Academic Information
Professional Goal
Research Interests
Current Professional Experience
International Experience
Teaching and Other University Experience
Representative Publications
Illustrative presentations
Resume

Professional Goal
Personal mission is global sustainable economic development balanced with social and environmental considerations. 

Research Interests
Policy, regulation and applications related to information, communication and knowledge technologies for sustainable development

Professional Experience- 2002 to present 
Provide overall leadership on the work of the Global Networks. 
Advise the USAID Leland Initiative Coordinator on capacity enhancement on ICT and telecommunications policy and regulation and ICTs for development and the synergies between telecommunications policy and sectoral policy, such as education. 
Advise the Director of the Center on programs to be undertaken on ICTs for development and to globalize local Center programs, such as High Tech High Schools and youth and technology. 
Represent USAID Leland Initiative at international fora, including ICT4D in Geneva.
Initiate and direct research on various aspects of ICTs for development.
Act as editor in chief of books on AfricaDotEdu, AfricaDotGov, AfricaDotBiz.
Provide leadership and overall direction in coordinating the development of a Network for Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange in the Telecommunications Sector (NetTel@Africa) <http://www.nettelafrica.org>. The Network components include development of a training program on ICT Policy and Regulation, peer to peer exchange program, community to community ICT applications for development and  ICT research. The Network involves 21 African and 4 U. S. higher education institutions and expert practitioners from regulatory bodies in Africa and the U. S. 
Oversee the quality assurance process to develop courses, modules and seminars on ICTs for development, policy and regulation, ICT applications, particularly eLearning, for mixed mode delivery.
Co-edited AfricaDotEdu, along with Koaukou, Oyeyinka and Rao, as a way to share lessons learned from networking higher education institutions through the use of ICTs for sustainable development. 
Developed a module of eLearning as part of the course on ICT applications. 
Provided technical assistance in drafting a white paper on E-education in Basic and Further Education in South Africa and a concept paper on ICTs for education in Ethiopia.
Wrote a sourcebook on knowledge exchange and learning partnerships to enable stakeholders, partners, and customers to access, communicate with each other, and build a knowledge base.
Assisted the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, and Obafemi Awoloyo University in Nigeria to develop a proposal to enhance sustainable agriculture in Nigeria through the use of IT. 
Consulted with the International Center on Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and its African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science (ARPPIS) Sub-Regional Masters Program board members and faculty members on weaving IT into their core research and teaching functions.
Developed the framework and provided guidance in the implementation of five-South African-led networks: Transformed Agricultural Education Network, Public Affairs Network, Management Sciences Network, Telematics Centres Network, and Recreation and Tourism Network. <http://cbdd.wsu.edu/networks/KelpWebSite/index.htm>
Developed an eLearning Institute and led seminars or workshops on teaching with the Internet or eLearning at the following African higher education institutions: University of Pretoria, University of the North, University of Durban-Westville, University of Zululand, University of Dar es Salaam, Jomo Kenyatta University and Kenya Education Network (KENET) members; Universities of Lagos, Jos, Nigeria at Nsuka, Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, Makerere University, University of Malawi, Polytechnic at Blantyre and Malawi College of Accountancy.
Consulted with the University of Dar es Salaam to develop a strategy for organizing the University Computing Centre and the University Teaching and Learning Improvement Program to ensure quality online.
Consulted with USAID/Malawi to develop a tool for ensuring quality on Internet-Based On-Campus and Off-Campus Education.
Put together a panel on models for transnational educational partnerships in Africa and participated as a session participant in the Global Alliance for Transnational Education (GATE) conference in Colorado.
Developed and pilot tested an online sourcebook entitled "Connected Education: a Sourcebook on Teaching and Learning with the Internet (http://www.kelp.org/connected/index.html).
Drafted an "Assessment of Information Communication Technology Maturity Tool."
Arranged study tours at U.S. universities for administrators and faculty members from the University of Pretoria, University of Fort Hare, University of Durban-Westville, University of Zululand, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Malawi, Malawi College of Accountancy, University of Botswana, University of Zimbabwe and Eduardo Mondlane University.

International Experience
 

Africa: Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda  Asia and Europe: Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Poland

Long-term contracts

1994 - 1996   Social Scientist and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, 
USAID/South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
1992 - 1994   Sr Program Advisor USAID, Office of Environment and 
Natural Resources, Washington, D.C.
1990 – 1992  Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Office of International Research Development Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1987 - 1990   Mission Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Officer, USAID/Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
1984 - 1987    PVO Consultant, USAID/Philippines, Manila, Philippines
1981 - 1983    Human Resources Development Specialist, USAID/Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan
1973 – 1979  Graduate student, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1970 – 1973  U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Bontoc, Mt Province, Philippines

