TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE ONLINE INSTRUCTOR
PHD, SOCIAL SCIENCE
El Colegio de Michoacán, Zamora, Michoacán, México
MA, ANTHROPOLOGY
San Diego State University
BA, ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
University of California, Los Angeles
TEACHING CREDENTIALS (General Bilingual, K-12; Math and Science, K-8)
Los Angeles Unified School District
EDUCATOR
ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR, 1994-PRESENT
Hartnell College, Salinas, California
Teaching hybrid courses in Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology,
Archaeology, North American Indians, California Indians, Cultures of México
Full-time
ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR, 1998-2000
City College of San Francisco, S.F., California
Taught on-line courses in Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
Part-time
BILINGUAL TEACHER, 1992-1993
San Francisco Unified School District, S.F., California
Bilingual Social Science (6th and 8th grades), James Lick Middle School
BILINGUAL TEACHER, 1987-1992
Los Angeles Unified School District, L.A., California
Bilingual General Education (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades)
Vine Street Elementary
EDUCATOR RELATED EXPERIENCES
DISTANCE EDUCATION MENTOR, 1999-PRESENT
California Virtual Campus, Region 4
Selected to represent Hartnell College in a consortium funded by the California Department of Education to assist instructors in developing online teaching using course management platforms like Blackboard, Web CT and Prometheus.
DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING LAB DIRECTOR, 1997-PRESENT
Hartnell College
Developed a Social Science computer lab to produce video ethnographies for online support and multimedia instruction using CD Roms or DVDs.
Areas of expertise include video editor programs like Director and Adobe Premiere.
HONORS PROGRAM COORDINATOR, 1998-2000
Hartnell College
Assisted in developing an educational program that integrates service learning, distance education and integrating multimedia for the development of student-centered project assessment.
Position entitled the coordination of community-based programs to integrate into the Honors Program courses' curriculum.
ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB ADVISOR, 1995-1998
Hartnell College
Directed campus and community activities which included presentations, guest speakers and exhibits.
Conducted summer archaeological and ethnographic investigations in México.
Developed an accord of mutual collaboration with Ruben Mendoza so that Hartnell College's students participate in CSUMB's Alta California Project to conduct archaeological, historical and museum-related studies.
Other components of the accord include matriculation equivalency, exchanges and international programs.
BORONDA ADOBE MUSEOLOGY PROJECT DIRECTOR, 1995-1998
Hartnell College
Initiated and established an agreement with the Monterey Historical Society-Boronda Adobe for Hartnell College's students to experience curatorial procedures which include digitalizing and archiving XIX and early XX century documents,
photos and artifacts of the central coast of California.
CO-CURATOR OF EXHIBITION, 1995
MUJERES ARTISTAS DE OCUMICHO, A Post-Colonial and Feminist perspective
Co-curating with Sophie Touzé Wargnies a group exhibition of Tarascan Indian female artists from the village of Ocumicho, Michoacán, México, The Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
RESEARCHER
ETHNOHISTORIC INVESTIGATIONS OF XVI AND XVII CENTURY DOCUMENTS
COLONIAL ARCHIVES OF COLIMA, 2000-2001
Municipal Archives and state historical archives
COLONIAL ARCHIVES OF MICHOACÁN, 1998-1999
Municipal archives of the city of Morelia and the "Casa Morelos" Museum
Historical Archives of the city of Pátzcuaro
General Archives of the West Indies, Ex-convent of Tiripetio, Michoacán
COLONIAL ARCHIVES OF GUADALAJARA, 1997-1998
Historic Archives of Jalisco, Public Works Library of Guadalajara
Colonial Documents of the Guadalajara Public Library
General Archives of the West Indies, Dávila Garibi Institute's Collection at Guadalajara's chamber of commerce in Zapopan, Jalisco
BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, 1998-PRESENT
Mexican Manuscripts, various collections pertaining to West México
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FRANCE, PARIS, SUMMER 1997
Mexican Colonial Documents, Occidental Collection
Investigated an extensive collection of Mexican colonial manuscripts that had been inaccessible to researchers for the past few decades
ARCHEOLOGICAL AND ETHNO-ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, LA MESA DE SAN MIGUEL PROJECT, 2001-PRESENT
Settlement pattern analysis and surface collection of an archaeological complex near Tuxpan, Jalisco
As a result of several years of ethnographic, archaeological and ethnohistorical investigations about the socioeconomic structure of West México enabled me to identify a large pre-Columbian architectural complex previously undiscovered.
I expect to conduct further explorations this summer.
SURFACE RECONNAISSANCE, WEST MÉXICO, 1999-2000
Archaelogical and topographical analysis of the frontier region shared by the West Mexican states of Michoacán, Jalisco and Colima.
Activities included the interpretation of aerial and satellite photographs as well as the use of global positioning systems while covering vast regions on foot, horseback and 4-wheel drive vehicles.
