|
Professional contributions |
Courses, presentations, publications |
Community-based
contributions Education |
|
2000 |
Sabbatical University of St.
Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
Research in learner
characteristics and attributes; established sabbatical
precedent for professional staff |
|
1991 |
Masters in International
Management
University of St.
Thomas, St. Paul, MN |
|
1983 |
Certificate - Reflective
Leadership Program
Hubert H Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN |
|
1981 |
Masters in Curriculum and
Education Systems
School of Education,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
|
1968 |
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science,
Economics, History (International Relations); College of
Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
|
Professional contributions:
based upon an avocation of applying technology to
support learning |
|
2006 -
2007 |
Consultant/developer
Developing learner-supportive courses and digital
resources/learning objects.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) |
|
2001 -
present |
Web
Master/Developer/Communications consultant
Integrating
communications strategies combining digital and print
publications, toward increasing visibility/viability of
services for non-profits and small business Minnesota
State Horticultural Society, Garden Club of Ramsey
County, Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, West
7th/Fort Road Federation/District 9 Community Council,
Out Back Nursery, Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota |
|
2001 -
2003 |
Author/consultant
Research-based strategies
for K-12 teachers funded by the No Child Left Behind
Act. Commonwealth Center for Instructional Technology
and Learning (CCITL), Department of Special Education
and Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Kentucky |
|
2004-
present |
Editor,
Open Directory Project, Berne, Switzerland
|
|
1995 –
present |
Study Guides and Strategies web
site (http//www.studygs.net)
Research and author of 120
guides of learning strategies
in English for the
learner-centric educational public service. Traffic 2006
12 million page views/70 million hits; circulation
increasing at a rate of 30-40% per year with 20% repeat
readers. Highly ranked with search engines (Google),
Portals (merlot), Directories (Open Directory Project),
as well as numerous citations and publications @ccess
magazine, the , the Scout Report, and Family Fun
Magazine. USAToday’s featured site August 7-13, 2001 and
February 2004 as “Best Bet for Educators” )
Developed translations of Study
Guides in thirty two languages
in conjunction with a
consortium of volunteers, grants, and educational
institutions including Vietnamese U.S.-Indochina
Educational Foundation; Russian
Lnqjnbqjhi Cnqsdpqrbemm[i Wmhbepqhrer/Moscow
State University; Chinese
对外经济贸易大学/University
of International Business and Economics (Beijing);
Croatian Univerza v Ljubljani/ University of Ljubljana
(Slovenia); Korean
성균관대학교/Sunkyunkyuan
University, Seoul; Portuguese Associação Alumni/Alumni
Association (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Two language
translations by commercial internet service providers in
their home countries (Singapore and Indonesia)
|
|
1976 -
2006 |
University of St. Thomas |
|
2001 –
2006 |
Web Master/Developer
Govern web master
account, coordinate development of academic and
administrative web sites, participate in institutional
design team |
|
1999 –
2004 |
Diversity Study Group/Diversity
Planning Committee
to establish a more
welcoming environment for persons of all protected
classes. |
|
1976 –
2001 |
Supervisor, Learning Center
Developed the central
computing lab/media resource center for students of the
University. Traffic averaged 400,000 entries with 2
million pages of printout per year. The Center was
recognized as a diverse, welcoming, and efficient
student academic media resource
Developed an extensive software training program for
students, in conjunction with faculty courses or small
group formats. Twenty free training sessions per week
included Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,
FrontPage; Adobe PageMaker and Photoshop; web site
development, graphics design and scanning
Incubated current University programs and departments
including academic counseling, computing help desk, and
faculty multimedia development
Developed the faculty-mandated Computer Competency
Program in conjunction with UST Libraries developing
curriculum and administering the document
processing/file testing section |
|
1985 -
present |
The Association for Educational
Communications and Technology |
|
2000 – present |
Tech Trends
Columnist "E-Learning
by Design;" Guest editor (Vol. 45, No. 5)
Annual Achievement Award 2001 |
|
2004 |
Nominating Committee |
|
1985 –
2000 |
Twin Cities Chapter-Association
for Educational Communications & Technology
(TC-AECT)
Charter member;
leadership roles include President, charter member,
Communications Chair (developed and maintained the web
site). |
|
1995 –
2006
|
Classrooms of the Future (COTF)
Symposia
Initiated and developed
technical conferences for faculty including the regional
Classrooms of the Future (COTF) Symposia in conjunction
with TC-AECT and the Associated Colleges of the Twin
Cities (ACTC). In its fourteenth year, annually draws
several hundred faculty and professionals from over 50
regional institutions of higher education. Featured in
Tech Trends (October 2001). |
|
Courses, Presentations,
Publications |
|
June
2007 |
Presentation: Developing and
using digital resources in support of learners
Learning Conference
2007 Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
April
2007 |
Presentation: Developing and
using digital resources in support of learners
