Raymond O'Meara

Experience

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  Monmouth University Writing Center

  Apr 2001 - Aug 2005

  Peer/Professional Writing Tutor

  Responsible for tutoring students enrolled in English composition courses, and those preparing to take the University's Writing Proficiency Examination. Duties involved providing grammatical and structural assistance, editing essays, and scheduling students. As a professional tutor, acted as a liaison between student tutors and faculty. Also tutored upper level English majors in American and British literature, and acted as a substitute instructor for numerous faculty members' writing/English classes. Participated in the planning and execution of interdepartmental workshops and roundtable discussions. Spent three summers working closely with the University's Educational Opportunity Fund, tutoring roughly thirty pre-freshman on a daily basis. Show less

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  Brookdale Community College

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2013

  Teach courses ranging from basic skills composition to World and American Literature. Doing so has allowed me to interact with a diverse student population and has honed my communication and classroom management skills.Tutor students primarily enrolled in English 095, English 121, and English 122 in one-on-one sessions on the Lincroft campus and the Higher Education Centers in Long Branch and Neptune, New Jersey.Assist students who are writing essays/research papers for a variety of other classes, including literature, nursing, psychology, sociology, and ESL.Coordinate and teach English 094: an intensive one-on-one English course that meets once a week for two hours.Serve on college-wide General Education Committee. Show less

  • Instructor/Writing Consultant - English

    Sept 2007 - Jul 2013

  • Learning Assistant

    Jul 2007 - Sept 2007
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  Monmouth University

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  Adjunct Instructor, English

  Teach freshman-level composition classes (EN 101) during the fall semesters.

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  Educational Testing Service (ETS)

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2022

  Assessment Specialist

  Co-lead for CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature exam, which includes developing/reviewing items, training faculty committee members, and working with faculty committee to determine new passages for upcoming test forms. Test Development Lead for both Success Navigator and FACETS, which includes WorkForce 1 product development. Success Navigator is used in conjunction with college entrance and placement exams to ensure proper placement for incoming freshman and nontraditional students. WorkForce is a personality assessment used by hiring mangers and recruiters, and designed to be resistant to be "fake resistant", unlike standard non-cog assessments like the Myers-Briggs. Additional work on non-cognitive assessments: involved in YouScience, Success Navigator, and FACETS project. Write and review items and passages for SAT Writing and PARCC examinations. Compose passages and develop innovative items for CBAL Research Tool, designed to aide students in finding, assessing and utilizing sources, and score responses to CBAL prompts written by middle school and high school test takers. Show less

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  American Board of Surgery

  Aug 2022 - now

  Director Of Assessment