EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential (preliminary)

September 2003
Subjects: ESL, Computer Technology, Social Sciences, Fine Arts

Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning

Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest, California: June 2001

Master of Arts in English: Concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California: January 1996

Thesis: "The Internet as an Educational Tool in ESOL Writing Instruction"

URL http://www.oocities.org/robofriz@sbcglobal.net/frizume/thesis/

California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)

December 2005

B.A., English (Media Writing)

Chapman University, Orange, California: May 1989

Departmental Honors

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning, Cerro Coso Online (in progress)
• Integrating Computer Technology into the Curriculum, UC Berkeley Extension
  
• Managing Courses on the World Wide Web, Syllabus
• Seminar in Educational Research, San Francisco State University
  
  
• Evaluating Web Content Accessibility, High Tech Center Training Unit, California Community Colleges
• Accessibility of Web Course Curriculum Applications, High Tech Center Training Unit, California Community Colleges
• Overview of Assistive Technologies - High-Tech Center Training Unit
• Selecting Software for Students with Learning Disabilities - High-Tech Center Training Unit
  
  
• Better Graphic Design for Better Web Pages - Seybold
• Writing for the Web - Seybold
• Designing Web Sites for Use: Tactics for User-Centered Design - Seybold
• Ergonomics, De Anza College
• Promoting Your Web Site, Ziff-Davis University
  
  
• Advanced Internet, City College of San Francisco
• Multimedia Tools, City College of SF
• Multimedia Programming/Authoring, City College of SF
  
• Using CGI and Other Cutting-Edge Technologies, San Francisco Digital Media Center
• PageMill/SiteMill, SF Digital Media Center
• Photoshop, SF Digital Media Center
  
  

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Operating Systems: Mac OS, UNIX, Windows, DOS.
• Hardware: Scanners, modems, CD-ROMs, Video Cards, Memory, Hard Drives, Printers, Digital Cameras, LCD projectors, Zip Drives, CD burners.
• General Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Schedule+, Filemaker Pro, Adobe Acrobat, Norton Utilities, Iomega Zip Drive Tools.
• Collaborative Writing Software: Aspects, Common Space, Daedalus, Inspiration.
• Graphics Software: Photoshop, Photo Deluxe, Flash, Print Shop Deluxe, Debabelizer, Fireworks.
• Internet Software: Netscape Communicator, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook, Pine, Eudora, Fetch, WS_FTP, NCSA Telnet, Web Whacker, BBEdit, PageMill, MudWin, MacMOOse, TinyFugue, Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer.
• Multimedia Authoring Software: Director, SoundEdit 16, Premiere, Avid Videoshop, Fusion Recorder, Morph, SoundEffects.
• Presentation Software: PowerPoint.
• Programming Languages: HTML, object-oriented MOO programming. Familiarity with JavaScript, Java, Lingo (Director).
• Web Course Management Software: WebCT (including administration), Blackboard.