{"id":103,"date":"2017-07-16T07:10:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/brianneorr\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2021-07-15T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:21:40","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/brianneorr\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/orralvarezdossier\/files\/2021\/06\/Brianne-Orr-Alvarez-CV-2.pdf\">downloadable version of my UBC-CV<\/a>\u00a0 (updated in June 2021). \u00a0Below, I include some highlights from this document to provide context for the contents of this site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#education\">Education<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Positions Held\">Positions Held<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Courses Taught at UBC\">Courses Taught at UBC<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Awards and Recognitions\">Awards and Recognitions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Educational Leadership\">Educational Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong id=\"education\">Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>PhD 2009, Hispanic Cultural Studies;<\/strong>\u00a0Cognate in History; Michigan State University; Department of Spanish and Portuguese; East Lansing, MI. U.S.A.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dissertation: <em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/brianneorr\/files\/2017\/05\/DISSERTATION-ABSTRACT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cracking the Male Code<\/em>: The Politicization of Gender in Latin American Guerrilla Literature<\/a>&#8220;; Supervisor: Professor Mar\u00eda Eugenia Mudrovcic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MA 2003, Hispanic Languages and Literatures<\/strong><em>;<\/em>\u00a0Michigan State University; Department of Spanish and Portuguese; East Lansing, MI. U.S.A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BA 2001, Double Major in Spanish (Honours) and English<\/strong>; <strong>Secondary Education Specialization and Practicum<\/strong>; Michigan State University; Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, English, and Education; East Lansing, MI. U.S.A.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Study Experience Abroad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2002 Graduate Study Abroad (9 MA credits)<\/strong>; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Madrid, SPAIN.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2001 Intensive Summer Course in French language and culture;<\/strong>\u00a0Universidad de Celaya, Celaya, MEXICO.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1999<\/strong> <strong>Semester Study abroad (12 UGA credits);<\/strong>\u00a0Universidad de Extremadura; C\u00e1ceres, SPAIN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong id=\"Positions Held\">Positions Held<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2019 Assistant Professor of Teaching (Spanish); <\/strong>The University of British Columbia; Department of French, Hispanic, &amp; Italian Studies; Vancouver, BC, CANADA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017-2019 Instructor <\/strong>Arts One Program; The University of British Columbia; First Year Programs; Vancouver, BC, CANADA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2013- Lecturer of Spanish<\/strong>; The University of British Columbia; Department of French, Hispanic, &amp; Italian Studies; Vancouver, BC, CANADA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010-2013\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Assistant Professor of Spanish (Without Review)<\/strong>; The University of British Columbia; Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies; Vancouver, BC, CANADA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009-2010 Assistant Professor of Spanish (tenure-track)<\/strong>; The University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Department of International and Second Language Studies (2009-2010); Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2008-2009 Visiting Instructor<\/strong>; Michigan State University; The Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities; East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006-2008 Visiting Spanish Faculty<\/strong>; Lansing Community College; Department of Communications, Media, and the Arts; Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2001-2007 Teaching Assistant<\/strong>; Michigan State University; Department of Romance and Classical Studies; East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2001 Visiting Instructor (Second Language Pedagogies)<\/strong>; Universidad de Celaya; Celaya, MEXICO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Related Professional Experience at the Graduate Level\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2006-2007<\/strong> <strong>Graduate Student Director<\/strong>; Michigan State University;\u00a0<em>El Taller<\/em>: Spanish Writing Center; East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006-2007 Head Writing Center Consultant<\/strong>; Michigan State University;\u00a0<em>El Taller:<\/em> Spanish Writing Center; East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2004-2005<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Assistant\u00a0Coordinator Intermediate-level Spanish (18 sections)<\/strong>; Michigan