Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Education - October 2006
Major in Education; Emphasis in Work, Community and Family Education
Ed.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout - August 2001
Industrial and Vocational Education
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout - May 1998
Training and Development
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout - May 1992
General Business Administration
Educational Preparation and Experiences
Courses Taught
- CTE–302/502 Principles of Career and Technical Education – on–campus and online
- CTE–334/534 Performance Analysis
- CTE–375/575 Worldwide Instructional Design Software – self–paced
- CTE–405/605 Teaching Methods - evening and weekends
- CTE–408 Student Teaching – off–campus day, evening, and weekend supervision
- CTE–440/640 Instructional Evaluation – on–campus, online, and weekends
- CTE–474/674 Adult Education – on–campus, online, and blended weekends off–campus/online
- CTE–708 CTE Trends – self–paced
- CTE–708 Issues in Career and Technical Education – blended weekends off–campus/online
- CTE–746 Policy & Legal Issues in Career and Technical Education – blended weekends off–campus/online
- CTE–746 Seminar – self–paced
- CTE–799 Independent Study
- EDUC–303 Educational Psychology
- EDUC–307/507 Applied Human Relations
- EDUC–750 Curriculum Theory and Practice – weekends off–campus
- TECED–739 Introduction to Research
Research and Grant Activities
Recipient of $225,000 University of Wisconsin-Extension Grant relating to eLearning and Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion initiatives
Recipient of Professional Development Grant to Attend Career Clusters Conference
Doctoral Research: An Analysis of Professional Development in the Wisconsin Technical College System
2006 - 2007 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Research: A Study of Student Engagement in Online Classes
2005 - 2006 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Research: Implementing Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in CTE-302/502 Principles of Career and Technical Education
Education Specialist Research: An Analysis of Competencies Performed by Administrative Professionals for the Administrative Assistant Degree Program at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Masters Research: A Study of Technological Innovations and Their Impact on Training Needs in the 21st Century
Professional Associations
Wisconsin Career Clusters Design Team (membership by invitation only)
Wisconsin School-to-Work Leadership Group
SCACTE (Stout Community Association for Career and Technical Education) member
Phi Delta Kappa International member
WACTE (Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education) member
ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education) member
NAITTE (National Association for Industrial and Technology Teacher Education) member
Presentations
Summer 2006 to present - Career Clusters and Pathways
- Presented workshops and training sessions to CESAs 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 teachers, counselors, and administrators.
Summer 2007 - International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference – Sydney, Australia (July)
- Team Presented with R. Surdick: Problem-Based Learning in Professional Teacher Education and Organizational Development
Summer 2007 - Teaching for a Change Conference: A Celebration of Learning (June)
- Presented: Problem-Based Learning in an Introductory Teacher Education Course
Spring 2007 - Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education 71st Annual Conference (March)
- Presented: Results of a Study of Professional Development in the Wisconsin Technical College System
- Team Presented: Online Teacher Preparation at UW-Stout
Fall 2006 - Association for Career and Technical Education Conference (November)
- Presented: An Analysis of Professional Development in the Wisconsin Technical College System
- Team Presented: The Creation of Online Teacher Preparation Program for Postsecondary CTE Teachers
Fall 2006 - 26th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching (November)
- Presented: Problem-Based Learning in an Introductory Teacher Education Course
Fall 2006 - UW-Stout Teaching and Learning Center Opening Week Activities (August)
- Presented on Problem-Based Learning
Summer 2006 - UW-Stout Student-Centered Learning/Teaching Institute for faculty (June)
- Team Facilitated the 3-Day Institute
Summer 2006 - Facilitating the Future (CESA 11 and 12) – (June)
- Facilitated the Career Clusters Learning Community
Spring 2006 - Wisconsin School-to-Work Leadership Group (March)
- Presented on Career Clusters
Spring 2006 - UW-Stout Teaching and Learning Center (February)
- Presented on Problem-Based Learning
Spring 2006 - UW-Stout Teaching and Learning Center Opening Week Activities (January)
- Presented as part of the Student Engagement Panel
- Presented as part of the Using Laptops in the Classroom Panel
Fall 2005 - UW-Stout Teaching and Learning Center Showcase Gala Opening Week Activities (August)
