Kelly L. Showalter
Rogers, AR 72758
OBJECTIVE
Seeking to use TypeWell and transcription skills to assist people with hearing impairments. EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Spanish May 2003
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville GPA 3.636
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish May 2000
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville GPA 3.6
EMPLOYMENT
June 2011 – Part-time Administrative Assistant/Marketing, Showalter & Associates Present Interview and train potential employees. Maintain electronic client files using cloud-based software. Invoice clients. Responsible for marketing research and direct mail.
Aug. 2005 - Spanish Instructor, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science and the May 2014 Arts, Office of Distance Education
Taught both college level and high school level Spanish classes via compressed interactive video. Used a variety of technology and teaching methods. Designed my own educational website. Served on the Interview Committee and helped select new instructors. Served as Chair of the Off- Site Instructor Committee and assisted in evaluating teachers. Sept. 1999 - Accommodator for disabled students, University of Arkansas, Center for July 2005 Students with Disabilities
Use TypeWell software to transcribe for students with hearing impairments. Transcribed notes, exams, handouts, and homework assignments into Braille. Edited textbooks. Monitored tests and accommodated students with disabilities.
Fall 2003- Spanish Instructor, Northwest Arkansas Community College Summer 2004 Instructed sections in College Elementary Spanish and Conversational Spanish. Taught students Spanish grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, and pronunciation skills. Included Hispanic culture in class discussions.
ACTIVITIES AND SKILLS
Completed Basic Transcribing Certificate in TypeWell in 2004
Completed Refresher Basic Transcribing Certificate in TypeWell in 2016
Presented at e-Learning conferences in 2009 (Portland, OR) and 2010 (Ft. Worth, TX) as well as a webinar in 2014
Completed two foreign language pedagogy classes
Fluent in Spanish. Lived in Madrid, Spain while taking advanced level Spanish Classes.
Experienced in Windows XP, Dreamweaver, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Dropbox
Ability to type 75 wpm; high level word processing skills
Volunteered as a mentor for international students at the University of Arkansas
Volunteered as an English as a Second Language Tutor for Ozark Literacy Council References available upon request