Kevin L. Fowler | 2750 Greenway Dr. Maryville, TN | 423.519.

6133

Professional
Goals

Education

To continue my work as an instructional designer and to improve in the profession

To continue to design digital learning environments to meet the need for a growing
workforce
To become an advocate for classroom technologies and effective learning theories
To exhibit integrity in the field and display ethical standards, including the proposition
that each student can learn and that learning needs to be accessible to that
learners needs.

Masters in Education | Instructional Technology, Expected Summer 2015

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, History, and Education, 2008
Maryville College, Maryville, TN
Magna Cum Laude
2008 Student Teacher of the Year, Bradford Scholar, Deans List

Experience

Instructional Designer Content Manager

Apple, Inc.
November 2014 Present

Director of Educational and User Technology

Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
April 2013 October 2014
Managed the user technologies team that oversaw the institutional technology needs of
all students, faculty, and staff of Walters State's four campuses
Resident educational technologist that evaluated the pedagogical effectiveness of
classroom technologies and oversaw the campus' 40+ computer labs
Chief contributor to the campus' mobile technology initiative including overseeing the
campus' 1000+ iOS devices
Reported directly to the Chief Information Officer and special technology adviser to the
campus' Academic Administrators
Educational Technologist
Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
August 2012 March 2013
Served in the IET Leadership Team as the liaison between the campus faculty and IET,
including a close working relationship with the Chief Information and Academic Officers
Provided classroom and one-on-one mobile device training and support to faculty and
staff members
Key member of the campus mobile learning initiative which was awarded an Apple
Distinguished Program award. Individually recognized by Apple Education as an Apple
Distinguished Educator
Co-represented campus and the Tennessee Board of Regents at many educational
technology destinations including Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, the 2012
Digital Education Leadership Conversation in Boston, Ma, and the Apple Distinguished
Educator 2013 Institute in Austin, TX
Selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator and a 2012 Walters State Innovator in
Mobilization Award Co-Recipient

Technology Resource Technician

Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
August 2011 April 2012
Hired to serve as the liaison between Information and Educational Technology
department and the colleges faculty
Became subject matter expert on testing and evaluating mobile devices as well as
software repairs
Led faculty trainings on mobile devices
Applications and Computer Trainer
New Horizons of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
June 2010 August 2011
Delivered computer training to diverse clientele including Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Knox County Schools, the United States District Court, and the U.S.
Department of Interiors Office of Surface Mining. Job performance became nationally
ranked in a company of over 2,000 instructors
Became certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist Master (MOS Master), Microsoft
Certified Trainer (MCT), and an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)/Adobe Certified Instructor
(ACI) in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS5.
American History Instructor/Website Administrator/Elected Representative to Leadership
Committee
West Valley Middle School | Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN
August 2008 May 2010
Taught antebellum American history to five classes of middle schools students in a highly
rated West Knoxville school.
Co-Managed and maintained schools website, garnering over 668,000 hits during
tenure. The website spanned over 760 webpages and 3,150 registered user accounts for
faculty, parents, and students
Elected for a three-year term to the WVMS Leadership Committee as Technology
Advisor. Oversaw all technology related purchases
Featured Works
and other
Related
Material

Lead Instructional Designer and Developer of Walters States Creating iBooks with iBooks
Author. An interactive iBook featuring over 2.5 hours of screencast training.
Keynote speaker at Northeast Mississippi Community Colleges 6th annual Living in the
Cloud mobile learning symposium.
Penned Four Ways to Prepare Your IT Infrastructure for a Mobile Learning Revolution
featured at WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologys (WCET) blog and
eCampusNews.
Co-Presented on the Apple Volume Purchase Program (2012) and Apple TVs (2013) at
the Tennessee Higher Education Information and Technology Symposiums (THEITS)
Major contributor to Walters States successful Apple Distinguished Program
applicationsAcademic Affairs Mobilization Initiative and Mobile Engage: A mobile
Learning Initiative