Professional Experience
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1999 - 2001 Associate Professor - University of Northern Iowa
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Taught:
Telecommunications in Education,
Technology in Education,
Using Databases in Education,
Classroom Computer Applications,
Instructional Computing Design,
Managing Educational Technology Programs,
Educational Media.
1998 1999 Visiting Professor to Purdue University/Malaysian
Ministry of Education
University Technology Malaysia/Institute Technology Tun Hussein
Onn (Batu Pahat, Malaysia).
Taught:
Educational Technology (Masters Level)
Introduction to Pedagogy (Masters Level)
Workshops including Introduction to the World Wide Web, Researching on
the World Wide Web, Publishing on the World Wide Web w/ HTML
1992 - 1998 Instructional Technology Coordinator - Malcolm
Price Laboratory School
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Managed the $53,000 budget for technology at Price Laboratory School
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Designed and directed the update and installation of the PLS Mac Lab
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Managed the implementation of technology into the school curriculum.
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Provided teacher consultation and staff development concerning technology.
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Acted as liaison between university computing, College of Education and
MPLS.
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Managed the procurement, installation and implementation of technology
in classrooms.
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Wrote and directed two grants for MPLS and COE.
1994 - 96 Director of Technology - College of Education/University of
Northern Iowa
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Manage implementation of technology into school curriculum.
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Coordinate efforts to create COE technology implementation plan from Strategic
Technology plan.
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Head COE Technology committee.
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1989 - 92 Graduate Teaching Fellow - University of Oregon
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Supervised Student Teachers.
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Taught the following graduate level courses: "Databases and Information
Retrieval for Education," "Expert Systems," "Microsoft Works for Educators,"
and "Computers and Technology for the Able Learner."
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Investigated computer-based information organizers as a Research Assistant
for Project Outline, a federally-funded research project.
1991 Part-Time Lecturer - Willamette University; Salem, Oregon
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Taught a graduate course entitled "Media and Educational Technology".
1987 - 89 PLATO Lab Manager - Montebello Unified School District
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Supervised a computer-assisted instruction lab for a Dropout Recovery program.
1987 - 89 Teacher in Contract Independent Study - Montebello Unified
School District
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Managed students who were learning in a contract independent study setting.
Taught all subjects at grade levels 9 through 12.
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Developed instructional materials.
1988 Part-Time Lecturer - California State University, Los Angeles
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Taught three quarters of a graduate course entitled "Microcomputers for
Teachers."
1988 Part-Time Lecturer - Pepperdine University
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Taught a graduate course entitled "Computers in the Classroom."
1987 - 88 Part-Time Lecturer - California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
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Taught graduate extension courses entitled "Introduction to Computers,"
"AppleWorks - Part 1," and "AppleWorks - Part 2."
1983 - 87 Microcomputer Facilitator - Montebello Unified School District
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Managed microcomputer-based attendance system in 27 schools.
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Inserviced teachers/office personnel.
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Advised computer curriculum committees at all school levels.
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Member of the Computer-Assisted Instruction committee.
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Advised buyers in computer purchases.
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Coordinated microcomputer maintenance.
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Installed and managed computer networking systems.
1982 - 84 Education Editor - Personal Computer Age, Inc.
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Investigated and reported on microcomputer applications in education (specifically
IBM PC). Reviewed educational software.
1980 - 81 Publisher and Program Manager - Educational Insights, Inc.
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Edited and published a newsletter on microcomputers in education, The Electronic
Classroom.
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Directed a $750,000 project developing the electronic teaching machine,
RAINBOW.
1979 - 80 Teacher of Math/Science - Los Angeles County Unified School
District
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Implemented and managed individualized math and science programs for students
in a probation camp setting (Grades 9 - 12).
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Science department chairman.
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1977 - 79 Teacher of 5th grade - Keppel Union School District
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Implemented and managed an individualized math program.
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Revised curriculum tests.
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Used high-involvement teaching units.