, and business communications. He
has designed and taught courses for the University of California
Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California Santa Barbara
(UCSB), California Lutheran University, Antioch University, Cardean Learning Group,
Saylor Academy, National University, and elsewhere.