Jason E. Stone

jasonestone@gmail.com

(405) 314-0486

(405) 562-3378

 

 

EDUCATION

 

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 2009-Present

Post-Masters/Pre-PhD Courses-Adult Education. 4.00 GPA

 

University of Oklahoma-OUTREACH, Norman, OK, April, 2008

Certificate of Achievement in Training and Development, Area of Specialization:  Accelerated Experienced Trainer.

 

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1997-1998

M.A. in Speech Communication, 1998, Area of Specialization: Communication Liberal Arts Studies.

 

Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, 1995-1997

B.A. in Speech Communication, 1997, Minor: Government & History.

 

Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1991-1995

Major: Speech Communication, Minor, Political Science.

 

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

 

Department Head-Humanities:  Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma City

Winter 2008 – Present, Oklahoma City. 

·            Supervise and cooperate with Lead Instructors to ensure the achievement of positive education outcomes.

·            Hire and evaluate adjunct faculty.

·            Wrote FIPSE Grant.

·            Member of Title III Grant Task Force.

·            Construct and modify schedules of classes based on demand of students.

·            Strategically plan and manage Departmental Budget.

·            Lead In-Service training meetings for Humanities Department.

·            Resolve student issues and complaints and approve late enrollments.

·            Co-Chair, NCA Criterion One-Sub-point D.

·            Member, Committee to Redesign OSU-OKC Web pages.

·            Member, Sub-Committee on Retention. 

·            President, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education.

·            Member, Academic Technology/Distance Learning Committee.

·            Member, Arts & Sciences Rules and Procedures Committee.

·            Member, Arts & Sciences Assessment Committee

 

Director of Faculty Enhancement Academy:  Academic Affairs, Oklahoma State University –Oklahoma City, Fall 2009-Present, Oklahoma City

·        Work with approximately 10 faculty members to develop better on-line teaching objects.

·        Developed 5 Professor edited YouTube Channels.

·        Helped faculty members improve Power Point and other on-site Instructional delivery capabilities

 

Lead Instructor-Developmental Studies:  Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma. City, Fall 2008 – Winter 2008, Oklahoma City, OK

·        Teach Classes in Developmental English, Developmental Writing, Student Success, Career Success.

·        Member, Special Committee to redesign Arts & Sciences Web pages.

·        Member, Sub-Committee on Retention. 

·        President Elect, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education.

 

Instructional Design Specialist:  Title III, Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma City, Fall 2007 – Present, Oklahoma City, OK.

·        Trained Professors and undergraduate tutors in the use of technology.

·        Assisted Professors and undergraduate tutors in the design of curriculum.

·        Developed and distributed training materials for publication in a variety of formats including: printed training manuals, digitally archived instructional materials, self-executing CD-ROMS, and digitally streamed YouTube.com training videos.

·        Produced Federal Grant Compliance reports to verify compliance with the stipulations of our grant.

·        Administrated Web pages, Share point Pages, Respondus, and Learning Management Systems.

·        Created Facebook site for OSU-OKC employees.

 

Zoning Analyst/Technical Writer:  National Planning and Zoning Resources Corporation, Smith, Roberts, Baldishwieler,  Fall 2006 – Fall, 2007, Oklahoma City, OK.

·        Performed research regarding Zoning Code Ordinances for the largest producer of Due Diligence research in America.

·        Produced Technical Reports regarding Zoning Requirements, Economic Development, and Planning.  Our clients included the following:  Column Financial, First Union Bank, Paine Webber, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, GE, Capital Real Estate, Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase Bank, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, GMAC Commercial Mortgage, Wells Fargo, Trammell & Crow, Greenberg Traurig and many other Fortune 500 Companies and respected Law Firms. 

·        Developed Training materials to train new Analysts/Writers. 

 

Director of Debate/Instructor: Department of Communication, University of Central Oklahoma, Fall 2001-Spring 2006.  Edmond, OK

·        Taught two courses per semester including Introduction to Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, Coaching High School Debate, Persuasion and Leadership.

·        Supervised the nationally competitive, tradition-rich Debate Team.

·        Directed undergraduate research and preparation for debate tournaments and coach students at debate tournaments up to three weekends a month.

·        Planed and hosted various special events including the annual Oklahoma High School Teachers’ Workshops for the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association, several high school debate tournaments, the Joe C. Jackson Intercollegiate Debate Tournament, the UCO Public Debate Series, and summer workshops for high school debaters.

