• EDUCATION
• EXPERIENCE
• OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
• FOREIGN LANGUAGES
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES
• CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/TEACHER TRAINING
• PUBLICATIONS
• COMPUTER WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
• COMPUTER CLASSES/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
• GRANTS
• COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION

School for International Training Brattleboro, Vermont 05301	Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language and Spanish September 1981 - August 1982
Southern Methodist University School of Law Dallas, Texas 75275	Juris Doctor September 1974 - December 1976
University of Texas Austin, Texas 78712	Bachelor of Business Administration September 1970 - June 1974
R.L. Paschal High School Ft. Worth, Texas 76109	September 1966 - June 1970

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EXPERIENCE

Lewis & Clark College Graduate School (Continuing Education Instructor) Portland, Oregon

Instructor September 1998 - Present

Provide online instruction in CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), specifically using Internet tools for English language teaching and professional development.

Concordia University Portland, Oregon

Instructor September 2009 - Present

Adjunct Instructor - MATESOL program. Teach Curriculum and Technology course to graduate students and inservice teachers.

Lewis & Clark College Academic English Studies 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, Oregon 97219

Lecturer June 1985 - July 2007

As Lecturer- Teach English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to international students. Classes focus on acquisition of linguistic, socio-cultural and study skills needed to successfully function in a university setting. Responsibilities include 15 hours of weekly classroom instruction, course development, and student advising.

As Computer Resource Person - Responsible for professional development materials and training of staff; maintenance and set up of hardware; research and purchase of software for departmental and student use; collection and organization of WWW resources; ongoing revision of departmental WWW home page; liaison to campus Information Technology department.

As Technology Trainer/English Language Specialist - Provide CALL training on both desktop and Internet-based resources. Regularly train teachers for the Graduate School of Education, Lewis & Clark College. Direct workshops for area public and private schools on a private contract basis. Have developed and implemented two online courses, originally for the U.S. State Department, now offered several times per year for the Graduate School of Education, Lewis & Clark College. Online course Web sites are "Integrating the Internet into the Classroom." and "Exploring Web 2.0: Tools for Classroom Teaching and Professional Development." Course has been taken by teachers in over 30 countries. Work for U.S. State Department as an English Language Specialist delivering keynotes and workshops for teachers in Honduras, Jordan and Russia.

Concordia College English Language School 2811 N.E. Holman Street Portland, Oregon 97211

Instructor January 1983 - April 1985

Taught E.S.L. to university bound international students. Classes focused on acquisition of grammar, writing and reading skills needed to successfully function in a university setting. Duties included 15 hours of weekly classroom instruction, student advising, and active participation in curriculum development and administration of the language program.

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OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Oregon Legal Services Roseburg Regional Office 950 S.E. Oak Avenue, Room 219 Roseburg, Oregon 97470

Staff Attorney April 1981 - August 1981

Provided legal services to low income clients. Taught community classes explaining how people could resolve legal problems without retaining a lawyer.

Oregon Legal Services 1052 S.W. Fourth Avenue Ontario, Oregon 97914

Staff Attorney November 1977 - March 1980

Provided legal services to low income clients, half of whom were Hispanic. Coordinated an extensive community education program. Taught numerous community classes on various legal topics. Advised migrant farmworkers of their legal rights during annual summer outreach programs to area migrant labor camps.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Spanish- Working facility in all four skill areas.

Homestay: Cuernavaca, Mexico. (October 1980- March 1981)

Language and culture training: Cemanahuac Language Center, Cuernavaca, Mexico. Courses: Intensive Spanish; Economic and Social Policies of Mexico Today; Roots of Modern Mexico; Mesoamerican Civilization (October - December 1980)

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES

ORTESOL (Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

• Coordinator - CALL Workshop, Lewis & Clark College - 2001
• Journal article reviewer -1989
• Chair CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) Committee -1988
• Member Executive Board -1987
• Co-Chair Spring Conference -1987

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Lewis & Clark College

• Member Information Literacy Team - 2001
• Wellness Committee- 1997-1999

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/TEACHER TRAINING

• English Language Specialist Program, U.S. Department of State, Guest Appearance in Shaping the Way We Teach Course, Moscow, Russia, February 1, 2010. Workshop presented virtually via screencasted videos followed by Skype Q & A session.
  
