Experience

Chippewa Valley Technical College

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• College Professor of English

  • Aug 1989 - Present

  *Updated curriculum repeatedly for courses in my department*Spearheaded and championed the use of course mentors to maintain "supercourses" of materials and textbooks to be shared with new hires in our department*Volunteered and championed so many causes in our department that members sometimes grew weary of my rah,rah attitude toward always moving the Department of English and Communication forward, forward, forward*Served on the first-ever distance learning committee and remained on that committe for seven years*Co-developed curriculum for four online courses; courses include audio, video, slideshows, worksheets, and self-quizzes to appeal to multiple learning modalities*Served on two cycles of the North Central Accreditation process, at the request of the administration*Served on first-ever emerging technology committee appointed by VP of Education*Appointed as co-author to Grant Writer by Foundation Director on Title III project*Selected to teach other faculty how to teach online courses effectively and how to use e-learning software*Served as faculty union grievance committee chairperson*Served as faculty union chief negotiator/co-negotiator*Served as faculty union president*Loved teaching approximately 21 hours per week in the classroom to achieve a full load teaching; if appointed to grant writing or other duties, the teaching load was lowered to accommodate the other work



Colby Junior-Senior High School

• Colby, Wisconsin

  • Aug 1979 - Jun 1988

  Taught six sections of high school English. Classes were tracked, and I was given remedial tenth grade, accelerated ninth grade, regular ninth grade, and senior composition. It was a challenging variety.I was also selected by the district supt. as one of three instructors to serve on the school district-wide improvement committee. It was quite an honor.Other activities at Colby included yearbook advisor, pep club advisor, cheerleading coach, and forensics coach. Taught six sections of high school English. Classes were tracked, and I was given remedial tenth grade, accelerated ninth grade, regular ninth grade, and senior composition. It was a challenging variety.I was also selected by the district supt. as one of three instructors to serve on the school district-wide improvement committee. It was quite an honor.Other activities at Colby included yearbook advisor, pep club advisor, cheerleading coach, and forensics coach.