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California, United States

Pleasant Hill, Ca

Teaching a computer literacy course designed to acquaint students with the general concepts and basic vocabulary of computers and information systems. Includes introduction to the organization and functions of basic components of computers, information processing systems, computer networking, and programming procedures and logic. Also teaching introduction to computer software focusing on word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation application software.

East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area

Dog boarding services and fostering/rescue work with local animal care agencies. Emerging lines of work include professional development and certification for pet care professionals. Education and advocacy work related to bully breeds (affectionately aka "blockheads").

Richmond, California

As Sole Proprietor at W3Workshop, I have primary responsibility for making the best use I can of my expertise and many years of experience in pursuing my vocation: improving essential learning opportunities and outcomes for all students, with particular attention to leveraging the interests and assets of frequently marginalized groups. I serve as a consultant to organizations whose leaders are attempting to create, scale, and sustain learner-centered, competence-based, outcome-oriented learning environments for learning that matters and lasts. Organizations recently served include National Academy Foundation, WestEd, Foundation for California Community Colleges, and Mozilla Foundation.

39 States, Dc And The Virgin Islands

As Director of Student Certification & Assessment I had primary responsibility for managing the development and implemention of the NAF Student Certification Assessment System (SCAS). I also developed the training materials associated with implementing the assessments. I conducted data analysis based on the assessments and communicated the results to stakeholders.

Responsibilities included developing, implemtening, and leading UMKC’s academic assessment program. Help campus units integrate assessment and evaluation efforts across campus.• Designed and developed database-driven website as a centralized method of cataloging student learning outcomes assessment documentation while supporting distributed management of assessment by 12 separate Schools and 26 separate academic departments and programs of the College of Arts and Sciences.• Led process to select and implement new online University Catalog using state of the art catalog management system.• Implemented the Collegiate Learning Assessment as a university-wide general education outcomes measure.• Led a statewide advisory council on learning assessment in Missouri postsecondary education initiated by the Commissioner of the Missouri Department of Higher Education.

San Diego, California

Responsibilities include supporting the university in meeting accreditation requirements of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and professional accrediting agencies, coordinating outcomes assessment in all levels of the university, and leadership in developing institutional self-knowledge to support decision making in academic programs, student life, and enrollment.• Designed and led series of faculty development workshops on assessment of learning emphasizing applications of the learning sciences to improve deep learning• Successfully applied to participate in national longitudinal study of critical thinking and analytic reasoning and writing using the Collegiate Learning Assessment, funded by the Lumina Foundation.• Successfully applied to participate in the 3rd Cohort (2006-2009) of the International Coalition for Research on Electronic Portfolios.• Awarded International Travel Grant to present paper at the 13th International Conference on Computers in Education in Singapore

Greater San Diego Area

Taught core courses for education masters and doctoral students in Psychological Foundations of Education and Research Methods

Hayward, California

Responsibilities include assessing general education outcomes for the University and developing discipline specific program evaluation and assessment techniques for degree programs in cooperation with University faculty, providing campus leadership in promoting, creating, organizing and executing assessment activities, and overseeing testing services.• With the Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences, assisted 17 academic departments with development of new assessment plans and pilot testing of new program evaluation and assessment techniques.• Served as Member and then Chair of the CSUH Faculty Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Review.• Effectively represented CSUH and the CSU as part of the leadership of a K-16 Assessment Task Force organized by the Contra Costa County Department of Education to improve student performance on college placement tests in English and math• Taught core course for psychology majors in Individual Differences and for education graduate students in Research Methods

Rockville, Maryland

Responsibilities include research in Cognitive Science, and Communications and Information Technology applied to Education and Training.• Director/PI on E-mail filtering project to investigate the feasibility and develop an architecture for an electronic e-mail filter that can automatically categorize messages based upon latent semantic analysis of message content.• Director/Senior Scientist on Cognitive Science Advisor (CSA) project team to produce intelligent software aid to help courseware authors apply cognitive science research to instructional design and development for pc and web based education and training. • Senior Scientist on Adult Literacy Tutor (LADDER) project team to develop a computer-based tutor using latent semantic analysis techniques to provide intelligent automated assessment and tutoring technologies to accommodate the special needs of adult literacy students.• Consulting Services on Educational Technology, Internet/WWW, and Multimedia Systems

