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Department of Secondary Education
Instructional Technology Program
Dr. Steve Downey
Assistant Professor
(813) 974-7952
(813) 974-3731 Fax
Email: downey@coedu.usf.edu
IM: UIUCsteve (aol), sdowneyphd (yahoo)
Office 302-V
Mailing Address:
College of Education
Department of Secondary Education
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, EDU 162
Tampa, FL 336200-5650
Professional Experience
Newly arrived at USF, Dr. Downey is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology in the Department of Secondary Education. Specializing in multimedia, Steve teaches courses in interactive media, instructional graphics, and digital video.
Prior to his arrival Steve served as a Research Scientist for the University of Illinois’ National Center for Supercomputing Applications, home to the first commercial web browser, Mosaic. While at Illinois, Steve taught graduate and undergraduate courses on instructional technology, instructional design for online environments, and knowledge management for the highly ranked College of Education and Graduate School for Library & Information Science. Steve also taught and conducted research overseas and was a Fulbright Scholar finalist for work in Thailand and southeast Asia.
Steve’s research focuses on the adaptation of massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) technologies to online learning. In addition to his MMOG research, he has conducted research on cultural influences on e-Learning and knowledge management as well as designing and development of online learning and collaboration systems. Some of his recent publications include:
Downey, S. (in development). Building Online Communities: Adapting Practices from Massively Multiplayer Online Games.
Downey, S. (in development). Instructional Framework for Massively Multiperson Online Learning Environments.
Craig, A., Downey, S., Garnett, G., & McGrath, R., (in press). Immersive Environments for Massive Multiperson Online Learning, in R. Cole (Ed.) Ubiquitous Learning, Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.
Downey, S., Wadsworth, A., Minkser, B., Liu, Y., & Marini, L. (complete; awaiting submission). Building of a CyberCollaboratory in Support of a National Cyberinfrastructure Initiative.
Wadsworth, A., Downey, S., Wentling, T. L., & Marini, L. (complete; awaiting submission). Evolution of the NCSA Knowledge Center.
Li, W., Downey, S., & Wentling, T., (2007). Online Knowledge Sharing in a Multinational Corporation: Chinese versus American Practices. American Society for Information Science and Technology 2007 Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
Downey, S., Cordova-Wentling, R. M, Wentling, T. L., & Wadsworth, A. (2005). The relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-learning system. Human Resource Development International, 8 (1).
Waight, C., & Downey, S., Wentling, T. L., & Arvidson, R. (2004). Employee perceptions and usage of e-Learning in a large corporation. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 18 (1).
Downey, S., Cordova-Wentling, R. M, Wentling, T. L., & Wadsworth, A. (2004). The relationship between national culture and the usability of an e-learning system. Academy of Human Resource Development Conference Proceedings.
Downey, S. & Rattanapian, V. (2003). Cross-cultural analysis of virtual reality based concept mapping. Media and Technology for Human Resource Development (14) 1-2.
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Specialization: Instructional Technologies
University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign
Master of Education
Specialization: Business Education
University of Missouri - Columbia
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Specialization: Finance
University of Missouri - Columbia
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