Lane Price Rose
Virginia Lane Price Rose, President
WebSchool Solutions
E-mail: webschool@earthlink.net

Education
Selected post-graduate studies
  • Certification, Professional Web Design. Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA.
  • Institute for Academic Technology, Durham, North Carolina. Advanced Courseware/Multimedia Training.
  • North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Advanced file/ data structures and database management systems.
M.S. in Computer Science. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1982 - 1985.
Specialization:
  • Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) design
  • Information retrieval systems/ File management /Database design (biomedical database applications)
  • Systems analysis
  • Software engineering - assisted in developing the PROSE Tree-structured Writing Support System. (Hypertext concept)
  • Natural language design
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. 1980 -1982. Transferred to UNC from graduate program in computer studies at NCSU.

M.S. in Information/Library Science. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1974 - 1976. Biomedical specialty, with preliminary training using National Library of Medicine MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) database.

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Fall, 1973. Courses in neurophysiology and psychological testing and measurement.

B.A. in Psychology. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1969 - 1972. Phi Beta Kappa. AIFS Writing Award.


Work Experience
Contract Programmer (1988 - present)
   WebSchool Solutions (http://webschoolsolutions.com) (Incorporated: July 2000 - present). 
   Web-based training, database systems, multimedia applications. Selected applications:
    • Alexander Graham Bell Association and UNC Division of Speech and Hearing. 5-course certificate - FIRST YEARS.
    • Partners in Assistive Technology Training and Services (PATTS) Online Certificate, 4-course certificate, for Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and Western Carolina Center.
    • UNC-Chapel Hill, Institute of Aging, 3-course "Certificate in Aging."
    • Virtual Institute for Technically Advanced Learning (VITAL), Durham, North Carolina. VITAL Prototype.
    • Central Carolina Community College. Sanford NC. "Basic PC Literacy" and "Introduction to Computers"
    • North Carolina State University, various database applications (e.g. University Departmental Accounting System) for Administrative Computing Services Contract Services; NCSU Veterinary School; NC Sea Grant. Raleigh, North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1995 - June 2000)

   Programming Consultant, Multimedia. (1995 - February 1998) - UNC-Greensboro, Instructional and Research Computing. 
Charged with developing multimedia services for faculty and students, including CBT design and development, Web homepage construction, and integration of multimedia/distance education into the classroom setting.
   Distance Education Programming, Curriculum Specialist. (March 1998 - June 2000) - UNCG Distance Learning and Professional Development.
Joined the university's "new" Distance Learning Initiative, reorganized to assist faculty and academic departments in creating course materials suitable for Web-delivery.
    • April 2000: Awarded the Peterson National Award for Innovative Distance Education (first place, highest university prize) from the University Professional & Continuing Education Association. (Press release)
Instructor/Programming Certification. (1984 -1994)
NC State Personnel Development Center (SPDC)/Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed mastery skills certification programs (in database management/programming systems) for SPDC Professional Skills Program/ Microcomputer Systems Technology.
 
Research Assistant. Summer, 1984.
PROSE Tree-structured Writing Support System, with Dr. John B. Smith, Professor, UNC-CH, Department of Computer Science.
 
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Pascal. 1981 - 1984. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
Consortium Coordinator. 1978 - 1980.
Unifour Consortium, Hickory, North Carolina. Two-year grant program administered by Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Designed, implemented information network linking 10 hospitals and one college in four-county area. Planned, presented workshops to hospital staffs, medical societies and community service groups. Prepared technical reports, annual reports, manuals and advertising materials.  BRS (Bibliographic Retrieval Services) and MEDLARS databases certification.
 
Director, Learning Resources Center. 1976 - 1978.
Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, Tennessee. Adjunct MEDLARS Searcher, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee. Established, administered medical information services at teaching hospital.  Designated "NLM Search Analyst." MLA certification .
 
Student Intern. 1974 - 1976.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. On-the-job training in environmental health sciences, with introduction to MEDLARS.
updated: 1/4/2012