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Nancy Wood
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Skills & Interests
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Academic Support Services / Virtual Immersive Environments
(Intermediate)
In progress: Ph.D. Degree in Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Texas A & M University, College Station. G.P.A. 4.0/4.0. 54 semester hours completed. Research interests: instructional design of online courses, virtual reality learning environments, effects of spatial presence on learning. Developed a wide variety of digital media and instructional projects since 1994, including online college credit courses in drawing and design, content and quizzes for Learning Management Systems: Web CT, Moodle, Second Life, Breeze, eCollege, WebEx, and was associate producer and curriculum designer for a pilot instructional game created in Second Life and Moodle by the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division Game Art Design program. -
Arts / Fine Arts
(Advanced)
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Painter, Freehand, Quark; Acrobat; Authorware, Director; Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML, WS-FTP, Premier, AfterEffects, Sound Forge, Bryce, Poser, Lightwave, 3D Studio MA,X Perception, Microsoft Excel, Visio and Project Manager, Camtasia, Endnote, NVivo, SPSS. LMS: WebEX, eCollege, Breeze, WebCT, Moodle, Second Life, Elluminate -
Arts / Fine Arts
(Expert)
Master of Fine Arts Degree M.F.A. Fine Arts University of California, Los Angeles G.P.A. 3.9/4.0 1975 Graduate work included: Mixed Media Assemblage, Environments, Audio, and Video Bachelor of Arts Degree B.A. Cum Laude, Studio Art University of California, Los Angeles G.P.A. 3.4/4.0 1973 Courses studied included drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, 2D and 3D design, history of art, film, music, dance, theater. Taught art and design courses using technology since 1994, and online courses since 2004.
Associations
- Texas Association of Schools of Art
Board Member 04/2000 – 04/2004 - SIGGRAPH 2002
Community Outreach Program Chair 01/2001 – 10/2002 - San Antonio ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter
Founder and Chapter Chair 01/2000 – 06/2002
Education History
- Ph.D. Educational Technology (Current)
Texas A & M University, College Station - M.F.A. Fine Arts (06/1975)
University of California, Los Angeles - B.A. Studio Art (06/1973)
University of California, Los Angeles
Teaching Experience
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Full Time Graphic Design Online Faculty
(Summer 2008)
- Education Management Corporation – Color Theory, Fundamentals of Design
Honors & Awards
- EDMC Excellence in Teaching Award (12/2007)
Received 4.75/5.0 rating on student evaluations for on;line graphic design courses. Top 1% of over 600 online faculty. - UCLA President's Patent Fund Grant (06/2005)
- Digital Art Museum Award (07/2000)
Positions
- Full Time Graphic Design Online Faculty (06/2005 – Current) The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division
- Adjunct Online Faculty. (03/2004 – 01/2007) American Intercontinental University
- Assistant Professor (08/1999 – 05/2004) San Antonio College