Professional Vitae
Brian M. Morgan

Work Address  
Assistant Professor
Integrated Science and Technology 
Marshall University  
One John Marshall Drive  
Huntington, WV 25755
P: (304) 696-6469  F: (304) 696-6533
Home Address  
413 Private Drive 10461 
Proctorville, OH 45669 
(740) 886-2038  
e-mail: brian.morgan@marshall.edu
EDUCATION
1992-1997 

  
 

1997-2000

B.S. Computer Science & Software Development 
Minor: Mathematics  
Marshall University, Huntington, WV  
Summa Cum Laude (3.7) 

M.S. Technology Management 
Marshall University Graduate College, South Charleston, WV
Magna Cum Laude (3.8)
Capstone Project:  Is Distance Learning Worth It?  Helping Determine the Costs of Online Courses.

PROFESSIONAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Web-based application development - in particular, E-commerce
  • Costs of distance learning
  • Development of interactive computer-based learning simulations for K-12 students
  • Teaching via distance learning
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
July 2000-Present Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Marshall University
400 Hal Greer Boulevard  
Huntington, WV 25755
Teaching Assignments
August 1997-Present Adjunct Professor 
Community and Technical College 
Marshall University 
400 Hal Greer Boulevard  
Huntington, WV 25755
May 2004 - Present Senior Trainer
WebCT, Inc.
Six Kimball Lane
Lynnfield, MA 01940
October 1992-Present Television Sports Statistician/Associate Producer/Font Coordinator
Creative Sports; Fox Sports South; ESPN; CBS Sports, CSTV, PMTV, West Virginia Media
October 1997-July 2000 Director, Center for Instructional Technology 
Center for Instructional Technology 
Marshall University  
400 Hal Greer Boulevard  
Huntington, WV 25755-2066
November 1996-October 1997 Instructional Technologist 
Office of Information Technology 
Marshall University  
400 Hal Greer Boulevard  
Huntington, WV 25755-2066
April 1996-May 1997 Computer Programmer 
College of Liberal Arts and College of Science 
Marshall University 
400 Hal Greer Boulevard  
Huntington, WV 25755
May 1992-August 1995 Facilities Manager/Head Groundskeeper 
Huntington Professional Baseball Club 
1901 Jackson Ave. 
Huntington, WV 25702
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
July 2000 - Present Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
July 2000 - Present Member of ACM Special Interest Group - Computer Science Education (CSE)
May 2001 - Present Member of UPE (Upsilon Pi Epsilon) International Honor Society for computing professionals
September 2003  - Dec. 2004 Member of IEEE Computer Society
July 2000 - September 2003 Member of ACM Special Interest Group - Multimedia (MM)
August 1992 - May 1993 Phi ETA Sigma
August 1992 - May 1993 Gamma Beta Phi
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consulting/Training:
January 2001 - Present WebCT, Inc: Member of the Professional, International Ask Dr. C team
April 2004 - Present Marshall University Office of Academic Affairs: Development of BERT (Banner Extraction and Reporting Tool) and various data reports from Marshall University's Student Information System
October 2005 - November 2005 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for Succeeding with Office in Business
October 2005 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on JavaScript
March 2005 - May 2005 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on HTML and XHTML (6 additional chapters)
March 2005 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for Succeeding with Technology
February 2005 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on Windows XP (Appendices only)
June 2004 - September 2004 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on HTML and XHTML
September 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x GUI Administration
September 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x System Administration
August 2004 Reading Area Community College - Introduction to WebCT (2 day training)
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator - Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition GUI Administration (Technical); Orlando, FL
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator - Mastering the WebCT Campus Edition 4 Gradebook; Orlando, FL
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator - WebCT Campus Edition 4.x Quizzing and Survey Methods - Beyond the Basics; Orlando, FL
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator - Creating Quizzes and Surveys in WebCT Campus Edition 4.x; Orlando, FL
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x GUI Administration
July 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x System Administration
June 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator for a one week training course: Quizzes and Surveys: Creating Questions & Building Assessments in WebCT Campus Edition
June 2004 Webster University: Introduction to WebCT 4.x on Campus
May 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x GUI Administration
May 2004 WebCT, Inc: Facilitator, Fundamentals of WebCT Campus Edition 4.x System Administration
February 2004 - April 2004 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 5th edition
April 2004 Chesapeake (OH) Village Hall: Development of a check printing program to replace an older, antiquated system that no longer functioned
March 2004 Thomson Learning: Creation of an online project to accompany New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 5th edition
February 2004 - April 2004 WebCT, Inc - Development of the Learning Context Administrator's Guide for WebCT Vista 3.0
December 2003 WebCT, Inc: Development of a Java-based integration module for Real World School's WebCT Vista implementation
October 2003 - November 2003 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for Computer Concepts - Illustrated, 7th edition
July 2003 - August 2003 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives on Windows XP - Comprehensive
April 2003 Authored and published a chapter for a Microsoft Access project (IT Department at Huntington University – Chapter 11), found in Mastering Applications in the Real World: Discipline-Specific Projects for Microsoft Office (Course Technology/Thomson Learning, published July 2003)
February 2003 - March 2003 Thomson Learning: Creation of an online project to accompany New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 4th edition
March 2003 Restaurant Equipment Place: Development of an E-commerce Web site
January 2003 - November 2002 - February 2003 Thomson Learning: Conducted a formal review for the final page proofs of New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 3rd edition and the 4th edition
September 2002 - December 2002 Marshall University Athletics: Development and maintenance of http://www.leftwichqb.com/ web site
May 2002 - August 2002 Thomson Learning: Conducted a formal review for the final page proofs of Macromedia Flash 5 and Macromedia Flash MX textbooks
July 2002 Fairmont State University: Introduction to WebCT
September 2001 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 3rd edition
June 2001 Development of 3 ASP-driven web sites for Marshall University
February 2001 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for The Practical Internet
August 2000 Thomson Learning: Distance learning content creation for New Perspectives Series on the Internet, 2nd edition
June 2000 - August 2000 Alliance Management and Marketing: Development of the GradGame CD-ROM based trivia game
February 2000 Marshall University: Introduction to RealVideo Technologies
January 2000 Marshall University:  Introduction to myWebCT
October 1999 Marshall University:  Introduction to Streaming Video Technologies
September 1999 WVNET:  Administering WebCT on Windows NT
July 1999 Marshall Technology Institute:  WebCT, Computer Based Training, Multimedia Hardware/Software Usage
September 1998 Marshall University:  WebCT:   Version 1.2
March 1998-May 1998 Marshall University Community and Technical College (Web Based Course Setup)
March 1998 Marshall University:  Microsoft Outlook 97 (3 Sessions)
March 1998 Marshall University:  Advanced Microsoft Outlook 97
February 1998 Marshall University:  Using the Web to Supplement Your Courses
February 1998 Marshall University:  Using Microsoft FrontPage 98 and Netscape Composer 4.0x
February 1998 Marshall University:  Online Course Creation and Development Possibilities
February 1998 Marshall University:  Using Microsoft Outlook for E-mail
January 1998 Marshall University:  WebCT:  Version 1.1
November 1997 Marshall University:  WebCT Symposium
October 1997 Marshall University:  Integrating Electronic Materials into the Classroom
October 1997 Marshall University:  Advanced WebCT
October 1997 Marshall University:  How to Use and Access Computer Based Training Modules
August 1997 Marshall University Community and Technical College:  Using Microsoft Outlook 97
May 1997 Marshall University:  Course Development Using WebCT
April 1997 Marshall University:  Converting Course Syllabi and Other Materials into Web-ready Documents
April 1997 Marshall University:  Introduction to Web-based Multimedia Tools
March 1997 CATC:  All About HTML Editors
Presentations:
October 2005

