Resume Mark W. Simpson Tel: 239 590-7757 (W) 26140 Hickory Blvd. #403 239 272-4128 (C) Bonita Springs, FL 34134 E-Mail: msimpson@fgcu.edu EDUCATION 1998 EdD in Educational Policy & Administration. The University of Minnesota, MN. Dissertation: An Exploratory Case Study of the Performance of Graduates of the College Preparatory Program of Saudi Aramco at Universities in the United States. 1994 MEd in Administration & Supervision of International & Overseas Schools. Trenton State College, NJ. 1986 MEd in Educational Psychology. The University of Oklahoma, OK. 1979 MA in English (Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language - TESL/FL). San Francisco State University, CA. 1971 BA in History/Education. Iona College, NY. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 2012 & 2014 Florida Gulf Coast University. Courses audited. Intermediate French Beginning Spanish Spring, 2011 University of South Florida. Course taken: Interactive Media 2004 Certificate. Principles and Practices of Online Teaching. TESOL. Courses taken: Certificate Foundation Course Teaching Speaking and Real-Time Communication Online Teaching Reading and Writing Online Creating and Managing a Web-Based Course Management System Online Learning for Campus-Based Teaching Certificate Completion Course 2003-04 Online Teaching Certificate Program. UCLA. Courses taken: Teaching and Learning Models for Online Courses Developing Curriculum for Online Programs EMPLOYMENT Page 1
08/07-present ASSISTANT & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR C & I ESOL. Teach undergraduate and graduate online, hybrid and face-to-face courses. Florida Gulf Coast University. Ft. Myers, FL. 08/06-5/07 VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR C & I ESOL. Taught undergraduate and graduate online, hybrid and face-to-face courses. Florida Gulf Coast University. Ft. Myers, FL. 08/05-05/06 ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR and INTERN SUPERVISOR. Taught undergraduate and graduate-level ESOL methods courses to education majors and supervised interns during their ESOL placement. Florida Gulf Coast University. Ft. Myers, FL. 03/05-07/05 FREELANCE REPORTER. Wrote articles for The Collier Citizen. Naples, FL. 08/04-12/04 ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR. Taught general education and education major courses at Florida Gulf Coast University. Ft. Myers, FL. 11/00-7/04 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & EVALUATION ANALYST. Analyzed, researched, designed, developed, measured and evaluated educational programs for Saudi Aramco. Corporate Integrated Learning Services, Saudi Aramco. 09/92-11/00 EDUCATION POSITIONS. Taught, supervised, and administered in the College Preparatory Program (CPP), a 10-month post-high school pre-university math, science, EFL, computer skills & cultural prep program. Held assignments as a Senior Teacher, MEd Program Coordinator, CPP Task Force & Steering Committee Member, Assistant Principal & Principal during this period. College Preparatory Program, Saudi Aramco. 04/82-9/92 ADVANCED TEACHER. Taught academic English to CPP trainees and business English to Saudi university graduates in the Professional English Language Program. Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 09/81-3/82 INSTRUCTOR. Taught ESL courses in intensive programs at the University of California Extension and at the World English Center, University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. 07/81-9/81 INSTRUCTOR. Taught ESL courses to secondary school students in an intensive summer program. Cushing Academy. Ashburnham, MA. 09/80-6/81 FULBRIGHT-HAYS FELLOWSHIP TEACHER TRAINER SPECIALIST/LECTURER. Assisted Italian middle school English language teacher trainers with in-service EFL methodology workshops. Fulbright-Hays grant. Bologna, Italy. Page 2
01/79-6/80 INSTRUCTOR. Taught & developed courses in an intensive secondary school ESL program (Jakarta International School) & a private EFL school (International Language Programs). Indonesia. 09/78-12/78 INSTRUCTOR. Taught ESL courses in an intensive program. World English Center. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. 11/75-5/76 INSTRUCTOR. Taught Iranian Army Air Force helicopter cadets in an intensive ESP program. Telemedia, Inc. Isfahan, Iran. 07/72-7/75 PEACE CORPS TEACHER & TRAINER. Taught EFL in public secondary schools, trained Peace Corps volunteers, & worked one summer for UNICEF doing drought relief work. Peace Corps. Senegal, West Africa. SCHOLARSHIP PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES: PEER REVIEWED Bolduc-Simpson, S. & Simpson, M. (2014, May/June). Engaging Our 21 st Century Learners: Five Free-n-Easy Web 2.0 Apps. ACEI Childhood Education, Teaching Strategies (pp. 242-245). Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2013). Teachers Teaching Teachers Technology: An Innovative PK-12 Professional Development Program. Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2013 (pp. 169-177). Chesapeake: AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Bolduc-Simpson, S. & Simpson, M. (2013, February). Designing, Developing and Assessing Online Intra-collegiate Earth Charter Projects: Focus on Diversity. Journal of Sustainability Education. Retrieved February 23, 2013 from http://www.jsedimensions.org/wordpress/content/designing-developingand-assessing-online-intra-collegiate-earth-charter-projects-focus-ondiversity_2013_02/. Bolduc-Simpson, S. & Simpson, M. (2012, Fall). Social Places in Virtual Places: Creating a Social Learning Community in Online Courses. Distance Learning, Vol. 9, Issue 3, 33-42. Simpson, M. (2011, November). Video Clip Production by Pre-Service Teachers in an Online ESOL Methods Course. Journal of the Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 12, 49-52. Page 3
Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2010, June). Connecting the Dots: Integrating Technology into Learner Reflective Practices. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 7. Retrieved June 1, 2010, from http://itdl.org/journal/jun_10/article04.htm. Simpson, M. (2009, October). Collaborative Blogs as Technology Learning Tools: An Initial Investigation. Journal of Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 10, 43-46. Simpson, M. (2000, May). The Sponsorship of Students in Pre-University and University Programs: Suggestions for International Organizations. Innovations in Education and Training International, 37, 154-162. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (1984, September). Developing a Computer-Assisted Reading Instruction Program. CALICO Journal, 9, 34-39. ARTICLES: UNDER REVIEW Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. Reflection Required! Preservice Teacher- Produced Videos in Online ESOL Methods Courses. Bolduc-Simpson, S. & Simpson, M. Act, React, Interact: Five Free Interactive Tools for Online Teaching. INVITED Simpson, M. (2007, September). Video Technologies +1 in Online Methods Courses. Academic Media Technology Services e-learning Update. FGCU. Simpson, M. (2005, March-July). (Various articles). The Collier Citizen. http://www.colliercitizen.com. Simpson, M. (1998). An Exploratory Case Study of the Performance of Graduates of the College Preparatory Program of Saudi Aramco at Universities in the United States (Doctoral dissertation). Available from UMI Dissertation Services. PRESENTATIONS INTERNATIONAL Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2015, May). Reflection Required! Preservice Teacher-Produced Videos in Online ESOL Methods Courses. Presented at the 2015 Lilly International Conference: College and University Teaching and Learning, Bethesda, MD. Page 4
Bolduc-Simpson, S. & Simpson, M. (2015, May). Act, React, Interact: Five Free Interactive Tools for Online Teaching. Presented at the 2015 Lilly International Conference: College and University Teaching and Learning, Bethesda, MD. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2013, November). Designing, Developing and Assessing Online Intra-Collegiate Earth Charter Projects: Focus on Diversity. Presented at the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conference (AAACE 2013), Lexington, KY. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2013, March). Teachers Teaching Teachers Technology: An Innovative PK-12 Professional Development Program. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference (SITE 2013), New Orleans, LA. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2011, November). From Toys to Tools: Five Fantastic Freebies for Mobile Phone Use in Online Classes. Presented at the International Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT 2011), Jacksonville, FL. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2010, June). I Think, You Think: Teacher- Student Reflections Using Free Online Technologies. Presented at the International Convention of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE 2010), Denver, CO. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2010, April). I Think, You Think: Teacher- Student Reflections Using Free Online Technologies. Presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, San Diego, CA. Simpson, M. (2008, April). The Use of Student-Produced Video Clips in Online ESOL Methods Courses. Presented at the International Convention of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, New York, NY. Simpson, M., & Vazquez-Montilla, E. (2008, March). A Global Approach in Teacher Education: Development of Effective Teaching Strategies in Pre-service Teachers Using Student-Produced Video Clips in Online Methods Courses. Presented at the 2008 ACEI Annual International Convention, Atlanta., GA. NATIONAL Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2008, November). Voki and Video (Student) Production The Hidden Agenda. Presented at the Angel Southeast User Group Virtual Conference. STATE Page 5
Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2011, February). I Think, You Think: Teacher-Student Reflections Using Free Online Technologies. Presented at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC 2011), Orlando, FL. Simpson, M., & Vazquez-Montilla, E. (2007, May). Student-Produced Video Clips in (Alternative) ESOL Methods Courses. Presented at the 2007 Sunshine State TESOL Convention, West Palm Beach, FL. LOCAL Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2011, February). Engaging Your Students Using 3 Cool Web 2.0 Tools: Part 2. Teaching Writing Using 3 Cool Web 2.0 Tools. Presented at the National Writing Project workshop for K-12 teachers. Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2010, October). Engaging Your Students Using 3 Cool Web 2.0 Tools: Part 1. Presented at the National Writing Project workshop for K-12 teachers, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Simpson, M., & Bolduc-Simpson, S. (2010, April). I Think, You Think: Teacher- Student Reflections Using Free Online Technologies. Research poster presented at the Celebration of Excellence Day, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Simpson, M. (2009, June). More Free Internet Tools to Enhance Writing Assignments. Presented at the National Writing Project workshop for K-12 teachers, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Simpson, M. (2009, April). Collaborative Blogs as Web 1.0 & 2.0 Technology Learning Tools in Online Courses. Presented at the Celebration of Excellence, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Simpson, M. (2007, April). The Use of Video Clip Technologies in an Online ESOL Methodology Course. Research poster presented at the Celebration of Excellence Day, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL. Page 6