NICOLA MARTINEZ'S PERSONAL WEB SITE

Current Position: Director of Curriculum and Instructional Design, Center for Distance Learning, Previously Coordinator of Instructional Design and Curriculum Development. October 2002-Present
Empire State College, State University of New York, Saratoga Springs, NY. http://www.esc.edu

Primary Responsibilities:

Primary responsibility for academic quality of the center curriculum at both the macro (programmatic) and micro (course) levels.

I provide visionary leadership, advice and guidance on the development of guidelines, research initiatives, pedagogical best practices, and the review of proposals in instructional design and curriculum development for Center for Distance Learning courses (350 + courses taught in multiple sections). As co-chair of the curriculum committee, I provide oversight for the development and review of new courses and program requirements, as well as revisions to the existing curriculum. I supervise the Curriculum and Instructional Design staff, and direct the activities of course development teams (45-70 teams per cycle for 2 cycles per year). This position requires daily consultation and coordination with faculty area coordinators (department chairs) as well as adjunct faculty course developers. In addition, I consult regularly with the dean, center directors, and the Vice President for Educational Technology on environmental scanning, recommendations for future projects and innovations, and next generation research. I participate in a center research group (with rotating chair) engaged in practice-based research focused on pedagogy, cognition, interactivity design, immersive learning environments, and mediated learning.

1. I have spearheaded the development of baseline standards, criteria, and new models for courses, as well as the creation and implementation of plans, policies, processes and strategies for a successful growth in scale and quality (from approximately 5 courses developed per term to 70 or more per term).
2. In collaboration with Dr. Susan Oaks, the Center for Distance Learning Faculty Chair, I conceived and developed a web-based CourseTrak system, which is Knowledge Management system. The CourseTrak is an integrated planning & tracking database for course development, review, revision, and evaluation, designed to integrate information for area coordinators, instructional designers, and support staff; create a record for the entire development cycle of a course; foster collaboration; and facilitate course evaluation & review. Dr. Oaks and I have presented on the system at local and international conferences .
3. In addition to the system and instrument design for the system, I designed the new course models, new processes, course development procedures, standards, course categories, review process, evaluation process (and instrument) course resource needs analysis process (and instrument), team development approach, new course documents, and summative evaluation reporting, which have been applied to 300 courses between March 2003 and March 2005, all under my direct supervision.
4. I am currently leading a national project to revise the national fire services baccalaureate curriculum, in collaboration with the National Fire Academy (US Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security) and a consortia of seven universities from across the country. This project has required my attendance at a series of meetings at the National Emergency Training Center near Washington, D. C.

1. Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts and Communication, January 1997-October 2002.
2. Director, Sul Ross Ballet Folklórico de las Americas. August 1997-October 2002
3. Director, Instructional Technology Center, August 1999-0ctober 2002

1. Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts and Communication, Sul Ross State University (January 1997-October 2002)

Primary Responsibilities: Develop and Teach dance courses in the Theater program and Interdisciplinary courses (such as: Regional Dances of Mexico, Dance Across the Continents;
Ballroom, Latin and Social Dance; Ballet Folklórico Ensemble; Movement for the Performing Arts; Fine Arts Appreciation; The African influence on American Music).

2. Director, Sul Ross Ballet Folklórico de las Americas. Sul Ross State University (August 1997-October 2002)

Primary Responsibilities: Direct Sul Ross Ballet Folklórico de las Americas; Produce, direct and choreograph for university dance concerts; Collaborate with university departments (such as
Department of Languages and Literature, Fiesta Queen celebrations; Center for Big Bend Studies, annual conference; Department of Languages and Literature, Storytelling Festival;
Access and Equity Committee, annual Heritage Festival) to develop cultural activities involving dance; Oversee the costume department for Sul Ross Ballet Folklórico; Project and oversee the
budget for Ballet Folklórico; Costume and resource purchase and development for Sul Ross Ballet Folkórico; serve on university committees such as the Heritage Festival Committee (Chair,
2001); Faculty sponsor for the student dance organization; Arrange all national and international travel for the university dance company; represent Sul Ross regionally and internationally as a
cultural ambassador presenting diverse cultural heritages through dance. This position included frequent travel to Mexico for performance, dance training, professional development, and
relationship building.

3. Director, Instructional Technology Center, Sul Ross State University (August 1999-October 2002)

Primary Responsibilities: Faculty development, teach instructional technology workshops for faculty, e-learning pedagogy and program development, multimedia technology development,
media rich, interactive module development for teaching and learning online, grant writing and administration; wireless project direction; technology planning. Work closely with faculty members
across the disciplines, department chairs, deans of schools, Chief Information Officer and Vice-President of Academic Affairs to develop e-learning distance education program and policies.
Oversee a $850,000 budget. Serve on university and system-wide committees; represent Sul Ross State University at regional and national conferences.

This position included the oversight and development of the following Instructional Technology Center and affiliated programs and
laboratories:

1. The West Texas Wireless Rural Access Collaborative, for which I was Project Director, Technical Services (this project gained national recognition).
2. The Cyber Centers for distance learners, which provide wireless laptops; state of the art peripherals and training to students enrolled in standalone web courses;
3. A wireless mobile educational technology center;
4. An Instructional Technology Center for Faculty Development, with a focus on Online Teaching and Learning and multimedia technologies.
5. Computer Science, Mathematics, and Language Laboratories/Networked Classrooms.

During my incumbency I developed the following programs for SRSU:
1. A region-wide wireless infrastructure crossing several counties, to provide students and faculty with wireless broadband internet access, a virtual private network, and cyber
centers with access to technical support and all necessary peripherals.
2. A multimedia notebook computer distribution program, providing 125 laptops free of charge to distance learning students for the duration of their coursework.
3. Successful Faculty stipend programs for the development of media rich interactive web based courses resulting in 50 standalone online courses.
4. A multicultural dance program, with performing companies that present and compete internationally (as Director, Sul Ross Ballet Folklórico De Las Americas).