September 15, 2014
Harold Carlton Estes, Jr., M.A. Ed.
2240 Mount Tabor Road,
Blacksburg, VA 24060
haestes@vt.edu
(540) 552-7007
Professional Website
Instructional Technologist: (1-01 to Present) CALS-IT, College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and S.U., Blacksburg, VA.
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Provides pedagogical, technical advice and training to instructors in the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences to assist them in targeted content development
that facilitates learning and addresses special needs of online learners. Identifies,
implements, reviews, and revises topics and instructional strategies and methods
for training programs supported by CALS-IT.
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Manager for the Master Online Educator Certificate Program (2003-09). The
purpose of this continuing education certificate program was to help educators in
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences acquire online skills that they could
engage their online learners more effectively. These skills helped create
electronic curricula, engage learners or clients in electronic discussions, and aid
in learner assessment and evaluation. A Master Online Educator professional
development certificate was awarded upon completion of the program. I regularly
interacted with participants of the program by providing feedback on various
program topics and created 5 lectures along with assessment items on various
technology related issues.
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Administrator for the development of the new College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences Online Masters Degree Program. Supervised 10 graduate assistants
that aided instructors in development of course content for the online degree
program. I tracked development progress and maintain close working
relationships with faculty and administration in the development of the program.
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Account system administrator for Adobe Connect server. Creates and maintains
accounts along with conducting on line training sessions and creating
asynchronous online training materials.
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Supports the instructional technology area, which supports the educational
technology needs of full-time and adjunct faculty teaching on-campus and online
courses. Supports Virginia Cooperative Extension in the development of web
based instructional media.
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Assists college faculty in development of distance education media for online
course delivery. Projects include the creation of sharable content objects such as
web based lectures, interactive learning modules, and related instructional media
and materials utilizing Adobe Flash MX, Captivate, Illustrator, Flash Video,
Adobe Presenter, and Acrobat Connect.
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Designs and develops interactive multimedia and web-based educational tools.
(E.g. streaming audio, video lectures and presentations, interactive CD-ROMs,
web sites)
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Interacts very closely with various departments and successfully manage
multimedia projects from conception to completion. Design, develop and maintain
online courses in conjunction with faculty. Course delivery methods include
Scholar, web pages, chat, online testing, CentraOne, VTEL, Adobe Presenter,
Captivate and other web-based tools designed to support various instructional
methods.
Multimedia Instructor: 4-99 to 1-01) MultiMedia Center, McConnell Library, Radford
University, Radford VA
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Designed, developed and conducted face to face multimedia workshops and
seminars for university faculty, staff and students on a variety of software
programs: Adobe Illustrator, Apple QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Copyright, Web Animation, Adobe Flash, FrontPage, Photoshop and
Final Cut Pro and Copyright.
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Aided faculty and students in the creation of multimedia products for distance
education, research, and class assignments.
Staff illustrator: (5-96 to 8-98) Post-Newsweek Business Info. Inc., Government
Computer News, Silver Spring, MD
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Staff illustrator for nationally distributed information technology magazine with
weekly circulation to over 100,000 U.S. government and private sector IT
manager subscribers.
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Interacted very closely with senior editors, writers and production personnel.
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Responsible for creating complex original graphics for feature articles, editorial
cartoons, technical illustrations, information graphics relating to all areas of
federal and state hardware and software procurement, operations, and policy.
Freelance Proposal Designer: (8-95 to 6-96)
Computer Sciences Corporation, Falls Church, VA
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Created complex corporate/government multimedia proposal graphics. Designer
on multi-million dollar government defense contract proposals. Interacted closely
with engineering team leaders and proposal managers in a fast paced corporate
environment.
