Kenneth J. Baldauf Prgram in Interdisciplinary Cmputing Flrida State University Dirac Science Library Tallahassee, FL 32306-4120 PROFILE kbaldauf@pic.fsu.edu Office: 441 DSL Phne: 850.645.8649 Fax: 850.644.0098 www.pic.fsu.edu www.teachtech.biz Highly mtivated cmputing prfessinal, teacher, and authr, specializing in teaching technlgy t nn-technlgy students, with a diverse range f skills including teaching small t very large classes, training and supervising teachers, develping new curses, develping nline curses, develping new learning systems utilizing the latest technlgies, and authring textbks. EDUCATION M.S. Cmputer Science (1997) Flrida State University, Tallahassee, FL FACULTY POSITIONS B.A. Music Thery & Cmpsitin (1982) Minr in Scilgy Mrehead State University, Mrehead, KY 2008 Present Flrida State University, Prgram in Interdisciplinary Cmputing (PIC), Directr Faculty member, reprting t the Dean f Arts and Sciences, charged with develping and delivering cmputing curses that serve the needs f students in nn-technlgy degrees. Invlved in researching and develping unique, nn-traditinal teaching methds t make cmputing and prgramming classes interesting and engaging fr students that are nt naturally drawn t technlgy. Wrk with Deans and faculty acrss the university t determine class tpics that wuld benefit students acrss multiple disciplines. PIC is verseen by a steering cmmittee that includes representatives frm six FSU Departments in five FSU Clleges. See www.pic.fsu.edu fr details f the prgram. In its first three years, PIC grew its enrllment frm tw curses serving 120 students t fur curses serving 500 students, with a strng likelihd f dubling this amunt in its furth year. PIC s cmprehensive Spreadsheets fr Business Envirnments curse has becme required fr mst students in the Cllege f Business. PIC s Intr t Website Design curse has becme ppular with students acrss a dzen different majrs. Besides its wn fur curses, PIC s catalgue f curses includes interdisciplinary cmputing and infrmatin technlgy curses frm five different FSU departments: Gegraphy, Infrmatin Studies, Scientific Cmputing, Cmmunicatin, and Business Management. PIC is als invlved with ther interdisciplinary effrts acrss campus including a Game Design Certificatin prgram, a Mbile Technlgies Develpment prgram, and a Fabricatin Art Research Center. PIC has develped new frms f nline teaching, utilizing scial netwrking and ppular nline technlgies, and intends t mve next t develping mbile platfrms fr educatin. PIC utilizes three faculty, 14 graduate students, and tw undergrads in its teaching and research. Sn after it was established, PIC successfully slicited the Flrida Bard f Educatin t add IDC
Interdisciplinary Cmputing, as a new academic discipline in Flrida s Statewide Curse Numbering System. PIC then, created six new curses: CGS2518 Spreadsheets fr Business Envirnments, CGS2821 Intrductin t Web Site Design, CGS2835 Interdisciplinary Web Develpment, COP 2258 Prblem Slving with Object-Oriented Prgramming, IDC2930 Special Tpics in Interdisciplinary Cmputing, IDC5900 Teaching Interdisciplinary Cmputing. 1997 2008 Flrida State University, Cmputer Science Faculty, Assciate in Cmputer Science Directr f Cmputer Literacy at FSU Faculty member charged with managing Flrida State University s cmputer literacy prgram; guaranteeing that Flrida State University students acquire a slid fundatin f technlgical understanding and the cmputer applicatin skills necessary t excel in tday s cmpetitive jb market. TEACHING Recent teaching respnsibilities: CGS2826 Intr t Web Site Design: This curse teaches Web site design skills and cnsideratins including graphics design principles, lgical design principles, usability, infrmatin management and cmmunicatin. Cursewrk is fcused n applying Web design t prjects in the student's discipline. CGS2835 Interdisciplinary Web Develpment: The curse prvides an intrductin t Web page and Web site design, Web site management, and Web prgramming fr students frm all disciplines. Students will gain an understanding f hw the Web functins, hw Web sites are designed t be visually pleasing and functinally useful, and will als learn basic systems develpment and cmputer prgramming techniques and cncepts. Previus teaching respnsibilities: CGS2060 Cmputer Literacy (3,750 students annually): Skills taught include Micrsft Windws, Micrsft Office, and Web research. Cncepts taught