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Leadership and Service

| Departmental Committees | University Committees |
| University System Committees | National Organizations |
| International Activities | Extramural Funding and Review of Grant Proposals |
| Professional Practice | Invited Presentations |
| Awards & Fellowships | Honor Societies |

Departmental Committees and Service Assignments

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University Committees and Service Assignments

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University System and State Level Advisory Boards and Committees

  • Development of a Coordinated Legislative Strategy Task Force, 2005-present

  • Agriculture Program Faculty Advisory Committee, 2003-2005, Chair 2005

  • Regents Professor Service Award Program Selection Committee, The Agriculture Program, 2004

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award Selection Committee, 2003

  • Vice Chancellor Awards Selection Committee, The Agriculture Program, 2001-2003
  • Houston Community College, Instructional Technology Advisory Committee, Summer 2000 - present
  • Information Technology Advisory Council (Agriculture Program), 1999 - present
  • The Agriculture Program Conference, Topical Issue Session Coordinator, January 2000
  • Council of Distance Education, Texas A&M University System, 1999
  • TAMUS Intellectual Property Committee, Chair of Faculty/Staff Incentives, 1998 - 1999
  • TAMU System, Faculty Advisory Committee - Distance Learning, 1998
  • Agriculture Program Conference Planning Committee, 1998
  • World Wide Web Task Force, The Agriculture Program, Committee Member, 1997
  • Distance Education Action Team, The Agriculture Program, Committee Member, 1996 - present
  • W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Advisory Committee Member with Texas Tech University, 1996 - present

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National Professional Organizations

  • Videotaped interview with the University of Florida about Qualitative Research Methods for a Graduate Course, 2006

  • Interviewed by Distance Education Report for a feature article about the Roadmap to Effective Distance Education Instructional Design, 2006

  • Reviewer for Service-eLearning:  Educating for Citizenship, published by Anker Publishing Company.

  • AAAE-S Membership Services Committee, 2005-present

  • Agricultural Communicators in Education Research SIG-Graduate Student Research Proposal Review, 2005

  • Manuscript Review, Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 2004-2005

  • North Central AAAE Region Research Conference Paper Review, 2004

  • Reviewer for the Southern Agricultural Education Journal, 2004

  • A*DEC Peer Review of Excellence in College and University Distance Education National Award and 1890 Webb-Godfrey-Hill Excellence Award, 2004

  • Editorial Board, Texas Journal of Distance Education, 2003-2005

  • Editorial Board, The Journal of Agricultural Education, 2001 – 2003

  • External Reviewer for a HATCH proposal for the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, 2003

  • Sub-committee on Qualitative Research Paper Evaluation Criteria, 2001
  • Paper Reviewer for The American Journal of Distance Education, 2001
  • Southern Regional AAAE Professional Development Committee, Vice Chair, 2001 – 2004
  • Co-Chair and Journal Editor, Southern Agricultural Education Research Conference, 2000 - 2001
  • Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Paper Review, 2000-present
  • National Agricultural Education Research Conference, Paper Review, 2000-present
  • Southern Agricultural Education Research Conference, Discussant for professional paper and Outstanding Paper Review, 2000
  • Western Agricultural Education Research Conference, Discussant for professional paper, 1999
  • Southern Agricultural Education Meeting, Outstanding Paper Selection Committee, 1999

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International Professional Activities and Presentations

  • Hosted Roberto Rovelli from Milan, Italy for Online Design and Delivery Methods for 2 weeks, July 2006.

  • Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Membership Chair, 2006-2007

  • HACCP Training Program Advisory Committee, Mexico City Center, 2006 - present

  • Hosted community visit of Mr. Miguel Sánchez Miguel from Spain, Director General of VARnet, April 2005.

