Joseph W. McLaughlin, ABD
100 Jasmine Lane, Pendleton, SC 29670
540.230.4876
jwm@clemson.edu
Summary Of
Qualifications
Goals &
Objectives
Present
Occupation
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Experience in measurement tools and theories, including IRT / Rasch,
Bootstrapping/Monte Carlo, and HLM
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Involvement / co-authorship of various research projects, papers, and presentations
dealing with educational issues
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Taught Computer Applications in multiple traditional and non-traditional
environments, each with unique clientele.
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Wrote final Masters’ project focused directly on non-traditional students and how
to create an environment advantageous for their learning, specifically with
technology
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Have interfaced with many different cultures and ethnic groups (including ESL)
and have developed a strong ability to effectively communicate and interact.
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Have a commitment to student worth and the educational environment
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I desire to enter into an educational environment that both diverse with respect to
students and faculty in the learning community and with respect to availability of
tools and techniques available to support instruction.
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I want to be associated with an institution that encourages on-going professional
development. My objective is do value-adding research in articles that will
increase our knowledge base by addressing issues associated with the diverse
student markets that are currently evolving. I intend to be involved in working
collegially with colleagues on various projects, publications, and reports in the
institution, at other colleges and universities, and with those outside of higher
education that can provide insights into methodologies for enhancing the skills and
ability within the educational community.
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Throughout my career, I will strive to advance education and research
opportunities for myself and those around me through development of unique
skills, skills that will enhance the field of education’s mission of leading the
community of learning.
Research Associate
Clemson University, Institutional Research Office
10/2007-Present
Chief Duties:
Research institutional requests
Maintain and update Office Website, Factbook, and other web information
dispersement tools
Presently developing a program review dashboard for Department faculty
Programs/Language using:
Perl, HTML, JavaScript, SQL (MySQL and some Oracle), Access,
Dreamweaver, Excel…
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Education
PhD, Educational Research (Present) - ABD
VA Tech
M.B.A., GPA 3.74 (2003)
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
Thesis (Practicum): “When Mario Breaks Up the Monopoly: The Integration
of Non-traditional Learners into the Computer Culture”
B.B.A., Information Systems (1999)
Radford University, Radford, VA
A.A., General Studies (1997)
New River Community College, Dublin, VA
Teaching
Experience
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR / Workforce Development Classes (2004 - 2007)
Virginia Western Community College
Subject Areas
 Microsoft Office and Computer Basics
Student Profile
 Working and Retired Adults
Teaching Style
 These are dynamic classes (3 - 5 days) with a specific company or
organization, so I am able to design the material toward their specific needs.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR (2004 - 2006)
New River Community College
Subject Areas
 Microsoft Office and Computer Basics
Student Profile:
 Majority are highly motivated adult students.
 Their computer skills range from excessively proficient to the totally phobic
 Ranges from recent high school graduates to formerly working adults (TRA)
Teaching Style
 Use diverse tools and applications to nurture skills and abilities.
 Set a high expectancy, spend time with them as individuals, encourage social
interaction, and ensure they feel the freedom to express their questions.
 Start from the basics and use multi-faceted teaching and evaluation tools and
styles to move to learning the application of complex concepts through
repetitively completing the embedded tasks.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER (2004 - 2006)
Roanoke City School System
Subject Areas
 K-12, all subjects
Student Profile
 33 - 99% African American (pending on the school).
 ED, LD, and Magnet.
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Attitudes ranging from the hungry-to-learn to the discontented.
Teaching Style
 Primarily teachers lesson plans. At times, extemporaneous work assigned.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR (2001 - 2003)
San Bernardino Valley College
Subject Areas Taught Include:
 Hardware basics
 Access
 Word
 Excel
 PowerPoint
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Windows
Internet concepts and usage
Networking basics
Basic HTML
Macros (VBA)
Student Profile:
 Majority are highly motivated adult students.
 At-risk high school students (middle college high school)
 Averages of 30%-50% in my classes have English as their second language.
 Their computer skills range from excessively proficient to the totally phobic.
Teaching Style
 I used diverse tools and applications to nurture skills and abilities.
 I allowed time for fellow students to translate.
 I set a high expectancy, spent time with them as individuals, encouraging
social interaction, and ensure they feel the freedom to express their questions.
