Andree Swanson

Having earned my degrees from both traditional classrooms and online learning systems, I value the interactive and responsive instructor. In my experience both in academia and in business, students or clients learn through different methods but have the greatest learning experience when involved in collaborative activities. As such, it is my privilege to work with learners in an online academic environment that may not otherwise have an opportunity to work towards earning an advanced degree.

Andree Swanson’s Specialties:

Course development, curriculum mapping, research studies, creating management training programs, developing online training

Andree Swanson’s Experience

Adjunct Faculty

Grand Canyon University

(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Independent Sales Contractor
The Pampered Chef (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Consumer Goods industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Online Adjunct Faculty

Ashford University

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

Taught Interpersonal Communication and Sociology courses
Self-Employed, APA Editing and Education Management

ACSwanson & Associates

(Education Management industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Online Adjunct Faculty

College for Financial Planning

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)

COM 500A – Communication and Research Techniques (Master’s)
Dean, General Education Program

Warren National University

(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)

March 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Online Adjunct Faculty

Warren National University

(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)

December 2002 — April 2009 (6 years 5 months)
Online Adjunct Faculty

Indiana Business College

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry)

April 2003 — September 2008 (5 years 6 months)
Adjunct Faculty

University of Phoenix Online

(E-Learning industry)

September 1998 — February 2008 (9 years 6 months)
Online Faculty

University of Phoenix

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 1999 — January 2008 (8 years 10 months)
Dean

Kennedy-Western University

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry)

May 2006 — February 2007 (10 months)

Dean, Business Administration
Responsible for faculty recruitment and training; management of courses; overseeing faculty; working closely with Faculty Council and other KWU staff on special projects
o Developed a stand-alone Writing Lab for the school
o Developed a professional development training program for all faculty – FAC 100
 Instrumental in revamping the final paper review process, specifically in the area of APA formatting and incorporation of an Institutional Review Board process
o Mentored four new Deans and over 30 new faculty
o Participated in curriculum review, oversaw the writing of course descriptions and course objectives for the Business program
o Created new assessments for five courses in the General Education program.
o Reviewed final papers at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level
o Stayed current in the field of distance education
Faculty

ITT Technical Institute

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

June 1997 — August 2003 (6 years 3 months)
National Training Manager

Rentx

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

March 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 5 months)

National Training Manager
o Designed, coordinated and implemented a management training program for a national rental company
o Conducted needs analysis
o Created a budget and managed a $500,000 training fund
o Designed and conducted training sessions on marketing, communications, customer service and many other operational topics
Training Coordinator

La Petite Academy

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years )

Overland Park, KS December 1996 to June 1997
Corporate Communications Manager
o Managed publications (newsletters and manuals) to include long-range planning and budgeting.
o Composed, reviewed, and edited articles, curriculum, training manuals, and marketing tools.

Training and Performance Manager December 1995 to December 1996
o Managed ongoing training program of over 15,000 employees, including new employee training and a multi-level certification program for field trainers.
o Developed two training videos. Wrote, edited, and prepared for publication the accompanying instructor and participant guides.
Office Manager and other administrative positions

Air Force, Army, & DOD

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

April 1979 — October 1995 (16 years 7 months)

Department of Air Force, Army & Defense, Fort Bragg, NC, Ramstein Air Base, April 1979 to October 1995
Germany, & Oklahoma City, OK
Office Manager and various secretarial positions

Andree Swanson’s Education

University of Phoenix

Ed.D. , Educational Leadership with a focus on Distance Education , 2003 — 2009

ESTABLISHING THE BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND E-CONNECTIVITY IN ONLINE HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSES
University of Phoenix

MAOM , Organizational Management , 2000 — 2002
University of Oklahoma

MHR , Human Relations / Communications / Training , 1994 — 1995

Earned this degree in one year's time.
University of Maryland University College

BS , Business & Management , 1990 — 1992

Completed an AS in Management and a Certificate in Accounting while attending in Ramstein, Germany
South High

Diploma , 1970 — 1976

Additional Information

Andree Swanson’s Websites:

My Website

Andree Swanson’s Interests:

training and development, course development, project management online learning -- my passion is my job APA editing genealogy, travel, family

Andree Swanson’s Groups:

• American Society of Training and Development (ASTD)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum (ASCD)
• Association of Leadership Educators (ALE)
• Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership
• International E-Learning Association (IELA)
• MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource Learning Online Teaching
• Sloan-C
• United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)