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Service

Service has been an important part of establishing myself as a faculty member at Cortland and a member of a larger community. I have participated in, and am currently serving as, a member of various committees on the departmental level, school level, college level and SUNY system level. I see service as a way of both enhancing one's learning and developing a sense of civic pride and values. I enjoy having positive working relationships with my colleagues and thereby being able to collaborate at all levels.

Professional Service/National and International Level

  • Editorial Service: American Educational Research Journal/SIA (AERJ)- Reviewer (2004-current)
  • Professional Service
    • American Educational Research Association (AERA) serving on SIG - Education and the World Wide Web, 2004, 2005, and 2006
    • American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting Proposal Reviewer: Division C Section 7-Technology Research, 2005, 2007.
  • Membership
    • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    • American Educational Communication and Technology (AECT)
    • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

Professional Service/State Level

  • University Faculty Senate, Graduate and Research Committee, Fall 2007 to present

Professional Service/College Level

  • Search Committee for the Director of International Programs, Spring 2007

SUNY Cortland/School of Education Service

  • Growth Planning/Maintenance of Existing Programs Committee, Fall 2007 to present

SUNY Cortland/Department of Childhood/Early Childhood Education Service

  • Department Curriculum Committee, Fall 2006 to present
  • Generalist Search Committee, Fall 2006. Working together with Dr. Emilie Kudela and Dr. Susan Stratton, we successfully hired one faculty member, spending substantial time and effort in this process.
  • Research & Technology Committee, Fall 2005 to present. This committee compiled a list of the journals and their submission guidelines plus a list of conferences to facilitate faculty research and scholarly activities. This committee also successfully organized a continuing series of scholarly socials where faculty exchange their research and publication experiences and offer feedback to each other.

Professional Service/Local Community Level

  • I am an active participant to local community activities. I volunteered to serve Ithaca Nature Center, Ithaca Youth Bureau plus other local organizations related to children's growth.
  • I presented "Fun with Learning Technologies" to Cortland Museum Fall 2006. This activity provided Cortland community parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, college students, youth, and young children a forum to be inspired to play and learn together. See photos here.
  • I am part of the Block I teaching team working with Barry Elementary and Randall Elementary through TQLP Grant - Fall 2005 to present

Advisement

Currently I have 28 advisees in various stages of completion of their programs. In the past semesters, I have made enormous efforts in learning the curriculum and learning from my colleagues in my Department and outside the Department. Through the support of Dr. Andrea LaChance who serve as Advisement Coordinator, through discussions and consultations from my colleague Dr. Lin Lin and other senior faculty advisers such as Dr. Cynthia Benton, Ellen Newman, I have gained more confidence in providing academic advisement for students. More importantly, through advisement, I have learned more about the curriculum and programs in our department, School of Education, and other programs on campus.

Each semester I have developed a routine of contacting advisees early in the semester to develop their degree plan and to problem solve any individual issues that they may have. I sent all of them an email message through banner system that a time schedule was put on my office door to allow advisees to make appointments for at least a twenty-minute advisement. More appointments and more time were scheduled when necessary. Each student has his or her own specific needs for advisement depending upon his or her stage in the program. I provided advice and support in balancing work and study, in studying abroad, writing recommendation letters for their temporary and professional job searches

I understand my role as much more than a faculty member who helps students to select and register for appropriate coursework. I keep in touch with advisees through emails and phones and informal conversations. I promised all my students – advisees as well, that I would reply their emails within 24 hours and I keep this promise and do so. When working with advisees, I try to reach beyond course works and learn who they are as individuals to help students feel a personal connection to the professional world of education as they emerge as future teachers. Although this takes time, I believe it is worthwhile.

I continue to make efforts in becoming an excellent advisor. Being a very conscientious professional, I am enthused to support our students in all capacities.

Teaching Teams Collaboration

Together with Dr. Kim Rombach, Dr. Susan Stratton and Dr. Karen Hempson, we experimented with building a new undergraduate thematic methods block: Threading Technology Throughout the Curriculum - we call it "T3C". T3C was a methodology block that focused on the thoughtful integration of contemporary technology applications into the subject areas of math, science, and social studies and literacy. I developed a website (View T3C Webite) that facilitated the communication among the teaching team professors and with the students.