Recently in Personal Category

I was doing some updates to my PSU Blog this morning -- mostly exporting old sites out of the MT 3 environment that we are looking to discontinue on October 15, 2008 (that was a hint). At any rate, I setup SFTP to PASS to move some images around and clean up my directories when I came across some of my old work.

When I say old work, I mean it. I came across a presentation I remember doing for an ETS Show and Tell back in 1999. At the time I was a World Campus Instructional Designer working on Electrical Engineering courses with my friend and colleague, Dr. Stu Kurtz. Stu and I both had a real interest in doing something very innovative ... and while I think Stu and I drove each other crazy, we really drove our collective bosses even crazier. At the time, Stu and I wanted to deliver a full on course experience, complete with a bunch of rich media files (sorta like enhanced podcasts without the RSS), real world scenarios, links to videos, and a whole bunch of executable Mathmatica activities. We had a huge problem getting all of this to work from a web browser, so I built an Authorware "launcher" application that linked it all together. I hate to say it was fun finding ways to work the web back in the day.

At any rate, the presentation is still sitting in my PASS space -- I always did hate PowerPoint, so I did my preso as a simple website. If you have any interest in what we were doing back in the day at the World Campus take a look ... a couple things to note ... the first is how much stuff we built for each and every course (help files, getting started guides, and other items) and the other is the use of First Class as the communication environment. Crazy stuff.

A post my wife linked me to this afternoon seemed to resonate with me on a bunch of levels ... the first being is that we can all do better ... the second is that there are times when instead of standing on the sidelines it is important to jump in -- regardless of the splash or the associated ripples. I guess if you are left asking if you resemble the counter argument, well, then you probably do. You decide, but I would suggest stepping outside yourself and thinking about it. Worth a read and some thought -- or not. Up to you. Check out the post over at the "alex the girl" blog. At any rate, I'd like to know if people have initial reactions to the thoughts expressed.

Earlier this week we started opening up the Blogs at Penn State project to the first round of external pilot testers ... there were about a dozen or so of us using it for the last six months or so, but this was the first group of "real" people. This past week I also installed the Google Analytics code into my primary blog here as well, just to get a feel for how many people were looking at it. The thing about where the project is right now is that we don't have a Blogs at Penn State directory to make discovering blogs easy. You essentially have to know the userid of the person you are trying to check out ... we're thinking about how we can (or should) make blogs more discoverable.

Here is the dashboard from my Google Analytics home page ... not much traffic and nothing like my Learning and Innovation blog, but this surprised me. I spent a little time digging through the statistics as well and was surprised to see how people were finding me. I am going to be watching what this means to me over time ... I am wondering if more people will stumble upon this site. Time will tell.

Hi everyone .... lots of people here today. I just finished showing off the Blogs at Penn State project and discussed how blogs can be used across the University to empower all sorts of opportunities. I think people got it ... when you compare the process of publishing traditional web pages to blog publishing people pay attention. At any rate it was fun.

When I arrived home yesterday afternoon my long awaited Wii was sitting by the door. After a 15 minute set up I was creating Mii characters for the whole family. I couldn't get the WiFi working, but will today. The real test of the system happened last night when my sister and her boyfriend came over ... the three of us were joined by my wife in a 3 and half hour Wii playing session. Amazing! Too much fun.

Innovation is a strange thing in that most think it has to come in the form of new processors and millions of pixels. This thing's innovative features are that it sucks you in with its personality and engages users with its novel controls. The game of the year? Bowling -- who would have thought it!

I've recently rediscovered Twitter ... from what I can tell it allows me to create instant updates of what is going on. What kinds of things could we use this for within ETS?

Education

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Bloomsburg, PA

Master of Science, Instructional Technology - December 1996

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science, Psychology - August 1994

Experience

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY -- University Park, PA

Education Technology Services
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Director, Education Technology Services
November 2005-Present

• Manage the day to day operations of Penn State's Education Technology Services group


• Responsible for the strategic direction of ETS


• Provide leadership in the creation of University-wide services and solutions that supports the teaching and learning with technology community at Penn State


• Oversee University-wide opportunities that engage faculty and students in the appropriate use of technology for teaching and learning purposes


• Establish and maintain relationships with other higher education and corporate partners


• Responsible for strategic relationships between ETS and internal Institutional partners


• Oversee the activities of nearly 40 staff, including Penn State's ETS Instructional Design Team, Multimedia Team, Programming and Technical Support Team, Studio 204, the Faculty Multimedia Center, and Marketing Team


