Frances A. Hunter '00
Home Address: Phone: 458-2646 (work)
7019 Roy Ball Road Phone: 589-3049 (home)
Bryan, Texas 77808 E-mail:
Education & Honors
Bachelor of Arts Texas A&M University May 2000; Anthropology GPR 3.468.
Phi Kappa Phi (1995) and Golden Key National Honor Society (1994)
Location Coordinator of the Year (2001) - Trans-Texas Videoconference Network
President's Meritorious Service Award (2000) - Texas A&M University
Road Map to Distance Learning Web-based Course – (2003-2004)
Job Experience
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 22.5 Years of Service
DEAN OF EDUCATION OFFICE June 1991 to present
COORDINATOR OF DISTANCE LEARNING: (1998-present)
In 1998, the Dean requested my help with the establishment of the Distance Learning Office in the College of Education to provide a central organization to assist with technology mediated instruction and distance courses. I am responsible for providing specialized instructional and technical support to faculty and staff to enable them to provide distance instruction to over 1400 students per semester. Additional responsibilities include the following:
· to serve as a liaison with other campus units,
· to assist instructors with the creation of technology mediated instruction,
· to provide technical support for web-based and videoconferencing based instruction,
· to provide training for software programs such as Blackboard Vista Course Management System and Calibrated Peer Review,
· to develop and maintain a distance learning web site (http://www.coe.tamu.edu/distance),
· to digitally video tape, capture, and stream instructors, guest speakers, or VHS videos for use on web pages,
· to create and maintain several Excel databases to track all CEHD distance courses, equipment, and service log and schedule for 5 classrooms,
· to review, purchase, and coordinate installation of new equipment for technology and videoconferencing classrooms,
· to hire, supervise, and train student technicians.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (1991-1998)
Office of Jon J. Denton, Executive Associate Dean
In this position I provided administrative assistance to COE faculty in the preparation and submission of research proposals. I was promoted to Administrative Assistant on September 1, 1995 after serving as Staff Assistant from June 10, 1991. My primary responsibilities were scheduling meetings; planning support for special events; maintaining Dr. Denton’s calendar; faculty support in locating information, creating budgets, obtaining signatures, etc. for grant applications. In this position I developed a database to track the funding, submission, and awards of faculty grants. I assisted with the composition of correspondence and co-authored one article with Dr. Denton. I co-authored and created the annual External Funding Reports of the College of Education, from 1991-1997. I established the first research web site for the College. I assisted with the development of the Access database for faculty data.
Chemistry Department 9/88 to 6/91
Under the supervision of Ronald G. Carter, I began as a Senior Secretary and was promoted to the position of Laboratory Procurement Officer II. As the purchasing agent, my primary focus was to keep the faculty, staff and students supplied with their research and instruction needs. I created the purchasing specifications for scientific equipment and organized the annual purchase of supplies for the freshmen and organic chemistry classes that required a thorough knowledge of chemical and scientific formulas.
Procurement Services 10/85-9/88
I served as Clerk III under the supervision of Gwen Singer. My communication and organizational skills were developed in this job. My duties included coordination of purchases requested by TAMU faculty and staff with vendors. This coordination included preparing bids and proposals.
Physical Plant 1980-1982
I served in the Planning office as their work order data base clerk and assisted with estimating small remodeling construction jobs.
Other Positions 1982-1985 and 1977-1980
At Dean's Temporary and Kelly Services I was fortunate to work at a variety of places such as Sun Oil and Westminister Presbyterian Church where there was a wide variety of people, computers, equipment, and procedures in each office. At Spartan Drilling in Bryan, I managed their office during a time of extensive reorganization and restructuring; and at Harte Hanks Newspapers I served for two years as composing artist.
Publications and Presentations
Wiese, Patricia and Hunter, Frances A. February 14, 2007. “Using Peer Tutoring in Writing-Intensive University Teacher Preparation Courses.” Teaching with Technology Conference. Presented at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Wiese, Patricia and Hunter, Frances A. November 10-12, 2006. “Using Peer Tutoring in Writing-Intensive University Teacher Preparation Courses.” 23rd National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. Presented at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Hunter, Frances. (2001, Fall and Spring 2002, Fall and Spring 2003, and Fall and Spring 2004) "Distance Learning Competencies ". A workshop that I presented for the Training and Development Professional Certification Program. Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Chapters of the International Society for Performance and Improvement and the American Society for Training and Development.
Hunter, Frances. (2001 and 2002) "Electronic Learning Competencies". Presented for the Training and Development Professional Certification Program. Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Chapters of the International Society for Performance and Improvement and the American Society for Training and Development on February 18, 2001 and March 2, 2002.
Hunter, Frances. (2000) "Faculty Support Issues and Barriers to Distance Education." Presented at the Fifth Annual TTVN Users Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas on May 3, 2000.
Hunter, Frances. (1999) "The Evolving Definition of Distance Learning". Presented at the Sixth Annual International Distance Education Conference in San Antonio, TX on January 13, 1999. The paper is included in the 1999 Conference Proceedings: Learn Virtually...Anywhere (pp. 127-132). College Station: Texas A&M University, Center for Distance Learning Research. The paper is also available on the Web: http://www.coe.tamu.edu/distance/definelearning.htm
Hunter, Frances. (1997), Brazos Valley Bliss Station, Triton Books, College Station, TX. A book of original poems and photography.
Denton, J.J. & Hunter, F. F. (1997) The Multiple Effects of Influencing External Funding Productivity. The Journal of the National Council of University Research Administrators, Volume 9, Number 1; Washington, D.C.
Hunter, Frances & Buckley, Debi. (1996). Be a STARR. TAMU College of Education: An Attitude of Excellence. Staff Development Strategic Plan.
Denton, J.J. & Hunter, F. F. (1992-1997) External Funding Reports. TAMU College of Education.