  • Manuscript Review, Human Resource Development International, 2005-present

  • President, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, 2003-2005; Chapter received Outstanding Chapter of the SW Region for 2004

  • Hosted Drs. Luis Zarco and Manuel Berruecos from UNAM for Distance Education Collaboration, July 2002

  • Briefing on distance education initiatives for the President of Bolvia, Jorge Quirogo, April, 2002
  • Presenter for Management and Leadership Workshop - Education for Community Food Enterprise Development Project held in Kuta, Bali, February 4-9, 2002
  • Hosted Dr. Miguel Angel Rodriguez, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, December, 2001
  • Hosted Profesor Franciso Llull from the Universidad del Pacifico, Chile, October, 2001
  • Invited meetings with Ernesto Ruffo, Commissioner for Border Issues for the Government of Mexico, and Dr. Alfonso Serrano, Research Director of CONACYT, Mexico City, Mexico, August, 2001
  • Invited meetings with municipalities in Nuevo Laredo/Laredo & Reynosa/McAllen about border issues, July 2001.
  • Invited presentation and Distance Education demonstration for Senator Jeffrey Jones (President of the Border Issues Committee, Mexican Senate) to develop linkages for the creation of the Center for Agri-Food Policy Analysis, July, 2001.
  • 40-Hour Training Workshop for Conversion of Course to Interactive Video for the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), San Jose, Costa Rica, June 2001
  • Invited Panel Discussion and Video Conference for La Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico (UNAM) with Alejandro Pizanti (CUAED-UNAM), Lorenzo Garcia Aretio (UNED, Spain), and Peter Cookson (Athabasca University, Canada) entitled Controversies Regarding Education at a Distance, Mexico City, Mexico, May, 2001
  • Invited Presentation to the Heroic Military College, Proveyendo Aceso al Personal Military para el Entrenamiento y Desarrollo Continuo, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2001
  • Faculty Abroad Program, Office of International Studies, May 2001
  • Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Discussant for professional paper, March 2000 & 2001
  • Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Paper Review, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Trainer for the Distance Learning Certificate Program, September 2000
  • Study Tour for International Agriculture, TAMU – Utilizing Emerging Technologies in Agricultural Education and Research Management, 2 hours, June 2000
  • International Potato Center, Peru – Effective Teaching and Media Development for Distance Education, Trainer for a 2-week in residence program at TAMU, January 2000
  • A*DEC (A Distance Education Consortium) headquartered at the University of Nebraska, International Task Force, 1999
  • Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Costa Rica – La Dirección del Area Estratégica de Educación y Capacitación, 12 hours, July 1999
  • Videoconference Presentation to the Ministry of Higher Education of Mexico - Assessment of Distance Education’s Effectiveness, June 1999
  • Demonstration for the Agricultural Bank of China, videoconference between TAMU and Beijing, October 1998

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Extramural and Internally Funded Projects and Review of Grant Proposals

In the area of extramural funding, I have been involved in 20 projects funded as Principal Investigator, Collaborator, Instructional Designer, or Evaluator totaling $1,409,134.90.

  • (2004, accepted).  Collaborator, Caucasus Graduate

    Agribusiness Education Program. USDA Project

    ($200,000).  Principal Investigator, John Nichols. 

  •  (2004, accepted).  Collaborator, Agriculture eLearning

    development certificate: Serving agriculture graduate

    students.  Office of Distance Education ($50,000).

    Principal Investigator, Theresa Murphrey. 

  • (2004, accepted).  Collaborator, Virtual Experts:  Voices of Experience.  Information Technology Working Group ($2,145).  Principal Investigator, Theresa Murphrey.

  • (2002, accepted). Principal Investigator, Training the Trainer: The Distance Education Instructional Designer Project. USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant ($249,952-total funds). Other-PI’s, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, Nick Place, Erick Anderson, Allan Schmidt, Cheryl Bielema, James Lindner, and Jacqui Lockaby.  Received the ADEC Excellence in College and University Distance Education Award and Outstanding Professional Skill Award-Distance Education and Instructional Design and Critique & Awards Program-Gold Award for Educational Project presented by the Association for Communication Excellence.

