Dimitris Karagiorgas, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Woburn, Ma, Us

Framingham, Ma

Academic Writing & Proofreading• Carefully assist undergraduate and graduate students, online and on-site, in every stage of the academic writing process, including but not limited to the following: analyzing and critiquing text, proofreading, conducting research and discerning credible from non-credible sources, and how to avoid common writing mistakes. • Teach alternative or expanded information not presented in class to a diverse student body to enhance understanding while complying with course requirements. • Teach students time management and organizational skills so they may improve their writing skills.Accomplishments• Student grades on writing assignments rose by 1 to 3 letter grades.• Repeat students required up to 25% fewer tutoring sessions and the time spent reviewing their academic papers during the 30 minute tutoring sessions decreased by an average of 10 minutes.

Education & Writing Services• Curriculum development, and online, distance learning teaching and assessment.• Implement bring your own device (BYOD) to allow personal devices to be used in class for teaching and learning. • Digital media writing is based on studies of how people read and interact with text online.• All online writing smoothly integrates SEO without distracting the reader.• Create functional, attractive layouts to bolster ease of reading and enhance appearance.Customized Video Production• Projects are based on creative director’s employment experience with CBS, CNN, ESPN, and more.• Write, produce, and stream videos based on customers’ needs and intended playback media.Training & Workshops• Created a video production class that covered topics such as focusing, framing, lighting, etc.• Developed a social networking class for beginners to teach people how to promote their business. Accomplishments• 100% uptime for all websites with a maintenance contract.• 100% resolution of last-minute problems with cast, equipment, and other unforeseen issues.• Able to maintain long-term business relationships some of which span over 12 years.

Somerville, Ma

Instructor in intermediate level ESL for adult students. Teaching Based on Standards and Diverse Students • Teach intermediate, student focused ESL classes to adult learners from various parts of the world.• Teaching focuses on a set of 12 standards that include reading, writing, speaking and listening.• Phonemic centered instruction to improve reading and pronunciation. • Create individual student reports of ongoing progress and advice for improvement. Variety of Teaching Methods • Create TED Talks© lessons, displayed on an interactive whiteboard (IWB), with worksheets. • Computer lab instruction using various education applications, research and ESL websites.Accomplishments• Students are able to write complete, grammatically correct sentences. 80% success rate. • Students improve their reading comprehension by an average of 70%.• Stabilized attendance rate by 100%.

Greater Boston Area

Teach beginning to advanced English to students from many parts of the world on behalf of Ardmore Language Schools at Boston University. I focused on teaching students both the use of language and grammar so they may be better equipped to communicate in different, real world contexts. I taught students how to properly conduct research, evaluate the credibility of online information, create resumes and cover letters, fill out online applications, provided test taking tips and much more. Average increase in exit test scores: 15%.I applied bring your own device (BYOD) in the classroom during individual and group work by allowing students to use their devices to increase their vocabulary and to look up definitions for words that are unknown to them. Interactive whiteboards (IWB), online videos, websites, etc. were used to reinforce various concepts and to make classes interesting and engaging.

Senior ESL Instructor for Advanced ESL for Students Aged 15 – 50+.Advanced Level ESL and BYODImplemented bring your own device (BYOD) initiative and utilized interactive whiteboards in all my classes so that students could use their devices for the lessons. Taught research methods and how to properly cite sources to avoid plagiarism. Analyzed various scholarly journals and how to properly write literature reviews. Writing scores increased by an average of 1.5 letter grades.Resumes, interviews and School EnrollmentTeach students how to create resumes in English including, but not limited to, formatting, wording, and how to properly convey their background. Educate students as to what can be legally asked in an interview based on the country where employment is sought. Teach and advise students how to research and apply to English language universities in Europe and the U.S.A. Progress Reports, and ConsultationCreate detailed individual student reports documenting their ongoing progress as well as providing advice for improvement--when applicable. Interface with parents of high school students during scheduled and/or nonscheduled parent/teachers meetings to discuss student progress. For adult students, provide private, one on one consultation and direction. Education Technology Creation and ImplementationCurrently preparing to implement a school wide (BYOD) rollout by creating an Instructional System Design (ISD) and technology plan, along with professional development for the instructors. Created academic policy for eLearning as well as providing ongoing support and general direction.

Taught advanced English to ESL students aged 15 - 50+. Helped students to grasp key concepts by incorporating real world examples. Advanced ESLTaught English to Greek and international students—levels ranged from pre-lower to college entrance exams. Helped them to grasp key concepts by incorporating traditional classroom teaching along with real world examples. Assisted them by providing test taking tips and how to effectively utilize their time during timed examinations. Success rate of students earning their certificates ranged between 98% - 100%.Professional Seminars and WorkshopsTaught seminars and workshops to business professionals. Seminar topics included Business English, how to create, manage and conduct meetings, and office terminology. The workshops taught students how to effectively use digital communication as a normal part of their everyday work life. Taught students how to write and/or revise their resumes in English.

Fremont, Ca

Created Syllabi and Lesson PlansCreated the syllabi for the courses, and what the students will achieve by the end of the course. Created the lesson plans, quizzes and tests (for both cross-cultural and English speaking students), and chose the books in order to maintain the school’s standards. Taught Students aged 15 - 50+Trained both adult and high school students on topics such as graphic and website design, and designing for print. Helped students gain employment in the multimedia field.Adobe Suite Training Taught students the following industry standard software: Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe InDesign; Adobe Flash, and Adobe Dreamweaver.Business software and certificationsTaught Microsoft Office classes including all the applications in the suite. Customized the assignments based on each student’s goals, professional objectives, and certification requirements.

Tested various games including troubleshooting actual source code. Evaluated beta versions of maps and games and worked with developers to solve problems.

Established in 1941 as a not-for-profit financial institution owned by its members that offers a full range of financial products and services. There are four branches with over 25 million dollars in transactions per year. Director of I.T., 2004 I.T. Director for all four branches with over 40 workstations including proprietary teller software and equipment.Key Results:Managed and updated the credit union's website including marketing vehicle repossessions for sale.Initiated and implemented improvements in all areas of IT responsibility.Served as main point of contact on all IT related matters for all four branches.Replaced over half of the workstations and networked them to the main servers.

Tutored college students in math, from basic to algebra, and English. I was usually assigned the students who were failing or close to failing and helped them to get a strong grasp of the concepts and pass the class.

Maintained the air levels for compliance with F.C.C. regulations, and performed quality control on various broadcast equipment. Videographed seasonal sports for the sports department.Key Results:Adjusted and maintained air levels, local/national programming, commercials, news feed, and tuning in microwave/satellite shots. Edit timing segments and commercial spots for local and national television programs (CBS network).Videographer for live sports events ranging from high school to professional sports that included interviews, script writing, and both satellite truck and in-house editing.

Master’S Degree, Teaching & Learning (Educational Technology And Online Instruction), High Distinction (4.0)

Graduated with High Distinction (4.0). Focused on high quality course design with built in assessments to be delivered utilizing.

B.Sc., Multimedia Production, Rtv

Activities and Societies: Extensions, WBJU-TV and radioDJ at WBJU, campus radio station. Also, created videos for WBJU-TV highlighting.

Teaching Credential, Adult High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Earned my teaching credentials.

Teaching Credential, California Credentialed Instructor

CROSSCULTURAL, LANGUAGE, AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT (CLAD) Certificate in teaching non-english speakers

Associate Of Science (As), Computer Technology, 3.7