PhD student, Editor, Blogger, Photographer, Social Networking Wonk
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Graduate Instructor at University of Minnesota
- Writer at VFXY Photos
- Past
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- Instructional Technologist at Northern Arizona University - e-Learning Center
- Adjunct Faculty at Northern Arizona University - College of Education
- Administrative Assistant at Northern Arizona University - Distance Learning
- Systems Analyst at Coconino Community College
- Adjunct Faculty at Coconino Community College
- Education
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- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Northern Arizona University
- Northern Arizona University
- Coconino Community College
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Dawn Armfield’s Summary
Systems analyst, Project Manager, and Instructional Technologist in higher education. Particularly interested in technical editing, social networking / software, and rhetorical analysis.
Dawn Armfield’s Specialties:
Web site & collateral editing, web 2.0 training and development, online course development, photography, development and research of women's online identity construction (Master's thesis)
Dawn Armfield’s Experience
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Graduate Instructor
University of Minnesota
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 month)
Teach WRIT 3562W (Technical and Professional Writing (WI)). Written/oral communication in professional settings. Gathering information, analyzing audience, assessing conventional formats. Drafting, testing, revising documents. Oral presentation of final reports.
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Writer
VFXY Photos
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Assist with the writing needs of VFXY founders. Write the Weekly Pic-ks.
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Instructional Technologist
Northern Arizona University - e-Learning Center
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2005 — July 2008 (2 years 10 months)
Instructional Technologists provide training and technical consultation to instructors during all stages of web course development. This position requires expert Instructional Technologist brings a level of expertise in various areas. My position requires expertise in web development, editorial skills, and emerging technologies, although I bring a certain level of expertise in relational databases and content management systems with me. This position requires individual and group contact with people outside of the department and, on occasion, outside of the university. Each Instructional Technologist delivers trainings on collective topics as well as specific topics of interest. The position requires a high level of documentation, autonomy, and decision-making. Instructional Technologists must be able to work in a team environment or individually to complete tasks.
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Adjunct Faculty
Northern Arizona University - College of Education
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Teach an educational technology course for the College of Education - Educational Specialties department. The course is Teaching Technology in the Classroom (ETC447). Students learn (and share) technology based on constructivist theory foundations.
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Administrative Assistant
Northern Arizona University - Distance Learning
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 2005 — October 2005 (6 months)
Supervised thirteen student workers; facilitated distance faculty's grade input, resource needs, and other queries; created database for new program
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Systems Analyst
Coconino Community College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2000 — April 2005 (5 years 2 months)
Systems analyst for the Human Resources department. Tested and trained end-users on complex database. Wrote SQL and MS Access queries. Wrote and edited employee newsletter and training materials. Managed and developed department website and all department forms.
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Adjunct Faculty
Coconino Community College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)
Taught introductory web development using Microsoft Frontpage.
Dawn Armfield’s Education
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
PhD, Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication, 2008 — 2012 (expected)
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Northern Arizona University
M.A., English with emphasis in Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writing, 2005 — 2008
Conference presentations:
Peaks Conference (regional)
2008 CCCC conference in New Orleans -
Northern Arizona University
BA, English (minor in Geology), 1985 — 2005
It took me a long time to finish, but I did (and went on for an advanced degree).
- Activities and Societies:
- Forensics team
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Coconino Community College
AA, English, 1991 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Theta Kappa (PR officer and webmaster)
Developed the first school newsletter
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Dawn Armfield’s Interests:
photography, blogging, social networking, identity construction in online social networks, visual and linguistic rhetorics
Dawn Armfield’s Groups:
photoblogs.org, flickr, twitter / pownce, vfxy
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VFXY member
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