Resume

• 2015

  Leadership Development Institute

  The highly competitive

  year-long leadership development program engages emerging leaders through cutting-edge leadership literature and research

  individually-tailored shadowing with a senior-level leader on another campus

  and opportunities to interact and network with key leaders within and beyond Christian higher education.

  Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)

  Learning Technology Leadership Institute

  The EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership (LTL) Institute equips professionals whose campus role involves the support and promotion of teaching and learning to be effective leaders both in current and future campus roles. The institute provides a week-long leadership immersion experience

  with participants engaged in active learning experiences throughout the day and as part of a team working on a culminating project.

  EDUCAUSE

  Learner - 2016 POD Network Conference (POD Network)

  CREDLY-13593693

  Credly

  Presenter - 2016 POD Network Conference (POD Network)

  CREDLY-13593175

  Credly

  EDUCAUSE Online Presenter

  CREDLY-120789

  EDUCAUSE

  EDUCAUSE Online Presenter 2015

  CREDLY-12366620

  EDUCAUSE

  Learning Salesforce

  LinkedIn

  How to Design and Deliver Training Programs

  LinkedIn

  Evaluating Online Teaching 2016

  CREDLY-13136078

  EDUCAUSE

  EDUCAUSE Institute Learning Technology Leadership Program

  CREDLY-12608567

  EDUCAUSE

  Online Teaching Conference 2014 Participant

  Online Teaching Conference

  CREDLY-12154749

  EDUCAUSE Personalized Learning Models 2016

  CREDLY-13448996

  EDUCAUSE

  EDUCAUSE Presenter 2015

  CREDLY-12366767

  EDUCAUSE

  ELI Fall Focus Session: Leadership for Teaching and Learning

  CREDLY-12803122

  EDUCAUSE

  Certificate in Strengths Approaches to Higher Education Leadership and Student Success

  Azusa Pacific University

• 2014

  HERI Faculty Institute

  The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA provides college faculty from all places/regions in California an opportunity to talk about pedagogical practices and to learn how to become more effective instructors.

  University of California

  Los Angeles

• 2012

  Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP)

  The Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP) is a highly competitive leadership development program designed to assess the management skills of high potential

  early career supervisors

  managers

  and professionals for future leadership opportunities at the University of California. Core competencies and skills acquired through MSAP include communication

  critical thinking

  diversity awareness

  and emotional intelligence.

  University of California

  Los Angeles

• 1997

  MA

  PhD

  My Master's thesis explored the ethno-religious identity of Korean American Christians. My Doctoral dissertation focused on the socioeconomic plight and self-reliance narratives of Vietnamese

  Cambodian

  and Hmong Americans.

  Ethnic Studies

• 1993

  B.A.

  My senior thesis examined how Vietnamese Americans turned to entrepreneurship for socioeconomic survival and sociopolitical strength.

  American Studies and Economics Minor

• LifeGroups offers individuals the opportunity to be known

  loved

  and cared for in authentic community. My wife and I led a LifeGroup for individuals involved in adoption and foster care.

  Fellowship Monrovia Church

  Member of the Board of Directors

  LifeLine CDC is a Christian

  non-denominational

  non-profit organization focused on applying asset-based community development (ABCD) approach to helping alleviate poverty in Merced County.

  LIFELINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MERCED COUNTY

  Preschool Teacher

  I help preschoolers learn how to love God

  love people

  and have fun on Sunday mornings.

  Fellowship Monrovia Church

  Executive Team

  CHOSEN offers support and resources to address a very large unmet need in our community which is to provide safe

  loving families for children in foster care or needing adoption. CHOSEN encourages families who are currently or are hoping to be directly involved in caring for foster children or children who have been adopted by having gatherings to discuss issues related to foster care and adoption.

