University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign – Ph.D., (projected) August 2001
Educational Psychology - Technology, Teaching and Learning

Emphasis

• Online education program development, management, and pedagogy.
• Technology education as a knowledge domain.
• Cognition, teaching styles, facilitation, learning in groups.
• Design, problem solving, and creativity in face to face and distributed networks..

        Research Methodology

• Program Evaluation: Characterized by an openness to both naturalistic and empirical methodology. 

Brigham Young University - M.S. Degree, August 1999
Teacher Technology Education - Information Technology and Design.

• History and philosophy of technology education.
• Technology impacts on society.

Brigham Young University - B.S. Degree, April 1996
Major and Utah Secondary Education Teaching Certification

• Teacher technology education - Information technology and materials processing .
• Psychology - Adolescent psychology and learning theory.

• Member of the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) http://ae3.cen.uiuc.edu/, a center for effective teaching and learning within the College of Engineering which  focuses on programs for faculty, teaching assistants (TAs), and students to promote best practices in engineering education.
• Member of the Architecture for Change (ARC): Systemic Initiative to Improve Student Learning team where I consult with faculty members of the college of engineering on how to effectively restructure and re-design courses with improved teaching pedagogy to increase student learning.
• Coordinate learning instructional technology initiatives within the ARC and AE3 initiatives.

HRE Online Masters Degree Program Coordinator - August 1999 to Jan. 2000
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Program Directors: Scott Johnson & Tim Wentling

• Coordinate the delivery of graduate courses for HRE Online http://www.outreach.uiuc.edu/hre via the Internet with course instructors, support staff, and students.
• Manage the daily activities of the technical support staff and external dependencies on departments in meeting delivery deadlines.
• Sustain program quality grounded in solid educational pedagogy

Trade & Industry Technology Teacher - Orem & A.F., UT- 1998 to 1999
Timpanogos & American Fork Senior High Schools
Principals: Brad Kendall & Glen Clarke

• Teach introductory and advanced Electronics courses to high school students.
• Facilitate student’s interests in technology and aid in establishing SEOP goals while overseeing their personal learning and development.
• Manage lab upgrades at both schools through space planning, purchasing, and set up.

Technology Consultant to Microsoft Corporation - Bellevue, WA – 1997 to 1998
Excell Data Corp.
ISSG Systems Group Manager: Steve Kelley

• Manage Internet software development projects for the http://partnering.microsoft.com secured sites of Microsoft Solution Providers and Certified Professionals.
• Oversee and facilitate project completion through its life cycle of conceptualization, planning, functional specifications, staffing, development, testing, and production for the project.
• Communicate with external and internal groups, manage schedules, and ensure features meet functionality and release into production on time.

Technology Teacher - Roosevelt, UT- 1996 to 1997
Union Senior High School
Principal: Lloyd Burton

• Manage Technology lab upgrade through vision, facility planning and design, purchasing equipment, and implementation within the classroom.
• Teach general FOT and Advanced courses: Animation, Digital Video, Desktop Graphics, Internet, multimedia Presentations, CADD, Robotics, Manufacturing, Materials Processing.
• Supervise student learning and personal development.
• Administer laboratory, network, and the machine maintenance for the Computer and Materials Processing Technology Lab.

Teaching Assistant – Provo, UT - 1994 to 1996
Brigham Young University
Professors: Dr. Loren Martin & Dr. Lloyd Green

• Develop and evaluate curriculum, assist students in electronic communication systems, graphic arts, and research and develop multimedia presentations.
• Maintain network and program maintenance for the Technology and Graphic Arts labs.

Facilities Manager – Orem, UT –1991 to 1994
WordPerfect/Novell
Property Services Manager: Mark Davis

• Oversee and manage the Work Environment Support staff to enhance corporate facility interior space planning, moves, space allocation, furniture, ergonomics, and maintenance.
• Design corporate office space solutions on CAD systems including rough sketching, layout and detail electronic drawings and parts lists.
• Manage national and international projects including planning, design, construction, installation, moves and follow up.
  

Soft Skills

Technical/Computer

• PC: Microsoft Office, MS Project, WordPerfect, WP Presentations, WP Office, Quatro Pro, Oracle, SQL, GW Basic, HTML, AutoCad 12, True Space, NetScape, IE, WindowsNT, Windows 95, 98, 2000 & DOS, Flash, Front Page, RealEncoder, Astound, ColdFusion.

Mac: ClarisWorks, HyperStudio, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Quark XPress, Aldus Superpaint, PageMaker, Persuasion, SoundEdit Pro, PrintShop Deluxe, Claris CAD, Microstation.

• Distance Education:  Project management, pedagogy, delivery, virtual teams,collaborative distributed networks.
• Technology Teacher Education: Design, history, philosophy, change, curriculum, teacher training, information technology, multimedia, progressivism education, pre-engineering curriculum, modular education, electronic portfolio's.
• Teaching, Learning, and Cognition: Technology transfer, learning theory, faculty training, course re-design, experiential learning, facilitation, motivation, teacher/student  interaction, collaboration, team and group work.

Publications

• Berrett, J. (1999, Fall/Winter).   Do Utah technology education teachers accept Technology Education? UTTE Journal: A division of the Utah Vocational Association.
• Johnson, S., Berrett, J., Suriya, C., Kulsamrit, W., Yoon, S.W., & LaFleur, J. (2000) The relationship of group process to virtual learning team performance.   **Anticipated submission to Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems in June 2000.**
• Berrett, J. & Martin, L. (2000) Technology Teacher Educators resistance to change.  **Anticipated submission to Journal of Technology Education in May 2000.**
• Levin, J. & Berrett, J. (2000) Managing and delivering internet education more effectively.
  **Anticipated submission to a journal, but journal not yet determined?**

Presentations

• Martin, L. & Berrett, J. (1996). Digital video editing in the classroom. Presentation at Utah Coalition of Education Technology Conference.
• Johnson, S., Berrett, J., Suriya, C., Kulsamrit, W., Yoon, S.W., & LaFleur, J. (1999) The relationship of group process to virtual learning team performance.   Paper accepted for presentation at 2000 AHRD Conference. 
• Leake, J., Berrett, J. (2000) Increasing active learning through interactive lectures and instructional technology in large engineering coures re-design projects. Paper being prepared for submission to Frontiers In Education conference sponsored by American Society for Engineering Education.
• Leake, J., Berrett, J. (2000) Early intervention for struggling visualizers in engineering graphics.  Paper being prepared, conference has not yet been identified.

Projects

• CTER Online Program Management:  Researching the management and delivery of online distance education program and how to use project management skills to enhance program effectiveness.  (I anticipate this research will lead to a publishable paper.)
• AE3 & ARC Course Re-design: Entry level Computer Science and General Engineering Graphics  course re-design where I am consulting as an education and technology specialist. (I anticipate this research will lead to above conference presentations and publishable papers afterwards.)
• Entrepreneurial Engineer Center: Consulting with the center to evaluate the high-tech community entrepreneurial needs located in Champaign-Urbana. 

        Professional Memberships (Past &Present)

• UTTE, AVA, ITEA, VICA, TSA

Personal

• Outdoor recreation, community service, religion, and family.
• Designing and building things using hand skills, basic raw materials, and creative ideas.