Jennifer Brock, Ph.D. Jenniferbrock14@boisestate.edu 623.850.8108 PROFESSIONAL BRYAN UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Vice President of Academic Affairs June 2015-Present Responsible for the Education department, including Faculty, Registrar, Academic Advising, Success Coaching, Dean of Students, Program Directors, Community Management, and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Projects include process improvement, student learning outcome research, and employee engagement. Vice President of Academic Affairs September 2013-March 2013 (Interim) March 2013- June 2015 (Permanent) Responsible for the division of Academic Affairs, including faculty, locations, dual enrollment, academic and occupational programs, compliance, research, assessment, and course development. Responsible for the Academic Affairs budget and involved in College-wide budget planning. Supervisor of 32 direct reports with a broad range of responsibilities, including Faculty and Academic Deans. Principal Investigator for Next Generation Learning Challenges Wave IIIb Grant All Roads Lead to Student Success and co-principal Investigator for the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) grant. Member, Civitas Learning Partner Leadership Council. Representative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Personalized Learning Network. Co-Chair, Rio Salado College s strategic planning committee. Maricopa Community College District Committees include Credit for Prior Learning planning team, District Curriculum Committee, VPAA Council, and Transfer and Articulation Group. Presentations include WCET webcasts and Annual Meetings, EDUCAUSE ELI webinars, the League of Innovations Innovator Spotlight, EDUCAUSE, the Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference and Academic Impressions Competency- Based Education Workshop. Dean of Instruction and Academic Affairs January 2013-August 2013 Responsible for Compliance, Curriculum and Institutional Research. Worked with the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Faculty of the College on learning innovation. Served as the Accreditation Liaison Officer for the Higher Learning Commission. Served as a member of EDUCAUSE ELI Focus Session Advisory Group 2013. Faculty Chair, elearning Design August 2007-January 2013 Responsible for curriculum writing, hiring of adjuncts, program management, and assisting students in the college's elearning Design programs. Developed the course descriptions, competencies, and outlines for the 26 courses in the elearning Design department. Developed the curriculum for a Certificate of Completion in elearning Design, an Associate of Applied Science degree in elearning Design, an Academic Certificate in K-12 Online Teaching and an Academic Certificate in K-12 elearning Design. Assured compliance with state authorization and federal financial aid requirements in developing and scheduling ELN courses. Taught courses in the ELN and CIS disciplines. Course developer for Adjunct Faculty Development courses. Critical Thinking Student Learning Outcome Coordinator.
Member of the College-Wide Assessment Committee. Co-Lead on RioLearn Version 8 Content Subject Matter Expert Group. Contributed to the Self-Study for the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation visit in 2012. Committee participation included Assessment of Student Learning, Development Team, Leadership Council, Open Educational Resources, ebooks, RioLearn Version 8 Core Team, RioLearn Version 8 Mobile Sub-team, Maricopa District Instructional and Information Technology Governance Council. Representative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Personalized Learning Network. District Curriculum Committee (Spring 2012). Quality Matters Peer Reviewer. Faculty, Instructional Design August 2005-August 2007 Responsible for managing the design of all new online courses and major revisions of existing courses through consultation with department chairs and subject matter experts. Managed multiple projects and course developers to ensure quality courses with consistent design that meet course production deadlines. Worked with the Course Production department to create templates and project tracking guidelines. Created training videos and modules using technologies such as Camtasia and Captivate. Designed and storyboarded multimedia learning objects and activities. Residential Faculty, Biology August 2004-August 2005 Responsible for curriculum development of online Biology courses. Observed and evaluated dual enrollment instructors for the Biology department. Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO201 and 202), Human Biology for Allied Health Professions (BIO156), Microbiology (BIO205), and Environmental Biology (BIO105) in an online format. Worked with the Instructional Design team for new Introduction to Anatomy (BIO160) course. Redeveloped BIO201 and BIO202. Directed and starred in two videos describing aseptic technique and microscopy to be distributed to online Biology students. BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Boise, ID Adjunct Faculty January 2011-Present Online instructor for Educational Technology and Instructional Design courses for the Educational Technology Masters Degree program. ARGOSY UNIVERSITY ONLINE Phoenix, AZ Online Adjunct Faculty June 2009- August 2012 Online instructor for undergraduate-level science courses, including the Rise of Modern Science and the Ecological Perspective. GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Phoenix, AZ Online Instructor August 2004-December 2015 Online instructor for graduate-level EDU, ESL, TSL, and TEC courses. Served as Subject Matter Expert for several online courses in the TECH, EDA, ESL, EDU, EED, and TSL programs. Peer Reviewer and Faculty Coach for online instructors. Online instructor for Faculty Training sessions. University Supervisor for student teachers.
