Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Diplom-Physiker (M.Sc.), 1993, Universität Hannover, Germany (theoretical nuclear physics, adviser Prof. Peter U. Sauer)
• Ph.D., 1997, Michigan State University, USA (theoretical nuclear physics, adviser Prof. Wolfgang Bauer)

Positions

• Academic Year 2011/2012, Sabbatical: Visiting Associate Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• since 2011, Associate Professor of Physics (tenured), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
• since 2010, Associate Professor of Physics Education (tenured), Lyman-Briggs College, Michigan State University
• Summer 2006, Guest Professor, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
• 2004-2010, Assistant Professor of Physics Education, Lyman-Briggs College, Michigan State University
• 2004-2011, Adjunct Professor of Physics, Michigan State University
• 2000-2006, Principal Investigator, NSF Information Technology Research grant, "Investigation of a Model for Online Resource Creation and Sharing in Educational Settings"
• since 1999, Project Director, The LearningOnline Network with CAPA, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
• 1997-2011, Director of Laboratory for Instructional Technology in Education, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
• 1996, Intern, Cable News Network (CNN), Atlanta
• 1993-1997, Research Assistant, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, MSU

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

1. M. Teresa Peña, Peter U. Sauer, Alfred Stadler, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Three-nucleon force and the Delta-mechanism for pion production and pion absorption, Phys. Rev. C48, 2208 (1993)
2. Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer, Kevin Haglin, Joelle Murray and Scott Pratt, Causality Violations in Cascade Models of Nuclear Collisions, Phys. Rev. C52, 2714 (1995)
3. Gerd Kortemeyer, Frank Daffin and Wolfgang Bauer, Nuclear Flow in Consistent Boltzmann Algorithm Models, Phys. Lett. B, Vol 374, 25 (1996)
4. Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer, and Gerd J. Kunde, Isospin dependent multi-fragmentation in ¹¹²Sn+¹¹²Sn and ¹²⁴Sn+¹²⁴Sn collisions, Phys. Rev. C55, 2730 (1997)
5. Klaus Morawetz ,Václav Spivcka, Pavel Lipavsky, Gerd Kortemeyer, Christiane Kuhrts, and Regina Nebauer, Virial corrections to simulations of heavy ion reaction, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3767 (1999)
6. Gerd Kortemeyer and Wolfgang Bauer, Multimedia Collaborative Content Creation (mc³) - the MSU LectureOnline System, Journal of Engineering Education 88 (4), 421 (1999)
7. Gerd Kortemeyer, Matthew Hall, Joyce Parker, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Guy Albertelli II, Wolfgang Bauer, and Edwin Kashy, Effective Feedback to the Instructor from Online Homework, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 9, Issue 2, (2005)
8. Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer, Walter Benenson, and Edwin Kashy, Retaking a Test Online, The Physics Teacher, Volume 44, Number 4, 235-239 (2006)
9. Gerd Kortemeyer, An analysis of asynchronous online homework discussions in introductory physics courses, The American Journal of Physics, Volume 74, Issue 6, 526-536 (2006)
10. Gerd Kortemeyer, Correlations between student discussion behavior, attitudes, and learning, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 3, 010101 [8 pages] (2007)
11. Gerd Kortemeyer, The Challenge of Teaching Introductory Physics to Premedical Students, The Physics Teacher, Volume 45, Number 9, 552-557 (2007)
