Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Kathryn Chang Barker

Kathryn Chang Barker, PhD
President, FuturEd Inc.
101 – 1001 West Broadway, pod 190
Vancouver, BC V6H 4E4

phone: +1.250.539.2139
fax: +1.250.539.2129
e-mail: kbarker@futured.com
cell: +1.604.323.4992

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy: University of Alberta, 1994
	Major: Educational Administration and Policy
	Dissertation: A Forecast of Change in Canada’s Education System
Master of Arts: University of Calgary, 1983
	Major: Curriculum and Instruction
	Areas of emphasis: Adult education and workplace literacy
Bachelor of Education: University of Calgary, 1975
	Major: Secondary English
Bachelor of Arts: University of Calgary, 1972
	Major: English Minor: Sociology

WORK HISTORY

April 2004 - present	Learning Innovations Forum, Canada and the Americas
		Founding Chair
Aug. 2002 - present	QualitE-Learning Assurance Inc., Canada and Europe
		President and eLearning quality expert
Sept. 1995 - present	FuturEd Inc., Vancouver
		President and chief consultant
Sept. 1993 - Sept. 1995	Canadian Labour Force Development Board, Ottawa
		Education and Training Liaison, and Senior Associate
Sept 1989 - Aug. 1993	University of Alberta, Edmonton
		Full-time graduate student (Kathryn Chang Barker)
1987 - 1993	Kathryn Chang Consulting, Alberta
		Part-time independent consultant
1983 - 1989	Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, Alberta
		Administrator, Community education
1973 - 1983	School Districts in Alberta and British Columbia
		Full-time/part-time teacher: English and Social Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consulting Education Futurist, Researcher and Project Manager

Founding President and Chief Researcher, FuturEd Consulting Education Futurists, Inc.; operating across Canada and internationally since 1995; (see www.FuturEd.com)

Working experience in all levels of education and training, and in all parts of Canada

Established leadership and expertise in innovations such as online learning (policy and quality assurance), learning systems for the future, human capital management, workforce development strategies, lifelong learning for the knowledge economy

Specializing in research, evaluation and policy development.

Skilled at written and verbal communications, project management, strategic planning, consumer-based decision-making tools.

Many published articles on education, training and the future of work; conference presentations around the world

e-Commerce Business Owner and Entrepreneur

Founding President of QualitE-Learning Assurance Inc., online enterprise with a global focus, launched 2002 (please see www.eQcheck.com)

Founding President of QualitE-Learning Assurance Inc., online enterprise with a global focus, launched 2002 (please see www.eQcheck.com)

Experience in the development of online tools and business web applications

Expanding business with franchises in the European Union

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Founding Chair and CEO, Learning Innovations Forum d’Innovation d’Apprentissage
- Formally affiliated with the European Institute for e-Learning (EIfEL)
- Non-profit corporation sponsoring working forums to implement innovation

Chair, Joint LIfIA – EIfEL eQuality Committee (management and global implementation of the Open eQuality Learning Standards)

Editorial Board member, Innovate (online periodical focusing on learning innovations)

Board member, Canadian Education Association

CURRENT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH PRIORITIES
(FuturEd Inc.; references provided upon request)

eLearning quality and applications in the context of adult and workplace literacy

