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Jan Bentley

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Jan Bentley

Biography

Jan Bentley currently teaches web development and advanced spreadsheet applications courses in three different delivery modes; campus, online and hybrid. She also supervises student teachers and interns in Business Marketing Education as they complete their required secondary education experience.

UVU has awarded Jan with a Faculty Excellence Award, an Alumni Outstanding Educator Award, and a Service Award. The Western Business Education Association (WBEA) has awarded Jan with an Outstanding Educator award. She just completed her tenure as Information Systems & Technology department chair and looks forward to getting back in the classroom full time.

Education

MS, Utah Sate University, 1998

Major: Business Information Systems and Education

BS, Brigham Young University, 1985

Major: Business/Marketing Education

Associate of Science, Ricks College, 1978

Major: Clerical Office Training

Teaching

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Summer 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Summer 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

Presentations

Bentley, Jan (Co-Author), Krebs, Cynthia (Co-Author), Smith, DeDe (Co-Author), SIEC-ISBE 96th International Conference, "Transforming Business Marketing Education_ AI Integration and Curriculum Innovation at Utah Valley University", ​INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION​, Valetta, Malta. (July 24, 2025)
Bentley, Jan , Western Business Education Association, "HTML5 - Document Structure Made Easy", National Business Education Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. (February 14, 2016)
Bentley, Jan , UBCEA Annual Convention, "HTML5 - Document Structure Made Easy", UBCEA, Corner Canyon High School, Draper, UT. (February 7, 2015)
Bentley, Jan (Leader), Array, Markus Adeo , Peruvian Documentary, "Leymebamba Peru_ culture, history, people, traditions, beliefs", GEL Organization UVU, Utah. (June 29, 2012)
Bentley, Jan (Presenter & Author), Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Workshop, "Weaving a Website with Adobe Dreamweaver", National Business Education Association, Boston, MA. (April 23, 2012)
Bentley, Jan , Beit Lehi Foundation Project, "Array", Jerusalem, Israel. (May 5, 2011)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Bentley, Jan , "Factors Influencing Student Participation in Excel MOS Certification" . USA: Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. https://iscap.us/org/index.php
Bentley, Jan , Krebs, Cynthia , Smith, DeDe , (2024) "Unleashing Student Creativity in a Business Office Specialist Project" .
Bentley, Jan , Krebs, Cynthia , Smith, DeDe , (2023) "Teaching Global, Ethical, & Professional Perspectives in Information Technology " .
Krebs, Cynthia , Bentley, Jan , Smith, DeDe , (2022) "Teaching Global, Ethical, & Professional Perspectives" .
Bentley, Jan , (2022) "What's New in Windows 11 and Office 2021?" .

Awards

Service Award

UVU College of Engineering & Technology - April 23, 2019

Outstanding Post-Secondary Educato

UBCEA (Utah Business and Computer Education Association) - June 10, 2014

Faculty Service Award

College of Technology & Computing - April 15, 2007

Alumni Outstanding Educator

UVU College of Technology and Computing - May 5, 2006