• Oversee the delivery of the Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium and the associated activities

School of Information Sciences and Technology
Solutions Institute
Director, Solutions Institute
July 2003-October 2005

• Manage the day to day operations of the IST Solutions Institute


• Envision and guide the creation of next generation eLearning toolsets and methodologies


• Responsible for extending the curriculum of the School of IST's core undergraduate and graduate offerings


• Responsible for strategic leadership in the development of revenue generating opportunities


• Responsible for strategic relationships between the Institute and educational and corporate partners


• Responsible for oversight of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology

School of Information Sciences and Technology
Solutions Institute
Co-Director, Solutions Institute
Director, Education and Training Solutions
July 2000-July 2003

• Manage the day to day operations of the IST Solutions Institute


• Direct the Education and Training Solutions group


• Responsible for extending the curriculum of the School of IST's core undergraduate and graduate offerings


• Responsible for strategic leadership in the development of revenue generating opportunities


• Responsible for oversight of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology


• Responsible for oversight of the PA Faculty Academy

School of Information Sciences and Technology
Solutions Institute
Manager, Emerging Technologies and Instructional Design
October 1999-July 2000

• Manage the emergence of the IST Solutions Institute


• Created Online IST methodologies, process, and toolset


• Oversee the creation of Online IST Courseware

Penn State World Campus
Center for Academic Computing
Instructional Designer
May 1998-September 1999

• Primary Instructional Designer and Developer of the Electrical Engineering distance education degree program.


• Primary instructional Designer for courses in Architectural Lighting.


• Project Manager for SAP Training Project.


• Designed, Produced, and Developed Electrical Engineering Demo CD-ROM.

HIGHERWEB.COM & THE CAMPLESE GROUP

Cole Camplese's HigherWeb & The Camplese Group
Owner, Primary Developer
November 1997-Present

• eLearning and training design, development, and assessment consultancy


• Producer of cutting edge, instructionally sound solutions.


• Developer of work flow management tools.

COGENCE MEDIA -- West Chester, PA

Cogence Media
WebMaster and Primary Multimedia Developer
September 1996-April 1998

• Project Manager experience


• Lead-Author for several CD-ROM titles


• Developed Cogence Media corporate web site


• Established Cogence Media Web Site


• Developed on-line internet training


• Lead the movement from CD-ROM based courseware to Intranet based courseware

Professional Recognition, Research Awards, Committees, Teaching, Publications, & Presentations

Recognition

• Apple Distinguished Educator: Class of 2004


• Program Coordinator: Apple Digital Campus Project


• Accepted New Media Center of Excellence Award for Online IST Project


• Accepted the Macromedia Higher Education Innovation Award for Online IST Project


• Project lead for the PSU Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment project, Web-Based Learning in the School of Information Sciences and Technology


• Project lead for the PSU Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment project, SAN e-Commerce Solution in the School of Information Sciences and Technology

Research

• PI for $155,000 grant awarded to IST for the implementation of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology: July 2005


• PI for $300,000 grant awarded to IST for the implementation of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology: July 2004


• PI for $300,000 grant awarded to IST for the implementation of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology: July 2003


• PI for $300,000 grant awarded to IST for the implementation of the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology: July 2002


• Co-PI for $5,000 grant awarded to IST Solutions Institute for the upgrade to a training application: Lockheed Martin Corporation M&DS: 2003


• Co-PI for $91,000 grant awarded to IST Solutions Institute for the creation of next generation internal training application: Lockheed Martin Corporation M&DS: August 2002


• Co-PI for $250,000 grant from HP to investigate mLearning technologies: March 2003


• PI for $54,000 grant awarded to IST Solutions Institute for the creation of next generation internal training application: Lockheed Martin Corporation M&DS: August 2002


• Co-PI for $92,000 grant awarded to IST Solutions Institute for the creation of next generation online training applications and assessment technologies: Infinity I/O: Online SAN Development: November 2001


• PI for $5,000 teaching grant to assist in educating faculty to teach with technology: Holy Family College: Online Learning Methodologies: September 2001

Committees and Service

Penn State University: Penn State Online Transition Team

• Member of the Penn State Online transition team looking at the emerging role of eLeanring at Penn State.

The Apple Digital Campus Steering Committee

• Penn State's representative in the five school Apple Digital Campus program

The Information Storage Industry Institute: Academic Advisory Board

• Provide feedback and discuss opportunities for the Institute. Read the press release.

