OBJECTIVE

Distance Education Administrator …especially where there is a need for experience with a wide range of distance learning tools, a thorough background in instruction and training, and an energetic, committed approach to research.

Academic Systems Manager
Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX.
2001 - present

Responsibilities:

• Manage successful Blackboard trouble-shooting and support team.
• Administrate Blackboard Learning System software.
• Coordinate integration with Student Information System (SIS).
• Develop model courses for demonstration and testing.
• Develop web-based and printed tutorials for faculty and students.
• Design and maintain the institution’s Blackboard support sites (Faculty Support Site; Student Support Site).

Achievements:

• Launched steaming video service for faculty.
• Spearheaded upgrade from Blackboard Learning System Basic to Enterprise Edition.
• Coordinated adoption of third-party building blocks.

Web Site Administrator
Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX.
1997 - 2001

• Administrated institution's web site.
• Converted site into third generation presence.
• Utilized Visual Basic Script and Active Server Pages to create personalized pages for prospective students.

EDUCATION

• Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN (anticipated completion: 2011).
• M.Div., Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, 1992.
• B.A. in English, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1982.

TRAINING

• Blackboard Users Group, various locations, 2000 - 2008.
• Blackboard Developers Group, various locations, 2007 - 2008.
• Blackboard Certified Trainer certification, Boston, MA, 2007.
• Blackboard Regional Training, Phoenix, AZ, 2004 & 2006. Included:
    Blackboard Learning System Essentials
    Blackboard Learning System Administration
    Blackboard Community System Administration
• .NET Advisor Live, Las Vegas, NV, 2004.
• IMail Server Training - Administration Essentials, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
• Access-VB-SQL Advisor DevCon, Las Vegas, NV, 2003.
• Datatel Users Group—E-learning track, Washington, DC, 2001.
• Professional Skills Development , AppDev, Minneapolis, MN, 2000.
    Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server
    Developing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server
    Building Applications with Microsoft SQL Server and Visual Basic

OTHER

• FranklinCovey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Workshop.
• FranklinCovey What Matters Most Workshop.
• FranklinCovey Project Management Workshop.

• Less is More: Methods to Engage Learners. Webinar reprisal of BbWorld '08 presentation (November 6, 2008). Co-presenter.
• Less is More: Methods to Engage Learners. BbWorld '08 Conference, Las Vegas (July 17, 2008). Co-presenter. PowerPoint
• Introduction to Modules. Southwestern Theological Seminary (July 10, 2008).
• Integrating Good Teaching Practices with Media, Graphics, and other Blackboard Content. Texas Blackboard Users Group Conference, Dallas (November 16, 2007). Co-presenter.
• How to Create and Manage Effective Groups in Blackboard. Blackboard certification requirement, Boston (July 7, 2007).
• Life Cycle of a Blackboard Group. Blackboard certification requirement, Boston (July 6, 2007).

• Student Guide to Blackboard and Student Email (2007). View
• A Brief Introduction to Blackboard Assessments (2007). View
• Web Resources for Instructors Using Blackboard Groups (2007). View
• Project-Based Learning (2007). View
• How to Add Documents to Your Blackboard Class (2006). View

• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1991
• Dean’s List, 1987
• Reader’s Digest LookSmart Editor’s Choice (when LookSmart was part of Reader’s Digest), 1997 for web site www.bruisedreed.org (original site now retired).

Married with one daughter working in the field of library science…enjoy fine music, walking, travel, and collecting first editions…happiest when applying instructional design theories to the real world of online learning.