ABout Me:
I teach Communication and Public Speaking skills at OSU-OKC. I am also the Division Head of Arts & Sciences. In that role, I lead approximately 120 faculty members in Anthropology, Art, Communication, English, Government, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Service, Religion, Rhetoric, Sociology, Spanish, and Speech. I am a freeware evangelist. I believe that all education can be made better by applying freeware technology to pedagogy. I am a fifth generation Oklahoman.
Over the course of the last several years, I have been interested in screencasting. I have discovered how easy it is to make high-production value eLearning from a Power Point Slide deck, a web cam or USB microphone, and a www.youtube.com account. I am screencasting about many topics that relate to my subject matter, communication and my research interest, online education and Massively Open Online Courses.
At OSU-OKC I have been engaged in or have won the following:
*Faculty Development Activities. I have received release time to construct a fully-online, new part-time professor employee training, to construct professional development sessions, deliver training, and coordinate professional development opportunities for our faculty.
*Adult Education Training Activities and Grant Writing. I wrote and was the Principle Investigator for OSU-OKC's Encore Grant. In cooperation with Civic Ventures & MetLife, I developed a blended faculty training academy for 50 Baby Boomer Professionals to develop an online program to help them translate their professional success into entry level teaching assignments as Developmental Studies Instructors. Topics covered included: writing a syllabus, teaching with social media, dealing with difficult students, communicating visually, using a learning managment system, learning styles, and using campus services.
*Training Awards through The American Society of Training & Development - Central Oklahoma Chapter. Achievement in Excellence in "Performance Based" training materials, 2009.
*Finalist, Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching & Administration - In both 2012 and 2013, I was a finalist for this presitigous educators' prize sponsored by Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
*Faculty Senate - Senior Arts & Sciences Senator, Fall of 2011 through Spring of 2013.
*President of AAUP-OSU-OKC - American Association of University Professors, President of the OSU-OKC chapter. Hosted state-wide conference and successfully implemented the first upward evaluations at OSU-OKC in more than a decade.
*President OKADE - Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, Past-President and former webmaster.
I am pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Oklahoma State University with an anticipated completion date of spring of 2015. I received my B.A. in Speech/Communication from Southeastern Louisiana University where I was the Captain of the Debate team, an All-American Debater, and a recipient of the President’s Excellence Scholarship.
I earned my Master’s degree from Ball State University in Communication Liberal Arts Studies where I received a Teaching and Debate Coaching Assistantship. I have won numerous awards for teaching, adult education, and training from a variety of organizations. I am familiar with higher education leadership, educational technology, freeware, organizational consulting, and executive speech coaching.
You can reach me at [email protected].
Over the course of the last several years, I have been interested in screencasting. I have discovered how easy it is to make high-production value eLearning from a Power Point Slide deck, a web cam or USB microphone, and a www.youtube.com account. I am screencasting about many topics that relate to my subject matter, communication and my research interest, online education and Massively Open Online Courses.
At OSU-OKC I have been engaged in or have won the following:
*Faculty Development Activities. I have received release time to construct a fully-online, new part-time professor employee training, to construct professional development sessions, deliver training, and coordinate professional development opportunities for our faculty.
*Adult Education Training Activities and Grant Writing. I wrote and was the Principle Investigator for OSU-OKC's Encore Grant. In cooperation with Civic Ventures & MetLife, I developed a blended faculty training academy for 50 Baby Boomer Professionals to develop an online program to help them translate their professional success into entry level teaching assignments as Developmental Studies Instructors. Topics covered included: writing a syllabus, teaching with social media, dealing with difficult students, communicating visually, using a learning managment system, learning styles, and using campus services.
*Training Awards through The American Society of Training & Development - Central Oklahoma Chapter. Achievement in Excellence in "Performance Based" training materials, 2009.
*Finalist, Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching & Administration - In both 2012 and 2013, I was a finalist for this presitigous educators' prize sponsored by Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
*Faculty Senate - Senior Arts & Sciences Senator, Fall of 2011 through Spring of 2013.
*President of AAUP-OSU-OKC - American Association of University Professors, President of the OSU-OKC chapter. Hosted state-wide conference and successfully implemented the first upward evaluations at OSU-OKC in more than a decade.
*President OKADE - Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, Past-President and former webmaster.
I am pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Oklahoma State University with an anticipated completion date of spring of 2015. I received my B.A. in Speech/Communication from Southeastern Louisiana University where I was the Captain of the Debate team, an All-American Debater, and a recipient of the President’s Excellence Scholarship.
I earned my Master’s degree from Ball State University in Communication Liberal Arts Studies where I received a Teaching and Debate Coaching Assistantship. I have won numerous awards for teaching, adult education, and training from a variety of organizations. I am familiar with higher education leadership, educational technology, freeware, organizational consulting, and executive speech coaching.
You can reach me at [email protected].