Gary
Sarkozi, Ph.DGary
Sarkozi, Ph.D
Research Statement/Instruction
Current Responsibilities
Curriculum
Design and Development
Previous
Responsibilities
Publications and Presentations
Professional Organizations
Education
Research Statement/ Instruction Research Statement
My current research interest is to collect, analyze and evaluate data on
activities related to technological integration in the many facets of today’s
global environment. My goal is to understand the workings of the processes by
which we can implement the rapid technological advancements that are moving us
to a real-time multimedia mode of a communicating society, and to use this
detailed understanding to focus research (languages, tools, methods) that can be
best used in this new evolving society. My previous and continuing work in
computer applications as an educational tool and other instructional
technologies is guiding me in this direction.
Designed and direct the faculty technology training and resource
facility which we call
the INFUSIO
Lab. our mission for this Lab is
Designed and implemented online technology courses for training teachers to become tech-mentors for 13 regional k-12 school districts for their teachers.
Led design team that created seven Special education courses that leads participants to complete endorsement requirements in special education.
Currently designing online International Masters in education Leadership and Blended courses for new Instructional Technology Certificate program
Director of the Office of Continuing Education for the School of Education and director of technology for distant education. The office is charged with bringing current thinking and practice to professionals throughout the Commonwealth. Each semester the Office of Continuing Education offers graduate courses to over 1500 students in a number of surrounding school divisions and in the Fredericksburg and Poquoson areas.
Webmaster for the School of Education's website. Technology coordinator for distance Education
Instructor for graduate courses in computer applications and adult technology pedagogy issues.
Consultant for community partners in business and education in the Richmond Metropolitan area in designing and presenting special technology, learning organization, career review training programs for corporate training and organizational learning concepts.
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April 2004, National Virginia Law Conference, Presentation and Publication
Web accessibility
and implications of section 508 with public school websites.
Lexis-Nexis,
New York. Presentation Richmond, Va. Paper
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March 2004, Live Internet2 Presentation From VCU to the faculty of Cyprus
University,
Cyprus. technologies approaches in Blended course design and
delivery"
June 2003- Keynote Speaker International Organization for Science
and
Technology Educators (IOSTE). Using Internet2 in Instruction and
Research, a live demonstration. Williamsburg, Va.
June 2002 - Presentation and Publication: A Study of Critical Learning Incidents
in a Traditional Classroom and in an Asynchronous Online Format. International
Research Conference on Distance and Adult Learning. The Open University of Hong
Kong, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Paper as HTML or Paper in Word documentFebruary 2002 - Presentation: What Administrators Need to Know About technology. 17th Annual Ed Tech Conference for Schools teachers and administrators Conference. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.
View slides from presentationMay 2001 - Presentation: A Study of student perceptions in a traditional and asynchronous online setting at the International Conference of Technology for Educators. Tallahassee, Florida.
March 2001 - Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, Pa. Presentation: Online and Traditional Classes: A Study of Student Performance and Perceptions.
June 2000 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Presentation Technology In Higher Education in the Year 2020. A look into the future of what technological advancements will be used in the new century. Perhaps the most significant prediction to the audience was that at least two technology advances that have not even been thought of yet would be important and used in Higher Education.
February 2000 - IDC Winter Institute 2000 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Presentation at the Medical College of Virginia for faculty and Staff and workshop for VCU's Academic faculty and staff Titled: Using Microsoft PowerPoint For More Than A Presentation Program -Taking PowerPoint Beyond the Basics.
August 1999 - Presentation and Publication at the 17th Annual International Association of Management Telecommuting: Maintaining Team Cohesiveness. San Diego, California.
May 1999 - Presentation for Reynolds Metals Corporation. Object Oriented Programming and the GUI Operating System. Richmond, Virginia.
October 1998 - Technology Presenter for the VCU Center on SOL Curriculum Development Workshops. Roanoke, Winchester & Richmond, Virginia.
June 1998 - 10th National Software Technology Conference Internet Security: Results of An Experience Paper presented and published with co- researcher Alex Korzyk, PHD candidate at VCU school of Business. Salt Lake City, Utah.
May 1997 - Virginia Independent Association of Schools Technology Presenter at Conference, Integrating Multimedia into the Curricula. Fork Union, Virginia.
September 1996 - Virginia Department of Corrections: Report and presentation to executive committee Instructional Technology Review and Future Considerations. Report included with report to State Senate Finance Committee, January 1997.
May 1996 - Journal article - Exploring Alternative Multimedia Display Options. University of Virginia Journal.
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Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
International Society for Technology in Education [ISTE]
Phi Kappa Phi - National Honor Society Member of the Scholarship
Committee
Phi Delta Kappa - National Education Professional
Association for Educators
Active member of Richmond
Chapter
Virginia Educational Technology Alliance [VETA] - Member of Technology Roundtable
Virginia Society for Technology in Education [VSTE] - Contributing Editor
Lifetime member of VCU and UVA Alumni Associations
Faculty Senate - executive committee
University Leadership Council - chaired by President of University
Member of University Technology committee
Member of University Blackboard Imitative
Member of the University's Aries new database project
I am a Vietnam Veteran
and have
20 years of business management experience
in the banking, automotive and insurance sectors.
Post Graduate Work
Distance Education Certified Trainer Program State University of West Georgia
to be completed December 2004
Certificate of Distance Education, State University of West Georgia, 2002Ph.D. in Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Emphasis on Adult Education and Technology
Master of Education, University of Virginia
Emphasis on Instructional Technology
B.A. in Business Administration, Mary Baldwin College
Emphasis on Business Management; Minor in Finance
Page last updated
January 25, 2005
by Gary Sarkozi.
This page does not reflect an official position of Virginia Commonwealth University.