Experience

• Teach Research Seminar, Practitioner Inquiry, and Educational Statistics courses for M.Ed. program

• Advise M.Ed. students on practitioner inquiry, research, and capstone projects

• Oversee needs-analysis work for English programming and our admissions and placement test

• Use classical test theory methods and item-response models to analyze testing data

• Create judging plans to facilitate rating of spoken and written performance assessments

• Create and run workshops on testing topics to increase faculty's language assessment literacy

• Develop curriculum and materials as well as teach in English for Medicine Pathway (EMP) courses

• Develop curriculum and materials as well as teach in Medical Academic Communications (MAC) program

• Publish documents to communicate and disseminate findings of needs-analysis and testing work

• Collaborate with faculty in other disciplines on research projects and to conduct statistical analyses

• Coordinate and conduct research projects on topics relevant to English students and programming

• Teach Research Seminar, Practitioner Inquiry, and Educational Statistics courses for M.Ed. program

• Advise M.Ed. students on practitioner inquiry, research, and capstone projects

• Oversee needs-analysis work for English programming and our admissions and placement test

• Use classical test theory methods and item-response models to analyze testing data

• Create judging plans to facilitate rating of spoken and written performance assessments

• Create and run workshops on testing topics to increase faculty's language assessment literacy

• Develop curriculum and materials as well as teach in English for Medicine Pathway (EMP) courses

• Develop curriculum and materials as well as teach in Medical Academic Communications (MAC) program

• Publish documents to communicate and disseminate findings of needs-analysis and testing work

• Collaborate with faculty in other disciplines on research projects and to conduct statistical analyses

• Coordinate and conduct research projects on topics relevant to English students and programming

• Advised students enrolled in statistics, testing, research methods, and SLA courses

• Taught the occasional class in testing, research methods, and SLA courses

• Helped students draft test-specification frameworks for testing projects

• Managed materials on the courses' learning management system pages

• Gave feedback on various assignments, including statistical analyses and other written work

• Responded to students' emails and animated PowerPoint slides for faculty

• Conducted assessment and evaluation workshops for K-12 and university language teachers

• Developed a C-test to measure Bangla general language proficiency

• Staffed registration desk during conferences and other events

• Designed promotional materials for the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC)

• Analyzed Arabic performance data for Qatar Foundation as a special project

• Did various ancillary tasks, such as designing websites, ordering food, and reserving spaces

• Prepared for arrival of U.S. students to Independent University, Bangladesh

• Facilitated students' transition to life in Dhaka and program dorm life

• Communicated with Washington, DC office through regular reports and phone calls

• Coordinated Bangla oral proficiency interviews with Language Testing International

• Enforced Bangla CLS Program rules and regulations by issuing verbal and written warnings

• Held regular meetings with CLS students to share updates and discuss concerns

• Collaborated with Bangla instructors to review Bangla language curricula

• Conducted instruction in four-skills courses to students enrolled in university pathway program

• Developed the curriculum for a content-based writing course and write a textbook for it

• Designed and disseminated an "Activity of the Week" to share activities among faculty

• Collaborated with fellow faculty to run new-student orientations each semester

• Created and administered tests for formative and summative decision-making purposes

• Participated in a hiring committee to employ a new faculty member in the international center

• Advised one adjunct instructor who taught one section of the content-based writing course

• Developed a special English course for seminary students at Notre Dame College

• Conducted regular classroom instruction in high-school English courses

• Helped high-school students write personal statements for U.S. university admission

• Ran workshops about developing educational materials with few resources for teachers

• Conducted a pronunciation workshop for over 200 local English teachers and students

• Conducted multiple workshops for students and teachers at U.S. American Center

• Interacted weekly with students in the English club to coordinate events

• Conducted classroom instruction in English communication and pronunciation courses

• Developed curricula and materials for communications courses for ITAs

• Developed instructional and testing materials, such as course packet and rubrics

• Conducted oral proficiency interviews to inform placement decisions into ITA courses

• Collaborated with admissions staff and faculty to run new-student ITA orientations

• Evaluated micro-teachings for ITAs to practice teaching undergraduate students

• Conducted classroom instruction in four-skills courses to mixed-ability students

• Developed curricula for students, children to adults, in four-skills courses

• Conducted TOEFL-prep courses once a week for students who planned to take TOEFL

• Conducted small-group sessions for English for business purposes students

• Took customers' orders at the front counter with the POS system and brewed coffee

• Stocked inventory when it would come in on weekly deliveries

• Washed dishes at the back of the store and took out garbage

• Salted sidewalks and the store's front entrance on days with snowfall

• Took customers' orders at the drive-thru window with headset

• Made coffee and espresso drinks with blenders and espresso machine

• Cleaned and stocked the store on closing shifts and readied it on opening ones

Note: Hardest job I've ever worked! Taking orders on a headset while working a till is not my strong suit.

• Laid, watered, and maintained new sod

• Used lawn mowers and weed-whackers to maintain lawns

• Operated tractors to move equipment around and dump trash

• Swept and used gas blower to clean asphalt and other paved areas

• Installed some simple sprinkler systems and maintained them

• Used hands to remove vines from trees and clean up debris on grounds

• Printed and organized brochures on study-abroad programs

• Staffed the front desk to meet with students who visited the office

• Made coffee and took notes at regular office meetings

• Spoke with students in classes about study-abroad opportunities

• Coordinated opportunities for faculty to discuss study-abroad programs

• Picked up trash and put lost items in lost and found

• Walked "security rounds" to make sure doors were locked and people were using computers appropriately

• Staffed desk at library entrance to check out books and sign in new patrons

• Responded to emergency situations in the library, such as tripped alarms

• Called local law enforcement when people used library grounds inappropriately

• Answered regular queries from library patrons about library and its procedures

• Opened and closed the store (depending on timing of shift)

• Mopped floors, took out trash, and cleaned bathrooms and equipment

• Made sandwiches for customers as part of a sandwich production line

• Took orders in person and over the phone and used the POS register

• Shoveled snow and de-iced walkways during winter months

• Sliced meats and cheeses to "prep" for the following day