TARASCAN SIERRA OF MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO, SUMMERS, 1992-1996
Ethno-archaeological investigations of the Meseta Tarascan highlands of Michaocán, México. Ethnographic analysis of native communities conducted to understand the esoteric significance of the pre-Hispanic architectural remains I documented in archeological exploration
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, MISSION SAN DIEGO DE ALCALÁ, 1990-1992
ERCE/Westec Associates, Cultural Resource Management
Archaeological investigations that included excavations and data analysis
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHAEOLOGY LAB ASSISTANT, 1989-1990
Assist students with archaeological excavations and data analysis
IN PRESS
"Producción y comercialización de bebidas alcohólicas en el Occidente de México durante los siglos XVI Y XVII." In: Memorias: XXVI Mesa Redonda de la Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología e Historia. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
IN PRESS
"Intercambio de productos estratégicos en la estructura socioeconómica del antiguo Occidente." In: Producción e Intercambio de Recursos Estratégicos en el Antiguo Occidente. El Colegio de Michoacán, Zamora.
2001
"Desarrollo Cultural de la zona occidental del territorio purépecha: Una perspectiva arqueológico-etnohistórica del Occidente de México. In: Memorias: XXV Mesa Redonda de la Sociedad Mexican de Antropología e Historia. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, pp. 155-176.
2000
"La yácata: materialización de la ideología purépecha como método de transformación sociopolítica." In: Memorias: XIV Mesa Redonda de la Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología e Historia. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, pp. 378-391
2000
"An Etnohistoric Analysis of the Tarascan Empire's Western Frontier." Presentation: San Francisco State University, Anthropology Department.
2000
"Fact, Fiction and Romance, Understanding California's History through the Pioneer Monument in San Francisco." Presentation, California State University, Monterey Bay, Visual and Public Arts Institute.
Various presentations in Amalia Mesa-Bains and Sophie Touze's VPA's "Ways of Seeing" course at CSUMB
1999
"The Day of the Dead, It's Halloween…not!." In: Spartan XV (3): 8-13
1998
The Archaeology of Michoacán, Whittier Publications, New York.
1997
"The Meseta Tarasca: The Source of Purépecha Identity." Presentation: Society for American Archaeology, Nashville, Tennessee.
1996
"The Latino Community and Public Education in California." In: Educator, XI (9): 3-5.
1995
"The Archaeology of West México: Recent works." Presentation: City College of San Francisco, Anthropology Department.
1994
"The Presidents of the United States: An Indigenous Perspective." Presentation:
San Francisco City College, History Department
Conacyt (2001) - $7,500
[Awarded by the Mexican government to conduct ethnohistoric and archaeological investigations in Tuxpan, Jalisco and Colima]
California Virtual Campus, Mentor Award (2000) - $2,400
[Award of recognition by the California state chancellor for quality online instruction]
Conacyt (1999-2001) - $12,000
[Awarded by the Mexican government for innovative research in the social sciences]
Trustee's Grant for Program Innovation (1999) - $50,000
[Awarded by the Hartnell College board of trustees to set up a social sciences computer lab]
Trustee's Grant for Program Innovation (1998) - $15,000
[Awarded by the Hartnell College board of trustees to develop a digital video editing lab]
National Hispanic Foundation (1997) - $5,000
[Award of recognition for community-based research by the Latino community]
Trustee's Grant for Program Innovation (1996) - $18,000
[Award by the Hartnell College board of trustees to buy computer equipment]
PROFICIENCY IN COURSEWARE APPLICATIONS AND PROGRAMS
BlackBoard, Web CT and Prometheus Course Management Systems
[I currently use BlackBoard in all my hybrid and online classes]
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and FrontPage
[Tables, graphs, and photo presentations are made available over the Internet]
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Corel
[I use these programs to create maps, drawings and images to posted them on my web site and then linked to my the courses]
Adobe Premier and Macromedia Director
[Digital video editing programs to produce clips linked to the course to illustrate content areas]
HTML
[This allows me to design and maintain my web site at a need be basis]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN ONLINE PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Integrated Service Digital Networks
[Mainstreaming media from any location with a broadband connection]
Horizonlive (www.horizonlive.com)
[Educational support system for streaming audio and video]
Tegrity (www.tegrity.com)
[Web-based hardware and software module that integrates audio and video for on-site delivery]
Turnitin (www.turnitin.com)
[Plagiarism prevention and peer review system]
Smarthinking (www.smarthinking.com)
[Assistance center for various subjects]
WebBoard (www.webboard.com)
[Forum for asynchronous discussion for students.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society for American Archaeology [Active since 1992]
American Anthropological Association [Active since 1998]
Sociedad Mexicana de Antropología [Active since 1994]
National Educators Association [Active since 1987]
California Faculty Association [Active since 1994]
LANGUAGES
Spanish and intermediate French
CITIZENSHIP
Mexican and American
DR. DANIEL A. IPSON
Dean, Social Sciences Department
Hartnell College, Salinas, California
(831) 755-6905
dipson@hartnell.cc.ca.us
DR. EDUARDO WILLIAMS
Anthropology Professor, Centro de Estudios Antropológicos
El Colegio de Michoacán, Zamora, Michoacán, México
(011-523) 512-2597
williams@colmich.edu.mx
DR. AMALIA MESA-BAINS
Director, Visual and Public Arts Institute
California State University, Monterrey Bay
(831) 582-3005
amalia_mesa-bains@csumb.edu
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