405 First Street, Ft.

Recovery, Ohio 45846

Email: garmandot@gmail.com
Portfolio: dotgarman.com
Home: (419) 375-2874
Cell: (419) 305-4326

DOT GARMAN
OBJECTIVE

Certifications

To support the educational process through instructional technology.

Instructional
Design

EDUCATION
M.Ed. - Wright State University, Educational Technology with IDOL certification - 2014
Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design University of Wisconsin - 2010
M.A.E. Ball State University, Business Vocational Education - 1986
B. S. Ball State University, Business Education - 1983

WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2000 Present
April 1997 September 1999

Design, create, and facilitate K-12 staff technology training for a variety of hardware and software.
Create online training with video demonstrations, interactive simulations, forums, and wikis. Led the
implementation of a one-to-one computer initiative and coached teachers in new pedagogical
methods. Moodle LMS administrator and course designer. Administer and create district websites
using a combination of Weebly, Dreamweaver, DotNetNuke, and Google Sites and train others in its
use. Research, purchase, train, and oversee deployment of a wide variety of technologies. Write and
administer technology grants. Network system administrator for over 1000 users. Implement and
monitor the districts wireless network plan. Stay up-to-date with new research in educational
technology trends and emerging technology. Lead innovative technology initiatives.

College Adjunct Faculty

Wright State University Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio

June 1996 May 2000

Courses taught included Computer Applications, Educational Technology, and a variety of one-day
technology seminars. (Fall 1996 two sections of CS 205, Winter 1997 three sections of CS
205/206, Spring 1997 three sections of CS 205/CS 206, Winter 2000 two sections of EDT 280 and
six one-hour sections of TOA 297, Spring 2000 eight one-hour sections of TOA 297).

Business Education Instructor

Blackford County High School, Hartford City, Indiana
Jay County High School, Portland, Indiana

Google Certified
Educator and
Trainer
Skills

District Technology Coordinator

Marion Local Schools, Maria Stein, Ohio
Ft. Recovery Schools, Ft. Recovery, Ohio

Quality Matters
Certified Course
Reviewer

September 1985 1997

January 1985 May 1985

Courses taught included Accounting I, II, III, and IV, Computerized Accounting, Computer
Applications, Introduction to Business, and Business Math. Co-advisor to the Business Professionals
of America (BPA) organization. I advised all BPA students in Accounting competitions.

Adobe Products:
Captivate
Connect
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Premiere
Articulate Storyline
Camtasia
Moodle
Microsoft Office
HTML, CSS
SoftChalk
Google Apps
Audacity
Dot Net Nuke
Weebly
Google Sites
Hot Potatoes
Scratch
WikiSpaces
YouTube channel
Skype, Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn,
Poll Everywhere,
Socrative,
Nearpod,
Atomic Learning
MOOCs
Animoto, Prezi,
VoiceThread,
Quia, Weebly,
Symbaloo, TedEd
Windows, Android
and iOS

ELEARNING COURSE DEVELOPMENT

Marion Local Schools Maria Stein, Ohio
August 2009 present
Course Title: Biology I
Currently designing and creating an online blended learning environment for a Biology
course in conjunction with the Biology teacher.
Online course elements include interactive quizzes, links to online textbook materials,
videos, interactive material, worksheets, and technology notes.
Course Title: Managing Moodle
Designed and created an online course for teachers to learn how to use the Moodle
Learning Management System. Teachers throughout the state have used this system as it
has been presented at various state conferences.
Online course elements include text tutorials with images, printable job aides, video
demonstrations, interactive simulations, a course Q & A forum, a sharing best practices
wiki, and shared user-contributed glossaries and databases.
Course Title: Google Web
Designed and created an online course for teachers to learn how to use and integrate the
schools Google Apps domain in their classrooms.
Online course elements included text tutorials with images, video demonstrations,
interactive simulations, and various using Google to teach Google elements, such as
shared items (calendars, documents, and collections), surveys, and features of Google Sites.
Course Title: Multimedia
Designed, created, and taught a high school course using the Moodle LMS.
Online course elements included embedded videos (created with Camtasia), interactive
simulations (created with Captivate and Adobe Presenter), discussion forums, collaborative
team wikis, online assignments and quizzes, group activities, web resources and glossaries.
Other Related Staff Online Mini Courses:
iPads in Eduation
ePortfolios with Google Sites
Formative Assessments with Socrative
Using Youtube and Youtube Playlists
GeoGebra Moodle
Chromebook Basics
West Central Learning Academy Lima, Ohio
August 2011 May 2012
Course Title: Tech II
Taught online students in grades 10-12 about a variety of technology skills.
Updated the schools Tech I course elements when they upgraded software.

RELATED ITEMS
Grants:

Memberships: -

Wrote, awarded, and administered federal, state, and foundation technology

grants totaling over $1M (1997 to present).
Grant reader for the State of Ohio technology grants (2000 to present).
International Society for Technology in Education (1995 to present).
eLearning Guild (2010 to present).
American Society for Training and Development (Spring 2013 to present)

Other Items:

Member of the Ohio Region Six Assistive Technology Center Committee.

Presented Preparing for PARCC at the 2013 Ohio Moodle Moot.
Presented at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference in February 2013
Presented e-learning topics at the Ohio Moodle Moot in June, 2012.
Presented cross-curricular topics with video integration at the Ohio State
Technology Conference and at the English Educators Conference. (1998, 2008).
Summer technology camp web design teacher for the State of Ohio (1999).
Maintain personal professional development (learning-centered teaching,
authentic teaching, MOOCS, Quality Matters, Common Core State Standards,
formative instructional practices, student learning objectives, curriculum
mapping, web accessibility, telecommunications and distance learning, higher
level questioning, brain-based learning, effective online teaching and learning,
and numerous others).

REFERENCES
Sheri Stover, PhD.
Wright State University, Assistant Professor
College of Education and Human Services
445 Allyn Hall 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, Oh 45435
Email: sheri.stover@wright.edu
Phone: (937) 775-3008

Ms. Laurie Green, Technology Coordinator

Technology Resource Coordinator
Buckeye Local Schools
3044 Columbia Road
Medina, Ohio 44256
Email: lgreen@buckeyeschools.org
Phone: 330-722-8257 ext. 4343

Mrs. Karla Huwer, Teacher

Marion Local Schools
7956 State Route 119
Maria Stein, OH 45860
Email: huwerk@marionlocal.org
Phone: (419) 925-4595

Mrs. Cheryl Cronbaugh, Instructional Tech Director

Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center
Mansfield, OH 44906
Email: Cronbaugh.Cheryl@moesc.net
Phone: (419) 774-2500