Computer and Information Technology Major at Marshall University - Academic Expo at Marshall University

September 2005

Computer Degree Programs at Marshall University - Lawrence County Joint Vocational School; Getaway, Ohio;

July 2005

"Vista and Success - Online Courses that Succeed" - Accepted Poster; WebCT Impact! 2005; San Francisco, CA

March 2005

Guest lecturer for Mr. Andrew Gooding’s and Ms. Caroline Gold-True's Connections (IST220) Course (Computer Crime)

April 2004

Demonstration of CIT Projects - Academic Expo at Marshall University for undecided majors

February 2004

Guest lecturer for Mr. Andrew Gooding’s Bioethics (IST442) Course (Copyright and Intellectual Property)

October 2003

Guest Lectured for a UNI101 course on the CIT program at Marshall University

October 2002

Guest Lectured for a UNI101 course on the CIT program at Marshall University

Fall 2001 to Present Have given multiple presentations during open houses at Marshall University for prospective students
October 2000 “Is Distance Learning Worth It: Determining the Costs of Online Education” for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Instructional Telecommunications Council (ITC) via a Telephone Bridge
September 2000 "Is Distance Learning Worth It: Determining the Costs of Online Education" - AACSB Continuing Education Improvement Symposium:  Tampa, FL
April 2000 "Supporting Faculty Using WebCT" - Almost Heaven WebCT Conference:  Charleston, WV
November 1999 "Supporting Faculty Using WebCT" - Dancing with the Web:  Columbus, OH
October 1999 "Higher Education - Accessing the Future" - University Systems of West Virginia Board of Trustees - Martinsburg, WV 
June 1999 "Supporting Faculty Using WebCT" - WebCT 99: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 1999 "Using WebCT for Online Education" - Southern Mountain Community and Technical College
February 1999 "Creating Information Technology Curricula from Professionally Developed Multimedia and Web-based Materials" - WV Community and Technical College Curriculum Development Meeting
April 1998 "Using WebCT" - Marshall University Community and Technical College
September 1997 "Creating Web pages" - NSFRE
June 1997 "Using WebCT" - West Virginia Graduate College
June 1997 "Using WebCT" - Marshall University Community and Technical College
January 1997 "Technological Innovation at Marshall University" - West Virginia State Legislature, Charleston, WV
Publications:
Summer 2003

