Gregory Zobel

zobelg@wou.edu
gregzobel.com
Twitter: @drgbz

Current Position
Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Division of Education & Leadership, College of Education,
Western Oregon University. 2017—now.

Prior Position
Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Division of Teacher Education, College of Education,
Western Oregon University. 2012—2017.

Intent
I work in a program committed to providing smart, quality, and accessible education to anyone who dedicates
herself to an educational journey. We employ any viable technological solution, like captions, OERs,
magnifiers, screen readers, etc., to support learners’ equivalent access to materials and content. We encourage
engagement by employing diverse technologies to support learners in online, face-to-face, and hybrid
environments. We foster learners’ facility, application, and evaluation skills so that they can employ
appropriate technologies with respect to their learners’ needs, learning contexts, ethics, budgetary, and legal
requirements. We work with our students to enhance the skills and traits necessary to be impactful
autonomous learners as well as collaborative team players. We foster their ability to rapidly and fluidly adapt
to real-life technology problems and differentiating learners’ needs and goals.

Education
• Ph.D., Technical Communication and Rhetoric, Texas Tech University (December 2011). Dissertation:
Improving Humboldt County Mobile Visitors’ Experiences through an Assemblage Approach to
Usability Testing.
o Chair: Dr. Brian Still; Members: Dr. Amanda Booher and Dr. Sean Zdenek.
• M.A., English, Humboldt State University (May 2006).
o Emphases: Teaching of Writing; Literature.
• B.A., English, Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon (December 1995).

Other Academic Experience

• Moodle Technology Assistant, English; Texas Tech University, 2010—2011.
• Doctoral Fellow, Technical Communication & Rhetoric; Texas Tech University, 2009— 2011.

Instructional Experience
• Associate Professor, Education; Western Oregon University, 2017—now.
• Assistant Professor, Education; Western Oregon University, 2012—2017.
• Adjunct Faculty, Klamath Community College, Fall 2016.
• Associate Faculty, English; College of the Redwoods, 2006—2009.
• Lecturer, English; Humboldt State University, 2008.
• Writing Center Tutor, Writing Center, English; Humboldt State University, 2006.
• Writing Lab Tutor, English; Humboldt State University, 2004—2005.

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Courses Taught at WOU
• CSE 508: Workshop: Accessibility
• CSE 604: Portfolio
• CSE 606: Web Based Web Site Design
• CSE 617: Open Source Software
• CSE 619: Big Thinkers
• CSE 624: Internet for Educators
• CSE 627: Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning
• CSE 632: Cultural, Social, and Philosophical Issues in Educational Technology
• CSE 667: Making Video Accessible
• CSE 668: Creating Mobile Content
• CSE 669: Screencasting: Basics & Best Practices
• CSE 692: Learning Objects
• ED 270: Technology for Teachers
• ED 626: Instructional Design
• ED 633: Research and Writing
• LIB 686: Emerging Technologies

Courses Developed or Revised at WOU

1. CSE 508: Workshop: Accessibility (Developed Summer 2016). In response to growing demand and
interest on campus, I designed an accessibility workshop that will be taught face-to-face, three hours per
day, for two weeks during Summer 2016. The workshop centers on Universal Design and will teach
captions, creating accessible online content, and developing accessible documents. Enabling accessibility
from the start instead of retrofitting documents/texts is a core principle practiced in this class.
2. CSE 606: Web-based Web Site Design (Developed Summer 2012). Developed course to teach students
how to develop web sites online using WordPress. Course elements included audience awareness, basic
usability, basic web site maintenance, and including multiple media in their sites. This course became
CSE 629.
3. CSE 606/617: Open Source Software (Developed Summer 2012; First Ran Winter 2014). The course
from Winter 2014 on as a required component for the Instructional Design Certificate. Course design
focuses on exposing students to and exploring diverse Open Source platforms like Ubuntu and
OpenIndiana as well as using open source tools like AbiWord, Gimp, Firefox, and Audacity.
4. CSE 624: Internet for Educators (Multiple Revisions 2012; 2014; 2016). I have taught this course more
than ten time and revised it at least three times. Each revision is driven by student feedback as well
emphases I see students need in their work. Revisions have been extensive.
5. CSE 632: Social & Philosophical Issues in Educational Technology (Developed Fall 2012; First Ran Fall
2013). Course design focused on exploring basic and historical definitions of philosophy, technology, and
education. The course blends historical role and understanding of technology with employing
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and other models for integrating technology in
teaching.
6. CSE 667: Making Video Accessible (Developed Summer 2013). The one-credit course focuses on
making video accessible via captioning and audio description. Most of the efforts will focus on
captioning. We discuss and try out several different captioning tools, discuss captioning best practices,
review potential classroom applications, and caption videos students made or would like to use in their
classes.
7. CSE 668: Creating Mobile Content (Developed Summer 2013). This class provides an initial overview of
the differences in creating content for mobile and non-mobile platforms. We work to convert, adapt, or
create text, audio, video, data, and interactive pieces that work on mobile platforms. This means most of

