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Sharon Huston's Vita

sharon@sharonh.com	1102 NW 14^th St.
972-262-1772	Grand Prairie TX 75050

Teaching Interests

Web Page Design - Graphic Design - Creativity & Problem Solving - Multimedia - Web Programming - Internet Skills - Digital Communication - Networking and Server Management

Education

University of North Texas (1997 - present): MS Instructional Systems Technology. This program, offered by the College of Education, is designed to meet the needs of educators in corporations, higher education, and the military. My studies concentrated on the Internet, multimedia, and networking.
North Lake College, Dallas County Community College District (1994 - 1996): Studies in LAN Administration
Texas Woman’s University (1993): Postgrad studies in History and Library Science
Texas Woman’s University (1991 - 1992): B.S. History awarded 12/1992
El Centro College (1990 - 1991): General undergraduate classes , CIS major

Teaching Experience

North Lake College
(Dallas County Community College District)

Computer Information Technology Division - Departments of Computer Information Systems and Office Technology

Faculty, 2002 – present. Courses include Web Page Design I, Web Page Design II, Web Animation, ActionScript I and II, Web Databases with ASP, Web Authoring with FrontPage. Responsibilities include supervision of adjuncts, curriculum development, committee duties, web design and content development for eCommerce program, server maintenance, and lab management. Online teaching experience. Collaborative teaching experience. Highly diverse multicultural and multi-generational student body. Significant curriculum development.

Adjunct Faculty, 1997 – 2002. Courses included Intro to Computers, Web Server Management, Web Page Design I, Web Page Design II, eCommerce, Web Concept and Design. Online and collaborative teaching experience, significant curriculum development.

Visual and Performing Arts Division - Departments of Art and Multimedia

Adjunct Faculty, 1997 – 2000. Courses included Computer Graphics I, Computer Graphics II, Multimedia I, Multimedia II. Collaborative teaching experience, curriculum development.

El Centro College
(Dallas County Community College District)

Continuing Education Division - Department of eCommerce

Adjunct Faculty, 1998 – 2000. Courses taught included Multimedia for the Web (Director), Computer Graphics, and Portfolio.

Texas Woman’s University

Department of History

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1993. Responsibilities included proctoring tests, evaluating educational software, taking attendance, grading student homework and exams.

Teaching Highlights

Experienced team teacher. Five teaching partners in six years of teaching; most partners from different disciplines.
Extensive online teaching experience. Started the DCCCD’s first online Page Design classes in 1997. Experience with Blackboard/eCampus and WebCT.
Ongoing design, development and maintenance for comprehensive web site (http://nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu) to support classroom and distance education sections.
Created online systems to check attendance in classroom classes, display multiple choice quizzes and send results to instructor via email, online class rosters with student contact information so students could contact each other (students could opt out), and online instructor evaluation forms
Manage and maintain Windows 2000 web server for 300+ students and 4 - 7 instructors per semester.
Class Recovery Specialist. Have frequently taken over classes when original instructor proved unable to finish the course, sometimes as late as mid-semester. Inspired disheartened students and ended up with successful classes.

Academic Service

Dallas County Community College District eCommerce Curriculum Committee
North Lake College Internet Policy Committee
North Lake College Computer Information Systems Advisory Committee
North Lake College Office Technology Advisory Committee

Professional Memberships

Dallas Visual Communications Society
International Graphic Arts Education Association
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Society of Technology in Education

Professional Certifications

Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver MX Developer
Macromedia Certified Flash MX Designer

Online Teaching Portfolio

http://www.sharonh.com/portfolio

References

Patsy Blankenship
Professor, North Lake College
972-273-3455
pblankenship@dcccd.edu

Ed Grundy
Professor, El Centro
214-759-6261 (pager)
egrundy@dcccd.edu

Chris Fulmer
Professor, North Lake College
972-273-3276
cbf7431@dcccd.edu

Lynne Brush
Instructional Assistant & Adjunct Faculty, North Lake College
972-273-3469
ljs7410@dcccd.edu