Smith, Walter P. & Brian M. Morgan. “An Examination of Classroom and Monetary Issues Related to the Online Delivery of Accounting Courses.” Journal of Accounting and Financial Resource, Official Publication of the American Academy of Accounting and Finance.  Volume 11, Number 2, pps. 1-8.

July 2003 Mastering Applications in the Real World: Discipline-Specific Projects for Microsoft Office. Course Technology/Thomson Learning. Authored a chapter for a Microsoft Access project (IT Department at Huntington University – Chapter 11)
May 2003 Gave a blind peer review of “What are the Relevant Costs of Online Education” for Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, published by the University of Chicago
April 2003 “Determining the Costs of Online Education”, http://www.distance-educator.com/dnews/?name=News&file=article&sid=8906,
October 2001 "Calculating the Cost of Online Courses."  Business Officer, a magazine sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 22-27.
December 2000 "Web Site Helps Predict Revenues from Online Courses.”  Nontraditional Students Report, Volume 3, Issue 3. 
December 2000 Willits, Paula. “Web Site Helps Predict Revenues from Online Courses.”  Dean & Provost, Volume 2, Issue 4. 
October 2000 "Determining the Cost of Online Courses."  About.com featured link in their Distance Education section, October 12, 2000.  http://distancelearn.about.com/education/distancelearn/library/blpages/blroi.htm 
July 2000 "Determining the Cost of Online Courses." theNode Networking Newsletter, ISSN 1206-9450, July 12, 2000. http://thenode.org/networking/july2000/briefs.html
July 2000 "Benchmarking Costs."  E-LearningHub News, July 5, 2000. http://www.e-learninghub.com/July52000.html
June 2000 "Determining the Cost of Online Courses."  FutureU eNewsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, June 21, 2000.
June 2000 "New Website Helps Determine the Cost of an Online Program."  The eCollege.com eNewsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4.  http://www.ecollege.com/faculty/
June 2000 Young, Jeffrey R.  "An Online Worksheet Helps Colleges Anticipate the Costs of Distance Education."  The Chronicle of Higher Education - http://www.chronicle.com/free/2000/06/2000060802u.htm 
March 1999 "Marshall Matters-MU One of Nation's Top Electronic Course Developers."  The Huntington, WV Herald Dispatch.
October 1998 Morgan, Brian M. and Michelle Childress.  Instructional Technologist Interview [WWW Document]. http://home.tricon.net/mchildre/it/interview2.html
October 1998 Morgan, Brian M., M. Childress, A. Hirumi, W. Milheim, L. Rieber, D. Surry.  Important Skills and Technology Products [WWW Document].  http://home.tricon.net/mchildre/it/skills.html
March 1998 Morgan, Brian M. and John Savory.  www.HerdQB.com (web site)
Funded Activities:
January 2003 - August 2003

Co-PI on an Eisenhower - No Child Left Behind grant with Dr. Michael Little to train West Virginia teachers on how to use Highland Park, a software CD created by a previous grant

