Professional Experience

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY September 2016- Present

Associate Professor. Department of Instructional Technology and Leadership. School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education

Exam Result- NY Education Technology Specialist

Fulbright, Baku, Azerbaijan September 2016- Present

Fulbright Scholar. Ministry of Education

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN 2015- Present

Contributing faculty. The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership.

Dissertation Chair. Advisor. Ph.D. Global and Comparative Education Program.

Taught, advised and chaired doctoral students in educational leadership, evaluation, and assessment. See courses taught.

Eastern International College, Belleville, NJ 2014- 2016

Director of Assessment, Accreditation, Compliance, and Title IX coordinator.

Coordinated college-wide assessment and accreditation activities and strategic planning.

Kean University, Union, NJ January 2010- June 30, 2016

Associate Professor. Link School of Global Education & Innovation, College of Education

Faculty. Taught courses in secondary and middle school education, math and science education, educational technology, and teacher work samples (TWS); updated courses integrating flipped classroom model; developed transdisciplinary courses integrating Universal Design for Learning and Global Competencies Frameworks for the School for Global Education and Innovation; and served on department, college, and university committees (e.g. NCATE, assessment, curriculum).

Coordinator. (Fall 2013-Spring 2014). World Languages Department.

Member. (2013-Present). Elected to serve in the General Education (GE) committee. Worked in various sub-committees related to student learning outcomes, aligning GE curriculum and preparing documents for Middle States Accreditation.

Member. (2014-Present). Elected to serve in the University Curriculum Committee.

Affiliate Faculty. (2010-Present). Asian Studies. Chair: Curriculum Committee. Developed an introduction to Asian Studies course.

Fulbright, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Fall 2009- 2010

Fulbright Scholar. Academy of Science/ US Public Affairs

· Taught courses and workshops to English as a Foreign Language Teachers.

· Yildiz, M. (2009). Turkmen Proverbs. Multilingual Children’s Book. Collaborative Art Project. Multimedia. US Public Affairs. Turkmenistan.

Invited Speaker. IREX.org

· Presented “Educational Technology for English Teachers: Improving English Teaching using New Media”

Invited Speaker. American Council

Technology for U Series

· Educational Technology for English as a Foreign Language

Invited Speaker. Turkmen Turkish Schools

· Presented workshops on * Differentiated Instruction, * Classroom Management, * Technology in Education.

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ Fall 2001-2009

Assistant Professor (Tenured) of Educational Media. (2002-2009)

Secondary and Middle School Education, College of Education

Faculty Member. Taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in media education, educational technology, literacy across the content areas, multicultural education, and differentiated instruction.

Director. (September 2005- Summer 2006). Post- Baccalaureate K-12 Subject Field Certification Program, Department of Secondary and Middle School Education, College of Education.

Affiliate Faculty. Taught classes in a cluster team teaching model in the Honors College.

Affiliate Faculty. (2005-2009). Women Studies & Asian Studies. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Taught undergraduate women studies course online and in cluster format. Participated in transdisciplinary projects, program assessments, and learning circles.

Curriculum Designer. (2005-2008). Participated in the Asia Society, United States Department of Education Grant Project. Developed and presented projects and curriculum integrating Asia into the undergraduate curriculum.

Faculty Liaison, (2001-2007). John F. Kennedy High School, Future Teachers Club, Paterson Teachers for Tomorrow (PT4T) Grant.

Research Scholar. (Summer 2005). Harris Manchester, Oxford University, UK.

Lesley (College) University, Cambridge, MA Fall 1998- Spring 2013

Adjunct Faculty. Educational Technology.

· Taught graduate level courses on media education and digital media/video production in hybrid and online formats.

· Participated in updating course outlines, attending writing retreats & professional development activities.

· Designed a web-based syllabus and resources for students.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1998- 1999

Project Assistant. Foreign Language Resource Center.

Organized, presented workshops for students and faculty.

Developed, updated handouts and online web resources. Kept computers and networks work.

Northfield MountHermon (High) School, Northfield, MA 1994-1998

Director. Mount Hermon Media Center.

Directed, coordinated, updated media center and organized teleconferences and workshops.

Consulted, assisted faculty on integrating technology into the curriculum.

Advised, supervised students in dormitory and media center.

Taught Critical Thinking- Library skills (9th grade), Introduction to Web Design (9-12 grade), and Video Production (12th grade).

Teacher. (Summer 1996, Summer1997).

Taught video, multimedia production workshops to Middle School Students. Summer School Program.

Teacher. (Fall 1996/ 1997).

Writing Workshop Leader, Freshman Orientation Program.

Director. (Summer 1996, Summer1997).

Directed, scheduled, coordinated, implemented media services at Summer School Program.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant. (2014-Present). Director of Assessment, Accreditation and Compliance. Eastern International College. Belleville & Jersey City, NJ.

Reviewer. Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT). (2015, April 20-24) (2014, August 4-8) Pilot Scoring EducationalTesting Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ.

Evaluator. (2013-Present). Online EdTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) Reviewer. Pearson.

Program evaluator. (Summer 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Programs in Hindi, Arabic and Turkish. Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, Queens, NY, Edison, NJ, Warrington, VA, University of Pennsylvania, PA.

Program proposal evaluator. (December 2012, December 2013, December 2014). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Program proposals in Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Russian.

President. (March 2014-Present). NewJersey Fulbright Organization.

Co-president. (2013-2014). New Jersey Fulbright Organization.

Vice-President. (2012-2013). New Jersey Fulbright Organization.

Review panel. (Spring 2012). National Science Foundation (NSF) Evaluated NSF proposals. Arlington, VA.

Co-President. (2011-2013). New JerseyWomen and Gender Studies Consortium (NJWGSC).

Consultant. (2005-2006). New Jersey State Department of Education, NJ.

Collaborative Assessment & Planning for Achievement (CAPA). Team Member, Higher Education Representative.

Contracted Instructor. (2009- 2010). Grantham University. Taught Student Success Course, Online.

Visiting Research Scholar. (Summer 2005). Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, UK.

Interpreter. (1998-2002). Language Line Services. (1997-1998). AT&T Language Line Services,

Interpreted phone calls in Turkish- English language pair.

Mathematics Tutor. (1996-1998). Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA.

Tutored high school students Geometry and Algebra.

Media Literacy Consultant. (Spring-Summer 1997). Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

Provided media literacy resources for “Medgar Ever Grant Project.”

Computer Consultant/ Teacher. (Summer 1997).

Designed, taught Internet and multimedia workshops at NAIS, Diversity Institute, Northfield, MA.

Teacher. English as a Foreign Language. (1991-1992). Sistem Dersanesi (Private School), Denizli, Turkey.

Coordinated, implemented, taught English as a foreign language classes from grade 6 to adult; Designed, wrote, evaluated new curriculum plan; Prepared textbook for university entrance examination.