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 our time is creating, converting, and testing out several texts into different formats and determining the
best way to deliver those to mobile users.
8. CSE 669: Screencasting: Basics & Best Practices (Developed Summer 2013). This course focuses on best
practices for planning and creating screencasts. We use several different types of software, talk about
audio quality, scripting, captioning, etc. Much of the class is practical, and centers on creating several
different screencasts for class. The end goal is to work with and develop/increase screencasting skills.
9. CSE 692 Learning Objects. (Developed 2013). Developed and offered a course that focused on
developing evaluation rubrics for already existing learning objects, evaluating objects that met the
teachers’ specific age and content-related needs, and curating a collection of objects for use in their
classes.
10. ED 626 Instructional Design (Restructured & Redeveloped 2012, 2013, & 2014). Rebuilt the course to
include more emphasis on multimedia, usability, and accessibility. Including accessibility and usability
earlier in planning content is best practice and aligns with UDL. We also focused on planning media
objects ahead of time rather than for on-demand-teaching.

Courses Taught/Developed (pre-WOU)

• English 1A: Analytical Reading/Writing. English 150: Precollegiate Reading/Writing.
• English 350: Reading & Writing Skills.
• English 100: First Year Reading & Composition. English 100A: Intensive Reading & Composition.
• English 1A: Health; I developed a Health-themed 1A course for nursing students.

Scholarly Production
Publications
1. Zobel, G. (2017). Captioning Hypnotoad—A Quest that helped define a field: An interview with Sean
Zdenek. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy 22(1). Retrieved from http://
kairos.technorhetoric.net/22.1/interviews/zobel/index.html
2. Zobel, G. (6/10/2015) Why open educational resources (OERs) are important for critical pedagogues.
Hybrid Pedagogy. http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/journal/why-open- educational-resources-oers-are-
important-for-critical-pedagogues/
3. Zobel, G. (6/30/2015). How we built an online community in just five days. EdConteXts.
http://edcontexts.org/moocs/how-we-built-an-online-community-in-just-five-days/
4. Zobel, G. (5/25/2015). How class war punk improves my teaching. EdConteXts.
http://edcontexts.org/pedagogy/how-class-war-punk-improves-my-teaching/
5. Zobel, G. (2015). Media in education and lifelong learning. In M. Schlobohm & C. Lambert (Eds.),
Communication and emerging media: What’s trending now (pp. 207-238). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt
Publishing.
6. Zobel, G. Response to C. Duerringer’s “Choosing a committee” (2015). In R. Skinnell, J. Holiday, C.
Vasset & T. Skeen [Eds.], What we wish we’d known: Negotiating graduate school. Southlake, TX:
Fountainhead Press.
7. Zobel, G. (2013). Engaging complexity in usability through assemblage. Communication Design
Quarterly Review. Vol 1(3), pp. 18-22.
8. Zobel, G. & Schirmer, J. (6/19/2013). Edu-punk video killed the LMS star: In absentia video
presentations. Hybrid Pedagogy. http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/journal/edu-punk- video-killed-the-
lms-star-in-absentia-video-presentations/
9. Kuletz, E. & Zobel, G. (1/28/2013). Finding a better and more productive project management system
(2013). EduCause. http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/finding- better-and-more-productive-project-
management-system
10. Kuletz, E. & Zobel, G. (11/29/2012). Relevant technology: Asana. ATTW Bulletin.
http://attw.org/?q=node/188239

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 11. Andrews, C., Burleson, D., Dunks, K., Elmore, K., Lambert, C. S., Oppegaard, B., Pohland, E. E., Saad,
D., Scharer, J., Wery, R., Wesley, M., & Zobel, G. (2012). New method in user-centered design:
Collaborative prototype design process (CPDP). Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 42, 2,
pp. 123-142.
12. Zobel, G. (1/5/2009). “The adjuncts’ mandate.” Inside Higher Ed.com.
13. Zobel, G. (2007). “Fearless joy” published by Forum Vol 11(1): in CCC Vol 59(1), A10- A12.

