Kelvin Dee Ralston
Ph.D. CandidateEducational Media and Computers
College of Education, Campus Box 0111
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85280-0111
(602) 965-7192
kralston@asu.edu
Academic History
College of Education
Degree: Curriculum and Instruction.
Major: Educational Media and Computers.
Expected Graduation: Fall 1997.
Dissertation (in progress): Interaction and social presence of students involved in learning through the use of text based conferencing systems and interactive web instruction.
Advisors: Drs.; M. S. McIsaac, R. Fenskie, S. Cohn, S. DiGangi, and G. Wilson.
1993 Master of Education
College of Education
Degree: Curriculum and Instruction
Major: Educational Technology
1982 Bachelor of Science
College of Education
Major: Occupational Education
Professional Record
College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Educational Media and Computers program.
College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Maintaining FirstClassâ Computer Conferencing Server and providing instruction for students and faculty in the use and operation of computer conferencing systems
College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Educational Media and Computers program.
College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Providing laboratory technical support, development of class webpages, electronic curriculum and training for students, as well as assistant, associate, and full faculty members.
United States Navy
Director of Training
Planned, organized and orchestrated training and development of over 12,000 students per year in 28 different courses. Developed, planned, selected and/or integrated coursework curricula and training materials for a variety of management, business and technical topics. Conducted job/task analysis studies on newly developed training complex to determine manpower and maintenance requirements. Coordinated all coursework design and curriculum modifications/changes.
Achievements
- Oversaw and evaluated a staff of 120 instructors.
- Provided technical and engineering support during start-up phases of new multi-million dollar Fire Fighting Training Complex.
- Member of Total Quality Management Steering Committee.
- Developed and administered a $4 million operating and training budget.
- Oversaw operations of a $28 million computerized training system.
- Participated in two-year curriculum design project which required complete re-development of a 10-week and 2-week course.
Chief Engineering Officer
Administered and executed operational, maintenance, and personnel management functions for a large marine vessel located within an international organization. Supervised and managed a staff of 170 personnel, including development and integration of comprehensive safety and training programs, emergency readiness procedures and maintenance programs.
Achievements
- Discovered a major maintenance malfunction of a 16,000 horsepower high pressure turbine and initiated all repair functions.
- Implemented an Engineering Operational Sequencing System to promote training and good engineering practices.
Department Director
Managed, directed and administered maintenance programs for nine marine vessels located on the West Coast. Developed and implemented training and development programs; instituted maintenance and safety procedures; conducted certification inspections for Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
Achievements
- Established a vendor sourcing and selection program which increased competition and greatly reduced maintenance costs.
Training
:
Safety Officer Training · Curriculum Design & Evaluation · Total Quality Management · Computer Programming (Basic, C, and ADA) · Databases, Spreadsheets, PC DOS, Windows · Authoring Languages and Systems · Toolbook, Authorware, HTML
Certification:
Completed while working at the College of Lake County, teaching vocational subjects in Hydraulics and Air Conditioning and Refrigeration in 1977.
Designated by the Chief of Naval Technical Training in November 1977.
PUBLICATIONS
McIsaac, M. S. & Ralston, K. D. 1996. Teaching at a distance using computer conferencing. Tech Trends, 41(6), 48-53.
McIsaac, M. S. & Ralston, K. D. (1996). Computer-based Technology: A Forum for Cross-Cultural Communication, Occasional Paper No. 3, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Developed distance learning course taught entirely over the World Wide Web, using webpages, textbased conferencing system, synchronous and asynchronous chat boards.
Provided technical support and computer conferencing instruction for the following classes:
EMC 502 -- Current Issues and Problems in Educational Media and Computers
EMC 523 -- Telecommunications in Instruction
EMC 598 -- Distance Education: Gender and Ethnicity
EMC 703 -- Research in Educational Telecommunications
SPE 586 -- Advising the Gifted Child
PRESENTATIONS
McIsaac, M.S., Blocher, J.M., Joralmon, D., Ralston, K.D., Tu, C. (1997).
McIsaac, M.S., Blocher, J. M., Joralmon, D., Ralston, K.D., Tu, C. (1996).
McIsaac, M.S., Blocher, J. M., Joralmon, D., Ralston, K.D., Tu, C. (1996).
McIsaac, M.S., Leh, A.S., Ralston, K. Mahesh, V. (1996, February)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (GPA 4.0)
COMPUTER LITERACY
Operating Systems
Macintosh
UNIX
Windows 95
Software Applications
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe PageMaker
Director
HyperCard
Hypertext Markup Language
Microsoft Publisher
Pilot
Toolbook II Instructor
Ventura Publishing
Visual Basic
Visual C
Internet Applications
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
First Class Conferencing System
NSCA Habenaro
JavaScript
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Netscape Navigator
Pine
TELNET
Asymetrics Multimedia Products
Hijack Graphics Suite
Microsoft Office 97 Products
Word Perfect
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