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193 W. Hazeltine
Kenmore, New York 14217
Doug at toLearn.net
716 / 480-7374

Associate Professor, Business
Medaille College, Buffalo NY
DAnderson@Medaille.edu
716 / 880-2114

Scholarship

Interests

Web-supplemented classrooms, constructivist pedagogy
information theory, information architecture
organizational informatics
usability, human-computer interaction
active networked documents
effects of the Internet on societies, organizations, and information
video production
user-generated content

Recent Projects

Ricci Street

This proof-of-concept collaborative learning management system <http://RicciStreet.net> for the MBA program features course webs, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, program information, lots of pictures of students, and student webs. Most of the content was made by the students. Most of the traffic is non-Medaille related and comes from all over the world.

Video

All my students make oral presentations, most of which I videotape and watch with them individually.

Course Development

Taught the courses marked * in the Humanities, Gen Ed, Social Sciences, Education, and Business departments

Wrote or helped write the courses marked # that passed Curriculum Committee

100-level
College Writing I *#, College Writing II *#
Concept of Management *, Business Communications #

200-level
Analytical Writing *#, Writing for Business *#
Introduction to New Media *#, Hypertext *#, Creative Expression *#
Microeconomics *

300-level
Creative Writing *#
Research and Advanced Report Writing *#
Children's Literature *

400-level
Writing Workshop *#
Marketing Research *
Gen Ed capstones #

500-level
E-Skills for Management *#
Leading, Learning and Communicating in an E-World #

600-level
Multimedia Applications in Business (e-business) *
Marketing through New Media (e-commerce) *
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (e-future) *
Strategic Digital Content Management #
The Human-Computer Interface *#
Interactive Learning Networks *#

Projects

Bringing a digital component to writing and MBA courses
Bringing the Internet and Web to campus
Integrating the curriculum around critical thinking, team problem-solving, information design, and the Internet
Developing learning communities: several dyads and one 5-course integration

Curriculum Development

Webs

Ricci Street <RicciStreet.net> learning management system in support of constructivist, paperless courses

Ricci Street is full of "pages", some of which would print out to dozens of paper pages, on a variety of topics relevant to the Business and Humanities curricula. Examples of simulation and case materials for MBA 600:

The Popular Music Industry: http://riccistreet.net/port80/boardwalk/pop

James Jefferson Furniture Company: http://riccistreet.net/dwares/lane/mba600/furniture/

Pre-Ricci Street
toLearn.net Virtual Classroom Project, which contained the following guides and supplements

On-Line Course Guides
WRT 175 College Writing II
WRT 250 Writing for Business
HUM 298 Introduction to New Media
HUM 298 Hypertext
WRT 350 Research and Advanced Report Writing
MBA 604 Marketing through New Media

Course Supplements
The College Essay
Prove It
Your Language Is Showing

Projects

Proposals

New Media Institute, 1996
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Technology Branch, 1997
"Putting Professional Development into the Water Supply," 1997
B.S. in New Media Communications, 1997

Coordinator

Planning grant, US Department of Education Title III, 1991-93
Brought faculty to consensus on a strategic plan for:

Curricular integration through organizing principles
Learning communities
Use of faculty advisors to increase retention
Technology in the curriculum
Data-based problem-solving and decision-making
Portfolio-based outcomes assessment

Member

General Education Committee, 1989-92
Brought faculty to consensus on six-theme, 51-hour core curriculum

Faculty Development

Mentor

Web-supplemented curriculum: MBA program faculty and other faculty
Bistro discussion forum: Vet Tech and other faculty (1999-2002)
Mentoring subcommittee of Faculty Development Committee (2005-7)

Awards

Faculty Development Award, 1998
Sabbatical, 1998-99

Principal Author

Faculty development grant, US Department of Education Title III, 1993, awarded $1.2 million from 1993 to 1998
Self-Study, Business Administration Department, Middle States re-accrediation, 2002
Self-Study, Business Administration Department, IACBE accreditation, 2003
Final Report, Medaille Internationalization Initiative, 2006

