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Education

1998, Ohio State University, Ph.D., Art Education with specialization in Museum Education and Instructional Technology
Dissertation: A History of Children's Museums in the United States , 1899-1997: Implications for Art Education and Museum Education in Art Museums

1993, Southeastern University, Master of Public Administration /Arts Administration
Final Research Paper: From Joseph H. Hirshhorn to Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , 1966~1974

1990, Fu Jen Catholic University, Bachelor of Science / Early Childhood Education
Final Research Paper: Art Museum and Children Art Education

Professional Experience

University of Alaska Anchorage , Anchorage , AK
08/03 - present, Assistant Professor of Art Education
Teach courses in art education, art appreciation, museum education, and web-based learning, work with Anchorage School District to provide in-service art teacher training, develop classes relevant to art teacher certification, build partnership with statewide museums and cultural institutions, and research current and emerging technology for non-traditional learning environment.

University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks , AK
01/04 - present, Museum Affiliate
Advise and consult Museum Education on the design, organization, implementation, and evaluation of web-based educational curriculum and programming.

CyberLab, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , IN
08/06-present, CyberLab Research Fellow
Investigate a global research network dedicated to collaboration on topics related to understanding, exporting, and researching the next generation of e-learning environment that will best benefit teaching and learning as well as promote professional networking and productivity.

Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage , AK
10/03 – present, Arts and Cultural Curriculum Advisory Board
Advise on the technical design, organization, implementation of Arts and Cultural Curriculum development.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis , Indianapolis , IN
01/01 - 08/03, Web Producer
Planned and coordinated the design and production of content for museums educational Web site. Researched and implemented creative initiatives to enhance the experience of virtual and physical visitors.

Fu Jen Catholic University , Taipei , Taiwan
01/03 - present, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, Graduate Program
Teaching “Museum and Web Site Design,” a 3 credit hour course at graduate level

Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis , IN
05/01 - 08/02, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, Department of Anthropology
Taught “Museum and Technology,” a 3 credits course at senior and graduate level.

Indianapolis Museum of Art , Indianapolis , IN
08/99 - 12/00, Coordinator of Educational Technology
Developed and coordinated the implementation of new technology projects.

Dallas Museum of Art , Dallas , TX
06/99, Consultant
Evaluated and provided recommendations for improvements of Gateway Gallery, a specially designed space for family and children to experience art.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, Ohio State University , Columbus , OH
01/99 - 04/99, Web Developer, 09/95-12/98, Graduate Research Associate
Served as web developer in the Electronic Productions Team that provides resources for K-12 mathematics and science education

COSI, Center of Science and Industry, Columbus , OH
05/98 - 06/98, Special Exhibit Consultant

The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , NY
Summer 1996, Paid Summer Intern / Educational Web Design

Children's Museum of the Arts, New York , NY
Summer 1996, Exhibition Intern           

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg , TN
10/96, Gallery Intern

Wexner Center of the Arts, Columbus , OH
09/96 - 12/98, Family Day Artist & Tour Guide

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , Washington , DC
08/93 - 12/93, Master Intern
Developed Young at Art family program and the “Gallery Activity Guide”

Taipei City Fine Art Museum , Taipei , Taiwan
09/89 - 06/90, Volunteer
Developed and implemented educational programs at the Sunday Family Workshops

Presentations

International Conferences & Lectures

  • “Informatics and Art: Bridging Technology and the Aesthetic” presented at the Informatik-Kolloquium, Universität Bremen, in Bremen, Germany, July 19, 2006.
  • “Distance and No Distance: Docent Training via Videoconference” presented at the E-Learn 2005 World Conference, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, in Vancouver, BC, October 24-28, 2005.
  • “Using Museum Online Resources: Recommendations for A Teacher Training Model Using Technology in Rural Alaska,” presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, March 1-5, 2005.
  • “Object-Based Learning and Museum Online Resources,” presented at the E-Learn 2004 World Conference, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, in Washington, DC, November 1-5, 2004.
  • “MUSE Awards and Fifteen Year of Achievement,” presented at the ICOM-AVICOM, F@amp.2004, Festival Audiovisual International Musées & Patrimoine, National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, May 1-5, 2004.
  • “Art Education and Museum Online Resources,” lectured at the Chan-Hua University in Chan-Hau, Taiwan, May 19, 2004.
  • “Docent Training and Electronic Media,” presented at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art in Tai-Chun, Taiwan, May 23, 2004.
  • “Museum Experience: Design of Exhibition Space,” presented at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 2004.
  • “Museum Experience and E-Learning,” lectured at the National Tai-Nan Art Institute in Taipei, Taiwan, May 30, 2004.
  • “Museum E-Learning vs. Media and Technology,” presented at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taipei , Taiwan , May 31, 2004.
  • “Children’s Museum and Early Childhood Education,” lectured at the Tai-Nan Normal University in Tai-Nan, Taiwan, June 1, 2004.

