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Department of Secondary Education
Instructional Technology Faculty
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Assistant Professor
(813) 974-7922
(813) 974-3826 Fax
gsmith@coedu.usf.edu
Office: 302Z
Mailing Address:
College of Education
Department of Secondary Education
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Ave., EDU105
Tampa, FL 33620-5650
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Education
B.A. Computer Science, Arizona State University
M.A. Computer Science, University of Utah
Ph.D. Educational Media & Computers, Arizona State University
Professional Experience
Dr. Glenn Gordon Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Instructional Technology Program within the Department of Secondary Education in the College of Education at
University of South Florida
His research themes are visuospatial learning and technology, i.e., how the computer, and other tools, help people learn
to think with shapes. His research includes: a) experimental
research on spatial cognition, b) qualitative research on visual
e-learning, and c) action-research on Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) in education.
He has numerous peer-reviewed publications
in the first two areas.
Dr. Smith earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Arizona State University. He worked in Hollywood
California developing computer graphics software for creating television commercials and creating opening segments for television shows, such as Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories. He earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science at the
University of Utah. His thesis involved the Computer Graphics modeling and simulation of human muscle systems. He then worked as a contract programmer for Microsoft in
Seattle Washington.
He earned a Doctorate in Educational Media & Computers at
Arizona State University. While working on his Ph.D., he supported himself
by teaching a course in computer game design for gifted children.
Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. from Arizona State
University. His dissertation examined the effects of computers and computer games on spatial visualization. Dr. Smith then served as faculty in the Department of Technology & Society in the College of Engineering & Applied at
StonyBrook University. At the end of this Odyssey, Dr. Smith is happy to conduct research and teach at his home port, the Department of Secondary Education at the
University of South Florida.
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