·        Wrote internal grants for additional funding for special projects and technical resources.

·        Managed team public relations including the recruitment of high school debaters and assistant coaches and writing press releases to promote team accomplishments.

·        Administrated team budget of approximately $100,000.00 and coordinate travel arrangements and related paperwork.

·        Managed Library funds of $3,400.00.

·        Created and maintained team web site on-line at: http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/debate/

·        Desktop published promotional materials.

·        Students that I coached went on to win fellowships, Graduate Assistantships, and Publication Honors.  My alumni became lawyers, teachers, professors, business people, and computer programmers.

 

Research Fellow and Guest Lecture:  World Debate Institute: University of Vermont, July, 2003. Burlington, VT.

·        Led a group of east coast inner city youth’s education about debate and research about Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion.  Most of the camp participants were debaters at Urban Debate Leagues. 

·        Arranged for four of UCO’s debaters to serve as junior staff members at the institute.

 

Research Fellow and Guest Lecturer:  Baylor Debate Institute, Baylor University, July, 2002, Waco, TX.

·        Led beginner session for GEAR UP Waco, a program that targets the children, U.S. citizens, of migrant farm workers and illegal aliens to teach debating, writing, researching, and public speaking skills.  I helped three representatives of this group prepare for a debate about federal education policy at the White House before President Bush.

·        Presented lectures to select group of debaters from high schools across the country.

·        Led research group of students who compiled information for upcoming year’s debate topic.

 

Director of Debate: Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies, University of Richmond, 1999-2001, Richmond, VA.

·        Taught three courses per semester including Principles of Rhetoric and Public Address, Persuasion, Argumentation and Debate, and Interpersonal Communication.

·        Taught students the fundamentals of competitive academic debate.  Supervise student preparation for and travel to approximately five intercollegiate debate tournaments per semester.  Coordinate all travel arrangements and administrate budget of approximately $28,000.

·        Wrote internal grants for additional funding for special projects and technical resources.

·        Coordinated fundraising with University Development to establish endowment for debate program.

·        Created and maintained team web site

 

Research Fellow and Guest Lecturer:  World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, Summer 2000.

·        Presented lectures to select group of debaters from universities across the country.

·        Led research group of students who compiled information for upcoming year’s debate topic.

 

Instructor and Assistant Director of Debate:  Department of Communication, Dance, and Theater, Middle Tennessee State University, 1998-1999

·        Taught three sections of Fundamentals of Public Speaking per semester.

·        Served as Assistant Debate Coach of MTSU’s award winning debate team.

 

Instructor and Debate Coach:  Communication Department, Ball State University, 1997-1998

·        Taught two sections of Fundamentals of Public Speaking per semester.

·        Served as graduate assistant to debate coach.

 

Aquatics Instructor/Assistant Manager/Safety & In-Service Coordinator:  Frederick Community Pool, Frederick, OK; YMCA, Lawton, OK; Westchase Swim and Tennis Center, Tampa, FL, seasonal, 1990-1999

·        Taught swimming skills to students of all ages and abilities.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Outstanding Achievement in Training and Development, Technology and Printed Training, American Society of Training and Development-Central Oklahoma

Chapter, March 31, 2009.

 

Bronze & Blue Award, nominated by colleague.  Award given to a person who demonstrates exceptional school spirit and dedication to making UCO a better

place to work and learn, March 3, 2006.

 

Advanced Leadership UCO Class II, selected via application process, University of Central Oklahoma, 2005-2006.

 

Enhancing Learning with Technology Tools, selected via application process to receive instruction in WebCT and a grant for $1500 to implement WebCT instruction into my classes, University of Central Oklahoma Academic Technologies and Training, Spring 2005.

 

Top Coach Award, Novice National Championship Debate Tournament, Towson University, 1999, 2001, and 2002.

 

Graduate School Tuition Waivers, Stipend and Assistantships, Ball State University, 1997-1998.    

 

Most Outstanding Senior Debater, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1997.

 

Presidential Scholarship, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1996-1997.

 

Pi Kappa Delta forensics honor society, Degree of Special Distinction, 1994.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Stone, J.E. (2009). Ivory towers, information silos, and extinction . Academic Exchange Quarterly, 13(4), (Accepted, to be published in Winter, 2009 edition).