include numerus tpics under the headings hardware, sftware, Internet, Web, telecmmunicatins, and infrmatin security. Classrm and nline curse delivery mdes available. CGS2060 Cmputer Literacy fr Mac (500 students annually): Same as abve except Mac OS X instead f Windws, and Office fr Mac. Als cver Apple ilife applicatins. Classrm and nline curse delivery mdes available. CGS2100 MicrApplicatins fr Business and Ecnmics (2,500 students annually): Skills taught include Micrsft Windws, Micrsft Office, and Web research. Cncepts taught include numerus tpics under the headings hardware, sftware, Internet, Web, telecmmunicatins, databases, ecmmerce, MIS, systems develpment, and infrmatin security. Classrm and nline curse delivery mdes available. CGS2064 Cmputer Literacy II (300 students annually): Skills taught include cmputer graphics, digital pht editing, HTML, beginning Web develpment. Cncepts taught include numerus tpics under the headings digital media, infrmatin security, databases, ecmmerce, management infrmatin systems, systems develpment, glbal and ethical issues. Classrm and nline curse delivery mdes available. - 2 -
Other curses taught: CGS3066 Internet Prgramming and Design: Redesigned this curse in 2006/2007 t incrprate current tpics, increase enrllment, and launch an nline versin. CIS3931-02 Digital Media and Cmmunicatins CIS4930 Special Tpics: Cmputers, Applicatins, and the Web fr Educatrs (taught at Maclay Schl fr K-12 teachers) CIS5900 Special Tpics: Intranet Database Prgramming CGS4406 Object Oriented Prgramming with C++ COURSE DEVELOPMENT 2010 Assisted Anthrplgy in taking tw f its curses nline. Develped an nline versin f CGS2826 Intr t Web Site Design, utilizing an innvative nline Learning Cmmunity based n scial netwrking platfrm BuddyPress. Re-Designed CGS2826 Intr t Web Site Design Develped CGS2835 Interdisciplinary Web Develpment Wrked with Gegraphy Dept. t ffer GIS curse fr nn-majrs Wrked with Schl f Library and Infrmatin Studies t develp Infrmatin Technlgies and Intr t Database curses fr all majrs Wrked with the Department f Scientific Cmputing t prmte Intr t Scientific Cmputing and Intr t Game Design and Simulatin curses fr all majrs 2009 Interviewed Cllege Deans and Department Chairs t determine technlgy curse needs. Launched fur curses t meet thse needs: Intrductin t Web Site Design (visual and rganizatinal Web design) Interdisciplinary Web Develpment (Web design and prgramming) Prblem Slving with Object Oriented Prgramming Spreadsheets fr Business Envirnments (advanced techniques) 2008 Cmpletely revamped CGS2060 Cmputer Lit t be a mre challenging curse that caters t bth Mac and Windws users, cmbining skills and cncepts previusly taught in CGS2060 and CGS2064, plus tday s mst ppular nline applicatins. 2007 Created nline versin f CGS2060 Cmputer Lit fr Mac Created nline versin f CGS2064 Cmputer Lit II Redesigned CGS3066 Internet Prgramming and Design t make it mre accessible and appealing t nn-technlgy majrs Created nline versin f CGS3066 Internet Prgramming and Design Created CIS3931-02 Digital Media and Cmmunicatins 2006 Created CGS2060 Cmputer Lit fr Mac t accmmdate the grwing number f Apple Mac users. 2004 Created CGS2064 Cmputer Lit II t accmmdate students that are already cmputer literate and prvide them with additinal valuable skills and knwledge t prepare them fr prfessinal life. 2002 Designed and implemented the nly University-apprved cmputer cmpetency exam that prvided ver 200 students each year, ver fur years, the pprtunity t fulfill FSU s requirement withut having t take a class. 1998 Created FSU s first nline classes: CGS2060 and CGS2100 1997 Redesigned CGS2060 Cmputer Literacy t accmmdate grwth frm 750 t 5,000-3 -
students annually: rewrte and streamlined curriculum develped web-based cntent implemented cmputer-based testing and training designed new rganizatinal plicies and prcedures autmated redundant prcedures by crafting Web-based CGI scripts, and develped secure sftware t manage student grades n the department LAN restructured teaching staff int several jb categries: recitatin instructrs, lecturers, testing administratrs, graders, and an administrative assistant Created and designed CGS2100 MicrApps fr Business t accmmdate the needs f the FSU Cllege f Business. LEARNING SYSTEMS/SUPPORT DEVELOPED 2010 Emerge with Cmputers: Online learning framewrk fr cmputer fluency that features wiki-style presentatin f cmputer