  Fellowship Monrovia Church

  Leadership Development

  Blogging

  Instructional Technology

  Staff Development

  E-Learning

  Instructional Design

  University Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Mobile Learning

  Higher Education

  Teacher Training

  Multimedia Learning

  Teaching

  Educational Technology

  Curriculum Assessment

  Faculty Development

  Research

  Multimedia

  Curriculum Development

  Blended Learning

  Using SAMR to Guide Teaching with Technology

  Faculty interested in being more reflective and effective with their technology use need to look no further than the SAMR model. It stands for Substitution

  Augmentation

  Modification

  Redefinition. Developed by Ruben Puentedura

  an educational technologist

  the SAMR model guides faculty in their design

  implementation

  and evaluation of technology use in their classes. Faculty can use SAMR to reflect upon how they are integrating technology. Is it an act of Substitution? Augmentation? Modification? Or Redefinition?

  Using SAMR to Guide Teaching with Technology

  For some instructors

  incorporating new media

  namely audio

  video

  and web resources

  into traditional text-heavy curriculum/assignments can appear overwhelming. Where do you start? What tools should be used? How will the assignment unfold? Will students learn what they need to learn? \nThis article provides five basic guiding principles for getting started with teaching with new media.

  Teaching with New Media

  The impact of the 1996 US welfare reform act on Southeast Asian-Americans has been an important topic for research in recent years. Many studies have focused on issues of limited access

  culturally/linguistically inappropriate services

  and responses of community-based organisations. Although these studies help us assess the material implications of welfare reform on group life

  they reveal little about the ideological consequences. This article examines how contemporary welfare reform governs and disciplines the lives of its recipients. Based on in-depth interviews with Cambodian-American families in Long Beach

  California

  this article examines the imposition of governance upon its recipients by the welfare state.

  Welfare Reform and Liberal Governance: Disciplining Cambodian American Bodies

  The Mobile Learning Institute is a year-long faculty professional development initiative

  co-sponsored by a center for teaching and learning and an academic unit at a medium-size

  private school in Southern California. This pilot initiative provided a select group of faculty members

  including new and senior faculty and program chairs and directors

  an opportunity to explore the use of iPads and educational apps and their academic benefits. The institute’s three primary objectives include: 1) Helping participants gain confidence in operating their iPads; 2) Educating participants about different mobile learning examples and opportunities; and 3) Equipping participants to become content creators

  not just consumers. This institute represents a strategic and sustainable movement toward wider adoption and utilization of iPads at the university.

  Mobile Learning Institute: A Faculty Professional Development Initiative

  Anne Zanzucchi

  I co-authored this article with Anne Zanzucchi about working as Lecturers at the newest University of California

  Merced. The UC-AFT Perspective is published by the University Council-AFT and the California Federation of Teachers

  AFT/AFL-CIO

  Life and Labor at UC Merced

  Instructors interested in redesigning their traditional face-to-face (F2F) classes for blended delivery may find the process overwhelming. Where do you start? What activities happen when? Will students learn what they need to learn? This article provides three guiding principles for getting started with designing effective blended courses.

  Three Key Principles for Designing Effective Blended Courses

  This article provides leaders and educational developers of Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) with innovative and practical strategies on how to increase their centers’ capacity and impact by focusing on quality

  efficiency

  and cost. This “good

  fast

  cheap” model represents a promising way that CTL can continue to grow

  scale

  and innovate in the midst of limited resources. By leveraging existing campus resources

  external vendor products

  and low-cost technologies

  CTL are able to remain effective and impactful

  without compromising quality or requiring abundant resources. This article will include real use-case examples from a CTL at a mid-size

  private

  nonprofit university in Southern California and its use of the “good

  fast

  cheap” model in its planning and implementation with the aim of generalizing these creative solutions to be applied elsewhere.

  Good

  Fast

  Cheap: How Centers of Teaching and Learning Can Capitalize in Today’s Resource Constrained Context

  I reviewed an anthology

  entitled \"Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities

  \" edited by Pyong Gap Min and Jung Ha Kim.

  Review of Religions in Asian America: Building Faith Communities

  Twenty-first century learning is increasingly defined by mobile technology

  namely the use of mobile devices and applications. Teaching and learning centers (TLCs) can help faculty and students acquire greater familiarity and fluency with just-in-time learning via mobile apps by creating informal

  inviting

  and informative learning spaces on their campuses. This article will feature the Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL)

  a low-cost

  high-impact initiative of a teaching and learning center at a California research university. Beyond sharing how MALL works

  this article will offer practical suggestions and strategies for replicating a similar initiative at other institutions.

  Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL): A Scalable and Sustainable Model for 21st-Century Learning

  I reviewed a book

  entitled \"Chinese Christians in America: Conversion

  Assimilation

  and Adhesive Identities

  \" authored by Fenggang Yang.

  Review of Chinese Christians in America: Conversion

  Assimilation

  and Adhesive Identities

  Anne Zanzucchi

  In this chapter we explore how new technologies

  namely video essays

  audio-based feedback

  and electronic portfolios

  can transform traditional composition curriculum and deepen student learning. We begin by discussing how new technologies connect and enhance learning experiences

  especially within writing-intensive courses. For each of the three technologies

  we provide a brief literature review

  give a local case study

  and conclude with suggested applications and related resources.

  Going Beyond the Traditional Essay: How New Technologies are Transforming Student Engagement with Writing Outcomes

  Anne Zanzucchi

  Computers and Composition Digital Press (an imprint of Utah State University Press)

  An often overlooked element of e-portfolio development is faculty engagement. In this\nchapter

  we suggest that the assessment of e-portfolios offers important faculty development\nopportunities

  helping instructors enhance their skills in evaluating student learning.

  Thinking Like a Program: How Electronic Portfolio Assessment Shapes Faculty Development Practices

  My book chapter appears in \"Cambodian American Experiences: Histories

  Communities

  Cultures and Identities

  \" edited by Jonathan H.X. Lee. This volume is not simply an academic memorial to Cambodia

  Cambodians

  and Cambodian Americans

  but also an arrow into the future. Its value sweeps beyond its particular subject matter to a different kind of approach to migration studies

  one that puts the future squarely ahead

  rather than to the side

  and puts it there as an issue of personal

  ethical

  and spiritual commitment.

  Cambodian Americans and Welfare Reform as Social Control

  My article documented the challenges and opportunities of being a Founding Lecturer at the University of California

  Merced - the first research university built in the 21st Century. California Teacher is main CFT newsletter that is mailed to all union members. The 16-page newsletter contains union news and positions of import to all members

  and covers major issues in each educational division of the CFT: EC/K-12

  Classified

  Community College and University. California Teacher has won numerous awards from labor communications groups.

  UC Merced: The Trials and Triumphs of Teaching at California’s Higher Ed Start-Up

  For some instructors

  incorporating new media

  namely audio

  video

  and web resources

  into traditional text-heavy curriculum/assignments can appear overwhelming. Where do you start? What tools should be used? How will the assignment unfold? Will students learn what they need to learn? Below are five basic guiding principles for getting started with teaching with new media.

  Teaching with New Media

  The Teaching with New Media is a Faculty Seminar Series with Certificate

  opened to all faculty

  instructional staff

  and post-doctoral fellows at UC Merced. The year-long project allows participants an opportunity to learn about new media

  related tools

  and best practices that can enrich their course or work. I co-lead this project with my colleague Anne Zanzucchi

  Co-Director of the Merritt Writing Program.

  Anne Zanzucchi

  Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL)

  Mobile apps for smartphones and tablets are changing how we learn

  work

  and play. Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL) - a nationally-recognized initiative - provides students

  faculty

  and staff at UC Merced a social learning space to explore together various mobile apps and their potential benefits. These events are social

  hands-on

  and open to the entire campus community.

  Ashley Garcia (Student Assistant)

  Debra Meneely (Student Assistant)

  Course Redesigned Institute

  The Course Redesign Institute (CRI) exposes and engages faculty with high-quality and effective pedagogical and technological strategies

  skills

  and support around course redesign with the aim of producing better learning outcomes for students. Faculty participants connect with experienced colleagues

  learn course design principles

  get hands-on practice with cutting-edge technology

  and walk away with the beginnings of a redesigned course plan.

  Blended Learning Project

  Each year through a competitive application process

  a select number of faculty across various disciplines were chosen to participate in the Blended Learning Project. Faculty participants engaged in a year-long learning community where they learn to redesign their traditional face-to-face courses into blended format. Faculty received both pedagogical and technology training on course design

  instructional technology

  and blended pedagogy.

