Staff Accolades

‪In an effort to accurately reflect the participation in both university and external events, this annual report includes FY 2014-15 staff activities. Whether undertaking additional training, receiving an award, teaching a class or leading a group, staff inclusion in these endeavors leverages our professional‬ recognition on campus and beyond.

Presentations & Publications

Presentations

  • Gamification Module. Presentation at ELI Annual meeting, Anaheim, California. February 2015.
  • Recognition of Gamification Module in Reimagine Education. Attended with faculty in a competition at Reimagine Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 2014.
  • If You Build It, They Will Come. Room Design in the Technology Driven World. Presentation at the UNLEASH Conference 2015, Madison, Wisconsin. May 2015.
  • National Collegiate Testing Association (NCTA) Conference - Presenter. September 2014.
  • A Comprehensive Testing Center Management Portal. 2014 National College Testing Association Conference. September 2014.
  • My Mediasite Best Practices: Essential Questions to Consider Before You Record. Presentation at the UNLEASH Conference 2015, Madison, Wisconsin. May 2015.
  • Handing over the Keys: Training and Supporting Faculty to Use My Mediasite. Presentation at UNC CAUSE 2014, Charlotte, North Carolina. October 2014.
  • The Mane Event: Building an Equine-Science Game In-house. Presentation at the New Media Consortium Conference, Portland, Oregon. June 2014.
  • Instructional Design expert and speaker in the 2015 Instructional Innovation Incubator (i3@UNC) that assists faculty fellows from across the UNC System.
    Invited to participate
  • NC State's Summer Shorts in Instructional Technologies: A Retrospective on a 15-Year Old Faculty Development Program. Presentation at UNC CAUSE 2014, Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Beyond the Video: Best Practices for Teaching Instructors How to Design a Flipped Class. Presented pre-conference seminar at ELI Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California. February 2015.
  • Flipping a 300 Student Accounting Class: Challenges, Solutions, Iterations, and Implementations. Poster presentation at ELI Annual meeting, Anaheim, California. February 2015.
  • Building Community in an Online Course. Presentation for NC Association of CPA's at an Accounting Education Forum presented by NC State's Poole College of Management. September 2014.
  • An Unexpected Journey: The Quest for a Campuswide IT Strategic Plan. Presentation at the annual EDUCAUSE conference, Orlando, Florida. September 2014.
  • Meeting Everyone’s Needs: Redesigning an Online Introduction to Accessibility Course for Faculty. Presentation at the Annual Accessing Higher Ground - Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, Westminster, Colorado. November 2014.
  • Scaffolding Problem-Centered Collaborative Inquiry (poster) and TED Talk. Presentations at ELI Annual meeting, Anaheim, California. February 2015.
  • Designing a Room to Accommodate the Integration of Mediasite. Webinar Presentation for the Mediasite Community via Sonic Foundry’s webcast series, Madison, WI. October 2014.
  • Move Over Technology, Get Out of the Way. Presentation at UNC CAUSE 2014, Charlotte, North Carolina. October 2014.
  • Effective Strategies and Room Design for Mediasite. Webinar Presentation for Sonic Foundry's Best-Practice, Thought-Leadership Series, Madison WI. February 2015.
  • Handing Over the Keys: Ensuring Success and Attracting Faculty to Use My Mediasite. Presentation at the UNLEASH Conference 2015, Madison, Wisconsin. May 2015.
  • "Distance Education and Accreditation as Quality Assurance," presentation to the Ukraine Delegation, Global Connect. October 2014.
  • "Women in Science and Technology," presentation to the Kyrgyzstan Delegation, Open World Program. February 2015.
  • NC State representative, meeting with delegation from the University of Adelaide to discuss Distance Education and the DELTA support model November, 2014. Meeting Everyone’s Needs: Redesigning an Online Introduction to Accessibility Course for Faculty. Presentation at the Annual Accessing Higher Ground - Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, Westminster, Colorado. September 2014.
  • November, 2014. Big Decisions From Little Data: Using Google Analytics to Accurately Predict Future Matriculation.
  • Presentation at UPCEA National Marketing Conference 2014, San Antonio, TX
  • UPCEA National Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 2015; and UNC General Administration Marketing Council. April 2015.

Publications

  • The Importance of Governance: Ongoing Engagement with the Campus Community about the CMS. Research on Course Management Systems in Higher Education. Angela Benson and Andrew Whitworth, Editors. Information Age Publishing. (2014).

