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             Paul J. Colbert, Ph.D          Professor,  Graduate School           Tel: 401.598.1886  Fax:401.598.1125

                      
 

    e-mail: Paul.Colbert@jwu.edu

      updated: November 12, 2009
 

 

Profile

Johnson & Wales University                1993 – Present

      Professor, Graduate School

 

  • Teaching graduate foundation and core courses in research with an emphasis on the integration of theory, active research and practical application in a business environment
  • Chair, Professional Development, Faculty

      Professor & Director, Center Teaching  Excellence (CTEDL) 

  • Assessed faculty needs for instructional services
  • Developed teaching and learning programs for full and adjunct faculty at Providence campus
  • Provided core instructional and training services in teaching and teaching with technology
  • Provided training in multi-media instructional design for course development
  • Provided training in the design of web-based course templates
  • Tracked emerging technological alternatives for teaching and learning
  • Trained and mentored hybrid and online course instructors in principles, techniques, and instructional methodologies for web-integrated coursework
  • Awarded Master Teacher status, 2002

 

     Associate Professor, Director, Instructional Technology and

      Graduate Education Programs

  • Supervised full-time and adjunct faculty in Instructional Technology Program
  • Recruited and trained faculty for Instructional Technology programs
  • Counseled students in program and course work
  • Maintained interdisciplinary programs and conducted orientation seminars for prospective students
  • Taught graduate level courses in Instructional Technology, Teacher Education, Research Methodology

Lesley University                          Cambridge, MA                    

Adjunct Professor, Educational Technology                

  • Taught authoring tools for the WWW to graduate students (teachers) in the School of Education in Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Massachusetts

    Clinical Supervisor-Student Teaching
  • Supervised teachers in the use and application of technologies in the classroom.

Bull HN Information Systems       Billerica, MA                    

Manager, Professional Development
  • Recruiting and hiring business graduates as employees in the Finance and Accounting organizations

 

  • Corporate business administration and management of FDP department with budget control and supervision of professional and support staff and employees

 

  • Adult training, program management, and professional development experience in the design, implementation, and delivery of media-based courses, seminars, and conferences providing a diversity of management and technical skills

 

Metromedia, Inc                         Washington, DC                 

Director, Business Affairs

  • Responsible for the fiscal operations of $10M TV broadcast news bureau facilities that staffed 100 employees

 

  • Supervised financial and administrative employees and managed human resources function

 
   

 

GE Broadcasting                        Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA

Manager, Business Affairs

  • Responsible for fiscal operations of $16M sister-radio stations in Boston (WJIB) and San Francisco (KFOG)
  • Managed corporate planning and reporting requirements resulting in $400K cost reductions
  • GE Employee Award for contributions in streamlining operations

 

Town of Sudbury                         Sudbury, MA

      Classroom Teacher, Curriculum Specialist
  • Taught elementary and middle school students (Grades 4-8) in self-contained and teaming environments
  • Served as curriculum coordinator, co-authoring K-8 communicative arts curriculum

 

Education

      Boston College: Ph.D Education / Curriculum/Instruction/Ed Technology      

      Framingham State College: M.Education

MA State Teacher Certification

      Bentley College:   B.S. Accounting

 

Professional Memberships

Association for the Advancement Computing in Education (AACE)

Association for Supervision Curriculum Development (ASCD)

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

Educause: Higher Education and Information Technology

International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC)

Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD)

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)

                             

Scholarship

 

·         “Technology and Faculty Development Tip Sessions”, panel member, College of the Holy Cross.

·         “Authorware in the Higher Education Classroom”, workshop facilitator, Fenway Consortium,  Emmanuel College.

·         “Using Authorware as a Teaching Tool”, AACE Conference, Northeastern University

·         “Judging and Evaluating Distance Education Coursework” (ACE), panel member, ACE, Washington, DC

·         Designed, developed, published internally, and presented workshop series and seminars:

 

Ø       Bridging the Gap (Series): Teaching and Learning Strategic Planning

Ø       Culturally Responsive Teaching (Series)

Ø       Classroom Management (Series)

Ø       Designing Tests and Quizzes (Series)

Ø       Interactive Lecturing (Series)

Ø       What Makes a Good Teacher? (Series)

Ø       Learner-Centered Teaching (Series)

Ø       CATS (Classroom Assessment Techniques) (Series)

Ø       Learning Styles (Series)

Ø       ETT: Enhancing Teaching with Technology (On-going workshops in use/application of software and authoring tools in the classroom)

Awards

 
  • Master Teacher, Johnson & Wales University, awarded 2002.
  • Outstanding Community Service Learning Award, 2005
  • Outstanding Service Award, Graduate School, 1997

 

Publication

      About F.A.C.E.S.: Evaluating the Honeywell financial training program (1987) Educational Technology Publications.

 


 

 

 

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