CURRENT POSITIONS |
Instructional Designer
Consult on the educational uses of technology; contract with
educational institutions to create custom curriculum and web
site solutions. (January 1999-Current)
- Pearson Online Education: Wrote test questions
for online courses in Classroom Management and Collaborative
Learning
- Against the Clock Publishing: Technical
editing of introductory and advanced Photoshop textbooks
- Michigan Natural Features Inventory: Redigitized
GIS maps to increase map/database precision using ArcGIS.
- University of Michigan’s Sweetland Writing
Center: Created handouts
on visual rhetoric and graphic design for use in the Center’s
Multi-Literacy Program
- Microsoft Press: redesigned the pedagogical template
for the Academic Learning Series
– textbooks, lab manuals, and instructor materials used
for teaching networking topics at community and trade colleges.
- Kalamazoo Nature Center: Designed and taught daily
activities for 1st – 6th graders. Sample topics: Birds,
Carnivores and Herbivores,
Owls of Harry Potter, Organic Gardening.
- University of
Nebraska-Lincoln: created and maintain web site for
the Peer Review of Teaching portfolio program and provide
input on program presentation strategies.
- Various colleges and universities: perform on-site
presentations about the use of educational portfolios; assist
in designing portfolio programs tailored to the campus.
- The Field Museum, Chicago: Designed an interactive
computer module (on display in the Rice Biological Research
Station) about the Field's man-eating Tsavo Lions.
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SKILLS |
Computer Skills
Systems
- Macintosh and Windows 95/98/NT/XP. Also familiar with DOS
and UNIX systems.
Programming
- HTML, FileMaker Pro (database) scripting, Perl.
Software
- ArcGIS, Blackboard, CourseTools, Dreamweaver, Eudora Pro,
Excel, Fetch, FileMaker Pro, Fireworks, Freehand, Illustrator,
Image Ready, Internet Explorer, Front Page, Netscape Communicator,
OnCourse, PageMaker, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word,
WS_FTP, and able learn new applications very quickly
Hardware
- Basic PC and Macintosh set-up and repair: installing drives,
upgrading memory, etc.
- Scanning and digital photography
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Additional Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation,
instruction, World Wide Web site editing, computer documentation,
and a $152,000 federal grant from the Fund for the Improvement
of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)
- Workshop and instructional design skills for students and
teachers
- Able to discuss technological concepts in non-technological
terms
- Conversant in Spanish and German
- Biointensive organic gardening experience
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EDUCATION |
Kalamazoo College,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Degree: B.A. in English, June 1996.
GPA: 3.91/4.00
Phi Beta Kappa, Kalamazoo Honors Scholarship
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Master of Science in Education - Instructional
Systems Technology; focus in Environmental Education. December,
2003
GPA: 3.96/4.00
Coursework in educational psychology, instructional design,
online learning, and ecology |
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE |
Kellogg Community
College
Adjunct Faculty Member
Taught college courses in
web and graphic design, web graphics, layout and usability,
and Photoshop (August 2002-May 2004)
American Association for Higher Education:
Database Manager
Maintained online database of institutions using portfolios
(August 2000-December 2001)
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Portfolio Coordinator
Oversaw the day-to-day administration of all aspects of the
Kalamazoo Portfolio,
a Web-based reflective tool for students. This graduation requirement
provides students with a means to reflect upon connections among
various parts of their education and to plan better for life
after graduation. (September 1997-August 2000)
- Produced paper and Web-based manuals and documentation for
faculty, students, and other institutions interested in using
Portfolios.
- Created and maintained a database and electronic discussion
list of educators using Portfolios.
- Presented the Kalamazoo Portfolio project at regional and
national conferences.
- Taught approx. 55 student and faculty workshops per year
on various topics related to Portfolio creation, including
web page design. Provided additional tutorials as needed.
- Provided technical support to faculty wishing to incorporate
the Portfolio or other technology into courses.
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Kalamazoo College,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Assistant to the Vice President of Experiential Education
& Technology Coordinator, Career Development Center
Worked with college faculty and administrators on program development
and technological applications related to several new College
initiatives in experiential education. (June 1996-September
1997)
- Administered the introduction of the Kalamazoo Portfolio.
- Created the prototype Kalamazoo Portfolio, designed electronic
templates, wrote documentation, and led workshops for approximately
400 students, faculty, and administrators.
- Wrote initial proposal and final grant application to the
Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)
to fund the "K" Portfolio project ($152,000). Grant
approved July, 1997.
- Designed Kalamazoo College’s World Wide Web site; oversaw
three student workers who assisted with data entry. (The site
has since been redesigned.)
- Created an interactive, relational, Web-accessible database
of student internships. Students may search the database by
academic discipline, job function, and job setting, as well
as by city, company, and other traditional criteria.
- Created a Web-accessible student registry database which
allows Career Development staff to automatically e-mail internship
opportunities to students according to students’ interests.
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Private Music Instruction
Violin and Cello Teacher
Taught fun and encouraging individual and group lessons to
children ages 7-11. Also designed and implemented summer music
day camp. (Winter 1996-Summer 2000)
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Web Site Developer
Created Web sites for various administrative and academic departments.
(Fall 1995-present) |
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- Office of Student Development and all subsidiary offices
- Kalamazoo Portfolio Site (database interactive; archived)
- "How to Give a Workshop" Site (archived)
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Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Admissions Intern
Represented the College at college fairs, wrote recruiting
brochures and correspondence, redesigned and rewrote admissions
web site. Internship completed as part of senior thesis, which
earned departmental honors. (Fall 1995) |
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS |
Microsoft Press
Academic Learning Series
Instructional designer for six title-series of community college
textbooks on computer networking. (February, 2004)
On-campus Portfolio Consultations
Bowling Green State University, Seton Hill College, St. Olaf
College, Elon University, Susquehanna University, Allegheny
College. (October, 1996-Present)
Electronic
Portfolios: Emerging Practices for Student, Faculty, and
Institutional Learning
Technology consultant for and contributor to this American
Association for Higher Education book on electronic portfolios.
(January, 2001)
Educational Technology Coordinators' Conference at Western
Michigan University
Presenter on "Do We Really Need a Web Site?" (high
school target audience)
(April, 2000)
Michigan Colleges Association Teaching and Technology Conference
Co-presenter on the Kalamazoo Portfolio. (October, 1998, 1999)
National Association of Foreign Study Administrators Region
V Conference
Co-presenter on "Making an International Programs Web
site." (November, 1998)
The American Association of Higher Education National Conference
and Assessment Forum
Co-presenter concurrent sessions on the Kalamazoo College
Electronic Portfolio. (March and June, 1998)
About Campus Magazine
Co-author of article about the Kalamazoo Portfolio. (October,
1997) |
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