writing editing organisational/ managerial

MARIA L. PLOCHOCKI (plo-hots-kee)

*** ****** ***., ***. ** Tel: (201) 232 - 0539

Jersey City, NJ 07306 Email: *********@***.***

LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-plochocki/a/ab8/74 PROFILE: Extensive, varied experience in programme/ institutional development and service• instruction/ instructional design • educational, office, and digital technology • legislative and curricular reform SKILLS: verbal and written communication• editing/ proofreading • computing/ technology (MS Office; Moodle; BlackBoard; Canvas; BrightSpace; X/HTML) • research• consulting/ advisement • Languages: Polish/ English

(bilingual); French, Spanish, and Latin (reading)

EDUCATION:

• PennWest University – California, California, PA Certificate and Master of Arts in Forensic Linguistics (in progress)

• St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Doctor of Arts in English, May 2005 (summa cum laude)

• New York University, New York, NY

74 credits of graduate and undergraduate coursework completed between 1992 and 1997

• Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

Bachelor of Arts with High Honours in English and American Literature CERTIFICATIONS:

• Online/ Hybrid Teaching Seminar, Jun. 2024, City University of New York

• Effective Online Teaching Practices, May 2022, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)

• Faculty Seminar on Remote Communication-Intensive Teaching, Jul. 2020, Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute, City University of New York

• “Doing the Reading, Or Not: The Distance-Learning Edition” and “The Reading Annotation Tools Hypothesis and Perusall,” Jun. 2020, City University of New York

• “Teaching with OERs (Open Educational Resources),” May 2018, City University of New York

• “Preparation for Teaching Online: A Foundational Workshop for CUNY Faculty,” Jul. 2017, City University of New York

• “Undoing Racism,” Jun. 7 – 9, 2016, sponsored by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond

• “LEO (Learning Environment Online),” Jan. 2014; “Library Research: Beyond the Basics,” Feb. 2013;

“Time Management in Online Courses,” Oct. 2012; “Working with Military Learners,” “The Art of Feedback,” “Understanding and Using Rubrics,” and “Academic Policies that Affect you as a Teacher,” Jul. 2012; “Using Self-Review to Improve Your Course” and “Understanding the Needs of the Adult Learner,” Jun. 2012 (workshops offered by the University of Maryland Global Campus Centre for Teaching and Learning, each worth one Continuing Education Unit)

• Reader, CUNY Assessment Test in Writing (CATW), Jan. 2011

• Over 34 Continuing Education Credits earned through the Educational Testing Service’s Advanced Placement readings, 2004 – 15

• “Avoiding Faculty Burnout in Online Education” and “Retention Strategies in Online Education” (workshops offered by the Sloan-C Consortium, Newburyport, MA, in Apr. – Jun. 2009);

• Assistant Examiner, International Baccalaureate Organisation, Cardiff, Wales, May 2009;

• The Online Professor Program (TOPP), Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ, Aug. 2008 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

NORTHEASTERN MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (NeMLA), Buffalo, NY, 2010 - present: Secretary, President, and Past President, Contingent Adjunct, Independent, and Two-Year (CAITY) Caucus, 2011 – present:

• Maintain productive communication with organisation directorship, support staff, and members, incl. biennial reports to the Board, targeted emails, and responses to member queries

• Convene and facilitate meetings, moulding caucus mission and agenda

• Recruit guest speakers and organise/ assist in convening conference sessions

• Moderate online discussion group (LinkedIn), incl. disseminating reading materials and other communications

• Oversee/assist in selection of Paper Prize and Travel Award winners

• Edit communications and marketing material, such as caucus page on main organisation website Area Director, Rhetoric & Composition and Pedagogy & Professional, 2018 - 2021

• Oversaw growth and direction of area

• Evaluated and modified sessions proposed for annual conference and other endeavours, per organisation guidelines and needs

