RESUME
 

CHRISTINE BAUER-RAMAZANI
                      

Saint Michael’s College, Applied Linguistics Department
Colchester, VT 05439-0253
(802)654-2642
e-mail: cbauer-ramazani at smcvt.edu
home page: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani
 

Education | Professional Experience | Professional Distinctions & Recognitions |
Professional Engagement | Consulting | Grants | Language Background | Organizational Affiliations
 

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Vermont, 1992: "best individual performance on the 1992 comprehensives"
Certificate in Management, University of Colorado, 1983
M.A. in English Linguistics, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany, 1978
M.Ed. in English Curriculum and Instruction, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975
Equivalent of B.A. in English, History and Education, Universität Trier, Germany, 1973

Saint Michael's College, Applied Linguistics Department, Colchester, Vermont, 9/86-present
INSTRUCTOR and TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR:
Specialize in teaching computer-assisted language learning (CALL) to MATESL graduate students as  well as English for Business in the College's Academic English and Intensive English Programs; have authored and taught an online, interactive, multimedia course
for GSL520: CALL; facilitate TESOL Webinars and other teleconferences ; have taught graduate MATESL courses (communication skills, practicum, CALL); have taught several undergraduate courses in business administration; instruct international students in English at all levels of proficiency and in all areas of language study (grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking); have developed and taught special courses in Learning English through the Internet, Learning English by Creating a Web Project; Business English, TOEFL, Academic Skills, video-based content instruction, debating, orientation to the U.S., essay-writing, research and formal documentation skills; function as master teacher and mentor for graduate practicum students;

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2002-present
ONLINE INSTRUCTOR
Teach two courses regularly in TESOL's Certificate Program Principles and Practices of Online Teaching program: Teaching Reading and Writing Online and Online Learning for Campus-based Teaching; have taught Teaching Writing Online as well; have designed the courses and taught them online using the Desire2Learn platform. 

DIRECTOR, Intensive English Program, 8/93-8/94:
Directed administration and curriculum of the program, including budget, staffing, hiring, orienting, and training new instructors, enrollment management, testing, student orientation and advising, course selection and scheduling, teacher and program evaluation, professional development, development of advertising materials and student and faculty handbooks; assisted the Dean with development of management information systems tools to establish an internal budget system, track student inquiries, student placement/academic plans, standard test scores; developed marketing strategies and budgets for special programs.

CO-COORDINATOR, Intensive English Program, 1/90-8/93:
Directed curriculum development and planning for the five levels of the program; reorganized the Language Lab into a Language Learning Resource Center; assisted with staffing, testing and student placement, student orientation, text selection, development of teacher evaluation criteria and procedures.

The Economics Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1980-1986
ASSISTANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR/ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR:

Assisted the Deputy Director in the administration of a program for international graduate students of economics and business; as Chairperson of the English Curriculum Committee, negotiated for and implemented new curriculum projects; supervised and evaluated the performance of faculty; organized and conducted faculty in-service workshops; as Instructor, taught English for Business at all levels and in all areas of the curriculum.

The Bridge International School, Denver, Colorado, 1979-80
ASSISTANT CURRICULUM SUPERVISOR/INSTRUCTOR:
Coordinated the grammar curriculum for all five levels of the program; instructed undergraduate international students in all areas of English language and culture studies.

English Language Services, Denver, Colorado, 1978-1979
INSTRUCTOR:
Instructed undergraduate international students in English as well as in American life and culture

Volkshochschule Kelsterbach, Kelsterbach, Germany, 1977-78
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR
Instructed German adults in basic and intermediate English; introduced them to British and American customs and culture

