Jeffrey Kuhn 10 Utah Pl. Athens, OH Phone:

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1 Education PhD in Instructional Technology - enrolled in PhD- level coursework Ohio University, August Present, anticipated completion date June 2015 Area of Focus: Games and Language Learning Masters Degree in Linguistics Ohio University, September, June 2011, Athens, Ohio Area of Focus: Computer Assisted Language Learning Bachelor of Arts in English Ohio State University, September 1996 December 2002 College of Arts and Sciences Professional Experience English Language Improvement Program Visiting Lecturer, August 2013 Present Ohio University, Athens, OH Teach first year English composition course for international students Serve as technical consultant on online learning for the OU Department of English Language Resource Center Assistant Director, July 2011 July 2013 Ohio University, Athens, OH Responsible for designing and implementing training programs for teachers of ESL Supervised LRC teaching assistants and computer lab staff Designed of training programs for new TESOL Technology Standards Implementation Wrote grants for technology training programs for Ohio ESL teachers Taught Linguistics 4510 Computer Assisted Language Learning U.S. Department of State: English Specialist Program Venezuela Trainer, May 26th June 12th Conducted ten workshops on teaching with technology and video games with four hundred teachers across Venezuela Plenary speaker at VenTESOL 2013, talk titled Engagement, Authenticity and the Future of EFL Teaching U.S. Department of State: Trace Effects Project Consultant, October 2011 Present Development manager for Trace Effects, an online English language game designed for students of the Dept. of State s Access Micro- Scholarship program. Assisted in the writing of game script, exercise materials and graphic novels.

2 Manage a team of six ESL experts who were responsible for the development of game- related online materials, teachers manual and game testing Conducted webinar series on integrating technology into pedagogy and methodology Ohio University: ELIP Program Adjunct Instructor, September 2011 Present Instructor for English 150A/D160 and 151/1610 freshman composition course for international students with focus on academic language and citation basics. Instructor for Linguistics 4510/5510 CALL I survey course designed for future foreign language teachers to learn tools and techniques for blending technology and pedagogy. Instructor for ELIP 5180 Online Professional Writing class Teaching Assistant Ohio University, September 2009 June 2011 Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE), Athens, OH Responsible for 40 hours of intensive ESL teaching per quarter, including lesson planning, evaluation and both beginning and end- of- quarter testing Team member creating digital placement test for use in OPIE Assisted Learning Resource Center in grant writing for BECA & visiting scholar grants English Language Instructor Education Advising and Resource Center, Sept 2008 August 2009 Instructed twenty students in the Access program which provides low- income students English instruction and mentoring toward university admission Taught English for Specific Purposes classes for Mongolian businesses Peace Corps Teacher Trainer Institute of Social Sciences, September May 2008 Taught language methodology to students graduating with teaching degrees Trained Institute of Social Sciences English language teachers in English language and current language methodologies Advisor to the Mongolian Ministry of Education, October 2006 May 2008 Chairman of TEFL Stakeholders Committee Advisory panel to MoE, helping establish English language standards and educational policy nationwide Organizer: Mongolia National TEFL Conference May 2008 Wrote grants to KHAAN Bank and Mobicom Telephone to fund National TEFL Conference Creator and curriculum designer of six- week training course for a $5 million nationwide training program for TEFL teachers

3 Peace Corps Volunteer Trainer, May 2007 August 2006, December 2007 Darkhan, Mongolia Developed summer training material for incoming volunteers with little to no TEFL experience Taught incoming volunteers English methodology and working in EFL settings Observed volunteer classes for evaluation and feedback on classroom techniques and methodology Peace Corps Deputy Training Manager, Darkhan, Mongolia May August 2008 Oversaw scheduling and logistics for the 19th group of Peace Corps Volunteers in Mongolia. 65 volunteers in six training sites and forty trainers Co- managed budget for training during a time of budget reduction in Peace Corps worldwide due to local currency devaluations Supervised implementation of Peace Corps Washington mandates regarding best practices, fiscal responsibility and equal opportunities Aeon East Japan Instructor Akita Japan Branch School, May March 2006 Taught TEFL classes of all levels with students ranging from 3-78 yrs. of age Developed lesson plans and materials for up to 30 classroom hours a week Selected as Aeon East Japan's teacher of the month June 2004 Languages English (native speaker) Mongolian (Intermediate Mid) Japanese (Intermediate) Relevant Experience Presentations and Papers 2013 VenTESOL Conference - Engagement, Authenticity and the Future of EFL Teaching - Presented on how technology can be used to provide authentic experience in the classroom 2013 CALICO Conference - Building Schema: A Constructivist Classroom Via Minecraft - Presented finding on the use of the game Minecraft in a freshman composition class 2013 International TESOL Conference Creating VR Games for the ESL/EFL Classroom - Discussed planning and design of language learning games 2013 International TESOL Conference CALL- IS Panel - Presentation on how games can inform the language classroom 2013 International TESOL Conference International Teaching Assistant Panel - Presentation on the future of ITA training

4 2012 E- Tech Ohio Building Schema: A Constructivist Classroom Via Games - Presented on the use of the game Minecraft in the second language writing classroom 2012 Ohio TESOL Conference - Reflective Teaching Through Data Visualization - Delivered presentation on using student generated data to inform teaching 2012 CALICO Monograph Paper - Kuhn, J. (2012). The noticing of correct and incorrect forms in lengthier texts: An ESL eye- tracking investigation. In G. Kessler, A. Oscoz, & I. Elola (Eds.), Technology across writing contexts and tasks (pp ). San Marcos, TX: CALICO. Ohio State University Digital Union Invited speaker May, Delivered workshop on how to build an eye- tracking station for academic research International TESOL Conference TESOL Technology Standards - Presented on how to use the TESOL standards as a teacher- training course 2012 E- Tech Ohio Mash Lab Gesture based interface for ESL learning - Presented the use of Microsoft s Kinect in ESL materials created with Hot Potatoes 2011 Ohio TESOL Conference TESOL Technology Standards - Presented an orientation for the TESOL Technology Standards 2011 MWALLT Conference Mashed Potatoes - Presentation on using Hot Potatoes with web 2.0 multimedia 2011 National TESOL Conference DIY Smart boards for the classroom - Workshop detailing how to construct low budget interactive whiteboard 2010 Ohio TESOL Invited speaker: State of Higher Education Address - Examined trends in ESL student enrollment and its classroom implications TESOL Technology Standards contributing author - Wrote series of vignettes to showcase practical classroom implementation of TESOL Technology Standards, TESOL Publications Master s Research - The noticing of correct and incorrect forms in lengthier texts: an eye- tracking investigation - Investigated the noticing of errors in peer- reviewed papers of ESL students Technology Experience Proficient in technologies for creating and editing audio/video Proficient in technologies for creating interactive language learning activities Experience in working with: Microsoft Visual Studio, Dreamweaver and Adobe software Three years experience developing educational materials in low resource environments Two years experience in customizing and using Blackboard and Moodle CMS Professional Membership International TESOL CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instructors Consortium) Ohio TESOL

5 Ohio University CPR (CALL Research Practice group) VenTESOL