Bonnie V. Morihara, Ph.D. Office: Teaching Research Institute, Todd Hall 238 Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 97361 Phone: (503) 838-8413 Email:
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EDUCATION Oregon State University, Corvallis OR Ph.D. in Education Ed.M. (focus on Instructional Design and Training & Development) State University of New York at Buffalo 34 graduate-level semester credits in elementary education and reading Earned New York State K-8 teaching certificate in partnership program with Buffalo Board of Education
1999 1993 1966-71
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. Rackham School of Graduate Studies 24 graduate-level semester credits in linguistics and ESL/EFL teaching
1964-65
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI B.A. with distinction, Far Eastern Languages and Literature (Japanese)
1964
OTHER EDUCATION/TRAINING Summer Intercultural Institute, Portland OR Four 1-week intensive courses in intercultural training design/methods
1987-1990
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Assistant Research Professor, Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University Project Manager: Coordinate grants formerly managed by the Oregon University System, including the University School Partnership (USP) RFP and Oregon’s Transition to Teaching project: Oregon Teacher Recruitment and Mentoring (OTRM). ReadOregon Coordinator: Statewide coordinator of the 5-university online reading endorsement program. Project SITE (Students Involved with Their Environment). Director of 4state EPA grant. PrISM Oregon Coordinator: Statewide coordinator of 7-university collaborative program to improve instruction in science and math for pK-8 teachers. Curriculum & Instruction Coordinator, Traffic Safety Education Program Web course developer/instructor: Develop and teach online courses in the ReadOregon program for the College of Education, WOU. o READ 541: Literacy and the Internet
7/04 - present
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READ 556: Literacy and Cultural Competence o ED 609: Literacy practicum o ED 690: Teaching reading under the Common Core State Standards TRI Committees o TRI Social/Wellness Committee o TRI Social/Web Team o TRI Food Drive Committee o TRI Technology Committee o TRI Leadership Team o
Program Associate for Academic Affairs, Oregon University System CREADE (Collaborative Reading Education And Distance Education) Program Coordinator: co-author (with Dr. H. Zanville) of materials for successful approval of reading endorsement by Oregon Teacher Standards & Practices Commission; develop processes/coordinate day-to-day operation of grant; develop and maintain grant website; coordinate tuition assistance programs; develop program course schedules; answer student queries; collect data; write reports; liaison with faculty course authors; develop marketing materials. Post-grant, CREADE became ReadOregon and is continuing as a strong statewide program. OQAT II/CREADE: Co-author (with Dr. H. Zanville) of successful subgrant proposal to support teachers in Oregon high-need schools with tuition assistance; coordinate day-to-day operation and reporting for this subgrant. USP/CREADE: Developed original proposal to the Oregon University/ School Partnerships grant (Title IIA) to support teachers with tuition assistance to enable them to participate in the CREADE programs. OregonONE (Oregon Network for Education): Track database status; coordinate campus data feeds and updating information; update webpages; answer queries to ONE; help develop marketing materials for ONE; represent ONE at meetings/conferences. Other projects: Maintain/update teacher education, ReadOregon, Oregon WIN, and SAELP webpages; help develop grant proposals (e.g., University/ School Partnerships; Oregon Teacher Recruitment and Mentoring; statewide teacher cultural competence grant); help prepare interim and final grant reports (Oregon Quality Assurance in Teaching; ONE, Learning Anywhere, Anytime Partnership)
2002-2004
Program Associate for Distance Learning, Oregon University System OregonONE (Oregon Network for Education): developed/updated more than 100 informational webpages for ONE; helped develop/coordinate marketing efforts for ONE; helped organize meetings, develop agendas, write reports. OUS 2nd Generation Distance Education Partnership, a LAAP grant: helped organize meetings, develop agendas, write reports; liaison to campus projects. Oregon WIN (Wireless Instructional Network): developed/maintained webpages. Other projects: helped with various teacher education projects connected with state’s Title II O-QAT grant; developed teacher education webpages on the OUS site.
2000-2002
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Oregon State University School of Education Web team Assisted faculty in design, development, and delivery of web-based courses. Managed online professional development system (for preservice and inservice K-12 teachers). Helped develop grants and proposals.
