Technology Director, BLSE

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General Information
Position Title:	Technology Director, BLSE
Control Number:	001384
Reports To:	000794
Department Name:	Bread Loaf School of English
Location:	Bread Loaf School of English
Date Prepared:	Jul-02
Exempt:	Yes

Primary Purpose

Assisting with the management of Bread Loaf's telecommunications network, Breadnet, for all Bread Loaf students and faculty during the academic year.

Training and providing technical support for grant-funded teachers who are active members of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network (average 100 a year).

Managing Bread Loaf's web site and working to integrate web technology into all aspects of the Bread Loaf program.

Making presentation and providing demonstrations of BreadNet at local and national conferences.

Writing articles for publication in the Bread Loaf Teacher Network Magazine.

Serving as technical consultant to schools and districts that offer fellowships to Bread Loaf students when needed.

Documenting and analyzing the extent to which BreadNet is used by various individuals and groups.

Assisting with special BreadNet funded project.

Assisting with grant writing and project management and preparing reports for funders.

Working closely with partner schools at least twice a semester to trouble-shoot, present, lead workshops, and recruit.

Keeping current with changing technology and determining the best continuing technology choice for BreadNet.

Responsibilities

Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.

Bread Loaf Teacher Network:Advise and consult with members of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network to develop classroom-to-classroom exchanges via BreadNet. Assisst them (during summer sessions of the Bread Loaf School of English) and during the academic year (via email, telephone, and site visits) to utilize BreadNet for their work, and to integrate emerging Internet technologies into this work.

BreadNet:

Lead and coordinate presentations on effective use of BreadNet. Provide and distribute FirstClass client software on CD to Bread Loafers attending summer campuses, and to those needing the sofrware during the academic year. Assist Caroline with technical support and troubleshooting during the academic year.

Web Site Maintainance and Education:

Maintain and update the Bread Loaf School of English web site, including electronic publication of BLTN Magazine. Develop an educational resource area (to include a growing bibliography of publications authored by Bread Loafers) for Bread Loaf students and others on the site. Assist Caroline Eisner in working wirh Bread Loaf teachers to evaluate their own web sites and with departments of education such as those in South Carolina, Kentucky, Alaska, and Ohio as well as school districts such as those in Lawrence, MA, Greenville, SC, and Trenton, NJ (all of whom are funding Bread Loaf fellowships for their teachers) to provide content and design evaluation for their web sites.

Presentation:

Attend regional and national conferences to present about the Bread Loaf Teacher Network. Lead workshops and inservice training at schools across the country. Make presentations to groups from schools, foundations, state departments of education, and other visiting Bread Loaf.

Site Visits:

Coordinate a small cadre of experienced Bread Loaf Teacher Network members who will visit the schools of Bread Loaf students funded by special fellowships. These visits cover a wide range of activities: help with technology problems in the classroom, talk to middle and high school students about their work on BreadNet and answer their other technology questions, meet with local technology coordinators to explain what BreadNet is and clarify their concerns about local use of our technology, make presentations at school inservice training sessions (from 5 to 100 local teachers), meet with principals and district superintendents, meet with state departmant of education technology directors and other at the state DOE level.

Participate in these site visits where possible.

Grant Writing:Participate in grant writing with a team assembled by Bread Loaf's director. Particularly in clarifying and proposing the technology components of the grants. Reportn on the use of technology when annual reports are made to foundations or organizations that awards grants to Bread Loaf.

Technology training during Summer Section at Bread Loaf in Vermont:Spend three weeks per summer at Bread Loaf, Vermont. Participate in Bread Loaf Teacher Network meetings and consult with Network members planning academic-year exchanges on BreadNet. With Caroline Eisner, assist faculty and students in integrating technology into coursework.

Computing and Technology at the Alaska Campus:

Serve as a liaison to the University of Alaska Southesst Computing Services during the academic year to make sure that technology access is adequate for Bread Loaf's needs. Coordinate lab access hours, local support, software, and other needs with the site's technology staff. Either conduct or arrange training sessions open to all students and faculty. Receive reports of all major technology problems and arrange resolution of those problems with the local technology staff. Function as a liaison to UAS Administration and Faculty as appropriate.