Vita
Professor, Technology in Education
Charter School of Education
California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Appointed 1992 Tenured 1998
1. Academic Degrees
| University of Oregon, Eugene | 1986 | Curriculum and Instruction, Computers in Education | ||||
| California State University, Chico | 1986 | Curriculum and Instruction, Computers in Education | ||||
| University of British Columbia, Canada | Education | |||||
| University of British Columbia, Canada | Majors: English and History Minor: Biology |
2. Professional Experience
| California State University, Los Angeles | Associate Professor | Educational Technology | |
| Montana State University, Bozeman | Assistant Professor | Curriculum / Instruction | |
| Coker College, South Carolina | Assistant Professor | Curriculum / Instruction | |
| University of Oregon | Research Associate | ||
| University of Oregon | Graduate Teaching Fellow | ||
| Home Schooling | |||
| Cupertino Union School District, California | Primary Teacher | First Grade | |
| Seattle Public Schools, Washington | Primary Teacher | Second and Third Grade | |
| Vancouver School Board, British Columbia | Primary Teacher | Second and Third Grade |
3. Faculty and Administrative Load
| EDIT 430 | Introduction to Computers in the Classroom (3 sections) | @4 quarter credits | |
| EDIT 430 | Introduction to Computers in the Classroom (two sections) | @4 quarter credits | |
| EDIT 557 | Computer Assisted Instruction | @ 4 quarter credit | |
| EDIT 430 | Introduction to Computers in the Classroom (two sections) | @ 4 quarter credits | |
| EDIT 472 | Special Topics: World Builders | 4 quarter credits |
Other Collegiate Assignments 1997-1998
| Division Student Policy Committee | |
| Division Book Coordinator | |
| Charter School Academic Information Resources Committee | |
| Charter School Fiscal Resource Development Committee | |
| : Charter School Innovation, Curriculum and Assessment Committee | |
| in Science Program at Temple City High School -- World Builders |
4. Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
| National Collegiate Honors Council 1990 - | |
| International Alliance of Teacher Scholars 1994 - | |
| Association for Advancement of Computing in Education 1994 - | |
| Friends of Education 1993 - | |
| The Danforth Associates 1993 - | |
| CONTACT 1992 - |
5. Recent Professional Assignments and Activities
National Science Teachers Association 1998-
Member: International Alliance of Teacher Scholars 1994 -
Member: Association for Advancement of Computing in Education 1994 -
Member: Friends of Education 1993 -
Member: The Danforth Associates 1993 -
Member: CONTACT Consortium 1992 -
6. Publications
Viau, E. A. (1998) World Building: A Course of the Future." Ed at a Distance Magazine. January 98
Viau, E. A. (1998, February) "Color Me a Writer: Teaching Students to Think Critically". Learning
and Leading With Technology. Volume 25, Number 5. Pages 2 - 5Viau, E. A, (1998). "Shades of Meaning". The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
Viau, E. A., (1998) "Building Models, Building Worlds". Proceedings: The National Educational
Computing Conference, San Diego, June, 1998.Viau, E. A., & Mark Wistey. (1997). "The Mathematical Determination of Optimal Human Population
Size." Journal of Recreational Mathematics. Volume 28, Number 3, 1996-97, pages 188-193.Viau, E.A. (1996). "Melding Technology and Pedagogy". Proceedings, AACE: 1996.
Viau, E.A. (1996). "Speed Sleeping". Annals of Improbable Research, November/ December, 1996, pp 15-17.
Viau, E.A. (1996)."Celebration of Honors Teaching: Making Them Think". National Honors Report, Spring.Viau, E.A. (1995). Technology and the Nature of Knowledge". Forum for Honors, Fall.
7. Research
World Builders: Distance Education / web based interdisciplinary course Innovative teaching.
Innovative Instruction Grant Award 1998: California State University, Los Angeles.
Boyer/CPB Grant for partnership with Temple City High School Science Program.
Innovative Instruction Grant Award 1995: California State University, Los Angeles.
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