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Dr. Ron Gonzales is an internationally involved presenter in the areas of project management, human computer interface, web design/ architecture, graphics design, professional profiling, research design and statistical analyses, and related topics within information technology. He has served on several industrial boards. His expertise in designing curriculum is based on pedagogical elements of learning theory and learning outcome. He is a strong advocate of curriculum advance organizers and subsuming concepts theory. His academic expertise includes areas of technology education, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied physics, statistics, manufacturing technology, and information technology.
Dr. Gonzales has served as program chair, division chair, and national conference program chair for Association of Career and Technical Educators. He was recently awarded the Distinguished Leadership award, ACTE, 2006. He has also served as chairman of several committee functions with the International Technology Educators Association and was the recent recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Technology Educator award, 2002. This past year Purdue University awarded Dr. Gonzales the Distinguished Alumnus award, 2007, for recognition and contributions to the Industrial Technology, Graduate studies area. Epsilon Pi Tau awarded Dr. Gonzales the prestigious Laureate Citation in 2002. His involvement with industry has included: Electronics Kourseware Interactive, Chair, National Advisory Committee, V-P SciDynamics, DTE Board member. He also served as the state Technology Specialist, Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, 1992. Dr. Gonzales is currently a field editor for TechDirections magazine, Prakken publications.
Dr. Gonzales received his Baccalaureate and Master’s degree from Cal State University, Long Beach; Administrative credential from UCLA, and doctoral degree from Purdue University. He is a former professor with Brigham Young University having served 30 years as faculty in the College of Engineering and Technology. He was formerly the Department Chair with Technology Education, Brigham Young University. He has published numerous articles and textbooks and presented papers on the topics of curriculum design, database design and manipulation, web architecture, and related topics. Listed below are a selection of his most recent publications.
Developing a Core Curriculum Content Area for the Purpose of Disseminating a Unified Domain of Knowledge Within Information Communication Technology, 2005
Recent Research Developments in Learning Technologies, SIGITE, 2005
Connected Computing - A Hierarchy of Pre-Engineering Computing Skill Competencies," Recent Research Developments in Learning Technologies, ASEE, 2005
IT in Education," Bridges Magazine” - David M. Kennedy Center for International studies, 2004
A dynamic model for delivering distance learning curriculum via interactive peripherals," ASEE Conference proceedings, 2004
The ethnography of cultural diversity considerations within human computer interface design," ASEE conference proceedings, 2004
Content Adaptation of a Web Based Instructional System to Increase Technical Comprehension," ASEE Conference Proceedings, 2004
Dynamic Iterative Approaches to Personnel Profiling," ASEE conference proceedings, 2004,
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