Joanne J. Troutner Background Information

Education:

Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Science degree from Purdue University with a major in English and Library Science

Current Position:

Tippecanoe School Corporation, Director of Technology and Media, August 1994.  In this position I supervise the instructional and administrative operation of numerous networked computer labs, the educational computer program of TSC, and the administrative wide area network on an iSeries/400. I am responsible for the Internet implementation throughout the district. I also develop the staff development program for the district and conduct portions of it.

Previous Experience:

I have twenty-six years of experience in public education. My positions range from a resource teacher for a gifted and talented program at the middle school, a middle school/junior high library media specialist, computer coordinator for another school district, junior high English teacher, visiting professors at University of North Dakota and University of South Carolina, as well as computer education and English composition instructor at Purdue University. In addition, I have worked as an educational consultant and trainer for IBM.

Presentations and Speeches:

I have given over 250 speeches and 120 workshops ranging from presentations at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development annual conference, American Association of School Librarians conferences, National Educational Computing Conference, and American Library Association to state library media conferences and computer conventions in South Carolina, Maryland, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, and Indiana. I am also giving Internet workshops for the Bureau of Education & Research throughout the US.

Workshops and Training:

I have been doing computer training since 1981 with adult learners. Training sessions were conducted in school systems in North Dakota, South Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Indiana. The staff development model I use has been used successfully with over 4,200 teachers across the nation. I am currently doing Internet and tool software training. In addition I do technology integration workshops for the Bureau of Education & Research.

Publications:

I have written a book, The Media Specialist, The Microcomputer, and The Curriculum, which was published by Libraries Unlimited in 1983. In addition, I have written over 75 other publications which have been published in Technology & Learning, Classroom Computer Learning, Electronic Learning, School Library Journal, Booklist, Teacher Librarian, NASSP Curriculum Reports, School Library Activities Monthly, The Computing Teacher, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, English Journal, as well as other national and state publications. This writing includes an Internet column for Emergency Librarian and an Internet Update for the November/December 1995 issue of Technology and Learning. I have also published two books in 1998–World Desk: A Classroom Internet Guide and The Internet: A Curriculum Oriented Guide. I have published additional books Integrating Technology & the Internet Into the English and Social Studies Classroom (2001), and Using innovative Technology Projects to Strengthen Content Area Learning (2005).

Organizations:

I am a member of the International Society for Technology Educators, the American Library Association, and the American Association of School Librarians. I have served as Vice-President and Secretary of the American Association of School Librarians.

Consulting:

I have worked for the Educational Testing Service on the redesign of educational software, Films Inc. and PC Globe Inc. on the production of teacher and student workbooks, and Grolier Publications on the development of a software program and workbook for use with social studies classes. In addition, I have served as an educational consultant for IBM and a local Internet provider.

Professional Honors:

I have served as a grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education and have been a member of a telecommunications discussion panel for the U.S. DOE. I am also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, I was a finalist for the North Dakota teacher of the year and have received the Purdue University College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003. I am listed in Who’s Who in American Women, Who’s Who in Emerging Leaders, Who’s Who in Education, and Who’s Who in America.

      Full resume and references available upon request from Creative Computer Enterprises.

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