Graphic Designer: (6-80 to 5-95)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & S.U., Blacksburg, VA
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Illustrator of presentation/publication graphics for the university. Educational
oriented scientific/technical illustrations for the various research departments in
the university. Designed and produced displays for trade shows
Education:
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M.A.Ed., Curriculum Design and Instruction, (G.P.A. 3.76)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and S.U., Blacksburg, VA
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B.A., Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA
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Adobe Certified Expert 1999
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Certified Macromedia Flash MX Designer 2003
Awards:
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Received 2007 Communicator Award, Educator Team Piece, Virginia
Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2007 National Association of Extension and 4-H Agents, National
Winner Educational Piece, Team Award, What is Water? Interactive CD-ROM
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Received 2006 Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Award of Excellence,
Mixed Media Youth and Teacher Education Team Award, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2005 Virginia Association of Extension 4-H Agents, Educational Team
Award, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2005 Association for Natural Resources Extension Professionals, Gold
Award, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2005 Epsilon Sigma Phi State Team Award, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2005 Virginia Cooperative Extension Natural Resources and
Environmental Management Flagship Award, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2005 Communication Award, (NACAA) National Association of County
Agricultural Agents, National Finalist Communications Media Learning Module,
4-H Virtual Forest
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Nominated 2004-2005 Governor’s Awards Program, Innovation and Technology
Team, 4-H Virtual Forest
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Received 2002 (ACE) Agricultural Communicators in Education, Bronze Award
Information Technology Interactive Media, Stepping Up to the Plate Interactive
Nutrition CD-ROM
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Received 1996 (CSC) Computer Science Corporation, Certificate of Recognition
for Outstanding Professional Contribution DEIS II Proposal
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Received 1996 Cahners Publishing, Award for Editorial Excellence
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Nominated for Washington Area Music Award (WAMMY), Best Album Cover
Design 1986
Professional Media Examples:
The following interactive Adobe Presenter presentations are part of a continuing education online
faculty development course titled Master Online Educator Certificate Program, of which I am the
facilitator and manager. The purpose of this certificate program is to help educators in the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences acquire online skills that they can use to do their job better.
These skills help create electronic curricula, engage learners or clients in electronic discussions,
and aid in learner assessment and evaluation. A Master Online Educator professional
development certificate is awarded upon completion of the program. I created and produced the
following lectures for the program.
Master Online Educator Certificate Program
Copyright Issues for Educators
Best Uses of Graphics, Audio, and Video for Online Delivery
Introduction to CentraOne Symposium
Introduction to Adobe Acrobat Connect
Adobe Presenter Interface Features
Interactive Shared Content Objects:
One of my other primary job functions is to design, illustrate and program interactive learning
modules for classroom and distance education delivery. I created all of the illustrations and
Adobe Flash interactivity for all of the following learning modules. The following are examples of
my work. You will need the Adobe Flash player to view these samples. (Get Flash Player)
Light Reactions in Photosynthesis
Developed by Dr. Sunyoung Kim, Former Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Dr. Cynthia
Denbow, Instructor, Plant Pathology, Physiology, & Weed Science, and Carl Estes, M.A.Ed.,
Instructional Technologist, AHNR-IT.
Light Reactions in Photosynthesis is an interactive learning module that presents an overview
of the photosynthetic light reactions. Topics covered in this module include: components of the
two photosystems, a brief description of the oxygen evolving complex and the chemiosmotic
mechanism for ATP synthesis. Included is an example of a model bacterial photosystem, which
provides a better understanding of the structure and functioning of plant photosystems.
Oxygen Evolution in Photosynthesis
Developed by Dr. Sunyoung Kim, Former Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Dr. Cynthia
Denbow, Instructor, Plant Pathology, Physiology, & Weed Science, and Carl Estes, M.A.Ed.,
Instructional Technologist, AHNR-IT. Reviewed by Dr. Glenda Gillaspy, Associate Professor
Biochemistry and Belinda Carroll, AHNR-IT.
Oxygen Evolution in Photosynthesis is an interactive learning module that illustrates oxygen
release from the splitting of two water molecules resulting from multiple flashes of light as detailed
in the Kok cycle or S-state model which explains the mechanism of oxygen evolution.