 

Stone, J.E. (2009). Diagramming sentences: new school meets old school . Pedagogy Papers for Developmental Education, 3, 12-14.

 

Stone, J (Ed.). (2009). A Concise Speaker's Handbook. New York, NY: Pearson.

 

Stone, J.E. (2008).Attention: How to get command your students’ attention when you lecture.   Pedagogy Papers for Developmental Education. 2, 15-17.

 

Stone, J.E. (2008, 4, 1). Attention!. Sooner Trainer, 2, Retrieved April 7, 2008, from             http://astdokc.org/content/view/394/1/

 

Stone, J.E. (Ed.). (2003). Drug Dilemma: A comparative assessment of International Drug Control Strategies. New York, NY: International Debate    

        Education Association Press.

 

Stone, J.E. (2003). The Debatabase Book: A Must-Have Guide for Successful Debate. New York, NY: International Debate Education Association.

 

PRESENTATIONS:

 

“Why Developmental Education Should Embrace Technology”, Thursday Evening Keynote Address to Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, OSU-OKC, October 29, 2009.

 

“Faculty Enhancement on a Budget”, Council of Oklahoma Extension Campus Administrators, OSU-OKC, September 25, 2009.

 

“Faculty Enhancement Academy”, Academic Affairs Program Summary, OSU-OKC faculty members, Fall In-service, August 12, 2009.

 

“Faculty Resource Room”, Title III Wrap-Up, OSU-OKC faculty members, Fall In-service, August 12, 2008.

 

“Using SMART Boards to teach your classes”, Faculty Enhancement Lecture, OSU-OKC faculty members, Spring In-service, January 9^th, 2008.

 

Using Crestrons, SMART Boards, and ELMOs.  Faculty Enhancement Lecture, OSU-OKC faculty members, Spring In-service, January 10^th, 2008.

 

“Technology Central:  How UCO Faculty Use Technology to Help Students Learn”, Research Day sponsored by the University of Central Oklahoma College of Graduate Studies and Research, November 19, 2005.

 

“The Future of Oklahoma High School Debate:  The Critical Affirmative” at the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Speech Teachers’ Workshop, University of Central Oklahoma, August 13, 2005.

 

“The Five Dysfunctions of Teams” at the Oklahoma Conference on College Student Character, University of Central Oklahoma, November 13^th, 2004.

 

“Resolved:  Our energy choices contribute to terrorism and instability”  Coordinator of public debate, University of Central Oklahoma, September, 2004. This debate was co-sponsored by:  The United Nations Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, Americans for Informed Democracy, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for Global Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Center for Women Policy Studies, Choices for the 21st Century Education Program, Empower America, League of Women Voters, National Association of Urban Debate Leagues, National Council for International Visitors, National Forensic League, National Peace Corps Association, Open Society Institute, Religions for Peace, Rock the Vote, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Asia Foundation, The Aspen Institute's Global Interdependence Initiative, The Brookings Institution, The Jesse Helms Center, United Nations Association of the United States, United Nations Foundation, Women's Action for New Directions, and World Affairs Councils of America.

 

Coordinated Presidential Debate Watch Party.  October 8^th, 2004.  Co-sponsored by Debatewatch.org.

 

“Resolved: How should the reconstruction of Iraq proceed?” Coordinator of public debate, University of Central Oklahoma, October, 2003.  The Debates was sponsored by the UCO Debate Team, Communication Department, Oklahoma State Elections Board, The United Nations Foundation, Open Society Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund in an attempt to foster grassroots involvement in foreign policy.  25 UCO students were registered to vote.

 

“Crouching Tiger-Hidden Champion: The art of Cross Examination in debate”, Webcast of the World Debate Institute.  University of Vermont, July, 2003. 

 

“Resolved:  That the United States multilateral foreign policy is superior to United States unilateral foreign policy”, Facilitator of public debate, University of Central Oklahoma, April, 2003.

 

“Communication in the classroom: A discussion of sound public speaking and keeping your students’ attention”, Lecture sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Committee, University of Central Oklahoma, November 27^th, 2002.

 

“Using Lexis-Nexis in the Academy”, Lecture sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Committee, University of Central Oklahoma, November 20^th, 2002.

