Thomas Ho
THOMAS I. M. HO is enjoying life in central Florida. Previously, he was Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Previously, he was a Senior Fellow in Information Systems and Computer Science at the National University of Singapore from 1993-1994. From 1990-1992, he was Director of the Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1978 to 1988, he was Head of the Department of Computer Technology at Purdue University which was recognized by the Data Processing Management Association for its Four-year Institution Award for undergraduate computer information systems programs. From 1986-1988, he was on loan from Purdue to serve as Executive Director of the INTELENET Commission which oversees INTELENET, INdiana TELEcommunications NETwork. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Purdue University.
Dr. Ho has always been in the forefront of innovating on the World Wide Web. During the aftermath of the disputed election in Iran in 2009, his contribution Azadi4Iran.info was featured in The Washington Post. Dr. Ho has been actively involved in distance education experiments with real-time streaming to add instructional value to Web-based training. He is one of the founders of IUPUI's CyberLab. Until recently, he was also involved in electronic commerce with particular emphasis on commercial activities on the Internet. He is also engaged in efforts to motivate primary and secondary students to study information technology. While in Pittsburgh, he served as External Liaison for Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh, a project to provide Internet access to the Pittsburgh Public Schools. In Singapore, he was a consultant to the IT2000 Education Sector Programme of the National Computer Board. Currently, he is engaged in experiments to apply “Web 2.0” tools to improve teaching and learning through information technology. In the social media space, he is most engaged in helping non-profit organizations to harness social media to build community. Especially, he is a strong proponent of "personal branding via an online identity" as demonstrated by this page. Finally, he is fascinated by mobility and is currently using a Sprint Treo 800W (Windows Mobile) until he gets his new phone.
He is a charter member of the Indianapolis chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) International. In April 1996, he was named by the Indianapolis Business Journal to its “Who’s Who in Information Technology.”
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Email: Tom (at) DrThomasHo.com
Twitter: @DrThomasHo
AIM: drthomasho
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I visited Florida Virtual School recently. I hope to get to know them better! http://amplify.com/u/btpjl
Until now, I've only watched public schools "from a distance" because I had NO first-hand knowledge since my son graduated from high school almost 20 years ago. My 15-year old daughter is now in public school for the first time. Of course, I've seen the "output" of our high schools for the last 35 years as a college professor. I myself haven't been in public school for 45 years. Frankly, I don't see much difference in my daughter's education and mine except that they don't have blackboards in the classroom any longer although a technological revolution has occurred in that time! I "drink that kool-aid" as one can easily see from my Academia.edu profile: http://purdue.academia.edu/DrThomasHo and my experiments at: http://www.netvibes.com/learnstream My point is that I wonder what is impeding innovation in education? Perhaps, teachers need some INCENTIVES to INNOVATE! http://amplify.com/u/btp41
They can also skim cards IN YOUR WALLET OR PURSE IF they are equipped with micro-chips! Wrap them in aluminum foil. http://amplify.com/u/aowjz
He reminds us "to speak truth with love" especially when using social media! http://amplify.com/u/anv0o
I attended this session last summer. Ed Stetzer lays the foundation for several subsequent speakers offering a Biblical perspective on social media http://amplify.com/u/anuh9
It's better than a standardized test and an important step toward accountability of higher education. The 21st century offers challenges which will require very different skills than those for which higher education has traditionally prepared students! http://amplify.com/u/annhd
Only the people who I really care about appear consistently in "Top News" of my News Feed...what's YOUR experience? http://amplify.com/u/bmts8
I'm wondering IF it makes sense to begin to get better "organized" with one's friends to promote content via curation. http://amplify.com/u/bm7uk
Do you ever feel like you're "talking to yourself" on Facebook? IF no one's paying attention, then you haven't lost any privacy BUT IF NO ONE's paying ATTENTION, then what's the point (and what's the business model)? Of course, it could just be that we don't have the 'right' friends BUT I suspect it's because most Facebook users aren't very 'thoughtful' about what they're sharing or what they're consuming which is why junk food & fast food hqve done so well and WHY Facebook will do at least as well! I admist i've judged human nature harshly BUT so does this post. As an advocate of personal branding as well as learning, I will focus MY personal efforts on learnIng and I'd even be willing to do it on Facebook where all the cool kids hang out' because that's where the action is! By the way, personal branding should promote authenticity which is certainly true of those who doN'T practice it. Honesty is the best policy! I wonder IF ANYONE WILL PAY ATTENTION to this comment? http://amplify.com/u/blshw
!TW IF he's right, then innovation in education is the high price we're paying to 'pay' for teacher accountability, don't you think? http://amplify.com/u/bl6v9
I'm all for any reform which encourages INNOVATION. Frankly, I don't see much difference between my 15-year old's education and mine (I'm 62) EXCEPT that Blackboard is now a Course Management System instead of something you write on! The Internet enables innovation from online courses, e.g. http://flvs.net, to more recent ones such as Facebook http://bit.ly/dH2J6A which can actually contribute to learning. Innovations such as electronic portfolios http://www.aaeebl.org/ promote accountability via learning assessment which is much more reliable than standardized tests. http://amplify.com/u/bl11p
I had tried Quora before its recent surge, but have been meaning to take another look as I've noticed so many signing up. For my recent efforts to actually build a PLN, its social learning model offers much promise. What do you think? Join me! http://amplify.com/u/bkpqm
Has this caught on? First I've heard of it! http://amplify.com/u/kix3
When did MDM 'arrive'? Isn't MDM just 'common sense'? http://amplify.com/u/kh3n
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