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Curriculum Vita

Research Goals

  • School systems expend an inordinate amount of resources on proprietary educational software systems. There are many open source alternatives that could be implemented for a fraction of the cost. The Internet for example is largely based upon open source software designed initially in educational research institutions.
  • I have already used open source software in an elective class called Far Out Science. The students were very receptive and enjoyed the freedom that the systems provided for learning and experimentation. The students actually learned system programming and helped with system maintenance. Several students are now studying computer technology at major universities.
  • I would like to expand that to include an entire classroom setting comparing it to classroom equipped with "conventional" software.
  • It is my hypothesis that student learning would be improved. In addition, the school system would experience a significant cost saving.
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Texas Tech University

  • Enrolled - Educational Instructional Technology - Masters Program
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Terry Parker High School 1966 - 1969

  • Diploma awarded: June 1969
  • College Prep.
    • Advanced Chemistry, Physics, Electronics
    • Science Club
    • Varsity Track

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

  • AA - Pre-Engineering Awarded - December 1971
    • Experimental College - Honors Program
    • Presidents List
    • Financed 100% of education
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University of North Florida

  • BA - Natural Science Awarded - June 1975
    • Senior project - Electronic Circuits & Instrumentation
      • Dr. J. S. Huebner
    • General & Human Genetics - Dr. G. J. Stine
    • Modern & Nuclear Physics
    • Phi Kappa Phi - Honor Society
    • Deans List
    • Financed 100% of education

University of Houston - Clear Lake

  • Teacher certification courses required for Texas certification
    • 4.0 GPA
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San Jacinto Community College

  • Geology courses required for Texas teacher certification
    • 4.0 GPA

Kingwood College (Lonestar College)

  • Texas Alternative Teacher Certification - Summer 2003
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Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies

  • LNG Tanker Inspection endorsement for CMS Certification
    • June 1981
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Continuing Education

  • Nature and Needs of the G/T Studnt - Region IV - Feb. 2004
  • Assistive Technology - Team - Moving On - 5 days - Region IV - 2004 -2005
  • Assistive Technology - Team - Fundamentals - 5 days - Region IV - 2003 - 2004
  • CAT1 - Technological and Fluency Inst. - August 2004
  • CAST Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching - 2001 - 2007
  • Liftoff Summer Institute - Summer 2003
    • Texas Space Grant Consortium / NASA
  • AP Training - Rice University - Summer 2001
  • Maritime Safety Institute - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene - 1979
  • NIOSH - Winter Safety Institute - Univ. of North Carolina
    • Asbestos Evaluation & Control - 1983
  • Penniman & Brown - Baltimore, MD - Coal Analysis Techniques - 1980
  • Coal Fired Power Plant Symposium - Tampa, FL - Summer 1980
  • UNF & FCCJ
    • Numerous math, accounting, business administration, and computer science classes
    • GPA 4.
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