  
• English Language Specialist Program, U.S. Department of State, Plenary and Workshops, Shaping the Way We Teach: Successful Practices Conference, American Language Center, Amman, Jordan, January 23, 2010. Plenary and Workshop were presented virtually via screencasted videos followed by Skype Q & A session.
  
  
• International Conference: Foreign Languages in E-Learning‚ Perm, Russia (April 23-25, 2009).
  Are the Digital Natives Getting Restless? (article); Attention English Language Teachers! The Digital Natives Are Getting Restless (plenary); Teaching S.M.A.R.T. with Web Resources (Workshop). Plenary and Workshop were presented virtually via screencasted videos. Presentations supported by U.S. Department of State.
  
  
• English Language Specialist Program, U.S. Department of State, Plenary and Workshops, Russia (Spring, 2008)
  
  
• English Language Specialist Program, U.S. Department of State, Russian Far East English Language Workshops (Fall, 2007)
  
  
• EFairs Classics Integrating the Internet into the Classroom - (TESOL 2007, Seattle, WA)
  
  
• English Language Specialist Program, U.S. Department of State, Panel Presentation - (TESOL 2007, Seattle, WA)
  
  
• ESPAcE Russia Workshop - Technology Enhancements for English for Specific Purposes Materials Developers (Consult as English Language Specialist for U.S. Department of State, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 2005)
  
  
• In-Service Training on Technology-Enhanced English Instruction (Focus on Writing): Summer Institute of English and American Studies (Presented as English Language Specialist for U.S. Department of State, Petrozavodsk, Russia, June 2005)
  
  
• In-Service Training on Constructivism, Discourse Analysis and Technology-Enhanced English Teaching (Presented as English Language Specialist for U.S. Department of State, Honduras, May 2005)
  
  
• Online Tools in a Content-Based Course: Civil Rights and Diversity in the U.S. (Online guest speaker for the TESOL EVOnline 2005 Session: Becoming a Webhead)
  
  
• Teaching S.M.A.R.T. with the Web (ORTESOL Conference 2004, Portland, OR)
  
  
• Partnering with the Internet to Enhance English Teaching: Critical Links and Tipping Points (Plenary Address); Using Computers and Internet Activities to Enhance English Teaching (Workshop); Exploring U.S. Culture While Developing Academic English Skills through Content-Based Courses (Workshop); Social Activity: Taboo and Other Parlor Games (MS Word document will download to your computer) (English Language Specialist, Department of State, Summer Institute of English, Irkutsk, Russia and FEELTA (Far Eastern English Language Teachers' Association) - PACV Conference, Vladivostok, Russia, June 2004).
  
  
• Integrating the Internet into the Classroom (Brown-bag session offered to faculty of Graduate School of Education, Lewis & Clark College, April 2004)
  
  
• A Quick Look at Resources for Developing Online Materials (Online guest speaker for the TESOL EVOnline 2004 Session: Becoming a Webhead)
  
  
• Exploiting the Internet in Middle and High School (for Native Speakers and ELL's Too!) (Workshop offered to Lincoln County School District, February 2004)
  
  
• "ESL Teaching Strategies: Putting the Web to Work to You and Your Students" (Workshop offered for Lewis & Clark College, Graduate School, Teacher Education Cohort, February 2004)
  
  
• Exploiting the Internet in Middle and High School (for Native Speakers and ELL's Too!) ("Teachers using Technology" workshops supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, Oregon State University-Fall 2003)
  
  
• "ESL Teaching Strategies: Putting the Web to Work for You and Your Students" (Workshop offered for Lewis & Clark College, Graduate School, Teacher Education Cohort, August 2003)
  
  
• Creating Web-based Action Mazes with Quandary (Faculty Technology Showcase-Spring 2003 )
  
  
• Integrating the Internet into Classroom Lessons ("Teachers using Technology" workshops supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, Oregon State University-Fall 2002)
  
  
• Finding What You Need and Using What You Find on the Net! (ORTESOL Conference 2001, Albany, OR)
  
  
• Effective Teaching Strategies and Materials for Working With Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students: PSU CI 443/543 (Technology component of this course offered by Portland State University, Portland, Oregon - Fall 2001, ongoing)
  
  
• Fundamentals of CALL: Linguistics 410/510 (Course taught for Portland State University, Portland, Oregon - Summer 2001)
  
  
• "Getting Started with Web-based Activities" (Training session given at De Anza College, Cupertino, CA - Spring 2001)
  