September 2001 - May 2002 Co-PI on a grant from the Rahall Transportation Institute with Dr. Michael Little to develop a virtual transportation system for middle and high school students
Summer 2002 Co-PI for the Teacher Resource Materials grant with Dr. Michael Little
January 2001 - December 2001 Co-PI for the Teacher Resource Materials (CATS) grant with Dr. Michael Little
July 2000-May 2001 WV ARC Grant.  Assisted in the developed of a multimedia-based scientific tutorial on the study of Acid Mine Drainage effects on rivers and streams.
September 2000 - February 2001 Co-PI for an ARC grant with Dr. Michael Little funding to finish the Acid Mine Drainage model
Committees
NATIONAL:
July 2000 - June 2002 Member of the Southern Regional Education Board's Distance Learning Policy Laboratory, Finance subcommittee
1998 - December 2000 Member of the International WebCT Advisory Board
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY:
September 2005 - Present Member of the College of Science Curriculum Committee
September 2005 - Present Member of the Integrated Science and Technology Curriculum Committee
July 2005 - Present Member of the Marshall University Banner Oversight Committee - Academic Affairs representative
September 2004 - April 2005 Chair of the new faculty recruitment committee for Integration Science and Technology's Computer and Information Technology faculty position
May 2004 - Present Integrated Science and Technology Program's Computer and Information Technology major Coordinator
January 2004 - Present Member of the Integrated Science and Technology Personnel Committee
September 2003 - Present Member of the Joint Computer Science Degree Program Committee (COS Rep)
October 2001-Present Member of the College of Science Web Design Committee (chair)
October 2000-Present Member of the College of Science Grants Committee
September 2000-Present Member of Faculty Senate
July 2000-Present General Education Assessment Committee - Computer Competency Component (chair)
January 2000 - Present Member of the The Committee to Encourage Electronic Course Development (also known as FDCOMI)
January 2000 - Present E-Course Approval Committee - College of Science representative
1999-Present Marshall University Information Technology Strategic Planning Committee member
  • IT Core Competencies and Skills Inventory for Students Sub-Committee
  • Technology Enhanced Classroom Initiative Prioritization Plan Sub Committee
  • Student Computer Ownership Strategy Sub Committee
  • Software Acquisition Guidelines Subcommittee (chair)
  • Client Workstation Software Fee Working Group (chair)
  • E-mail Policy Working Group
August 2002 - Present Member of the College of Science Computer Task Force Committee
August 2001 - Present Member of the Integrated Science and Technology Department's Advisory Board
February 2004 - May 2004 Member of the ID Generation Implementation Committee
April 2004 - May 2004 Member of the new faculty recruitment committee for the College of Information Technology and Engineering (Computer Science position & Technology Management chair position)
March 2004 - June 2004 Member of the new faculty recruitment committee for Integration Science and Technology's Computer and Information Technology faculty position
October 2003 - May 2004 Member of the Computer Science Curriculum Committee
September 2001 - May 2002

Member of the Search Committee to hire a new Biotechnology faculty member in Integrated Science and Technology

September 2001 - May 2002

Member of the Search Committee to hire a temporary Computer and Information Technology faculty member in Integrated Science and Technology

September 2001 - May 2002 Member of the Search Committee to hire an Instructional Technologist for Integrated Science and Technology
August 2001 - May 2002 Member of the University’s Athletics Subcommittee of Faculty Senate
August 2001 - August 2002 Member of the West Virginia Distance Learning Coding Committee
August 2001 - December 2001 Member of the myMU Portal Committee (Targeted Announcement Group Chair)
August 2001 - December 2001 Member of the University’s SCT/WebCT Integration Committee
July 2000-October 2000 Director for the Center for Instructional Technology Search Committee
May 2000 Senior Systems Programmer Search Committee
1998-July 2000 Marshall University's State Representative to the WV Southern Regional Education Campus Course Approval Committee
1998-Present ATM Implementation Committee
1998-July 2000 Joint Library/Computer Management Committee
1997-July 2000 Instructional Technology Oversight Committee (Chair)
1998 John Deaver Drinko Library Student/Faculty Research Room Equipment Committee (Chair)
1998 John Deaver Drinko Library Presentation Room Equipment Committee
1998 Marshall University Graduate College Instructional Technologist Search Committee (Chair)
1997-1998 Marshall University College of Business Instructional Technologist Search Committee
1997 Marshall University College of Education Instructional Technologist Search Committee 
1997 Marshall University College of Science Instructional Technologist Search Committee 
Conferences
July 2004 WebCT Impact 2004 - 6th Annual WebCT User's Conference (Orlando, FL)
July 2003 WebCT Impact 2003 - 5th Annual WebCT User's Conference (San Diego, CA)
June 2003 West Virginia Great Teacher's Seminar (North Bend State Park, West Virginia)
September 2000 AACSB Continuing Education Improvement Symposium, Tampa, FL
April 2000 Marshall University Graduate College - Almost Heaven WebCT (Charleston, WV)
November 1999 The Ohio State University - Dancing with the Web (Columbus, OH)
September 1999 TLT Group/Flashlight Project - Making Better Use of Time and Money with Technology
June 1999 West Virginia Information Technology Conference and Expo (Charleston, WV)
June 1999 WebCT99 (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
March 1999 TLT Group/Flashlight Project Focus on Faculty Development (Blacksburg, Virginia)
February 1999 National Stop Surfing, Start Teaching Conference (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
April 1998 Participant, TCC98: Hawaii University Online Conference (Honolulu, Hawaii)
April 1997 Participant, Real Education: Shaping Online Courses (Denver, Colorado)
HONORS AND AWARDS
April 2005 Pickens Queen Teacher of the Year Award, Marshall University
August 1992-August 1997 John Marshall Scholar
1995 Appalachian League Baseball Groundskeeper of the Year Runner-Up
1994 Appalachian League Baseball Groundskeeper of the Year Runner-Up
1992-1994 Marshall University Baseball Team
1992-1993 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
1993 Appalachian League Baseball Co-Groundskeeper of the Year
brian.morgan@marshall.edu