1998-1999
Instructor, Oregon State University School of Education ED 416: Foundational Perspectives in Education – online course ED 463: Environmental Education (Outdoor School) ED 521: Multicultural Issues in Education (team taught with S. Fish) ED 534: Training Materials Design (Instructional Design) ED 551: Cognitive Psychology and Learning ED 553: Learning Theories ED 565: Applied Research in Education (team taught with K. Stephens and Dr. W. Suzuki) ED 599: Organizing & Planning for Instruction (team taught with K. Stephens and Dr. W. Suzuki) COUN 541, 542, 543: The Counseling Relationship: Counselor as Consultant. (Doctoral internship with Dr. L. Gray and Dr. R. Stielh) OSU cross-disciplinary Systems Thinking web course author
1994-1999
Academic Advisor, Oregon State University School of Education Advised students entering teacher education and other SOE programs.
1998
Program Coordinator, Oregon State University School of Education Coordinated/assisted in two off-campus programs: M.Ed. cohort in Adult Education and Ed.D. cohort of mid-level educators.
1993-1996
Publishing Director, Vice President, VIA Press, Inc., Vancouver WA Planned, coordinated, authored and edited texts, audio and video productions for English for business purposes.
1987-1992
Training in Business/Industry VIA-USA, Vancouver WA: English for Business Purposes. TT America, Inc., Portland OR: Understanding Japanese culture and business practices, 10-week course for American middle managers. AKEI, Inc., Vancouver WA: English for the workplace (for Japanese engineers). Komatsu Electronic Metals, Hiratsuka, Japan: American culture and business practices, 10-week course for Japanese middle managers. Other Instruction (ESL and volunteer) ESL Instructor/Coordinator for junior and senior high school students, Vancouver WA for Cultural Homestay Institute, San Anselmo CA Literacy tutoring through Clark College, Vancouver WA ESL tutoring, Southeast Asian Refugee Center, Vancouver WA Public school teacher, Board of Education, Buffalo NY 15 years: 1st and 2nd grades, all-day kindergarten at P.S. 19 (Buffalo’s Native American mini-magnet school); one year: 3rd grade at P.S. 42.
1988-1989 1988 1987 1985
1985-1986 1984-1985 1983 1966-1982
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Morihara, B. (Nov, 2013). Project Update: ReadOregon. CEPE Updates, Vol. 1 #4, Fall 2013. Teaching Research Institute, Western Oregon University. Morihara, B. & Moule, J. (October, 2009). Racial micro-aggressions: What you don’t know can hurt you. Roundtable presentation at the National Association for Multicultural Education annual conference, Denver, CO Ferguson, D., Thomas, C., Morihara, B. & Schalock, M. (May, 2009 – final release). Educator Supply and Demand: Implications for Staffing Oregon Schools. Misiag, D., Morihara, B., Meltzoff, N., & Moule, J. (2008). Starting a State Chapter/Planning a State Conference. Presentation at National Association for Multicultural Education 2008 Conference. New Orleans. Ferguson, D. & Morihara, B. (2008). Decision Points for ODE Mentoring Summit: A Synthesis of Research and Practice. In Invitational Summit on the Oregon Teacher and Administrator Mentoring Program: Summit Proceedings, Oregon Department of Education. Morihara, B. & Moule, J. (2007). Building cultural competence: Strategies for successful Web courses. Workshop presented at Columbia University Teachers College Winter Roundtable, NYC, February 2007. Morihara, B., Davenport, R., & Lau-Smith, J. (2005). Reaching teachers through the Web: A successful model for supporting teachers in reading/literacy education. Oregon Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Portland, OR, February 2005. Moule, J. & Morihara, B. (2005). From racism to cultural competence: Oregon's unfinished journey. Symposium presented at Columbia University Teachers College Winter Roundtable, New York City, February 2005. Zanville, H. & Morihara, B. (2001). Survey of virtual universities – Looking for trends in online services for faculty. Oregon University System. Presented at the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications annual conference, Coeur d’Alene ID, November 2001. Morihara, B. (2001). Practice and Pedagogy in University Web Teaching. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference, May 1-3, 2001. Morihara, B. (1999). University Web Teaching: Practice and Pedagogy. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. McEwan, B., Merickel, M., Morihara, B., Pennymon, W., & Twomey, S., (2000). The Gaia of the Web: A new ecology of learning and teaching. Panel presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference, New Orleans LA. Morihara, B. (1996). A study of changing paradigms in a community college biology curriculum
Unpublished manuscript. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. Stiehl, R. & Morihara, B. (1994). Training teachers on socially sensitive issues like sexuality. Paper presented at National Staff Development Council Conference, Orlando FL.