  
• ORTESOL CALL Workshop Conference Coordinator (Lewis & Clark College - Spring 2001)
  
  
• "Enhancing ESOL Instruction with Technology" (Faculty Technology Showcase, Lewis & Clark College - Spring 2001)
  
  
• "How to Create Web-based Culture Capsules" (TESOL 2001, St. Louis, MO)
  
  
• Internet Fair - "ESL Independent Study Lab" and "Hatchet: A Student Survival Guide" (TESOL 2001, St. Louis, MO)
  
  
• "Exploring and Exploiting the Internet: Concepts and Practices for Teaching ESOL" (Workshop for Portland Community College, December, 2000)
  
  
• "ESL Teaching Strategies: A Role for Technology" (Workshop offered for Lewis & Clark College, Graduate School, Teacher Education Cohort, October, 2000)
  
  
• "Let's Create Web-based Learning Activities!" (ORTESOL Conference 2000, Portland, OR)
  
  
• NWACC /Educause Conference 2000 - Demonstration of project developed with NWACC (Northwest Academic Computing Consortium) "Faculty Incentives for Web Use" grant. "ESL Independent Study Lab"
  
  
• Colloquium: "Perspectives on CALL for Project-Based Learning" (TESOL 2000, Vancouver, B.C., Canada).
  
  
• Internet Fair - "ESL Independent Study Lab" and "Integrating the Internet into the Classroom: An Online Course," (TESOL 2000, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
  
  
• "Two Websites That Work For You and Your Students" (ORTESOL '99, Portland, OR)
  
  
• "USIA Roundtable" - Co-moderated this week-long online seminar for Central and Eastern European Teachers/Trainers of EFL - (Fall, 1999)
  
  
• "Integrating the Internet into the Classroom" - ED 648 (Offered for Lewis & Clark Graduate School, Center for Professional Development - Summer 1999- present. Offered for United States Information Agency to Central and Eastern European Teachers/Trainers of EFL, Fall 1998 and Spring, 1999)
  
  
• "Enhancing ESL Instruction with Technology" (Faculty Technology Showcase, Lewis & Clark College - Spring 1999)
  
  
• "Making Web Pages with Claris Home Page" (Presented to the AES faculty on November 6, 1998)
  
  
• "WebCT: Customizing the Homepage and Using the Bulletin Board" (Presented to the AES faculty on September 18, 1998)
  
  
• "Culture Capsules: A Web Project You Can Do!" (ORTESOL '98, Portland, OR)
  
  
• "Integrating Computers into an IEP Curriculum" (A training session presented to the faculty of the English Language Institute, Oregon State University, June 1l, l998)
  
  
• "Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum: Internet/Computer Writing Resources for a Content-Based Curriculum" (TESOL '98, Seattle, WA)
  
  
• "Collaborative Computing Applications: Learning Tools for Your Class Lab" (joint presentation) (TESOL 97, Orlando, FL; TRI-TESOL Conference, Fall 1996)
  
  
• "Task-Based Computer Project: Tapping Student Creativity " (joint presentation) (ORTESOL Conference, Fall 1994)
  
  
• "CALL Software Faire - 'Storyboard ' and 'Conversation' " (joint presentation) (ORTESOL Conference, Spring 1994)
  
  
• "Interactive Reading Journals: A Tool for Discovery" (joint presentation) (TESOL '93, Atlanta, GA)
  
  
• "Software Applications Faire - 'Storyboard'" (TESOL '93, Atlanta, GA)
  
  
• "Seven Ways to Streamline the Office" (joint presentation) (ORTESOL Conference, Fall 1992)
  
  
• "If the Software Fits, Wear It !" (joint presentation) (Tri-Affiliate Conference: OR, WA, BC TEAL, Fall 1990 )
  
  
• "CALL: What's Happening in '89" (ORTESOL Conference, Spring 1989)
  
  
• "Interactive Reading Journals" (joint presentation) (ORTESOL Conference, Fall 1988)
  
  
• "Integrating Computers into the EAP Curriculum" (joint presentation) (Tri-Affiliate Conference: OR, WA, BC TEAL, Fall 1987)
  
  
• "EAP for the 80's: A Content-Based Curriculum in a Program of English for Academic Purposes" (joint presentation) (ORTESOL Conference, Fall 1986)
  
  
• "Content Based Instruction: Law & Society" (ORTESOL Conference, Spring 1985)
  

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PUBLICATIONS AND TEACHING PROJECTS

• CALL for a New Literacy: New Rules and Tools of Engagement - Plenary address given as English Language Specialist, Department of State, Moscow, Russia, April, 2008
  
  
• Partnering with the Internet to Enhance English Teaching: Critical Links and Tipping Points -Plenary address given as English Language Specialist, Department of State, Summer Institute of English, Irkutsk, Russia, June 2004.
  
