Marilyn McNeal

Current

• Computer Instructor at Bay Area Video Coalition
• Adjunct Faculty at City College of San Francisco
• Artist / Editor at Imaginopedia (Self-employed)

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Past

• Technical Trainer at Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC)
• Adjunct Faculty at New College of California
• Computer Education Program Director at Positive Resource Center

• Volunteer Computer Trainer at San Francisco Public Library
• Computer Instructor at Dept. of Business Services – The City of New York
• Computer Instructor at New School University – Computer Instruction Center
• Computer Instructor at Long Island University – Computer Technology Institute
• Computer Instructor at Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
• Advisor at Parsons School of Design – Office of Student Affairs
• Production Worker at Centerseat LLC
• Director, Job Skills Program at Glide Memorial Church

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Education

• New School University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Agnes Irwin School

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Recommended

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Connections

84 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Portfolio
• Imaginopedia Project
• Arts Collective

Marilyn McNeal’s Summary

In New York, I taught at The Fund for The City of New York, The Technology & Learning Center, Jacob Riis Settlement House, The Borough of Manhattan Community College, Long Island University, and the Computer Instruction Center at The New School University.

Currently, I am teaching Photoshop and Flash at the Downtown and John Adams campuses of City College of San Francisco. In June 2007, I began teaching at Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC).

I have MOUS certification in Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint and provide training on a contract basis.

METHODOLOGY

I am particularly interested in helping students develop cross application digital literacy. By providing a clear conceptual overview followed by step-by-step instruction and materials, I help students develop a strong foundation in digital media production essentials.

To augment this process, I often create instructional materials on the spot, first showing, then typing up instructions that convey what was just demonstrated. This is extremely difficult to do but well worth the effort because it offers students a critical bridge between the language they hear, the language they need to repeat to themselves, and the actions associated with the language.

Finally, I emphasize problem solving. I think it is vital that students learn how to figure things out using online resources, experimentation and common sense. Most students will not have the luxury of being in an instructor-led environment all of the time. I speak to that reality and encourage their discovery and research skills from the very first class.

Marilyn McNeal’s Specialties:

Providing one-on-one and group training in office productivity and multimedia computer applications.

APPLICATION KNOWLEDGE

Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing: Photoshop, InDesign, Publisher
Web Production: HTML, Fundamentals of Web Design, DreamWeaver
Animation: Flash
Office Productivity: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook
Computer Basics: Intro to Windows, Internet Basics
Employment Readiness: Keyboarding, Job Skills, Resume Writing

Marilyn McNeal’s Experience

• Computer Instructor

  Bay Area Video Coalition

  (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years)

  Bay Area Video Coalition, or BAVC (pronounced "bay-vac") is a nonprofit media arts center. BAVC was launched in 1976 as a way to make emerging video technology accessible to independent mediamakers. Today, with that mission still at its core, BAVC has evolved into a media arts "teaching hospital."

• Adjunct Faculty

  City College of San Francisco

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2004 — Present (5 years)

  The Business Department offers vocational programs to prepare students for employment. The department also offers business classes (both credit and non-credit) for students interested in learning business principles and procedures used in today’s offices.
  
  I teach Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop at the Downtown campus through the noncredit program. I also teach beginning computer skills at the Mission Campus. I have also taught Excel and Access through City College's Weekend College.
  
  I have created online classrooms using Moodle for all of my classes. The classrooms are at www.webinstructor.org/moodle. You can enter the "Intro to Win XP" class as a guest if you would like to look around.

• Artist / Editor

  Imaginopedia (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years)

  Imaginopedia is an online encyclopedia which celebrates the freedom of the imagination and is an attempt to foster a space that challenges the idea that only facts are real and only real things are useful. I created this website in February 2007 using open source MediaWiki software in an effort to give anyone with an imagination a chance to collaboratively create an alternative set of "facts." The site supports text, digital graphics, audio, Flash animation and video and is a burgeoning project that is actively seeking collaborators.

• Technical Trainer

  Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC)

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  LYRIC is a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth 23 & under.
  
  LYRIC offers peer-based education, advocacy, recreation, information, and leadership opportunities while bringing youth togther to build a peer-based community that empowers them to end isoation.
  
  I taught Microsoft Word and Excel to student interns in LYRIC's Employment Training Program in 2004 - 2005.

• Adjunct Faculty

  New College of California

  (Higher Education industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  New College of California is a progressive, activist college commited to providing education for social change.
  
  I created and taught a 15-week course called Introducton to Desktop Publishing & Web Production. This course focused on the following applications: Photoshop, InDesign, DreamWeaver.
  
  I also taught an Intro to Sound Design course focusing on ProTools and Ableton Live.
  
  I created an online classroom at New College's Digital Theater though an open source course management system called moodle.

