THE JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND VALUES

The Advisory Board

Jeffrey Barlow - Editorial Board, Contributor

<barlowj@pacificu.edu>

Jeffrey Barlow, Director of the Berglund Center, is the founding editor of The Journal of the Association for History and Computing, Past President and current Webmaster of the Association for Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC), and Director of the Matsushita Center for Electronic Learning (MCEL). He is Professor of History and holds the Matsushita Chair of Asian Studies at Pacific University. Professor Barlow's web page.

Jerald Block - Contributor

<jblock@aracnet.com>

Dr. Jerald Block is a Board-certified adult psychiatrist. He earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and did his residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital & New York State Psychiatric Institute. He was initially trained at Columbia University as an industrial engineer and worked for several years as a computer consultant before going into medicine. In 1999, Dr. Block opened a private practice in Portland, Or. He also worked as an attending in the Crisis Triage Center and as a consult/liaison psychiatrist in St. Vincent's Hospital. Currently, Dr. Block is an advanced candidate at the Oregon Psychoanalytic Center. He is also on the clinical teaching faculty at Oregon Health & Sciences University. In 2003, Dr. Block co-founded SMARTguard Software, a firm that developed a tool to track and limit certain types of computer use. Dr. Block is a leading authority on compulsive computer use, pathological computer use, and "Internet addiction." In addition to numerous lectures and papers on computers and pathological computer use, Dr. Block has testified before the FCC and the California Senate on issues ranging from illegal file downloading to pornography and the Internet. He has also recently published a psychiatric forensic analysis on the shootings at Columbine High School.

Shawn E. Davis - Contributor

<davissh@pacificu.edu>

Shawn Davis is an Assistant Professor in Pacific University's School of Professional Psychology wherein he teaches the Psychometrics, Cognition, and Lifespan Development courses. Dr. Davis is a recent addition to Pacific University having come from Texas where he earned an MA degree in Experimental Cognitive Psychology from Stephen F. Austin University and his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Houston. His research interests center around ways to maximize the effectiveness of information presented online. In particular, he has focused on the development of highly individualized online health promotion programs.

Leonard D. DuBoff - Contributor

<lduboff@dubofflaw.com>

Duboff's practice areas include Business, Art, Intellectual Property (Copyright, Trademark, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Patent Litigation, Licensing), Corporate, Real Estate & High-Tech Law, Commercial Litigation. He attended Brooklyn Poly Tech (AAS, 1964), Hofstra University (BES, magna cum laude, 1968), Brooklyn Law School (JD, summa cum laude, 1971), and his bar admissions are New York (1972) and Oregon (1977). http://www.dubofflaw.com/.

Elia Freedman

<ejfreedman@yahoo.com>

Elia Freedman has been a leader in handheld application development and sales since that market emerged and Infinity Softworks was founded in 1997. Elia graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pacific University with a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting and a minor in Computer Science. At Pacific University he received the distinguished graduate award from the business program. In 2000, Elia was honored as one of 150 distinguished Pacific University graduates. In 2001, he graduated Cum Laude, Oregon Graduate Institute (OHSU) with a Master's of Science in Management.

  1. Has served as an advisor to PalmSource since 1999.
  2. Negotiated early bundling relationships that have put Infinity Softworks' low-end calculation software on over 50% of Palm OS devices sold.
  3. Serves as adhoc advisor to palmOne education marketing group.
  4. Published articles for PalmPower magazine discussing the mathematics of finance.
  5. Featured keynote speaker at multiple Oregon Entrepreneur Forum events. (OEF is a trade organization for Oregon entrepreneurs.) Also, was chosen in January 2004, as one of seven presenting companies at Angel Oregon, a major Oregon fund-raising event.

Michael Geraci - Contributor

Michael Geraci is an assistant professor in Pacific University's Integrated Media program, a major he helped to design and implement for the university in 1998. Mike also teaches online courses in Information Design and Communication for the University of Oregon's Applied Information Management Masters program, the program from which he earned his Master of Science degree in 2002. Prior to teaching, Mike spent eight years managing Pacific's department of Educational Technologies where he developed web and multimedia applications to support teaching and learning. In addition, he has a number of years experience working as an independent web developer, graphic designer and video production specialist.

William Hooker

Bill Hooker is a molecular biologist by trade and has worked (in six labs and two countries) on G protein signaling in macrophages, PCR diagnosis of Pneumocystis, anti-schistosome vaccines, HIV replication, iron homeostasis and molecular mechanisms of cancer. He serves as an associate editor on the innovative Open Access journal BioMedCentral Research Notes, and has also been a copyeditor, hot dog seller, short order cook and janitor. (He currently works at Shriners Hospital for Children, but wishes to emphasize that his opinions are his own and not in any way representative or reflective of his employers.)

He has never had an idea that couldn't be improved by sharing it with as many people as possible -- and doesn't believe that anyone else has, either. This is the root of his interest in the ways in which the internet can improve the practice of science. He is particularly interested in extending the "open" ethos of Open Source software and Open Access publishing to all aspects of science, from raw data to hypothesis testing by way of distributed, collaborative effort.

Kevin Kawamoto

<kawamoto@myuw.net>

Kevin Kawamoto taught digital media and global communications as a faculty member at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was involved in various capacities with the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma for a number of years, including developing educational content for the center’s Web site. Kawamoto has a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Washington and is currently completing a graduate degree in social work in the clinical/contextual track. He completed a practicum at the Northwest Hospital Geropsychiatric Center where he learned group therapy techniques and other clinical skills. He has also worked in health care public relations and media research.

David Staley - Editorial Board

<staley.3@osu.edu>

David J. Staley, Ph.D. is Director of the Harvey Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching in the Department of History at The Ohio State University.  He is Executive Director of the American Association for History and Computing (AAHC) and President of the Columbus chapter of the World Future Society.  He is the author of Computers, Visualization and History: How New Technology Will Transform Our Understanding of the Past and of the forthcoming History and Future: Using Historical Thinking to Imagine the Future.  He is Principal of The DStaley Group, a futuring and educational technology consulting firm.  (David’s Web Page: http://www.dstaleygroup.com)

Dennis Trinkle

<dtrinkle@depauw.edu>

Dennis A. Trinkle is Chief Information Officer for Valparaiso University. He earned his Masters and Doctorate in history from the University of Cinncinnati, and his MBA in Technology Management from the University of Cincinnati. The founding President of the American Association for History and Computing (AAHC), Dr. Trinkle served two terms as Executive Director of the AAHC from 1998-2004. He has been a Fellow of the Frye Leadership Institute at Emory University and International Center for Computer-Enhanced Learning at Wake Forest University. He publishes and speaks widely on technology, teaching and learning, and IT planning and management. The author or editor of a dozen books, his recent works include: The Elements of e-Style: A Multimedia Style Guide, The History Highway: A Guide to Internet Resources; Writing, Teaching, and Researching History in the Electronic Age; and History.Edu: Essays on Teaching with Technology.

November 2009

Volume 9, Issue 9

Feature

Leonard D. DuBoff and Christy O. King - Email Traps and Troubles

Technology

Michael Geraci - Surf's Up: HTML Five-oh! (Part 1)

Security

Pat McGregor - Snips, Snails, Truffles, Malware Warnings, and other...

Social Networking

Jenn Hernandez - "My dad and Me are Asian. My mom's not": Multiracial...

Book and Site Review

Verismo Network's VuNow

Book and Site Review

Scott Warnock's Teaching Writing Online. How & Why.

Editorial

An Educator Reconsiders the Kindle

Announcements

Pandemic Pandemonium

Announcements

Internet Scam of the Month

Announcements

Roundtable