Return on Investment (ROI) in eLearning and other learning systems

ePortfolio implementation strategy for an eLearning institution

systematic ePortfolio implementation in Canada

ePortfolio for Human Capital Assets Management for employers

Quality benchmarks for programs serving skilled immigrants

Quality assessment of an apprenticeship program and credential

PUBLICATIONS

	Barker, K. (April 2004) Open eQuality Learning Standards. Vancouver: Learning Innovations Forum. www.lifia.ca
	(April 2004). Consumer’s Guide to ePortfolio. Vancouver: FuturEd. www.futured.com
	(April 2004). ePortfolio Quality Standards. Vancouver: FuturEd. www.futured.com
	(January 2002). Canadian Recommended E-learning Guidelines. Vancouver: FuturEd for Canadian Association for Community Education and Office of Learning Technologies, HRDC. At www.futured.com
	(February 2002). Consumer’s Guide to E-learning. Vancouver: FuturEd for the Canadian Association for Community Education and Office of Learning Technologies, HRDC.
	(February, 2002). E-Learning in Three Easy Steps. School Business Affairs. Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 4-8.
	(2001) Sustainability and Efficiency of Prior Learning Assessment in British Columbia’s Public Post-Secondary Education System. Victoria: BC Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology.
	(Spring, 2001). Learning Systems in the Future for the Future. Education Canada. Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 16-19.
	(Spring, 2001). A Consumers Guide to Return on Training Investment. Vancouver: FuturEd for BC Centre for Curriculum, Technology and Transfer. At www.futured.com
	(August, 1999). The Electronic Learning Record: Assessment and Management of Skills and Knowledge. Vancouver: FuturEd (for the National Literacy Secretariat, HRDC).
	(Spring, 1999). Serving the Learning Needs of Education Consumers. Education Canada. Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 25-27.
	(Spring, 1999). Adult Literacy “Lessons Learned Project” Technical Paper. Ottawa: Evaluation Services Branch, HRDC. (at http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/edd/)
	(Winter, 1998). New Work Order. New Work? End of Work? You Work it Out. Realm. Issue 2, pp. 14-17.
	(1998). Lifelong Learning in Canada: Visions for the Future. Tokyo: Institute of Developing Economies.
	(1998). Lifelong Learning Policy Framework for HRDC. Vancouver: FuturEd for HRDC.
	(1998). Gender and Lifelong Learning: Enhancing the Contributions of Women to Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Canada for the 21st Century. Ottawa: North-South Institute. (at http://www.futured.com/
	Human Resources Development (HRD) For Entrepreneurs In Small- And Medium-Size Enterprise (SME) And For The Promotion Of Regional Industry In Canada. Tokyo: Institute of Developing Economies.
	(1998). Questions to Ask When Choosing Work Skills Analysis Tools. Kamloops: Forestry Continuing Studies Network. (at http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/schs/bcfcsn)
	(1998) Comparing Work Skills Analysis Tools. Kamloops: Forestry Continuing Studies Network. (at http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/schs/bcfcsn)
	(Spring 1998). The PLA Paradox. CAEL Forum, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 7-8, 37.
	(1998). On-line Skills Self-Assessment Tools for CanLearn: Design Considerations and Development Plan. Vancouver: FuturEd for HRDC.
	(1998). Doing the Right Things Right: A 1998 Quality Audit of PLA/PLAR Implementation in British Columbia. Victoria: Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology.
	(1997). FuturEd’s Training Quality Audit. Vancouver: FuturEd.
	(1997). Consumer’s Guide to Training. Vancouver: FuturEd. (at http://www.futured.com/)
	(1997). Learnware Quality Background Paper. Vancouver: FuturEd for HRDC. (at http://www.yorku.ca/research/dkproj/etpnet).
	(1996). Skill Profiles for Higher Skill Level Occupations: Higher Order Employability Skills and the Employability Skills of Knowledge Workers. Vancouver: FuturEd for HRDC.
	(1996). The Learning Record: Issues And Implications Of A Skills And Knowledge Profile. Ottawa: CLFDB. (http://www.plar.com/)
	(1996). Learning Systems in the Future for the Future. Vancouver: FuturEd.
	(1995). Background Paper: CLFDB Training Standards Project. Ottawa: CLFDB
	Chang Barker, K. (1994). A Forecast of Change in Canada’s Education System. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Alberta.
	Chang Barker, K. & Andrews, M. (1994). International Education and Post-Secondary Education: A Framework for Analysis. The Canadian Administrator. Edmonton: University of Alberta.
	Chang Barker, K. (1992). Adult Literacy in Canada in 1992: Initiatives, Issues and Imperatives. Ottawa: Steering Group for Prosperity.
	(1991). A Program Evaluation Handbook for Workplace Literacy. Ottawa: National Literacy Secretariat.
	(1991). An Impact Analysis of AVC Edmonton’s 1990 Job Effectiveness Training Program at Stelco Steel. Edmonton: Alberta Vocational College.