ALEX JEAN-CHARLES
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
			University Address		Dept. of Secondary Education 320 Fitzelle Hall SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY 13820 tel.: +1 (607) 406-3500 e-mail: jeancha@oneonta.edu www: http://www.alexjeancharles.com
		Educational History
		Ph.D., August 2010			Secondary and Continuing Education
					University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
					Area: Educational Technology and Technology Studies
		M.A., May 2002			Curriculum and Instruction
					Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech)
					Area: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education and Instructional Technology
		B.S., May 1998			STEM Education
					The City University of New York (CCNY and New York Tech)
		Area of Specializations
		Educational Technology; Technology Studies; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education
		Professional Organizations
		American Educational Research Association (AERA)
		International Association of Educators (INASED)
		Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
		Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
		Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT)
		Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Society – Professions in Technology (EPT)
		Honors and Awards
		United University Professions (UUP) – Best State Website Award (2011)
		Haitian American Community Association (HACA) – Best Community Service (2007)
TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
	Positions Held
	August 2010 – Present			Assistant Professor, Division of Education, Department of Secondary Education, State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
	August 2003 – May 2010			Graduate Assistant, Network & System Operator for Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES), Urbana, IL
	August 2007 – May 2008			Teaching Assistant, Curriculum and Instruction 335: Content Area Applications of Educational Technology, Urbana, IL
	August 2000 – May 2002			Graduate Assistant, Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies, Blacksburg, VA
	Sept. 1999 – May 2000			STEM Teacher, New School for Arts and Sciences - Bronx, NY
	Sept. 1998 – May 1999			Math Instructor, Talent Search After School Program, New York, NY
	New Course Development
	Fall 2010			Created new undergraduate technology integration course as an option for Elementary Education majors. Course offering began with the Fall 2011 semester.
	Courses Taught
	Summer 2011			Multimedia and Instructional Courseware Design (EDUC 586) (Online) SUNY – Oneonta Integrated Technology Applications and Issues (EDUC 587) (Independent Study) SUNY – Oneonta
	Spring 2011			Seminar in Graduate Study: Project Proposal (EDUC 655) SUNY – Oneonta Instructional Technology – Management and Evaluation (EDUC 588) SUNY – Oneonta Integrating Technology in Education (EDUC 580) SUNY – Oneonta Integrating Technology in the Curriculum: Middle and High School (EDUC 254) SUNY – Oneonta
	Fall 2010			Multimedia and Instructional Courseware Design (EDUC 586) SUNY – Oneonta Integrating Technology in Education (EDUC 580) SUNY – Oneonta Integrating Technology in the Curriculum: Middle and High School (EDUC 254) SUNY – Oneonta
	August 2007 – May 2008			Content Area Applications of Educational Technology
SCHOLARSHIP
	Editorship
	International Journal of Progressive Education (IJPE) (ISSN 1554-5210) North America Assistant Editor
	Publications
	Dissertation
	Youth Expression with Video Surveillance Technology. (August 2010). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Committee: Violet Harris (Chair), Clifford Christians, Bertram Bruce, Norman Denzin.
	Book Chapters
	Jean-Charles, A. (in press). New Media Technology:Tools of Expression/Repression in Communities. In Bruce, B.C.(Ed.), Youth Community Inquiry: Using New Media for Community Building and Personal Growth. New York: Teachers College Press.
	Refereed Proceedings
	Jean-Charles, A. (2010, March). Young Black Male Expression Through Video Technology in the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference Proceedings. San Diego, CA.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2008, March). CBR and CBT: A Comparative Research Study Paper in the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference Proceedings. Las Vegas, NV.
	Refereed Conference Presentations
	Jean-Charles, A. (2011, April). Youth Expression with Video Surveillance Technology. Presentation given at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual meeting Theme: “Inciting the Social Imagination: Education for the Public Good”, New Orleans, LA.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2008, May). Young Black Males’ Testimonial Experience on Surveillance, Power, and Identity. Presentation given at The Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference (QI 2008), Urbana, IL.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2007, May). Conversation about Technology: A Video Presentation. Presentation given at The Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference (QI 2007), Urbana, IL.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2007, April). Underrepresented Youth and Violence: A Poster. Presentation given at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2006, June). Media Trap: Haitian Creole Identity in the Diaspora. Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (2006), Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2006, March). Technology of the Oppressed: Security Surveillance Technology, Violence, and Black Male Students in Urban Schools. Cultural Studies Responds to Violence and Education Conference, Columbia University, NY.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2005, October). Underrepresented Youth Performing with New Media Technology. Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, Ohio.
	Non-Refereed Conference Presentations
	Jean-Charles, A. (2011, May). Interactive Multimedia with Flash. Presentation given at the 20^th Annual Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT 2011), SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY.
	Jean-Charles, A., Kamina, P., Odago, M. (2011, March). Teaching STEM for Educators. Invited presentation given at the 36^th Annual Conference of the New York State African Studies Association, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2011, March). Technology and Identity: Media Trap: Haitian Creole Identity in the Diaspora. Invited presentation given at the 36^th Annual Conference of the New York State African Studies Association, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2010, October). Two Million Minutes (Viewing and Roundtable). Eighth Annual Best Practices in Teaching and Counseling Conference.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2007, October). University of Illinois Students' Perception of Technology (Roundtable). Graduate Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2004, October). Unit 4 Teachers' Perception of Technology. Graduate Seminar, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2003, December). CBT/CBR: A Research Proposal. Graduate Seminar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
	Jean-Charles, A. (2002, October). Computer Lab Evaluation Reports. Graduate Seminar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
	Grants and Awards
	I have applied for the 2011 SUNY Oneonta IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Action) grant. The project I am seeking funding to develop is titled Unpacking the Birth of a Nation: Investigations of Black Masculinity in a Culture of Violence.
	I have applied for the 2011 SUNY Oneonta Vibrant Grant. The project I am seeking funding to develop is titled Developing Discourse and Dialogue through Participatory Video for Community Economic Development.
COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
	College-wide
	August 2010 – Present			I served as member of the SUNY Oneonta STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) Council appointed by the College President Dr. Nancy Kleniewski.
	August 2010 – Present			I am an alternate member for the Division of Education at the SUNY Oneonta College Senate.
	December 2010 – Present			I served as a committee member of GAIN (Graduation Advocates and Intermediaries Network).
	November 2010 – Present			I served as a committee member of AALANA (African American, Latino, Asian, Native American) Student Retention and Success.
	December 2010 – May 2010			I am a member of the College Strategic Plan committee charged with the revision of the College’s Diversity Goals appointed by Dr. Nancy Kleniewski.
	Division of Education
	February 2011			I assisted with the revision of the wording/language of the Dispositions Survey for the ETEC (Educational Technology) students.
	November 2010			I participated in a collaborative meeting between the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Mohawk Regional Information Center (MORIC) towards continuing to be a content provider for teacher technology integration workshop.
	August 2010 – Present			I am a member of the Education Division’s Diversity Committee.
	August 2010 – Present			I am a member of the Education Division’s Best Practice Committee.
	Community Service
	March 2011 – June 2011			I facilitate an ongoing bi-monthly technology and social action workshop with students enrolled at the Oneonta branch of Job Corps.
	June 2011 – Present			I am in the planning phase of creating a 6-session introductory technology workshop during the Summer of 2011 for Oneonta Senior Citizens.