Curriculum Vitae
| Name: Bertha Adriana D’ Alba
Telephone Number : 01 940 312 9474 Mail: adrianadalba@yahoo.co.uk adrianadalba@hotmail.com |
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ACADEMICS
PHD in Educational Computing, University of North Texas (2012). USA
Certification in Museum Education, UNT (2011). USA
Masters in Digital Animation 2D/3D at the Glasgow School of Art (June 2007). Scotland
Graphic Design. Bachelors Degree, Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, UAEM, 1994. México
LANGUAGES
Spanish, English
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
D’ Alba, A. & Jones, G. (In review, 2012) Analyzing the effects of a 3D online virtual museum in visitors’ discourse, attitudes, preferences, and knowledge acquisition. In K. Nettleton and L. Lennex (Eds.) Cases on 3D Technology Application and Integration in Education. IGI Global
Jones, G. & D’ Alba, A. (In review, 2012) Measuring the Effectiveness of a 3D Virtual Online Museum. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE)
Jones, G. & D’ Alba, A. (2012) Measuring the Effectiveness of a 3D Virtual Online Museum. Presented at the roundtable session titled “Research explorations in the use of virtual worlds for learning” at AERA Conference, 2012
D’ Alba, A. & Jones, G. (2012) Comparing the effectiveness and knowledge acquisition between a 3D virtual and a traditional museum exhibit. Proceedings of SITE Conference, 2012
D’ Alba, A., Najmi, A., Gratch, J., Bigenho, C. (2010) Virtual Learning Environments: The oLTECx, a study of participant attitudes and experiences. International Journal for Gaming and Computer Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS) 3 (1) pp. 33-50
D’Alba, A., Gratch, J. & Jones, G. (2010). Student’s Technology Preferences and the new Online Learning Technologies Experience (oLTECx). In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010 (pp. 1653-1657). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
D’Alba, B.A. & Gratch, J. (2010). oLTECx: a 3D virtual department tour for Prospective students. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010 (p. 3318). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
D’Alba, A. & Jones, G (2009). From real to virtual museums: making the transition. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009, VA:AACE
AWARDS
Graduate Students International award, UNT 2012
Outstanding Technology PHD Student Award, UNT 2011
Outstanding International Graduate Student Award, UNT 2011
GRANTS AND FUNDING
2010 – 2011
Museums and 3D educational virtual environments. Joint UAEM-UNT research funding. USA-Mexico. More info: http://courseweb.unt.edu/gjones/museum/index.html
2009
Teaching assistant for the Global challenge Grant awarded to the UNT College of Education.
May 2010
Student Travel award, UNT.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNT 3D Learning Environment Research lab (2008 to date)
Research assistant. Working on different projects involving online environments for learning and education. Advising graduate students with their coursework.
Mexicana de Software, México DF (2000 – 2002)
Design Manager
Duties: Design and keeping company’s trade mark, web pages design for customers, organization of marketing internal and external events in product launching, marks repositioning in market, attention to suppliers.
Editorial Red (Xsalir portal) (1999 – 2000)
Design Manager
Duties: Design and maintenance of company’s website, design of web microsites, everyday updating of diferent sections of the website, attention to suppliers.
Desarrollo en Sistemas de Informática (1996 – 1999)
Graphic Designer
Duties: Design and keeping company’s trade mark, web pages design for customers, organization of marketing internal and external events for the company, attention to suppliers.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of North Texas
CECS/LTEC 1100 Computer applications (Spring 2010)
Teaching assistant. EDSP 5560 Assistive technology (Spring 2010)
Teaching assistant. EDSP 5510 Educational appraisal of exceptional Learners (Fall 2009). Spanish online course to students in Ecuador. This class was part of the Global Challenge Grant awarded to Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood
Teaching assistant. EDSP 5720 Analysis of Research in Special Education (Fall 2009). Spanish online course to students in Ecuador. This class was part of the Global Challenge Grant awarded to Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood
Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, UAEM (2002 to 2005)
Assistant professor of Imagology, Basic Computing (Indesign software), Computing I (Illustrator software), II (Photoshop software) III (Dreamweaver and Flash software), and Graphic Organization courses.
Instituto Universitario del Estado de México, IUEM (2002 to 2005)
Assistant professor of Multimedia I (advanced Flash software) and II (Premiere Software) Courses, Visual Communication, Digital Press, Digital Image I and II, Computing I, II and II courses.
ADITIONAL COURSES AND SEMINARS
“Complexity and imagology of subject and object”, UAEM 2003. Quick learning, UAEM 2003. Integration in design teaching, UAEM 2003. Microteaching, UAEM 2003. How to develop positive attitudes in students, UAEM 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
SOFTWARE
Autodesk Maya and 3Dsmax, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Macintosh and PC platforms. Learning management systems. SPSS and Nvivo.