12. Gerd Kortemeyer, A Polarizer Demo Using LCDs, The Physics Teacher, Volume 46, Number 1, 58 (2008)
13. Gerd Kortemeyer, Edwin Kashy, Walter Benenson, and Wolfgang Bauer, Experiences using the open-source learning content management and assessment system LON-CAPA in introductory physics courses, The American Journal of Physics, Volume 76, Issue 4&5, 438-444 (2008)
14. Peng Han, Gerd Kortemeyer, Bernd J. Krämer, Christine von Prümmer, Exposure and Support of Latent Social Networks Among Learning Object Repository Users, Journal of Universal Computer Science (J.UCS), Volume 14, Issue 10 (2008)
15. Gerd Kortemeyer, Gender differences in the use of an online homework system in an introductory physics course, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5, 010107 [8 pages] (2009)
16. Gerd Kortemeyer and Catherine Westfall, History of Physics: Outing the Hidden Curriculum?, The American Journal of Physics, Volume 77, Issue 10, 875-881 (2009)
17. Gerd Kortemeyer, Apparatus for Teaching Physics: Experimenting with Constant Current and Voltage Sources, The Physics Teacher, Volume 48, Number 1, 68-69 (2010)
18. Gerd Kortemeyer and Catherine Westfall, The Physical Tourist: A European Study Course, Physics in Perspective, Volume 12, Issue 1, 89-99 (2010)
19. Gerd Kortemeyer and Peter Riegler, Large-Scale E-Assessments, Prüfungsvor- und -nachbereitung: Erfahrungen aus den USA und aus Deutschland, Zeitschrift für E-Learning, Volume 5, Issue 1, (2010)
20. Émerson Cruz, Brian O'Shea, Werner Schaffenberger, Steven Wolf, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Tutorials in Introductory Physics: The Pain and the Gain, The Physics Teacher, Volume 48, 453-457 (2010)
21. Peter Riegler and Gerd Kortemeyer, Praxisbericht: Mehrwert freier elektronischer Übungsaufgaben in MINT-Fächern, Zeitschrift für E-Learning, Volume 5, Issue 3, (2010)
22. Julie Libarkin, Emily Ward, Steven Anderson, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Stuart Raeburn, Revisiting the Geoscience Concept Inventory: A Call to the Community, Geological Society of America Today, 21. Issue 8, 26-28 (2011)
23. Émerson Cruz, Hélio Dias, and Gerd Kortemeyer, The effect of formative assessment in Brazilian university physics courses, Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, 33, n. 4, 4501 (2011)
24. Steven F. Wolf, Daniel P. Dougherty, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Empirical Approach to Interpreting Card-Sorting Data, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8, 010124 [15 pages] (2012)
25. James T. Laverty and Gerd Kortemeyer, Function Plot Response: A Scalable System for Teaching Kinematics Graphs, American Journal of Physics, 80, Issue 8, 724-733 (2012)
26. Steven F. Wolf, Daniel P. Dougherty, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Rigging the deck: Selecting good problems for expert-novice card-sorting experiments, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 8, 020116 [7 pages] (2012)
27. James T. Laverty, Wolfgang Bauer, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Gary Westfall, Want to Reduce Guessing and Cheating While Making Students Happier? Give More Exams!, The Physics Teacher 50, 540-543 (2012)
28. Gerd Kortemeyer, Jordan Fish, Jesse Hacker, Justin Kienle, Alexander Kobylarek, Michael Sigler, Bert Wierenga, Ryan Cheu, Ebae Kim, Zach Sherin, Sonny Sidhu, and Philip Tan, Seeing and Experiencing Relativity - A New Tool for Teaching?, The Physics Teacher, accepted.

