UWF - Department of Engineering and Computer Technology

Those who can, do.

Those who can teach, teach.

Those who can do and teach, teach Technology.

The people teaching the courses in the Department's programs are experts in their fields with extensive professional experience in the activities.

Department Administration
	Karen Rasmussen, Ph.D. Department Chair Instructor Instructional Technology 77/131B 850.474.2300	Research Interests Web-based instruction Online learning environments Integrating technology Performance systems
	Ms. Jane Faircloth Office Administrator 77/131 850.474.2484
	Ms. Linda Jordan Office Administrator 77/133 850.474.2300
Faculty
	Karen D'Avignon, M.S. Program Facilitator Florida Inclusion Network Instructor Fort Walton Beach 850.863.0723
	Dave Dawson, Ed.D. Director of Educational Training Instructor Information Engineering Technology 77/131A 850.474.2018	Research Interests Reusable learning objects and knowledge levels Knowledge elicitation from experts Taxonomies of knowledge Adaptive user interfaces for learning Factors affecting the adoption of new technologies
	Lee Droegemueller, Ed.D. OPS Visiting Instructor Instructional Technology Human Performance Technology 77/108 850.474.2703
	Nancy B. Hastings, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Instructional Technology Fort Walton Beach 850.833.4026	Research Interests Learner characteristics/individual differences Distance learning Technology integration
	Byron Havard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Instructional Technology Fort Walton Beach 850.833.3468	Research Interests Online collaborative learning Online discussion Social and cultural dimensions in instructional technology Instructional strategies
	Sukumar Kamalasadan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering Technology 77/131F 850.474.2484	Research Interests Intelligent and automatic control Artificial intelligence applications to dynamic systems control Real-time embedded systems and microcontroller applications Power systems dynamics, stability and control theoretical computational intelligence
	Russell Lee, Ed.D. (ABD) Distance Instructor Information Engineering Technology 828.877.3469	Research Interests Telecommunications Distance education Networking Web-based instruction Learning styles and interaction
	Glenda Mayo, C.S.I., C.D.T. Program Coordinator Instructor Building Construction 77/144 850.857.6390
	Lakshmi Prayaga, Ed.D. Assistant Professor Instructional Technology 78/102 850.474.2542	Research Interests Serious games Simulations Web technologies
	Charles Wentz, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus Advisor Building Construction 70/127 850.474.2705
	Jill T. White, Ed.D. Associate Professor Career and Technical Education 77/131 850.474.3395	Research Interests Integration of academic and career and technical education Information literacy Issues related to teachers' concerns
Adjunct Faculty
	Andrew Heitman , EIT, LEED AP, CEM, CSDP, CBCP Instructor Construction Program	Snapshot B.S. in Mechanical Engineering M.B.A. Founder of Building Energy Sciences, LLC
	Mark Spitznagel, P.E. Instructor Construction Program	Snapshot M.B.A. and B.S. in Civil Engineering President and owner of LandMark Engineering and Land Planning, Inc.
	Jim Weeks , P.E. Instructor Construction Program	Snapshot B.A. in Humanities Interdisciplinary and B.S. in Civil Engineering President of Weeks Planning & Engineering, Inc., which focuses on site civil design and permitting, building construction, and issue resolution
	Joanne Wheeler , Ed.D. Instructor Instructional Technology	Snapshot Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Education Management Director for Extended Education at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

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