Professional
Distinctions
& Recognitions 

Elected in-coming Chair (2008-09) of the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS) of TESOL
Lead coordinator, Electronic Village Fair Classics, Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS) of TESOL (2007-2008)
Invited speaker, Academic Session of the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALL-IS) of TESOL.  Best Practices in CALL.
        CALL and SLA: Research, Applications, and Beyond, 42nd TESOL Convention and Exhibition, New York, NY, March 2008
Advisory Board Member for Online Teaching and Learning / Online Learning Consultant, Pearson Longman, February 2008-present
Invited plenary speaker, 10th National ELT Conference on InformationTechnology and ELT, British Council/Centro Colombo Americano/Universidad
        de la Sabana, Bogota, Colombia, April 26-28, 2007; Engaging English Language Learners in Project-based Learning through Technology, Invited speaker, Academic Session of the Speech, Pronunciation, Listening Interest Section (SPL-IS) of TESOL,
        Technology & Speech: The effectiveness of computer technology in teaching speaking and pronunciation skills, 41st Annual TESOL
         Convention and Exhibition, Seattle, Washington, March 2007
Chair, Intensive English Program Placement and Proficiency Testing Committee, Applied Linguistics Department, Saint Michael's College, Fall 2007
         - present
Member of the Task Force of the Applied Linguistics Department charged with restructuring the Intensive English Program, June 2007-February
         2008 (presented to the department faculty and collaborated on the report)
Member of the CEA (Commission on English Language Program Accreditation) team, School of International Studies (now Applied Linguistics
         Department), Saint Michael's College, Fall 2006 - Summer 2007
Member of the Committee on the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) Committee, Applied Linguistics Department, Saint Michael's
         College, Fall 2006 – present
Nominated to the 2006/2007 Manchester Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women
Faculty Mentor of the week-long Teaching with Technology Workshop 2005, Saint Michael's College, June 2005
Re-elected member of the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Steering Committee, TESOL, 2005-2008
Featured in The Bell Tower, A Publication of the School of International Studies at Saint Michael’s, Spring 2004, “Computers as Tools for Students and their Teachers" (http://www.smcvt.edu/pdf/sis/04_spring_bt.pdf)
Member of the Technology Advisory Committee, TESOL, April 2004-07
Technology Coordinator, Applied Linguistics Department, Saint Michael's College, September 2003-present
Member of the Course Management Systems Task Force, Saint Michael's College, 2003-2004
Consultant to the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee of Saint Michael's College on the topic of "Evaluating Online Course Design and
        Syllabi", March 2004
Invited Leader, TESOL ONLINE ACADEMY Workshop on “Teaching Writing Online”, with participants from 3 continents, September 30-
        October 27, 2002.  http://www.tesol.org/edprg/olw/academies-2.html#ol3
Member of the International Centennial Committee, St. Michael’s College, 2002-2004
Elected member of the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Steering Committee, TESOL, 2000-2004
Featured in Topics Online Magazine for conducting “An Integrated Skills Unit: Student Web Projects,”
           http://www.topics-mag.com/projects/restaurants/christine-b-r-page.htm
Featured in TESOL Matters 11.4, Sept./Oct./Nov. 2001, “Wandering the Web,” p. 15: “Web Pages Created by Students”—
        http://www.tesol.org/pubs/articles/2001/tm11-4-02.html
Founding member and Lead Organizer of the Electronic Village (EV) Online Sessions, TESOL Computer-Assisted Language Learning
        Interest Section (CALL) Interest Section, August 2000-April 2004
        2004: http://www.geocities.com/tesol_evonline/
        2003: http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/TESOL/EVOL/evol2003.htm
        2002: http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/gsl520/TESOL/ev_online02_TESOLblast.htm
        2001: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~call/ev2001/evonline.html
Member of the Technology Steering Committee, St. Michael’s College, 2000-2006
Member of the Technology Committee, Applied Linguistics Department, St. Michael's College, 2000-present
Featured in The Bell Tower, A Publication of the School of International Studies at Saint Michael’s, Fall 1999, “Virtually Speaking: Computer
        Technology in the ESL/TESL Classroom” (http://www.smcvt.edu/sis/belltower/fall_99/Computer.html)
Featured in TESOL Matters 10.3 (June/July 1999), “Wandering the Web”, p. 23 ”Wired Teachers at TESOL 2000, Internet Fair
        (http://www.tesol.org/pubs/magz/wanweb/2000/wanweb0008.html)
Member of the Dean's Council, School of International Studies, St. Michael's College, 1993-1998
Member of the Educational Technology Committee, St. Michael's College, 1996-1997
Member of the UAP Action Team, St. Michael's College, 1996-1999
Member of the MATESL Practicum Committee, St. Michael's College, 1996-present;
Member of the Vice President's Strategic Planning Committee, St. Michael's College, 1992-93
Member of several Language Lab Committees, St. Michael's College, 1992-1995
Member of Language Lab Search Committee, St. Michael's College, 1995-1996
Co-Program Chair, 8th Annual CoTESOL Convention, Nov. 1983, Denver, Colorado
Elected Chairperson/Member of Executive Committee, CoTESOL Special Interest Group, Applied Linguistics, 1980-1981
Organizer and Chair of the Applied Linguistics Forum of CoTESOL on pragmatics in April 1981