Book Reviews
1. Zobel, G. (2016). The ABCs of how we learn: 26 Scientifically proven approaches, how they work, and
when to use them. [Review of Daniel L. Schwartz, Jessica M. Sang, and Kristen P. Blair’s The ABCs of
how we learn: 26 scientifically proven approaches, how they work, and when to use them. New York,
NY: W.W. Norton & Company. 2016]. Technical Communication.
2. Zobel, G. (2016). Digital audiobooks: New media, users, and experiences. [Review of Iben Have and
Birgitte Stougaard Pederson’s Digital audiobooks: New media, users, and experiences. New York, NY:
Routledge. 2016]. Technical Communication.
3. Zobel, G. (2016). The problem with education technology (Hint: It’s not the technology). [Review of Ben
Fin and Robin Brown’s The problem with education technology (Hint: It’s not the technology). Boulder,
CO: Utah State University Press. 2016]. Technical Communication.
4. Zobel, G. (2016). Reading sounds. [Review of Sean Zdenek’s Reading sounds: Closed-captioned media
and popular culture. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 2015]. Technical Communication.
5. Zobel, G. (2015). Technology integration and high possibility classrooms: Building from TPACK.
[Review of Jane Hunter’s Technology integration and high possibility classrooms: Building from TPACK.
New York, NY: Routledge. 2015]. Technical Communication.
6. Zobel, G. (2015) Assuring quality in online education: Practices and processes at the teaching, resource,
and program levels. [Review of Kay Shattuck’s edited volume Assuring quality in online education:
Practices and processes at the teaching, resource, and program levels. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
2014]. Technical Communication.
7. Zobel, G. (2015) Single-camera video production. [Review of Robert B. Musburger and Michael R.
Ogden’s Single-camera video production. New York, NY: Routledge. 2014]. Technical Communication.
8. Zobel, G. (2015) Designing online communities. [Review of Trevor Owens’ Designing online
communities. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing. 2015]. Technical Communication.
9. Zobel, G. (2015) Digital video for teacher education: Research and practice. [Review of Brendan
Calandra and Peter J Rich’s Digital video for teacher education: Research and practice. New York, NY:
Routledge. 2014]. Technical Communication.
10. Zobel, G. (2015) Learning online: What teacher research tells us about whether, when and how. [Review
of Barbara Means, Marianne Bakia, and Robert Murphy’s Learning online: What teacher research tells
us about whether, when and how. New York, NY: Routledge. 2015]. Technical Communication.
11. Zobel, G. (2014). Seale’s E-learning and disability in higher education: Accessibility research and
Practice. [Review of Seale’s E-learning and disability in higher education: Accessibility research and
practice. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 2014]. Technical Communication, Vol
61(3).
12. Zobel, G. (2014). Littlejohn and Anoush’s Technology-enhanced professional learning. [Review of
Allison Littlejohn and Margaryan Anoush’s edited volume Technology-enhanced professional learning:
Process, practices and tools. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 2014]. Technical
Communication, Vol 61(3).
13. Zobel, G. (2014). O’Donoghue’s Producing video for teaching and learning. [Review of Michael
O’Donoghue’s Producing video for teaching and learning: A framework for planning and collaboration.
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: New York, 2014]. Technical Communication, Vol 61(3).
14. Zobel, G. (2013). Larson and Lockee’s Streamlined ID. [Review of Miriam B. Larson and Barbara B
Lockee’s Streamlined ID: A practical guide to instructional design. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group:

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 New York, 2014]. Technical Communication, Vol 60(4).
15. Zobel, G. (2013). Online education 2.0. [Review of Editors’ Kelli Cargile-Cook and Keith Grant-Davie’s
Online education 2.0: Evolving, adapting, and reinventing online technical communication. Baywood:
Amityville, 2013]. Technical Communication, Vol 60(4).
16. Zobel, G. (2013). Gochenour’s Information system design using TWiki. [Review of Phil Gochenour’s
Information system design using TWiki. XML Press: Laguna Hills, CA, 2012]. Technical Communication,
Vol 60(4).
17. Zobel, G. (2013). Spinuzzi’s Topsight. [Review of Clay Spinuzzi’s Topsight: A guide to studying,
diagnosing, and fixing information flow in organizations. CreateSpace: Austin, 2012]. Technical
Communication, Vol 60(3).
18. Zobel, G. (2008). Bousquet, Marc. How the university works: Higher education and the low-wage nation.
New York University Press: New York, 2008. Review appeared in CPFA News [Santa Monica], Volume
9, #2, pg. 3.

Editing
• Zobel, G. (2015) Member, Editorial Team of Hybrid Pedagogy. June 2015—now.
http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/about-us/
• Zobel, G. (2014) Editor-at-Large for Digital Humanities Now: http://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/. For a
week at a time, I reviewed, voted, and helped determine which content was featured on the website.
January 4-10, 2014; February 15- 21, 2014; April 12-19, 2014.
• Zobel, G. (2014) Editor. Data + Design: A simple introduction to preparing and visualising information.
One of 56 contributors who developed, authored, editing, and published this web-based, Creative
Commons text in 2014. The publication was supported by Infoactive and the Donald W. Reynolds
Journalism Institute. I was a volunteer editor. https://infoactive.co/data-design/titlepage01.html
• Editor and Primary Author, Adjunct Advice blog (http://blogs.bedfordstmartins.com/adjunctadvice/). I
co-conceived and developed the project with Nick Carbone and Bedford/St. Martin’s New Media
Department as an online professional resource to provide meaningful advice, support, and resources to
adjuncts. 2007-2010.

