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Doreen Smith

Faculty Member

DeDe Smith

Biography

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Solid background in teaching computer application and business courses at the college and university level. Master's Degree in Professional-Technical and Technology Education. Faculty Excellence Award Winner. Teacher of the Year Award Winner. Presentations at NBEA, WBEA, CCSC, SIEC-ISBE, and UACTE conferences. Member of Information Management Curriculum Committee. Member of Faculty Hiring Committee. Curriculum development for new bachelor's degree program. Program Director for Office Administration Department. High School Concurrent Enrollment Liaison. Utah State Professional Educator License. Microsoft Office Specialist and IC3 GS6 Certifications. Advanced training through workshops to stay current in industry. Excellent presentation and communication skills. Vast love for teaching.

EDUCATION
M.Ed. Professional-Technical & Technology Education, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
B.S. Business Education/Computer Information Systems, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
A.A.S. Secretarial Technology, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Professional Educator License, State of Utah, Business & Marketing Secondary Education (6-12)
Microsoft Word Associate Certification (MOS), Office 2019
Microsoft PowerPoint Associate Certification (MOS), Office 2019
Microsoft Excel Associate Certification (MOS), Office 2019
Microsoft Excel Expert Certification (MOS), Office 2019
Microsoft Access Expert Certification (MOS), Office 2019
IC3 GS6 Level 1 Digital Literacy Certification, 2023
IC3 GS6 Level 2 Digital Literacy Certification, 2023
IC3 GS6 Level 3 Digital Literacy Certification, 2025
IC3 GS6 Digital Literacy Master Certification, 2025
Presenting and Designing Training, Presentation Summit, Clearwater Beach, FL, 2017
InDesign, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver Training with Bootstrap, Adobe Max Conference, San Diego, CA, 2016

Teaching

IM 2010

Business Computer Proficiency, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

IM 2600

Spreadsheet Applications, Spring 2025

Presentations

Smith, DeDe (Co-Presenter), 2024 NBEA Hybrid Convention, "Unleashing Student Creativity in a Business Office Specialist Project​", National Business Education Association Convention (NBEA), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (March 27, 2024)
Smith, DeDe (Co-Presenter), CCSC Rocky Mountain Conference​, "Teaching Global, Ethical, & Professional Perspectives​", Metropolitan State University of Denver​, Denver, Colorado. (October 20, 2023)
Smith, DeDe (Co-Presenter), 93rd SIEC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE , "Teaching Global, Ethical, & Professional Perspectives", SIEC-ISBE, Vienna, Austria. (October, 2022)
Smith, DeDe (Co-Presenter), CTE Multi-Summer Conference, "Windows 11 and Office 365/2021 Keep Exploring", Utah State Board of Education, Mountain Ridge High School. (June, 2022)
Smith, DeDe (Co-Presenter), Utah Association for Career & Technical Education Winter Conference, "New Features in Microsoft Office 2019", UACTE, Riverton High School. (February, 2020)
Smith, DeDe (Presenter Only), CTE Summer Conference, "Next Level Teaching Strategies with Technology", Utah Career & Technical Education, Skyridge High School. (June, 2018)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Smith, DeDe , (2023) "Teaching Global and Ethical Perspectives in Information Technology" (Issue: 2, vol. 39). The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award

Utah Valley University

Teacher of the Year

Stevens-Henager College