Consultancies

Conducted stakeholder consultations with regard to the Initiative for Southern Africa in southern Africa -- South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe (1994)
Participated in a multi-country, multi-donor program evaluation of IUCN-the World Conservation Union, including its field programs in Laos (Forestry Conservation Program), Nepal (National Conservation Strategy), and Switzerland (1992)
Provided technical assistance to the Krakow Industrial Society and Krakow Academy of Economics in strategic planning, needs assessment, and program planning (1990)
Revised, and developed where needed, a comprehensive set of informational and program materials for the USAID/Indonesia's PVO Co-Financing program (1984)
Developed an analytical framework and a system for performance monitoring and evaluation and results reporting, including improvements in organizational performance of assisted partners, through a participatory process with NCNW Egypt staff (1996) 

Teaching and Other University Experience

Taught Language, Culture, and Society to undergraduate and graduate students in the Anthropology Department, Oregon State University (Fall Quarter 1996). 
Taught an anthropology course on Cultures in Conflict, Oregon State University, Winter Quarter, 1992.
Co-taught an anthropology course on Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia, Oregon State University, Winter Quarter, 1992. 
Guest lectures on Gender in Development, Business in Asia, and International Agricultural Development, Oregon State University.
8/79-6/79  Teacher (4th grade), Khartoum American School.
4/77-6/77  Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Education,  Stanford University.  Full participation in curriculum design, teaching and student evaluation for a series of core courses in the Stanford International Development Education Center.
9/74-8/75  Teaching Assistant and Staff Associate, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University.  Full participation in curriculum design, teaching and evaluation for a four-quarter series of courses on the relationship between education and development in third world countries.
4/74-6/74  Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University. Responsible for designing an orientation program for Americans volunteers working on education, health, and appropriate technology projects in Asia.
1974  Teacher Tagalog as a Second language and Philippine Folkdancing, Foothill Community College, Mt. View Center, Ca.
1/74-6/74  English as a Second Language Coordinator, Whisman School, Whisman School District, Mt. View, Ca.
1973-74 Tagalog Instructor, Special Languages Program, Stanford University, Ca.
9/73-12/73 Associate Director, Volunteers in Asia, Stanford University, California.  Responsible for the preparation of background materials and orientation for volunteers going to the Philippines. 
10/70-5/73  Project director, Peace Corps, Bontoc, Mt. Province, Philippines.   Responsibility for overall content and production of a reading kit based on indigenous oral traditions and culture; shared responsibility for teacher training and evaluation of the use of materials.
1967-1970  Teacher, Columban College and Malate Catholic School, Philippines.

Representative Publications and Papers
Beebe, M. A. (2004) Creating e-quality in Africa: Networking for learning. In P. T. Tiyambe & A. Olukoshi (Eds.) African universities in the 21st century: Volume 1: Liberalization and internationalization.  (pp. 187-208). Dakar, Senegal and Oxford, UK: CODESRIA. 
Keats, D., Beebe, M., & Kullenberg, G. (2003) Collaborative virtual programmes.  First Monday, 8(10).  volume 8, number 10 (October 2003), URL: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_10/keats/index.html.
Beebe, M. A., Magloire, K., Oyeyina, B. & Rao, M. (Eds.) (2003) AfricaDotEdu: IT opportunities and higher education in Africa. New Delhi:  Tata McGraw-Hill.
Beebe, M. A. (2003) Partnerships, alliances, and networks for e-learning. In M.A. Beebe, K.M. Kouakou, B.O. Oyeyinka, & M. Rao (Eds.)  AfricaDotEdu: IT opportunities and higher education in Africa. (pp. 69-89). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
Beebe, M. A. (2003) Community developmental trust(s) in Botswana: Institutional arrangements and social policy for savanna sustainability. South African Geographic Journal, 85(1) 58-68.
Learning partnerships in Africa: commercial transaction or reciprocal exchange (Presented at the Global Alliance for Transnational Education, International Conference, October 3, 2000) 
Personal leadership theory: towards sustainable transformation
Sustainable region-building
Knowledge Exchange and Learning Partnerships
http://cbdd.wsu.edu
Connected Education: a Sourcebook for Teaching and Learning with the Internet and Associated Technologies
Wangari Maathai
http://home.comcast.net/~maria.beebe/leader/mb.html
USAID Results-Oriented Assistance: a Sourcebook on Results-Oriented Grants and Cooperative Agreements
http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/sourcebook/usgov/

Illustrative presentations

Beebe, M. and Rwamasirabo, E. (2005, February 22).  Quality assurance in transnational education: Implications for higher education in Africa.  Paper presented at the Cross Border Provision and the Future of Higher Education in Africa. Cape Town: Association of African Universities.
Beebe, M. (2004, November 19). ICTs, universities and development. Paper presented at Building the ICT Capacity of African Universities to Promote Development.  Ithaca: Cornell University. 
Beebe, M. (2004, September 7). Utilization of ICTs to meet millennium development goals. Paper presented at WAITRO Biennial Congress. Nairobi: WAITRO. 
Beebe, M. (2004, September 1). Impact of ICT revolution on the African academic landscape. Paper presented at the CODESRIA Conference on Electronic Publishing and Dissemination. Dakar: CODESRIA.