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Instructional Technology Center
247 Paul Meek Library
University of TN at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7877
Craig Ingram, Interim Director
itc@utm.edu


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Focus on Faculty - Previous Semesters


The Instructional Technology Center picks one faculty member (or several members) each semester to be our "focus".  They are chosen based on their use of technology and how they incorporate that technology into their teaching. These faculty members represent our "Focus on Faculty" in the previous semesters.


Spring 2012

 

Ed Knight

Dr. Sandy Mehlhorn
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Technology

 

As an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering Technology in the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, & Natural Resources, Dr. Mehlhorn combines an assortment of technology in her online and face-to-face courses.  In addition to utilizing Geographical Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software, she also incorporates tools into her teaching such as Adobe Presenter, Livescribe Pen, and ECHO 360 Lecture Capture, to further help students grasp core concepts.

Fall 2011

Dr. Ed Knight, Education

 

Dr. John E. Knight

Professor of Management

 

Dr. John E. Knight is a professor of Management in the Department of Marketing, Computer Science, and Information Systems at UTM.   Dr. Knight has incorporated a variety of technologies in his courses and has particularly utilized the ECHO 360 lecture capture system to record and post lectures for both on-line and on-campus classes. 

 

 

Spring 2011

Dr. Beverly Hearn, Education

 

Dr. Beverly Hearn

Associate Professor, Education
Director of the Reading Center

 

Dr. Beverly J. Hearn is Director of the Reading Center and Associate Professor of Education. She enjoys developing online courses for educators as well as working closely with West Tennessee teachers to increase the use of technology in their classrooms. Through Project RICA, an ITQ grant, she has integrated the use of Kindles and iPads in Reading Center classes.

 

 

Fall 2010

Dr. Julie Hill, Percussion

 

Dr. Julie Hill

Associate Professor, Music

 

Dr. Julie Hill, Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Tennessee at Martin, is highly regarded as a performer and pedagogue specializing in contemporary and world percussion. She has presented clinics and concerts for universities and state Day of Percussion festivals throughout the US and is a frequent guest lecturer and performer on the topic of Brazilian percussion.

 

 

Spring 2010

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Dr. Brian Donavant

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

 

Dr. Donavant is a strong proponent of technology in teaching who regularly incorporates emerging technologies in both his online and face-to-face classes.

Fall 2009

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Dr. Craig Darroch

Professor, Animal Science

 

We recognize Dr. Darroch for his extensive use of multimedia technologies, including Echo 360, Adobe Presenter, Captivate, Respondus and video in Blackboard.

Spring 2009

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Dr. Chris Baxter

Assistant Professor, Political Science

 

We recognize Dr. Baxter for his use of Facebook, YouTube, and other online applications in classroom instruction and with student groups for which he serves as adviser.

Fall 2008

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Ms. Denise Jones

Lecturer of Psychology

 

We recognize Ms. Jones for her integration of technology in the classroom and for her use of Dragon Web Surveys with an undergraduate student performing independent research.

Spring 2008

Somsak

 

Dr. Somsak Sukittanon
Assistant Professor, Engineering

We recognize Dr. Sukittanon for his applied use of Apresso streaming classroom lectures and Web 2.0 collaborative applications as a supplement to his classroom instruction.

Fall 2007 MFL professors

Dr. Daniel Nappo
Assistant Professor, Spanish
Chair, Department of Modern Foreign Languages

Dr. Robert D. Peckham
Professor of French
Director, Muriel Tomlinson Language Resource Center

Kyoko Hammond
Lecturer of Japanese

 

Chosen for their innovative use of Wimba Voice Tools.



Summer 2007 Chesteen

Dr. Richard Chesteen
Professor, Political Science

Selected as one of the Statewide winners in the Tennessee Sandbox Podcasting Competition, and chosen by us for his willingness to learn something new and incorporate it into his teaching.

Spring 2007 Burcham

Dr. Timothy Burcham
Professor and Parker Chair of Excellence, College of Agricultural & Applied Sciences

Dr. Burcham has long been a technology pioneer on UT Martin's campus, and he was chosen because of his constant efforts to innovate with new technology in the classroom, especially in the area of online teaching.