Objective: instructor of English (ESL/EFL), communication/technology trainer
Related Experience:
Esl & Efl Instruction:
Foothill College; April – June, 2003.
Am teaching ESL 166, an advanced level grammar class.
City College of San Francisco, ESL Dept; 1994–2000.
As adjunct faculty member, taught a variety of multi-skill ESL courses at the Alemany and Chinatown campuses.
China Agriculture University, Beijing; Summer, 1996.
Designed and taught eight-week writing component of Intensive English program offered to Chinese agricultural economists from all over China who were about to begin a PhD program in Agricultural Economics, conducted in English.
Khon Kaen University, KhonKaen, Thailand; 1990-1992.
Full-time English lecturer at this large public university in northeastern Thailand. Developed own text for and taught Critical Reading course. Taught two academic writing courses per semester, as well as advanced listening and speaking to English majors. Also developed and taught the reading and writing components of an Intensive English program offered to visiting scholars from all over Asia who were about to begin a Master’s Degree program conducted in English.
Computer-assisted Language Learning (call):
City College of San Francisco, ESL Dept; 1998–2000.
Developed own materials and interactive activities and taught one CALL class per semester to intermediate and advanced ESL students at the Alemany campus.
Vocational Esl (vesl):
Jewish Vocational Services, San Francisco; 1993-1995.
Developed and taught VESL nursing course for Russian Jewish immigrants to prepare them to work in San Francisco hospitals. Also taught general job-skills courses.
Career Resources and Development Center, San Francisco; 1993-1994.
Developed and taught site-specific courses to hotel housekeepers, convention set-up staff, and restaurant workers at Westin St. Francis and Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf hotels.
Instructional Design & Development:
Enterprise Learning Services, Genentech: Instructional Designer; Dec 2003 – present.
Designed, developed, and delivered instructor-led, hybrid, and online learning solutions, including CIT Validation Process, CIT PROP Business Training, Cognos for Financial Analysts, OPX2 Pharma for Development, CIT Organizational Change Management process.
Foothill – De Anza Community College District; May, 2000–2003.
Designed and developed online and hybrid courses, instructional web pages, and multimedia learning objects for a variety of courses at both colleges in this district. Courses included English 1A and Children’s Literature. Of 108 California Community College campuses participating in the 2002 CVC (California Virtual Campus) Best Online Teaching Web Site Awards, three of the ten award winners (Children’s Literature, Introduction to College, and Elementary Statistics) were courses designed and developed by my team.
City College of San Francisco, Contract Ed Dept; 1998-2000.
Designed and developed CBT in how to operate the new Thyssen-Stearns jetways for employees of the new international terminal of the San Francisco International Airport. The training, offered via SFO’s intranet, included digital video of operation of the jetway.
TRAINING:
Foothill – De Anza Community College District; May, 2000–2003.
Designed and conducted a variety of workshops and training for Foothill and De Anza faculty. Topics included the following:
• Best Practices Teaching Online (focus on academic integrity, collaboration & group work, community building, evaluation & assessment, accessibility & usability)
• Designing Hybrid Instruction
• Instructional Design Intensive
City College of San Francisco, Staff Development; 1997-1999.
Designed and conducted a variety of workshops and training for CCSF faculty and staff. Topics included the following:
• Designing an Instructional Web Site
• Using the Web in ESL Instruction
• Developing and Using Web Graphics
Higher Education and Degrees:
• MA/Instructional Technologies, SFSU; (18 units completed).
• MA/Teaching English as a Foreign Language, SFSU.
• TESOL Certificate, UC Davis.
• BA/German, UC Davis.
Instructional Design, Language teaching, foreign languages, customer relationship management
Known languages (and levels):
English-Very Good
French-A little
German-Good
Spanish-Good
Chinese-A little
Other: Thai, Swahili, Lao
Type of Employment wanted:
Full Time
Part Time
Temporary
Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers:
Unspecified
Current Location:
USA, CA California, Berkeley
Education & Experience
Education History, Qualifications & other additional information:
Level of Education:
Masters
• MA/Instructional Technologies, SFSU; (4 semesters completed)
• MA/Teaching English as a Foreign Language, SFSU
• BA/German, UC Davis
Work History & Experience:
Years of Work Experience:
More than 15 Years
Enterprise Learning Services, Genentech: Sr. Instructional Designer; Dec 2003 – present.
