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Curriculum Vitae
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Personal Information
U.S. Citizen
Date of Birth 19 April 1955
Current Academic Rank: Instructor
Education
August, 1990, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
Master of Arts, English Literature (with an emphasis on Later Romantic poetry, linguistics and rhetoric)
December, 1980, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
Bachelor of Arts , Major: English Literature, linguistics with a minor in German language and literature
Additional Education (Certificates):
ESL Certification
December, 1992, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
Recent Professional Development Certifications and Courses
American University of Sharjah Professional mentoring program 2008
Web Development and Design Courses: Intermediate Flash 8. Intermediate Dreamweaver 8. Introduction to PHP Web Scripting
Continuing: Developing Learning management Systems such as Moodle, WebCT and Blackboard
Experience
September 2007 – Present
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE Intensive English Program. Primarily teaching EAP, intermediate-high level IELTS-based writing tasks, as well as periodically teaching other skills and levels with the ultimate outcome of helping students to achieve a minimum 500 PBT TOEFL or overall 5.5 IELTS Band Score.
December 2004 – September 2007
ADNOC Training Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
I taught an Integrated Skills Course team. My primary duties include teaching secondary age Emirati male students in the national oil company’s technical training institute and developing and implementing computer center integrated skills courses using basic computer applications.
August 2001 – December 2003
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
I taught basic English skills in the university's foundation program University General Requirements Unit
May 2000 – May 2001
College Preparatory Center, Saudi Arabia, Trainer
My primary duties included teaching English composition for Academic Purposes and basic Microsoft computer application courses to Saudi Arabian secondary-aged students who were preparing to study abroad in the United States or the United Kingdom.
February 1994– June, 2001, Full and Part Time Instructor
Kuwait University, Faculty of Science and the University of Maryland (Concurrent positions)
I taught during the day at Kuwait University. My primary duties at K.U. included teaching English in the Allied Health department working as a coordinator solely developing all course materials such as lesson plans, quizzes, mid-term and final examinations.(During this time, I taught on a separate contract in the evenings
University of Maryland’s University College, Camp Doha US Army Base, Kuwait full and part time instructor
My primary duties at UMUC included teaching evening communications courses to US service members stationed in Kuwait. These courses included introduction to composition, speech and introduction to American, British and world literature)
1990 – 1994 Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, Full Time Instructor
My primary duties included teaching beginner’s and advanced composition and sophomore literature courses in American, British and world Literature.
1983– 1988, Miami-Dade Community College, Downtown Campus
My primary duties included teaching ESL and introduction to freshman composition as well as working part time in the language program’s writing center as a personal tutor.
Websites:
An English Oasis: ESL Web Resources Directory for Teachers and Students
Sharjah English: Learning Management System
Feline Friends Sharjah: Volunteer Web Master for Animal Rescue, Sharjah, UAE
TESOL A global professional association for English language educators involved in the
teaching English as a second, foreign, or other language.
TESOL ARABIA An organization which has established a network of communication among professionals who use English as a medium of instruction, in order to promote and maintain the excellence of their teaching and administration.
TAPPED IN An online workplace of an international community of education professionals: K-12 teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional development staff, as well as university faculty, students, and researchers gather here to learn, collaborate, share, and support one another.
MERLOT A leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.MOODLE an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Moodle.org is a community site where Moodle is made and discussed.
Hiking, trekking, white water rafting, playing guitar, reading, maintaining a web log and personal educational web sites
References on request