http://real.video.ufl.edu/~icsvideo/longer_version.asx

  • (2002, accepted). Study Abroad Enhancement Funds for AGED 484-151 in Mexico ($6,421.96).
  • (2001, accepted). Principal Investigator, Converting Programs for Distance Delivery - Master of Agriculture in Agricultural Development. Office of Distance Education ($65,000). Co-PI’s, James Lindner, Chanda Elbert, Theresa Murphrey, and Tim Murphy.
  • (2001, accepted). Principal Investigator, Meeting our Imperatives by Improving the Distance Learning Infrastructure for Texas A&M University through Telecommunications Technologies. AUF infrastructure funds ($267,000). Other PI’s, Glen Shinn, James Lindner, Tim Murphy, and Jane Magill.
  • (2001, accepted). Recipient, Honors Curriculum Development Grant for AGED 489H-Global Perspectives in Critical Thinking ($1,250).
  • (2001, accepted). Faculty Participant, Faculty Abroad Seminar, Office of Latin American Programs ($2,000).
  • (2000, accepted). US Department of Education Title VI – Internationalizing the Curriculum for AGED 442 – Professional Communications ($3,000).
  • (2000, accepted). Principal Investigator, Using WebCT as a Primary Course Delivery Tool for Program Development in Agricultural and Extension Education to the Doc@Distance Cohort. V. F. and Gertrude Neuhaus Teaching Scholars Program ($1,000). Co-PI’s, Tim Murphy and James Lindner.
  • (2000, accepted) Collaborator and Trainer, MOA with the International Potato Center, Lima Peru ($5,000).
  • (2000, accepted). Collaborator and Trainer, Using Distance Education to Attract Minority Students into Careers in Veterinary Technology. USDA Hispanic Serving Institutions with Palo Alto College ($299,992). PI’s, John Golden, John August, Manuel Piña, Jr.
  • (1999, accepted). Collaborator and Evaluator, Phytochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables to Improve Human Health, USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant #98-38411-6619 ($79,945). Project Director: Bhimu Patil.
  • (1999, accepted). Principal Investigator, Master of Agriculture Delivered at a Distance, Provost’s Master’s Program ($50,000). Co PI’s Jane Magill, Dan Lineberger, and Tom Linton.
  • (1998, accepted). Principal Investigator, Web-Based Visualization Tutorials, Electronic Learning Incentives Program ($10,223) Co PI, Dwayne Suter.
  • (1998, accepted). Principal Investigator, Effects of Animation on Science Concept Learning, Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Program ($24,806). Co PI’s Jane Magill and Carol Stuessy.
  • (1998, accepted). Project Leader, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) contract to develop distance education modules ($80,000).
  • (1997, accepted). Instructional Designer, Converting AGED 640 to Videoconferencing Format, Electronic Learning Incentives Program ($5,000). Project Director James Christiansen.
  • (1996), accepted). Principal Investigator, Networked learning systems: A rigorous team approach to interdisciplinary education, V. F. and Gertrude Neuhaus Teaching Scholars Program, ($6,400). Co-PI’s, William Neill, Andy Landry, David McKee, and Ray Kamps.

 

  • International Research Travel Assistance Grant and International Curriculum Development Grant Selection Committee, 2005

  • Office of Distance Education, Master Degree Program Proposal Review, April 1999
  • Review of Agricultural Telecommunications Program (pre- and final proposals), Spring 1999
  • Review of Idaho Technology Incentive Grant Program (Idaho Board of Education), April 1999


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Professional Practice - Consulting Services

  • VG Young Institute of County Government, Curriculum Revision Project, 2005-2006

  • International Scholars Workshop, Planning, Designing, and Delivering Instruction, August, 2004 and 2005

  • ADEC Zamorano (Honduras) Project, Module Development, April, 2005

  • Training and Development Certificate Program, Module on Distance Education, March, 2005

  • USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, 1.5 day program:  FSIS Training Design Techniques for Videoconferencing, February 2004

  • USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, 1-day program:  FSIS Basic Presentation Skills, January 2004

  • USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, 2-day program: FSIS Training Design Techniques:  Foundations of Adult Teaching and Learning, Instructional Design, Active Training Techniques, and Presentation Techniques, May, 2003

  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina Veterínaría y Zootecnía, 3-day course conversion training for distance education, October, 2002

