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Professor & Director of Online Education, Department of Technology, Ball State University

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School of Extended Educaction names Flowers a Rawlings Award recipient

Jim Flowers is the recipient of the 2006 Rawlings Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award from the Ball State University School of Extended Education.

Jim's Online Graduate Courses

ITEDU 510: Technology - Use & Assessment (every Spring)

This is a 3-credit course that you can take in your pajamas. It covers the study of technology use (usability testing, user surveys, etc.) and technology assessment (impact analysis, forecasting, etc.) It is appropriate for those interested in technology, the social sciences, product design, interfaces, and many other areas.

ITEDU 690: History & Philosophy of Technology Education (every Spring) (a core course in the Online Master of Arts in Technology Education)

Here, students actually "do history" and "do philosophy" in the field of technology education.

ITEDU 694: Curriculum Development in Technology Education  (every Fall) (a core course in the Online Master of Arts in Technology Education)

This course is a critical examination of curriculum development processes for those in technology education.

ITEDU 698: Seminar in Technology Education (May/June of Even Years) (a core course in the Online Master of Arts in Technology Education)

This 5-week online course gives technology education professionals a forum for critical discussions about technology education.

If you are interested in these courses or our Online Master of Arts degrees, please send me an Email, or drop me a note using the box below. Please be sure to include your return (Email) address.

Technology Projects Books
 
Technology Projects for the Classroom
New book from Prakken
More Technology Projects for the Classroom

If you are interested in fun, low-cost activities that can be used to teach students about technology, and how it integrates with math, science, history, and other subjects, check out "More Technology Projects for the Classroom." This book is a sequel to "Technology Projects for the Classroom." Both are available for a mere pittance from Tech Directions Books.

Recent Projects

Teaching: Sample Lessons & Course Modules

(Please note that there is a lot more to these course than these lessons. Each course has a high degree of interactivity with the instructor and other students.)

Instructional Guides for Equipment:

Student Web Sites:

Recent Student Reports

ITEDU 510, Technology: Use & Assessment

ITEDU 206, Using & Assessing Technology

ITDPT 303, Manufacturing Systems
(Automated Production, Rapid Prototyping, and Manufacturing Systems Reports)

Brochures



Jim Flowers

Tech Knowledge Gee

What are these and how were they made? Mouseover for the answer with pop-ups enabled.

detail of a wood inlay of a bird, cut with a laser
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mechanical part, designed with Unigraphics and grown with Fused Deposition Modeling
# 2


3" tall white clay sculpture, scanned, surface textured, and placed in a scene outside our building
# 3


small acrylic snowflake, cut with a 35-watt carbon dioxide laser
# 4

Selected Recent Presentations

From the International Technology Education Association Conference 3/26/09:

From the International Technology Education Association Conference 2/21/08:

  • Variety Among Technical / Technology Education Doctoral Programs (ppt)

Based on a presentation at the 2007 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference on 8/10/07, and presented at the 2007 Association for Career and Technical Education Convention in Las Vegas, NV, on 12/14/07:

  • Are We Ready for Online Doctorates? (ppt, pptx)

From the BSU Conference on Technology Enhanced Teaching in Distance Education on 2/16/07:

From the IHETS Virtual Brownbag series on 10/11/06:

Creative Faculty Uses of Breeze

From the 2006 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference on 8/4/06:

From the IHETS Virtual Brownbag series on 4/12/06, reprised from the 2005 All Partner's Conference:

From the ATAIN Conference 3/27/06:

From the International Technology Education Association Conference 3/24/06:

From the 2005 International Technology Education Association Conference:

From the Oct. 11, 2004 meeting of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Usability Professionals Association, links to support:

From the 2003 Association for Career and Technical Education Conference:

From the 2003 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference:

From the 2003 Faculty ROLE Workshop:

From the 2003 Midwest Educational Technology Conference and the 2002 Ivy Tech Bloomington Technology Day:

From the 2002 International Technology Education Association Conference:

From the 2002 Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education Administrators' Conference:

From the 2001 Association for Career and Technical Education Conference:

From the 2001 National Association of Industrial Technology Convention:

From the 2001 International Technology Education Association Conference:

From the Lilly West Conference on college teaching (2000):

Dr. Jim Flowers, Professor of Technology and Director of Online Education,
Department of Technology, 130A Applied Technology Building
Ball State University Muncie, IN, USA 47306-0255
(765) 285-2879     FAX: (765) 285-2162    jcflowers1@bsu.edu  --   vita

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