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Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION   Doctor of Philosophy, 1991
The University of Toledo
Major: Educational Technology
Minor: Research and Measurement
Dissertation: "Learning from a Hypertext: The Effect of Reading Interactive Text Containing Non-Sequential, Associative Linkages on Comprehension"

    Master of Arts, 1984
Bowling Green State University
German

    Universität Salzburg, 1980-81, 1982-83
Institut für Germanistik
Salzburg, Austria

    Ohio Teacher Certification, 1980
Bowling Green State University
German, General Science

    Bachelor of Liberal Studies, 1977
Bowling Green State University
Emphasis: Science, History

     
EXPERIENCE  

Director, Instructional & Emerging Technologies
2007-present
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Duties: Responsible for instructional and emerging technologies at the College including strategic planning, budgeting, program administration, and staff and facilities supervision

   

Director, Academic Technology Services
1997-2007
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Duties: Responsible for instructional technology at the College including strategic planning, budgeting, program administration, and staff and facilities supervision; also taught Multimedia Design and Production in Department of Theater, Dance, and Film

    Associate Director, Academic Technology Services
1995-1997
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Duties: Strategic planning, budgeting, program administration, and staff and facilities supervision for faculty outreach programming, digital media production, and instructional development

    Coordinator of Educational Development
1992-1995
Academic Technology Services, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Duties: design and develop instructional software and interactive multimedia applications with and for faculty; design and present technology workshops for faculty; technology "evangelist" and resource for faculty; supervise Multimedia Development Center and language resource Center; administrative responsibilities including technology planning, budgeting, and staff and facilities supervision

    Associate Director
1991- 1992
Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation, WBGU-TV, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Duties: administrative responsibilities including long-term planning, goal setting, budgeting, grant writing; supervise Tape Duplication Center; editor for educational technology newsletter; design and maintain computer information systems for office management; design and develop interactive multimedia applications for education; distance learning coordinator; design and present technology workshops for K-12 teachers and administrators; technology advocate

   

Adjunct Member of Graduate Faculty
1990-1991
College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Duties: design, develop and implement graduate-level course; "HyperCard for Educators" and "Advanced HyperCard"

   

Educational Technologist
1989-1991
Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation, WBGU-TV, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Duties: technology consultant to 150 school districts in Northwest Ohio; design and present technology workshops for K-12 teachers and administrators; plan, develop, and manage Foundation Special Projects

    Research Associate
1988-1989
Project Rivendell, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Duties: research the instructional applications and implications of hypermedia in education and training environments; design and development of instructional hypermedia applications

   

Computer Instructor
1988-1989
Engineering Technology, Computer-Assisted Technical Illustration and Electronic Publishing, Owens Technical College, Toledo, OH
Responsible for development and instruction of the course

   

Research Assistant
1987-1988
University of Toledo, Department of Curriculum and Educational Technology
Assisted in the beginning phase of research into the applications of hypertext in education and training

    Research Assistant
1987-1988
University of Toledo, Opinion Research Institute
Research including survey design, data-gathering and analysis, interpretation of results, and formal presentation including report writing and computer-designed graphics

    Graduate Teaching Assistant
1985-87
University of Toledo, Department of Curriculum and Educational Technology
Assisted in instruction of Educational Technology modules for Teacher Preparation Program in College of Education, Computer Literacy, and Computer-designed Instructional Materials

    German Teacher,
1984-1985
Holgate High School, Holgate, OH

    Graduate Assistant
1983-1984
Bowling Green State University, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages
Instruction of first-year college German classes

    Graduate Assistant,
1982-1983
Universität Salzburg, Austria
Duties: instruction, tutoring, guidance and orientation of undergraduate students, assistance to program director

     

PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITES

   
Presentations   "The State of the Profession - Instructional Technologists in the 21st Century" NITLE Instructional Technology Leaders Conference, 2008

    "Navigating the Future: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century"
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Convention, 2007

    "Supporting On-Demand E-Reserves for Non-Print Educational Media: Design, Development, Implementation, and Conclusions"
ED-MEDIA 2007--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, 2007

    "Organizational Models for Instructional Technology at NITLE Institutions: A Panel Discussion," Opportunities - Made, Not Born: Instructional Technology Leaders as Change Agents in Academe, National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, 2006

    "Weblogs in the Spanish Classroom"
Pedagogy & Digital Technologies: Language Labs in the 21st Century or Revolution?, National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, 2006