See also: Publications of the LON-CAPA Project, AIP Scitation, and Google Scholar

Conference Proceedings

1. Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer, Multimedia Collaborative Content Creation, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (1998)
2. Gerd Kortemeyer, Wolfgang Bauer, Deborah Kashy, Edwin Kashy, and Cheryl Speier, The LearningOnline Network with CAPA Initiative, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, vol. 31, p. 1003 (2001)
3. Guy Albertelli, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, William F. Punch, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Edwin Kashy, Concept Feedback in Computer-Graded Assignments, IEEE Frontiers in Education (2002)
4. Gerd Kortemeyer, Guy Albertelli, Wolfgang Bauer, Felicia Berryman, Jeremy Bowers, Matthew Hall, Edwin Kashy, Deborah Kashy, Helen Keefe, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, William Punch, Alexander Sakharuk, and Cheryl Speier, The LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, Computer Based Learning in Science Conference, Cyprus (2003)
5. Guy Albertelli, Gerd Kortemeyer, Alexander Sakharuk, and Edwin Kashy, Personalized Examinations in Large On-Campus Classes, IEEE Frontiers in Education (2003)
6. Behrouz Minaei-Bigdoli, Gerd Kortemeyer, William F. Punch, Mining Feature Importance: Applying Evolutionary Algorithms within a Web-Based Educational System, International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: CITSA 2004 (2004)
7. Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Gerd Kortemeyer, and William F. Punch, Optimizing Classification Ensembles via a Genetic Algorithm for a Web-based Educational System, Proc. Of Joint International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Workshops on Syntactical and Structural Pattern Recognition (SSPR 2004) and Statistical Pattern Recognition (SPR 2004) Lisbon (2004)
8. Behrouz Minaei-Bigdoli, Gerd Kortemeyer, William F. Punch, Enhancing Online Learning Performance: An Application of Data Mining Methods, The 7th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2004), Kauai (2004)
9. Matthew Hall, Joyce Parker, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Guy Albertelli, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Edwin Kashy, Gathering and Timely Use of Feedback from Individualized On-Line Work, IEEE Frontiers in Education (2004)
10. Mark Urban-Lurain, Guy Albertelli, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Using Information Technology to Author, Administer, and Evaluate Performance-Based Assessments, IEEE Frontiers in Education (2005)
11. Stuart Raeburn, Edwin Kashy, David Gift, Byron Brown, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Are Two Course Management Systems better than One?, IEEE Frontiers in Education (2006)
12. Gerd Kortemeyer, LON-CAPA – An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System for the Sciences, m-ICTE 2009 Conference, Lisbon, Vol. 1, 407-411 (2009)
13. Gerd Kortemeyer, LON-CAPA – An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System, Session: Best Practices, EdMedia 2009 Conference, 1515-1520 (2009)
14. Gerd Kortemeyer and Émerson Cruz, An Open-Source Learning Content Management and Assessment System, WCCE 2009 Conference, 42 [10 pages] (2009)
15. Peter Riegler and Gerd Kortemeyer, Gender Differences in Computer Aided Assessments, Wismarer Frege Reihe (Wismar Frege Series), Heft 03/2010, 23-28 (2010)
16. Yoav Bergner, Stefan Dröschler, Gerd Kortemeyer, Saif Rayyan, Daniel Seaton, and David Pritchard, Model-Based Collaborative Filtering Analysis of Student Response Data: Machine-Learning Item Response Theory, The 5th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 95-102 (2012)
17. Steven F. Wolf, Daniel P. Dougherty, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Rigging the Deck - Selecting Good Problems for Expert-Novice Card-Sorting Experiments, PERC Conference, AIP Conf. Proc. 1513, pp. 426-429 (2012)
18. Gerd Kortemeyer, Philip Tan, and Steven Schirra, A Slower Speed of Light: Developing Intuition about Special Relativity with Games, Foundations of Digital Games (FDG 2013), Chania, Crete, Greece (2013)

Books

• Gerd Kortemeyer et al., Coprozessoren Programmierung mit Turbo Pascal und C++, IWT Verlag (International Thompson Publishing) (Vaterstetten, Germany), ISBN 3-88322-439-1 (1993)

Book Chapters

1. Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Pang-Ning Tan, Gerd Kortemeyer, and William F. Punch, Association analysis for a web-based educational system, in Data-Mining in E-Learning (C. Romero and S. Ventura (ed.)), WITpress (Southampton, Boston), ISBN 1-84564-152-3 (2006)
2. Susanne Bellmer, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Peter Riegler, Computerbewertete Übungen in mathematischen, technischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Grundlagenfächern, in Auf dem Weg zu exzellentem E-Learning - Kooperation und Vernetzung der Hochschullehre in Niedersachsen (Hans-Jürgen Appelrath and Leonore Schulze (ed.)), Waxmann Verlag (Münster, New York, München, Berlin), ISBN 978-3-8309-2122-6 (2009)

