PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Attended Blackboard.com training for on-line teaching
Developed four course Web sites utilizing Blackboard.com
Central College
Pella, Iowa
Spring semester 2002

Attended "Information Literacy" workshop on helping students utilize technology-based information sources
Central College
Pella, IA
May 2001

Attended "Principles and Practice of Teaching On-Line" workshop
TESOL Midwest Academy
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
July 2000

Attended the Iowa Language and Cultural Concerns Conference
Des Moines, IA
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Attended the Governor's Conference on Diversity
Des Moines, IA
October 2000

Observed ESL classes at seven public school sites
Des Moines, IA
Spring 1998

Attended the Iowa Heritage Expo '98
Theme: "Migration in History"
Iowa State Historical Society
Des Moines, IA
June 1998

Participated in the PLACES Diversity Workshop
Created a new cross-cultural awareness module in ESL
Central College
Pella, IA
June 1997