Education

M.S. in Instructional & Performance Technology, Boise State University , Boise, ID

M.A. in Liberal Studies (Science/Chemistry emphasis), Wesleyan University , Middletown, CT

B. S. (Ocean Engineering), Coast Guard Academy , New London, CT

Previous Employment

2005-2006  Dean of Instruction for Computing, Math, & Science, Spokane Falls Community College , Spokane, WA

2001-2005  Dean of Instruction for Business, Computing, Math, & Science, Spokane Falls Community College , Spokane, WA

1974-2001  U.S. Coast Guard officer with various assignments including:

• Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Training Center, Petaluma, CA
• Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Institute, Oklahoma City, OK

• Manager, International Policy & Operations,  Washington, DC

• Chief, Reserve Training & Performance Analysis, Washington, DC

• Commanding Officer, Pacific Area Training Team, Alameda, CA

• Chemistry Instructor, Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT

• Education Specialist, Coast Guard Training Center, Petaluma, CA

Publications

Jorgensen, Marcus E. (to be published in 2008). Have you been flossing? An analogy for educational program assessment. Assessment Update.

Jorgensen, Marcus E. (2005).Quantity versus quality: Finding time for
innovations in the classroom. NISOD Innovation Abstracts. XXVII, 1. [NISOD is the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development which is devoted to community college issues.]

Jorgensen, Marcus E. (1999).Why go to a trainer for non-training solutions? Eight reasons why trainers make good performance technologists. Performance Improvement Journal. 38(1), 20-24. [Article selected for inclusion in the American Society for Training and Development’s 2000 Handbook of Training and Performance.]

Jorgensen, Marcus E. (1987).We need 'born-again' trainers. Performance and Instruction. Dec/Jan issue. [Article addresses need for student-centered training; selected as a finalist for Article of the Year in the “how-to” category at the 1988 annual convention of the National Society for Performance Improvement.]

Jorgensen, Marcus E. (1984).Effective and efficient use of classroom time. Journal of Chemical Education. 61, 523.

Presentations

Marcus Jorgensen. “Accreditation: Don’t worry; be happy.” Assessment Institute annual conference. Indianapolis, Nov. 2007.

Mark Bezzant, Marcus Jorgensen, Linda Makin, Cameron Martin, and Robert Loveridge. “Accreditation: Solid assessment.” Assessment Institute annual conference. Indianapolis, Oct. 2006.

Ronni Hendel-Giller, Diane Gayeski, Marcus Jorgensen, and Don Winiecki "Webs of Learning: Student and Instructor Perspectives on Online Distance Education." International Society for Performance Improvement annual conference. San Francisco, Apr. 2001.

Marcus Jorgensen. “Do You Have What It Takes to be a Performance Technologist?.” International Society for Performance Improvement annual conference. San Francisco, Apr. 2001.

Marcus Jorgensen. “Do You Have What It Takes to be a Human Performance Technologist?.” Poster session. International Society for Performance Improvement annual conference. Cincinnati, Apr. 2000.