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Jeffrey Chih-Yih Lee EdD
PO Box 53, Azusa, CA 91702
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JEFFREY Chih-Yih LEE EdD: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A native of Taiwan, Jeff has extensive experience in East Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.  A graduate from Pepperdine University, he holds a Masters in Education Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst.  Jeff has taught elementary school for 10 years in inner-city Los Angeles and currently works with the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program, where he is the District Director of Technology.  Jeff is the 2004 Director Cal State Fullerton’s China Teacher Exchange Program, a joint-partnership with Shanghai University.  Jeff joined CDN August 2004 in Nepal to develop software training tools tailored for Nepali-context utilized in the Education Technology in Nepal workshop hosted at TMUC. Today, Jeff is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Azusa Pacific University .

Education
ED.D. – Educational Technology, Pepperdine University
M.A. – Educational Technology, Pepperdine University
B.S.- History, University of Massachusetts


Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Chang Kai Shek Scholarship, (2008-2009) Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.
Fund For Teachers Fellowship (2008), Los Angeles, CA.
Chang Kai Shek Scholarship, (2007-2008) Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.
Innovative Educator of the Year (2007), Orange County, CA.
Innovative Educator of the Year (2006), Orange County, CA.
Golden Bell Award (2003), California School Board Association.
Teacher of the Year (2002), Buena Park, CA.


Associations, Boards and Committees
Comparative International Education Society – Special Interest Group Co-chair (2009-2010)
International Society for Technology in Education – No Child Left Behind Advisory Board Member (2008-2010)


Professional / Scholarly Presentations
Lee, Jeffrey C. (August, 2009) Youth Summit 4: Social Capital in the 21st Century, Tulasi Meher UNESCO Club, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (2009, May) Pepperdine Libraries Education Panel to Explore Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School At A Time, Malibu, CA.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (2009, March) East Meets West: How Teachers and Students in Nepal Develop Cultural Competency in Seven Schools, Comparative International Education Society Conference, Charleston, SC.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (August, 2008) Youth Summit 3: Website Design for Telecenters in Nepal, Tulasi Meher UNESCO Club, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (March, 2008) Himalayan Educational Technology Centers: Expanding the Right to Educational Technology Centers in Rural Areas, Comparative International Education Society Conference,New York, NY.

Lee, Jeffrey C. and Sparks, Paul (August, 2007) Youth Summit 1: Formal and Informal Learning in Communities of Practice, Tulasi Meher UNESCO Club, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Lee, Jeffrey C., and Sparks, Paul (2007) Building Communities Through Open Content in Rural Himalayan Villages, Logan, UT.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (October 2007) Corssing Borders While Respecting Boundaries: Incorporating the Culture of Technology into Himalayan Educational Programs, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Lee, Jeffrey C. and Ivns, Tiffany (2006) Enhancing Youth Managed Resource Centers, Nepal, Logan, UT.

Lee, Jeffrey C., Ivins, Tiffany, and Sharma, Mahesh (March 2006) Raising the Bar on Community Through Technology: Initiating Gender-Sensitive Technology Training in Rural Nepal, Comparative International Education Society Conference,Honolulu, HI.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (2005) Technology and Literacy, Orange County Reading Association Conference, Orange County, CA.

Lee, Jeffrey C. (2004) Using PowerPoint in Language Arts, Orange County Reading Association Conference, Orange County, CA.


Courses Taught
Introduction to Assessments (EDLS 411)
Advanced Computer Education (EDUC 500)
Teaching Mathematics, K-8 (TEP 525/526)
Methods in Teaching Second Language Learners (525/526)