State University; Department of Romance and Classical Studies; East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2003 Study Abroad Program Assistant<\/strong>; Universidad Internacional Men\u00e9ndez Pelayo; Santander, SPAIN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong id=\"Courses Taught at UBC\">Courses Taught at UBC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish 101 Beginner&#8217;s Spanish I<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 102 Beginner&#8217;s Spanish II<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 201 Elementary Spanish I<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 202 Elementary Spanish II<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 221 Introduction to Methods of Literary Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 222 Introduction to Methods of Cultural Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 280 Revolution! (Taught in English)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 312 Hopscotch: Topics in Hispanic Literature (taught in English)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 364 Colonial Encounters in Spanish American Literature (15th-19th centuries)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 365 Modern Magics (Spanish-American Literature) (19th-21st centuries)<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 401 Translation<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 405a\/505 Celebrating Diversity: Topics in Hispanic Literature<\/li>\n<li>Spanish 406 Breaking the Mold: Gender Representations in Hispanic Literature<\/li>\n<li>Arts One B: Authority and Resistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong id=\"Awards and Recognitions\">Awards and Recognitions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Killam Teaching Prize<strong>, <\/strong>The Faculty of Arts, The University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, CANADA. (2017-2018)<\/p>\n<p>Top Instructor in the Arts Recognition<em>, <\/em>The Faculty of Arts, The University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC, CANADA. (2013-2016)<\/p>\n<p>Unanimously Elected Faculty Group Leader for Departmental Self-Study, Department of International and Second Language Studies, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Little Rock, AR, USA.\u00a0 \u201cStandards for Teachers: Developing and Demonstrating Excellence through ACTFL.\u201d (2009)<\/p>\n<h2><strong id=\"Educational Leadership\">Educational Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Select Leadership Positions Held<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Director, Spanish Language Program in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2019-present.<\/li>\n<li>Chair, Spanish Textbook Selection (A1-B2) Committee in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at UBC. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2019-2020.<\/li>\n<li>Course Coordinator,\u00a0Spanish 101-102 in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at UBC. BC, CANADA. 2019-present.<\/li>\n<li>Chair, TA Training and Mentorship Committee in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at UBC. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2017-present.<\/li>\n<li>Director, FHIS Learning Centre in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at UBC. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2015-present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Faculty of Arts<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-organizer, Interdepartmental Working Group on Plurilingualism and Language as Intercultural Meaning for language units across campus at UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2019-2020.<\/li>\n<li>Member<em>, <\/em>Leadership Committee for the Faculty of Arts Breadth Requirement Renewal for the Faculty of Arts at UBC. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2019-present.<\/li>\n<li>Member<em>, <\/em>Speaking Pedagogies Working Group for the First Year Experience at UBC. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2020-present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><u>University<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member, Virtual Classroom Tool Working Group for UBC IT.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC, CANADA. 2021-present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recent Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Teaching with Technology Presentations\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter with Luisa Canuto (FHIS), Florian Gassner (CENES), and Qian Wang(Asian Studies): \u201cWhat We\u2019ve Learned from Moving to Online Instruction: A PanelPresentation.\u201d The Arts ISIT Series on Online Language Teaching, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, CANADA. June 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/applications.arts.ubc.ca\/guest\/clas\/index.php?anon=true&amp;evid=ClK%2FAACNXiXpHMH53MIZxQ%3D%3D&amp;co=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> to session.<\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter with Qian Wang (Asian Studies): \u201cKeeping the Integrity: Language Assessments for Online Learning Environments.\u201d The Arts ISIT Webinar Series on Online Language Teaching, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC. CANADA.