Educational & Professional Credentials
Educational & Professional Credentials
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My Educational Background
My Educational Background
Bachelor's degree, University of Houston Clear Lake - Chemistry/Biochemistry
Equivalent minors - Mathematics, Biology, Psychology
Doctoral Work
Program: Adult Education and Human Resource Development Leadership
College: Educational Administration
GPA: 4.0
Program: Curriculum & Instruction
College: Education
GPA: 3.87
Areas of Specialization:
21+ doctoral hours - Educational Research, Applied Statistics, Testing & Measurement, and Evaluation
21+ doctoral hours - Adult Learning, and Organizational Learning & Behavior
18 doctoral hours - Learning Theories, Teaching Models, and Instructional Design
9 doctoral hours - Instructional Technology
Master's Work
University of Management & Technology
Program: Project Management
School: Business
GPA: 3.50
Notations of Worth:
I completed my initial dissertation defense; I did not complete my final dissertation defense. I didn't fail to pass; it was never presented.
All the listed universities are fully accredited in the United States
Other Qualifications of Note
Other Qualifications of Note
Consulting Projects
Organization Development
January 1995 - complete organizational training front end analysis of 234 employee coal mine
Learning & Development Projects, Documentation & Training
October 2000 - completed a 30+ module CBT conversion project for Fortune Chemical Company (Shell Chemicals)
January 2005 – completed a Minimal Operating Standards documentation and training project for Fortune 500 Company encompassing 8 lubricant plants in six months (Shell O&ED for Lubricants)
September 2006 – 2008 – Managed the learning portion of two learning portal projects for international teams (spanning 6 different country sites) from design to launch, including some materials development (Shell O&ED for Shell Recruitment Professionals)
Cybersecurity
January 2006 – developed and delivered SOx Compliance Training – How to Pass an Audit to an international audience of over 100 using virtual classroom techniques (Shell OPUS)
Virtual world Projects
January 2007 – current – launching of eLumenata University and eLumenata Educational Research Center in Second Life, a multi-sim virtual project dedicated to the exploration and advancement of learning applications in virtual 3-D environments
December 2008 – 2011 - Refinery Safety Overview (RSO) Training for OSCA utilizing Second Life industrial photographs and machinema videos for a graphic novel workbook and teaching materials
July 2009 – 2011 – University of Texas Medical School - Reynolds Grant, creating a simulated geriatric care examination and testing environment, utilizing scripted bots and avatars in Second Life
Jan 2012 – 2014 – Designing Web Based Learning for OSCA RSO using similar techniques as the RSO classroom instruction
June 14-15, 2024 - Organized, directed, and presented at a mini-learning Conference in Wolf Territories grid in OpenSim
Learning Systems Projects
June 2013 – Jan 2016 – Designing and implementing centralized global learning department, LMS, and learning program for 1B+ earning company in meetings and hospitality industry
Educational Leadership
March 2024 - Wolf Territories grid Ambassador for Virtual Worlds Education Consortium (OpenSim) https://www.vweconsortium.org/
March 2024 - Founder and director of WolfTEC - Wolf Territories Educational Community
Multiple peer review committees for publication
Mentoring program with TxDLA - Texas Digital Learning Association https://www.txdla.org/
Multiple internships sponsored by university programs, both undergraduate and graduate
Scholarly Work & Publications
7 published textbook chapters; 1 published journal article; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Virginia-Dickenson
Multiple ezine articles https://virtualeducationjournal.com/
Relevant Certifications
Multiple certifications in Blackboard, Articulate 360, Association for Talent Development (ATD) - Distance Learning, Virtual Instruction, Instructional Design
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