2007 IT Conference,
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
|
July
2006 |
Keynote and work shops
Developing and using digital learning support
materials and learning objects
University of Wolverhampton, England
Participant: Higher Education
Academy 2006 Annual Conference
University of
Nottingham, England |
|
2006 -
2007 |
Author,
Cẩm nang và chiến lược dành
cho học tập
A print
derivative/translation of the Study Guides and
Strategies website, in process, Alpha Book Co., Hanoi,
Vietnam |
|
March
2006 |
Benefit
for street children of Puebla, México
on the occasion of leaving the
University of St. Thomas
after 29.5 years |
|
January
2005 |
Keynote, mentor
Developing digital
learning support materials; Winter Institute For
Learning Center Professionals, University of Texas at
Austin |
|
March
2005 |
Participant, Interactive Design
Study Course,
University of Buenos
Aires, Argentina |
|
2000 -
present |
Flash project leader for
Interactive Media (DHA 4384)
School of Design,
University of Minnesota |
|
2004 |
Co-author, co-editor, compiler
Gateway to a New World Building Čech and Slovak
Communities in the West End |
|
May
2004 |
Keynote speaker
Learner-centered learning
Classrooms of the
Future Symposium X, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN |
|
April
2004 |
Presentation
The Study Guides
Website
developing and using digital learning support
The Center for
Teaching and Learning and Instructional Technology,
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
|
August
2003
|
Invited plenary address
Scuola Superiore G. Reiss Romoli Summer Summer 2003
Conference (SSGRR) sponsored by Italian Telecom Learning
Services in L'Aquila, Italy. SSGRR is an international
conference on advances in infrastructure for e-Business,
e-Education, e-Science, e-Medicine, and mobile
technologies on the Internet
Presentation
The Study Guides
Website Crossing Institutional and Cultural Boundaries
(Content, Development, Usage) |
|
November 2001 |
Presentation Developing a
Technology Conference
Association for
Educational Communications and Technology Annual
International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia |
|
2002 -
2003 |
Workshops Keys to Effective
Learning for adult learners; developing strategies for
effective learning
School of Continuing
Education, University of St. Thomas |
|
April
2003 |
Presentations How do people
find your web site? Writing for the Web
Higher education technology speaker series,
University of St. Thomas |
|
January
2003 |
Presentation Inquiry-based
learning learner attributes
Bush Grant presentation,
University of St. Thomas |
|
May
2002 |
Presentation Concept and mind
mapping
Classrooms of the
Future VIII Hamline University, St. Paul, MN |
|
May
2001 |
Presentation Managing
Technology Projects A Road Map for Crossing the Digital
Divide,
Classrooms of the Future
VII Symposium |
|
1999 |
Web site co-author History of
Romani emigration from India
Discovered, translated
with Xu Fie and Zhang Tianhong, and published research
on Romani immigration into northwest People’s Republic
of China (The Gypsy People in the Yuan Dynasty Luo Li
Hui Hui by Yang ZhiJiu, Professor, Department of
History, Nankai University) |
|
November 2001 |
Workshop Developing
Departmental Web sites
(AETC-11/10/01 &
COTF-5/23/02 |
|
1976 -
1996 |
Instructor, North & South
America, Stories of Immigration
English as a Second
Language Program,
大阪学院大学/Osaka Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan. An
intensive reading and writing course |
|
Community-based
contributions
as a life-long resident of the City of St. Paul |
|
2004 -
present |
President, Czech and Slovak
SOKOL Minnesota |
|
1980 -
present |
Volunteer, District 9 Council/
West 7th/Fort Road Federation, City of St. Paul.
Board member, chair, task
force chair and various leadership/community
organizational roles; publish digital monthly calendar
of events
Community Leader 2001 Award
Chair, North High Bridge Task
Force and founder, West End Arts Council
Community arts projects
focusing on artists’ mutual support, development of
community-based arts projects, outreach and educational
activities in local community centers and K-12
schools. Developed four arts installations in the North
High Bridge Park including the Watcher, Community Gate
Project, Peace ole, and Giant Green Chair.
Department of Parks and
Recreation, City of St. Paul
Designed, developed, and
maintain the award-winning North High Bridge Park
sculpture garden and coordinated efforts toward bluff
restoration
Honored Volunteer 1998 Award; Honored
Volunteer 2007 Award |
|
1989 -
present |
Twin Cities Friends Meeting, St.
Paul, MN
Various positions on
committees of Ministry and Counsel, Trustees, Clerks of
Meeting. As treasurer, designed the finance package for
its 1993 $500,000 construction project |
|
1982 -
1987
|
Community Reporter, St. Paul, MN
Chair, Board Member,
Production/Advertising Manager;
expanded circulation (150%) and revenue (200%) of the
non-profit community newspaper. |
|
1982 -
1986 |
Twin City International
Programs, Minneapolis, MN
Board member, developed the curriculum for the English
Language Program for participants in this international
exchange of professionals in human services. |
|
1980 -
present |
Upper Town neighborhood
Restoration of an 1870
"stick-style" home
often featured on home and
garden tours since 1995. |
|
1968 -
1971 |
Peace Corps, Soutouboua, Togo,
West Africa
Project Coordinator
and financial officer in agrarian project development;
taught English as a Second Language at the middle school
level. |
|
|
World education
Extensive visits to forty countries, as well as their
institutions of higher education. Conversant in French;
one semester’s study in ten other languages |
