Jennifer C.M. Wright

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Consultant – Data Systems Support Specialist/IT Project Manager 
2014-2015
St. Mary’s College of Maryland

  • Designed and developed SQL scripts for the integration, validation, and analysis of data in the SMCM Data Warehouse, maintained in support of the Office Institutional Research.
  • Managed central reference data and enforced data quality in data warehouse.
  • Designed and developed data sets and reports.
  • Collaborated with the CIO in long-range planning, product evaluation, and business analysis of the College’s enterprise resource planning, learning management, and decision support systems.
  • Co-authored the project charter for SMCM Data Warehouse development.
  • Committee Participation: Data Management Review Board, Web Advisory Committee, SMCM Data Warehouse Project Team.

Assistant Analyst/Co-author
2014
Blue Star Families

  • Co-author for the the 2014 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Comprehensive Report and Executive Summary.
  • Authored the America Joins Forces with Military Families: White Oak III Summary Report.

Director of User Support & Learning Technology Services
2012-2014
St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Project Lead Experience

    • Design and development of  Learning Technology Center in Baltimore Hall for the evaluation and testing of classroom technology.
    • College-wide transition from Microsoft Mail to Google Apps for Education.
    • Upgrade from self-hosted Blackboard 8 Basic to vendor-hosted Blackboard 9 Enterprise edition.
    • Redesign of new user interface for IT problem and request ticket system.
    • Restructuring of IT Support Center to a two tier system for IT problem resolution. Ongoing management of full time professional and numerous student staff.
    • Development of in-house training certification for student workers in the development of skills for customer support, documentation, and diagnostic technique.
    • Development of OIT How-To Library (wiki) online content, documentation style guide, and template.
    • Development and delivery of New Student and New Faculty/Staff IT Orientations – development of materials, workflows, and outreach initiatives.

Faculty & Staff Workshop Titles

    • Integrating Google and Blackboard
    • Gmail and Calendars for Departments and Offices
    • Sharing and Collaborating with Google Docs and Drive
    • Blackboard Blogs, Wikis, and Journals – Tools for Reflection and Interaction
    • Blackboard – From Syllabus to Grade Center
    • Topic-Driven Sharing with Google Drive and Sites
    • Google Sites as Course Resources
    • Powering up your Google Search for Relevant Results

Examples of Recent Collaborative Work with Faculty

    • Arts Bridge 2013 Color Walk – Primary collaborator with Carrie Patterson (chair of Art and Art History Department) for an outreach program for high school students supported by a Mellon Foundation grant for civic engagement.
    • Tablet Learning Community –Co-founder of a group that meets twice a semester to share skills and experience using tablets and mobile apps used in the learning and workplace environments.
    • International Languages Department Online Resources – Evaluation and instructional support consultation for the adoption of e-books and interactive resources.
    • Implementation of a field placement assignment strategy for approximately 300 student teacher placements in regional schools.

Learning Technology Support Coordinator
2010-2012
St. Mary’s College of Maryland

  • System administrator, user technical support, and training workshop development for faculty using Blackboard as a course materials resource.
  • Sole instructional designer for campus.
  • System administrator and user technical support for course evaluation software.

Intern Site Supervisor
2009-2010
Discover U Children’s Museum

  • Developed initial educational outreach programs for emerging museum.
  • Mentored and supervised College of St. Mary’s Senior Project/Intern working on portable museum educational programs.

Teaching Experience

Museum Educator
2004-2008
Virginia Air & Space Center

  • Proposed and developed a multiple grant-funded watershed education program for 4th and 5th grade students and teachers that involved data collection and analysis.
  • Developed educational programs in Earth science for in-house and outreach programs for elementary, middle, and high school students.
  • Trained other museum educators to deliver program content in seismology and volcanology.
  • Developed and delivered Earth science content and activities for teacher in-service workshops.

Integrated Science Teacher
2003

Teaching Assistant
1996-2002

Scientific Content Specialist
2001
Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University

Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentor
1994 1995
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
National Science Foundation program to study the retention of women in scientific fields.

Recent Work

Workshop: Blackboard – Refresher for the Experienced

A Quick Guide to the New SMCM Website

Using a Google Calendar in a Blackboard Course

Learning Technologists Available for Course Consultations this Summer!

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