Department of Business

Ms. Martha Jagel
Assistant Professor

Herrington Hall
Room 163

918-343-7524
mjagel@rsu.edu
Course Web Page

Education

M.S., Occupational and Adult Education
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK
1990

B.S., Business Education with Psychology Minor
State University of New York at Albany
1966

55 additional hours of graduate study
30 hrs. in Education and Psychology (primarily from Columbia University in New York City)
15 hrs. in English as a Second Language from OSU/Tulsa
10 miscellaneous graduate hours

Professional Certifications

• Lifetime Teaching Certificate (Secondary Business Education) in New York State (1976)
• Oklahoma State Teaching Certificate in Business Subjects (1988)

Teaching Interests

• Business Communication
• Business English (particularly grammar and punctuation)
• International Business
• English as a Second Language (ESL)

Research Interests

• Faculty Development
• English as a Second Language
• Improving Writing Skills through Standard English and Good Grammar
• New Developments in Business Communication
• Distance Education (particularly in Business Communication)

Professional Experience

1992-Present
Assistant Professor
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

• Classes taught: Business Communication, Business English, Communication Skills for Managers and  Professionals, Introduction to Business, Office Machines, Medical Transcription, Keyboarding, Database Management, Office Administration, and Court Reporting classes
• Participate in advisement of 75+ students and assessment of courses. Have developed and taught three on-line courses: Business Communication, Communication Skills for Managers and Professionals, and Introduction to Business
• Wrote and received a grant to upgrade online Business Communication course, which was completed in August 2005
• Have developed curriculum for and taught Freshman Orientation class
• Have developed a personal faulty Web Page, which includes all syllabi and schedules of assignments
• Have developed and taught telecourses to incarcerated individuals

8-10/1991
Full-Time Substitute Teacher, Business Department
Tulsa Technology Center, Peoria Campus, Tulsa, OK

1989-1991
Full-Time Instructor (Division Director for one year)
Draughon College, Tulsa, OK

• Courses taught: Typing, Records Management, Machine Transcription, Business Communication, Business Machines, and Word Processing; job responsibilities included scheduling classes, maintaining student records, ordering textbooks, and writing curriculum

1966-1972
Full-Time Teacher
Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY

• Courses taught: Typing, Business Math, Record-keeping, Shorthand, Office Machines, and Secretarial Practice; wrote curriculum for slow learners; served as Department Chairman one year

Awards & Recognitions

• Sam Walton Fellow (2004-2007)
• 1997 and 1998 recipient of NISOD (National Institute of Staff & Organizational Development) Award for Teaching Excellence
• Pfizer Foundation Excellence in Teaching Education Endowment Award in 1996
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (5 years)
• Library Patron of the Year Award in 1998

Honorary & Professional Societies

• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Delta Pi Epsilon (Honorary Graduate Society in Business Ed)
• Pi Omega Pi (National Business Teacher Education Honor Society)
• Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology)
• National Business Education Association
• Mountain Plains Business Education Association
• Oklahoma Business Education Association
• Professional Secretaries International (PSI)
• Rogers State University Faculty Association
• Sigma Beta Delta

Relevant Activities

• Advisor to SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise); participate in leadership training and regional competition (2004-present)
• School Representative for State Faculty Transfer Curriculum Committee on Business Communication (1999 and 2000)
• Education Director for PSI for 3 years (1994-1997)
• Phi Beta Lambda Advisor (1993-1995)
• "Friends of Business" Newsletter contributor and proofreader for Business Division (3 years)
• Multi-Media and eCollege Workshops
• Workshop on "Teaching on Television" (In-house 8-week course)
• Workshop on “Service-Learning” (2005)
• Microsoft Word and World Wide Web Workshops
• Have developed a "Listening" presentation using the Watson-Barker Listening Test and have administered it to bank employees, students, and others.
• Faculty facilitator of the Center for Active Learning, as well as editor of Candid Cal Newsletter
• Participant in Great Teachers' Retreat (1998)
• Faculty Association Senator (1999)
• Participant and evaluator in Rogers State College Academic Conference for area high schools (1993-1995)
• Serve as coordinator of Business Communication classes

Publications

Master’s Thesis: “Determining the Professional Development Needs of Part-Time Instructors at Tulsa Junior College” published in 1990 (Advisor:  Dr. Robert Nolan, Oklahoma State University).

Research paper entitled “A Comparison of Learning Outcomes in Business Communications Courses Taught On-Campus, On-Line, and by Compressed Video” published in the Journal of Learning in Higher Education (2006).

Committee Memberships

• Library Committee member (6 years) and Chairperson (3 years)
• Faculty Development Committee, 1997-2000 (Chair for 3 years)
• Assessment Committee (2001-2004)
• Innovative Grants Committee
• Academic Policies Review Committee (1996-1997 and 2004-2005)
• Faculty Policies Handbook Committee
• Office Administration Advisory Committee
• Marketing Committee
• Various Department Committees, such as BOTS and the Curriculum Committee in the Business Department
• Search and Screening Committees for the positions of Department Head in Business and four assistant professors of business.

Related Experiences

• Coached and prepared SIFE students for regional competition in Spring 2005, where the team won the “Rookie of the Year” Award.
• Prepared Phi Beta Lambda students for the State Convention, where several won awards in various categories.
• Developed an ESL Proficiency Test for use in Tulsa and Broken Arrow ESL programs within the school districts (1996)
• Taught a summer keyboarding class at a New York State Mental Hospital
• Assistant to the Fund Raising Director for new building construction of the Roberson Memorial Museum in Binghamton, New York.  Responsible for setting up the entire office and hiring staff.

Travel & Languages

• Extensive international traveler, particularly in Europe and South America; exposure to many cultural experiences.
• Conversational and reading knowledge of the Slovak language.

Community Service

• Gatesway (residence for mentally challenged individuals) volunteer
• German American Society volunteer
• Broken Arrow Community Playhouse volunteer
• Tulsa Performing Arts Center volunteer
• TCC VanTrease Pace Ambassador
• American Cancer Society volunteer
• Received “Family of the Month” Award (Fall 2000) for inspiring, supporting, and strengthening Christian Family Life.