  
• Quandary: A Student Project - Designed to foster student creation of Web-based action mazes using the software application Quandary.
  
  
• Quia Creations: A Student Project - Designed to help students teach and learn new information, including new technology skills, by creating home pages and online activities using Quia, Spring, 2003
  
  
• "ORTESOL CALL Workshop Deemed a Success!" [online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/ortesolwkshopsp2001/article.html, May 18, 2001.
  
  
• "Exploring and Exploiting the Internet: Concepts and Practices for Teaching ESOL" - Extensive Web page covering best current practices in CALL, with a look to what the future holds.
  
  
• "ESL 283 - Earth Science" - Class Web page to support the teaching of basic earth science principles to lower intermediate ESOL students. Developed Spring, 2001 (ongoing).
  
  
• "Hatchet: A Student Survival Guide" - Student project to produce a complete Web-guide to assist in the reading and understanding of Hatchet, a novel by Gary Paulsen. Students created the illustrated Web glossary and research reports by utilizing templates provided by the instructor.
  
  
• "A Review of Dave Sperling's Internet Activity Workbook" [online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/sperlingreview.html, March 1, 2000.
  
  
• "Community Connections (ISALC Friendship Family Community Service Project)" - A project designed to bring students together with their Friendship Families for work days at local community service agencies. While completing this volunteer work, students conduct interviews, take photos and, afterwards, write up their experiences.
  
  
• "Campus Visits" - Student-created PowerPoint® presentations based on interviews of a department on the L&C campus. Materials for teaching students to use PowerPoint® included.
  
  
• "ESL 471 - Advanced Writing - Class Web Page" - Class assignments and resulting student writing utilizing a variety of rhetorical styles. Fall, 1999.
  
  
• "ESL Independent Study Lab" Online language lab developed with the assistance of a grant from Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC) - Summer, 1999 with ongoing development.
  
  
• "Culture Capsules Project" - Pairs of students collaborate to produce web pages which compare and contrast topics from their respective cultures.
  
  
• "Integration of On-Line Content Material into the Language Classroom" [Online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/usia/home.html, October 5, 1998.
  
  
• "Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum: Internet/Computer Writing Resources for a Content-Based Curriculum" [Online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/tesol98/home.html, March 1, 1998.
  
  
• "ESL 382: Computer Applications - Spring 1998" [Online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/ ~krauss/computersp98/home.html, January 15, 1998.
  
  
• "ESL 411: College Prep. Reading/Writing - Spring 1998, Diversity and Civil Rights in the U.S." [Online] Available http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/diversity98/home.html, January 15, l998.
  
  
• "Constructive Ways to Use Text Reconstruction Programs" (ORTESOL Newsletter, Fall 1996)
  
  
• "Hyper Word Hunt" (available CD-ROM ) (TESOL/CELIA , Summer 1996)
  
  
• "Extending Inquiry Beyond the Classroom: Using Electronic Conversations with ESL Students" (CAELL Journal, Spring 1994)
  
  
• "The Ideal ESL Teacher" (ORTESOL Newsletter, Winter 1991)
  
  
• "Using Task-Based Checklists to Facilitate Small Group Computer Activities" (CAELL Journal, August 1990)
  
  
• "Working With Computers: Computer Orientation for Foreign Students" (Book Review) (CALL Digest, June 1988).
  