Other Publications

1. Gerd Kortemeyer, 80387 aktiviert, c't 4/92, 260 (1992)
2. Gerd Kortemeyer, APS-Zeitschriften wachsen exponentiell, Physikalische Blätter 3/96, 198 (1996)
3. Gerd Kortemeyer, "Energy Innovation", "Nuclear Stockpile Reliability", "Nuclear Stockpile Security" (script and video material compilation); "Feynman lives!" (background research and video material compilation), CNN (Cable News Network) Atlanta (1996)
4. German Translation of Multimedia cd-rom/textbook , Introductory Physics - German Version (cliXX Physik), Verlag Harri Deutsch, Germany, ISBN 3-8171-1593-8 (1998)
5. Cheryl Speier, Gerd Kortemeyer, "Open Source Objects for Teaching and Learning (response to Syllabus paper given)", Syllabus Magazine, vol. 11 (2001)
6. Gerd Kortemeyer, The Evolving Growth of LON-CAPA, Campus Technology, 10/3 (2006)
7. Gerd Kortemeyer, Fertiggerichte aus der Tiefkühltruhe, Interview, CampusInnovation (2007)
8. Susanne Bellmer, Peter Riegler, Gerd Kortemeyer, and Gerd von Cölln, Projektbericht: VITA - Virtual Teaching Assistant, E-learning and Education (eleed) Journal, No. 5 (2009)
9. Gerd Kortemeyer and Peter Riegler, Automatisch bewertete Übungsaufgaben und Übungsmaterialien, Die Neue Hochschule, Band 50, Heft 2/09, 34-37 (2009)
10. Emily Ward, Julie Libarkin, Stuart Raeburn, and Gerd Kortemeyer, The Geoscience Concept Inventory WebCenter provides new means for student assessment, eLearning Papers, No. 20 (2010)
11. Peter Riegler and Gerd Kortemeyer, LON-CAPA - eAsssessment im internationalen Verbund, Hamburger eLearning Magazin, No. 7, 53-55 (2011)
12. Gerd Kortemeyer (Product Owner), Philip Tan, Ryan Cheu, Ebae Kim, Zach Sherin, Sonny Sidhu Producer, and Abe Stein, A Slower Speed of Light (Videogame), MIT Game Labs (2012)
13. Gerd Kortemeyer, Ten Years Later: Why Open Educational Resources Have Not Noticeably Affected Higher Education, and Why We Should Care, EDUCAUSE Review Online, 02/26 (2013)

Invited Talks and Workshops

1. "The LearningOnline Network with CAPA," 6th Workshop on Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning, Gent, Belgium, October 2001
2. "Delivering Online Content: The Student-Centered Approach" (with Wolfgang Bauer), Educause Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC), Directors Seminar, Snowmass, CO, August 2002
3. "The LON-CAPA Initiative," Partnerships in Global Learning Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2003
4. "The LearningOnline Network with CAPA," California Virtual College Student Support and Instructional Services Conference, San Diego, CA, May 2003
5. "The LearningOnline Network with CAPA," 6th International Conference on Computer Based Learning in Science, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 2003
6. "The LearningOnline Network with CAPA," American Association of Physics Teachers, Summer Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2005
7. Lecturer, "Web-Enabling Scientific E-Learning" Workshop, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, November 2005
8. CampusSource Workshop, Universität Dortmund, Germany, December 2007
   
9. Multimedia in Science Teaching Workshop, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, August 2009
   
10. EcoEd Digital Library Workshop, Washington, DC, March 2010
    
11. Assessment in LON-CAPA Workshop, Purdue University, IN, May 2010
    
12. The Assessment Continuum - Before, in, and After Lecture, AAPT Conference, Omaha, NE, August 2011
13. Making Homework Easier to Do Than to Copy, AAPT Conference, Omaha, NE, August 2011
14. The Assessment Continuum, Virginia Tech Special Colloquium, Blacksburg, VA, September 2011
15. The History of Modern Physics Study Abroad, Virginia Tech Physics Colloquium, Blacksburg, VA, September 2011
16. The e-Learning Revolution - und jetzt noch mal richtig?, CampusSource Tagung, Hagen, Germany, April 2013