 I started from the basics and use multi-faceted teaching and evaluation tools
and styles to move to learning the application of complex concepts through
repetitively completing the embedded tasks.
TUTOR (2001 - 2004)
Professional Tutors of America
Subject Areas Taught
 Math
 Statistics
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Science
Reading and writing skills
Student Profile
 K-12, college and learning disabled
 ESL
Teaching Style
 Use and retranslate school lesson plans
 Copied Internet materials
INSTRUCTOR AND COMPOSER (summer 2002)
Community Computer Classes
Subject Areas Taught
 Word
 Excel
 PowerPoint
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Basic graphics
Windows 98
Basic hardware
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Student Profile
 Local retired individuals
 K-12 and adult ESL students
Teaching Style
 Relied heavily on visuals and working one-on-one
 Encouraged students to translate material for their classmates
 Designed and customized curriculum
CONTRACT COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR (2000 - 2001)
Employment Training Protocol (state-funded skill-enhancement program)
Subject Areas Taught
 Beginner and Advanced Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
 Windows Operating Systems
 Macros (Virtual Basic for Applications).
Student Profile
 Non-traditional working students from countries with an array of English skills
 Range of skills from factory workers to professionals.
Teaching Style
Because of the uniqueness of each contract, each cluster was adjusted to meet the
learning goals of each group. A total of eight clusters were taught.
 Example A: Beginner class with 75% ESL. Drew much of the screens and
instructions in the form of diagrams. Allowed extensive time for translations.
 Example B: Advanced class with all international students. They needed to
create databases for places of work. Created and integrated Access databases
with other programs they were presently using.
 Example C: Administration students had need for more integration of
programs in mail merges and databases.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTOR (2000 - 2001)
Computer Education Institute
Subject Areas Taught
 Accounting Basics
 QuickBooks
 Internet Skills
 Word
 FrontPage
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Excel
Access
PowerPoint
Macros
Publisher
Student Profile
 Retired and disabled
 50%-ish single parents (with single parent issues)
 Court ordered (go-to-school-or-go-to-jail)
Teaching Method
 Diagramed the material
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Relevant
Experience
(contract,
school work,
and volunteer)
EXCEL DATABASE CONVERSION (2002)
Valley Printers
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Converted data, spreadsheets, and macros from an Excel 95 database to Excel
2000
DATABASE DESIGNER (1999)
Redwood Systems
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Assisted the in-house tech to redesign the billing database.
DATABASE DESIGNER (1998)
Radford University
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Dr Bruce Chase (Acct): Access Database for The Governmental and Nonprofit
Assistance Center (GNAC) Conference of 1998.
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Dr Brack Smith (Mgmt): Excel data table to input survey data collected from
women in executive careers
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Dr Josetta McLaughlin (Mgmt): Excel data table to input survey data collected
using an exit survey administered to graduating seniors.
Consultant for Web Pages (1998 - Present)
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Dr Gerald McLaughlin (2002 - Present) http://www.drgeraldmclaughlin.com
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Virginia Government Finance Officer's Association Quarterly (Winter 1999)
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Radford University Faculty Webpage (1998-1999)
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Virginia Citizens Consumer Council (1998)
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My personal page http://www.phloide.com
BUSINESS STRATEGY GAME ASSISTANT (1997 - 1998)
Radford University
 Assisted in running the Business Strategy Game, a computer simulation where
students would create teams and use real-time events such as the S&P500 and
current union activities to create an internationally run manufacturing
organization.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON PROGRAM (1992 - 1995)
Pulaski Retirement Center
 Through the invitation of the activities director, I created and lead an afternoon
program for the retirement community.
STAFF MEMBER (1991 - 1993)
Straight Street Teen Center
 Through the invitation of the director, I helped maintain order and provided
direction for the youth. I also worked as liaison for the purchase of music.
RETAIL OWNER (1990 - 1993)
A New Song
 Self-employed manager of music retail shop.
 Used Quicken for accounting and Harvard Graphics for marketing.
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Certifications
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Professional
Activities and
Development
Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS)
Excel 97 Expert, Word 97 Expert, Word 2000 Expert
CBEST: CA Basic Education Standards Test certification (06/03)
BPVVD: Cert for Post Secondary For-Profit teaching (10/00 - 10/03)
Strategic Measurement
May – July 2007
The Oakland Unified School District Small Schools Initiative evaluation.
