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Dr. Russ Meade
647 Grandview Drive
Lake Lure, NC 28746
Phone 828-243-8259 ,828.625.4744
E-Mail: russmeade@bellsouth.net
SKYPE Name for instant Video and Audio Conferencing: Russ Meade
DISTANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Political Science, Political Theory, Business Law, Criminal Justice, Ethics, Online
• I have taught and developed over 22 different courses on all major
Distance Learning platforms (Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire to Learn
etc) for approximately 10 years.
• My courses are used as models in both the States of NC and Missouri.
• I am also a Core Developer for the State of NC. a Faculty Advisor for
Grantham University and a Faculty Trainer for Limestone College.
• My courses contain multi-media, numerous external links, and are
also voice enabled so that active discussions in real time (no typing)
can be had in each learning module
• My courses also use Video Conferencing with a free download where
students can see and hear each other and myself, even if they have dial
up and no Web Cam.
• My courses are totally interactive between the student and the
content, the student and his or her classmates and the student and
myself!
I have total knowledge of course
development and have presented numerous paper on
“Quality and Distance Learning” at Blackboard
Conferences and all major Distance Learning Conferences.
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EDUCATION
Jurist Doctorate, St. John’s University, School of Law, New York, NY
1975, Graduated in Top Third of Class.
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
1968, History. Graduated cum laude with highest departmental
Honors and upon academic scholarship (Clara Bartlett Scholarship)
Obtained Dean’s List status all semesters, University Phi Theta Kappa
Honors and junior honors.
Nassau College, Garden City, New York
1966, Political Science. Dean’s List all semesters, highest Departmental Honors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 1975 to 1999: Practicing Attorney from 1975 until 1999; active Trial
Attorney specializing in the fields of Criminal Justice, Bankruptcy, and Civil
Litigation.
• Admitted to US Supreme Court in 1977.
• Retired in 1999 to teach college.
• 1999 to Present- College Professor from my Retirement (1999 to Present)
teaching both synchronous and asynchronous classes.
RECENT ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS (Click to Review
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Using Voice Thread to Maximize Interactivity : Professor Russ
Meade
Using Web 2.0 tools for maximum online interactivity
Professor Russ Meade Receives National Grant from McGraw
Hill
“ Dr. Russ Meade, has received a Tegrity Grant from McGraw-Hill, publisher of
college textbooks worldwide. The Tegrity grant program is designed to help educators
experience new technology and to reveal its value for student learning through usage.
Meade will utilize the grant to produce video, audio and interactive web tools for use in
his courses.”
Military Advanced Education Magazine features Professor
Meade
“ The most recent edition of Military Advanced Education (MAE) magazine featured
several news items about Grantham University, along with a 60th Anniversary piece
highlighting Grantham student, Donna Neri, and faculty member, Dr. Russ Meade. “
New technology connects TCC Professor Meade's students i
"One of the first to use this technology for online learning, Meade notes, “In today’s
high-tech, fast-paced world, students seem to enjoy online debates as part of the
learning process. Russ's work with the technology so impressed Voice Thread LLC
that the company decided to feature Meade’s write-up about his class, as an example
of innovative online learning. j
"WEB 2.0 TOOLS THAT WORK! " VCCS DISTANCE LEARNING
CONFERENCE- PRESENTER- RUSS MEADE
Presentation at VCCS conference, New Horizons 2011. A video, audio, and “ hands on”
presentation of 3 Web 2.0 tools that work: SKYPE, JING, AND VOICE THREADS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Distance Learning Presenter: Professional papers on Distance Learning have been
presented at: The Blackboard User Conference (Durham NC), The Syllabus Conference,
San Jose, Ca) The Teaching Professor Conference, (5/2004), and the Blackboard World
Conference (Boston 2007), Virginia Community College System Presenter 3/2011
Faculty Developer/Trainer: Limestone College, Developer of Faculty Online Lounge
for Online Instruction
Distance Learning Certifications and Training- Certificates in Distance Learning
Instruction and numerous online training program completions
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I have taught a variety of undergraduate level courses in several different areas. I have
successfully taught Business Ethics, Real Estate, Real Property Law, Small Business
Administration, Consumer Law, Law and the Layman, Business Administration,
Business Procedures, Personal Finance Corporations, Management, The Internet in
Business, Business Law, all courses in Criminal Justice and several others.
My most recent have been at Limestone College (SC). and at Grantham University
( Missouri)
All my teaching has been met with success with both the faculty and the professors. My
classes have been given the “superb” rating by the student’s themselves.
