Blogs That Actually Say Something
- Time Goes By
By Fon: An insightful woman's journey of growing older. - Baptist to the Bone!
I am a Baptist pastor in Gainesville, Florida; I have a wife, three kids, a dog, and a cat (all Baptist!) (By Fon: While I'm not a Baptist but a very liberal Christian, I still think John has some very insightful things to say. Plus, he's nice!) - SAD--My Battle with Social Anxiety Disorder
I, too, am a linker. I "think" but am not much of a writer.
Fon's Blogs
WOW-Factor Reading List!
Thomas L. Pauley and Penelope J. Pauley: I'm Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams
If you don't have the results you want in your life (and who doesn't) you cannot go wrong with this book. Buy it, borrow it, read it, ASAP! (*****)
One-Line Bio
I used to be an instructional designer but have decided to pursue an academic career instead. I live in an RV with my five cats. (Almost a crazy cat lady but not quite!)
Biography
FON’S RESUME
Educator, Instructional Designer, Trainer
SUMMARY of SKILLS:
* Instructional design (ISD, SAT), and curriculum design.
* Instructional development: instructor-led, WBT, DVD, CD ROM, CBT, videotape.
* Training project management, marketing, and business analysis and development.
* Proposal development.
* Web site and graphic design and development.
* Training and teaching.
* Writing: technical, educational, business, and fiction.
* Professional conference presentation.
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004 - 2006: CACI - EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SPECIALIST
1999 - 2003: Systems Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - SENIOR INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
1997 - 1999: Cubic Applications, Inc. - SENIOR INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
1996 - 1997: WebDesigners.net, Inc. (http://www.webdesigners.net)- PRESIDENT
1995 - 1997: Self-employed - TRAINING CONSULTANT
1994 - 1995: George Mason University, School of Education - ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
1994 - 1995: George Mason University, Instructional Development Office (IDO) - SR. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER/PROJECT MANAGER
1993 - 1994: Computer Technologies, Inc. (CTS)- MANAGER, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
1990 - 1993: Self-employed - DESKTOP PUBLISHER AND TRAINING CONSULTANT
1986 - 1990: CACI Inc.-FEDERAL - TRAINING SPECIALIST promoted to DEPARTMENT MANAGER
1983 - 1986: Cordatum, Inc.- TRAINING MANAGER
1982-1983: Compucon, Inc. - TRAINING MANAGER
1981-1982: Systems and Applied Sciences Corporation - EDUCATION SPECIALIST
1980-1981: Planning Research Corporation - TRAINING ANALYST
1979-1980: Xerox Corporation - TRAINING CONSULTANT
1968 – 1980: Classroom teacher, adult education teacher; drug and alcohol abuse counselor; counselor for at-risk adolescents; career counselor; manager, student advocacy project; educational researcher/writer.
EDUCATION:
* PhD Candidate: Educational Neuropsychology; Capella University
* Ed.D. program: Curriculum and Instruction (Computer Uses in Education and Training); University of Maryland.
* Ed.S. and Ed.D. programs: Human Resource and Organizational Development; George Washington University.
* Special Student: Data Processing and Computer Science; Prince George's Community College and University of Maryland.
* M.Ed.: Human Development; University of Maryland.
* B.A.: Social Studies Education; University of Maryland.
Interests
Fon's Interests:
* Painting: watercolor and drawing, especially portraits
* Huck towel embroidery (an almost lost art)* Using gumballs and pine cones for Christmas decorations
* Interior design (when I have an interior to design)
* Fashion design (I do rough sketches but need a trained fashion drawer to turn them into "the real deal")
* Animals--companion and others (with 11 former strays, I should think so! See them in my photo album of "The Kids"
* Human growth and development
* Color theory, personality theory (especially the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), and color pesonality theory (I designed an instrument I'll put online, eventually)
* Emotional health and self-actualization
* Internet trends and technologies
* Internet marketing, goal setting, and success
* New Age music and writing music of various genres
* Spirituality and religious thought
* Hawaii (See my new site on Hawaii)
* French and France
* The Eastern Shore of Maryland
* Multimedia design, development, and technologies
* Learning theory and human cognition
* Graphic design and Photoshop
* Photography and videography
* Technolgoy-delivered instruction (aka, instructional design), user interface design, and usability for computer screens
* Digital narration (how to combine linear fiction (primarily DVD) and non-fiction interactive multimedia
* Screenwriting and filmmaking
