Introduction and Overview of UNLV Online Education Instructional Applications Programming team

1. Best Practices Series:
Showcase of Interactives in Online Education

2. Instructional Applications Coordinator
Christopher Duke is the Instructional Applications Coordinator handling supervision
of programming and technology within Online Education. Christopher has extensive
experience in the use of technology to enhance distance education along with the
programming ability to create interactive pieces to evaluate student knowledge. He
has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Northern Arizona University in
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Presenter:
Best Practices Series:
Showcase of Interactives in Online Education
Christopher Duke

3. Instructional Applications Programmer
Before joining the team at UNLV, Shannon was the Systems programmer at St. Olaf
College, System Administrator for University of North Texas, and spent some time
on the Build Team at Travelocity. He has a Bachelors in Music and a Masters of
Library Science from University of North Texas.
Co-Presenter:
Best Practices Series:
Showcase of Interactives in Online Education
Shannon Peevey

4. Instructional Applications Programmer
Paul received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from the University of
North Dakota where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Paul creates data driven
and interactive learning activities for the university. Examples include database and
PHP development, Flash Actionscript activities and HTML5 development. He has
created a number of activities for the Sciences, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts and other
disciplines. Paul focuses primarily on working with faculty to organize learning
objectives to create engaging, high order thinking activities to aid faculty in
providing rich content to the students.
Co-Presenter:
Best Practices Series:
Showcase of Interactives in Online Education
Paul Erickson

5. Instructional Applications Programmer
John Murphy is an Instructional Applications Programmer for the Office of Online
Education. He specializes in front end development and has a passion for creating
rich interfaces and applications using HTML5, Javascript, and Python. Before
joining the team, John served as the Web Designer at UNLV University Libraries.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of
Southern California.
Co-Presenter:
Best Practices Series:
Showcase of Interactives in Online Education
John Murphy

6. Agenda
Who we are
• What we do
• How We Do It
• Activities Showcase &
Understanding Bloom’s
Taxonomy
• Closing

7. Objectives
• Identify who instructional application programmers are
within Online Education
• Explain what programmers, as part of the Online
Education team, can do for your course
• Recognize the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Understand possible solutions that have been used in
the past
• Be able to prepare a list of what you will need to
provide us

8. INTERACTIVE
APPLICATIONS

9. What we do
• Maintain website, database,
and file servers for Online
Education hosting a variety
of applications for internal
production and course
delivery
• Main focus of instructional
applications programmers –
developing interactive
activities for courses
• Focus on developing
simulated activities that
replicate an in class
experience

10. How we do it
• HTML/CSS
• Javascript
• PHP and other Dynamic Web Languages
• WebCampus Tools
• Other outside OER resources

11. Bloom’s Taxonomy

12. Remembering

13. Understanding

14. Applying

15. Analyzing

16. Evaluating

17. Creating

18. Open Educational Resources

19. Chris Duke
Christopher.Duke@unlv.edu
(702) 895-5854
Paul Erickson
Paul.Erickson@unlv.edu
(702) 895-0326
Shannon Peevey
Shannon.Peevey@unlv.edu
(702) 895-2341
John Murphy
John.Murphy@unlv.edu
(702) 895-