  • Alliance for Higher Education, Dallas, TX - Distance Education: It's Not as Far as You Think, 6 hours, October 2000
  • Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde, TX - Course Design for the Digital Age, 16 hours, July 2000
  • Army Medical Department Center & School, Fort Sam Houston - Training for the Digital Age, 40 hours, June 2000
  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Faculty Workshop on Distance Education, 16 hours, April 1998 and 1999
  • Center for Distance Learning Research, Bryan - Distance Learning Certification Program, developer and instructor for Program Planning and Instructional Design, Instructional Strategies and Techniques, and Learning Models and Evaluation, 4 hours delivered 3-4 times per year, Fall 1995 - present
  • Educational Consultant, BellNET, meetings with Bell County about the role of computer technology and telecommunications for community/school partnerships, Fall 1995 - Spring 1998
  • Food Safety Inspection Service - How to Put the "Hum" in Your "Ho Hum" Training: What Every Adult Trainer Should Know, 14 hours, September 1995
  • Educational Consultant, Technology-Enriched Professional Development for Teachers, Summer 1995
  • Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches - Faculty Professional Development on Compressed Video. Distant sites included: Angelina College, Lufkin, TX and the Regional Service Center, Kilgore, TX, December 1994


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Invited Presentations and Workshops

  • Mississippi State University Teaching Conference, Teaching to the Millennial, Starkville, MS, August 2006.

  • The Regional Chapter of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education 6th Annual Professional Day, Keynote Address, Maximizing Clientele Learning and Satisfaction through Vicarious Interactions, St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, Port of Spain, June 2006.

  • The Regional Chapter of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education 6th Annual Professional Day, Break-out Session, Learner-Centered Instructional Design for Effective Training and Development, St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies, Trinidad, Port of Spain, June 2006.

  • Brazos Valley ASTD, Learner-Centered Instructional Design, March 2006.

  • USDA International Scholars Program (TAMU and Iowa State), The Power of Powerful Presentations:  Presentation Skills of the Education Professional, October 2005.

  • Profession of Distance Education Workshop (CUDI-Internet2 Project in Mexico), The Instructional Designer, via Interactive Videoconference, April 2005

  • Teaching with Technology Conference, General Session Panel, Assessing Teaching with Technology, February, 2005

  • Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar, The Power of Powerful Presentation, October, 2004.

  • Visiting International Scholars Program, Planning, Designing, and Delivering Instruction:  Foundations of Adult Teaching and Learning and Instructional Design and Active Teaching and Presentation Techniques, August, 2004 & 2005.

  • V.G. Young Institute of County Government-32nd Annual County Treasurers’ Continuing Education Seminar, Becoming an Effective Speaker, April 2004

  • Department of Animal Science, TAMU, Seminar on Top 10 Principles of Teaching Online, March 2004

  • Office and Distance Education and TAMU Libraries Invited Panelist, The Future and True Costs of Distance Education, February, 2004

  • V.G. Young Institute of County Government-County and District Clerks’ Continuing Education Seminar, Becoming an Effective Speaker, January 2004

  • Invited Workshop for Distance Education Leaders, A*DEC and The Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, October 2003

  • Distance Education Workshop, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia, September 2003

  • E-learning and Distance Education, Presentation for visitors from the Universidad del Pacifico, Chile, September 2003

