Curriculum Vitae San Juanita Jaramillo Santoy
English and Spanish Dept.
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen 34503 Island Estate
Harlingen, TX 78550 San Benito, TX 78586
(956) 354-4000 ext. 4837 (956) 465-5337
janie.santoy@harlingen.tstc.edu janie.santoy@gmail.com Education
Barchelor of Arts, English Literature
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1993 Master of Arts, English
Univ. of Texas at Brownsville, 1998
Doctorate, Technical Communication and Rhetoric (Candidate) Texas Tech University, Expected 2010
Proposed Dissertation Title: Cyberspace, Race, and Chicanas in the Blogosphere
Honors and Awards
Scholars for the Dream Travel Award, Conference on College Composition and Communication, 2009
Exceeds Expectations Ranking in Department Chair Category, Program Assessment and Improvement Team Review, 2009
Instruction Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, Yale University, 1991-93 Teaching Experience
Associate Professor
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Spring 2010) ENGL 1302– Composition II (online)
ENGL 2314 – Business and Technical Writing (on-campus) Master Instructor
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Spring 2008-Fall 2009) ENGL 1301– Composition I (on-campus and online)
ENGL 1302– Composition II (on-campus and online) ENGL 2311 – Business and Technical Writing (online)
ENGL 2314 – Business and Technical Writing (on-campus and online) ENGL 2331 – World Literature (on-campus)
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Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Spring 2006-Fall 2007) ENGL 1301– Composition I
ENGL 1302– Composition II ENGL 2326—American Literature Instructor
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Spring 2002-Fall 2005) ENGL 1301– Composition I
ENGL 1302– Composition II
SPCR 1301—Technical Communication for the Professions BMGT 1301—Business Writing for Managers
Lecturer
University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas (Fall 1996 – Spring 2004) ENGL 0000–Writing Lab
ENGL 0000– Writing Skills I ENGL 0000– Writing Skills II ENGL 1301– Composition I ENGL 1302– Composition II Other Professional Experience
Department Chair
Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Spring 2006-today)
Supervise and evaluate twenty-five full-time and adjunct faculty members of the English and Spanish Department. Coordinate, plan, prioritize and implement student, faculty,
departmental and division projects which support college mission, short-term goals and long-range plans. Organize and prepare presentations for division committee meetings, including the Assessment Committee and the Advisory Committee. Assist with design,
implementation, evaluation and reporting of the current General Education Assessment program. Participate in the Task Force to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of college services. Coordinate faculty to evaluate and modify current course curriculum to ascertain student needs. Design and direct the campus English Writing Lab, as well as design and direct the expansion of those services to provide writing tutoring online. Help promote literature and student involvement by sponsoring Sigma Kappa Delta, English Honor Society, seeking funding for and organizing a poetry contest.
Assistant Chair, General Education Assessment Committee Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas (Fall 2006-today)
Assist with design and implementation of General Education Assessment Plan. Coordinate with department chairs for collection of artifacts, review of assessment assignments, and grading sessions. Direct the compilation of data gathered from assessment and share with individual departments. Lead discussion and debriefing activities using assessment data to
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help department develop instructional strategies for improvement. Edit report detailing assessment activities and results.
Secondary English Teacher (lifetime certification)
Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, Texas (Spring 1993-Fall 2002) Plan and organize instruction to maximize student learning and meet learning objectives. Modify instructional delivery methods to meet needs of student population. Employ instructional technology effectively. Develop and use evaluation methods which measure student progress. Evaluate student work to promote maximum learning. Maintain student records and submit grade rosters and other documents to meet designated deadlines. Secondary Journalism Teacher (lifetime certification)
Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, Texas (Spring 1993-Spring1996) Coordinate with students, campus and external organizations to plan, create, design and publish a monthly school newspaper and school yearbook. Coordinate, plan, prioritize and implement activities which served as fundraisers for publications. Maintain accurate and update records of all financial transactions. Design and deliver instruction to maximize student learning and meet learning objectives. Modify instructional delivery methods to meet needs of student population. Employ instructional technology effectively. Develop and use evaluation methods which measure student progress. Evaluate student work to promote maximum learning. Maintain student records and submit grade rosters and other documents to meet designated deadlines.
SAT/ACT Teacher
Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, Texas (Spring 1993-Summer 1996) Administer diagnostic tests and use results to design and deliver SAT/ACT test-taking strategy sessions to junior and senior high school students.
Editorial Experience Editor/Web Master
NCTE Latino Caucus (http://nctelatinocaucus.org) – A web site dedicated to promoting the scholarship and community of Latino members of the National Council of Teachers of English, 2009 – today.
Editor/Producer/Host
Celebrating Latinos (http://nctelatinocaucus.org) – A monthly podcast series in which I showcase and promote programs and individuals of benefit to Latino scholars and educators, 2010.
Editor-in-chief
Capirotada: An NCTE Latino Caucus Newsletter – A bi-yearly newsletter dedicated to sharing art, news and information of interest to the members, 2009-today.
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TSTC English Department (http://english.harlingen.tstc.edu) – A web site dedicated to publishing information for English department faculty, including a department handbook and learning management video tutorials, 2007-today.
Editor-in-chief/Web Master
Writing Smart Online Support (http://english.harlingen.tstc.edu/writingsmart) – A site dedicated to providing writing resources for students, including online tutoring services, 2008-today.