Professional
Engagement

Faculty development workshop, "Using the Internet in the ESL Classroom--Resources and Web Site Evaluation," Saint Michael's College,
      December 5, 2006
Faculty development workshop, "Integrating Technology into the ESL Classroom," Passaic County Community College, Hudson County Community
      College, New Jersey City University, Paterson, NJ, Oct. 27, 2006
Book chapter, "Training CALL Teachers Online," in Teacher Education in CALL (2006) (eds. Philip Hubbard & Michael Levy).  John Benjamins
      Publishers.
Organizer/Interviewer/Moderator, Web Casts from the 2006 Internet Fair Classics, 40th TESOL Convention and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, March
      2006. 
Co-Organizer, Internet Fair Classics 2006, 40th TESOL Convention and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, March 2006.
Internet Fair Mini-Workshop, together with Paula Emmert, Introduction to Creating WebQuests with Templates, 40th TESOL Convention and
      Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, March 2006.
Discussion Group, together with Mary-Ellen Butler-Pascoe, Collaborative Activities for Effective Online Learning Communities, 40th TESOL
      Convention and Exhibition, Tampa, Florida, March 2006.
Panel member and on-campus Photo Exhibit (Durick Library): Perspectives on the Middle East, Saint Michael's College, Fall 2005
Mentoring, presenting to, and assisting faculty at the week-long Teaching with Technology Workshop 2005, June 2005
Live online presentation at the Tutor Mentor eConference--Interaction and collaboration in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Produced
       by: Digital Workforce Education Society, Powered by: Alado.net, May 10, 2005.
Invited Demonstration--Internet Fair Classics: Using CALL Software in the ESL Classroom: Streaming video clips, 39th Annual TESOL
       Convention and Exhibition 2005, San Antonio, Texas
Invited demonstration--Internet Fair Classics—Training CALL Teachers Online, 39th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibition 2005, San
       Antonio, Texas
Discussion Group, together with Mary-Ellen Butler-Pascoe, "Professional Development Opportunities in CALL," 39th Annual TESOL Convention
       and Exhibition 2005, San Antonio, Texas
Article, with Elizabeth Hanson-Smith. Professional Development: The Electronic Village Online of the TESOL CALL Interest Section
       TESL-EJ, Vol. 8. No. 2 (September 2004).
Participant and Faculty Mentor-in-Training, Teaching with Technology Workshop 2004, Saint Michael's College
Demonstration, together with Kayoko (Koko) Hirano, Hiroko Kunimatsu, Anne Orellana, and Yasuko Unno,
       Using WebQuests for ESL in Public Schools and Intensive English Programs, Northern New England TESOL, Saint Michael's College, April
       17, 2004.
Academic Session of the CALL Interest Section of TESOL, Preparing the Next Generation of CALL Practitioners: Online teacher training in CALL,
        38th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibition 2004, Long Beach, California.
Discussion Group, together with Mary-Ellen Butler-Pascoe, How can we use technology to integrate skills-based activities into our classes?, 38th
        Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibition 2004, Long Beach, California, March/April 2004..
Demonstration, together with Chris Jones, Vance Stevens, Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Nigel Caplan, Rebecca M. Dauer, Gary Carkin, Teresa Almeida
       d'Eca, Professional Development through Electronic Village Online Sessions, Jan. 25 to March 5, 2004, Internet Fair of the 38th Annual
       TESOL Convention and Exhibition 2004, Long Beach, California.
Demonstration, together with Kayoko Hirano, WebQuests for Project-based Teacher Training, Internet Fair of the 38th Annual TESOL Convention
        and Exhibition 2004, Long Beach, California.
Presentation, Experiments in Distance Learning: 4 1/2 Years of Distance Learning/Teaching, delivered as part of a panel discussion by the
        Educational Technology Committee and the Teaching Resource Committee, Saint Michael’s College, March 26, 2004
Demonstration, The theoretical and pedagogical implications of authentic, collaborative web projects, Northern New England (NNE) TESOL
        Conference, Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH, Nov. 15, 2003
Leader/Owner of the "Collaborating Online" Community of Practice in Yahoo!Groups, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/online_collab/  "How to use the Internet