  E-Portfolio Project

  The electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) project provides consultation

  training

  and support for faculty and students to employ e-portfolios in their courses and professional development. E-portfolios are powerful tools for faculty to document their teaching effectiveness and students to demonstrate their learning outcomes.

  Anne Zanzucchi

  Hybrid Course Project

  An initiative of the Merritt Writing Program (MWP)

  this faculty development initiative is aimed at training and supporting faculty to teach effectively in a hybrid context. Through this initiative

  faculty are introduced to the fundamentals of teaching technology-enhanced courses

  including curriculum redesign

  uses of technology

  and learner-centered pedagogy.

  Anne Zanzucchi

  Mobile Learning Institute

  The Office of Innovative Teaching and Technology (part of the Center for Teaching

  Learning

  and Assessment) is partnering with the School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences (BAS) to offer a Mobile Learning Institute (MLI) for its faculty. This year-long institute provides BAS faculty an opportunity to rethink their courses through the use of mobile technology with the aim of producing better learning outcomes for students. Faculty participants will meet regularly

  connect with colleagues

  learn mobile pedagogy

  get practical training

  and walk away with the beginnings of a redesigned course plan.

  Michael

  Truong

  PhD

  Directors of Educational Technology in California Higher Education (DET/CHE)

  Christian Higher Education Innovation Alliance (CHEIA)

  Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education

  Online Learning Consortium

  To Improve the Academy - A Journal of Educational Development

  UNION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

  Azusa Pacific University

  The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

  The Fulbright Program

  MERLOT

  Westminster

  CA

  As a member of the board of directors

  I provide expertise in instructional effectiveness

  educational technology

  and innovative practices to advance Union University of California’s (UUC) mission and vision.\n

  Board Member

  UNION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

  To Improve the Academy (TIA) is a peer-reviewed

  online journal seeking to advance excellence in research and practice in educational development

  namely the rigor and improvement of teaching and learning in higher education. I serve as a reviewer for the journal in the following areas of expertise: faculty development

  teaching with technology

  teaching learning centers

  and online learning.

  To Improve the Academy - A Journal of Educational Development

  MERLOT

  https://www.merlot.org

  MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching

  learning

  and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. I serve as a certified peer reviewer for online learning materials.

  Reviewer

  http://podnetwork.org/

  The Special Interest Group on Teaching with Technology (SIG-TwT) is part of the POD Network

  the nation's premiere educational development group in higher education. SIG-TwT equips faculty developers who assist faculty with integrating technology into teaching and learning by providing resources on effective strategies

  trends and issues

  and new developments.

  Chair

  Special Interest Group on Teaching with Technology (SIG-TwT)

  The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

  http://apu.edu/itt

  *Provide innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning for over 1

  200 faculty and 11

  000 students. \n*Lead campus projects to identify

  implement

  and iterate new and emerging technologies

  practices

  and programs that improve student learning experience.\n*Revamped online course development to improve quality

  student learning experience

  and completion rates

  leading to a 28% growth in the number of online programs (from 25 in 2013 to 35 in 2016). \n*Established a robust blended learning modality

  blended faculty certification

  and blended course approvals.\n

  Executive Director

  Azusa Pacific University

  Azusa

  CA

  *Provides thought leadership

  strategic foresight

  and innovative solutions at the intersection of teaching

  learning

  and technology at Azusa Pacific University. \n*Examines how teaching and learning can be enhanced by academic technology

  evaluating and scaling its impact on teaching and learning across the university.\n*Develops and articulates digital learning initiatives for APU and identify opportunities to maximize mission impact and drive alignment with APU’s long-term strategic objectives.\n*Leverages mature technology to improve teaching and learning with a focus on student learning and success

  including the use of a modern learning management system

  mobile devices

  micro-videos

  interactive videos

  social media

  digital portfolios

  learning analytics

  online testing processes

  and massive open online courses (MOOCs).

