Academic Chair
May 2010 to
December 2016
Kaplan University
- Major Responsibilities - Program director for the School of Education - MSE, MAT, MSHE, MSIDT, & MSEP.
- Duties included - hand scheduling all students, tracking student progress, and communicating with advisors to avoid or solve student issues.
- Oversight of seven full-time and up to fifty-nine part-time online faculty which included setting teaching schedules, overseeing professional development and scholarship activities for all FT faculty, actively monitoring over twenty courses each six week term, yearly evaluations and when needed, helped to develop professional development plans for improvement.
- Helped instructors to create and facilitate engaging learning environments.
- Analyzed student, teacher, and curriculum data each term and made suggestions for improvement to the University President and Dean on a regular basis.
- Led multiple virtual sessions each month to include faculty meetings and advising trainings.
- Met or exceeded all yearly personal and organizational goals.
- Supervisors: Dr.
- Lynn Massenzio, Dr.
- Margaret "Maggie" Morgan.
Adjunct Instructor
January 2010 to
Current
Walden University
- Riley College of Education and Leadership EDUC6105/5105 - Organizations, Innovation & Change EIDT6510 - Online Instructional Strategies EIDT4004 - Instructional Design III EIDT2001 - Technology & Learning EIDT2003 - Introduction to Distance Education CMIS - Computer Mediated Instruction CMIS - HCI Evaluation Methods.
Adjunct Instructor
October 2009 to
Current
Director of Distance Learning
August 2008 to
May 2010
Instructor
August 2006 to
May 2010
Coordinator
July 2004 to
July 2006
The University of West Florida - Pensacola & Eglin Center －
Pensacola,
FL
- College of Professional Studies - Division of Teacher Education Instructional design for online educational courses and programs related to teacher education and performance improvement.
- Supervisor : Dr.
- Robin Largue.
Coordinator
April 2000 to
June 2004
The University of West Florida －
Pensacola,
FL
- Project management and instructional design for online learning and teaching instructional technology courses.
- Supervisor s: Dr.
- Pam Northrup and Dr.
- Karen Rasmussen.
January 2000 to
February 2000
Okaloosa County School District Online －
Washington D.C.
January 2000 to
February 2000
Okaloosa County School District Online －
Orlando,
FL
District Trainer
November 1997 to
April 2000
Okaloosa County School Okaloosa School District －
Ft. Walton Beach,
FL
- Developed and taught instructional technology faculty development workshops as well as Network Administration, Office and Email Applications for both Mac & Windows.
- Supervisor: Dr.
- Diane Holman .
Technology Coordinator
August 1995 to
November 1997
Max Bruner Jr. Middle School －
Fort Walton Beach,
FL
- Oversight of technological retrofit to the school and integrating technology across the curriculum though a team-based approach.
- Developed and conducted Instructional Technology Faculty Development workshops.
- Technology Committee Chairman Supervisor: Rodney Nobles.
Computer Literacy Teacher
August 1992 to
August 1995
Max Bruner Jr. Middle School －
Fort Walton Beach,
FL
- Computer literacy teacher and technology committee chairman.
- Supervisor s - Johnny Johnson and Rodney Nobles.
Okaloosa County School District －
Pensacola,
FL
College of Professional Studies
The University of West Florida - Eglin Center －
Pensacola,
FL
- Major Responsibilities - Program evaluation of graduate and undergraduate teacher education online degree programs for NCATE.
- Faculty development & support for both traditional and online faculty and adjuncts within teacher education.
- Supervisor: Dr.
- Dave Stout.
College of Professional Studies
The University of West Florida - Eglin Center －
Pensacola,
FL
- Teach face-to-face, blended and online courses within Teacher Education, Clinical Educator - student teacher supervision, Academic Advising and Curriculum Development & Revision.
- Supervisors: Dr.
- Joe Peters & Dr.
- Dave Stout.
