IST-VPE PROJECT

HP Project Leaders:

Chao-Hsien Chu--- Associate Professor of IST. Dr. Chu is serving in the university’s faculty advisory committee on academic computing. He has led the faculty to develop the introductory networking and telecommunications course, the new mobile information services design & implementation course, and others. He will coordinate the development and use of HP virtual pervasive classrooms. Tel: +1 (814) 865-4446; e-mail: chu@ist.psu.edu
Cole Camplese--- Director of Education and Training Solutions and Co-Director of the IST Solution Institute. His primary responsibility is the development and implementation of the strategic direction for the Institute. He also directs all aspects of online courseware development and oversees of the creation of innovative academic programs and technology tools that extend their reach. He will lead the team in developing the collaborative mobile learning environment. Tel: +1 (814) 865-8954; e-mail: cole@ist.psu.edu

Team Members:

Keith Bailey--- Manager of Instructional Technology Solutions and Assistant Professor of IST. Dr. Bailey oversees the development of web technologies and innovative eLearning for the School. E-mail: kdb163@ist.psu.edu.
Kristin Z. Camplese---Manager of Instructional Design and Research. In this role, she oversees the instructional design and research initiatives within the IST Solutions Institute. E-mail: kristin@ist.psu.edu.
John Harwood---Senior Director of Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn. State, Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology and Associate Professor of English. Dr. Harwood chairs Penn State's e-Education Council, a group that encourages and supports innovative uses of technology in teaching and learning. E-mail:jth@psu.edu.
Peng Liu--- assistant professor of IST. Dr. Liu’s teaching and research interests include systems security and survivability, database systems, and peer-to-peer systems in the contexts of E-Commerce, digital infrastructure systems, and wireless applications. E-mail:pliu@ist.psu.edu.
Carleen Maitland--- assistant professor of IST. Dr. Maitland’s research is concerned with inter-organizational relations and market structures in the provision of advanced Internet services, both fixed and mobile. E-mail: cmaitland@ist.psu.edu.
Steve Sawyer--- associate professor of IST. Sawyer conducts research on social and organizational informatics: studying how people work together and how they use information and communication technologies. E-mail: sawyer@ist.psu.edu.

Student Interns:

The two students, selected from the minority students group of freshmen or sophomore, will be part of the team. They will help the team to design the online questionnaire, online Device Management System, M-course, and course web sites. They will also help to conduct and analyze the student surveys and spread our effort and experience to other academic units at Penn. State.