CURRICULUM VITAE
DORI DIGENTI
Summary. Academic director with expertise in elearning, organization development, curriculum development, college teaching, and training. Excellent writing, speaking, research, and technical skills. MS Organization Development, American University/NTL; BA, Cornell University
Technology Training Skills. Blackboard, Camtasia, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Presenter, Adobe InDesign (Pagemaker), Dreamweaver (HTML web design), Photoshop, MS Office Suite, QuickBooks, FilemakerPro, Open Educational Resources, Web 2.0
Keywords. online learning, elearning, organization development, training, Blackboard, Web 2.0, academic administration
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, Berkshire Community College (Jan 2008 – present) Direct professional development and supported teaching and learning innovation at the College. Projects include new faculty training and orientation, online pedagogy course, adjunct academies, “Learning 2.0,” Quality Matters, innovative teaching series, and professional development and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) grant program. Taught online as adjunct faculty.
Director, Title III Distance Learning Initiative, Berkshire Community College (Oct 2004-Dec 2007) Manage programmatic, staff supervision, and financial aspects of a $1.7M grant to develop online courses and online student services. Design and led faculty development and Blackboard workshops and applications training; manage web development of “BCC Online;” review syllabi for online courses; integrate grant objectives with college strategic goals.
Director of the Community, Science & Environment Program, Mount Holyoke College/Hampshire College (Apr 2001 – Sep 2004) Directed an online community-science learning network which addressed environmental cleanup. Supported community initiatives in Alaska, Texas, Tennessee, and New York. Led annual national workshops for government, community, tribal, and academic stakeholders to address conflicts and foster learning across sectors.
President and Founder of Learning Mastery (1998 – 2001) Principal for consulting service focused on collaboration, online technologies, and learning. Developed and led cross-industry consortium with 3M, Shell, bp, IBM, Novartis, and others. Facilitated web-based community of practice on collaboration based on peer learning model.
Director of Training & Special Executive Programs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992-1998) Directed “Strategies for the Americas” and “Executive Seminar on Japan and East Asia” summer intensives. Led training courses on international business and strategy at Ford, Kodak, Teradyne, Texas Instruments, United Technologies, The Pentagon, Army Research Labs, and others. Managed academic conferences and distance learning seminars.
Director of Sales and Marketing, Far East, Clearpoint Research Corporation (1988-1992) Managed product distribution and development of computer equipment market in eight Pacific Rim countries. Opened sales offices in Singapore and Japan. Negotiated sales and marketing promotions with partners throughout region and liaised with headquarters on technical issues.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2009-2010 Community College Leadership Academy
2008 Certified Quality Matters Peer Reviewer
2008 “Preparing Faculty for Blended Teaching and Learning: Basics for Faculty Developers & Trainers,” Sloan-C Online Course
1998 MS, Organization Development (with honors), American University
1996 Instructional Design, Langevin Learning Systems Training Certificate
1995 Delivering & Facilitating Effective Training, Boston University Corporate Center Training Certificate
1984-86 Research student, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
1979-81 Graduate courses in History of Architecture, Cornell University
1979 BA, Anthropology/Archaeology, Cornell University
HONORS AND AWARDS
Mary H. Donlon Undergraduate Scholarship
Cornell Graduate Scholarship
Herbert H. Lehman Fellowship for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences
PUBLICATIONS
Blogs: ddigenti.wordpress.com and bccctl.wordpress.com
Digenti, D. and L. Kimball. Leading Virtual Teams that Learn: Methods, Tips, and Techniques for Increasing Virtual Team Effectiveness. Cafe Press, 2005.
“Tools and Methods to Support Learning Networks,” in Creating a Learning Culture: Strategy, Technology, and Practice, By Marcia L. Conner, James G. Clawson eds. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Digenti, D. et al. Leading in a Complex World, Pegasus Communications, 2003.
Digenti D. “Teamrooms: Tapping the Collaborative Learning Advantage,” ELearn Magazine, Feb 2003
Digenti, D. “Building a Learning Strategy for Leaders,” LineZine Fall 2001
Digenti, D. “Lessons From Everest: Collaborative Leadership in Crisis,” Systems Thinker, Mar 2001
Digenti, D. “Make Space for Informal Learning,” Learning Circuits, Aug 2000
Digenti, D. “Collaborative Learning: Real-Time Practice for Knowledge Generation,” Systems Thinker, Jun/Jul 2000
Digenti, D. The Collaborative Learning Guidebook. Learning Mastery Press,1999.
Digenti, D. “Collaborative Learning: A Core Capability for Organizations in the New Economy,” in Reflections: The SoL Journal, V. 1, N. 2, 1999
Digenti D. “Toward an Understanding of the Learning Community,” Organizational Development Journal. Vol 16, No. 2, May 1998.
Digenti, D. “Zen Learning: A New Approach to Creating Multiskilled Workers,” MIT Japan Program Working Paper JP 96-29, 1996.
PRESENTATIONS
“F(L)attening the Dialog Between Pedagogy and Technology,” invited presentation for “Flattening the Campus” NERCOMP Conference, October 9, 2009
“Creating Your Hybrid Course,” online faculty development course, Spring 2009
“New Methods of Learning Technology,” Presentation at the 11th Annual Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Student Development, North Shore Community College, April 2008
“E-Portfolio: From the D-Ring to the ‘E-Ring’ Binder,” Berkshire Community College, August 2007
Faculty workshops on Photoshop, Windows File Management, SnagIt, and Camtasia, Berkshire Community College, Spring 2006
Faculty Summer Distance Learning Institute, Facilitator and Instructor, Summer 2004, Summer 2005. Berkshire Community College.
“Linking Community and Scientific Knowledge for Military and Nuclear Waste Cleanup,” Workshop at UMass Amherst, June 2003
“Tapping Into Resources for Community-Science Partnerships in
Federal Facilities Cleanup,” National TAG Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, March 2003
“Working with Communities to Assess and Communicate Risk at
Military Superfund Sites,” Society of Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry National Meeting, November 2002.
“Collaboration, Complexity, and Corporate Boundary-Spanning: Building A Collaborative Learning Network,” with Peter Fritz, 3M, Systems Thinking in Action conference, Atlanta, GA, October 24, 2001
“Bringing Knowledge to Life through Collaborative (E)Learning,” Seminar for Bridging The Gap Between eLearning and Knowledge Management conference, July 26, 2001 Boston, MA
“Crossing Boundaries: Between-Firm Communities,” for the IIR Communities of Practice 2001 conference, Cambridge, MA, May 8, 2001
“Elearning,” Panel leader for “Online Social Networks 2001” virtual conference (http://groupjazz.com/osn2001/program.html)
“Collaborate 99” virtual conference: Keynote on Collaborative Learning Networks, 1999
REFERENCES upon request
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