Ray Klassen

Professional, cooperative, and both internationally- and domestically experienced educator, administrator, and writer who impacts people's lives by helping them bridge social barriers through language and concept education, skill development, and professional teaching and learning opportunities.

Specialties: Canadian Social Studies, Meta-cognitive Strategies, Neurodivergent Learning Strategies, Educational Theory, Academic Writing, English Evaluation and Assessment, English Acquisition, EAP and IELTS, and ESP for Medical and Business (OET).

Competencies: Curriculum Development, LINC, Canadian Language Benchmarks, Business Communications.

Instructor (ESL and LINC Casual ongoing) - Norquest College - Edmonton, AB

(2023-01 - 2026-08)

Teaching and facilitating the development of English as an Additional Language instructors. TESL Canada Level 1. Observing and evaluating classroom placements. In the Winter term of 2023, was an ESL placement instructor and teacher trainer.

• Winter '24: LINC 2L
• Spring '24: LINC 1L
• Fall '24: LINC 7
• Winter, Spring, Fall '25: LINC 2L
• Winter, Spring '26: LINC Foundation

Canada Workplace Skills Instructor - Norquest College - Edmonton, AB

(2024-05 - 2025-06)

From course design to intake, from implementation to follow-up, taught 3 cohorts of 10 neurologically diverse adult newcomers to Canada workplace skills to gain full-time employment despite learning and entry-to-workforce impairments. Along with a dedicated PT Work Placement Coordinator, developed this new program including the qualitative research.

ESL Instructor - Open Doors Learning Centre - Edmonton, AB

(2023-03 - 2024-04)

Online teaching of adults on worker's compensation to English fluency. Worked with students at a Pre-benchmark (and above) level to get them to CLB 6 completion, which has helped many people get back into the workplace or to progress to GED study.

Director, Interdisciplinary Studies (I.S.) - The King's University - Edmonton, AB

(2020-07 - 2023-04)

Coordinated and executed the four multi-modal Interdisciplinary Studies Conferences. Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Committee, and participating member of the General Faculty Council, and the Social Science Faculty Committee. Directed ongoing instances of this conference which are held in the fall and winter semesters every year. Managed an annual budget of $700 – 800 thousand.

Supervised Directed

Studies with up to 12 individual students per semester. Developed INST399 – The Architecture of Individuation (Winter 2022, offered each winter). Member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force (EDI) on the working group of Campus Climate.

Pathways Instructor - The King's University - Edmonton, AB

(2018-09 - 2023-04)

Member of the Centre For Teaching and Learning

• EDUC211 Learning Strategies (2019 – ongoing Fall and Winter semester - 2 sections)
• PEAK 105 (Post-secondary English) (one section in each Fall and Winter Semester)
• University 150 (Fall 2020) – Developed into online delivery – April 2021, ongoing

Technical Communication Instructor - MacEwan University, Department of Continuing Education - Edmonton, AB

(2018-10 - 2021-08)

• Academic English for Wuhan Business University (Fall 2020), (Fall 2021)
• Business Writing 1, 3 sections (Winter 2019)
• Business Writing 2, 3 sections (Summer 2019), (Summer 2020), 2 sections (Summer 2021)
• Technical Communication 3, 2 sections (Summer 2019), 1 section (Fall 2019), 2 sections (Winter 2020)
• Technical Communication 2, 3 sections (Summer 2020)
• Technical Communication 1, 2 sections (Fall 2019), (Winter 2020, 2 sections)
• Canadian Work Place Culture (Winter 2019)
• Speaking and Listening for English and Study tour from Mexico. (Fall 2018)

ESL Instructor - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology - Edmonton, AB

(2018-10 - 2019-12)

• Business Writing DMIT 1001, 2000 (Fall 2019)
• Academic Writing and Grammar – NESL 704 (CLB 6) (Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019)
• Reading and Vocabulary – Level 4 (Winter 2019)
• Writing and Grammar - Level 5 (Winter 2019)

Education Director - Oxford Learning Centre - Beaumont, AB

(2016-10 - 2018-06)

As a certified assessor of the Detroit Test for Learning Aptitude, Brigance Assessment, and WAIS-IV, enrolled students, designed their learning programs, and evaluated their improvement. Certification happened over the course of one year of successful administration of these assessments. Fostered the growth of, and the day-to-day operations, of the center. Taught, supervised teachers, increased enrollment, and ensured clients were better engaged with their academics and their lives.

