Training College

Ben P. Meredith

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Summary

Future-focused, budget-sensitive, inspired and inspiring educational

technologist with a thirst for instruction, curriculum and learner

environment design and production challenges as part of a value driven

organization that places emphasis on human capital development, wants to

make a positive difference in the human condition, is socially conscious,

and seeks answers to modern training problems that is long sighted but

budget aware.

. Completing doctorate in Educational Technology (Spring 2010),

Pepperdine University

. 16 years of experience in higher education

. 13 years of experience in Elearning and distance education

. 12 years of experience in faculty mentoring and training in E- and

distance learning

. 6 years of E- and Distance Learning leadership and management in

higher education

. Reduced operating costs of distance learning department by 80% while

increasing enrollment 126% over three years

. Developed a design and production team and lead the team through the

final production, proof of concept and fielding of a unique USB

educational delivery system

. Project managed the adoption, adaptation and fielding of two major

learning software deployments at the institutional level that involved

training faculty, students and IT staff and realized zero downtime of

system and no disruption of services to faculty

. Took distance learning department from subsidized to financially self-

sustaining in three years

. Developed and implemented an Elearning faculty training system that

prepared 145 faculty members over four years

. Value- and stewardship-driven leadership

. Results-oriented

Work History

Professor, Distance Learning Director and Coordinator, 2005-April 2010

Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington

. Assist faculty with the design and support of all distance mode

(present and future) courses

. Assist faculty with the design and support of all educational

technologies and multimedia production and their adaptation to

learning environments

. Promote the effective use of educational technology and pedagogy in

course designs

. Provide long-range planning for distance and educational technologies

. Oversee and manage all multimedia production to include video,

animation, web and all future technologies

. Supervise and evaluate the work activities of Educational Technology

employees to include all media and web production

Adjunct Professor and Doctoral Student, 2002 - 2005

Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Chapman University, Orange, California

Baker College Online. Flint, Michigan

Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

Axia College of University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona

Kaplan College, Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, Roswell, Georgia

. Teach lower division undergraduate History and Political Science

courses online or in person as assigned

. Follow all prescribed procedures for attendance and record keeping

. Maintain order and safety in the classroom

Professor, History and Political Science, 1996 - 2002

Porterville College, Porterville, California

. Teach lower division undergraduate History and Political Science

courses online or in person as assigned

. Follow all prescribed procedures for attendance and record keeping

. Maintain order and safety in the classroom

. Serve on committees as prescribed

Adjunct Professor, 1994-1996

Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington

Everett Community College, Everett, Washington

Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, Washington

. Teach lower division undergraduate History and Political Science

courses in person as assigned

. Follow all prescribed procedures for attendance and record keeping

. Maintain order and safety in the classroom

Officer, United States Army, 1983-1994

Variety of positions world-wide that included

. National Security Analyst, Western Europe and Germany

. Infantry Company Commander, 1991-1992 (First Gulf War)

. Personnel Officer, 500+ person unit

Education

Doctoral Candidate, Educational Technology, Present

Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Dissertation Working Title: "Personality as an Indicator of Online Student

Success and Retention"

Master of Arts, Political Science, 1994

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Master of Arts, West European Studies (Germany), 1993

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Linguist, German, 1992

Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California

Bachelor of Arts, History, 1983

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

Academic Work, Accolades, and Community Outreach

Executive Council Member, Washington State Technology Transformation

Taskforce, 2009

Washington State Legislature, Olympia, Washington

. Representative for the Washington Education Association to the

Taskforce

. Comprised of members of both 2- and 4-year institutions

. Tasked to develop implementation plan for HB1946

Member, Washington State ELearning Council, 2006-Present

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia, Washington

. Regional Representative for Northwestern Puget Sound and Olympic

Peninsula

. Assisted in two major state-wide technology purchases and

transformations

National Veterans and Military Affairs Coordinator for Presidential Primary

Campaign, 1999

Quayle 2000, Scottsdale, Arizona

. Establish contacts and connections with state party and military

leaders

. Plan and coordinate the efforts of state campaign offices

. Liaison with National Medal of Honor Society

. Develop connections and support of national level veterans and

military organizations

Delegate, Stability and Security on the Korean Peninsula - Developing a

Research Agenda, 1999

Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich, Germany and San Diego,

California

. Selected as one of the American delegates to North and South Korean

Unification policy research conference

. Noted in the Frankfurter Allgemeine for establishing ties and

producing a viable plan for Korean reunification based upon the German

model with the former East German Ambassador to North Korea within the

conference

Speaker, Modes and Modalities of Distance Learning, 1999

League for Innovation Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana

. Asked to hold a second session because of the overwhelming interest

during the first scheduled room talk

. Examined modalities of education based upon current technologies and

budget limitations

. Predictive future directions of educational technology and distance

technology

Delegate, How should the U.S. and Europe deal with Pariah Regimes?, 1997

Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich, Germany

. Selected as one of the American delegates to this first policy

research roundtable for the Center for Applied Policy Research

. Only American delegate to be asked by the US Information Service to

speak at the University of Munich on terrorism within pariah regimes

and US responses to them

Young Leader Award, 1996

American Council on Germany, New York, New York

. Selected as one of twenty five young American leaders in business,

academia, and military who are most likely to make a positive impact

on US-German relations

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