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1. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
EXPERIENCE
Writer, Coach, Mentor, Corporate Learning and Development Consultant
Affordable Quality Writing (Self-Employed) (01/2003 – Present)
• Contract Positions Include: Resume Writing, Career Coaching, Curriculum Development,
Instructional Design, Organizational Learning and Development
2017 Projects:
• Curriculum Development for Writing Assistance, Inc. Developed management
training modules.
• Curriculum Development for an Online College: Course author for courses in the
new Educational Business Administration and Higher Education Administration programs.
2016 – 2017 Project: Social Media Strategist Manage three social media accounts for the
Center for Appreciative Inquiry, finding and posting relevant content to attract and retain new
readers and participants.
2015 to 2016 Project: Developed a graduate level online program and set up a LMS for a
professional membership academy:
• Primary responsibilities included consulting and collaborating with subject matter experts
to define learning needs, design and develop online courses, curriculum, and collateral to
support the program.
• Conducted follow-up meetings with subject matter experts to maintain content accuracy
in existing learning content, analyze effectiveness of current curriculum and determine
future needs.
• Researched and evaluated emerging technologies for teaching and learning.
2014 to 2015 Project:
• Developed courses and curriculum for a Leadership Development program:
• Developed an innovative new hire orientation class and program, which reduced the
initial learning curve for new employees and improved employee retention.
• Developed a time management course for employees, which was the first course offered
by the training department related to improving time management.
• This position included curriculum development and instructional design; developing
training materials, handouts, job aids, trainer guides, and innovative visual presentations.
Corporate Instructional Designer
North Highland Management Consulting Company (05/2016 – 08/2016)
• Contract Position: Developed instructor-led corporate training courses for an international
commercial brokerage insurance carrier.
• Worked with subject matter experts to obtain the information required to build all training
courses and obtain approval of all blueprint designs.
• Developed all supporting materials, including presentations, trainer guides, participant
guides, and job aids.

2. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
EXPERIENCE
Chief Academic Officer, Dean, Online Instructor
Aston International University (11/2015 – 10/2016)
• Start-Up Unaccredited online international university.
• Founders: Eyal (Istanbul, Turkey), Netta (Tel Aviv, Israel)
• Targeted student population: European and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
• Position Eliminated: Loss of investor funding.
Oversaw the BA, MBA, and DBA programs as Chief Academic Officer and Dean:
• Primary Responsibility: Lead and develop all academic staff in driving academic
excellence by setting objective goals, supporting academic staff, and evaluating academic
performance.
• Responsible for building all brand new online courses for the BA MBA, DBA
programs, without the use of textbooks.
• Taught all classes (BA, MBA, DBA programs) until I interviewed, hired, and trained new
online instructors.
• Created and developed academic materials, content, and supporting materials,
including university faculty and student catalogs.
• Developed and taught an innovative online faculty development training class, to
orientate instructors to the online faculty expectations.
• Each course was developed with six to modules and built in a Docebo LMS platform; and
included online supporting resources and reading materials, assessments, presentations,
and projects.
• Served as Dissertation Mentor and Coach for new students in the DBA program, and
facilitated the DBA final culminating project.
• Responded to instructor and student inquiries about Academic Affairs matters,
including grade disputes, plagiarism incidents, and assessments.
• Motivated and empowered instructors to perform their very best by providing
ongoing mentoring, coaching, feedback, and support.
• Gathered materials, data, and resources from advanced online teaching and faculty
development experience, along with advanced education and ongoing research in the
field of adult education and distance learning, to enrich programs and create
innovative new programs to meet the needs of an international student population.
Online Faculty Development Specialist
College of DuPage (09/2015 – 12/2015)
• Taught Foundations of Online Teaching for Faculty: This online course prepares
faculty for effective online instruction. They will learn best practices in online teaching,
basic technical skills in using the LMS, and division-level policies for online teaching.
• Student (Faculty) Feedback Included: "Hello Dr. J, I just want to say thank you for
your patience and encouragement throughout the course. The way you organize the
course and encourage the students is exemplary and inspirational and I am hoping to
follow your footsteps for my future courses."

3. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Online Business Management Instructor
American Public University System, Charles Town, WV (03/2011 – 04/2015)
• Taught undergraduate and graduate courses: Business, business management,
leadership, organizational development, and organizational theory online courses.
• Facilitated the Management Practicum and Integration Project This program
aims to educate professionals for management and business practice in global
military, government and business environments.
• Comprehensive Examination Mentor: Evaluated the comprehensive final examination,
which is tailored specifically to each specific graduate program and must be taken after
students have completed 36 hours of study. Students complete a final culminating
project that is evaluated based upon content and academic writing requirements.
Senior Faculty Member, Faculty Development Specialist
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (08/2005 – 08/2014)
Online Educator: Taught undergraduate business, business management, student success,
humanities, general education, and student orientation classes.
Trained and Mentored New Faculty:
• Spent two weeks training and preparing the new faculty for their role as an online instructor.
• Trained new faculty members by assisting them as they learned the required policies and
procedures, and set up a first class to teach.
• Mentored new faculty as they taught their first class, preparing weekly feedback and reports,
monitoring the class for instructional effectiveness and meeting the required standards.
Faculty Workshop Facilitator: Inspired faculty to improve their facilitation practice by leading
online faculty workshops, with topics ranging from best practices to effective communication in
a virtual environment, along with specific topics that included providing meaningful feedback,
cultivating engaging discussions, and implementing classroom assessment techniques.
Faculty Peer Reviewer: Performed annual faculty classroom reviews and assessed classes
based upon established best practices and adult learning theories related to online learning.
• Reviewed all aspects of the course, including the course syllabi and adherence to school
policies. Examined the class to ensure it was in compliance with accreditation guidelines.
Faculty Developmental Workshop Facilitator: Coached faculty members who were
assigned to a developmental workshop for corrective action as a result of performance issues
identified during a class audit or peer review.
Served on the following committees: Accreditation Review and Readiness, Student Success,
Academic Preparedness

4. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
EXPERIENCE
Senior Faculty Member, Faculty Development Specialist
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (continued)
Feedback:
"I have had the pleasure of working with Bruce for the past two years. He is part of a team of
faculty workshop facilitators, which is made up of the best teachers at the university.
Additionally, he was chosen among that team to facilitate the remedial faculty workshops that I
manage, and only the best workshop facilitators are selected to facilitate the remedial
workshops. Suffice it to say that Bruce is one of the best of the best! Bruce has been a valuable
member of my team, and I couldn't recommend him more highly as a facilitator!"
Adjunct Business Instructor
St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO (08/2011 – 12/2013)
• Taught undergraduate business courses: Introduction to Business, Principles of
Marketing, Personal Selling, and Total Quality Operations Management.
Adjunct Business Instructor
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO (02/2005 – 12/2007)
• Taught continuing education business courses in the American Management Association
Program: Front-Line Supervision, The New Art of Hiring Smart, Meeting & Exceeding
Customer Expectations, Interpersonal Communication Skills in the Workplace, and How
to Manage Conflict in the Organization
Manager of Training and Development
Corporate Trainer
Providian Financial Company, Las Vegas, NV (02/1997 – 02/2003)
• Began as a Corporate Trainer and promoted to Manager of Training and Development
during the first three months of employment.
• Successfully managed a team of six Corporate Trainers who worked all three shifts.
• Responsibilities included curriculum development, managing schedules, overseeing the
training department budget and inventory.
• Recruited, interviewed, and trained new Trainers.
• Managed project development for new courses and curriculum.
• Evaluated new training requests and scheduled development based upon priority levels.
• Conducted Train the Trainer sessions: One-on-one and through classes and workshops.
• Conducted classroom observations and prepared trainer evaluations.
• 30% of training classes were procedural in nature and 70% of classes were related to
soft skill development.

5. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
Specialization: Postsecondary & Adult Education
Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 2010) 4.0 GPA
Classes included: Effective Online Course Design, Delivery, Facilitation and Assessment,
Advanced Practicum in Research Design, Higher Education Curriculum Development and
Teaching Strategies, Advanced Study in Research Methods, Educational Philosophy and Change,
Critical Skills for Facilitating Online Learning
Dissertation: Transformation of Online Teaching Practices Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to
Enhance the Process of Learning
Certificate: Training & Performance Improvement
Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2005) 4.0 GPA
Classes included: Training and Performance Systems, Needs Assessment: Models & Procedures,
Designing and Evaluating Training and Performance Improvement Systems, Delivery Systems
for Training and Performance Improvement
Master of Science, Education
Specialization: Postsecondary and Adult Education
Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2004) 4.0 GPA
Classes included: Critical Thinking in Adult Education, Teaching & Learning with Diverse
Populations, the Collaborative Nature of Adult Learning, Theory and Methods of Educating
Adults, Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Educational Process, and the Future of Educational
Institutions
Master's Thesis: Facilitating Adult Learning in Organizational and Educational Settings—Theory,
Practice, and Applications.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nevada (2000) 3.87 GPA
Master's Thesis: A business plan for a proposed on-ground training and career development
company. The components of the plan included: Vision and Mission Statement, Company
Overview, Product Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing Plan, and Financial Plan.
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri (1987)

6. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
PRESENTATIONS
Transformation of Online Teaching Practices through Implementation of Appreciative
Inquiry: 21ST
Annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference, October 14, 2015
PUBLICATIONS
Transform Online Teaching: Expert Strategies and Essential Resources Every Educator
Needs
• Publisher: CreateSpace (Paperback, eBook, ISBN-13: 978-0-692-79129-5, 2016)
Getting Down to Business: A Handbook for Adjunct/Part-Time Faculty Who Teach
Business
• Publisher: The Part-Time Press; First Edition (10/15/2015), ASIN: B01A68CG3E
Transformation of Online Teaching Practices through Implementation of Appreciative
Inquiry
• Online Learning, formerly the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN),
published by the Online Learning Consortium.
• Double blind peer-review, accepted for publication August 15, 2014.
• Published: Vol. 18, No 3 (2014), October 2014, ISSN 1939-5256.
Appreciative Andragogy: Taking the Distance Out of Distance Learning
Paperback, ISBN: 9781492274834, also available: [eBook]
• Appreciative inquiry was adapted as appreciative andragogy and implemented as an
instructional strategy for online instructors.
EBooks
• Skills and Strategies Online Students Need: Written by an Online College Professor (ISBN
978-1-4951-0615-6) (eBook)
• Be Prepared to Teach Online: Strategies from an Online College Professor (ISBN 978-1-
4951-0616-3) (eBook)
• Discover Your Personal Best through a Positive Mindset Tune Up
(ISBN 978-1-4951-0617-0) (eBook)
Published Author: 178 online published articles: Articles related to adult education, online
teaching, online learning, and career development.
AWARDS
Excellence in Teaching Award (2014) American Public University System
• "In recognition of accomplishments for Teaching Excellence"
Nomination: Dr. Bruce A. Johnson is nominated for the follow award:
• John R. Bourne Outstanding Achievement Award in Online Education, 2014

7. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
COURSES TAUGHT – (PARTIAL LIST)
BUSINESS COURSES (Graduate, Undergraduate)
• Introduction to Business
• Principles of Management
• E-Commerce
• Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Principles of Marketing
• Personal Selling
• Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Management
• Organizational Development
• Organizational Culture
• Research Methods in Management Science
• Human Relations Communication
• Corporate Responsibility and Society
• Leading Teams
• Strategic Management
• Human Resource Development & Training
• Human Resources Management
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Integrated Studies in Management
• Interpersonal Communication Skills in the Workplace
• How to Manage Conflict in the Organization
• Management Communications
ADULT EDUCATION COURSES (Graduate, Undergraduate)
• Foundations of Online Teaching
• Academic Success Strategies
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Learning & Assessment for the 21st Century
• Collaboration & Learning in a Virtual Environment
• Principles of Instructional Design
• Instructional Design for E-Learning
• Adult Learning in the Workplace
• Design Concepts & Application for Online Learning
• Evaluation of E-Learning
• Adult Learning & Instruction
• Teaching & Learning with Technology
• Teaching in Higher Education
• Trends and Issues in Instructional Design
• Technology for Online Learning

8. Dr. Bruce A. Johnson
1700 Coupru Court
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-795-4137
Email: PROFBRUCE@att.net
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drbrucej
STUDENT FEEDBACK – (PARTIAL LIST)
• Dr. Johnson was the best instructor ever!! He was so encouraging and motivating. He made
me WANT to log into seminar and get excited about class.
• Dr. Johnson was very informative and extremely encouraging to all of the students. He is a
very effective instructor. I was very pleased with the course.
• YOU have been spectacular I must say. I have learned so much from this class (you) vs. any
other class I've taken at this university. Your questions provoke students to think and analyze
things more closely; I can't say that for most instructors here. I feel as though most
instructors ask students questions to keep them busy, not to provoke critical thinking. - you
however are different. I really appreciate your efforts in your teaching and I am so glad that I
had you for this class. Thank you for everything, you have inspired me to always do better.
• You teach with passion and that is "Getting Down To Business". You are a model professor
and mentor. I thank you again Dr. J.
• "Hello Dr. J, I just want to say thank you for your patience and encouragement throughout the
course. The way you organize the course and encourage the students is exemplary and
inspirational and I am hoping to follow your footsteps for my courses."
• "As online student, I felt instructor’s efforts to reach out students makes a great deal of
difference, and I never felt alone due to Dr. J’s exemplary and continuous efforts to keep
students updated and reminders about the due assignments."
• "Dr. J, the greatest lesson who have left with me is to continue to see my students as
individuals. Just as you encouraged me to continue working through my challenging schedule,
I have found that students often respond positively to a kind word or even an extension that
acknowledges their particular upheaval."
• "I thought this class would be a challenge, but I didn’t expect the time commitment to be so
great. At first I attended to whatever commitment was due that day, but when I found all of
my commitments were being compromised I decided to drop the class, something I never do.
Expecting the instructor to offer me the patented lecture of commitment and time
management in a reply to my email, I was surprised to read a response which offered support
and encouragement. Who could drop after such a gesture!"
• "I learned a great deal in this course ranging from strategies of online teaching. This was
extremely interesting and informative course. Finally, you led us by example as how online
teaching should be!"
• I look forward to your feedback. I really do appreciate your feedback. I know this class is
winding down and I wish this class with you could last for the duration of my education. I think
you are a very good teacher and your patience with me speaks volume. I hope to have for
duration of my courses a very good teacher like yourself. I like dealing with teacher that pull
the best out of me and you're definitely doing that.
• The instructor was excellent, was a creative teacher and made this academic experience a
very rewarding one.
• Dr. Johnson was all about inspiration. I really liked that. This class had you looking at yourself
and seeing what you needed to change so that you can accomplish your goals in school and in
life.
• Dr. Johnson was extremely helpful and was always willing to answer any questions we had. He
was also quick to respond to any emails that were sent to him. He is a great teacher and
presented the material to us in an easy to understand manner.