        in Teaching English as a Foreign Language"--Presentation to 12 Armenian Public School Principals, April 7, 2003, Saint Michael's College
Discussion Group, together with JoAnn Miller, Collaborative Activities in Online Learning/Teaching, 37th Annual TESOL 2003 Convention and
        Exhibit, Baltimore, MD.
Invited Demonstration, Internet Fair Classics—Teaching Computer-Assisted Language Learning Online, at the Internet Fair of the 37th Annual
        TESOL 2003 Convention and Exhibit, Baltimore, MD.
Invited Demonstration, Internet Fair Classics—Multimedia CALL Lessons, at the Internet Fair of the 37th Annual TESOL 2003 Convention and
        Exhibit, Baltimore, MD.      
Demonstration, Internet Fair—Autonomous Learning through authentic, collaborative web projects, at the Internet Fair of the 37th Annual TESOL
        2003 Convention and Exhibit, Baltimore, MD.
Demonstration, Internet Fair—Electronic Village (EV) Online Sessions 2003, at the Internet Fair of the 37th Annual TESOL 2003 Convention and
        Exhibit, Baltimore,MD.
Training of Online Moderators for the Electronic Village Online 2003 Sessions in the web course management tools/systems offered by
        YahooGroups, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline/.
TESOL ONLINE ACADEMY Workshop on “Teaching Writing Online”, with participants from 3 continents, September 30-October 27, 2002. 
        http://www.tesol.org/edprg/olw/academies-2.html#ol3
Leader/Owner of the “Teaching Writing Online” Community of Practice in Yahoo!Groups, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teachonlinewriting/
Demonstration, together with Olena Koroliova, Internet Fair Classics--Multimedia CALL Lessons, at the Internet Fair of the 36^th  Annual TESOL 2002
        Convention and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
Demonstration, Internet Fair Classics--Building Blocks of an Online CALL Course, at the Internet Fair of the 36th Annual TESOL 2002 Convention
        and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
Discussion group, together with Barbara Sihombing, “Fostering interaction and collaboration in online courses”, 36^th Annual TESOL 2002 Convention
        and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. Bibliography: http://www.peakpeak.com/~barbs/biblio.html
Discussion group, together with Susan Gaer, “On-line projects for teaching and learning,” 36^th Annual TESOL 2002 Convention and Exposition, Salt
        Lake City, Utah. Handout: http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/tesol2002/projects2002.html
Training of Online Moderators for the Electronic Village Online 2001-2004 Sessions in the web course management tools/systems offered by
       YahooGroups (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline/ --open) and Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com/courses/EV2001/ -- password protected).
“An Integrated Skills Unit: Student Web Projects,” Topics Online Magazine, http://www.rice.edu/projects/topics/teachers/christine-b-r-page.htm.
Workshop/Seminar (May 21, 2001): Planning for Online International Study/ Sharing AVIC Resources, Retreat of the Association of Vermont
       Independent Colleges (AVIC), Brattleboro, VT (PowerPoint slideshow).
Faculty Presentations to the Board of Trustees on Technology in the Classroom, St. Michael’s College (April 2001): “SIS (School of International
       Studies) Distance Courses”.
Workshop, together with Barbara Sihombing, Economics Institute: Interaction, collaboration, and assessment in online courses  (PowerPoint
       slideshows, bibliography, and rubric for Indicators of Engaged Learning), 35^th Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, March
       2001.
Internet Fair Demonstration, together with graduate students Anna Marie Robinson and Margaret Rafferty (March, 2001): Multimedia CALL Lessons, 
       35^th Annual TESOL 2001 Convention and Exposition, St. Louis, MO.
Paper (May 2000): Using the Internet to Deliver Teacher Training:Teaching Online, TESOL Greece, Athens, Greece.
Workshop (May 2000): Teaching Computer-assisted Language Learning Online, Hellenic American Union and the University of Athens, Athens,
       Greece.
Workshop (May 2000): Online Resources for Computer-Assisted Language Learning Teachers, Hellenic American Union and the University of
       Athens, Athens, Greece.
Internet Fair Demonstration (March 2000): Building Blocks of an Online CALL Course for MATESL Students, 34^th Annual TESOL Convention and
       Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada; mentioned in the column “Convention Coverage” of TESOL Matters, June/July 2000.