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Morihara, B. (1994). Essential skills for technicians operating key equipment. Needs assessment for Hewlett-Packard Education Department. Principal investigator: Dr. S. Stern, Oregon State University. McSwain, M. & Morihara, B. (1992). Creatively using video in teaching American culture. Presentation at Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, Forest Grove OR. McSwain, M. & Morihara, B. (1989-1992). Living and Working in America. Kyoto, Japan: PHP Institute and Vancouver WA: VIA Press. A 3-volume series (video and audiotapes, texts, and teacher’s manuals) for teaching American English, culture and business practices. McSwain, M. & Morihara, B. (1991). Teaching ESL in the workplace. Presentation at Tri-TESOL 3state conference in Portland OR. Publication and copyright issues (1990). Panel member. ORTESOL spring conference, McMinnville OR. Morihara, B. & McSwain, M. (1988). Making commercial-quality ESL/EFL videos. The Language Teacher, 12(13), 21-25. Morihara, B. (1985). Learner-centered activities and materials for EFL. Presentation at regional teacher’s conference, Kanagawa, Japan. UNIVERSITY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE •
WOU Institutional Review Board, Intake and initial reviewer. March 2014 – present.
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WOU University Diversity Committee member, 2011 – present.
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WOU Online Education Advisory Committee member, 2011 – 2014.
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Co-chair of Oregon NAME Conference, May 1, 2009, Western Oregon University
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Secretary/Treasurer for Oregon NAME, 2008 – present.
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Western Oregon University. 2008 - 2012. Member of Institutional Review Board.
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Western Oregon University. Chair of Search Committee for Director of Sponsored Projects.
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Western Oregon University. The Teaching Research Institute. June 2007. Member of Search Committee for new Director of TRI.
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Western Oregon University. 2007. Served on two Master’s thesis committees for MAT students. Provided feedback and editing to theses of Emily Potter and Julie Wojciki.
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Oregon State University. 2007. Doctoral committee of Ghadeer Filimban. Major Professor: Dr. Chris Ward. Topic: The Effectiveness of Online Distance Learning Technology in the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. Feedback and editing of survey instrument and first three chapters; voting member of committee. Expected defense: January 2008.
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Oregon State University. 2007. Doctoral committee of Joy Williams. Major Professor: Dr. Jean Moule. Topic: Case study of teachers and their individual lived experiences related to teaching and school culture in a high-minority urban school. Feedback and editing of introduction and literature review; voting member of committee. Status: Expected completion: September 2008.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE • Special Olympics Coach: Snowshoe; Unified Partner: Bocce. Benton County Special Olympics, Oregon. 2012 – present. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • • • •
Member of National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) Officer in Oregon NAME Member of International Reading Association Member of Oregon Reading Association Mid-Valley Reading Council
WEBSITES – Key staff in design/development/upkeep of website; webmaster • • • • • • •
ReadOregon: http://readoregon.org Students Involved with Their Environment (SITE): http://wou.edu/tri/site/ Oregon Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: http://oacte.org Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE): http://orate.org University/School Partnerships (USP): http://www.tr.wou.edu/usp/ Oregon NAME: http://oregonname.org Course websites and resource pages within Moodle for three WOU ReadOregon courses: o READ 556: Literacy & Cultural Competence o READ 541: Using the Internet to Improve Literacy o ED 609: Literacy Practicum • IRB page in Moodle • Traffic Safety Education website