National Conferences

  • “LearnAlaska: Leveraging the Information Asset” presented at the Museum Computer Network 34th Annual Conference in Pasadena , California , November 8-11, 2006.
  • “Epsilen-An Academic Version of MySpace: Pedagogical Discussion for Teaching and Learning” presented at the New Media Consortium Online Conference on the Impact of Digital Media via the Internet, October 24-25, 2006. 
  • “Play to Learn: Exploring Online Educational Games in Museums” presented at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts, July 33-August 3, 2006.
  • “Power of Play and Learning: Exploring Educational Games in Museums” presented at the New Media Consortium Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, June 7-10, 2006.
  • “Storytelling in Digital Media” co-presented with Vivian Ducat at the American Association of Museums Post-Conference Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts, May 1, 2006.
  • “Data Management III: Serving Audiences outside the Box” co-presented with Holly Witchy, Ann Foster, Erin Coburn, and Nik Honeysett at the American Association of Museum Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, April 27 to May 1, 2006.
  • “Distance and No Distance: Building E-Docent Community” co-presented with Rika Burnham, Gin Wachter, and Soren Kaplan at the American Association of Museum Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, April 27 to May 1, 2006.
  • “Bringing The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Alaska: Opportunities and Challenges for Docent Training Using Internet2” co-presented with Jennifer Arseneau, Darrell L. Bailey, Rika Burnham, Luyen Chou, Terry Dickey, and Deborah Howes at the Spring 2006 Internet2 Member Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, April 25, 2006.
  • “Creating Interactive PowerPoint and Flash Movies for E-Learning in Art” co-presented with Mei-Fen Chen at the National Art Education Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois, March 22-26, 2006.
  • “Play to Learn: Designing Educational Games in Museum” presented at the New Media Consortium Online Conference on Educational Gaming via the Internet, December 7-8, 2005. 
  • “Modular Small-Scale Media: Achieving Community Curation throughout Rural Alaska,” co-presented with Roger Topp at the SIGGRAPH 2005 in Los Angeles, California, July 31-August 4, 2005.
  • “LearnAlaska: An Educator’s Tool for Utilizing Alaska’s Digital Archive,” presented at the New Media Consortium Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 13-19, 2005.
  • “Developing Small-scale Animation and Video for Interpretation,” co-presented with Roger Topp, Joseph Sivell, and Fang-Yin Lin at the American Association of Museum Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1-5, 2005.
  • “Getting the Most Out of Video Production: A Primer for Museum Professionals,” co-presented with Patricia Steele, Gail Ringel, and Peter Samis at the American Association of Museum Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1-5, 2005.
  • “Teaching Art Appreciation to Non-Art Majors,” presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, March 5-8, 2005.
  • “Teaching and Learning Art through Online Resources – An Alaska Experience,” presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in Denver, Colorado, April, April 15-20, 2004.
  • “Developing Exhibition-Specific Interactive Technology,” co-presented with Debbie Babcock at the Association of American Museums Conference in Dallas, Taxes, May 12-16, 2002.
  • “Understanding The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): Practical Suggestions and Shared Experiences,” presented at the Museum Computer Network Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 24-17, 2001.
  • “Let’s Talk: An Art Dialogue with Young Children from 3 to 5,” presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in Los Angeles, California, March 31-April 4, 2000.
  • “Discovering the Transformation of Cultural Meanings in Multiple Dimensions,” co-presented with Jui-Yi Huang at National Art Education Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois, April 1-5, 1998.
  • “An Investigation of Victor D’Amico’s Children’s Art Carnival at the Museum of Modern Art from 1942 to 1968,” presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19-23, 1997.   
  • “Two Multimedia Art Projects – When Western and Eastern Art Worlds Meet,” co-presented with Mei-Fen Chen at the National Art Education Association Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19-23, 1997.     
  • “An Integrative Arts Curriculum: The Traditional Indigenous Textiles in Guatemalan Indian Culture,” presented at the National Art Education Association Convention in San Francisco, California, March 22-26, 1996.