Contributed Talks, Workshops, and Colloquia

1. Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, February 2002
2. Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA, March 2002
3. North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, April 2002
4. MIT, Boston, MA, August 2002
5. NSF, Washington, DC, October 2002
6. Learning Lab Lower Saxony, Hanover, Germany, Nov 2002
7. LON-CAPA Conference, Reno, January 2003
8. National Learning Infrastructure Initiative Conference, New Orleans, Jan 2003
9. UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, May 2003
10. HS Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany, July 2003
11. University of Maryland PERG Seminar, College Park, MA, October 2003
12. NLII, San Diego, CA, January 2004
13. Learning Management Systems Selection Committee (LMSSC), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, January 2004
14. National Institute of Multimedia Education, Tokyo, Japan, April 2004
15. Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, April 2004
16. PGL Conference, Management Issues in Distributed Learning Content Management Systems, Orlando, FL, June 2004
17. NSF ITR Grantee Meeting, Washington DC, June 2004
18. MSU Computer Science Department, June 2004
19. NLII Summer Focus Session, Los Angeles, CA, June 2004
20. Seminars in Academic Computing, Snowmass, CO, August 2004
21. 9th Workshop on Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning, Universität Graz, Austria, September 2004
22. LON-CAPA Conference, Columbia, SC, January 2005
23. Learntec (with CampusSource), Karlsruhe, Germany, January 2005
24. 2005 LON-CAPA Workshop, East Lansing, June 2005
25. FernUni Hagen, Hagen Germany, June 2005
26. CBLIS 2005, Zilina, Slovakia, July 2005
27. Brown Bag Seminar, Michigan State University, January 2006
28. University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie-Mellon University, Physics Colloquium, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2006
29. Georgetown University, Physics Colloquium, Washington, DC, April 2006
30. North Dakota State University, Colloquium, Fargo, ND, April 2006
31. Virginia Commonwealth University, Colloquium, Richmond, VA, May 2006
32. LON-CAPA Conference Introductory Talk, East Lansing, MI, May 2006
33. LON-CAPA Conference Student Discussion Talk, East Lansing, MI, May 2006
34. CampusContent Forum, Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany, June 2006
35. Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, Germany, June 2006
36. Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany, June 2006
37. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, July 2006
38. VIPP Program, Michigan State University, July 2006
39. CampusSource Workshop, Münster, Germany, October 2006
40. China Annual Conference for International Education, Beijing, China, October 2006
41. Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany, November 2006
42. University of Maine, April 2007
43. University of Colorado, April 2007
44. University of Illinois, LON-CAPA Conference, Intro Talk, May 2007
45. McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, June 2007
46. VIPP Program, Michigan State University, July 2007
47. AAPT Conference, Greensboro, July 2007
48. PER Conference, Greensboro, August 2007
49. Festkolloquium, Fern-Universität Hagen, Schwerte, Germany, September 2007
50. MPTL, Wrocław, Poland, September 2007
51. CRCSTL Seminar, Michigan State University, October 2007
52. Universität Frankfurt, Germany, December 2007
53. 2nd International Forum on Online Education, Michigan State University, January 2008
54. User Conference and Workshop, Simon Fraser University, Workshop Welcome, May 2008
55. User Conference and Workshop, Simon Fraser University, LON-CAPA Community, May 2008
56. Physics Research & Education, Computation And Computer-Based Instruction, Poster, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, June 2008
57. DPG Tagung Didaktik der Physik, Bochum, Germany, March 2009
58. m-ICTE 2009 Conference, Poster, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2009
59. User Conference and Workshop, East Lansing, May 2009
60. EdMedia 2009, Best Practices Session, Waikiki, HI, June 2009
61. WCCE 2009, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, July 2009
62. Instructional Technology Brownbag (series of 2), Michigan State University, October 2009
63. CeBIT 2010 FutureTalk (with Peter Riegler), Hannover, Germany, March 2010
64. DPG Tagung Didaktik der Physik, Hannover, Germany, March 2010
65. Michigan State University Model United Nations, East Lansing, March 2010
66. User Conference and Workshop, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2010
67. Niedersächsisches Telekolloquium Hannover, Osnabrück, Wolfenbüttel, Clausthal, Braunschweig (virtual presentation/workshop), May 2010
68. MIT, Boston, May 2010
69. UIUC, Champaign-Urbana (with Stuart Raeburn), June 2010
70. Universität Göttingen, SourceTalk 2010, August/September 2010
71. Workshop: Conducting Research and publishing your MSU Study Abroad Experiences, MSU, November 2010
72. Faculty Seminars in Research and Instructional Technology, January 2011
73. NSDL Digital Resource Discovery meeting, Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC, January 2011
74. Brownbag Seminar, LON-CAPA for Mathematics, Michigan State University, February 2011
75. Math Department, Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, February 2011
76. CRCSTL Seminar, Physics Education Research, Michigan State University, February 2011
77. Brownbag Seminar, LON-CAPA 3.0 Sneak Preview, Michigan State University, April 2011
78. Faculty Seminars in Research and Instructional Technology, May 2011
79. User Conference and Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, Workshops, Richmond, VA, May 2011
80. User Conference and Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, Welcome and Introduction, Richmond, VA, May 2011
81. e-Cornucopia Conference, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, May 2011
82. AAPT Conference, The Effect of Formative Assessment in Brazilian University Physics Courses (with Emerson Cruz), Omaha, NE, August 2011
83. MIT Education Group, Cambridge, MA, January 2012
84. Open Education Week, Webinar, March 2012
85. Presentation, OpenCourseWare Consortium Board Meeting, Cambridge, UK, April 2012
86. Special Physics Colloquium, Universität Leipzig, Germany, April 2012
87. Workshops, LON-CAPA Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, May/June 2012
88. Series of three talks on Learning Content Management, Assessment, and System Architecture, edX, Cambridge, MA, July/August 2012
89. LON-CAPA German Users Meeting, Universität Göttingen, August 2012
90. Brown Bag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, September 2012
91. Google, Mountain View, CA, October 2012
92. Coursera, Mountain View, CA, October 2012
93. Workshop, MSU Statistics Department, October 2012
94. Special Colloquium, Universität Leipzig, Germany, April 2013
95. Faculty Seminars in Academic Computing, Michigan State University, May 2013
96. LON-CAPA Conference and Workshop, Michigan State University, May 2013