Instruction

Instruction

  • Teaching Colleague, Leadership, Policy, Adult and Higher Education, College of Education. Served as a teaching colleague with Audrey Jaeger for one section of EAC 787: Organizational Theories and Concepts in Higher Education.
  • Adjunct Instructor, Humanities Department, Wake Technical Community College, taught HUM 115: Critical Thinking online.
  • Teaching Assistant Professor, Leadership, Policy, Adult and Higher Education/College of Education, taught two sections of EAC 580: Instructional Systems Design, Fall 2014 & Spring 2015 and serving on doctoral committees in area of expertise.
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Art + Design, College of Design: Final Project Research 3 (ADN 581) and Graduate Seminar in Art + Design (ADN 503). Served on one doctoral committee for a student in the College of Education and serving on one Master’s committee for a student in Art + Design.

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition

  • Pride of the Wolfpack Award 2015
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalist
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalist
  • Co-nominee Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology (2015) Howling Cow Case Study
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalist
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Bronze Reel Award (March 2015) Backpacking – Map & Compass – Training/Educational
  • March 2015 Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Silver Reel Award (March 2015) Ashley Simons-Rudolph – Internal Communications
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalists
  • Bronze Telly Award (June 2015) NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative (EI) marketing video
  • Pride of the Wolfpack Award 2015
  • Pride of the Wolfpack Award 2015
  • Award for Excellence Nominee
  • Co-nominee Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology (2015) Howling Cow Case Study
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Golden Reel Award (March 2015) The Ice Cream Makers - Craft - Editing
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Silver Reel Award (March 2015) The Ice Cream Makers - Training/Educational
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Bronze Reel Award (March 2015) Mastering the Spare: For Right-Handed Bowlers - Training/Educational
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalist
  • Pride of the Wolfpack Award 2015
  • Pride of the Wolfpack Award 2015
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Bronze Reel Award (March 2015) Oyster Shell Recycling - Training/Educational
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Bronze Reel Award (March 2015) Oyster Shell Recycling - Craft - Editing
  • Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) Media Festival Bronze Reel Award (March 2015) Grand Asia Market - Training/Educational
  • Awards for Excellence Nominee
  • 2015 Sonic Foundry 11th Annual Enterprise Video Awards Finalist

Certifications

Certifications

  • Project Management Certificate Program graduate. March 2015.
  • Marketing Certificate Program graduate. June 2015.
  • International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certified Tester. November 2014.
  • American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Designing Learning Certificate. November 2014.
  • SMART Board Certification. May 2015
  • Networking Technology Certificate. June 2015
  • Scheduall (levels 1 & 2) Certification. February 2015.
  • SMART Board Certification. May 2015.
  • Networking Technology Certificate. June 2014.
  • How to Effectively Manage AV Spaces and Staff Certificate. June 2015.
  • Networking Technology Certificate. June 2014.
  • Scheduall (levels 1 & 2) Certification. February 2015.
  • How to Effectively Manage AV Spaces and Staff Certificate. June 2015.
  • Pathways Leadership Development Program graduate. May 2015.
  • Essentials of AV Technology Certificate. June 2015.
  • U.S. Department of Commerce Global Commercialization and Website Development Certification. June 2015.

Leadership

Leadership Roles

  • Chair, Mediasite Community Chapter for the Carolinas.
  • UNC-GA delegation to China. April 2015.
  • Provided overview of NC State’s DE programs and services and discussed possible opportunities for collaboration and Chinese student interest in DE programs; institutions visited included Shanghai Jiao Tong University administrators and representatives of the School of Continuing Education’s administrators, faculty and students, administrators of Beijing’s East China Normal University, Capital Normal University, the Beijing Institute of Education and the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.

Leadership Training

  • Performance Leadership Program graduate (December 2014)
  • Performance Leadership Program graduate (December 2014)
  • Pathways Leadership Development Program graduate (May 2015)
  • Advisor Development Institute Certificate (Spring 2015)
  • Supervision Administrative Professional Certificate – Compass (Spring 2015)
  • Pathways Leadership Development Program graduate (May 2015)
  • Administrative Professional Certificate – Compass (Spring 2015)
  • Pathways Leadership Development Program graduate (May 2015)
  • Pathways Leadership Development Program graduate (May 2015)
  • Performance Leadership Program (Fall 2014)

Campus Leadership

  • Staff Senate, District 15A representative
  • Co-Chair of the ITSAC Academic Technology Committee

New Employees

  • Bre Andrews June 8, 2014
  • Julie Bunting April 20, 2015
  • Jiakaira Dixon November 1, 2014
  • Suzanne Edmonds April 13, 2015
  • Tremayne Grimes January 1, 2015
  • Nicole Hazelett January 1, 2015
  • Alan McCoy April 27, 2015
  • Sherry O'Neal January 1, 2015
  • Charlene Pettiway July 1, 2014
  • Jessie Sova November 17, 2014
  • Bethanne Tobey November 1, 2014
  • Chrissie Van Hoever January 1, 2015
  • Erica Wisecup August 18, 2014

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