[AISWorld] Dr. Alan Dennis named AITP-EDSIG Distinguished IS Educator for 2012

[ALAN ROBERT PESLAK]

Dr. Alan Dennis named AITP-EDSIG Distinguished IS Educator for 2012.

 

Each year, the Association for Information Technology - Educational
Special Interest Group (EDISG) recognizes one of our 'best'. The
individual who is selected as educator of the year, is recognized for
their outstanding efforts to lead the field of IS education in terms of
teaching, research and service. Particularly important is their effort to
improve the quality of our graduates.  

 

The 2012 Distinguished IS Educator Award is will be awarded to Dr. Alan
Dennis at our annual meeting in New Orleans LA, November 1-4, 2012.

Alan Dennis is Professor of Information Systems and holds the John T.
Chambers Chair of Internet Systems in the Kelley School of Business at
Indiana University. He earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from Acadia
University in Nova Scotia, an MBA from Queen's University in Ontario, and
a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
He worked as a programmer and a consultant for several firms, before
settling on academia as his career.

Alan wrote his first textbook on data communications and networking in
1996. Six editions later, the book is still a market leader. He has
subsequently written another data communications and networking book and
two systems analysis and design books. His current book project is a 3D
virtual world "serious game" on information systems security whose goal is
to radically change the way faculty teach and students learn.

Alan is a leading innovator in the move to electronic textbooks. He is the
co-founder of Courseload, Inc., an etextbook startup. Courseload's vision
is to make learning customizable and social, and to change the way
textbooks are sold to dramatically cut their cost. More than 50 colleges
and universities use the Courseload software with books from leading
publishers, open source content, coursepacks, and self-written material.
With the Courseload model, colleges and universities contract directly
with publishers to buy materials at prices significantly below the cost of
used books. Every student is charged a course fee for the material, which
is delivered through the university's learning management system. Students
can download or print as many copies as they like, although our research
shows that once students start reading their books digitally, less than
10% choose to print. Instructors can add annotations to direct students
about what to read or not read, to provide their interpretation of key
parts of the book, or to ask questions to guide students' reading.
Instructors also can add web pages, videos, PDFs, PowerPoints, etc. into
specific passages to customize the materials to the needs of their
students. Students can add and share annotations, so that reading becomes
a more social experience.

 

 

Alan R. Peslak, Ph.D.

Penn State University

Associate Professor - Information Sciences and Technology 

Discipline Coordinator Information Sciences and Technology - University
College

120 Ridge View Drive Dunmore, PA 18512 

Phone 570-963-2640 

President- Association for Information Technology Professionals -
Educational Special Interest Group

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