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Education
Ph. D. 1995
Educational Human Resource Development
Specialization: Distance Learning
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
M. Ed. 1987
Educational Curriculum and Instruction
Specialization: Marine Education
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
B. S. 1984
Educational Curriculum and Instruction
Specialization: Biology (Science Composite)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Professional
Experience
Associate Head for
Graduate Programs & Research June 2005 - present
Associate Professor September
2003 - present
College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Education (100%
teaching appointment)
Assistant Professor
September 1997 – present
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Department of Agricultural Education
(100% teaching appointment)
Duties: Teach and advise in agricultural development; serve as a member of
the graduate faculty at both Texas A&M and Texas Tech universities;
provide leadership for distance education initiatives by supporting
faculty who teach at a distance in the Department, the College, and The
Agriculture Program; assist in course delivery and instructional design;
and work collaboratively with the Center for Distance Learning Research of
the College of Education.
Distance Education Coordinator March 1996 –
October 1997
The Agriculture Program,
The Texas A&M University System
Duties: Faculty training, multimedia development, coordination of courses
and programs taught via distance education technologies, university and
system policy decisions; sought Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
approval of distance courses; developed specifications and selected new
videoconferencing sites; made presentations to promote distance education
among university and system partners.
Extension Associate
October 1995 – March 1996
Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
The Texas A&M University System
Duties: Development of pesticide applicator training publications and
programs for the Agricultural and Environmental Safety Unit; distance
education initiatives.
Educational Consultant & C.E.O.
August 1995 – present
The TECH Training Group, Inc., College Station, Texas
Duties: Work with organizations in the area of instructional design and
human resource development for advanced technological systems.
Research Assistant
May 1995 – August 1995
Center for Distance Learning Research,
Department of Educational Human Resource Development
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Duties: Part of a steering committee for the Distance Education
Certificate Program, including development of a module on instructional
design and interactive teaching strategies in distance education; provided
training on multimedia and distance education applications.
Project Teacher Liaison
January 1994 – April 1995
National Science Foundation Grant,
Teachers As Research Partners (TARPS)
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Duties: Coordinated nine interdisciplinary teacher teams to enhance
abilities to teach relevant problem solving and decision making;
professional development in designing and testing a computer model for
teaching integrated science and math content; served as the distance
education specialist on a development team for educational access of
resources via the Internet; compressed video expert in collaborative
partnerships with other educational institutions and businesses.
Student Activities Coordinator August 1990 – December 1993
Office of Honors Programs & Academic Scholarships
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Duties: Designed publications; developed recruiting and enrichment
programs; facilitated tutoring/study skills seminars, advised
students/prospective students; served on the academic scholarship
selection committee; coordinated Honors registration, summer programs, and
Parents’ Weekend activities.
Science Teacher
August 1985 – August 1990
Bryan High School, Bryan, Texas
Duties: Taught physical science, biology, and marine/environmental
science; developed the marine/environmental curriculum; wrote and received
a grant that secured funds for an outdoor classroom.
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Professional
Development
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Fully participated as a
learner in three college-level Spanish courses (101, 102, & 201)
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Served as the Agricultural
Coordinator for the Spanish Certificate Program and Study Abroad,
Monterrey, Mexico, 2001-2002
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Using Principal Components
Analysis and Common Factor Analysis in Agricultural Education Research,
December, 2000
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Peer Review of Teaching
Workshop, Center for Teaching Excellence, May 2000
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Teaching Portfolio Workshop,
Center for Teaching Excellence, November 1999
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Instituto de Español – Costa
Rica, Curso intensivo de Español, four weeks, July 1999
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Conference on College
Teaching, sponsored by the Wakonse Foundation, Camp Miniwanca, Michigan,
May 1997, 1998
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Wakonse South, Conference on
College Teaching, sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence, Austin,
TX, April 1998
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