Paper (June 1999), together with Lori Williams,
       Using CALL to teach CALL: Preparing an interactive web-based CALL course for distance education.  CALICO (Computer Assisted Language
       Instruction Consortium ), Oxford, Ohio.
Paper (March 1999): An Assessment Rubric for Business Writing, 33^rd Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, New York, NY.
Internet Fair Demonstration (March 1999), together with graduate student Karl Sklar, St. Michael’s College:
       A student-centered web-based Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) course for teachers of English as a Second Language, 33^rd
          Annual TESOL Convention and Exposition, New York, NY; the demonstration was mentioned in the column “Convention Coverage” of TESOL
        Matters, June/July 1999.
Colloquium (March 1998), together with Dr. Mahmoud Arani, St. Michael’s College; Loren Deutsch, University of Chicago; Laura Doto, University of
        Chicago; Karen Russikoff, California State Polytechnic University; Betsy Smith, Pitzer College;Carmen Velasco-Martin, University of
        Barcelona and California State University: Preparing ESL students for academic content courses, 31^st Annual International
        TESOL Convention and Exposition, Seattle, WA.
Paper (March 1997), together with Dr. Mahmoud Arani, St. Michael’s College: What business faculty expect of ESL writers , 30^th Annual
        International TESOL Convention and Exposition, Orlando, FL.
In-Progress Paper (March 1996), together with Dr. Mahmoud Arani, St. Michael’s College: Discourse analysis of American and international
        students’ business writing; 29^th Annual International TESOL Convention and Exposition, Chicago, IL.
Workshop (March 1995), with Dr. Mahmoud Arani: Academic Skills Incompetencies: A Discourse or Culture Problem?  29^th Annual International
        TESOL Convention and Exposition, Long Beach, CA.
Presentation (May 1995): The Influence of Culture on Writing, Summer 1995 Workshops of the Modern Languages Department, St. Michael’s
        College, Colchester, VT.
Presentation (May 1995): Two Approaches to Writing: Process-oriented and Top-Down, Summer 1995 Workshops of the Modern Languages
        Department, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT.
Presentation (October 1995), with Dr. Mahmoud Arani, St. Michael’s College: Teaching Writing to International Students: Problems and Solutions,
        NAFSA Bi-Regional Conference, Burlington, VT.
Workshop (1994), with Dr. M. Kathleen Mahnke, St. Michael’s College: Strategic Planning,TESOL Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Colloquium (1994), with Dr. Anca Nemoianu, Tracy Henniger-Chiang, and Charles N. Sandy:Small  IEP’s in a Big World: Practical Advice, TESOL
        Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Presentation (1993), with Mary McQuillen, St. Michael’s College: Only One Way to Winooski: A Hypertext Reading Program, International
        Association of Learning Labs (IALL), University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Presentation (1990) to the Vice President’s Committee on Multimedia and to the faculty of the Center for International Programs: “Multimedia in
        Language Learning: A Report on IALL 1990”, St. Michael’s College.
Textbooks (1983): Four volumes of Listening Course Texts in English for Business and Economics, The Economics Institute, Boulder, Colorado.
Paper (1980): “Identifying Student Learning Strategies in the EFL Classroom.”  Colorado Working Papers in Linguistics 2; presented at the annual
        CoTESOL Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov. 1979 and the CoTESOL Spring Conference in Denver, April
        1980.
Master’s Thesis (1978): “Error Analysis: A Study of Syntax Errors Committed by German Learners of English as a Foreign Language,” Johannes
        -Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany (thesis supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Faiss)
 

Pearson Education (February 2008 - present):
         -- online multimedia programs consultant (Longman English Interactive, Focus on Grammar Interactive, other online programs); workshop designer/presenter

Passaic County Community College, Patterson, New Jersey (October 2006):
         -- Faculty Development Workshops on Integrating Technology into the ESL Classroom
  

Language Background

Bilingual and bicultural in English and German.

Member of Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL)
Member of many listservs, e-groups, and organizations related to Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)