Conference Presentations
1. “How to Create, Host, and Sponsor an Accessible Online Conference.” Building Bridges. Spokane,
Washington. 17 March 2017.
2. “Implementing Accessibility Awareness & Skills with In-Class Assignments.” OTEN. Forest Grove,
Oregon. 11 February 2017.
3. “Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference.” NWeLearn. Eugene, Oregon. 20 October
2016.
4. “Supporting Student Engagement & Retention with Meaningful Videos and Screencasts.” Building
Bridges. Spokane, Washington. 14 April 2016.
5. “Supporting Student Engagement & Retention with Meaningful Videos and Screencasts.” ORATE.
Western Oregon University, Oregon. 26 February 2016
6. With Dr. Rachel Harrington, “Understanding & Applying TPACK in Methods Courses.” ORATE.
Western Oregon University, Oregon. 26 February 2016.
7. “Understanding & Applying TPACK in Technology Selection for Teaching.” OTEN. Pacific University,
Oregon. 20 February 2016.
8. With Kuletz, E. “The Productivity Paradox.” NWeLearning Conference. Olympia, Washington. 22-23
October 2015.
9. “Understanding Student Expectations of Online Learning.” NWeLearning Conference. Boise, Idaho. 23-
24 October 2014.
10. With Kuletz, E. “Sharing Technology Tools and Strategies: Improving Collaboration and Efficiency.”
NW eLearning Conference. Boise, Idaho. 23-24 October 2014.

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 11. “Assessing Faculty Perceived Risks in Teaching Online.” NW eLearning Conference. Boise, Idaho. 23-24
October 2014.
12. “Taxonimizing Screencasts.” Digital Pedagogy Poster Session at the Conference on College Composition
and Communication. Las Vegas. 13-16 March 2013.
13. “Assemblage, Complexity, and Usability.” Symposium on Communicating Complex Information.
Greenville, NC. 25-26 February 2013. [Accepted to present; unable to attend due to bad weather.]
14. “Reducing Distance and Reducing Confusion in Online Education with Instructor Generated Video.”
NWeLearn Conference. Portland. 18 October 2012.
15. “Poking and prying with a purpose”: Questioning Our Methods, Developing Better Researchers"
presenting with Dr. Carole Clark-Papper and Dr. Rebecca Rickly. Led session “Doctoral Student
Research Confidence and Research Challenges.” CCCC. Atlanta. 7 April 2011.
16. "Doctoral Student Research Confidence and Research Challenges." CPTSC. Boise. 1 October 2010.
17. “Adjuncts & Allies.” CCCC. San Francisco. 11 March 2009.

Invited Lectures, Presentations, Interviews, Performances & Virtual Participation

1. With Mary Bucy, “Integrating OERs.” Invited presentation at Linn-Benton Community College on 28
October 2016.
2. “I’m Gonna Bury You.” Performance, Coming Out Monologues. Portland, Oregon. 11 October 2015.
3. Interview with EdTech FM: Episode 6: EdTech Identity. 11 August 2015.
http://edtech.fm/blog/2015/08/11/episode-6-edtech-identity-w-dr-gregory-zobel/
4. Interview with EdTech FM: Episode 5: OERs. 11 August 2015.
http://edtech.fm/blog/2015/08/11/episode-5-oer-w-dr-gregory-zobel/
5. “I’m Gonna Bury You.” Performance, Coming Out Monologues. Monmouth, Oregon. 30 April 2015.
https://www.wou.edu/newsflash/2015/05/08/coming-out-monologues-the- follow-up/
6. ASSETT Presentation, “Subscribing to Content Services: Are they worth the money?” Presentation for
faculty and students. 13 May 2015.
7. “Multiple uses for Video in Online Education.” Invited presentation for Teaching Research Institute at
WOU. 5 February 2015
8. With Kuletz, E., and Landon-Hays, M. “Social Media Dos & Don’ts.” Invited presentation to ASCD
Preservice Teacher Conference at WOU. Gave presentation three times in one day. 6 February 2015.
9. ASSETT Presentation, “Multiple uses for Video in Online Education.” Presentation for faculty and
students. 27 January 2015.
10. With Parker, A., Cook, L., & Denton, J. “Mahara: An Overview.” Invited presentation for Teaching
Research Institute at WOU. 8 January 2015.
11. With Kuletz, E. “Sharing Technology Tools and Strategies: Improving Collaboration and Efficiency.”
Invited presentation at WOU’s Teaching Research Institute Bagels & Bytes series. 7 August 2014.
12. “Grant Basics & Easy Action Steps.” Invited presenter, BRIDGE Program. College of Education, WOU.
25 October 2013.
13. “Technology Tips for Graduate School Success.” Co-presenter at WOU Graduate School Orientation. 18
October 2013. WOU.
14. “Grant Basics for K-12 Teachers.” Invited Presentation. WOU. ED 429. 22 October 2012; 1 April 2013.
15. “Technology Tips for Graduate School Success.” Co-presenter at WOU Graduate School Orientation. 28
September 2012. WOU.
16. “Visual Organizers in the Writing Classroom.” Redwood Writing Project. Arcata, California. 14 July
2010.
17. "Captioning Web-based Videos with Subtitle Workshop," with Dr. Sean Zdenek. Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas. 30 October 2009.
18. "Captioning Web-based Videos: An Introduction," with Dr. Sean Zdenek. Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas. 16 October 2009.

