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Dr. Mark Sanders
Professor
and Program Leader
Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.S., Illinois State University
B.S., SUNY Oswego University
Phone: (540) 231-8173
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Professor and Program Leader, Technology Education
Research interests relate to graphic communication, electronic communication, multimedia, and the integration of technology education with other academic areas. Coordinator of the Communication Technology course offerings and Laboratory. Teaching assignments include undergraduate communication technology courses and graduate classes in technology education, multimedia development, and electronic publishing.
B.S., Industrial Arts Education, SUNY Oswego; M.S., Industrial Technology, Illinois State University; PhD., Industrial Education, University of Maryland. Founding Editor, Journal of Technology Education (JTE), 1989-1997. Responsible for the Electronic JTE (1992-present). Vice-President, Council on Technology Teacher Education, 1997-2001. President and First Vice-President, International Graphic Arts Education Association (1983-88), Funded research projects have included: The Graphic Arts Education Videodisc (1985-87, 1990); Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project (NSF, 1990-1995); and Graphic Comm Central (1997-2005).
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Emeritus Faculty
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Dr. Allen Bame
Associate Professor
(1978-2001)
Ph.D., North Carolina State Univ.
M.S., Kent State University
B.S., Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor, Technology Education
Special interests include curriculum development for secondary school technology education, drafting and CAD, the design process, materials and processes, technology education facility planning and the English Design & Technology program.
B. S., Industrial Arts Education, VPI; M. S., Industrial Arts Education, Kent State University; Ed. D., Industrial Arts Education, North Carolina State University. Prior to coming to Virginia Tech Dr. Bame taught for ten years in public schools in Virginia and Ohio and was a graduate teaching assistant and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. Current responsibilities include teaching undergraduate drafting and CAD, materials and processes, transportation, curriculum materials and introduction to technology education. Graduate teaching includes curriculum development and middle and high school curriculum in Virginia. Dr. Bame coordinates the technology education student teaching program. He also works regularly with colleagues in England developing ways to incorporate the English Design & Technology program into American schools.
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Dr. James LaPorte
Associate Professor
(1982-2003)
Ph.D., Ohio State University
B.S. & M.S., Montana State Univ.
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Associate Professor, Technology Education
Areas of special interest include integration of technology with other academic areas, computer graphic simulation, and automation. Teaching assignment includes materials and processes, manufacturing, construction, advanced production problems, and computer control.
B.S., Industrial Arts, Montana State University; M. S., Counseling and Psychology, Montana State University, Ph. D., The Ohio State University, Industrial Technology Education. Six years teaching experience at the secondary level, three years experience in the building materials business, and over 20 years in higher education at Virginia Tech, Miami University of Ohio, and Montana State University. Current Editor of the Journal of Technology Education and co-director of research projects funded by NASA and NSF. |
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Dr. William E. Dugger, Jr.
Professor
(1972-1996)
Ph.D., Ohio State University
M.S., Appalachian State Univ.
B.S. Virginia Tech
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Professor, Technology Education
Research interests include developing content standards for technological literacy as well as student assessment, professional development, and program standards. Other research interests include educating the public about what technology is and how it differs from science.
B.S., Industrial Arts Education, VPI; M.S., Industrial Arts Education, Appalachian State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Prior to coming to Virginia Tech, Dr. Dugger taught electronics in Martinsville, Virginia schools from 1959-1967. He was a graduate research assistant at Ohio State from 1967 to 1970. Dugger was an assistant professor of industrial arts at Western Kentucky University from 1970-1972. In 1972, Dugger came to Virginia Tech as Program Area Leader for Industrial Arts Education (replacing Joe Schad). He has served as an officer in many associations both at the state, regional, national, and international levels. In 1996, he retired from Virginia Tech . Currently, he serves as the Director of the International Technology Education Association’s Technology for All Americans Project which has produced Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology and Advancing Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development, and Program Standards.
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Former Faculty
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Dr. Sharon Brusic
Assistant Professor
(1996-2003)
Ed.D., Virginia Tech
M.S., Eastern Illinois University
B.S., Illinois State University
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Assistant Professor, Technology Education
Special interests include elementary and middle school technology education, interdisciplinary education, curriculum development, and electronics technology.
B. S., Industrial Education, Illinois State University; M.S., Technology Education, Eastern Illinois University; Ed. D., Vocational & Technical Education-Technology Education, Virginia Tech. In addition to recent teaching experience in 6th-8th grade technology education (1991-96), she taught at Kent State University and Illinois State University prior to coming to Virginia Tech. She is the author of several children's books, curriculum guides, articles, and book chapters related to technology. Teaching responsibilities include analog electronics, digital electronics, technology education curriculum and pedagogy, and elementary level technology education. She currently serves as the faculty advisor to the Virginia Tech chapter of the Technology Education Collegiate Association (TECA).
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