See also: Presentations of the LON-CAPA Project

Commercial Spin-Off

Funded Grant Projects

• 2000-2006: PI, NSF Information Technology Grant ITR #0085921, Investigation of a Model for Online Creation and Sharing in Educational Settings, http://www.lon-capa.org/
• 2001-2003: PI, Research Experience for Teachers (Supplement to NSF-ITR 0085921)
• 2001: PI, NSF Supplement National SMETE Digital Library with UC Berkeley
• 2002: Co-PI, NSF PGE/RES/PLN #0225215. How does Technology Affect Gender Equity in Science Education? A Retrospective and Prospective Study
• 2003-2009: Co-PI, NSF DUE #0243126. Diagnostic Question Clusters: Development and Testing in Introductory Geology and Biology
• 2004: PI, Concord Consortium, Ready to Teach
• 2007-2010: Co-PI, ELAN III, State of Lower Saxony, Germany, eÜbungen
• 2007-2011: Co-PI, NSF DUE #0717790. Collaborative Research: Community development of an expanded Geoscience Concept Inventory: A webcenter for question generation, validation and online testing

Awards

• Scholarship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, 1988-1994
• Best Paper Award, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998
• LON-CAPA: ComputerWorld 21^st Century Achievement Award, Winner, Education & Academia Category, 2003
• LON-CAPA: Sloan-C, Most Outstanding Effective Practice Award, 2004
• Teacher Scholar Award, Michigan State University, 2008
• LON-CAPA/ELAN III/eÜbungen: European eLearning Award, Finalist, 2009
• Lyman Briggs College Graduating Class Honorary Faculty Certificate, 2010
• Lower Saxony, campusemerge award for excellent use of multimedia in postsecondary education (with Riegler group, Ostfalia University, project vitaMIN(T)), 2011
• American Physical Society, Outstanding Referee Award, 2012

Conferences Organized

• Organizer and Host: 2001 LON-CAPA Conference, Michigan State University, 30 participants from 15 institutions
• Organizer: 2002 LON-CAPA Conference, Florida State University, 56 participants from 22 institutions
• Organizer: 2003 LON-CAPA Conference, Truckee Meadows Community College, 72 participants from 28 institutions
• Organizer: 2004 LON-CAPA Conference, George Washington University, 70 participants from 29 institutions
• Organizer: 2005 LON-CAPA Conference, University of South Carolina, 74 participants from 24 institutions
• Host: 2005 Educause Summer Focus Session, Michigan State University, Rethinking the Classroom: Designs for Interaction, 75 participants from 36 institutions
• Organizer and Host: 2006 LON-CAPA Conference, Michigan State University, 86 participants from 28 institutions
• Organizer: 2007 LON-CAPA Conference, University of Illinois, 51 participants from 11 institutions
• Organizer: 2008 LON-CAPA Conference, Simon Fraser University, 45 participants from 13 institutions
• Organizer and Host: 2009 LON-CAPA Conference, Michigan State University, 47 participants from 15 institutions
• Co-Organizer: 2010 LON-CAPA Conference, Dalhousie University, 31 participants from 10 institutions
• Organizer: 2011 LON-CAPA Conference, Virginia Commonwealth University, 45 participants from 9 institutions
• Co-Organizer: 2012 LON-CAPA Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 32 participants from 8 institutions
• Organizer: 2013 LON-CAPA Conference, Michigan State University, 23 participants from 8 institutions