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Professional Development
Campus Workshops Organized, Sponsored, or Presented at WOU
• Coordinated & promoted Erin Trine’s ASSETT presentation on virtual guests and virtual presenters in
face-to-face classes on 15 February 2017.
• Coordinated & promoted Vicki Darden’s ASSETT presentation on using Google Docs in online and face-
to-face teaching on 7 February 2017.
• Coordinated & promoted Karla Hales’ ASSETT presentation on using the Pod classroom on 28
November 2016.
• Coordinated & promoted Amanda Bustos’ ASSETT presentation, “STEM & Integrating Digital
Technology” on 31 May 2016.
• Coordinated & promoted Amanda Bustos’ ASSETT presentation, “STEM & Apps” on 31 May 2016.
• Organized & presented ASSETT accessibility workshop “Caption Your Own Video” on 25 May 2016.
• Organized & presented ASSETT accessibility workshop “Caption Someone Else’s Video” on 25 May
2016.
• Organized & presented with Robert Monge the ASSETT accessibility workshop “Creating Accessible
Syllabi” for D/deaf faculty on 5 April 2016.
• Organized & presented with Robert Monge the ASSETT accessibility workshop “Creating Accessible
Syllabi” on 8 March 2016.
• Coordinated & promoted Tyler Ciscell’s ASSETT class visit on 21 January 2016.
• Organized & presented a SWIVL training session for faculty and students on 6 October 2015.
• Coordinated & promoted Marie LeJeune’s ASSETT presentation, “Staying Connected: Social
Networking and Digital Resources for Creating and Supporting Young(er) Readers” on 6 May 2015.
• Coordinated & promoted Jesse Stommel’s DIG grant-funded & ASSETT-related presentation “Promoting
Social Justice in Scholarly Publications” on 29 April 2015.
• Coordinated & promoted Tyler Ciscell’s ASSETT two presentations on campus of “Web 2.0 Tools for
Teaching” 28 April 2015.
• Coordinated & promoted Audrey Watters’ DIG grant-funded & ASSETT-related presentation “Fighting
Social Injustice in EdTech” on 8 April 2015.
• Coordinated & promoted Amy Keithley’s ASSETT presentations “SmartBoard Basics” on 25 February
2015 and “Modifying Curriculum for SmartBoards” on 11 March 15.
• Coordinated & promoted Melanie Landon-Hays’ ASSETT presentation “Social Media & Education
Activism” on 3 December 2014.
• Coordinated & promoted Dean Deters’ ASSETT presentations: “Mobile Devices for Classroom
Management” and “Creating Video with iPad” on 7 November 2014.
• Co-organized Dr. Punya Mishra’s campus visit, class visits, and presentations. 28 October 2014.
• Comprehensive Exam Preparation Sessions for MSEd Students at WOU. 6 and 9 October 2014; January
13, January 15, March 31, and April 2, 2015.
• ASSETT: SmartBoards, Clickers, DocCams, and iPads workshop for College of Education undergraduate
and graduate students. 22 November 2013.
• Teacher Technology Training Fair. Enhancing technology skills to increase teacher-trainee knowledge
and increase employability. 19 October 2012; 20 May 2013.
• Screencasting Workshop for College of Education faculty. Improving online and distance classes with
screencasts; how to best use ScreenFlow. 9 October 2012.
• Fall Technology Reorientation for faculty. Focused on enhancing document camera skills, working with
StarBoard effectively, and sharing a new smart microphone. 19 September 2012.
• ASSETT: SmartBoards, Clickers, DocCams, and iPads workshops and trainings organized in the College
of Education for undergraduate and graduate students on 21 May, 4 June, and 6 June 2012.

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Workshops Attended
• Tri-Caster & studio training with Deb Rezell. Ongoing weekly two-hour training. Fall 2016.
• Inter-rater reliability training. Western Oregon University. 10 March 2015. Web-writing Workshop
hosted by WOU Graduate School. 10 June 2014.
• ATTW Research Methods Workshop: Building Conceptual Structures from Qualitative Data with Dr.
Christina Haas and Dr. Chad Wickman. 5 April 2011.

Conferences and Meetings Organized

• NWeLearn Conference, Pasco, Washington. 20-21 October 2017. I was conference Chair; I was involved
in all elements of organizing, coordinating, negotiating, and presenting at the conference. This involved
plenty of delegation as well as hands-on experiences. http://nwelearn.org/
• #Caption16: Caption Studies Conference. Virtual, August 1-2, 2016. I conceived, organized, recruited,
and arranged for multiple sponsors for this event. It had around 350 participants and presenters from
around the world. http://www.wou.edu/wp/zobelg2/caption-studies-conference/
• NWeLearn Conference, Eugene, Oregon. 20-21 October 2016. I was Chair-Elect; I organized the keynote
speaker selection, and participated in proposal review. http://nwelearn.org/
• OAtS (Oregon Academic Technology Society) Winter Luncheon. Portland State University.
28 January 2016. As co-coordinator for OATS, I arranged for the site, organized the meeting, contacted
participants, and framed the agenda. https://sites.up.edu/oats/
• NWeLearn Conference, Olympia, Washington. 22-23 October 2015. On conference executive board;
coordinated keynote speakers; reviewed presentation proposals.
• OATS (Oregon Academic Technology Society) Spring Luncheon. Concordia University. 8 May 2015.

