{"id":808,"date":"2009-01-08T00:40:43","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T07:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?page_id=808"},"modified":"2013-07-30T23:33:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T03:33:45","slug":"professional-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/about\/professional-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Freelance Writer and Social Media Manager, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 2009 to present.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/author\/tgardner\/\">weekly blog posts<\/a> on teaching college writing and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/educational-resources\/inkd-in-archive\/\">monthly <i>Ink\u2019d In <\/i>email newsletter<\/a> for Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>Compose <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkfinity.org\/groups\/literacy\/blog\/authors\/tengrrl\">biweekly blog posts<\/a> featuring K\u201412 classroom resources for ReadWriteThink, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the International Reading Association (IRA).<\/li>\n<li>Promote Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s and ReadWriteThink resources and events using regular social media updates on Twitter, Google+, and Facebook.<\/li>\n<li>Edit and revise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/\">Calendar<\/a>-based activities for ReadWriteThink.<\/li>\n<li>Write <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekshed.net\/commands\/\">documentation<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekshed.net\/\">FAQ blog posts<\/a> for the GeekShed IRC network.<\/li>\n<li>Provide real-time technical support in the GeekShed network help channel.<\/li>\n<li>Wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/ncteinbox.blogspot.com\/\">monthly blog entries<\/a> to accompany the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">NCTE INBOX newsletter<\/a> (from January 2009 to June 2010).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Publications Developer<\/strong>, NCTE. Urbana, Illinois. June 2008 to November 2008.<strong> <\/strong>Previous positions: ReadWriteThink Content Developer and Web Manager, June 2002 to June 2008. NCTE Online Resources and Web Manager. June 1999 to June 2002.<\/p>\n<p><i>Technical Writing, Web Management, and Server Administration<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Served on NCTE website conversion committee, providing staff training on \u201cWriting for the Web\u201d and writing related documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Authored database-driven system to manage lesson plan proposals, submissions, and the review process for ReadWriteThink.<\/li>\n<li>Wrote specifications for interactive media tools to complement ReadWriteThink curriculum materials.<\/li>\n<li>Managed computer and network resources for ReadWriteThink\u2019s and NCTE\u2019s web servers. Documented and responded to technical issues.<\/li>\n<li>Maintained all pages on the NCTE website. Designed online catalog and ordering, proposal submission, and event registration systems.<\/li>\n<li>Created templates, CSS, and scripts enabling NCTE staff and members to publish on the NCTE website while maintaining consistent site design.<\/li>\n<li>Set-up the NCTE\/CCCC Technology Center at Conventions. Analyzed Technology Center needs, prepared budget materials, and documented the processes related to the center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Content Development<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/lessons\/author_detail.asp?authorid=3\" target=\"_blank\">Wrote<\/a>, edited, and coded K-12 English language arts lesson plans for ReadWriteThink, integrating Internet content and interactive media.<\/li>\n<li>Established \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncteinbox.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NCTE INBOX Blog<\/a> \u00a0in January 2007, and composed weekly blog entries to accompany the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">NCTE INBOX newsletter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Composed seasonal and news-driven \u201cTeaching Ideas\u201d and \u201cAnnouncements\u201d columns for weekly distribution in the NCTE INBOX newsletter.<\/li>\n<li>Worked as team leader on the NCTE 2008 Ning, encouraging NCTE members to participate in preparation for the 2008 NCTE Annual Convention and providing connections to NCTE resources on a daily basis, from August 2008 through November 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Created interactive media to complement curriculum materials.<\/li>\n<li>Designed K-12 lesson plans and teacher\u2019s guides for use with classroom computers and PDAs, with funding from Texas Instruments.<\/li>\n<li>Managed TeacherFest, NCTE\u2019s first online conference, including designing the online materials, scheduling speakers, publishing session materials online, managing participant registration, and writing documentation for the resources used during the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong>, Instructional Services, The Daedalus Group, Inc. Austin, Texas. Fall 1994 to May 1999.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrote print and online documentation and provided technical support to over 600 college and high school teachers and administrators annually.<\/li>\n<li>Designed instructional materials, including templates, lesson plans, and teacher\u2019s guides for use with Daedalus software.<\/li>\n<li>Developed web-based, computer-based, and classroom training materials on using educational software in the K\u201412 and college classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Converted print-based college and high school textbooks to ebook format.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborated on functionality and graphical user interface features for Windows and Macintosh software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructor<\/strong>, Department of English, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. Fall 1986 to Summer 1994.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/vita\/tchghist.html\">Taught two to four sections each term<\/a>. Classes included first-year composition, business communications, literature surveys, and Modern English Grammar. Taught the first, wholly-online Business Writing course, Summer 1994.<\/li>\n<li>Advised up to 11 undergraduate majors annually.<\/li>\n<li>Proposed and was awarded two university course release-time grants to support departmental efforts to integrate computers in instruction and to provide training for faculty.<\/li>\n<li>Served on the English Department Technology Committee and Task Force, Fall 1992 to Summer 1994. Participated in resource allocation, managed evaluation of computer-mediated instruction [see \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/vita\/matrix.html\">Evaluation Strategies for the Networked Classroom<\/a>\u201d (written with Dr. Margaret Downs-Gamble)], and surveyed 500+ students to determine the effectiveness of technology initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Participated in activities of the Center for Textual and Editorial Studies (now the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiz2.cath.vt.edu\/index.html\">Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities<\/a>), serving as the secretary, Spring 1993 to Spring 1994.<\/li>\n<li>Served on the Task Force on Freshman Composition, Fall 1992 to Spring 1993; Task Force on Evaluation Instrument, Fall 1992 to Spring 1993; Task Force on Instructor Concerns, Fall 1992 to Spring 1993; Task Force on Public Relations and Fundraising, Fall 1992 to Summer 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tutor and Academic Liaison,<\/strong><b> \u00a0<\/b>Academic Advising, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. Fall 1987 to Fall 1992. Virginia Tech Athletic Association. Blacksburg, Virginia. Spring 1987 to Summer 1987.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing Center Tutor<\/strong>, Department of English, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. Fall 1986 to Spring 1988.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freelance Writer and Social Media Manager, Blacksburg, Virginia, March 2009 to present. Write weekly blog posts on teaching college writing and the monthly Ink\u2019d In email newsletter for Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s. Compose biweekly blog posts featuring K\u201412 classroom resources for ReadWriteThink, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the International Reading Association (IRA). 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