CV - Jones International University

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD
Jones International University, Doctor of Education in K-12 Leadership Advisory
Board Member/Course Designer/Instructor.
Conceptualize, design, and prototype new doctoral program for approval of Colorado Higher
Learning Commission. Teach and design 30+ graduate online courses to high student
satisfaction, including educational technology, educational law and policy, curriculum and
literacy. Students are worldwide, and most are inservice educators. Awarded 2007 Faculty
Excellence in Course Development award for doctoral prototype course development.
2004-current www.jiu.edu
California Connections Academy, President of the Founding Board of Directors,
Principal/Administrator
Manage start-up of two virtual independent-study charter schools for K-9 students,
authorized by San Diego City Schools and San Juan Capistrano School District, including
writing charter proposal and obtaining charters, establishing policy, hiring management
company, negotiating with districts, and recruiting teaching staff and students. School spans
four counties in southern California. Primary liaison to Board of Directors, school district
for charter oversight, and Connections Academy corporate staff. Also coordinate the
moderators for the student message board, which serves 7000 children in ten states, and the
schools’ community-building activities (newsletter, field trips, message boards). Managed
growth of school from inception to over 400 students in 18 months.
2003-2006 www.connectionsacademy.com
National University, faculty, educational technology program. Design online curriculum
and teach online and on ground in the program leading to a Masters of Science in
Educational Technology. Taught 22 classes, 15 of them online. Recruit, train and supervise
fulltime and adjunct instructors. Advise students, supervise thesis research by graduate
students. Students are world-wide, including military serving on ground and on sea in the
Middle East. Most students are practicing or aspiring educators who want to extend their
skills via teaching with technology.
2001-2004 www.nu.edu
Alliant International University, on-line instructor. Design Internet courses and provide
instruction on current issues in education and educational assessment. Students are
international, and conversations on world events are pivotal to our learning.
2000-2002 www.alliant.edu
Western Governors University, graduate evaluator. Evaluate Learning and Technology
theses in the domains of instructional design, measurement and evaluation, technology
integration, project management, change leadership, and research fundamentals. Students
Vita Cynthia L. Pancer, Ed.D. 3