Faculty Profile

Name:Thomas I. M. HoDepartment:

Computer, Information & Leadership Technology

Education:

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Purdue University, 1974.

S. in Computer Science, Purdue University, 1971.

S. in Computer Science, Purdue University, 1970.

Date Hired or Assigned to Department:

January 1995

Percentage of full-time assigned to the program: 100%.Academic Rank

Professor of Computer & Information Technology, 2007.Professor & Chair, Computer & Information Technology, 1995, tenured.

Professional Development (last five years)

E. C. Moore Symposium sponsored by Center for Teaching & Learning, IUPUI, April 2009Web 2.0 Symposium sponsored by Center for Teaching & Learning, IUPUI, October 17, 2008CommunicAsia International Communications & Information Technology Exhibition & Conference, Singapore,June 2004-2007SIGITE Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2004

Consulting (last five years)

Examiner.com, 2009-present,Indianapolis Social Media Examiner

Other Related ExperienceSenior Fellow, Information Systems & Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Science, May 1993-January 1995Director, Information Networking Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University, June 1990-June 1992Professor, Computer Technology, Purdue University, School of Technology, 1988-1990Executive Director, INTELENET Commission, State of Indiana, 1986-1988Professor & Department Head, Computer Technology, Purdue University, School of Technology, 1984-1986Associate Professor & Department Head, Computer Technology, Purdue University, School of Technology, 1978-1994Professional Societies MembershipCharter member, Society for Information Management, Indianapolis chapterHonors and Awards

Data Processing Management Association for its Four-year Institution Award for undergraduate computer information systems programs, 1984Outstanding Young Men of America, 1979

Major Research and Scholarly Activities

Experiments to apply “Web 2.0” tools to improve teaching and learning through information technology. Mostrecent example is CIT 499 00(http://cit49900.learnstream.info) which delivers course content withOUT a course management system and provides“mobile-friendly” version(http://m.learnstream.info) which requires a Netvibes account to useExperiments to harness social media to help non-profit organizations. Most recent example is “Indianapolis Social Media” to brand Indianapolis as social media “Crossroads of America”Percentage of time devoted to scholarly and/or research activities: 33%.Ho - 1