\u00a0 June 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/applications.arts.ubc.ca\/guest\/clas\/index.php?anon=true&amp;evid=YATtDOPE9t21DRM6dewDEg%3D%3D&amp;co=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> to session.<\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter with Luisa Canuto (FHIS), Stephanie Palisse (FHIS), Florian Gassner (CENES): \u201cSimple Engagement Options for Language Teaching.\u201d The Arts ISIT Webinar Series on Online Language Teaching, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC CANADA. June 16<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/applications.arts.ubc.ca\/guest\/clas\/index.php?anon=true&amp;evid=0cZwWFOy3tcYCpZxqhNijg%3D%3D&amp;co=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> to the session.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter<em>:<\/em> \u201cExtra-curricular Support for Fostering Online Language Communities.\u201d The Arts ISIT Webinar Series on Online Language Teaching, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC CANADA. June 25<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/applications.arts.ubc.ca\/guest\/clas\/index.php?anon=true&amp;evid=fDeHyYSQisNW8a10sSNuhA%3D%3D&amp;co=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> to session.<\/p>\n<p><u>Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Presentations given at UBC<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Presenter<em>: <\/em>\u201cFrom the <em>Chifa <\/em>to the <em>Corneta China<\/em>: Navigating Hispano-Asian Culture in Spanish Language and Culture Courses at UBC.\u201d The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual Heritage Language Teaching Workshop (HLTA) in Asian Studies, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC CANADA.\u00a0 August 20, 2021. [Upcoming, August 2021]<\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter with Leila Ferreira (Journalism) and Moberley Luger (Coordinated Arts Program): \u201cActivating the Audience: Teaching Speaking in a Hybrid Learning Environment.\u201d The Centre for Teaching and Learning Technologies, UBC.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC CANADA.\u00a0 June 8, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: \u201cStrategies for Bringing New Dimensions to Intercultural Learning in the Classroom and Beyond.\u201d Celebrate Learning Week, UBC. Vancouver, BC CANADA. May 19, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Co-presenter with Leila Ferreira (Journalism) and Moberley Luger (Coordinated Arts Program): \u201cActivating the Audience: Teaching Oral Skills Online.\u201d The Centre for Teaching and Learning Technologies, UBC. Vancouver, BC CANADA.\u00a0 February 10, 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NItH0zDqeNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> to session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Universal Graded Reader Project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Description:<\/u> I co-designed a proposal and compiled data sets for Computational Linguistics MA students to build a proof-of-concept graded reader retrieval system that accurately identifies Spanish texts according to level-specific descriptors (A1-B2) from the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pilot of OneDrive in Spanish 280 as part of the TLEF Project: \u201cStrategies for Effective Design and Implementation of Collaborative Peer-peer Learning Activities\u201d.\u00a0 2020-2021.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Description of pilot<\/u>: Students used OneDrive to host, archive, update, and revisit collaborative notes for the weekly \u201cAssembly\u201d and regular class sessions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The FHIS Learning Centre, The University of British Columbia; Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.\u00a0 Vancouver, BC CANADA. 2015-.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Description<\/u>: In 2015, I created the FHIS Learning Centre, a peer-driven learning community, for which volunteer-tutors currently enrolled in FHIS degree-granting programs are trained to offer extracurricular support with the continued development of the skills necessary for acquiring and ultimately becoming proficient in Romance Languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interviews on Teaching and Learning<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cKillam Teaching Prize recipient Brianne Orr-\u00c1lvarez shares best practices and memorable moments.\u201d\u00a0 FHIS Department, FHIS Inaugural Newsletter (December 2018), UBC. <a href=\"https:\/\/fhis.ubc.ca\/news\/killam-teaching-prize-recipient-brianne-orr-alvarez-shares-best-practices-and-memorable-moments\/\">Link<\/a> to interview.<\/p>\n<p>Co-contributor: \u201cReimagining Higher Education: Reflections on the transition to online course delivery.\u201d\u00a0 The FHIS Department, FHIS Newsletter (June 2020), UBC.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/fhis.ubc.ca\/news\/reimagining-higher-education-reflections-on-the-transition-to-online-course-delivery\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=june-2020\">Link<\/a> to interview.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a downloadable version of my UBC-CV\u00a0 (updated in June 2021). \u00a0Below, I include some highlights from this document to provide context for the contents of this site. 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