La Vie PSU Yearbook Advisory Board

• Focus on business management and strategic leadership

State College School District, Advisory Committee for Technology

• Assisted in the strategic planning for technology in the State College School District

World Campus Faculty Advisory Committee

• Provide feedback and insight for the Penn State World Campus.

PSU Learning Environment Team

• Investigating the impact of content management on the PSU system

PSU ANGEL Academic Advisory Board

• Make and review recommendations related to PSU's pedagogical uses of the ANGEL CMS.
  PSU CMS Selection Group


• Reviewed and selected University-wide CMS, ANGEL.

IST Information Architecture Committee

• Document IST's current information architecture and establish vision.

IST Web Committee

• Maintain a School-wide perspective as it relates to IST's public web prescence.


• Create policy guidelines for web sustainability

Teaching

• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Spring 2006


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2005


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2004


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2003


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2002


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Spring 2002


• Online IST 110 World Campus: Professor, University Park, PA


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2001


• IST 110 Professor, University Park, PA, Fall 2000


• PA Governor's School for Information Technology Professor: Summer 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

Publications

Pushing the Digital Frontier: Insights into the Changing Landscape of E-Business, Published Chapter: E-Learning Solutions: Aligning Critical Development Factors

Shawn Clark, Cole Camplese, Kristin Camplese, James Thomas -- Amacom Publishing, 2001

Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: Apple Computer Blog Site

Learning & innovation: Personal Blog Site

Selected Presentations

Web 2006 Conference
Introduction to Podcasting
June 2006

Web 2006 Conference
Web 2.0 in the Higher Education Enterprise
June 2006

United States Department of Labor
Silver Springs, MD
Emerging Trends in Technology Based Learning
May 2006

Apple Digital Campus Leadership Institute
University of Missouri at Columbia
Tools that Change the Classroom
April 2005

NLII Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Persuasive Pervassive
January 2005

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Intergovernmental Technology Conference
Hershey, PA
Building and Supporting a Large-Scale eLearning Initiative
December 2003

SAN East
Washington D.C.
eLearning: How its Really Done
Panel Discussion: SAN Industry Trends
August 2002

PA Faculty Academy
University Park, PA
New Methodologies in ID&D: Creating and Managing Cutting Edge Hybrid Learning Environments
July 2002

NETC
University Park, PA
Online IST: Aligning eLearning Support Mechanisms
May 2002

PA Faculty Academy
University Park, PA
Online IST Overview
June 2001

Teaching and Learning with Technology
University Park, PA
Aligning eLearning Support Mechanisms
April 2001

PA Faculty Academy
University Park, PA
New Methodologies for Instructional Design and Development
June 2000

Republican National Convention
Philadelphia, PA
Online IST Overview
August 2000

National Governor's Conference
University Park, PA
Online IST Overview
July 2000

ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (AECT),
Houston, TX
DISC Key Note Presentation
Cognitive Flexibility Hypertexts
Co-present ors: Douglas Harvey, Kristin Camplese, and co-contributor Dr. David Jonassen
February, 1999

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Great Valley, PA
Guest Lecture: Power of Authorware
August, 1998

IICS
King of Prussia, PA
Hosted and Presented Web-Based Education Session
January, 1998

1997 PA Business Technology Conference
State College, PA
Presented Interactive Training and Education Session
October, 1997

SALT INTERACTIVE 97
Alexandria, VA
Exhibited Cogence Media Technologies
August, 1997

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Great Valley, PA
Guest Lecture: Power of Authorware
July, 19997

"Time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing, but under my feet the grass is growing. Its time to move on, time to get going." Tom Petty, Time to Move On

So, I've spent the last seven years of my life helping to build the Solutions Institute within the School of Information Sciences and Technology at PSU. Starting November 1st, 2005 I will begin a new chapter in my life -- Director of Education Technology Services at PSU. The chance to work towards moving the work started at SI out to the larger University community just seemed like the right thing to do. I will miss the Institute, the people in it, and the friends I have built there ... but, one smart person at IST reminded me that I would only be down the street. True, but in so many ways once you move on, you move on. It will be an amazing ride as I try to work with what appears to be another set of amazing people to try and make Penn State a better place. A challenge? Absolutely ... one that I am afraid of? Absolutely not. I'd be fooling myself if I didn't say it is going to be tough -- probably tougher than getting SI off the ground, but it sure seems like it will be fun trying. Building and changing things are what I do.

I'll be tracking what goes on as the adventure unfolds ... probably not here, but over at Learning & Innovation. Stop by and check it out. Thank you to the School of IST for giving me the chance to have an impact, for teaching me so much, and for giving me the opportunity to be part of something special.