    "Can Technology Impact Acquisition? The Case for Blogging in the L2 Classroom," International Society for Language Studies Conference, Montréal, Canada, 2005

    "Mi Blog es Su Blog: Implementing community and personal weblogs to encourage writing in Intermediate Spanish," ED-MEDIA, Lugano, Switzerland, 2004

    "PrimeNet: A Web-based Remote Access Course and Research Management System for Nonhuman Primate Studies," ED-MEDIA, Lugano, Switzerland, 2004

    "Collaborations in Educational Multimedia: Realizing a Culturally-authentic, Contextualized Image Database for Spanish and French Instruction," ED-MEDIA, Seattle, Washington, 1999

    "Contextualized Language Learning: Creating Task-based Activities on the World Wide Web," American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages National Conference, Nashville, TN, 1998

    "The Virtual Café: A Metaphor for Interactive Learning in Cyberspace," Northeast Association of Language Laboratories Conference, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, 1995

    "Interactive Chemistry: A digital, interactive textbook for General Chemistry," ED-MEDIA 95: World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Graz, Austria, 1995

    "Using QuickTime™ to Teach American Sign Language," Multimedia Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1992

    "HyperCard, Videodisc, and Sign Language: Creating an Interactive Learning Experience," Association of Educational Communications and Technology National Conference, Washington, DC, 1992

    "Teaching American Sign Language with Interactive Videodisc," Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., 1992

    "Technology Showcase: Desktop Publishing on a Shoestring," Ohio Educational Library/Media Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 1991

    "Technology Showcase: HyperCard for Libraries," Ohio Educational Library/Media Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH, October 18, 1991

    "Technology Showcase: Microsoft Works vs. FileMaker Pro," Ohio Educational Library/Media Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH, October 18,1991

    "Electronic Books in Education," Computers as Educational Tools Symposium, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, April 27,1991

    "The Anatomy of an Electronic Book: A HyperCard Model," Association of Educational Communications and Technology National Conference, Orlando FL, February 15, 1991

    "Turn on your books, please": Electronic Books in Education," Ohio Educational Library/Media Association Conference, Cleveland, OH, October 27, 1990

    "Computers in the Classroom: Instructional Applications of Macintosh Computers in a High School Curriculum," Toledo Diocese 1990-91 Educators' Conference, Toledo OH, October 22, 1990

    "Teaching in a 'Paperless' Classroom," Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning 1990 Conference, Grand Rapids, Ml, March 30, 1990

    "Multimedia, Hypertext, and Electronic Textbooks: Teaching in a 'Paperless' Classroom," Ohio Instructional Technology Fair, Columbus, Ohio, February 13, 1990

    "Hypermedia in Education and Training," American Society for Training & Development Regional Symposium, Toledo, OH, August 17, 1989

    "Using HyperCard: An Educational Technologist's Perspective," Ohio Instructional Technology Conference, Columbus, Ohio, February 8,1989

    "Creating HyperMedia," American Society for Training and Development, Greater Toledo Chapter, Toledo, Ohio, November 9, 1988

    "HyperMedia in Higher Education," Hypermedia Exposition and Conference, Boston, MA, October 15, 1988

    "HyperTeaching: The Use of Hypertext and HyperMedia for Instruction," Educational Computer Consortium of Ohio, 8th Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, October 13, 1988

    "HyperMedia in Training," American Society for Training and Development National Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 24, 1988

    "An Introduction to Hypertext and its Instructional Applications," Ohio Instructional Technology Conference, Columbus, Ohio, February 24, 1988

     
Publications   Armstrong, K. & Retterer, O. (2008). Blogging as L2 Writing: A Case Study. AACE Journal. 16 (3), pp. 233-251. Chesapeake, VA: AACE

    "Interactive Chemistry" (CD-ROM), Mosby - Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1996
    "American Sign Language: Dynamic Resource Series, Lessons 1-4" (CD-ROM), BG Press, Bowling Green, OH, 1993

    "The Anatomy of an Electronic Book," Ohio Media Spectrum, Ohio Educational Library/Media Association, Fall 1991

   

"German Geography: An Electronic Book and Notebook" (software), Association for Educational Communications and Technology's HyperCard Instructional StackWare Clearinghouse, University of Colorado, Denver, January, 1991

    "Multimedia, Hypertext, and Electronic Textbooks: Teaching in a 'Paperless' Classroom," HyperNEXUS: Journal of HyperMedia and MultiMedia Studies, International Society for Technology in Education, Summer 1990