  • Principles of Good Practice, Texas Distance Learning Association, August 2003

  • The 2nd Annual Distance Education Conference, Texas A&M-Prairie View, Competencies of the Distance Education Professional, April 2002
  • BVASTD – Distance Training, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, March 2001
  • Panel Discussion – Assessment Conference, March 2001
    KAMU TV Appearance – Distance Learning at Texas A&M University, December, 1999 and 2000
  • Critical Issues in Telecommunications, On-line forum, November-December, 2000
    Distance Education Faculty Forum, Distance Education Case Studies, College Station, TX, November 2000
  • Executive Women in Texas Government, Professional Development Conference, Austin, TX - The POWER of Powerful Presentations, November 2000
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Development Council - Introduction to Distance Education, October 2000
  • Graduate Teaching Academy, TAMU - Active Teaching Strategies, September 2000
  • Graduate Student Seminar Series, TAMU - Preparing Presentations for Professional Meetings, March 2000
  • Texas Community College Teachers Association Annual Convention, Austin, TX - Teaching Agriculture at a Distance: It's Not as Far as You Think, March 2000
  • District 4-H Leadership Lab, Brownwood, TX - Technology & Computers, workshop and a keynote address on Futurism, June 1999
  • Presentation for the Council of Agricultural Administrators, TAMU, Distance Education Capabilities, January 1999
  • TAMUS Educators' Conference, Representative for COALS, March 1999
  • Southern Region Ag. Teaching Symposium, College Station, TX - Capturing Information Technology, October 1998
  • St. Philip's College, San Antonio - Fiesta of College Computing Faculty Workshop on Distance Education, April 1998
  • Fort Sam Houston, Staff and Faculty Development Branch, US Army Medical Department Center and School - Copyright and Fair Use Issues for Trainers, 2 hours, April 1998
  • Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Annual Conference, 1 hour videoconference demonstration, 1997
  • Second Annual TTVN Users Conference, Bryan, TX - Promoting Distance Learning, August 1997 
  • V. G. Young Institute of County Government, Austin - Distance Learning Possibilities for County Officials, August 1997
  • Collaborative Learning / Distributive Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI - Content: The Critical Ingredient; Instructional Design for Distributive Education and Technology Based Learning Environments, July 1997 
  • Keynote address for the Center for Excellence in Education Faculty Summer Academy, Flagstaff, AZ - Is Technology the Answer or the Question? June 1997 
  • Workshop for the Center for Excellence in Education Faculty Summer Academy, Flagstaff, AZ - Mind Over Matter: Get Inspired! June 1997 
  • Teaching Excellence Seminar Series, TAMU - What They Didn't Teach Us at College: The Wakonse Scholars, Distance Education Discussion Group Leader, June 1997
  • Tarleton University, Stephenville, TX - Introduction to Distance Education, 4 hours, May 1997 
  • Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, New Orleans, LA - An Introduction to Distance Education: Is it Soup Yet?, March 1997 
  • Texas A&M University Board of Regents - Innovative Use of Technology in the Classroom, December 1996
  • Central Texas College, Killeen - Distance Education Primer, 4 hours, August 1996
  • GTE Corporation, Neches, TX - Teachers and Technology, September 1995
  • TAMU System Administrators, How the TAMU System Impacts K-12 Through Distance Education, November 1995
  • Brazos Valley Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, Fall Professional Development Day: The Art and Science of Training, College Station, TX - Icebreakers and Openers: Making First Impressions, November 1995 
  • National Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Workshop, San Diego, CA - Principles and Practices of Utilizing Distance Learning for Pesticide Certification, April 1995
  • Fiesta of College Computing, San Antonio, TX - The Use of Effective Visuals for Compressed Video, April 1995 
  • Science/Technology Symposium: Science Technology & Youth, College Station, TX - Diving for Dollars: A Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing, March 1995



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Awards and Fellowships

2005                United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Agriculture Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award (Southern Region)

2005                Outstanding Professional Skill Award – Distance Education and Instructional Design presented by Association for Communication Excellence

2005                Critique & Awards Program – Gold Award for Educational Project from the Association for Communication Excellence

2005                ADEC Excellence in College and University Distance Education Awards – Roadmap to Effective Distance Education Instructional Design

 

  • 2005 Assessing Student Learning in Technology Assisted Teaching Award, $1,500

  • 2004 Outstanding JIAEE Article of the Year for 2003, 1st Runner-Up

  • 2002 International Excellence Award, Faculty, Texas A&M University
  • 2002 Outstanding Young Member, Southern Region AAAE
  • 2002 American Distance Education Consortium, The National Excellence in College and University Distance Education Awards, Honorable Mention (Team)
  • 2000 Outstanding Paper Presentation at the National Agricultural Education Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • 2000 Outstanding Paper Presentation at the Western Region of the American Association of Agricultural Educators, Las Cruces, NM
  • 1999-2000 Montague Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar, $5,000 Teaching Award
  • 1998 Wakonse Teaching Scholar, Center for Teaching Excellence, TAMU
  • 1997 Wakonse Fellow, Center for Teaching Excellence, TAMU
     

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Honor Societies

  • 2001 Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars  President - 2003-2005
  • 1995 Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
  • 1994 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • 1993 Honorary Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society

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For more information on the contents of this dossier, please contact Kim E. Dooley.