About Me
- I hold a Doctoral degree in Educational Studies and Research Methods and a Masters degree in Systems Analysis from Miami University, Ohio.
- My strengths are that I am conscientious, self-driven and innovative
- I have the ability to grasp the bigger picture of project requirements as well as attention to details
and the ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- My main areas of interest are in pedagogy of teaching and learning online,student learning and retention in introductory computer programming courses, exploring digital divide among adult learners and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on teaching and learning.
- I have over 23 years of experience teaching a range of programming, systems administration, information security and business information systems courses at the University of Cincinnatiin programming.
- At present my research interests are in digital literacy for disadvantaged populations, retention of students in introductory programming courses and impact of AI on teaching and learning
Professor, University of Cincinnati
Clermont College (Aug 2017 - Present)
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Clermont College (Sept 2011 -July 2017)
Assistant Instructor, University of Cincinnati
Clermont College (September 2005-August 2011)
Adjunct Instructor, University of Cincinnati
College of Evening & Continuing Education &
College of Applied Science (March 2001-Present)
Adjunct Instructor, Raymond Walters College
Office Information Technology Dept (March 2002-Present)
Application Developer, Sarcom Inc,
Cincinnati (July 1997- Jan 1999)
Programming Skills:
- Web : ASP, .NET technology, HTML, php, Java Script, XML
- Databases: MS Access, Oracle, MS SQL Server
- Programming: Visual Basic Programming, SQL, Visual Basic for Applications, Visual C++, Java, C#
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Other Packages:
MS Office suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, SPSS.
Education
Doctor of Philosopy, Educational Studies
University of Cincinnati, Ohio April, 2016
Master of Science, Systems Analysis
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio ? May 2000
Course work in Database Concepts & Systems, Operating Systems, C++, Simulation,
Computer Architecture, Operations Research and Data Communications & Networking.
Master of Commerce & Accountancy,
Annamalai University, India
Professional Development
Presentations
- Presentation titled "Integrating AI in Online Teaching and Learning" with Kristi Hall at the AI Symposium, University of Cincinnati, Feb 2024
- Presentation titled "Artificial Intelligence : Its Promises and Perils" with Kristi Hall at the Clermont County Public Library, Nov 2023
- Presentation titled "Towards an AI-Aware Pedagogy in IT Education" with Kristi Hall at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Midwest Conference, October 2023
- Presentation titled "Group Review Sessions: Online Tutoring for Success in Programming Courses" with Kristi Hall and Valentine Johns at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Midwest Conference, October 2023
- AURCO 2023: Presented topic "ChatGPT: Friend or Foe of the Educator?" Suguna Chundur & Kristi Hall
- Collaborative Presentation with Kristi Hall at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education online conference titled, "Tools and Techniques to Increase Student Engagement in Online Programs."
- Joint Presentation with Kristi Hall at AURCO 2022 titled, "Leveraging Opensource and Free Software for the Online Teaching and Learning Era."
- Publication of paper titled "Digital Justice: Reflections on a Community-Based Research Project" in the Journal of Community Informatics, December 2020 - Paper Link
About this web page
I have used the following techniques in developing this site:
- DHTML(cascading style sheets, layers) to format the pages.
- Javascript to gain better control over the layout of the site.
- DIVs to control the positioning of items on the page.
- Visual Interdev proved to be a very good tool in the design of this site.
- Adobe Photoshop to create images.
Project 1 - HR Department Timeline Application
- Developed an email enabled application for the
human resources department of GEAE that automatically triggers the event of
sending remainder emails and checklists to various individuals responsible
for recruitment of new employees at prespecified time intervals using MS
Access, ADO and MS exchange.
- This facilitated the successful transition of
employees to their new jobs and was an important tool for the HR department
in achieving their Six Sigma goals.
- There was a special mention of this project in the Aircraft Engines News letter
for November/December 1997.
Project 2 - Purchase Order Processing Application
- Developed a complex Access application that takes
purchase order data from disparate sources like mainframe applications, in
various formats and parses the data.
- Converts parsed data into appropriate form for
automatic upload into the database.
- Outputs reports on purchase orders to be fed into the manufacturing software
system to schedule production.
Project 3 - Legal Agreements Tracking Application
- Developed a database application for the legal department of GEAE that tracks
agreements with GEAE representatives around the world.
- Application used from initial contact with the candidatethrough the completion
of appointment of the representative.
- Also enables renewal and termination of representative agreements.
- Word merge features in Access were used to create new agreements with representatives.
- Agreements automatically saved in the directory, to be
viewed and printed as required.
- Reminders generated automatically when any agreement was due
to expire to facilitate timely action.