• Computer Education Program Director

  Positive Resource Center

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  PRC assists people living with HIV/AIDS with comprehensive counseling for obtaining essential financial and medical benefits combined with a full spectrum of vocational rehabilitation and employment services.
  
  As the Computer Training Coordinator, I was responsible for creating, scheduling and teaching First Step I (Mouse Basics, Email Basics, Typing), First Step II (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Next Step (6 week Microsoft Office course) to PRC clients.

• Volunteer Computer Trainer

  San Francisco Public Library

  (Educational Institution; Libraries industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

  As a Volunteer, I taught a 45 minute Basic Mouse Skills class every Saturday morning at the 5th Floor Training Center. This course taught patrons how to handle the mouse so that that they would be better able to navigate the Library's website.

• Computer Instructor

  Dept. of Business Services – The City of New York

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  As a consultant to the Micro Enterprise Division of the Department of Business Services, I taught Business Basics and Internet Basics at The One-Stop Career Center in Jamaica, Queens and at the Beacon Center - P.S. 269 in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
  
  Each course was 2 hours long and meets for 7 weeks. I used Launching Your First Small Business from CCH, Inc.

• Computer Instructor

  New School University – Computer Instruction Center

  (Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  I taught Web Design & Construction, a 29 hour course that is part of The World Wide Web Page Design Certificate at the Computer Instruction Center. This course offers a brief History of the Internet, Web Site Analysis & Production Issues, HTML Basics, Tables, Frames, Forms, CSS, Domain Name Registration, Hosting, and Site Promotion.

• Computer Instructor

  Long Island University – Computer Technology Institute

  (Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  I taught Excel 2002, Access 2002 and PowerPoint 2002 to students in the Microsoft Office User Specialist Certificate Program.
  
  This course used Thompson Learning / Course Technology materials that provided a direct relationship between the subject matter and MOUS exam objectives. I also used SAM / TOM online materials to provide additional testing and training opportunities.

• Computer Instructor

  Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

  (Higher Education industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year)

  I taught Fundamentals of Web Design, a 72 hour hands-on course developed by Adobe and offered through Cisco's online Academy platform.
  
  This course covered Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, GoLive 6, LiveMotion 2 and Premiere.

• Advisor

  Parsons School of Design – Office of Student Affairs

  (Higher Education industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

  From 1998 to 2000, I was an Advisor and Counselor at The Office of Student Affairs at Parsons. I worked as part of a team that created orientations, workshops, panels, peer education training for Parsons students.
  
  I also provided one-on-one counseling and referrals to the students in the Communication Design, Product Design and Photography departments.

• Production Worker

  Centerseat LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

  On the Centerseat site, my primary responsibility was to coordinate and produce the HTML, DHTML and add the javascript for the "editorial" area of the user interface.. I worked from interactive storyboards, time & click-depth templates, scripts and flowcharts.
  
  I also edited several .js files which synchronized the timing for editorial content & ecommerce changes within the interface.
  
  I supervised 11 freelance coders & programmers and worked with PMs, video producers, writers & graphic designers.

• Director, Job Skills Program

  Glide Memorial Church

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Human Resources industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  From 1996 to 1997, I was the Director of the Job Skills Program at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, CA. The program's mission was to "empower unemployed adults to become self sufficient by preparing them to re-enter the job market."
  
  I directed a staff of 5 case workers and created the recruitment, training, placement, mentoring and aftercare programs necessary to send 30 adults to vocational retraining programs.
  
  I oversaw 3 federal and state grants and met regularly with other community non profits, local organizations and The Private Industry Council.

Marilyn McNeal’s Education

• New School University

  MA , Media Studies , 1998 — 2000

• University of Pittsburgh

  BA , English Literature, Latin , 1985 — 1988

• Agnes Irwin School

  1975 — 1985

Additional Information

Marilyn McNeal’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• Imaginopedia Project
• Arts Collective

Marilyn McNeal’s Groups:

Bay Area Video Coalition

•    StreetTech
•    Women 2.0
•    NetSquared
•    KIVA
•    Bay Area Video Coalition
•    The New School
•    University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association
•    Design Research
•    Mavin Digital Mashup
•    Leaders & Thinkers
•    Digital Storytellers

Marilyn McNeal’s Honors:

Interviewed for "Crossover: How Artists Build Careers across Commercial, Nonprofit and Community Work." by Ann Markusen, Professor of Planning & Public Policy. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. 2006
File at http://www.hhh.umn.edu/img/assets/6158/crossover.pdf

October 2007
"fluther" - Group Art Show
million fishes art collective
San Francisco, CA

April 2007
"be honest" - Group Art Show
million fishes art collective
San Francisco, CA

January 2007
mapp three year retrospective - Group Art Show
mission cultural center for latino arts
San Francisco, CA

October 2006
"i follow a terrible profession" - Group Art Show
million fishes art collective
San Francisco, CA

April 2006
'empirical nostalgia'
million fishes art collective
San Francisco, CA

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