ALFREDO R. PAPASEIT
Marital Status: Married Nationality: Spanish
PROFILE
Well-traveled, enthusiastic, open-minded person with passion for my profession, a good sense of humor, a strong work ethic and proven organizational and leadership skills. With a keen eye for detail, I pride myself on being a multifaceted, innovative and resourceful professional.
EDUCATION
. Barcelona, Spain Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Science: 2003
. Barcelona, Spain Bachelor of Arts in History: 1993
/. Barcelona, Spain Diploma C.E.E.L.E. in teaching Spanish as a foreign language: 2006
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Western Academy of Beijing, Beijing, Thailand The Middle Years Program: 2011
International Baccalaureate Organization. Bangkok, Thailand Language B: 2009
Cebu International School. Cebu, Philippines Leadership for learning (facilitated by William and Ochan Powell): 2008
Cebu International School. Cebu, Philippines Understanding By Design (facilitated by William and Ochan Powell): 2008
EARCOS / Cebu International School. Cebu, Philippines Assessment for improving learning (facilitated by Bambi Betts): 2008
International School Manila. Manila, Philippines Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge: 2007
International Baccalaureate Organization. Athens, Greece Librarians in the Diploma Program: 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
. Beijing, China e-Learning and Technology Coordinator/Library-Media Specialist 08/2011 – Present
- Coordinate and facilitate the integration of essential 21st Century Literacy skills across school, serving over 350 students and 40 teachers.
- Co-plan and co-teach project-based units of inquiry with Elementary School classroom teachers that embed authentic use of multimedia, information literacy and technology in the classroom.
- Merge the e-learning and library departments into one collaborative team, in order to develop vision for 21st Century Learning at BISS
- Successfully implemented a 1:1 iPad program in the early years
- Develop, implement, teach and reflect on the new MYP Design Technology course curriculum.
. Cebu City, Philippines Head of the Library-Media Center/Head of the Foreign languages Department/Spanish B teacher 08/2006 – 07/2011
- Coordinate an Elementary media center, a MS/HS media center and an Audio Visual Room.
- Facilitate the integration of essential 21st Century Literacy skills across all grade levels, serving over 250 students and 50 teachers.
- Manage department budgets.
- As a member of the Tech Commitee I participate in the creation of school-wide IT plans, policies and lab guidelines for students and teachers.
- As a media specialist I designed and implemented the Educational Media Center web site which includes a moodle application for producing internet based courses.
- Establish library media center policies and procedures consistent with the school’s mission statement and technology requirements.
- As a Middle Manager I participate in department and grade-level curriculum design and assessment of projects on a regular basis; and integrate Diploma Program curriculum needs into the library media program.
- I have articulated a K-5 library skills curriculum which underscores the ability to find, evaluate and use accurate information as well as encourage enthusiasm for books and reading. I work collaboratively with grade teachers to integrate grade appropriate library skills with the subjects taught.
- I work with students and other members of the learning community to analyze learning and information needs, to locate and use resources that will meet those needs, and to understand and communicate the information the resources provide.
- I completely redesigned the MHS library and facilitated school expansion to include a new Elementary library in a 3-story Early Learning Center of 12 classrooms for Nursery to Grade 5 students.
- I conduct formal and informal in-service training courses for faculty and staff as well as professional development seminars for all faculty.
- Under the supervision of the Superintendent I coordinate the annual order and distribution of instructional materials and resources.
- As a Head of Department of Foreign Languages I develop curriculum at the team level using the Understanding by Design process. I authentically embed 21st century literacy with the Foreign Languages core curriculum, as a model for divisional and school-wide curriculum review processes.
- Create and maintain consistent, streamlined communication with both internal and external members of the school community via wikis, blogs, newsletters, e-mail, and other web 2.0 tools.
- As a Head of the Foreign Languages Department and Spanish B teacher since July 2009, I provide the knowledge necessary to develop in the students excellent communication skills, reading proficiency and appreciation of the literary works through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities for creative expression and functional use of Spanish.
. Barcelona, Spain College Teacher 09/2004 – 7/2006
- I taught the subjects: Information and Communication in Organizations; Information Sources in Economy and Business; Librarian and information Systems. I taught in both modalities: e-learning and traditional learning, designing the programmes and supervising the work experience of some students.
- I supervised the dissertation of two undergraduate students.
- I was member of a research group dedicated to the study of the convergences between e-learning and knowledge management
- I was visiting scholar (lecturer) at the School of European Studies at Cardiff University (Walles, United Kingdom)
. Barcelona, Spain Information Specialist 03/2004 – 1/2005
- Head hunting company belonging to Transearch International, one of the leading executive search organizations in the world.
- I carried out tasks as a librarian and information researcher managing the library, administrative archive and corporative databases.
- Using different strategies and information sources, I carried out market researches and captations of candidates directly in the companies.
. Wrexham, United Kingdom High School Spanish teacher 10/2003 – 2/2004
- I taught Spanish for A and AS level students. The program met the needs of students who had already studied the Spanish language for 2-5 years.
. Barcelona, Spain Information researcher 10/2002 – 4/2003
- I carried out record management and information retrieval tasks in the photography and illustrations section of this Spanish publisher.
F.P.M.I.J. (Municipal Foundation of Education). Tarragona, Spain Teacher 08/2001 –07/2002
- I organized a vocational training course for library assistants, designing the program, teaching on the course and supervising the work experience.
- I was the development worker for end of year project based in the various information centers.
. Sabadell, Spain Archival and library assistant 07/2000 –05/2001
- I carried out tasks relating to library and archive management.
LANGUAGES
- Mother tongue of Spanish and Catalan.
- Beginner level of proficiency – Mandarin, French, Visayan
IT SKILLS
- Computer: Proficient in Windows operating systems including: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Cool Edit, SPSS, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Writer, web 2.0 applications, Microsoft Office applications, GradeQuick grade reporting software, Edline online grade reporting, Rubicon Atlas online curriculum mapping, moodle developer and administrator
- High level of computer literacy in Dabase design, and library management systems: InmagicDB/TextWorks, Reference Manager, Absys, VTLS (library automation system), librarian’s Edge.
- Expert knowledge of advance information search processes and databases management.
- I frequently utilize web 2.0 tools across both professional and personal domains including blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking, video streaming, screencasting.
PUBLISHED WORKS
Papaseit, A. and Ronalds, L. (2012) “”. In: The EARCOS Journal. May 2012, p. 9
Rodríguez Papaseit, A. “”. (Knowledge Management and constructionist learning theory: Synergies in online learning environments). In: ITEM. n. 40, p. 109-126.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Item (Journal of Information and Library Science) Editorial Council.
REFERENCES
Deidre Fischer, Superintendent Cebu International School Cebu, Philippines 63 32 401 1900 Ms. Fischer is my current Superintendent at CIS. Having Ms. Fischer as a Superintendent is being a great benefit to me, since she is providing me with new challenges and experiences.
Kurt Mecklem, Middle/High School Principal Cebu International School Cebu, Philippines 63-32 401-1906
Mark Bretherton, Head of School Access International Academy Ningbo Ningbo, P. R. China 86-574-8686-9999 Mr. Bretherton was Superintendent at CIS for over 10 years. He was my Superintendent during the school years 2006-07 and 2007-08. He gave me the chance to join the CIS team and the opportunity to find a home for my creativity. He continuously provided me with a challenging environment to allow my skills to grow and advance. At present, he is Head of School at Access International Academy Ningbo.