Rob L. Wood

Dr. Rob L. Wood
Lead Faculty
Computer Science
woodr@franklin.edu

Dr. Wood serves on the faculty at Franklin University where he specializes in instructional design with the Computer and Information Sciences Division. Prior to joining the faculty at Franklin, Wood was at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. There, he worked as an instructional technologist with the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force to design training management systems, instructional systems, and certification testing. Wood also evaluated nuclear facility personnel training programs at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina.
In addition to his instructional design work at Franklin University, Wood teaches ISFL 690, Instructional Strategies for Learning, a graduate-level course that prepares faculty to teach at Franklin. He also serves on the Assessment Committee, a standing committee of the Faculty Senate.
Wood recently wrote an article for Learning Abstracts, Quality by Design: Building Courses That Work for Learners is No Coincidence, and his research interests include blended/hybrid learning environments, knowledge acquisition and construction, knowledge structures, and applied learning theories.

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Education

Ed.D,	Nova Southeastern University,2001, Education
M.S.,	Nova Southeastern University, 1998, Instructional Technology and Distance Education
B.A.,	St. Edward's University, 1985, Photo-Communication
A.S.,	Three Rivers Community College, 1982, General Studies

Academic/Professional Experience

2006-Present	Franklin University, Designer, Computer Science, Developed/redesigned/revised face-to-face and online courses for Computer Science (CS), Management Information Sciences (MIS), and Information Technology (ITEC; examples included: COMP 645 Topics in Software Development (grad); COMP 691 Capstone Project (grad), MIS 330 Systems Integration Concepts and Practices; MIS 360 Enterprise Wide Electronic Commerce; ITEC 400 UNIX System Administration.
2005-2006	Developed/redesigned/revised face-to-face and online courses for Computer Science (CS); examples included: COMP 121 Object Oriented Data Analysis and Algorithms 1; COMP 486 Software Engineering; ITEC 136 Business Programming Concepts; COMP 202 Principles of Computer Languages; COMP 203 Principles of Operating Systems; COMP 204 Principles of Networking; COMP 205 Survey of Computer Languages; COMP 311 Object Oriented Data Structures and Algorithms 2; COMP 321 Application Server Programming; COMP 294 CS Practicum I.
2004-2005	Developed/redesigned/revised face-to-face and online courses for Computer Science (CS); examples included: COMP 111 Introduction to Computer Science and Object Oriented Programming; COMP 236 Business Applications Programming II; COMP 281 Database Management Systems; COMP 395 Software Engineering; COMP 460 Operating Systems; COMP 461 Enterprise Applications Programming.
2000-Present	Franklin University, Lead Instructional Design Faculty: design and develop curriculum for various academic programs including managing course development teams and design schedules; managing course content and resources.
2000-2004	Developed/redesigned/revised face-to-face and online courses for Business Administration (BSAD), Finance (FINA), Accounting (ACCT), Marketing (MKTG), and General Education; examples included: BSAD 320 Decision Making and Problem Solving; BSAD 476 Global Business Issues; FINA 403 Corporate Financial Management; FINA 405 Investments; FINA 430 Financial Planning; ACCT 355 Income Taxation for Financial Planning; MKTG 300 Marketing; MKTG 330 Marketing Behavior; MKTG 332 Marketing Research; PF 321 Learning Strategies; FacDev 7 Second Century Instructional Strategies; MATH 215 Statistical Concepts; PF 282 Advanced Learning Strategies; HUMN 240 Popular Culture
2000	Franklin University (Undergraduate Course: FacDev, Second Century Instructional Strategies), Faculty
1999	Franklin University (Undergraduate Course: PF 282, Advanced Online Learning Strategies), Adjunct Faculty
1988-1999	Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Instructional Technologist: worked with federal (Dept. of Energy) and military (Navy and Air Force) clients to design training management systems, instructional systems, and distance education systems; developed computer-based training; conducted training program evaluations; managed environmental technical training schedule; managed and produced annual training report; assessed training needs.

Professional Development

2007	Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education: Blended by Design
2006	Academic Impressions: High Impact Teaching Institute; Making a Difference in Student Learning: Assessment as a Core Strategy; ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Educators (SIGCSE) 2006 Conference; Franklin University Leadership Development Program.
2004	2004 Assessment Institute at IUPUI; EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference (presenter)
2003	NC State University Undergraduate Assessment Symposium
2002	2002 Assessment Institute at IUPUI
2001	Syllabus Spring 2001 Conference; 2001 Assessment Institute at IUPUI
2000	Conference on Web Site Development and Design

Publications/Presentations

2005	Wood, R. (2005, August). Quality by Design: Building Courses That Work for Learners is No Coincidence. Learning Abstracts, 8(8). Retrieved July 2006 from http://www.league.org/publication/abstracts/learning/lelabs200508.html
2004	Presentation: Telling Our Story/XML at EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference, April 21- 23, 2004.

Community Service/Engagement

	Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
	American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
	International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)