Training University

NIMA SALEHI

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ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Metropolitan State University, Instructional Designer/Trainer 8/07- current

Provide training and support for faculty in developing fully online, hybrid,

and web-enhanced courses. Design, develop and deliver faculty training

programs and tutorials for both new and experienced instructors. Research

and support the integration of best practices in use of LMS system.

Minnesota Literacy Council, Online Training Developer 9/99 7/07

Educational Technology and English as Second Language Specialist

Provided training and support for Moodle online course development, and

training on the integration of educational technology in course content.

Hamline University Graduate Education Program, adjunct professor 06/07-07/07

Integrating Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) into the ESL 06/06-07/06

Classroom: co-taught a summer session course for educators on how to 07/99-08/99

integrate educational technology into classroom curriculum. Co-instructor,

Karin Goettsch.

Hamline University, TEFL Certificate Program, guest instructor 12/05, 12/06,

Using the Internet to Enhance TEFL instruction: provide two-hour 12/03, 12/04

workshops introducing how to use the Internet to teach English as a foreign

language.

ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hamline University Graduate Liberal Studies Program taught course on 1/08-5/08

modern Iranian poetry, literature, and film with cross cultural comparison. 6/05-7/05

University of Minnesota, Minnesota English Center, ESL instructor 6/99-8/99

Courses: Academic English, Reading and Writing skills, Library Skills. 6/98-8/98

Developed curriculum and assessment measures for all courses. 6/96-2/97

Minneapolis Community Technical College (MCTC), ESL instructor 3/99-5/99

Courses: Advanced Listening & Speaking, speech and presentation skills.

St. Thomas and Hamline University, ELS (English Language Services) 8/98-9/98

Courses: Reading, Writing Skills, Academic English, TOEFL. 4/94-8/95

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RESEARCH/ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE

Educational Technology Survey: Co-designed and administered statewide 6/06-3/07

survey of adult educators and students to determine professional development

needs and implementation of technology enhanced learning with adult learners.

http://www.themlc.org/edtechsurvey

Technology Learner Needs Survey: Chaired, conducted and summarized survey 9/02-9/01

responses from a St. Paul Consortium committee survey of ABE/ESL learners to

determine learner needs and potential for instruction using educational technology.

Training Survey: Conducted statewide survey of adult ed coordinators and ESL 9/00-6/01

teachers to determine training needs. Helped organize a training conference in

response to survey.

Research Assistant: University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts Language 3/97-3/98

Center Researched current CALL practices and co-authored textbook on

educational technology.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM EXPERIENCE

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EXPERIENCE

o Blackboard: Have developed and taught courses at Hamline using Blackboard for fully

online and onsite courses

o D2L (Desire 2 Learn): Currently train faculty in the use of D2L and provide course

development guidelines and templates for the creation of asynchronous fully online

and hybrid course instruction.

o Moodle: Provided instructor support and training in developing online courses using

Moodle. Designed and taught online courses for literacy educators.

AUTHORING SOFTWARE

o Libra authorware: Created a virtual tour of Boynton Health Clinic using Libra authoring

software to help incoming students understand the university health care system. Students

could view pop-up forms, listen to common questions and answer comprehension questions.

EDUCATION

M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language July 1998

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN,

Principles and Practices of Online Teaching 1/07-2/07

Online TESOL course through the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature June 1979

Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Distance Learning Conference (8/08) Enhancing online instruction with blogs. Madison, WI

MERLOT (8/08) Using Blogs to Enhance Course Writing Activities: Course Showcase.

Minneapolis, MN

Metropolitan State Fall Faculty Conference (9/07) Creating Community in Online Courses. St. Paul,

MN

ESL 2006 (5/06) Teaching Writing Skills with Wikis and Weblogs & Tech Tools to Build Student

Employment Skills University of St. Thomas. Minneapolis, MN

TESOL (04/05) Educational Technology Training Through Distance Education, San Antonio, TX

MinneTESOL (11/04) A Spectrum of Educational Video, Minneapolis Community Technical

College, Minneapolis, MN

TESOL (3/04 ) Developing a computer skills curriculum for ABE/ESL learners, Long Beach, CA

TESOL (3/03) Determining Educational Technology Needs for ABE students, Baltimore, MD.

Midwest TESOL (11/02) Evaluating and Choosing Educational Software. Bloomington, MN.

MN ESL and Bilingual Education Conference (5/02) Using the Internet for the Adult Basic

Education Classroom, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

TESOL (3/00) Developing a Technology Course for ESL Teachers, Vancouver, Canada

Adult Literacy & Technology Conference (7/99) Authentic Internet Lessons for the Adult ESL

Curriculum, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, MN, co-presenter Karin Goettsch.

MinneTESOL (10/99) Using Authentic Audio Resources to Develop Speaking and Listening

Skills. Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

TESOL (3/98) Technology for Communicative Business English Instruction, Seattle, Washington,

co-presenter Karin Goettsch.

MinneTESOL (10/98) Improving Communication Skills Online, Hamline University, St. Paul,

MN, co-presenter Karin Goettsch.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Salehi, Nima (2002) Creating quick and easy ESL lessons with authentic audio and video. Best

Practices for ABE Instruction. Literacy Minnesota. Mpls, MN

Salehi, Nima (2000) Teacher training: a question of technology. American Language Review,

March/April 2000, Vol 4, #2

http://www.languagemagazine.com/internetedition/ma00/salehi.html

Gillette, S., Goettsch, k., Rowekamp, J. Salehi, N., Tarone, E. (1999) Connected: using audio,

video, and computer materials in the communicative classroom. Master Communications

Group, Inc. Mpls, MN (won ETS award for instructional design)

Goettsch, K, & Salehi, N. (1998) Using technology in the business English classroom. MIDTESOL

newsletter. Vol. 19, #4, p. 3-6

Newsletter Reviews & Articles

Wikis & Weblogs for Teachers. Literacy Landscape. May 2006, p. 2

More Online Reading & Listening Skills Practice. Literacy Landscape. March 2006, p. 4

Teach Students about Jobs with ISEEK Video Clips. Literacy Landscape. Jan. 2006, p. 4

Connecting Computer Skills to the Curricula. Literacy Landscape. Nov. 2005, p. 2

Pronunciation Software for ESL Learners. Literacy Landscape. Dec. 2004, p. 4

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LANGUAGES

French: Fluent in spoken and written French. Completed French 3015: composition and

communication at the University of Minnesota. Lived in a French immersion situation for 2

years.

Farsi: Fluent in spoken Farsi and have intermediate writing skills. Lived in a Farsi immersion

situation for 10 years.

AWARDS

Literacy Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award: One of five recipients statewide. 2004

Awarded for outstanding services to the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Community.

MACAE award: Minnesota Association for Continuing Adult Education 2003

technology services department program award for exceptional educational

technology training and support provided to the ABE community. One of three

recipients.

ETS award: Educational Testing Service Language Acquisition and Instruction 1999

award for the publication of Connected.

CARLA fellow: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition fellow, 1997-

University of Minnesota. 1998

SERVICE

President, MinneTESOL; provide guidance for MinneTESOL board and members, elected position

from 11/05-11/06

Vice president, MinneTESOL; provide support for committee leaders in member recruitment and

meeting organization, elected position from 11/04-11/05

Co-editor for the MinneWITESOL journal. Printed annually with a readership of approximately

650 ESL professionals. Co-editor from 9/02-9/06

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