Additional Conferences & Workshops Attended

• OATS (Oregon Academic Technology Society) Spring Luncheon. Concordia University. 8 May 2015.
• Hackfort 2: Technology, education, and business conference in Boise, Idaho. 26-28 March 2015.
• Building Bridges educational technology conference in Spokane, Washington. 12-13 March 2015.
• ORATE (Oregon Association of Teacher Educators) Conference in Portland, Oregon. 6 March 2015
• OAtS (Oregon Academic technology Society) Spring Luncheon. Western Oregon University. 9 May
2014.
• ACP/CMA National College Media Convention. Chicago. 31 October—4 November, 2012.

Grants
• Co-Recipient with Dr. Mary Bucy, $500. Diversity Initiative Grant to sponsor two virtual presentations
connecting social justice with Educational Technology: Audrey Watters’ “Battling Social Injustice in
EdTech” on 8 April 2015; Dr. Jesse Stommel’s “Promoting Social Justice in Scholarly Journals” on 29
April 2015.
• Faculty Development Major Project/Research Grant. $3,337 grant to upgrade computer to work with
screencasting analysis and creation in 2015-2016. Awarded Spring 2015.
• Funding requested granted by DTE Budget Committee: Seven copies of The Wire in the College
Classroom: Pedagogical approaches in the humanities. Texts purchased for seven reading group members
to discuss in Fall 215. $299.25. Awarded 5 May 2015.
• Funding requested granted by DTE Budget Committee: Dragon Dictate. $120.50. Awarded 5 May 2015.
• Funding requested granted by DTE Budget Committee: Blue Microphones Mikey Digital Lighting
Microphone for iPads and iPods. $99. Awarded 3 March 2015.
• Co-Recipient with ASSETT and Perrydale Elementary School of five Sol Republic headsets for students
to use at Perrydale. January 2015. Value $500.
• WOU Foundation grant application. $1,000. November 2014. Grant not funded. Faculty Development

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 Grant: Course reassignment for Winter 2015 term.
• Faculty Development Grant: Travel to Boise, Idaho, for NWeLearn Conference 22-27 October 2014.
• ASSETT Technology-in-Kind grant. Applied for and received ten Decks from Sol Republic. A Deck is a
Bluetooth enabled mobile speaker. The devices were requested to support creation of mobile audio kits
and to get technology for teachers to test out in their classrooms. Value $2,000. October 2014.
• Faculty Development Grant, $500. Category II, Professional Travel to Conference— Attendee only.
Awarded grant to travel to O’Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon, July 2014. Funds were
inadequate to support travel and attended—returned funding to FDC. Spring 2014.
• Co-Recipient with Dr. Mary Bucy, $500. Diversity Initiative Grant. We were awarded funds to bring to
active women programmers who work in open source coding to speak about their work on campus. We
had to return the award because we could not find two guest speakers within the short time frame. Spring
2014.
• Applicant, AIC Grant, Requested $26,691.28. Awarded $1,624.00 to purchase a 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Winter 2013.
• Faculty Development Grant, $1,104. Category 1, Professional Travel to Conference— Official Capacity.
Supports presentation at Digital Pedagogy Poster Session at the Conference on College Composition and
Communication. Las Vegas. 13-16 March 2013.
• Faculty Development Grant, $1,041. Category 1, Professional Travel to Conference— Official Capacity.
Supports presentation at Symposium on Communicating Complex Information. Greenville, NC. 25-26
February 2013.
• Applicant, Acclinet grant (not awarded). “Enhancing Virtualized Interface Capacity to Improve Student
Satisfaction, Enhance Student Learning, and Expand Graduate Course Offerings.” $27,000 grant request.
May 2012.
• Recipient, $840 grant from the WOU foundation for “Open Source Software Training” research project.
February 2012.
• Applicant, NEA Learning and Leadership Grant (not awarded). “Developing Open Source & Open
Education Courses.” $2,000 grant request. January 2012.
• Co-recipient, $1,500 research grant with Dr. Rebecca Rickly from Council for Programs in Technical and
Scientific Communication for “Doctoral Student Research Confidence and Research Challenges.” May
2010.
• Recipient, $1,000 honorarium as a Fellow/Teacher Consultant, Redwood Writing Project. 2010-2011.
• Co-Recipient, $10,311 research grant from the Office of Technology Commercialization for eye tracking
technology research with Dr. Brian Still and Nathan Jahnke. June 2010.
• Recipient, $25,000 Presidential Doctoral Fellowship from Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Department at TTU. August 2009—December 2011.

