Work Experience
Technology Experience:
Director of Instructional Technology (2008-Present) Interim Co-CIO for Information Technology (2009-2010) The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership and vision for instructional technology initiatives at the College
- Monitor changes in technology and their effect on society in order to lead timely discussions about the impact of such changes on pedagogy, curricula and the mission of the College, and propose strategies in response
- Collaborate with the other Co-CIOs to provide strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation and coordination of information technology resources and staff for the College community
- Serve as the institutional liaison to the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE)
Senior Instructional Technologist, Information & Technology Services, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA 2006 – 2008
- Managed the Academic Technology division of Information Technology Services which included User Services (Help Desk and Media Services) and Academic and Instructional Technology
- Supervised three professional staff members, eight Help Desk student assistants and fifteen lab monitors
- Served on the ITS administrative team, representing the interests of Academic Technology
- Coordinated academic and instructional technology support college-wide
- Provided personal support to faculty, staff and students on projects involving instructional technology
- Evaluated and supported academic technology tools for use by faculty and staff
- Provided advanced-level support for course management systems (Blackboard & Moodle)
- Researched the development of technology and determined which uses benefited the College
Academic Technology Consultant, Center for Instructional Technology, Duke University, Durham, NC 2004 – 2006 (http://cit.duke.edu)
- Provided technical and pedagogic consulting and training in helping faculty and staff (primarily in the social sciences) integrate electronic tools and materials into their teaching
- Evaluated and supported academic technology tools for use by faculty and staff
- Developed and taught curriculum for Blackboard course management system workshops
- Provided advanced-level support for Duke’s course management system (Blackboard)
- Helped plan and support the Duke iPod Project and Duke Digital Initiative; specifically audio iPod devices and tablet personal computers
- Developed relationships with and between academic departments and with technology service providers throughout the University
- Advocated needs and obtained resources for faculty and students which were appropriate for their academic disciplines
- Collaboratively developed and led CIT Instructional Technology Fellows programs
- Organized and maintained content on Duke’s Blackboard help site; http://blackboard.duke.edu
- Supervised and coordinated CIT’s student technology assistant program
- Coordinated annual one-day conference on instructional technology at Duke (http://cit.duke.edu/events/showcase.html)
Web Design Instructor, FutureWorks at Cary Academy, Cary, NC August 2001 – 2004
- Taught a forty-hour web design course on Saturdays to local high school students who had limited computer resources in order to help them flourish in a technology driven environment
- Trained students in HTML coding, web page editing software, digital cameras, image editing, scanners and other appropriate skills to help students learn and master basic web-design concepts
- Designed and maintained program Web site
Technology Instructor, Summer Technology Institute at Cary Academy, Cary, NC summers 2000-2003
- Taught local public and independent school teachers Web site construction skills
- Introduced HTML coding, web page and image editing software, digital cameras, FTP software, scanners and other skills to help teachers incorporate technology into their classrooms
Teaching Experience:
History Teacher, Cary Academy, Cary, NC 1999 – 2004
- Instructed ninth-grade students in world history (2003 – 2004)
- Instructed seventh-grade students in world history (1999-2003) and English (2001-2002)
- Represented the Faculty on Facilities Committee (1999-2004) Campus Open Space Committee (2000-2001) and Technology Committee (2004)
- Coached varsity and junior varsity cross country (2000-2004) and track & field (2000-2002); designed and maintained team website
European History Teacher, Miss Hall’s School, Pittsfield, MA 1995-1996
- Instructed 10th through 12th grade students in early modern and modern European history
- Presented daily lectures; organized and led class discussions