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Curriculum Vitae

San Jose: Clark Hall 418A
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Teaching & Professional Interests

• Information Architecture
• Web Technologies

Research Interests

• Distance Education in LIS
• Pedagogy in LIS
• Web Technologies

Debbie Faires

Lecturer

Debbie Faires earned her MLIS at San José State University in 2001. Since that time she has worked for the SJSU School of Library and Information Science in the areas of Web administration and faculty support. Debbie teaches about Web technology for the School of Library and Information Science at SJSU. She has also taught at Diablo Valley College for the Library and Information Technology program.

She was honored as the Outstanding Lecturer in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts for 2007-2008.

Courses Taught

• > [240] Information Technology Tools & Applications
• > [246] Information Technology Tools & Applications - Advanced (Web 2.0)

Education

• MLIS (Library and Information Science) San José State University (2001)
• B.Mu. (Piano Pedagogy) Brigham Young University (1977)

Academic & Professional Experience

• Assistant Director for Distance Learning, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2006-)
• Web Designer, IT Consultant, San José State University (2001-2006)
• Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2001-)
• Part-time Faculty, Diablo Valley College (2001-2005)
• Part-time Librarian, Diablo Valley College (2001-2003)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

For other publications and presentations, see Curriculum Vitae PDF above.

• Loertscher, D., Achterman, D. & Faires, D. (2006). Wiki templates for super teaching. Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow.

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