CURRICULUM VITA

1. Jacques du Plessis

2. General Information

   1. Formal education

PhD Instructional Technology. Utah State University. (June 2002)

Dissertation: An Introduction to the FIT-C Model: A Triadic Model as a Taxonomical Framework of Context in Education

MA Linguistics. Brigham Young University. (1992)

Thesis: Computer-assisted Vocabulary Learning: A Comparison of Pared-associate Computer Drills and Idiosyncratic Learning.

BA Linguistics. Brigham Young University. (1989).

2. Significant continuing education

N/A

3. Academic and professional jobs held

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2002 – present

Responsibilities include teaching, research, student advising, service, and other duties and responsibilities normally expected of the faculty.

Taught Afrikaans grammar, literature, and conversation courses at the first, second and third year levels.

Corel Corporation, Orem Utah. 1997-1998.

Localization Engineer

Localized product to Dutch and German. I closely worked with the translation team for each of these languages.

COMPanion Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT. 1986

Software Quality Assurance Manager, Alexandria Library Systems

INSO Corporation, Boston, MA. 1985.

Linguist

Worked on spell checking and grammar checking for Afrikaans.

WordPerfect, Orem, Utah; Antwerp, Belgium, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1990-1994

Linguist

Worked on the spell checking and grammar checking for European Languages.

Berlitz International, Los Angeles, CA. 1986—1997

Professional Translator (working on an as-needed basis)

4. Percentage of assigned load devoted to teaching, research, service

3. Research, Scholarship, & Professional Activities

1. Summary chart indicating the quality & reputation of journals

2. Summary statement of contribution to any work involving multiple contributors

All papers co-authored with Dr. Koohang were down with an equal contribution by both authors.

3. Articles & papers published or accepted -- (*) Refereed or (**) Invited

1. J.C. du Plessis, J.C., Britz J.J., & Davel R (June, 2006). Slave or sibling: a moral reframing the corporate knowledge sharing community. Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Journal of Information Management (Vol. 8(2).

2. *Koohang, A., Harman, K. Du Plessis, J. & Britz, J. (2006). Knowledge management within the framework of informing science. Proceedings of Knowledge Acquisition and Management Conference, 14.

3. * Du Plessis, J. & Koohang, A. (2007). Securing Learning in Learning Objects. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 4(2), 197-208.

4. * Du Plessis, J.C. (2005). Learning Objects: Using Language Structures to Understand the Transition from Affordance Systems to Intelligent Systems. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, Volume 1, pages 55-66. Retrieved February 26, 2005, from http://ijklo.org/Volume1/v1p055-066duPlessis.pdf

5. * Koohang, A., du Plessis, J., & Britz, J. (in Press). Learning objects in learning organizations: A knowledge management perspective. International Journal of Management and Decision Making.

6. * Du Plessis, J. & Koohang, A. (2005). Learning Object: From Conceptualization to Utilization. Proceedings of Knowledge Acquisition and Management Conference, 13, 38-46.

7. * Koohang, A., & du Plessis, J. (2004). Architecting Usability Properties in the E-Learning Instructional Design Process. International Journal on E-Learning 3(3), 38-44. Retrieved February 26, 2005, from http://dl.aace.org/16297

8. * Eastmond, J. Nicholls; Nickel, Tom; du Plessis, Jacques C.; & Smith, Linda. (2000). An Incremental Approach to Implementing a Web Course: The High Points and Pitfalls in North America and South Africa. Mankato, MN: TechTrends, (Vol 44 no 3 p40-5).

9. * Anderson, Elizabeth; Du Plessis, Jacques & Nickel, Tom (2001). Distance Ed—The Experience between Border Technikon (Eastern Cape, South Africa) and USU (Utah, USA). Bloomington, IN: Educational Technology Research and Development, (Vol 49 no 3 p118-123).

10. * Jarvis, Scott, & du Plessis, Jacques (1990). Language methodology and text design: What Finnish has taught us. Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the Annual Symposium of the Deseret Language and Linguistics Society, 16, 173-182.

