EXPERIENCE
Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement.
― Fred Brooks
I have lived and worked in many places throughout the world. However, my professional experience detailed below is really only one piece of the story. As I have lived and worked in other cultures and with people from across the globe, I have gained much more insight into the human experience and the impact one person can have on their surroundings.
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Assistant Teaching Professor (August 2024 — Present)
Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Teach and design courses in engineering, technology and other related subjects
- Serve on the curriculum committee
- Participate in research related to teaching and technology
English Language Specialist (July — August 2024)
United States Department of State, Vietnam
- Presented keynote at VietTESOL International Convention
- Interacted with and trained over 1000 educators on the effective use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
- Met with administrators, policy makers, and university leaders to discuss integrating artificial intelligence training into the teacher training curriculum
Educational Technologist (July 2017 — August 2024)
Herberger Online Learning, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Assist faculty in designing and teaching online courses
- Provide instructional design support, including video creation, building courses, etc.
- Optimize and standardize a proprietary learning management system (LMS)
Visting Expert (July 2022, July 2019)
Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Conducted workshops on best practices in video creation at three universities in Vietnam
- Trained educators in the video creation process, including planning, filming and editing
English Language Specialist (August — December 2021)
United States Department of State, Brazil (Virtual)
- Train instructors in the development ESP curriculum for an IT-related course
- Plan and present workshops on TESOL methodology and the use of technology in the classroom
- Plan curriculum and write follow-up reports on the success of the project
"March Expert" for Access Teachers' Corner Facebook Group (March 2020)
United States Department of State
- Prepared content for over 25 social media posts on the Facebook group
- Interacted with members of the Facebook group via comments
- Held a 20-minute “Ask Me Anything” live session toward the end of March
English Language Specialist (November 2019)
United States Department of State, Morocco
- Trained over 80 elementary, secondary, and university teachers in Marrakesh
- Presented workshops on creating online activities and educational videos, and the use of technology in the classroom
- Planned curriculum and wrote follow-up reports on the success of the project
English Language Specialist (December 2017)
United States Department of State, Saudi Arabia
- Trained over 600 elementary and secondary school teachers in Saudi Arabia
- Presented workshops on critical creativity and the use of technology in the classroom
- Planned curriculum and wrote follow-up reports on the success of the project
Senior International Educator (August 2015 — June 2017)
Global Launch, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Co-Lead Designer for award-winning “Teach English Now!” online TESOL certificate courses
- Manage media production team
- Produce high-quality narrative and educational videos
- Teach university-level skill and content courses in English reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, grammar, communication, and vocabulary as needed
- Provide strategic input for department
Lecturer (August 2012 — August 2015)
American English and Culture Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Teach university-level skills courses in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
- Teach content courses such as Native American Culture, Advanced Communication and Advanced Grammar
- Serve on the Screening 2 Evaluation Committee, responsible for observing and evaluating Instructors
- Complete special projects in curriculum and course development
- Serve as Computer Coordinator, responsible for training teachers about technology use in the classroom as well as administrating technology needs for the program
Instructor (August 2011 — August 2012)
American English and Culture Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Taught university-level skills courses in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
- Taught content courses such as Native American Culture, Advanced Communication and Advanced Grammar
- Served on the Screening 1 Evaluation Committee, responsible for observing and evaluating Faculty Associates
- Completed special projects in curriculum and course development
Teaching Assistant (January 2010 — August 2011)
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
- Taught EDT 321 (Computer Literacy) to undergraduate students for four semesters
- Taught TEL 313 (Educational Technology in the K-12 Curriculum) to pre-service teachers for one semester
Lecturer (August 2004 — January 2010)
University General Requirements Unit, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
- Taught university-level skills courses in Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing
- Helped prepare students for university classes taught in an English medium
- Helped prepare students to take the IELTS test
- Served on the Educational Technology Committee
Part-time Instructor (August 2002 — August 2004)
English Language Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
- Taught university-level skills courses in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and Grammar
- Developed many online and computer-based materials, including assessments, for use in my classes and by other teachers
Online English Instructor (March 2001 — December 2002)
Englishtown.com, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Conduced online synchronous conversation courses using a virtual classroom environment
- Also served as content advisor on course design and content
Online Writing Instructor (October 2001 — June 2002)
English Writing System, Editorial Department, YBM, Inc., Seoul, South Korea
- Taught writing skills by editing online writing submissions and providing feedback
- Served as Program Coordinator, overseeing 2 other teachers
- Additional duties as author and translator
