The School of Information Technology and Communication Design - The School of Information Technology and Communication Design

Phone: (831) 582-3790

Office: Building 18, Room 168

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Office Hours: By appointment only

Website: http://cstep.csumb.edu

JOHN ITTELSON is Professor of Information Technology and Communication Design and Director of a research Lab at CSUMB. ~One of the founding faculty at CSUMB, his areas of expertise include distance and on line learning, multimedia development and ePortfolio issues. Dr. Ittelson received a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television-Film, a Master's Degree in Instructional Television, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Instructional Design from Northwestern University.

Dr. Ittelson currently represents the CSU Chancellors Office as the lead on ePortfolio initiatives in the CSU System, and other national collaborative activities on ePortfolios. Additionally, he is working with the CA Department of Parks to help develop studios at a number of state parks, and to consult to the Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students (PORTS) Project, the online service providing electronic field trips that allows park rangers and docents to interact with K-12 schools across the state. Dr. Ittelson also serves as the Project Director for the Verizon-funded MarcoPolo California Role Out Partner’s Project, focused on bringing high quality, standards-based Internet content to California’s K-12 classrooms.

A recent research paper, “An Overview of ePortfolios,” co-authored with George Lorenzo, was a top download from EDUCAUSE’s Web site during 2005. John served as an NLII fellow in 2001 and has been an Apple Distinguished Educator since 2000. He has been actively involved in building Apple’s Digital Campus Exchange, an online community focused on technology in higher education. He is currently working on morphing that community into the new Apple Learning Interchange.