Regional Conferences

  • “Add Spice to Your Teaching with LearnAlaska” co-presented with Robin Davis at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, February 25-28, 2006.
  • “Discovering and Exploring Online Educational Games” presented at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, February 25-28, 2006.
  • “LearnAlaska: Exploring Alaska’s Culture, History and Art Online” co-presented with Roger Topp at the Museums Alaska Conference in Kodiak, Alaska, October 5-8, 2005.
  • “LearnAlaska: An Educator's Tool for Utilizing Alaska's Digital Archive,” co-presented with Robin Davis at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, February 26-March 1, 2005.
  • “What are MoliNet and Vilda and what do they mean for you?” co-presented with Carone Sturm, Roger Topp, and Robin Davis at the Museums Alaska Conference in Anchorage , Alaska , September 15-18, 2004.
  • “Online Art Resources for Teaching,” presented at the Basic Arts Institute, Alaska Arts Education Consortium in Juneau, Alaska, July 25, 2004.
  • “Museums, Classrooms, and Electronic Opportunities,” presented at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference, in Anchorage, Alaska, January 12-13, 2004.
  • “Expanding Our Audience and Extending Their Visit: The Children’s Museum Online,” presented at the Indiana Computer Educators Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, January 23-25, 2003.
  • “Using Technology to Enhance Young Adolescences’ Online Museum Experience: An Example from a Web Site—Bones: An Exhibit Inside You,” presented at the Indiana Computer Educators Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, January 24-26, 2002.
  • “An Historical Investigation of Children’s Museum Development in the United States from 1899 to 1925: The Motivations and Initiatives in Educational and Social Aspects,” accepted paper at the Ohio State University Graduate Research Forum, Columbus , Ohio ,  April 18, 1998.
  • “Voices of the Heart, Voices of the Art” co-presented with Jui-Yi Huang at the 1997 National Colloquium: “How History & Culture Come Together as Art,” in the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 20-24, 1997.
  • “An Investigation of Children’s Museums in the United States: Their Past, Present, and Future,” a progress report presented at the Museum Education Roundtable Seventh Annual Research Colloquium poster section, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30, 1997.

Professional Membership

  • American Association of Museums
  • Association of Children's Museums
  • Museum Education Roundtable
  • National Art Education Association
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  • Museum Computer Network

Professional Services

  • Curator, Journeys: An Interactive Exhibit at the UAA Consortium Library, April 7-May 3, 2006
  • Juror and Competition Liaison, The All-State Art Competition, Alaska School Activities Association, Jan-March, 2006
  • Program Chair, Media and Technology Committee, American Association of Museums, 2005-present.
  • Grant Reviewer, National Leadership Grant for Museums, Institution of Museums and Libraries Services, 2001-present.
  • Chair, MUSE Awards, American Association of Museums, 2002-present.
  • Board Member, Media and Technology Committee, A Standing Professional Committee of the American Association of Museums, 2001-present.
  • Board Member, Alaska Alliance For Arts Education, 2003-present.
  • Committee Member, Art Curriculum Committee, Anchorage School District, 2003-present.
  • Committee Member, Religious Art & Music Committee, Anchorage School District, 2003-present.
  • Panel of Judges, MUSE Awards, American Association of Museums, 2001-2002.
  • Panel of Judges, Best of the Web Awards, International Conference on Museum and the Web, 2001-2002.

University Services

  • BFA Committee
  • ACE Committee
  • UAA Diversity Committee (Faculty Senate)
  • Ad Hoc Faculty Senate Committee to Improve UAA's Research Culture
  • Ad Hoc Committee to develop guideline for the 2005 Chancellor's Fund for Research and cholarship

Funding Awards

  • “Investigating the Effectiveness of Using LearnAlaska in Alaska K-12 Rural and Urban Classroom Settings,” University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor’s Fund for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, $9200, 2006
  • Faculty Minigrant for Community-Based Learning, University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Community Learning and Services, $2000, 2006
  • “Investigating the Effectiveness of Distance-delivered Docent and Teacher-training Programs: A Study between a Museum’s Traveling Exhibit and Community Museums,” University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Development Grant, $4500, 2005.
  • UAA Research Travel Grant, 2004, 2005, 2006.
  • “Developing a Distance Delivery Docent Training Program for the Light Motifs: American Impressionist Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Traveling Exhibit at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art,” University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Development Grant, $4500, 2004.
  • “Family Room: Alaska Stories, Art and History,” Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museum Online National Leadership Grant, Co-PI with Suzi Jones, Deputy Director of Anchorage Museum of History and Art, $249,500, 2004. (Not funded)
  • Dissertation Fellowship, The Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, $12,000, 1997.
  • Graduate Enrichment Award, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, $1,000, 1997.
  • Graduate Student Alumni Research Award, The Ohio State University , $1,000, 1996
  • Summer Paid Internship, The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York , NY, 1996.

Honors & Recognition

  • Outstanding Volunteer, Certificate of Recognition, Anchorage School of District
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  • Marquis Who’s Who of American Women, 2004-2006 Edition
  • Marquis Who’s Who in the World,  2004-2006 Edition
  • Certificate, Internet2 Common Coordinator, 2006