Contract: database creation data processing, cleaning, evaluation,
and analysis of California k-12 state scores (CST and CAHSEE).
Web- and Paper-based Survey Comparability Study
February – July 2007
A joint project between faculty and students evaluating responses to a teacher
survey. I was in charge of running tests and measurements on data.
Authority, Data, and Information Integrity:
Whose Website Do You Trust?
Junior Author / Researcher: presentation given at
2007 AIR 47th Annual Forum, Kansas City, Missouri
June 2-6, 2007
The Relationship between Test Preparation Practices and GED Test April 2007
Performance.
GED Preparation Exploratory Analysis - GEDTS
A grant funded exploratory analysis of GED candidates and their
various characteristics (academic and demographic) and
compared it to various test preparations to determine if there were
significant influences on GED test scores
Presented to the April 2007 AERA conference
TEST EVALUATION
May 2006
InStep - Center for Educational Technologies
Contract: Analyzed and evaluated teacher response surveys
on various developmental levels
TEST EVALUATION
June 2006
Learning to Give - The League
Contract: Assisted in evaluating grammar school philanthropy
comprehension tests
Southeastern Association for Community College Research
Conference (St Pete Beach, FL)
Presenter2006
Created and presented a presentation on Creating Effective Table
for Access
Association for Institution Research
Table Topics and 2005
Conference (San Diego)
Posters Forum
Part of the committee that selected Table Topics, and worked
with committee to develop criteria to grade and select poster
presentations for awards
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Other
Publications &
Instructional
Tools
Memberships
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Computer Office Basics Curriculum
Created for a proposed basic computer one week course for new students.
 Word, Excel, and Computer Basics manuals
Originally for the Community Computer Class, this manual is still in use as a
tool in other classes.
 “Yer Not Gonna Break It - Explaining the world of computers so the rest
of us can understand ”
Specifically written for non-traditional students, technophobes, and other
digitally homeless individuals: Developed as a part of my Master’s thesis.
 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) (2003 - Present)
 Southwestern Association for Community College Research (SACCR) (2004 –
Present)
 PERL
 CIA
 Publisher
 MySQL
 ICL
 QuickBooks
 Javascript
 Peachtree
 Quicken
 Word
 Harvard Graphics
 eMbedded VB 3.0
 Excel
 FrontPage
 Visio
 Lotus
 DreamWeaver
 SPSS
 Access
 PhotoShop
 JMP
 WinSteps
 Sonar (Cakewalk)
 Myriad of
freeware utilities.
 HLM
 PowerPoint
I have been using computers in various forms for many (25+) years, and have used a broad variety of
software dealing with multiple arenas. Using new programs, or tackling new subjects is a joy for me.
Application
Software and
Languages
Joseph W. McLaughlin, ABD
100 Jasmine Lane, Pendleton, SC 29670
540.230.4876
jwm@clemson.edu
Personal
References
Clemson University
Dr S. Wickes Westcott
Director of Institutional Research
Clemson University
302 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC
(864)656-0585
WESTC@Clemson.edu
Former Supervisors at VWCC
Dr. Charles Terrell
Vice President of Workforce Development
Virginia Western Community College
108 N Jefferson St
Roanoke VA, 24016
(540) 767-6126
cterrell@vw.vccs.edu
Former supervisor at VWCC
Ben Bowman
Workforce Development Coordinator
Patrick Henry Community College
P.O. Box 5311
Martinsville, Virginia 24115
Phone: (276) 656-0343
bbowman@ph.vccs.edu
American Council on Education
Dr. Carol Ezzelle
Director, Psychometrics and Research
One Dupont Circle NW
Washington DC, 20036
(202) 939-9482
carol_ezzelle@ace.nche.edu
Supervisors at NRCC
Connie Leathers
Associate Professor of Information
Technology
Division of Business and Technologies
New River Community College
P.O. Box 1127
Dublin, VA 24084
(540) 674-3600 x 4366
e-mail: nrleatc@nr.edu
Doctoral Instructors / Advisors
* Dr Gary Skaggs
Ed. Leadership & Policy Studies
319 E. Eggleston
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-9734
gskaggs@vt.edu
* Dr Ed Wolfe
Associate Professor
EDRE
313 East Eggleston Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-9725
edwolfe@vt.edu