- Presented on Fostering Resilience in Students
Fall 2004 - Wisconsin Business Education Association Fall Seminar (October)
- Facilitated a Microsoft Access Workshop
Summer 2003 - Wisconsin Association for Leadership in Education and Work Summer Institute (August)
- Presented as part of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction general session on Best Practices
Spring 2003 - WACTE 67th Annual Conference (February)
- Team presented Alternative Certification at UW-Stout
Spring 2003 - National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education 2003 Teacher Education Institute (February)
- Team presented Best Practices in Teacher Education Programs
Fall 2002 - WACTE 3rd Annual Work-based Learning Showcase Conference (November)
- Presented Professional Development and Certification: the innovative ideas and practices UW-Stout is implementing for the new PI34 professional development process
Spring 2002 - UW-Stout Research Day (May)
- Presented CVTC Administrative Assistant Competencies research (oral and poster presentations)
Spring 2002 - WACTE 66th Annual Conference (April)
- Presented CVTC Administrative Assistant Competencies research
Spring 2002 - Wisconsin Technical College System Administrative Assistant program state-called meeting (February)
- Presented CVTC Administrative Assistant Competencies research
Service
- 2005 to present - Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) participant
- 2006 to present - Teaching and Learning Center Advisory Board
- 2007 - School of Education Director of Child & Family Study Center Search Committee
- 2006 to 2007 - School of Education Dean Search and Screen Committee
- 2005 to 2007 - Faculty Senate – Admission & Credit Appeals Committee
- 2006 to present - Faculty Senate At-Large member. Three-year term began August 25, 2006
- 2007 - General Education Customized Tuition Task Force
- 2007 - UW-Stout Alignment Task Force
- 2003 to present - Career and Technical Education Graduate Program Advisory Committee member
- 2003 to present - School of Education Council Member
- 2003 - Provost’s Task Force on Student Engagement (related to University results from the National Survey of Student Engagement)
- 2002/2003 - College of Technology, Engineering, and Management Council Member
- 2002/2003 - Graduate Council Member
- 1992 - 1998 - General Business Administration Program Advisory Committee member
Professional Development
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- Summer 2007 - Teaching for a Change Conference
- Spring 2007 - AACTE and NCATE: Accreditation, Accountability and Quality – An Institutional Orientation and Professional Development Conference
- Spring 2007 - Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher Workshop with Dr. Stephen D. Brookfield
- Summer 2006 - 4th Annual Career Clusters Institute
- Spring 2006 - WACTE 70th Annual Conference
- Spring 2006 - Wisconsin Careers Conference – Career Clusters Group
- Spring 2006 - UW-Stout Multimedia Workshop
- Fall 2005 - Association for Career and Technical Education Conference
- Fall 2005 - Wisconsin School-to-Work Leadership Group
- Spring 2005 - WACTE 69th Annual Conference
- 2005 - Reviewed Educational Psychology textbook and textbook prospectus for Wiley Publishers
- Fall 2003 - Association for Career and Technical Education Conference
- Spring 2003 - WACTE 67th Annual Conference
- Spring 2003 - National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, Teacher Education Institute
- Spring 2003 - UW-Stout Web Camp
- Fall 2002 - Association for Career and Technical Education Conference
- Fall 2002 - E-Portfolio Development Colloquium
- Fall 2002 - WACTE 3rd Annual Work-based Learning Showcase Conference
- Fall 2002 - WACTE Legislative Training WisLine
- Spring 2002 - National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Teacher Education Institute
- Spring 2002 - WACTE 66th Annual Conference
- Spring 2002 - WACTE Legislative Seminar
- Fall 2001 - League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology
Other Accomplishments
- University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education - Outstanding Undergraduate Program Director Award (2006-07)
- Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education - Professional Excellence Award – Teacher of the Year (2007)
- UW-Stout School of Education Outstanding Undergraduate Program Director (2006-07)
- Participant in laptop video for freshman orientation (2006)
- Stout Community Association for Career and Technical Education - Professional Excellence Award – New Career and Technical Education Teacher (2003)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) Faculty Innovation Center Mini-Grant - BlackBoard Mentor (1999-2000)
- Certified Microsoft Office User Specialist
- Participant in award winning CVTC promotional video
- Facilitator for UW-Stout Student Life Services group (10 department chairpersons) in formulating a mission statement and a vision statement (July, 1999)
- Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award (1992)