Professional Service
Texas State Technical College Leadership:
Chair, English and Spanish Department, Fall 2004- today Leadership Institute, President’s Office, Summer/Fall 2009 Team Member, PAIT Review, Spring/Fall 2008
Asst. Chair, English and Spanish Department, Fall 2002-Summer 2004 Assistant Chair, General Education Assessment Committee, Fall 2006-today Chair, Distance Learning Advisory Committee, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Advisor, Sigma Kappa Delta Honor Society, Fall 2005-Spring 2008 Special Initiatives:
English Writing Lab Website
English Writing Lab Online Tutoring Services Online Sites for Faculty Collaboration
Online Sites to Document Departmental Processes Faculty Training Seminars Developed and Delivered: Using Moodle Gradebook, Summer 2009
Faculty e-Portfolio Development, Summer 2008
Developing Course Material in Blackboard, Summer 2007 Developing Course Material using WebCT, Summer 2004 Mentoring:
Faculty Mentor, Teaching Composition I online, Fall 2008
Faculty Mentor, Teaching Composition II online, Spring 2009 & Fall 2009
Faculty Mentor, Teaching and Designing American Literature Online, Summer 2007 Online Course Design:
Assist with Design, American Literature, Summer 2007
Design Online English 2314 Business and Technical Writing, Spring 2007 Design Online English 1301 Composition I, Fall 2006
Design Online English 1302 Composition II, Fall 2006 Other:
Hiring Committee, Head Librarian, Fall 2009
ENGL 1301 Course Syllabus Revision Committee, Fall 2007
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National Council of Teachers of English Latino Caucus Editor-in-chief, Capirotada, A Newsletter, Spring 2009-today
Editor-in-Chief and Webmaster, NCTE Latino Caucus Web site, Spring 2009-today Editor, Producer, and Host, Celebrating Latinos: A Podcast, Spring 2010
Women’s Business Center, McAllen, TX
Invited, Using New Media to Communicate with Clients, Fall 2009 Invited, Does Your Small Business Need a Website?, Spring 2010 Texas Tech University
Research Assistant, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant on new media and First-Year Composition, Spring/Summer 2009 (with Rich Rice)
Assistant, IEEE Conference, Montreal Canada, Summer 2008
Webmaster, TCR PhD Online, Graduate Student Web site, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Conference Papers and Presentations
“Mentor2Mentor: Training for DL sustainability with limited resources.” Co-presenting with Gina Cano-Monreal, Robert Grant, and Michael Gay. United States Distance Learning Association. May 2010. St. Louis, Missouri.
"Chicanas and their Blogotitlan: Remixing Research about People of Color and Digital Technologies." To be presented as part of a panel "Production, Innovation, Revision: Latino/a Rhetorical Transformations of Mainstream Media." Co-Presenting with Yazmin Lazcano and Stacey Sheriff as respondent. Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 2010. Louisville, Kentucky.
“Latinos/as in Communities, Classrooms, and Coalitions: A Workshop Sponsored by the NCTE/CCCC Latino/a Caucus.” Co-facilitating with Damian Baca, Cristina Kirklighter, Octavio Pimentel. Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 2010. Louisville, Kentucky.
“Digital Tools for Communication, Organization, and Research.” Technical Communication and Rhetoric Online Ph.D. May Seminar, 2009. Lubbock, Texas.
“Cyberspace & the Rhetorics of Race.” Technical Communication and Rhetoric Online Ph.D. May Seminar. May 2009. Lubbock, Texas.
“Chicanas Online: Enacting Resistance in Digital Spaces,” part of the panel “Chicana/o Rhetorical Strategies: Decolonizing Cultural, Pedagogical, and Technological Spaces,” with Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Jaime Armin Mejía, and Humberto Cardenas, Jr. Conference on College Composition and Communication. March 2009. San Francisco, California.
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“Using Critical Race Theory to Examine Intercultural Communication in Social Networks,” with Miriam Williams and Carlos Evia. Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. March 2009. San Francisco, California.
“Mi Retórica: Engaging Latina/o Students in the Rhetorical Use of Digital Technologies,” part of the panel “Arguments for Latino/a-Based Language Arts Currcular Principles” with Jaime A. Mejia, Cristina Kirklighter, and Sarah Taylor. National Council of Teachers of English. November 2008. San Antonio, Texas.
“Research In/About Cyberspace.” Technical Communication and Rhetoric Online Ph.D.. May Seminar. May 2008. Lubbock, Texas.
“Distance Education and Programware: The Benefits of Universal Design for Learning Principles” Co-presented with Rich Rice, Lennie Irvin, and Peter England.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. March 2007. San Antonio, Texas.
“Investigating Learner Participation in Curriculum Design: In Search of a Methodology.” Technical Communication and Rhetoric Online Ph.D. May Seminar. May 2007. Lubbock, Texas.
“Show Me the Money: Applying Effective Grant Writing Techniques, ” Co-presented with Cynthia Davidson and Wayne Ballentine. Computers and Writing Conference. May 2006. Lubbock, Texas.
Professional Associations
Alumni Schools Committee, Yale College
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Council of Teachers of English Latino Caucus Sigma Kappa Delta National English Honor Society Texas Distance Learning Association
Texas Faculty Association
Two Year Community College Teachers Association (TYCCA) Yale Latino Alumni Association
Skills
Languages
Fluent in English. Proficient in Spanish. Technology
Skilled in word processing (Word, OpenOffice, GoogleDocs), design and layout (Photoshop and Publisher), database and spreadsheet (FileMaker Pro, Excel, Access), web design (Dreamweaver and Frontpage), programming (JavaScript, PHP, and CSS), video production (iMovie, MovieMaker, Camtasia), audio production (Audacity), audiovisual presentation (PowerPoint), learning management software (WebCT, WebCT Vista, Blackboard, Moodle), content management software (Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla), and online video conferencing
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tools (WebIQ, DimDim). Extensive experience teaching with interactive video conference equipment, including PolyCom and Smartboards.