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Mark S. Walbert

Mark S. Walbert
Chief Technology Officer / Deputy CIO
Normal, Illinois
UNITED STATES

Mark S. Walbert

Biography

Mark S. Walbert, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Academic Information Technology
Associate Professor, Economics

Dr. Walbert received his Ph.D. in natural resource and environmental Economics from the University of New Mexico in 1984, when he joined the faculty at Illinois State. He has taught a variety of courses in economics in a variety of settings, from lecture hall to internet only. He has published several refereed journal articles on the subject of economics education, with an emphasis on the use of instructional technology to enhance teaching and learning in undergraduate economics courses. He has coauthored two software packages that have been used to teach both high school and college economics. Dr. Walbert received several teaching awards at Illinois State, including the Outstanding University Teacher Award in 1998. He received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a computer classroom in which a broader number of economics courses could be taught that utilize instructional technology on a daily basis. Dr. Walbert also served as the director of the Center for Economics Education at Illinois State from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Walbert served as the director of Faculty Technology Support from January 2000 to August 2003. He joined the Provost’s staff as AVP for Academic Information Technology in August 2003.

The Associate Vice President for Academic Information Technology has oversight responsibility for the University’s Campus Technology Support Group (CTSG), which includes Classroom Technology Support, Student Technology Support, Institutional Web Support, Computer Infrastructure Support, and Telecommunication & Networking. CTSG is responsible for “delivering high quality IT services that support distinctiveness and excellence across the University” in support of teaching, research, public service, and outreach activities through the application of state-of-the-art computer and Internet technologies throughout the University and campus residence halls. In 2004, Dr. Walbert worked with the Associate Provost to merge Faculty Technology Support with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching to create the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. As chair of the Campus Technology Policy & Planning Council, Dr. Walbert recently completed a campus-wide Information Technology Strategic Plan for 2007 - 2010.

Presentations

Recent Presentations
EventSessionDate
Midwest Regional Conference 2009Emerging Practices Lightning Round03/25/2009
Midwest Regional Conference 2009Open-Source vs. Proprietary Software03/25/2009
EDUCAUSE 2008Digging Deep with P2P: Understanding Students' Media Habits10/31/2008
Midwest Regional Conference 2008P2P Activity: What’s Happening in Government? On Campuses? Where Do We Go from Here?03/19/2008
EDUCAUSE 2007IT Strategic Planning: Many Paths, One Destination10/26/2007
EDUCAUSE 2007Researching P2P Activity: What Students Say Versus What They Really Do10/26/2007
Midwest Regional Conference 2007Illegal P2P at Illinois State: On the Road to Good Digital Citizenship03/14/2007
EDUCAUSE 2006Getting from Illegal P2P File Sharing to Good Digital Citizenship10/12/2006

Membership Information

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