cncepts and issues with vide lessns fr ppular cmputing skills. Offered thrugh Curse Technlgy Pub. (http://www.curse.cm) 2008 Online Learning Cmmunities: utilizing an nline scial netwrk framewrk t transfrm curses frm traditinal mdels t cmmunity driven learning. Micrsft Office 2007 In a Flash: vide lessns fr Office 2007 used by FSU students and students at ther Universities (http://www.curse.cm/inaflash) 2007 CurseCast f the Week: a weekly ten-minute pdcast that ties current events t imprtant technlgy cncepts fr use in cllege curricula (http://cursecasts.curse.cm) 2006 Teaching Cllege Cmputer Literacy: a blg fr tech teachers which included weekly articles n teaching technlgy t cllege students 2005 CurseCasts: Pdcasts that assist student in learning key terms assciated with typical intrductry technlgy curses taught at clleges 2005 Online Quiz Manager: prvides an effective methd f generating, presenting, and grading, randm rder multiple chice questins fr remte testing ver the Web. UNIVERSITY AND DEPARMENTAL SERVICE 2011 Served n The Faculty Senate Library Cmmittee - Taskfrce n Schlarly Cmmunicatin frmed t advise the Faculty Senate n FSU s path twards Digital Cmmns and Open Access Publishing 2010-2011 Served n Prvst Search Cmmittee 2007-2008 Implemented a new curse develpment and marketing prject that increased enrllment in nn-prgramming service curses by 53 percent t 2,514 students. Cmputer Science Departmental Cmmittees Undergraduate Curriculum Cmmittee (2004-2007) Equipment Cmmittee (2000-2005) Faculty Recruitment Cmmittee (2004) Ad-hc cmmittee t redesign departmental bylaws (2003) OTHER SERVICE Serve n the Flrida Department f Educatin s cmmittee fr develping and maintaining the - 4 -
Flrida Teacher Certificatin Examinatins in the area f Cmputer Science. Wrked t establish an Interdisciplinary Cmputing discipline in the State f Flrida s curse numbering system with a new curse prefix: IDC. Acted as discipline crdinatr until IDC was merged int Cmputer Science. TEXTBOOK PUBLICATIONS Baldauf, K.J. & Stair, R. (2010). Succeeding with Technlgy, 4 th Editin, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2010). Emerge with Cmputers, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2008-2010). Principles f Infrmatin Systems (9 th & 10 th Editins), Stair/Reynlds, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy - revised three chapters Baldauf, K.J. (2007). Cntributed 84 Vignettes, Bxes, and Case Studies fr Principles f Infrmatin Systems (6 th 10 th Editins), Stair/Reynlds, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. & Stair, R. (2006). Succeeding with Technlgy, 2 nd Editin, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. & Stair, R. (2005). Succeeding with Technlgy, 2005 Update, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2004). Cntributed 72 Vignettes, Bxes, and Case Studies fr Principles f Infrmatin Systems (7 th Editin), Stair/Reynlds, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. & Stair, R. (2004). Succeeding with Technlgy, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2002). 42 Vignettes, Bxes, and Case Studies fr Principles f Infrmatin Systems (6 th Editin), Stair/Reynlds, Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2002). C-authred TOM (Training Online Manager), a CBT fr Office XP. Bstn, MA: Curse Technlgy Baldauf, K.J. (2000). Learn Windws 2000. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Baldauf, K.J. (1999). Learn Windws NT4.0 Wrkstatin. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Baldauf, K.J. (1999). Windws 98 Essentials. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Baldauf, K.J., & Slsky, S. C. (1999). Learn Windws 98. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Baldauf, K.J., Prestn, S., & Acklen, A. (1998). Windws NT4 Essentials. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall RESEARCH & PRESENTATIONS Onging research in areas f cllege-level cmputer literacy/fluency and interdisciplinary cmputing has led t presentatins t educatrs acrss the cuntry: Baldauf, K., Shifting Paradigms in Educatin Keynte address at the Califrnia Business Educatrs Assciatin State Cnference in San Jse, CA, Nvember 6, 2010 Baldauf, K., Welcme t the Scial LMS Califrnia Business Educatrs Assciatin State Cnference in San Jse, CA, Nvember 6, 2010 Baldauf, K., Emerge with Cmputers: Prviding Curse Cntent and Cmmunity Online (Teaching Outside the Bk!) The League fr Innvatin s annual Cnference n Infrmatin Technlgy (CIT) - Detrit Octber, 2009 and als at Curse Technlgy Webinars. Baldauf, K., CT3: Cncepts, Issues, & Skills (The Evlutin f Online Educatin) Cengage/Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference and Frums Hustn, LasVegas, Orland March, 2009-5 -
