December 7, 2003 - Personal Web Site: Jan R. Albert taught English as a second language instructor in a small, rural village in Sri Lanka

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Jan R. Albert taught English as a second language instructor in a small, rural village in Sri Lanka



Jan R. Albert taught English as a second language instructor in a small, rural village in Sri Lanka

Jan R. Albert

101 Cedar Lane State College, PA 16801 (814) 234-3899 jra125@psu.edu

Education and Training

*M.Ed., Adult Education, 2002, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.

*B.A., Communications, 1995, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.

*B.A., English, 1994, The East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pa.

*U.S. Peace Corps Training, Sri Lanka, 11/97-1/98 Intense training in cross-culture education, local language, and teaching English as a second language.

Work Experience

*English Lecturer, Penn State University, 8/02-present English 15/Rhetoric and Composition and English 202A Effective Writing in the Social Sciences instructor.

*Internet Manager, Rider Auto, 1/01-present Supervise all aspects of Internet Sales and Internet Sales staff. Update inventory on two company websites and monitor and respond to incoming sales requests from various websites for 5 carlines.

*Information Specialist, The Pennsylvania State University, 1/00-1/01 Data collections manager for the website, http://caregiverpa.psu.edu, a caregivers resource site developed by the Penn State Gerontology Center. This position was a non-fixed term position and was eliminated.

*Customer Service Representative, AccuWeather, Inc. State College, PA, 1/99-1/00

Provided customer assistance to worldwide television, radio, and newspaper clients through the use of multiple media sources.

*Center Deputy Director, Nord America International, Alexandria, VA, 6/98-8/98

Short term, summer employment as a Resident Assistant and English teacher for international students for the Boston, Massachusetts program. Assisted Center Director with administrative duties including budget, teaching schedule and syllabus, scheduling and supervising tours of Boston and surrounding areas.

*English Instructor, U.S. Peace Corps, Sri Lanka, 11/97-3/98

English as a second language instructor in a small, rural village. Developed curriculum and designed educational materials where resources were limited. Assisted local educators and community members in improving English language education.

Computer Skills

*HTML editing, Filemaker Pro 4.1, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Frontpage

Affiliations

*National Council of Teachers of English

*Women in Cable and Telecommunications

*National Peace Corps Association

*Daughters of the American Revolution- Jacob Stroud Chapter



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