• Coordinated guest speakers and other special events

• Edited area pages on organisation website

• Maintained productive communication with organisation directorship, support staff, and members, incl. biennial reports to the Board, targeted emails, and responses to member queries Mentor, Shakespeare’s Sister Initiative of the Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus, 2012 – present:

• Communicate with junior female academic, fostering her professional and intellectual development

• Provide example and guidance through own experience, at NeMLA and elsewhere Conference-panel moderator and presenter, 2007 – present:

• Coordinate the exchange of ideas and work products among scholars of varying ranks, interests, and institutional affiliations

• Write biographical and summative material on presenters and their talks

• Generate follow-up questions and comments

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY

2020 – present: First-Year Seminar Co-Lead (Instructor)

• Teaching the above, a degree requirement, online and face-to-face, incl. topics like goal setting/ time management, clarifying values, academic integrity, and current events/ issues

• Liaising with departments/ programmes across campus

• Providing feedback on written and oral student work 2017– present: Presenter

• Speak at Open for Anti-Racism, Teaching Forum, CUNY Conference on Diversity and Inclusion, and other gatherings, facilitating exchange of ideas and practices

• Participate in faculty-development workshops and seminars 2012 – 7: College Now Instructor

• Taught College Now (dual-enrolment) courses at both the basic skills and college-credit levels for students from local public high schools, covering topics like effective communication skills, critical thinking, decision-making, and university readiness

• Maintained comprehensive records of student attendance and marks

• Collaborated with programme staff on addressing student needs and concerns 2011: CATW (CUNY Assessment Test in Writing) Reader

• Evaluated essays composed for placement purposes according to preset rubric, in consultation with senior Readers and leaders

2011: Faculty Co-Adviser, BOLD (BxCC) Organisation for Leadership in Disability at Bronx Community College

• Supported/ coordinated meetings and events

• Provided leadership for organisation and collaborative opportunities with other clubs, college- and institution-wide

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS, Adelphi, MD

2011 – present: Adjunct Professor

• Teach courses in writing, literature, and other humanities disciplines using WebTycho and BrightSpace

• Training in WebTycho and BrightSpace use, accelerated-course format, and graduate research methodology

• Use of online scheduling, discussion, and evaluation tools, as well as proprietary course materials U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Washington, DC

2009 – present: Technical Reviewer

• Evaluate, onsite and in a secure digital environment, applications for grants from the Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, according to program eligibility, merits of proposal, and student/ institutional need

• Compile quantitative and qualitative feedback in Technical Review Forms (one per application), to be revised in consultation with peers, panel leader, and Quality Control Department NEW JERSEY COLLEGE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION, South Orange, NJ: 2010 – present: Trustee

• Assist in organising the annual conference, roundtable, and graduate-student symposium

• Solicit membership feedback and applications

• Recruit conference presenters, moderators, guest speakers, and leadership candidates

• Otherwise support organisation mission and operations through work such as evaluating submissions in the Graduate Paper Prize and Rosen Teaching Award Competitions 2005 – present: Institutional Liaison

• Maintain communications between the organisation and regional institutions of higher learning

• Solicit organisational membership and participation 2000 – present: Conference-Panel Moderator

• Facilitate discussion and exchange of work products among professionals of various backgrounds, ranks, and interests to enhance understanding of professional subjects and issues (at least one moderatorship/ conference)

• Solicit, synthesise, and present biographical and scholarly/ subject-specific information

• Lead and coordinate discussion, incl. follow-up questions and comments from audience INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANISATION, Cardiff, Wales: 2008 – present: Diploma Examiner

• Mark International Baccalaureate Examination essays (~200/ marking session) in the English and World Literature subject areas according to predesigned rubric, providing qualitative and quantitative feedback for student, teacher, and school use

• Ensure consistency of standards at member high schools worldwide

• Generate the Examiner Report, analysing trends in examinee and school performance and making recommendations for future instruction and assessment design EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE, Princeton/ Ewing, NJ: 2010: Table Leader, Advanced Placement Reading in English Composition and Literature