I have also developed a variety of Distance Courses. Some of them are: Human
Resources, Business Law, E- Commerce, and Small Business Management. All are
prepared with the latest templates of the Virtual Community Project and produced for
ease of use and filled with content.
All adhere to the specific college’s academic policies and directives and are some of the
best in the US!
Samples of Web 2.0 Tools Used, Interactivity, Examples, Awards and Grants:
• I have taught and developed Distance Learning courses at several colleges and
universities for over 10 years.
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• To date I have created 22 different business classes for colleges and universities
across the United States.
• These all can easily be incorporated into the class to make the class visually
pleasing informative and highly interactive
• Please see the following links for some of my work:
TITLE INTERNET ADDRESS
“LIMESTONE PROFESSOR RECEIVES http://www.limestone.edu/news-general/1014-limesto
TECHNOLOGY GRANT FROM MCGRAW- technology-grant-from-mcgraw-hill
HILL”
FEATURED ON VOICE THREAD: “ http://voicethread.com/about/library/Using_VoiceTh
INTERACTIVE IN DL CLASSES” _from_Professor_Russ_Meade/
FACULTY PRESENTER- PROFESSOR RUSS http://voicethread.com/#q.b1751977.i9215192
MEADE
Military Advanced Education Magazine features http://www.grantham.edu/in-the-news/mae54/
Grantham University and Professor Meade
MEET YOUR PROFESSOR http://voicethread.com/share/1779867/
INTRODUCE YOURSELF USING YOUR http://voicethread.com/share/824135/
MICROPHONE, WEB CAM OR EVEN YOUR
TELEPHONE!
START YOUR CLASS HERE! http://voicethread.com/share/2176382/
CERTIFICATIONS
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Date Course Name Completed Role
2012-02- Peer Reviewer Course - FY12
[View] Yes Student Certificate
29 (PRC)
2012-01- Improve Your Online Course -
[View] Yes Student Certificate
05 FY12 (IYOC)
2011-11- Applying the QM Rubric -
[View] Yes Student Certificate
29 FY12 (APPQMR)
2011-08-
[View] QM Rubric Update Yes Student Certificate
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Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process
designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges and
universities across the country use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing
their online courses and in training their faculty.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Adjunct Professors/Instructors Group
• Curriculum Development & e-Learning Professionals
• E-Learning 2.0 Project
• Gilfus Education Group
• SLOAN
• MERLOT
• Higher Education Management Group
• Innovative Learning & Education Innovators
• Thought Networking for Online Educators
• eLearning Global Network
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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING
• I am a certified Zenger-Miller Facilitator Said certification is used in most of the
Fortune Five Hundred companies to train their top line managers.
• I also have a North Carolina real estate license (Inactive) and was certified by
the Real Estate Commission to teach all areas of real property for those taking the
examination.
• In addition, I have attended the Disney Institute’s “Keys to Business
Excellence” seminars.
• I also have been selected by the State of North Carolina as a Core Developer of
Business Courses for long distance learning. I have successfully completed
several courses in distance learning teaching and course development.
• Curriculum and Professional Development Projects Review team-Virginia
• Selected to be KEY NOTE SPEAKER AT LIMESTONE COLLEGE
GRADUATION
• Successfully completed numerous Distance Learning Faculty Training
Courses
GREATEST ASSETS
• Enthusiasm and love for the subject and teaching.
• I have high energy and am extremely creative and have the ability to make
learning a relaxing and uplifting experience.
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Air Force
July 1968 to July 1972.
Staff Sergeant
Honorable Discharge and
Good Conduct Medal
REFERENCES
See below
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Respectfully Submitted,
RUSS. MEADE
RECOMMENDATIONS
All the below listed Reference Letters have:
1. the senders name,
2. senders e-mail link,
3. their position with the college or university,
4. as well as their professional association with myself
To Whom It May Concern
Re: Professor Russ Meade
Russ Meade is an innovative business instructor that I had the pleasure to work with at
Grantham University.
Professor Meade is an instructor that continuously develops his instructional methods.
Professor Meade incorporates various mediums of technology to meet the needs of his
students.
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He engages students though providing more in-depth content and providing both
asynchronous and synchronous interaction with students.
Russ is also an instructor that also assists other instructors and higher education
professional apply emerging technologies.
It is my pleasure to recommend Professor Meade as a progressive instructor and constant
professional.