Teaching

• US99, US00, US02, Michigan State University, NSC(SME) 865, "Technology for Teachers" (2 credits)
• 1999, 2000, 2001, Ingham Intermediate School District, "Capital Area Science and Math Improvement Initiative: Technology for Teachers" (teacher continuing education)
• FS01, FS02 Michigan State University, PHY 231, "Introductory Physics I - Virtual University" (3 credits)
• US08 East Lansing High School, Units on Light Scattering and Special Relativity (2 weeks)
• SS01, SS02 Michigan State University, PHY 232, "Introductory Physics II - Virtual University" (3 credits)
• FS04, FS05, FS06, FS07, FS08, FS09 Michigan State University, LB(S) 271, "Introductory Physics I Calculus-Based" (3 credits)
• SS05, SS06, SS07, SS08 Michigan State University, LB(S) 272, "Introductory Physics II Calculus-Based" (3 credits)
• US07, US09 Michigan State University, LB(S) 492, "Senior Seminar Renewable Energy" (4 credits)
• FS07, FS09, FS10 Michigan State University, PHY 905, "Physics Education Research" (2-3 credits)
• SS08, FS09 Michigan State University, LB 490C, "Independent Study" (2-4 credits)
• US08, US10 Michigan State University, SME 862, "Physics for Teachers" (3 credits)
• US08, US11 Michigan State University, LB 492/490E, PHY 305/405, "The History of Science in Europe (Study Abroad: Germany, Switzerland, Denmark)" (4 credits)
• SS09, FS09 Michigan State University, LB 490C, "Relativistic Physics Game Development" (2-4 credits)
• FS10, FS12 Michigan State University, LB 273, "Introductory Physics I Calculus-Based Laboratory and Recitation Component" (equiv. 1 credit)
• SS09 Michigan State University, LB 272L, "Introductory Physics II Calculus-Based Laboratory Course" (1 credit)
• SS10 Michigan State University, LB 492, "The Modern Physics Revolution: 1905-1945" (4 credits)
• SS11 East Lansing High School, "The Physics of Superheroes and Other Impossible Physics" (lecture series)
• SS11, SS13 Michigan State University, LB 274, "Introductory Physics II Calculus-Based Lecture Component" (equiv. 3 credits)
• US12, US13 Michigan State University, LB 105C, "Preparatory - Physics" (1 credit)

Other Activities

• LON-CAPA used by more than 160 other institutions
• Authored more than 1400 LON-CAPA online teaching resources in physics, among those more than 430 graphics/photos and 680 online problems
• Design of LON-CAPA software architecture
• Regular contributions to LON-CAPA code base: feature implementation and bugfixes
• Contributed several life-science related end-of-chapter problems to Serway/Vuille College Physics, 8th edition
• Course Script, lb273 Introductory Physics, 220 pages (2010)
• Designed courses in history of physics (with Catherine Westfall), renewable energy, and physics preparation
• Development of Relativity Game with MIT GAMBIT Laboratory

Service

• LON-CAPA currently supporting 15,000 course enrollments/semester at MSU out of LON-CAPA
• 1999-2003: MSU Service/Outreach Technology Committee (Chair 02-03)
• 2002-2007: MSU Instructional Computing Technology Committee (Chair 06-07)
• 2003: Faculty Advisory Board, MSU Science Theatre
• 2008-2011: MSU Faculty/Academic Council (Academic Governance)
• 2008: MSU Awards Committee
• Since 2012: MSU University Committee on Faculty Affairs
• Doctoral Guidance Committees
• Judge, Michigan Science Olympiad (6 years/events)
• Search Committees
• Service on NSF grant review panels
• Journal reviews for The Physics Teacher, The American Journal of Physics, Physical Review ST Physics Education Research, e-learning and education (eleed), and Computers&Education
• since 2008: Editorial Board, e-learning and education (eleed)
• since 2010: Advisory Board, NSDL Digital Resource Discovery project, Ecological Society of America
• since 2011: Faculty Working Group for Upper-Division Electricity and Magnetism, University of Colorado Physics Education Research Group