Baldauf, K., Interdisciplinary Cmputing Cengage/Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, LasVegas, March, 2009 Baldauf, K., Tpic Relevance thrugh Current Events and Pdcasting Teaching With Technlgy Shwcase and Tech Fair spnsred by the Center fr Teaching and Learning at FSU, February 2009. Baldauf, K., Teaching with New Technlgies II Curse Technlgy Frums, Atlanta, Baltimre, Minneaplis, Orange Cunty, March 2008 Baldauf, K., Back t the Drawing Bard - Re-evaluating what we teach in the Intr Curse and hw we teach it Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, Nashville, March 2008 Baldauf, K., The Value f Cllege Cmputer Literacy in the New Age ATEAM Alabama Cmmunity Clleges Cnference, Huntsville AL, March 2008 Baldauf, K., Web 2.0 fr Educatrs ATEAM Alabama Cmmunity Clleges Cnference, Huntsville AL, March 2008 Baldauf, K., Teaching with New Technlgies Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, Las Vegas, Nvember, 2007 Baldauf, K., Hw I Increased Class Enrllment by 53 Percent Overnight Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, Orland, March, 2007 Baldauf, K., Cursecasts Weekly Technlgy Pdcasts fr Yur Students Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, Orland, March, 2007 Baldauf, K., Cmputer Literacy: What D Emplyers Want? Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, San Francisc, March, 2006 Baldauf, K., The Elements f the Intr Curse Curse Technlgy Frums, Austin, Orland, 2006 Baldauf, K., "The Effects f K-12 Educatinal Technlgy Standards n the Future f Cllege Cmputer Literacy Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, Orland, March, 2005 Baldauf, K., Cmputer Literacy: A New Apprach" Curse Technlgy Natinal Cnference, San Antni, March, 2004 Presentatins available at http://www.kenbaldauf.cm SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED 2004 Online Scheduler Descriptin: prvides an effective web-based methd fr scheduling ad-hc meetings at a time that is agreeable t many participants with varying schedules. Develpment Tls/Languages Used: HTML, dhtml, CGI, Perl, Macrmedia Dreamweaver 2000 2001 Digital Gradebk Descriptin: A multi-cmpnent curse management tl that rganizes all relevant curse infrmatin (curse data, student data, instructr data) int a central database accessed by faculty and teaching assistants thrugh a Visual Basic intranet applicatin, and by the students/wrld via cgi/perl Internet applicatins. Develpment Tls/Languages: UML, Ratinal Rse, Visual Basic 6, MySQL, Java, CGI/Perl, HTML 1997 2001 Curse Management Tls Descriptin: an array f webbased cgi/perl applicatins used t autmate - 6 -
cumbersme redundant administrative tasks including: make-up exam scheduling, webbased curse applicatin requests, teacher scheduler, makeup exam cnsent frm, extra credit quizzes, and an n-line gradebk. 1997 AirMusic (Master s Prject) Descriptin: A multimedia applicatin that captures vide frames and maps detected mvement t MIDI musical events. Develpment Tls/Languages: Brland C++, Windws API MIDI, Matrx Imaging Library (MIL) 1996 Jbs Page Descriptin: A web applicatin that cnnects emplyers with ur students. Students pst resumes, emplyers pst jb penings. Maintained by the Flrida State University Cmputer Science Department. Develpment Tls/Languages Used: HTML, dhtml, CGI, Perl, Macrmedia Dreamweaver PROFESSIONAL EVALUATIONS, HONORS & ORGANIZATIONS Cnsistent and uncmmnly high rankings in State University System Student Assessment f Instructr (SUSSAI) ver span f career Cnsistently high evaluatins frm departmental faculty evaluatin cmmittee. Tp-ranked fr 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007. Recgnized as an FSU "WebStar" fr effective use f the Web in teaching --publicized n the FSU campus lgin page Member Assciatin fr Cmputing Machinery (ACM) Member Upsiln Pi Epsiln, Hnr Sciety in the Cmputing Sciences 1997 University Wide Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, FSU 1995-1997 Departmental Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Cmputer Dept., FSU Fr a mre detailed descriptin f Ken Baldauf s wrk please see http://www.kenbaldauf.cm - 7 -