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsibilities included developing and directing WETA’s interactive networked educational and information services, and representing WETA’s interests within the local and national interactive information services communities.• Directed the production of WETA’s first Internet/WWW-based education and information services related to broadcast programming• Assisted in obtaining funding for, and developing, WETA’s first public telecommunications service originating as an interactive information service: LD Online, an online resource for the learning disabilities community

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsibilities included developing and implementing overall Project research and evaluation agenda, assessing and monitoring evaluation components of proposals and funded projects, and providing general advice and assistance to Project and CPB senior management on the design of new initiatives involving computer networking and interactive multimedia technologies.• Conceived and implemented CPB’s first Web site (1994), and the Annenberg/CPB Projects first Web site (1995)• Designed, promoted and managed $1.4 million funding program for CPB’s first national computer networking initiative to stimulate the development of community and education information services by local educational, cultural and community service organizations• Managed third party evaluations of $2.4 million higher education distance learning initiative and $2.5 million K-12 math and science rural telecomputing initiative• Assisted in researching and developing conceptual framework for 10-year, $60 million K-12 Math and Science Education Reform project funded by the Annenberg Foundation

Adelphi, Maryland

1988-89 Associate Director, Center for the Study of Future Management – Responsibilities included management of research activities of the Center, and development of new initiatives in technology management and innovation• Designed and conducted study of the prospects for executive development through asynchronous computer conferencing for the U.S. Army• Assisted Center for Instructional Development and Evaluation in conducting study of administrative and training applications of interactive video teleconferencing for the Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor1987-88 Associate Director, Telecommunications and Information Systems – Responsibilities included curriculum development, supervision of capstone management projects for Masters candidates, and selection and supervision of adjunct faculty• Developed first core courses for new Masters program in Telecommunications Management, including Overview of the Telecommunications Industry and Data Communications• Developed and taught seminars on business applications of computer and telecommunications technologies, and business applications of artificial intelligence, for domestic and international client organizations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsibilities included development of educational computing curriculum, teaching educational computing courses, management of the department computer laboratory, and recruitment and supervision of adjunct faculty for, and coordination of, off-campus courses in educational computing for in-service teacher education• Developed and taught new courses for undergraduate and graduate students, including Computer Literacy, Using Computers in the Classroom, Individualizing Curriculum with Computers, Use of Authoring Languages, and Computer Applications in Research• Designed curriculum for new Masters program in Educational Computing

Grinnell, Iowa

Responsibilities included developing workshops, documentation systems and consulting services to extend research and instructional use of computers and computer networks among liberal arts college faculty• Developed and implemented training and supports systems for new microcomputer and minicomputer systems and related peripherals during major transformation and expansion of College computing facilities• Participated as regional workshop leader in EDUCOM’s national computer literacy and technology transfer programs, and stimulated Grinnell’s involvement in national computer and computer networking initiatives to help establish the College as a leader in the advancement of academic computing in liberal arts colleges

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsibilities included conducting NIE-funded longitudinal and cross-sectional research on relationships between competency-based liberal arts curriculum, learning styles, generic abilities and cognitive development, and assisting teaching faculty with development and refinement of curricula and instructional strategies based on student outcomes research and evaluation• Designed, developed and implemented plan for quantitative analysis of longitudinal data validating competence-based learning process against external criterion measures of generic skills and cognitive/social development• With other research team members, developed extensive documentation and scoring manual for using William Perry’s Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development as a college outcomes measure

Phd, Psychology, Education, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Social Sciences Institute – Responsibilities included assisting Dr. Jane.

Higher Education

My studies in the University of Chicago graduate school of education were part of my program of study for the Master of Divinity degree.

Mdiv, Social Ethics

At the time of my attendance, CTS was a leading force for personal and social transformation. This was my crucible for becoming the person.

Ba, Philosophy

My major advisor in philosophy at OU was Dr. J. Clayton Feaver, pictured below. He is the one that inspired me to think ... differently.

High School Diploma, English Language And Literature/Letters

I was extremely fortunate to have my higher learning experience start while I was still in high school, in the AP English classes of Dr..