Previous Professional Experience
Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty - Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), Gannon University, Erie, PA. September 7, 2010 to July 1, 2015.
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Support and collaborate with faculty and staff from diverse disciplines to develop high quality and engaging instructional content
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Support faculty to integrate emerging instructional strategies and technologies into their courses
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Create instructional resources to support teaching and learning
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Develop training programs to support faculty and staff professional development
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Teach two undergraduate courses
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Instructional System and Workforce Development (ISWD), Mississippi State University (MSU), August 2003 to May 2010.
Courses Taught at MSU
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TKT 4283: Advanced Info Processing
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TKT 6803: Technology for Meaningful Learning (Graduate)
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TKT 4753/6753: Presenting with Media (Split Level Undergraduate/Graduate)
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TKT 4743: Desktop Publishing (Undergraduate)
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TKT 1273: Computer Applications in Education (Undergraduate)
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TKT 4543: Document Formatting/Information Processing (Undergraduate)
Served as a guest speaker in the following graduate level classes at MSU:
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TKT 8273: Contemporary Issues in Curriculum Planning in ISWD
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TKT 8773: Teaching & Training Media
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Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
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TKT 9213: Foundation, Trends and Issues in Instructional Systems & Workforce Development (ISWD)
Research Executive, Pye Tait Limited, Harrogate, England, UK (2001 - 2002)
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Developed and wrote research projects for a range of governmental and educational professional agencies.
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Organized and managed focus groups, in-depth telephone and face-to-face interviews.
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Conducted market research on issues pertinent to British industry and academia.
English Teacher, GEOS, Nagano City, Japan (2000 - 2001)
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Taught conversational English to Japanese students.
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Counseled students about areas of improvement and maintained customer care.
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Organized school activities and interviewed prospective students and teachers.
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Organized marketing and sales strategies to attract more students.