Graduate Certificate
:
Instructional Design,
Nov. 2007
Doctorate of Philosophy Capella University
－
Minneapolis,
MN
Dissertation: Descriptive case analysis of collaborative experiences within bounded communities of practice for online faculty development. Mentor/Chair: Dr. Lois Bartelme, Committee: Dr. Stephen Hobbs and Dr. Keith Pratt Instructional Design
Master of Education
:
Dec. 1996
Capella University
－
Minneapolis,
MN
Associate of Science
:
Drafting and Design Technology CAD/CAM,
Aug. 1993
The University of West Florida
－
Pensacola,
FL
Drafting and Design Technology CAD/CAM
Bachelor of Science
:
Business Teacher Education,
Dec. 1990
Okaloosa-Walton Community College
－
Niceville,
FL
Business Teacher Education
Associate of Arts
:
Dec. 1988
The University of West Florida
－
Pensacola,
FL
Okaloosa-Walton Community College
－
Niceville,
FL
History and Philosophy Instructional Design Consultant,
July 2007
Kaplan University - School of Education
IX540 - Research Methods for Education and Instructional Technology IX535 - Developing Instructional Materials IX536 - Design and Development Tools IX570 - Design of Online Instruction in K-12 Education ED512 - Action Research I ED572 - Action Research II History and Philosophy Instructional Design Consultant
2010
Ozark City Schools
－
Ozark,
AL
Teaching instructional technology in School of Education Direct Report: Dr. Pam Northrup EME3402C - Instructional Technology EME4993 - Students as Movie Makers EDE3942/4944 - Practicum II/III - Integrating Technology EME3410 - Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum EME5992/4992 - Building Classroom Websites EDF1005 - Introduction to Education EDF3234 - Applied Foundations of Education EDG4940 - Student Teacher Supervision - Clinical Educator Florida Drafting and Design Consultant
:
Aug. 1995
The University of West Florida
－
Pensacola,
FL
The Analytical Sciences Corporation (TASC)
－
Fort Walton Beach,
FL
2012
AACE
－
TIME
KU Village,
ASTD
:
September 2011
Kaplan University
Presentation of Research - Promoting a Culture of Best Practices Using Wikis and Blogs in Virtual Education
Carol Rubel, EdD, , School of Graduate Education
Marie Wallace, EdD, , School of Graduate Education
April Adams, PhD, , School of Graduate Education, Department Chair http://www.editlib.org/p/39393
Introduction to Quality Matters
:
Jan. 2009
The University of West FL
－
Pensacola,
FL
Quality Matters and Important Course Elements
:
Dec. 2008
The University of West FL
－
Pensacola,
FL
Teacher Education Professional Development,
:
Oct. 2008
The University of West FL
－
Pensacola,
FL
Using Elluminate as a Teaching Tool Using Elluminate as an Advising Tool
ASTD
:
Oct. 2008
The University of West FL
－
Pensacola,
FL
Active Training Techniques - Round table ASTD Emerald Coast Chapter Meeting, Niceville, FL Faculty First Friday, Sept. 2008 Preparing for NCATE - Distance Learning with Teacher Education
Mar. 2002
The University of West Florida - Emerald Coast
－
Fort Walton Beach,
FL
Technology and All That Jazz Integrating the Intel Play Video Camera into the K-12 Curriculum
The University of West Florida
－
Pensacola,
FL
Mar. 2000
United States Department of Education
Co-authored two grants while working at Bruner Middle School which resulted in over 700 thousand dollars for school renovations and equipment to support instructional technology as well as provide instructional technology faculty development for the teachers. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SoE Assessment and Diversity Committees - Kaplan University, 2015- present SoGE New Programs Committee - Kaplan University, 2009 - present UPC Information Technology Committee - The University of West Florida, 2008-2010 Program Review Committee - The University of West Florida - COPS, 2008-2010 Professional Education Council - The University of West Florida, 2008-2010 Electronic Courseware Task Force - The University of West Florida, 2008-2010 School Advisory Committee - Edge Elementary, Niceville, FL, 2007-2009 Making Way for Excellence - Communication Team - The University of West Florida, 2006-2007 Emerald Coast Faculty Council - The University of West Florida, 2006-2010 - Secretary 2009-2010 School Advisory Committee - Plew Elementary, Niceville, FL, 2002-2005 Technology Planning Committee - Max Bruner Jr., Middle School, Fort Walton Beach, FL Committee Chairman, Aug. 1994 - Nov. 1997 School Improvement Committee - Max Bruner Jr., Middle School, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 1996-1997 1/10/2017 April Adams - 1 - 1/10/2017 April Adams - 5 -
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