Service
Membership in Professional Associations
• Association of Teacher Educators: 2013—now.
• User Experience Professionals Association: 2010— now.
• Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning: 2015—now.
• Association of Teachers of Technical Writing: 2009—2013.
• International Society for Technology in Education: 2012—2013.
• Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication: 2009—2013.

Service to the Profession

• Chair, NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2017.
• Chair-Elect, NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2016.

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 • Reviewer, proposals for NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2016.
• Chair, Keynote Speaker Committee for NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2016.
• Promotion & organizing committee for OTEN conference for Winter 2016.
• Reviewer, proposals for OTEN Conference for Winter 2016.
• Promotion & organizing committee for OTEN conference for Winter 2016.
• Member, Coordinating Committee for NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2015.
• Member, Keynote Speaker Committee for NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2015.
• Reviewer, proposals for NWeLearn Conference for Fall 2015.
• Webmaster, WOUFT Union Website, Fall 2015—now.
• Reviewer, Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics. Fall 2015—now.
• Reviewer, Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology. Summer 2015—now.
• Official Live Blogger for ATTW 2013 in Las Vegas, 2013.
o Contributions: blogged live during the one-day conference to document four different panel
presentations.
• Member, CPTSC Committee for Diversity, 2010-2012.
o Contributions: proposed changes to scholarship applications for LGBTQ inclusive language--
changes were approved and implemented by the committee; reviewed CPTSC applications for
graduate scholarship competition; created content for CPTSC website and newsletter to
encourage greater graduate student participation. 2010—2012.
• Fellow/Teacher Consultant with the Redwood Writing Project. Spring 2010—Spring 2011.
o Contributions: attended Invitational Summer Institute 2010; co-organized Writing the World
conference. 2 April 2011.
• Community Service Officer, Student Chapter of STC at TTU. August 2009—August 2010.

Consulting
• Captioning consulting for Poornima Nookala from UCLA School of Management, an MBA student.
Consultation was around future of captioning. Summer 2016.
• Accessible online conference consulting with Abroad with Disabilities re: optimal platforms for online
training. Fall 2016.
• Accessible online conference consulting with Kim Elmore for an AHEAD-guided accessibility project for
online training. Fall 2016.

Service to the College/University

• Incoming/Shadowing Director, Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences/Academic Excellence
Showcase, 2017-2018.
• Western Accessibility Awareness Month Committee Co-Chair, Fall 2017—now.
• Faculty Senate Secretary, July 2017—now.
• Western Accessibility Awareness Month Committee. Fall 2016—now.
• Member, College of Education Diversity Committee. Fall 2015—now.
• Board Member, Safe Zone. Fall 2015—now.
• Invited Board Member, Stonewall Center. Fall 2016—now.
• Member, Institutional Review Board. Fall 2013—now.
• Member, Graduate Committee. Fall 2013—now.
• Member, Student Petition Subcommittee for the Graduate Committee. Fall 2014—now.
• Co-Founder and Coordinator, Agile and Sustainable Supplemental Educational Technology Training
(ASSETT) project. 2012—now.
• Advisor, Student Leadership Certificate program. 2012—Spring 2016.
• Faculty Mentor in Live/Learn program with Ackerman Hall. Working with Annie Tarter (RA) and first

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 floor Taylor. Fall 2015—Spring 2016.
• Faculty Mentor in Live/Learn program with Ackerman Hall. Working with Nicolette Dimond (RA) and
third floor Gilmore. Fall 2014—Spring 2015.
• Member, Consortium. Fall 2013—Spring 2015.
• Member, Graduate Programs Marketing Team. 2012—2015.
• Coordinated and led efforts to revise the IRB application, simplify the process, and make the form more
user friendly. Summer 2014 – Winter 2015.
• Coordinated and participated in revising the IRB procedural manual. Fall 2014 – Spring 2015.
• Coordinated and participated in revising the Graduate Thesis Manual. Fall 2014 – Spring 2015.
• Member, University Diversity Committee: D: Designation Subcommittee. 2013—2014.
• Member, Dr. Amy Parker’s Mentor Committee for the Teaching Research Institute. 2013- 2014.
• Faculty Mentor in Live/Learn program with Ackerman Hall. Worked with Jennifer Buckle (RA) and third
floor Gilmore. Fall 2013—Spring 2014.
• Coordinated efforts between UCS and DTE to obtain funding and support for digital signage outside of
ED 217. Signage installed Winter 2013.
• Proposed, organized, and coordinated a College of Education Technology Vision Development working
group. Participants included ODS, library, computing services, and multiple CoE Divisions. The group
ended up focusing on accessibility and developed a proposal statement. However, the college was not
ready to pursue the work at that time. Fall 2013-Winter 2014.
• Developing and testing embeddable version of SIRS data collection in course Moodle.
• Collaborating with Michael Ellis of (UCS). September 2012—Spring 2013.
• Testing viability of WordPress as platform for students and/or course delivery at WOU. Working through
single blog as well as multisite delivery with Ron Swartzendruber (UCS), Danielle Gauntz (UCS), Elayne
Kuletz (DEP), and Bill Kernan (UCS). 2012— Spring 2013.
• Testing viability of increasing course enrollment through specific course advertisements on WOUtv and
digital signage with Deborah Rezell (WOUtv), Bill Kernan (UCS), and Warren Allen (CoE). Fall 2012—
Spring 2013.
• Testing viability of Open Source (OS) software as learning content and tools for use in classes; testing
delivery of OS software to online students with David McEvilly (UCS) and Bill Kernan (UCS). 2012—
Spring 2013.
• DJ at KWOU. 2012—Spring 2013.
• Developed several videos and screencasts to promote graduate student success with Robert Monge
(Library), Tracy Scharn (Library), and Elayne Kuletz (DEP). Fall 2012—Winter 2013.
• Member, WOU WOO Committee, IT Task Team. 2012. Member, WOU WOO Committee, Grants Task
Team. 2012.
• Interim Member, WOU Graduate Committee (filled in for Dr. Bucy). Spring 2012; Spring 2013.
• Technical Support Volunteer, 17th Annual Oregon Rhetoric & Composition Conference. Monmouth,
Oregon. 14 April 2012.

