Director of Illinois Online Network, University of Illinois Springfield— 2018–2020, Division, Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service University of Illinois Systems
• Responsible for the day-to-day operation, budgeting, marketing, and development of professional eLearning programs
• Responsible for quality assurance and course audits, developed a course catalog and curriculum policies
• Responsible for maintaining the current LMS systems and integration of new systems
• Directly supervise 1 student worker, 1 extra help worker and 13-18 faculty
• Edit and design new curriculum and certifications for k12, college, and university
• Develop research questions and research through the Institutional Review Board for acceptance, and complete data analysis to improve teaching, learning and services provided through annual reports, scholarly presentations and publications
• Propose, maintain and develop budgets with self-supporting and state funds
• Attend and present at state and national conferences, and complete publications
• Produce annual and semi-annual reports and monthly newsletters for up to 10,000 readers
• Provide customer support and communication via phone, email, workshops, newsletters
• Partner and recruit member institutions, established a partnership with Educause
• Responsible to partner with 48 community colleges and 10 universities to develop, provide and program adult faculty development in both online and face-to-face formats in the United States, Canada, and Europe
Education First Language Center, Language Learning Teacher—2017-2020
• Instructor of record for on-line conversational courses for students from a variety of countries
• Planned and taught English Language skills and cultural business language
• Worked with a range of students to assist them in reaching language fluency goals and learning outcomes
• Integrated multimedia and humanities approaches to teaching using online discussion platforms to enhance pedagogical technique
Lecturer, University of Illinois-Springfield; Springfield, Illinois—2015-2017
• Instructor of record for one graduate and one undergraduate section of courses in the College of Business of Management, Topics in Business (500) and Managerial Communications & Managerial Communication Skills (485).
• Independently developed Managerial Communication as an OER course administered fully online
• Planned and taught English Language skills and cultural business language
• Worked with a range of students to assist them in reaching goals and learning outcomes
• Integrated multimedia and humanities approach to teaching using online discussion platforms to enhance pedagogical technique
• Provided community speakers and interview opportunities for students for real-world lesson application for communication, networking, and interview skills
• Assisted in MIS Capstone projects by providing direct feedback on the initial writing and midterm writing of each group’s Capstone project, including identifying and providing a count of critical errors and style errors
• Provided one focused in-person lecture with MIS Capstone class to address grammar, thesis development, and research methodology
• Provided follow-up 1:1 in-person and online feedback to students in the MIS program to assist with the writing feedback of English Language Learners written work
Adjunct Faculty, Lincoln Land Community College; Springfield, Illinois—2012-2019 Worked at the Springfield, Jacksonville and Taylorville Campus
• Instructor of record for Composition course, including English Language Services for writing as needed
• Planned and taught a writing-intensive course
• Used instructional technology to enhance pedagogical technique
• Taught in part with an innovative, interdisciplinary teaching program design
• Provide and develop writing curriculum for adult learners
• Develop curricula based on learning objectives and student learning goals
• Provide curriculum mapping and clear communication with students and the College
• Responsible for the implementation of policies and maintaining of academic record
COURSE DEVELOPMENT
University of Illinois Springfield
• College of Business of Management, Topics in Business (500)
• Managerial Communications & Managerial Communication Skills (485)
• Global e-Learning 8-week asynchronous faculty continuing education course
• Group Work in Online Classrooms 4-week asynchronous faculty continuing education course
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Professional Development of Online Education Faculty, Community College Instructional Leadership, Emerging Technology, Women in Education