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COMPUTER WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

• "InDesign" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring, 2006)
  
  
• "Thunderbird" (Email client) (Information Technologies Staff, Spring, 2006)
  
  
• "Intermediate PowerPoint" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall, 2005)
  
  
• "Mac OS X.4" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall, 2005)
  
  
• "Protecting Your Computer from Adware, Spyware, and Viruses"(Information Technologies Staff, Spring, 2004)
  
  
• "Mac OSX" (Information Technologies Staff, Summer, 2003)
  
  
• "Windows XP" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 2002)
  
  
• "Advanced Dreamweaver" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 2002)
  
  
• "Excel Charts and Functions" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 2002)
  
  
• "Office 2001" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 2001)
  
  
• "Intermediate PhotoShop" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 2001)
  
  
• "Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver " (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 2000)
  
  
• "Jazz up with JavaScript" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1999)
  
  
• "Office 98" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1998)
  
  
• "Web Graphics" (Information Technologies Staff, Summer 1998)
  
  
• "Word 98" (Information Technologies Staff, Summer 1998)
  
  
• "WebCT" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1998)
  
  
• "HTML Editors (Claris Home Page)" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1997)
  
  
• "Power Point" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1997)
  
  
• "Email Attachments" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1997)
  
  
• "File Maker Pro database" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1997)
  
  
• "PageMaker" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1996)
  
  
• "Introduction to Scanning; Analog Editing Suite Overview "(Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1996)
  
  
• "Web Skills: Basic HTML; Web Skills: Creating Image Maps and Basic Forms; Net surfing 201: Finding Information on the Internet" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1996)
  
  
• "News groups" (Information Technologies Staff, Summer 1995)
  
  
• "Uploading and Downloading Files" ( Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1994)
  
  
• "Internet Workshop" (Information Technologies Staff, Summer 1993)
  
  
• "Navigating the Internet" (On-line workshop, Fall 1992)
  
  
• "Advanced Word" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1990)
  
  
• "Scanning and SuperPaint (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1990)
  
  
• "Interactive Video" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1990)
  
  
• "JOVE word processing" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1990)
  
  
• "Learning MS-DOS" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1989)
  
  
• "DOS-MAC Compatibility" (Information Technologies Staff, Fall 1989)
  
  
• "Authoring the Mac" (Phil Bushbee of Mississippi State Univ., Summer 1988)
  
  
• "Dialectic Notebook" (Information Technologies Staff, Spring 1988)
  
  
• "UNIX Operating System" (Information Technologies Staff, Winter 1988)
  
  
• "On-Line Library Researching" (Watzek Library Staff, Fall 1987)
  

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COMPUTER CLASSES/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• Educational Applications for Hand-held Devices - Riverdale High School, Portland, Oregon, December, 2003
  
  
• "Charged for the Future: Riding High with Technology" - Oregon City, Oregon, October 11, 2002
  
  
• Information Literacy Workshops - Lewis & Clark College - Invited as a member of the first Lewis & Clark Information Literacy Team (One week beginning 5/21/2001)
  
  
• "NetSchool Online Learning Conference" - Hillsboro, Oregon School District (Spring 2001)
  
  
• "PageMaker 3.0" (University of Oregon --Portland class site, Summer 1989)
  
  
• "Technology in Education Conference" (University of Oregon, Eugene, Summer 1988)
  
  
• "Emerging Technologies in Modern Language Instruction" (Portland Community College, Spring 1988)
  
  
• "Introduction to Computer Science, CSC 110 (HyperCard)," (3 hours undergrad. credit-- Lewis & Clark College, Winter 1988)
  
  
• "Introduction to Microcomputers" (3 hours undergrad. credit- Portland Community College, Spring 1986)
  

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GRANTS AND GRANT REVIEWING

• Instructional Software Fund (Fall, 2003) - Grant awarded for the purchase of Quandary® to be used by students creating action mazes in a "Computer Applications for ESL Students" class.
  
  
• Instructional Software Fund (Fall, 2001) - Grant awarded for the purchase of Inspiration® to be used to facilitate writing instruction.
  
  
• Grant Reviewer (2000 and 2001) - New Jersey Education of Language Minority Students Grant Program
  
  
• Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC) Grant - awarded Summer, 1999 for development of the ESL Independent Study Lab.

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Regular Volunteer for Hands on Portland
  
  
• SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) volunteer reader
  
  
• Member parent support group, De La Salle North Catholic High School
  
  
• Member First Unitarian Church
  
  
• Parent participant in Boy Scouts: Troop 100, Den 9
  
  
• Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
  
  
• Volunteer tutor for disadvantaged youths at the Portland Urban League's "Street Academy"
  
  
• Volunteer tutor for Mexican Americans in the Galaxy Apartment project
  
  
• Participant in the Portland "Big Brother" program
  
  
• Former VISTA volunteer and CETA worker

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