 

“Resolved:  That civil liberties have been inappropriately eroded in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11^th, 2001”, Participant in public debate, University of Central Oklahoma November 18^th, 2002.

 

“Resolved:  That United States should escalate military hostilities with Iraq”, Facilitator of public debate, University of Central Oklahoma, October 7^th, 2002.

 

“Topic Lecture:  Mental Health Care in America”, Oklahoma High School Teachers’ Workshop, University of Central Oklahoma, September 7^th, 2002.

 

“Crouching Tiger-Hidden Champion: The art of Cross Examination in debate”, Oklahoma High School Teachers’ Workshop, University of Central Oklahoma, September 7^th, 2002.

 

“Resolved:  That United States’ federal jurisdiction throughout Indian country is desirable”, Facilitator of public debate, Liberal Arts Student Symposium, University of Central Oklahoma, April 24^th, 2002.

 

“Using the Internet as a Research Tool”, Oklahoma High School Speech Teachers’ Workshop, University of Central Oklahoma, September 8^th, 2001.

 

“Brockriede’s Arguers as Lovers: An Analysis of the Lazio-Clinton Senatorial Debates”, Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention, Lexington, Kentucky, presented in April 2001.

 

 “Counterplans and Disadvantages: Interactions in Foreign Policy Debate Topics”, Available on-line at http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi.html, World Debate Institute, Burlington, Vermont, August, 4, 2000.

 

“Debating Drug Policy”, Topic Paper Presentation, National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November 1999.

 

“Hit the Boards Running”, Panel on Innovative Coaching Techniques for the New Millennium, National Communication Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, November 1999.

 

“Sounding the Alarm Too Loudly: The Rhetoric of Vilification In Bernstein and Munroe’s The Coming Conflict With China”, Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1999.

 

GRANT WRITING & FUND RAISING:

 

Title III Taskforce, OSU-OKC, Winter – Spring, 2009.

 

Technical Writer, FIPSE, OSU-OKC, Summer, 2009.

 

Grant Writing Workshop, October 2008, Oklahoma State University – Oklahoma City

 

Technical Writer, FIPSE, OSU-OKC, Spring 2008.

 

Coordinated UCO Debate Alumni Fundraising.  May 2006.

 

Coordinated UCO Debate Alumni Reunion.  A three day event for University of Central Oklahoma Debate Alumni was held in June, 2005.  Duties included locating alumni, preparing web site (http://www.ucok.edu/debate_team/reunion.htm) and invitations, planning and hosting the event.  The University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts Development Office has begun to collect donations from alumni.  A trophy silent auction raised $1200 for the scholarship fund. 

 

UN mini grant to facilitate Public Debate and Discussion about current events; $300.00

October, 2004.

 

UN mini grant to facilitate Public Debate and Discussion about current events; $500.00.

September, 2004.

 

UN mini grant to facilitate Public Debate and Discussion about current events, $200.00.  October, 2003.

 

CREATIVE ACTIVITY:

 

Created multiple videos (15) for my SPCH classes at http://www.youtube.com/user/proessorstone, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Created video instructions for how to log onto www.mywritinglab.com, December, 2008.

http://www.osuokc.edu/engl0033/stone.wmv

 

Created detailed written instructions for how to log onto www.mywritinglab.com, November, 2008. http://www.osuokc.edu/esto/Documents.htm

 

Created ENGL 0033 & ENGL 0123 Community pages in Desire 2 Learn.  These pages allow adjunct faculty members to share notes, Power Points, teaching ideas, videos, and other educational materials with other students enrolled in these classes but in other instructors sections.

 

YouTube Lecture Series, Created on-line training videos about a variety of subjects, including:  Using SMART Boards, Using SMART Notes, How to create digital assignments in desire to learn and Respondus. 2008.

 

University of Central Oklahoma Debate Team web site, http://www.ucok.edu/debate_team/, 2002-2006.

 

In-coming freshman Recruiting Brochure- Constructed a tri-fold, double-sided, color recruiting flyer with pictures and text.  Fall, 2003

 

Flyers for public debates 1998-2006.

 

Produced several thousands of pages of debate arguments.  Fall, 2001-Spring, 2006

 

Secured Server Space and Started a digital back-file of debate arguments that could be accessed via password from any Internet connection in the world.

 

Graduate Assistant Recruiting Brochure-Constructed a tri-fold, double-sided, color recruiting flyer with pictures and text.  Fall, 2002

 

Flyers for 3 public Debates, Fall 2002. 