4. Books & monographs

   1. Du Plessis, Jacques (1996). A Basic German Vocabulary. Provo, UT.

   2. Jarvis, Scott & Du Plessis, Jacques (1989). The Plug-in System--Finnish (Summer 1989). Provo, UT.

   3. Du Plessis, Jacques & Schultheis, Lore (1989). The Plug-in System--German. Provo, UT.

   4. Du Plessis, Jacques (1988). The Plug-in System--Afrikaans. Provo, UT.

   5. Du Plessis, Jacques (1986).The English Speaker's ABC to Afrikaans. Provo, UT.

5. Book chapters

   1. Du Plessis, Jacques (2007).  The Future of Learning Objects. In Koohang, A. & Harman, K. Learning Objects: Theory, Praxis, Issues, and Trends, pp. 585-608. Santa Rosa, California: Informing Science Press.

6. Proprietary & non-proprietary technical reports

N/A

7. Training manuals

N/A

8. Computer software

   1. Du Plessis, J. C. (1988) Flexitutor for DOS

   2. Du Plessis, J. C. (1995) Flexitutor for Mac OS

   3. Du Plessis, J. C. (1999) Flexitutor for Windows

   4. Du Plessis, J. C. (2005) Flexitutor for the Web

9. Instructional aids

Co-developed and coordinated the development of instructional materials as part of a service learning initiative in the Milwaukee area. The nonprofits include: St. Anne Center, SER-Jobs for Progress, The Dominican Center, YMCA, Indo-Chinese Center, Journey House, Adoption Resources of Wisconsin, and Enrichment Opportunities.

10. Psychometric & evaluative instruments

N/A

11. Grants received

2005-2006 Center for International Education Course Development Grant, UWM.

12. Minor publications

N/A

13. Papers & other presentations at academic & professional meetings

(*) Refereed or (**) Invited

1. **Stein, T. and Du Plessis, J. (Fall, 2006) Podcasts and Screencast with Camtasia Studio. Presentation given at the Conference on Information Technology, Charlotte, NC.

2. *Du Plessis, J. (Fall, 2006) Teaching foreign languages online: Facilitating creative solutions. Presentation given at the Conference on Information Technology, Charlotte, NC

3. * Du Plessis, J. (Fall, 2006) Open Learning Environments: Building an International Team to Distribute Development & Provide Instructional Support. Paper given at the OpenEd Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT

4. *Du Plessis J.C., Britz J.J., & Lor P.J. “From Food Silos to Community Kitchens” – Retooling African Libraries. Paper given at the Standing Conference for Eastern, Central, and Southern African Libraries, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

5. *Du Plessis, J.C. Developing a Model for Open Learning of Less Commonly Taught Languages. Paper given at the 2006 Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, in Orlando, FL.

6. *Du Plessis, J.C. World Languages: A Viable Offering of a Less-commonly Taught Language. Paper given at the Meeting Global Challenges 2005 Conference, at Lake Geneva WI.

7. *Britz, J.J., Du Plessis, J.C., and Johnson, C. Study Abroad Programs: A Reflection on the Educational Experience. Paper given at the Meeting Global Challenges 2005 Conference, at Lake Geneva, WI.

8. *Davel, R., Britz J.J. & Du Plessis J.C. (2005) Slave or Sibling: Reframing the Corporate Knowledge Sharing Community. Paper given at the Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21^st Century Conference, at the University of Memphis, TN.

9. * Du Plessis, J. (Fall, 2005) Open Learning: A Web-based Model for Self-directed Foreign-language Instruction. Paper given at the OpenEd Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT

10. * Du Plessis, J. & Koohang. A. (Fall, 2005) Underlying Open Learning Development—Reflections on Elements of Success in Open Sourcing. Paper given at the OpenEd Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT

11. ** Du Plessis, J. (Fall, 2005) Learning Afrikaans Online – What is Possible? Lecture given at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

12. **Du Plessis, J.C. (Fall, 2005) How Communication Theory informs Instructional Design. Lecture given at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

13. * Koohang, A., Du Plessis, J. and Britz, J.J. (2005) Informing Science & Information Technology Education Conference. “Panel Discussion: Learning Object Definitions, Metadata, Instructional Design, and Repositories.” Flagstaff, Arizona, 2005

14. * (Paper) Du Plessis, J.C. Koohang A. (May 14, 2005). Building Learning Objects: From Conceptualization to Completion. 13^th International Conference of Knowledge Acquisition & Management Conference. Wroclaw, Poland.