• Worked w/ business leaders to identify learning gaps & design solutions
• Worked w/ Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop content
• Designed, developed, and delivered instructor-led, hybrid, and online learning
• Led team of four in development and delivery of learning programs that include ILT, just-in-time tutorials, recorded presentations, job aids and tip sheets
• Managed training (online & ILT) in learning management system (Plateau)
Experiential Learning Center, Foothill – De Anza (FHDA) Community Colleges: Instructional Designer, Web Site Producer; May 2003 – Jan 2004.
• Participated as instructional designer and web site developer/manager for National Science Foundation grant-funded project to develop a hybrid course, Enterprise Network Security, based on an experiential, learn-by-doing model
• Collaborated closely with a team of professionals, including cognitive scientists, researchers, network security engineers, and college faculty members from Carnegie Mellon University-West, SRI International, the Bay Area Information Technology Consortium, Socratic Arts, and FHDA to assess learning needs and design and develop course
• One of FHDA’s first courses contributed to Sofia, FHDA’s open courseware initiative
• Created online video interviews of project lead, Carnegie Mellon West’s Cognitive Scientist, Ray Bareiss, and other champions of this learning model, explaining the methodology
• Created video overview of project & presented to NSF conference
• Created and managed Experiential Learning Center web site
Foothill – De Anza (FHDA) Community College District, Learning Technologies in Educational Technology Services (ETS); Sr. Instructional Designer, 2000 – 2003.
• Worked closely with faculty to design and develop online and hybrid courses, instructional web pages, and multimedia learning objects for a variety of courses
• Produced three of ten 2002 CVC Best Online Teaching Site award-winners (Children’s Literature, Introduction to College, and Elementary Statistics)
• Participated in design of two of the eight FHDA courses offered through Sofia
• Supported course management systems, WebCT (De Anza) and Etudes (Foothill)
• Led team that included graphic designer and multimedia specialist and project managed our faculty projects
• Created interactive learning objects (JavaScript), including Dental Hygiene case study
• Designed, developed, and/or facilitated learning events for faculty, including… • Best Practices in Teaching Online: Whole-day workshop involving round-table discussions focusing on themes in online teaching: academic integrity, collaboration & group work, community building, evaluation & assessment, accessibility & usability • Designing Hybrid Instruction: Two-week training course with three face-to-face instructor-led meetings and 15 hours of online course work. Participating faculty modified an existing lesson or created a new one in which they applied a hybrid model, optimizing online and face-to-face instruction and activities • Instructional Design Intensive: Two-week training course with two face-to-face instructor-led meetings and 15 hours of online course work. Participating faculty created a lesson in which they identified measurable objectives, created activities and assessments, and described instructional strategies
City College of San Francisco, Instructional Designer; 1998 - 2000.
• Designed, developed and facilitated a variety of training and workshops for City College of San Francisco faculty and staff
• Designed and developed CBT for operation of jetways in the new international terminal of the San Francisco International Airport. The training included video of operation of the jetway with a commercial airliner and high-resolution photos of its components
• Designed and developed A Service Guide for Bussers, a CD Rom for training hotel restaurant buspersons to improve their on-the-job English and communication skills and prepare them for advancement within the hotel industry
Jewish Vocational Services, Vocational ESL Instructor, San Francisco; 1994-5.
• Designed, developed and taught courses for Russian Jewish immigrants
• Developed curriculum and materials specific to nursing and led training that focused on developing language, communication, and job search skills
ESL Instructor, Various institutions; 1986-1999.
• Developed curricula and taught high school in Kenya (Peace Corps, 3 years), University in Thailand (2 years) and China (3 months), Community College at City College of San Francisco, and Foothill and De Anza colleges (6 years)