 

Seventeen Technology Committee Tech Requests. Fall 2002.

 

Scores of Press Releases, Fall 2001- Spring 2006.  Samples available upon request.

 

UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH

 

"Critical Thinking and Debate:  A Quantitative Analysis."

 

"The need for an Interpersonal Orientation in Academic Debate."

 

"The Rhetoric of the Radical Functionalist:  A Case Study of the Ethyl Corporation."

 

"A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Debating about the Environment."

 

"The Demonization of the People's Republic of China in Contemporary Popular Rhetoric." 

 

"A Systemic analysis of the rhetoric of the Wise Use Movement."

 

"Agitative rhetoric:  An analysis of the Depleted Uranium social movement."

 

ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

Oklahoma Blood Institute, One+ Gallon Donor, June 2007-Present

 

YMCA Youth Sports Coach, Football and Soccer, Spring of 2005-Present.

 

Member, Committee to Redesign OSU-OKC Web pages, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Member, Sub-Committee on Retention, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

President, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Member, Academic Technology/Distance Learning Committee, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Member, Arts & Sciences Rules and Procedures Committee, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Member, Arts & Sciences Assessment Committee, OSU-OKC, Current.

 

Chair, Special Committee to redraft the Standing Rules and Bylaws of the Third District of the National Debate Tournament. (MO, KS, OK, LA, TX), Spring, 2005-Spring 2006.

 

Chair, Communication Department Library Committee, Fall, 2001-Spring 2006.

 

Moderator, Firefighter’s Union Election Debate, 2004.

 

Library Liasion, Communication Department, Coordinates the spending of $3,400.00 worth of discretionary library funds to augment the Library’s holding to facilitate student learning, Fall 2002-Spring, 2006.

 

Member, Liberal Arts Student Development Committee, Fall 2003.

 

Member, Liberal Arts Faculty Development Committee, Fall 2001-Spring 2003.

 

Member, Communication Department Technology Committee, Fall 2001-Spring, 2006.

 

Usher, UCO’S Liberal Arts Commencement, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004.

 

Tournament Co-Director, Joe C. Jackson Invitational Debate Tournament, UCO’s College Tournament, 2001-2006.

 

Tournament Co-Director, 3A & 4A Regional Qualifying Tournament, 2001, 2002.  UCO.

Member, Design Committee for New Social Sciences Center, University of Richmond, 2000-2001.

 

Volunteer Judge, Baltimore Urban Debate League Inner City Championships, 2000.

 

Public Debate Coordinator, Public Debate Series, University of Richmond, 1999-2001.

 

Member, District 7 Steering Committee, American Debate Association, Fall 1999-2001.

 

Tournament Director, Spider Classic Intercollegiate Debate Tournament, University of Richmond, 1999, 2000.

 

Member, Search Committee for Tenure-Track Faculty member, University of Richmond, Fall 1999.

 

Volunteer Judge, Optimist Club State Oratorical Contest, Richmond, Virginia, 2000, 2001.

 

Committee Chair, Sub-committee to Redraft the Mission Statement of the Speech Communication Area of the Speech and Theater, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 1998.

 

Member, Search Committee for Director of Forensics, Middle Tennessee State University, Fall 1998.

 

Student Representative, Dean’s  Graduate School Advisory Council, Ball State University, 1998.

 

Volunteer Judge, 29th Annual Age of Aquarius speech tournament, Ball State University, 1997.

 

Master of Ceremonies, Communication Department’s Awards Banquet, Ball State University, 1998.

 

Consultant, Assessing Communication Competency of the Graduate School, Ball State University, Spring, 1998.

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

 

Preside, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, October, 2009-Present.

 

President-Elect, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, October, 2008-2009.

 

Member, Oklahoma Association of Developmental Education, August, 2008-Present.

 

Member, American Society of Training & Development-Central Oklahoma Chapter.  Winter 2008-Present.

 

Member, Cross Examination Debate Association, 1992-present.

 

Chapter Co-founder & Vice-President, Lambda Pi Eta communications honor society, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1996.

 

Member, Oklahoma Speech, Theater Communication Association, 1992-1995.

 

GRADUATE COURSES

 

            Organizational Dynamics (UCO)

            Technology For School Administrators (UCO)