
leslie kennedy
senior director, academic technology services
About
An academic technology leader with a broad background in teaching and learning. A visionary, proactive and astute program manager adept at policy formulation related to pedagogical and technology strategic planning. Long term experience with cross-functional team leadership and program implementation, innovation through the adoption of low and no-cost digital course materials, in-depth support of universal design and accessibility, online learning, and additional academic technologies.
united states
long beach
higher education
e learning, instructional design, higher education, distance learning, teaching, instructional technology, curriculum development, leadership, educational technology, learning management systems, staff development, classroom, training, curriculum design, adult education, student affairs, program management, program development, student development, lecturing, blended learning, technology integration, college teaching, teacher training, research, university teaching, public speaking, educational leadership, academia, community outreach, multimedia, program evaluation, esl, moodle, courses, strategic planning, management, grant writing, leadership development, editing, strategy, event planning, teachers, mentoring, nonprofits, student engagement
Experience

senior director, academic technology services
california state university, chancellor's office

online instructor and online course developer
california virtual campus
* Developed several online faculty training courses (Fast Track, Exemplary Course, Quality Online) in the first CA online teaching certificate program. * Instructed these online courses on a regular basis and introduced hundreds of CA community college and CSU faculty to the exemplary practices of online learning and teaching.

high school german and esl teacher
institut auf dem rosenberg switzerland
* Taught German and English in the American high school section. * Managed and lived in a women’s dormitory. * Coordinated social, athletic, and cultural schedule for boarding school students

member and president, board of directors
hostelling international usa
Led the Los Angeles Council board of directors in strategic, fiscal, and outreach planning and implementation. - Provided oversight for the executive director who coordinated operations of three hostels (Santa Monica, Fullerton, and San Pedro) in the region. The Santa Monica hostel was the largest purpose-built hostel in the U.S. at the time and experienced outstanding reviews and met all performance benchmarks within the national organization. - Represented LA Council at local, national, and international planning meetings and conferences several times a year. - Participated and represented the LA Council in congressional meetings in Washington, DC. - Supported the restructuring of the national Hostelling International organization by voting to consolidate its regional councils into a single national organization based in Washington, DC in 2011. At this time, the LA Council Board was dissolved as the hostels were incorporated into the new national management structure.

director, instructional technology support services
california state university, long beach

assistant professor, esl
fullerton college
* Fullerton College, Fullerton, California * Tenured spring 2000. * Instructed ESL advanced composition and grammar online and in computer classroom. * Utilized computer assisted language learning in computer labs. * Participated in Faculty Senate and other faculty committee duties.

global services, engagement manager and user community relations
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Education
education
firestone high school
cal state east bay - college of business & economics
teaching
university of california, los angeles
teaching
grove city college
california state university, long beach
linguistics
california state university, long beach
leadership
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