How Grass Grows
Developed by Dr. Erik Ervin and Dr. Ozzie Abaye, Department of Crop & Soil Environmental
Sciences, and Carl Estes, AHNR-IT
How Grass Grows is an interactive learning module which addresses the following objectives:
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To raise awareness of the important role of grasses play in society
To present the structures of the grass plant to facilitate identification and discussion of
principles of growth and development
To review grass seed morphology and the germination process
To review root anatomy and function
To review the dynamics of shoot growth and development
To review cool- and warm-season grass shoot and growth dynamics across seasons as
background for proper timing and effects of management inputs
Plant Tissue Nutrition
Developed by Dr. Greg Welbaum, Department of Horticulture and Carl Estes, AHNR-IT
Plant Tissue Nutrition is an interactive learning module that covers four key areas related to
plant tissue nutrition. Mineral Deficiencies includes descriptions of macro- and micro- plant
nutrients and shows examples of deficiency symptoms in common crops. Mineral Toxicity
includes general descriptions of toxicity symptoms and shows examples of these symptoms in
common crops. Photosynthesis simulates the processes of photosynthesis and respiration,
showing how plants utilize carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. The Nitrogen Cycle shows how
atmospheric nitrogen enters the soil and is taken up by plants. Brief descriptions of important
steps in the cycle are included.
Fate and Transport of Fecal Bacteria in the Environment
Developed by Dr. Brian Benham and Rebecca Zeckoski, Department of Biological Systems
Engineering, and Carl Estes and Belinda Carroll, AHNR-IT
Fate and Transport of Fecal Bacteria in the Environment is a simulation that provides a broad
overview of fecal bacteria sources, and the fate and transport processes considered when
performing a watershed assessment study. It also includes how Best Management Practices
(BMPs) reduce non-point source pollution from fecal bacteria.
Planes In Flight: Conducting an Experiment
Developed by Dr. Kathleen Jamison, Ext Spec, 4-H Youth Dev. Curriculum & Learning
4-H and Carl Estes, AHNR-IT
Planes In Flight: Conducting an Experiment is an interactive module that teaches about the
experimental method by exploring concepts such as developing a hypothesis, independent,
dependent variables, experimental constants, and conducting repeated trials.
4-H Virtual Forest
4-H Virtual Forest provides youth with an interactive Web-based learning experience that
introduces the concepts of forest management to young people ages 9 -13. Learning modules
complement 4-H experiential techniques and are consistent with the Standards of Learning for
Virginia public schools. Working closely with content providers, I created the (7) interactive
learning modules for the site on this site including all illustrations and Flash Action Scripting.
Modules cover subject matter such as: Photosynthesis, Sprawl, The Tree Detective, Old-Field
Succession, Let's Cruise, Timberrr!, and Trees:The Renewable Resource.
4-H Virtual Farm
4-H Virtual Farm is an ongoing project for Virginia Cooperative Extension that targets 4th-5th
graders. The project started before I came here but I have since added many fun interactive
pieces. The equine and beef sections are the sections that I have developed the most content for.
I created all of the illustrations along with the Flash Action Scripting programming.
Equine Section:
Virginia Is for Horses: This is an interactive quiz on Virginia horse history that I illustrated
and programmed.
Horse of a Different Color: Learn about different breeds.
Carousel of Breeds: A fun way to learn about horses with some neat Action Scripting.
Dusty the Dingy Pony: Use various grooming tools to clean your pony.
Saddle Savvy; Learn about saddle types and parts.
Horsing Around: I created this anatomy game that challenges the user to identify the various
parts of a horse.
Beef Section:
Beef Production in Virginia: Learn about beef production.
What’s a Good Steak: Do you know how to judge steak quality?
The Nitrogen Cycle: Take an in depth tour of the role nitrogen plays on a farm.
Farm Work: Learn about various jobs on a beef farm.
Beef Byproducts: There are many uses for beef cattle.