Pamela Dunnington
Instructional Designer ,
Grantham University
worked with Russ at Grantham University
Dear Sir:
“I number Russ as one of the best in academia in the application of technology for online
learning as well as a model of faculty commitment to online students. I worked with Russ
during my tenure at Grantham University.
Of more than 150 active courses during any given week with over 100 hundred faculty
involved, Russ stood out from the rest in the outstanding way that he worked with online
students. My team designed the curriculum but Russ made courses come alive by
applying other technologies and media. He was extremely engaging with students by
being virtually available at any given time, using virtual conferencing to collaborate with
students, and frequently offering online virtual office hours.
Faculty feedback showed that students well-regarded him. We were so impressed with
his use of technology and his commitment to students that we invited him to present to all
of us at our annual Academic Affairs offsite. I had not seen this done in previous years
since the offsite tended to be singularly focused on business and process. The Provost felt
that we needed to shift our focus and become more student-centric and we believed that
Russ could provide tremendous insight on our strategic direction. His presentation and
feedback was outstanding.
I am now at a different university coaching faculty in the use of technology for online
and blended courses – In my mind Russ serves as a model on what others can become.”
August 17, 2010
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Mark Eaton Dean of Engineering and Computer Science, Grantham University
Re: Recommendation” Russ Meade
Russ is a professor who truly understands the most important characteristic to effective
online learning - interaction! His communication with students is constant, meaningful,
and effective. He is always available to his students through the creative use of
innovative communication tools, such as Skype. This has an immeasurable effect on
student learning and, more importantly to administration, on student retention. He would
be a valuable addition to the faculty of any institution of higher learning, especially in an
online environment.
Brent M. Ferns, Sr. ,
Global Faculty - Online , Grantham University
worked with Russ at Grantham University
Re: Recommendation- Dr. Russ Meade
I recommend Russ Meade for any professional position or future endeavors pursued. He
shows great character and professionalism in all his responsibilities.
He has taken the teaching field to great lengths by making the learning experience
rewarding and challenging.
Russ is a great asset to the students and staff. Russ has a wonderful personality and works
well with groups or on an individual level. Support and motivation to succeed are two of
the great qualities he possesses in the workplace and in networking environment.
Russ has a great knowledge in the field of Business Law and displays a level of
understanding for all college level students to consume and display in the workplace. I
would recommend Russ Meade for any future endeavors he should pursue. Thanks
Teresa Bratt Upstate Area Coordinator Limestone College Gaffney SC
Teresa Bratt ,
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Upstate Area Coordinator , Limestone College
worked directly with Russ at Limestone College
Re: Letter of Recommendation: Dr. Russ Meade
To Whom It May Concern:
I would gladly recommend Dr. Russ Meade for any employment ventures he may pursue
in the future.
I have known Dr. Meade for several years through our contact at Limestone College.
Mr. Meade is a very interesting and intriguing gentleman. He has always been described
by our students as an interesting and fun instructor. I have found him to be thought
provoking and intelligent, with a desire to share knowledge and assistance with the
students, as well as the faculty and staff at Limestone College. If I can supply any
additional information, please let me know at anytime. Respectfully submitted, Ms.
Buffie Hayes Bmhayes68@charter.net” January 28, 2010
Buffie Hayes , administrative assistant , Limestone College
Russ Meade is as dynamic as they come and has a true passion for teaching online.
Students love his classes and the high level of interactivity he achieves using innovative
tools and approaches!”
Suzanne Lindley ,
Professor ,
Limestone College
worked directly with Russ at Limestone College
Dear Sir:
Russ is a dynamic professor who fully utilizes cutting-edge technology in his courses.
Excellent at motivating students to engage in meaningful communication.
Tina Vires ,
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Coordinator of Disability Services , Limestone College
worked indirectly for Russ at Limestone College
Re: Recommendation - Dr. Russ Meade
Russ and I came together almost ten years ago in a collaborative effort to develop several
online courses.
Our work together, opened the door to each of us going on to develop and teach many
online courses.
Finding content and making the course interesting while making it educational became
the goal in each of our separate endeavors after those first couple of courses.
Russ’s students enjoy his kind and open style of teaching and interacting while learning
and exploring their subject matter.
This recommendation is for Russ, who is willing to reach out and help others in their
distance learning and online teaching experience
Eileen Ludwig ,
Professor Web Multimedia Interactive Graphics Design , Tidewater Community College
worked with Russ at Tidewater Community College
Respectfully submitted,
Dr. Russ Meade
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