Metamorphica
Ovid Boyd
Languages: Native English, Proficient Chinese
Phone: +86
(0) 37160136203
Email: ovid@metamorphica.net
Address: 中国河南省郑州市文化路60 号基石教育 45002
Education
August 2006-June 2008
International Master of Electronic Government from
Örebro
University
Örebro
,
Sweden
Electronic government is the use of information and communication technologies to transform public administration by improving internal organizational, citizen services and democratic responsiveness. The program combines both technical and sociological perspectives as well as academic research and practical work. Key issues include successful system development, project management, evaluation, privacy, security, service design, public relations and knowledge management.
Contact: Dr. Anders Avdic, +46 19303120, anders.avdic@oru.se
letters of recommendation available on request
My master thesis “Differences in Grassroots Parties'
e-Participation Systems” and master project “Grassroots Political Parties in
Fall 2000-Spring 2004
Bachelor of Arts from the
University
of
Oregon
major in International Studies and Anthropology; minor in Women Studies
Eugene
,
Oregon
,
USA
My majors and minor focused on the interactions between international development and inequality. Within school, I extended my studies by performing as a research assistant and teaching assistant. My 3.75 GPA (94% average) demonstrates my commitment.
Teaching assistant contact: Dr. Jen McWeeny, jmcweeny@jcu.edu
Research assistant contact: Dr. Helen Vallianatos, vallianatos@ualberta.ca
Information
Technology Work Experience
August 2008-Current
eDemocracy Political Party Advisor for Senator On-Line
Australia
I work part-time for Senator On-Line, a party founded to allow Australian citizens a direct voice in politics. As the party’s main employee, my duties include developing and implementing both long and short term plans; website development and maintenance (using Dreamweaver, the Drupal content management system and MySQL); developing professional documents and publicity materials; and maintaining correspondence with supporters, groups and other parties.
Contact: Berge der Sarkissian, berge@senatoronline.org.au
letter of recommendation available on request
January-June 2008
Project Secretary at
Örebro
University
, Informatics
Örebro
,
Sweden
I worked for DEMO-net, a European e-Participation network, to bring together research on civil society and e-participation by organizing a workshop called Empowerment and e-Participation in Civil Society: Local, National and International Implications. Duties included reviewing papers, budgeting, booking transport/lodging, website development, producing a post-workshop report and editing of proceedings for publication.
Contact:
letter of recommendation available on request
www.electronicgovernment.se/demo_net_ws_2008/
February-September 1999
Graphic and Web Designer at Teaching,
Learning and
Technology
Center
Texas
Tech
University
,
Lubbock
,
Texas
,
USA
I worked to create graphics and build web sites for the center. I also assisted faculty in the use of technology as a teaching aid.
Teaching
Work Experience
November 2008-Current
GAC Information Technology Teacher at Cornerstone Education
Zhengzhou
,
Henan
,
China
I teach the information technology courses for the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) program that prepares non-native English speakers for international university studies. As well as developing skills for success in university studies, the program prepares students to take the ACT, IELTS and TOEFL tests. Thus, I have also taught units on IELTS and the ACT test (specifically writing, reading and English). My teaching responsibilities include lesson planning, grading and providing feedback on homework and written and oral tests, keeping attendance and proctoring entrance exams and of course teaching lessons. Additionally, I have provided some assistance for students during the university application process (teaching units on reference letters and personal statements).
Contact: Vice-Principal Shi Bo, +86 371 63871961, amyshibo2002@yahoo.com.cn
September 2005-June 2006
Foreign Instructor at
Beijing
University
of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Xicheng District,
Beijing
,
China
I created the syllabus, planned the lessons, and taught thirteen oral English classes of undergraduate and graduate students. I incorporated a variety of techniques to encourage student participation and leadership.
Contact: Department Head Dong Yanling, +86 (10) 6832-2033, Yanl0001@yahoo.com.cn
letter of recommendation available on request
June-September 2005
English Teacher at Modern English
Gongzhufen and Fuxingmen campuses,
Beijing
,
China
Modern English is a private language school focused on natural conversational English for adult professionals. I taught between 4-8 classroom hours a day.
September 2004-June 2005
Elementary School Teacher at
Cuiwei
Elementary
School
Haidian District,
Beijing
,
China
I taught English (reading, writing, speaking and listening) to 3rd grade Chinese students. I used creative and engaging teaching methods to make the large classes stimulating and educational. I created assignments and tests and prepared the children to give performances for the parents. I also taught extracurricular English classes with a mixture of ages and skill levels.
Contact: Manager Oliver
Dong, +86 13930669265, oliver2008@126.com
letter of recommendation available on request
Publications
Pending 2009
Author of Journal Article
Citation: Boyd, O. P. (in press). Differences in eDemocracy parties’ eParticipation systems. Information Polity.
October 2008
Editor and Introduction Author of Workshop Proceedings
Citation: Boyd, O. P., & Mambrey, P. (Eds.). (2008). Empowerment and e-participation in civil society: Local, national and international implications workshop proceedings. International Reports on Socio-Informatics, 5(1).
www.iisi.de/fileadmin/IISI/upload/IRSI/IRSIv5i1.pdf
September 2007
Author of Conference Proceedings
Citation: Boyd, O. P. (2007). What are the Future Possibilities of eDemocracy? A Discussion Paper. Electronic Government, 4656/2007, 401-411.
www.springerlink.com/content/158718nkg2p33653/
Conference
Presentations
November 21-25th 2007
Electronic Democracy: Achievement and Challenges
Conference by
European
Science
Foundation & Linköping
University
,
Vadstena
,
Sweden
Presentation: Experiences from
September 3-7th 2007
6th International
DEXA
EGOV
Conference by
University of Regensburg
,
Germany
Presentation: What are the Future Possibilities of eDemocracy?
www.uni-koblenz.de/FB4/Contrib/EGOVS/Conferences/EGOV07
February 5-6th 2007
4th Scandinavian Workshop on eGovernment by
Örebro University
,
Sweden
Presentation: Thoughts and Opinions on eDemocracy: Review and Analysis of Electronic Government Conference Proceedings Relating to Democracy
www.electronicgovernment.se/sweg.asp
October 20-21st 2006
North American Voices Seminar by
University of Turku
,
Finland
Presentation: Two Noteworthy Mechanisms of Democracy in an
vanha.hum.utu.fi/engfil/nams.html
Workshop
Participation
May 21-22nd 2008
PEP-net Kick-off Meeting at
TuTech Innovation,
Hamburg
,
Germany
May 8-10th 2008
Empowerment and e-Participation in
Civil Society: Local, National and International Implications workshop at
Örebro University
,
Sweden
www.electronicgovernment.se/demo_net_ws_2008/
September 2-3rd 2007
3rd
EGOV
PhD
student
colloquium at
University of Regensburg
,
Germany
www.uni-koblenz.de/FB4/Contrib/EGOVS/Conferences/EGOV07/phd_colloquium
February 7th 2007
DEMO-net PhD tutorial at
Örebro University
,
Sweden
www.demo-net.org/demo/events-on-demo-net/demo-net-phd-201cbeginners201d-tutorial