{"id":333,"date":"2017-06-04T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:47:20","slug":"service-to-university-and-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/service-to-university-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Service to the University and Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Service to the University<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Memberships on committees<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>UBC LT Advisory, 2025 &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li>UBC Innovation Committee, September 2018- 2024<\/li>\n<li>TLEF (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund) application reviewer 2016 &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li>UBC LTE (Learing Technology Environment) Evaluation Committee (Nov 2016-May 2017)<\/li>\n<li>LT Operations Committee \u2013 2015-ongoing<\/li>\n<li>LT User Committee \u2013 2015 &#8211; 2018<\/li>\n<li>FoE ITGC (IT Governance Committee) 2015- 2016<\/li>\n<li>PCSC (Ponderosa Commons Steering Committee) \u2013Technology &amp; Learning Stream Leader 2011\/2015<\/li>\n<li>SETWG (Student Evaluation of Teaching Working Group) 2015<\/li>\n<li>LTES (Learing Technology Ecosystem) Steering Committee 2013-2015<\/li>\n<li>LTAC-PWG (Pedagogical Working Group) 2013-2015<\/li>\n<li>Connect Steering Committee 2012-2013<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Working group<\/li>\n<li>Instructional Design Community of Practice<\/li>\n<li>ISS (Instructional Support Staff) Liaison Team 2011<\/li>\n<li>CTC3 working group 2011<\/li>\n<li>LTAC (Learning Technology Advisory Council) Working Group 2011<\/li>\n<li>LMS Implementation &#8211; Project Steering Committee Meeting 2011<\/li>\n<li>CART (Course Management System Administrators and Resource Team) 2003-2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Services to the Community<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Memberships on scholarly societies<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium \u2013 Chair of the Communication Committee 2016 &#8211; 2018<\/li>\n<li>Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG) a member from 2002, and ETUG rep since 2016<\/li>\n<li>International Business Learning Games Competition &#8211; judge, BEX Institute, Dublin (2016, 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Educause &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li>CSSE \u2013 CATE Association since 2009<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Games Study Association \u2013 since 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Memberships on other societies<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadview Housing Cooperative, Director (2025-2026)<\/li>\n<li>Broadview Housing Cooperative, Director (2020-2022)<\/li>\n<li>Broadview Housing Cooperative, Director (2016-2017)<\/li>\n<li>Pandora\u2019s Collective Board of Directors (2014 \u2013 ongoing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Reviewer<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Conference papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/academic-conferences.org\/ecgbl\/ecgbl2013\/ecgbl13-home.htm\">European Conference on Games Based Learning<\/a> (ECGBL) &#8211; 2011, ongoing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.educ.ubc.ca\/iptel-conference\/\">International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Learning<\/a>: Lessons, Challenges, Possibilities (IPTEL) 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Journal articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zbornik Veleu\u010dili\u0161ta, Rijeka, Croatia, reviewer &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li>Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informingscience.org\/Journals\/IJIKM\/Overview\">Informing Science Institute<\/a> (ISI),\u00a0 editor &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/home\/nms\">New Media and Society<\/a> journal, reviewer &#8211; ongoing<\/li>\n<li>Journal of Teacher Education (Board of reviewers) 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;Dear Natasha,<\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Reviewer-of-the-month.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-485\" src=\"http:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Reviewer-of-the-month-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Reviewer-of-the-month-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Reviewer-of-the-month-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlywords.ca\/cv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Reviewer-of-the-month.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We recognize and acknowledge your professionalism and professional service to the community of scholars that comprise the Informing Science Institute.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Congratulations!\u00a0 As a result of your excellent contributions as a reviewer for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (IJIKM), the Board of Governors conveys the ISI Reviewer of the Month Award to you.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>We now proudly display your name and affiliation on the Community page of the Informing Science Institute website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informingscience.org\/Community\/Overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.informingscience.org\/Community\/Overview<\/a> in recognition of your continuing excellence of service to the academic community.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Thank you so much for being so dedicated to the profession!<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Eli Cohen, Executive Director<\/em><br \/>\n<em>On behalf of the Board of Governors, Informing Science Institute&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"badge Bronze center\" title=\"Submitted 2 superior reviews in ISI journals or conferences in the indicated year\">Gold Editor 2025<br \/>\nBronze Editor 2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"badge Bronze center\" title=\"Submitted 2 superior reviews in ISI journals or conferences in the indicated year\">Bronze Editor 2023<\/div>\n<div class=\"badge Gold center\" title=\"Submitted 6 superior reviews in ISI journals or conferences in the indicated year\"><\/div>\n<h3><em>Consultant<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Consultant, CARNet Project, DE&amp;T, UBC, 2004\/2005<\/li>\n<li>eLearning Consultant, Athabasca University, June \u2013 Dec 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Volunteer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Word Vancouver, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Word Vancouver, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Word Vancouver, 2020 (session host)<\/li>\n<li>Word Vancouver, 2019<\/li>\n<li>Word Vancouver, 2018<\/li>\n<li>Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, Vancouver, B.C. \u2013 Organizing Committee: Volunteer Coordinator (2011-2013)<\/li>\n<li>Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival, Vancouver, B.C. (2010) &#8211; volunteer<\/li>\n<li>Language and Literacy Graduate Student Conference, UBC, Vancouver, B.C. &#8211; Organizing Committee (2009)<\/li>\n<li>West Coast Poetry Festival, Vancouver, B.C.\u00a0 (2006)- volunteer<\/li>\n<li>TESOL conference, Vancouver, B.C. (2000) &#8211; volunteer<\/li>\n<li>CREAD conference, Vancouver, B.C. 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