15. ** Du Plessis, J.C. (Sept 14, 2004.) Social Contrasts in South Africa. Lecture as part of the Culture Café Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

16. ** Du Plessis, J.C. (Sept 7, 2004) South Africa Today: Looking at Language. Lecture given at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

17. * Du Plessis, J.C. (Sept 1, 2004.) The Function of Granularity within Architecture and language as Analogous Environments to Learning Objects. Paper presented at the Instructional Technology Summer Institute, Utah State University, Logan, UT.

18. **Du Plessis, J.,C. (May 17, 2004). A Descriptive Theoretical Framework of Education – Implications for Instructional Design. Lecture given to the Instructional Technology Graduate Students at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

19. * Du Plessis, J.C. and Moitse-Nzeku, M. (May 2004.) Cultural Mediation of Aids-prevention Information. Second African Conference on Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research. Cape Town, South Africa. (Oral Presentation)

20. * Du Plessis, J.C. and Moitse-Nzeku, M. (May 2004.) The Aids-V Symbol – A New Strategy for the Prevention of HIV infection. Second African Conference on Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research. Cape Town, South Africa. (Poster Presentation)

21. **Du Plessis, J.C. (April 7, 2004) The Message Is Heard, But Not Felt: Perspectives on the Persistence of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Southern Africa. Global Studies Colloquium, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

22. * Du Plessis, J.C. (June 2001) Online Education at USU—What Works and Why? A Survey of Successes in Online Education at Utah State. South African Online Users Group (SAOUG) Conference. Johannesburg, South Africa.

23. * Eastmond, N., Nickel, T., Du Plessis, J.C. and Smith, L. (February 2000) An Incremental Approach to Implementing a Web Course: The High Points and Pitfalls in North America and South Africa. Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Long Beach, California.

24. * Recker, M. and the Advanced Learning Group. (April, 2000). Communities of Practice: A Thinking Practices Framework for Instructional Technology. AERA Conference. Louisiana.

25. * Jarvis, Scott, & du Plessis, Jacques (1990, February). Language methodology and text design: What Finnish has taught us. Paper presented at the symposium of the Deseret Language and Linguistics Society, Provo, UT.

26. * Du Plessis, J.C. (1989) Innovative Approaches to Textbook Designs. Joint conference of the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing (ALLC) and the International Conference on Computers and the Humanities (ICCH). Toronto, Canada.

13. Editorials, reviews, & interviews

    1. Radio Interview. November 2005. “At Ten” Interview about Service Learning in Milwaukee.

    2. Book review: “Avenues toward Christianity: Mormonism in Comparative Church History,” by Christian Gellinek. Published by Global Publications at SUNY Binghamton Publications.

    3. Guest Editor. International Review Section of Educational Technology Research and Development, 2001 Vol. 49 no 3 p106-125.

14. Video & audio productions

    1. A list of video tutorials accessible at www.sois.uwm.edu/jacques/430/demos.html

15. Reports of completed research
    
    N/A

16. Projects published

    1. www.afrikaans.us Open learning – teaching a less commonly-taught language via the web as an open non-credit asynchronous course.

17. Project exhibited

(See 3.17)

13. Articles, papers, chapters, or projects under review

    1. Du Plessis, J.C., The Instructional Event as a Journey versus a Destiny. Paper submitted to the Journal of Interactive Learning Research, June, 2006.

    2. Du Plessis, J.C. "Open Learning Environments: Building an International Team to Distribute Development & Provide Instructional Support." Paper accepted for the OpenEd Conference of the Center for Open Learning at Utah State University, Sept 27, 2006.

    3. Du Plessis, J.C., Meter F. "Teaching Foreign Languages Online: Facilitating Creative Solutions." Paper accepted for the Conference on Information Technology, Oct 25, 2006, in Charlotte, NC.

14. Research proposals under review or in progress

    1. The Cultural Mediation of Information: An investigation of the HIV- Prevention Campaign in South Africa. The data gathering of this research was done in five of the nine provinces in South Africa, dates: between Dec. 2003 and Feb 2004, May 2004, and January 2005. Now I am doing a data analysis and preparing the manuscript.