• Increased ESL (including IELTS) enrolments from 0 to 8
• Increased enrollments from 34 to 63 under direction

ESL Instructor - Assiniboine Community College - Brandon, MB

(2015-01 - 2015-07)

ESL instructor for newcomers to Canada. Courses taught and developed: CLB 5 – 8, EAP Reading and Speaking, EAP Listening and Writing. Developed the still ongoing course, "Canadian Culture and Communication."

Principal - FROG: English Education and Training Center - Kamphaengphet, Thailand

(2013-05 - 2015-03)

Development and Implementation of training courses in both English and Education. Current clients include the Director of Kamphaengphet Hospital, the AFRIM Virology Research Unit, and Kamphaengphet Pittayakom School. Responsible for all curriculum design and implementation. Taught CUTEP, TOEIC and TOEFL courses.

Lead Coordinator and Teacher Trainer - McGill University (School of Continuing Studies) - Jubail, KSA

(2011-09 - 2013-04)

Supervised, developed, and delivered a multi-leveled "Basic Skills Program" and supervising of 84 EFL Teachers, including CALL lab experience and supervision, staff development, and teacher training. Supervised the ongoing development of test production.

English Coordinator - Rayong English Programme School - Rayong, Thailand

(2010-05 - 2011-08)

Acquired the rights, and was responsible for implementing school-wide Cambridge testing, including preparing the IGCSE curriculum for use; directed additional support program in English called EAL, English training for Thai teachers, and supervising the delivery of English teaching from years 2 through completion (Grade 10-M.4).

• Taught grades 7 – 9 Social Studies
• Taught grades 4 – 6 English

Teacher - Bangkok Christian College / Assumption College Samut Prakarn - Thailand

(2006-03 - 2010-04)

Taught: English grades 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8; Social Studies for grades 1-8. Supervised and administered: primary level reading program, Students at Risk, Assistant Editor of English Program Magazine. Homeroom: grades 2, 3 & 6.

Instructor - CDI College - Edmonton, AB

(2018-01 - 2018-01)

Intro. to Social Media and Web Marketing

Instructor - Chiang Mai University - Chiang Mai, Thailand

(2004-01 - 2004-01)

Medical Research Writing

Instructor - University of Winnipeg - Winnipeg, ON

(1994-01 - 1994-01)

• Intro. to Philosophy
• Philosophy and Human Nature
• Intro to Philosophy of Language
• Social and Political Philosophy
• Existentialism

Instructor - University of Windsor - Windsor, ON

(1998-01 - 2001-01)

• Computer Ethics
• Philosophical Romanticism
• Philosophy and Pop Culture

Store Manager - OSL/Walmart Wireless

(2016-01 - 2016-10)

Technology Consultant - Staples Canada - Brandon, Manitoba

(2015-07 - 2016-01)

Assistant Manager - Randy River Clothing - Winnipeg, Manitoba

(1996-09 - 1998-08)

Disc Jockey - Roadshow Sound and Light; BPM - Winnipeg, MB; Windsor, ON

(1992-09 - 2001-08)

Postal Outlet Manager - Canada Post / 7-11 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

(1990-04 - 1994-08)

Master of Arts - Philosophy - University of Windsor (1998-09 - 2001-08)

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy - University of Winnipeg (1992-01 - 1996-08)

Foundational Studies Diploma - Christian Studies - Concord College (1990-01 - 1992-04)