Adjunct Faculty August 2001-July 2004 Taught BIO156, Human Biology for Allied Health; BIO105, Environmental Biology; and BIO205, Microbiology online. Served as Subject Matter Expert for the development of a set of Microbiology videos on Aseptic Technique and Microscopy. MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL Glendale, AZ Science Teacher August 2001-June 2004 Taught Biology I; Environmental Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Marine Biology Dual Enrollment. Developed online courses for the Deer Valley School District, including Biology, Health, and American Government. Assistant coach, cross country; Assistant coach, track and field. Sponsor for Roots and Shoots environmental club and freshmen class sponsor. NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Nappanee, IN Science Teacher August 1999-June 2001 Taught Chemistry I, Fundamentals of Chemistry and Physics, and Biology I to students in grades 9-12. Assistant coach, swimming and diving; Assistant coach, track and field. Sponsor for the drama club and student council. WEST NOBLE HIGH SCHOOL Ligonier, IN Science Teacher August 1998-June 1999 Taught Biology, Physics, and Tech Prep Chemistry/Physics to students in grades 9-12. Assistant coach, track and field. INDIANA UNIVERSITY South Bend, IN Adjunct Faculty January 2001-June 2001 Taught Foundations for Education course to graduate and undergraduate education students who were currently student teaching. The course focused on classroom management, communication with parents, legal aspects of education, and portfolio and curriculum development. EDUCATION CAPELLA UNIVERSITY Minneapolis, MN May 2009 Ph.D. in Instructional Design for Online Learning CAPELLA UNIVERSITY May 2004 Master of Education in Instructional Design for Online Learning INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND December 1999 Master of Science in Education UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN December 1994 Bachelor of Science in Biology Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Minneapolis, MN South Bend, IN Dearborn, MI
OTHER WORK UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, IN EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Fellow July 1995-December 1996 Performed independent research on the toxicity of phenol to Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter sp. using PCR and RT-PCR. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI Research Assistant I/Department of Pathology June 1994-June 1995 Measured T lymphocyte subset distributions using fluorescent antibody methods and flow cytometry in mice. Carried out limiting dilution culture methods. Participated in a project to create high- and low-immunity lines of mice by selective breeding. PUBLICATIONS Freed, J. (2009). What students really want: A study of learner opinions of interactions in online community college courses (Doctoral Dissertation). Capella University, Minneapolis, MN. Krapp, K. (Ed.). (2000). Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology,(2 nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [Served as copy editor for topical entries] McGrath, K. A. (Ed.). (1998). Environmental Encyclopedia, (2 nd ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research. [Free-lance writer for topical entries] McGrath, K. A. (Ed.). (1999). World of Biology. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [Free-lance writer for topical entries and served on advisory board] McGrath, K. A. (Ed.). (2000). Gale Encyclopedia of Science, (2 nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [Free-lance writer for topical entries and served on advisory board] McGrath, K. A. (Ed.). (2000). World of Physics. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [Free-lance writer for topical entries] Young, R. V. (Ed.). (2000). World of Chemistry. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. [Free-lance writer for topical entries]. PRESENTATIONS Improving Teaching and Learning Now. SXSWedu, Austin, TX: March 2015. Using Technology to Increase Retention and Completion at Scale. WCET Annual Meeting, Portland, OR: November 2014. Lessons Learned with Institutional Data Analytics. WCET Webcast: October 9, 2014. Workshop facilitator, Developing and Managing Competency-Based Education. Academic Impressions Competency-Based Education Conference, San Antonio, TX: May 2014. Serving Working Adult Learners: Sharing Ideas on New Strategies and Trends that Work. Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference, Chicago, IL: April 2014. Rethinking Business as Usual in NGLC Breakthrough Models. EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA: October 2013.
Webcast Presenter, Innovation and Information Technology. EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA: October 2013. All Roads Lead to Student Success at Rio Salado College: A NGLC Breakthrough Model. League for Innovation Innovator Spotlight; September 2013. EDUCAUSE/AASCU webinar presenter; June 2013. EDUCAUSE ELI Online Seminar, Breakthrough Models for College Completion: Analytics, Disaggregated Instruction, and Competency-Based Learning. May 2013. Learn Anywhere: Engaging Learners with Mobile Learning Tools. National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin, TX; May 2011. Addressing the Need: Preparing K-12 Teachers for the Online Classroom. National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs Annual Conference, San Diego, CA; February 2011. Creating Engaging Content for Online Learning. Microcomputers in Education Conference, ; March 2010. Serving the Doers: An elearning Design Certificate Program at the Community College Level. DevLearn 2008 DemoFest, San Jose, CA; November, 2008. Build, Buy, or Borrow? Decision-Making in the Design of Online Science Labs. WCET 20 th Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ; November, 2008. How in the World do You Do That? Demystifying Online Science Labs. Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning, Phoenix, AZ; May 9, 2008. Build, Buy, or Borrow? Decision-Making in the Design of Online Science Labs. Expanding Access to Science Education (EASE) Conference, Portland, OR; October, 2006. Science Labs in Distance Learning: Use, Implementation, and Assessment. Expanding Access to Science Education (EASE) Conference, Portland, OR; October, 2006. Teacher Websites to Enhance the Science Curriculum. Arizona Science Teacher s Association 50 th Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ; October, 2004. elearning for High School Science. Arizona Science Teacher s Association 50 th Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ; October, 2004. Building a Presence for Science- What is a Point of Contact? Arizona Science Teacher s Association 49 th Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ; October, 2003. The University-Alternative School Partnership. First Annual Alternative Education Conference, Columbus, IN; March, 1998.
Use of PCR and RT-PCR to Monitor Phenol Toxicity to Nitrosomonas europaea ATCC 19718. 96 th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA; May, 1996. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Society for Training and Development, elearning Guild, International Society for Technology in Education, World Association for Online Education.