    2. A Semiotic Perspective of the Concept of Verdigting in the Process of Message Design. This research explores a semiotic approach to concretize essential considerations related to message design.

    3. The Five Core Components of Instruction. This paper uses a model of communication to identify the five core components of instruction. This is a descriptive theoretical model used to evaluate instructional design.

    4. The Three Domains of Education. This research is based on my dissertation. It provides a descriptive structure of all educational genres and forces a re-evaluation of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

    5. The Open-Access Academic Digital Image Library. Collaborating with Dr. Kathleen Cohen of the School of Art and Design at the San Jose State University to obtain a grant for the development of an international project to develop an academic image library for academics.

15. Research or professional awards

    1. Stoddard Graduate Scholarship, 2000

    2. National Graduate Student Honor Roll, 2000, 2001

16. Projects & Proposals

    1. Projects in progress

       1. FlexiTool – A web-based Java driven tool to manage, evaluate, and develop instructional content.

       2. FlexiTutor – A presentation and verification tool for online and computer-based instruction.

       3. Afrikaans as a self-learn web course – www.afrikaans.us – This work in progress is a Web development that translates more than 20 years of foreign language teaching and content development into a self-sustaining web course for those interested to learn the language, with about 20,000 visits during the first year.

    2. Unfunded Grant Proposals

       1. Title VI Grant Proposal with the Department of Education – Open Learning on the Web: Afrikaans. This is an ongoing research and development project to develop an open web-based learning environment for the learning of a foreign language. (www.afrikaans.us)

       2. Fromkin Grant Proposal – Research on the longevity of change toward volunteerism in students that have participated in Service Learning courses.

       3. Milwaukee e-Health Index – Co-author of an RGI grant proposal to develop an e-health index.

       4. Peacebuilding Virtual Collaboration Environment – Co-author of and RGI grant proposal to develop and implement a virtual collaboration environment for vertical and horizontal collaboration in peacebuilding efforts in the international and regional arenas.

    3. Professional Development

       1. I attended the three-day seminar, sponsored by the Ford Foundation on Difficult Dialogues. This seminar focused on how to conduct difficult dialogues in the classroom, among faculty and within the community.

3. Teaching

1. Instruction in the classroom (UWM/SOIS 2002 – 2003)

   1. Courses taught

Prior to joining UWM/SOIS, I taught part-time for 15 years at BYU. Below is a list of courses I taught:

Undergraduate

• Afrikaans 101 (Introductory Course)

• Afrikaans 102 (2^nd Semester Grammar)

• Afrikaans 201 (2^nd Year Grammar)

• Afrikaans 202 (Literature Course)

• Afrikaans 211 (2^nd Year Conversation)

• Afrikaans 311 (3^rd Year Conversation)

2. Summary of quantitative evaluations

3. Innovations in courses taught UWM/SOIS (2002 – 2006)

I used a Content Management Framework to provide a paperless environment for students to hand in papers, to collaborate, and to stay informed of all course requirements. The same system is used to develop the Faculty Intranet.

I introduced Service Learning to 430 (Multimedia Product Development). This has meant some extra work and time spent with nonprofits in the community to ensure the success of this program. The results have been very satisfying. Numerous multimedia products (including websites, movies, presentations, and instructional software) have been developed for the following institutions: St. Anne Center, SER-Jobs for Progress, The Dominican Center, YMCA, the Indo-Chinese Center, Journey House, and Enrichment Opportunities.

I served on the implementation team for Xythos, rebranded as Pantherfile at UWM. This environment gives every member of the UWM community online storage, as well as Web space. My students used the environment to store and present their assignments, as well as the location to do Web development.

Camtasia was used to develop video demonstrations and live presentations and then to stream these on the Web. Audacity was used to do audio streams. New approaches were developed to enhance audio lectures online.

I initiated the development of Podcasting in our school. I enrolled our DE support staff person in a seminar with Apple to master the technical skills. My first podcasts were developed during the summer of 2006.

4. Student supervision

UWM/SOIS (2002 – 2006)

I supervised undergraduate Internships for the following semesters: Spring (5 students), Summer (3 students) and Fall (4 students). Graduate advising was done during the Fall 2003 semester.

