Associate Professor, Computer Science Professional Summary Dr. Mary Emerson received her Ph.D.
from the University of North Texas in Higher Education Administration and her Masters
Degree in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems. She
has over 20 years experience in adult education, designing and developing curriculum, and
teaching in both the academic and corporate environment.
Her areas of specialization include designing, and developing effective interactive
multimedia training, and web pages. Examples
of Dr. Emerson’s experience include:
·
Designed the multimedia curriculum for
a two-year Applied Associate Science Degree in E-Business Media (formerly Business
Multimedia Technology) for Collin County Community College(CCCC). · Designed, developed, and taught three Internet classes: Computer Essentials, Introduction to Multimedia, and Instructional Design at CCCC. ·
Designed and authored two CD titles,
“Designing Interactive Multimedia for Training,” and “Authorware
Icons,” for classroom use. ·
Developed and presented seminars
statewide to educate faculty on the use of multimedia and other technologies in the
classroom. · Designed a web site for Cognitive Alternatives. ·
Developed and taught Authorware
workshop for “TGIF” Restaurant. ·
Developed and taught workshop,
“Interactive Multimedia Training for Instructional Designers,” for Nortel, Inc. ·
Served as Instructional Designer for
the development of an IMT to train nurses in the use of an on-line reporting system for
Epic HealthCare and American Airlines. ·
Directed the development of an IMT to
educate and prepare telecommunication employees who must pass a yearly certification test
which is required when working with electro-static sensitive devices. ·
Designed, developed and taught a
variety of courses and workshops on instructional design, educational methods, design and
development of IMT instruction, and evaluation. After
14 years teaching as full-time faculty, Dr. Emerson is currently serving as an Associate
Faculty at CCCC. Prior to coming to CCCC, she was a Technical Instructor for Motorola
Computer Systems, Inc., and taught contract programming classes for Electronic Data
Systems. Dr. Emerson has published articles
and spoken at state and international higher education conferences. |