  Digital Learning Architect

  Azusa Pacific University

  https://cheia.org

  The Christian Higher Education Innovation Alliance (CHEIA) is a collaboration of leaders from over 40 organizations with a vision for the future of Christian higher education (CHE). The goal of the group is to spread diffusion of innovation within CHE with a particular focus on the potential of disruptive innovations and the global growth of Christian post-secondary education.

  Co-Founder and Executive Team Member

  Christian Higher Education Innovation Alliance (CHEIA)

  United States

  I serve as a Fulbright Specialist focused on higher education leadership

  faculty development

  and digital learning. In particular

  my passion is to partner with higher education institutions in Vietnam

  developing their academic leaders to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. Moreover

  I specialize in whole person education in the digital age.

  Fulbright Specialist

  The Fulbright Program

  The Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education (JARHE) is a peer-reviewed

  online journal promoting improved practice by encouraging informed debate into pedagogic and related matters in higher education. I serve as a reviewer for the journal in the following areas of expertise: technology-enhanced learning

  faculty development

  and blended and online learning.

  Reviewer

  United Kingdom

  Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education

  Westminster

  California

  As the Chief Innovation Officer

  I serve as a member of the UUC senior leadership team. I work closely with the President and the leadership team to position and prepare the university for the future

  providing long-term planning

  direction

  and oversight of UCC to ensure its path to long-term economic growth and sustainability.

  Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

  UNION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

  http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/online-learning-journal/

  Online Learning is the official journal of the Online Learning Consortium

  which promotes the development and dissemination of new knowledge at the intersection of pedagogy

  emerging technology

  policy

  and practice in online environments. This journal has been in publication for almost two decades and is known to many as JALN

  the Journal of Asynchronous Learning.

  Reviewer

  Online Learning Consortium

  http://detche.com/

  DET/CHE is comprised of a membership cutting across all segments of California higher education - Private Colleges and Universities

  the University of California

  California State University and California Community Colleges. The network created among Directors of Educational Technology is an invaluable resource for sharing ideas and advancing the fields of instructional technology

  multimedia

  online learning

  and other forms of open education that apply leading-edge technologies and pedagogies.

  Board Member - Director At-Large and Private Schools

  Directors of Educational Technology in California Higher Education (DET/CHE)

  Westminster

  California

  In my role as VP for Academic Affairs and Innovation / Chief Academic Officer (CAO)

  I provide administrative leadership and direction for UUC's three schools: English School of Theology (EST)

  Vietnamese School of Theology (VST)

  and the new School of Innovation and Management (SIM). I also have the honor and privilege to serve the academic team of deans and faculty in all three schools. Our aim is to prepare graduates to live successful and purposeful lives in the digital age.

  VP for Academic Affairs and Innovation / Chief Academic Officer (CAO)

  UNION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

  The POD Innovation Award is given to participants who implemented creative ideas for the enhancement of teaching and learning and/or faculty development. In 2012 the Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL) was selected as one of the five finalists for the 2012 POD Innovation Award. A CRTE Initiative MALL is a monthly event that offers participants a fun

  social

  and educational space to learn from one another about the latest mobile applications and their benefits to teaching

  learning

  and productivity. Each session consists of participants giving mini-presentations

  sharing best practices

  and crowd-sourcing solutions to questions and problems.

  Professional

  Organizational

  Development (POD)

  Grant Award: Preparing Future Faculty to Assess Student Learning

  Project Role: Technology Consultant\nPrincipal Investigator: Chris Kello

  Acting Dean

  Graduate Studies\nProposal: Assessment as Pedagogy: Integrating Undergraduate Learning Assessment into Future Faculty Preparation\nMaximum Award: $50K over 2 years\nDecision: Successful (grant began November 1

  2012)\n

  Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)

  Grant Award: Title V - The Hispanic Serving Institutions Program

  Project Role: Contributing author\nPrincipal Investigator: Carole Goldsmith (West Hills Community College District) and Robert Ochsner (UCM)\nProposal: Academic Support Programs for Hispanic and Low-Income Students\nMaximum Award: $3.25 million over 5 years\nDecision: Successful (grant began September 1

  2006)

  U.S. Department of Education

  Office of Postsecondary Education