5. Teaching awards

Won the LydiaLearn Learning Object Competition at the Merlot International Conference (July 25 – 28, 2005) in Nashville, TN

2. Program Development & Update

BA in Global Studies: Communications – I am collaborating with the Center for International Education to integrate SOIS courses into this track.

Study Abroad: South Africa. In collaboration with the Study Abroad Office Dr. J.J. Britz and I co-hosted the first Study Abroad group to South Africa for the Winterim 2005.

Professional Development Courses. I attended 2 CIPD workshops. One was a 2-day workshop and the other was a one day activity on developing critical thinking. During the Summer 2005, I attended the 3-day Faculty College, sponsored by UW-System.

Digital Archiving Explorations – I visited with the digital archiving programs at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Ancestry.com and IArchives to understand the current methods used in the field to archive and digitize content.

SOIS-College of Health Sciences Collaboration. On the SOIS team to work out collaboration between Health Sciences and Information Studies. 2006

SOIS Delegation to SLIS-Madison. Participated in the collaboration talks with the SLIS program at UW-Madison.

4. Service

   1. SOIS Committees (2002 – 2003)

1. Member & Chair: Computer Policy Committee

2. Member & Chair: Search Committee for Staff Positions

3. Member: Search Committee for Assistant Dean Position

4. Member: Search Committee for IR faculty positions

1. SOIS Committees (2004-2006)

   1. Graduate Admissions Committee

2. UWM service

   1. Member: PantherFile Implementation Team 2004-2005

   2. Member: Campus-wide Content Management Evaluation Team 2004-2005

   3. Member: Campus Technology Advisory Committee 2004-2005

   4. Member: Racio-Ethnic Committee 2003-2005

   5. Member: Black and Gold Committee 2003-2004

   6. Member and Chair: Black and Gold Action Team: PantherProf 2003-2005

   7. Unit Technology Representative – A campus-wide committee to determine and structure IT decisions for UWM, 2003.

   8. Chair: Workshop for ICT for Africa – Fall 2005

   9. Team member to plan the research growth “Information, Interdisciplinary, and International.” – Spring 2006

   10. Member of the advisory committee for the Center for Cultural Diversity and Global Health – Since Fall 2005.

   11. Global Studies Advisory Committee – 2006-2007.

   12. Chair of the Email/Calendar Core Service Team. (Ad Hoc) – Did an RFP to replace the current campus email/calendaring solution.

   13. Member of the Information Policy Technology Committee (2006-2008)

   14. Online Program Council (2006-2007)

3. Involvement in student activities

   1. Attended SOIS Student Orientation, Fall 2004.

   2. Participated in the Study-Abroad Fair, Fall 2004

   3. Attended SOIS Student Orientation, Fall, 2005

   4. Attended SOIS Student Orientation, Fall 2006 (Graduate and Undergraduate)

   5. Worked with the Mentoring Center to set up an online mentoring service for SOIS 430.

4. Service & membership in professional organizations

   1. As chair of the Email/Calendaring Core Service team, I was invited to do a presentation to the UW-System Chief Information Officer Council, held in Madison, WI, on September 21, 2006.

   2. Conducted a workshop, Library Council, May 26, 2005, Hales Corners, WI

5. Special assignments for professional meetings

   1. BadgerNet Meeting, April 12, 2005 Green Lake, WI

   2. Faculty College May 31, June 2, 2005 UWC-Richland Center WI

   3. Lecture at teacher training workshop of the Sheboygan School District, Oct. 3, 2005

   4. UWM representative at a faculty development conference in Houston, TX. March, 2006

   5. Chaired and helped organize the ICT4Africa research initiative at UWM, Oct 11, 2006

   6. Organizing member of the I.I.I. research initiative at UWM, February 3, 2006.

   7. Work with Johanna Dvorak from the Tutoring Center to investigate the technological options to do virtual tutoring for the online students. Spring, 2006

6. Awards & honors for service

   1. Serve on the Education Advisory Board of TechSmith, a leading producer of Multimedia software for Education and the Industry.

   2. My research about open learning was published in a CIE publication, and it was the campus highlight on the UWM website on Wednesday, 8 March, 2006.