• Instructed and guided team of Readers (8) teaching at the high-school and college levels in applying set standards to evaluation of written work

• Ensured accuracy and efficiency of above process through providing feedback to Readers

• Disseminated official communications to and enforced policies binding on readers in my charge 2002 – 2016: Rater

• Evaluated essays and samples of spoken discourse composed for varying purposes according to preset rubrics, in consultation with Scoring Leaders

WALDEN UNIVERSITY, Minneapolis, MN

2010 – 2011: Contributing Faculty Member

• Supported senior faculty in curriculum and course revision

• Updated online classrooms (in eCollege) to reflect above UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, Baltimore, MD:

2009 – 2010: Lecturer

• Instructed and supported supervisors, colleagues, and students in using WebTycho (learning- management system) and other online instructional resources

• Assessed and oversaw revisions in the content, descriptions, requirements, and policies of General Education courses (incl. cross-institutional research for comparative and programme-development purposes), as well as course and program offerings and requirements, pursuant to professional, institutional, and state standards

TEACHING ENGLISH AT THE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE ASSOCIATION - NORTHEAST, Arnold, MD: 2008: Conference Organiser

• Supported the planning and operations of the annual conference

• Facilitated member registration and communication

• Researched and organised onsite attractions and events such as such as the keynote address BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paramus, NJ:

2005 – 9: Lecturer

• Evaluated and revised content of general-education writing courses and requirements in same (such as standard assignments and rubrics)

• Assessed samples of student work according to rubric

• Assisted in organising Holocaust Memorial Day, incl. participating in a panel addressing contemporary impact and understanding of genocide and its prevention

• Led discussion as part of the Literary Arts Series STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, NJ:

2006 – 7: Tutor

• Conducted onsite and online tutorials (individual and group) in support of Intersession and Communications Across the Curriculum Program (CACP) courses 2002 – 5: Proctor

• Normed (evaluated according to departmental and program standards) student portfolios and exams to assess and ensure fulfilment of graduation writing requirement

• Proctored exams

2002 – 5: Adjunct Lecturer

• Provided technical support for research databases and educational-technology purposes (WebCT) ST. PETER’S COLLEGE, Jersey City, NJ:

1998 – 2002: Program Assistant

• Managed operations of the English Language Resource Center

• Trained and supervised professional (faculty) tutors and student assistants

• Monitored compliance with grant terms and higher-education legislation through collecting statistics and other data and generating reports

• Managed resources (ordered and dispensed supplies; ensured proper use of educational software and hardware)

• Trained and supported students, colleagues, and administrators in American Language Academy software, MS Office suite, and Web technologies

COMMUNITY SERVICE/ VOLUNTEER WORK

2017 - 2019: Early Music New York, a performing-arts group

• Assist in the organisation and professional execution of performances by coordinating seating arrangements, providing information to patrons, and maintaining performance space/ area 2015 – present: Professional Staff Congress – CUNY, New York, NY

• Observing and providing feedback on bargaining sessions between union leadership and University management

• Chapter Delegate, 2022 – present: Participate in monthly Delegates’ Assembly meetings, collaborating on chapter and larger organisational goals; facilitate communication with other Delegates and home chapter

• Member, Campus Action Team, 2021 – present: Participate in monthly chapter and periodic Labour- Management meetings; advance goals of faculty and staff before administration; analyse contract provisions and ensure enforcement and transparency; completion of trainings to inspect workplaces for safe post-pandemic occupation and related outreach to members (phone- and text-banking)

• Participation in meetings with City Council members and other efforts to advance faculty-contract renewal and amelioration

• Social-media activism (disseminating information about campaigns and causes via FaceBook and Twitter) 2011 – present: Pet Pardons, a national organisation dedicated to eradicating the surrenders and euthanasia of companion animals

• Online advocacy of pet adoption/rescue; publicising animals available for adoption and/ or in need of donations or other resources

• Own local efforts to sustain feral-cat colonies, including TNR (trap-neuter-release)

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