Service to the Division & Program

• Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, September 2017—now.
• Member, Graduate Studies Committee, 2015—now.
• Chair, DTE Graduate Committee, Fall 2014—Summer 2016.
• Collaboration with Patrick Waugh at Talmadge Middle School in testing out technologies for teaching.
Fall 2015—now.
• Program Coordinator, MS in Education Program. Fall 2013—Summer 2015. Member, DTE Steering
Committee. Fall 2013—Summer 2015.
• Member, DTE Graduate Committee. Fall 2013—Summer 2015.
• Member, College of Education Licensure and Clinical Experience Council. Fall 2013— Spring 2015.

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 • Maintain Digital Signage outside of ED 217 with Bill Hamlin. Winter 2014—now. Developed &
maintained website for MSEd Comprehensive Exams. Fall 2014—Summer 2015.
http://www.wou.edu/~zobelg/comps-site/
• Developed website for College of Education’s Conceptual Framework. Fall 2014.
http://www.wou.edu/~zobelg/coe-conceptual-framework/
• Budget Committee Chair, Division of Teacher Education. Fall 2012—Spring 2013.
• Co-designed Instructional Design certificate with Dr. Mary Bucy for MS:EdIT program. Spring 2012—
Summer 2013.
• Mentor, Tyler Ciscell, for HASTAC Scholar program. Fall 2012—Spring 2013. Member, Division of
Teacher Education MAT Interview Team. 2012—2013.
• Co-Author, NVivo for Technical Communicators Website with Dr. Ryan Hoover. Texas Tech University.
October 2009—August 2010. http://sites.google.com/site/nvivo4tc/
• Co-Organizer, Deleuze & Guattari Reading Group with Andrew Husband. Texas Tech University.
September 2009—June 2010.

Service to Graduate Students

• Committee Member, Professional Project, Ashlee Foster. 2016—2017.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Mary Montgomery. 2015—now.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Brian Daigle. 2015—2016.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Robert Wood. 2014—2015.
• Committee Member, Thesis, Corrie Larson. 2014—2016.
• Committee Member, Thesis, Amanda Larson. 2014—2015.
• Committee Member, Thesis, Teal Carter. 2013—2014.
• Committee Member, Thesis, Elona Schreiner. 2013.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Alicia Krueger. 2012—2013.
• Committee Member, Thesis Committee, Tyler Ciscell. 2012—2013.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Robin Rybarczik. 2013.
• Committee Member, Professional Project, Efrain Arredondo. 2013.

Awards
• Editors’ Choice Award by Digital Humanities Now (11 June 2015) for my piece (6/10/2015) Why open
educational resources (OERs) are important for critical pedagogues. Hybrid Pedagogy.
http://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/2015/06/editors-choice-why-oers-are- important-for-critical-pedagogues/

Consulting Work
• eLearning Consultant, National Center on Deaf-Blindness. November 2012—December 2015. Contact:
Dr. Amy Parker.

Research Interests & Relevant Experience

Research Interests
• Captions & Captioning
• Usability of Online Education
• Video and Screencasting in Online Education
• Usability Testing and User Experience
• Accessibility
• Complexity
• eLearning & Open Source Tools

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 • GPS in Art and Education
• DIY Archiving and Librarianship

Management Experience
• Co-Owner, Das Romanie Booksellers & Gallery; Eugene, OR, and online, 1995—2011. Teller
Coordinator, US Bank; Eureka, CA, 2002—2003.
• Assistant Manager, Goodwill Industries; Eugene, OR, 2001—2002.
• Manager, Euphoria Chocolate Company; Eugene, OR, 1998—2000.
• Operations Manager, Eugene Mailbox Center; Eugene, OR, 1992—1998.

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