Member

Faculty Council (1987-94)
Promotion and Tenure
Grievance
Faculty Development
Academic Standards
Academic Alternatives
Educational Policies

General Education Committee (1989-92)
Middle States accreditation steering (1992)
NY State Ed accreditation (1997)
Middle States accreditation (2002)
IACBE accreditation (2003)
Strategic Planning Task Force (2003-04)
Faculty Handbook Revision (2005)

Ad hoc committees and task forces

student center / facilities
mission statement
strategic planning
student athletics
faculty compensation
residential housing
senior capstone
technology competencies
web presence
internationalization
two dozen search committees

Advisor

MBA Student Organization, 1999-
Student literary magazine, 1985-90
Student plays (director), 1989-93
Faculty of the Year, Student Government Association, 1996
Medaille Cycling Club, 2007

Print Publications

Author

FIRST AND TEN, Random House / Crown, 1993

"Thriller", Kirkus Reviews, 1995

Editor

TEXAS CRIME VICTIMS HANDBOOK, Georgetown Press, 1994
CRIME IN TEXAS, University of Texas Press, 1997
YOU CAN'T DO THAT, DAN MOODY: The Klan-Fighting Governor of Texas, Eakin Press, 1998

Education

M.F.A., Writing

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1982
Thesis: THE LION'S JAW, a novel

B.A., History

University of Texas, Austin, 1972, with Honors and with Special Honors in English
Thesis: D.H. LAWRENCE AND VICTORIAN ENGLAND

Prior Experience

Visiting Instructor

English Department, Texas A&M-Kingsville (then Texas A&I), 1982-1984

Community Service

Webmaster and Technical Advisor

AccessSolutionsInc.org
AndersonsBooks.com
ArtLindaKAnderson.com
BerginaDesigns.com
ClearLightStudio.com
DanMoody.net
DavidButlerDesigns.com
DrUhuru.net
Episte.org
GeorgetownCAC.org
HockeyGoalie.net
JurekTrees.com
Lillis.org
LittleLavatelli.com
MarcusDWatson.net
MedailleAAUP.org
MedailleCycling.com
NYSC-AAUP.org
ParksidePlaza.net
ProductLogic.com
TheAmandaSite.com
TheSabreSite.com
WNYKidsInvent.org
numerous blogs, wikis, and other webs

some webs no longer active; for access, try Archive.org's Wayback Machine

Promotional Videos

"Garden of Earthly Delights" for Clear Light Studio, Clarence, NY, 2006
"Courtyard Sculpture" for Alden Central School District, (in progress)

Founder and Organizer

BuffCon, annual Buffalo Mystery Conference, 1995, 1996
Guests of honor: Lawrence Block, Anne Perry

Occasional Speaker and Organizational Development Consultant

To community groups and local media; bookstore signings and readings; radio and TV
Topics: Internet, Web, multimedia, mystery fiction, forensics, publishing industry

Membership Development, membership directory and prototype web site, American Crime Writers League, 1994-95

Coordinator, Strategic Planning Process, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Buffalo, NY, 2004-5

Software Proficiency

page layout, spreadsheets, 2D graphics
hypertext, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PERL
server maintenance (LAMP)
discussion forum, blog, and wiki installation and maintenance
multimedia presentations
audio/video recording and editing

Recent Professional Associations

American Association of University Professors
HTML Writers Guild
Higher Education Web Professionals
Membership Chair (1994-1997), American Crime Writers League
Authors Guild
Mystery Writers of America
Crime Writers of Canada
International Association of Crime Writers
Sisters in Crime
ACM/SIGCHI

Last revision: October 2007

This web, offered in fulfillment
of the requirement in the handbooks of
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY,
Volume IV: Faculty Handbook,
section 4.5.4.3 Faculty Portfolio,
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