Tamara Fudge
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Ellen Raineri, Ph.D.
I have had the privilege to experience Tammy’s academic talents in several ways. I had the opportunity to co-author and publish with Tammy. Her research and writing skills are indeed admirable. Also, I have had the opportunity to experience her polished public speaking skills at numerous university events. Last, I have read positive, unsolicited feedback from students complimenting Tammy’s highly effective teaching skills.
Carol T. Edwards, PhD
Tamara is a wonderful colleague! She has a wonderful and creative way of engaging her students. She is efficient, highly organized, full of wonderful and innovative ideas and dedicated to her mission and intrinsic purpose in academia. To her students she is an exemplary instructor. I enjoy working and collaborating with her in any project as I always expect excellence and Tamara always exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her to any position to which she aspires she will be a quality addition to any institution.
Ellen Raineri, Ph.D.
I have had the privilege to experience Tammy’s academic talents in several ways. I had the opportunity to co-author and publish with Tammy. Her research and writing skills are indeed admirable. Also, I have had the opportunity to experience her polished public speaking skills at numerous university events. Last, I have read positive, unsolicited feedback from students complimenting Tammy’s highly effective teaching skills.
Carol T. Edwards, PhD
Tamara is a wonderful colleague! She has a wonderful and creative way of engaging her students. She is efficient, highly organized, full of wonderful and innovative ideas and dedicated to her mission and intrinsic purpose in academia. To her students she is an exemplary instructor. I enjoy working and collaborating with her in any project as I always expect excellence and Tamara always exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her to any position to which she aspires she will be a quality addition to any institution.
Ellen Raineri, Ph.D.
I have had the privilege to experience Tammy’s academic talents in several ways. I had the opportunity to co-author and publish with Tammy. Her research and writing skills are indeed admirable. Also, I have had the opportunity to experience her polished public speaking skills at numerous university events. Last, I have read positive, unsolicited feedback from students complimenting Tammy’s highly effective teaching skills.
Carol T. Edwards, PhD
Tamara is a wonderful colleague! She has a wonderful and creative way of engaging her students. She is efficient, highly organized, full of wonderful and innovative ideas and dedicated to her mission and intrinsic purpose in academia. To her students she is an exemplary instructor. I enjoy working and collaborating with her in any project as I always expect excellence and Tamara always exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her to any position to which she aspires she will be a quality addition to any institution.
Ellen Raineri, Ph.D.
I have had the privilege to experience Tammy’s academic talents in several ways. I had the opportunity to co-author and publish with Tammy. Her research and writing skills are indeed admirable. Also, I have had the opportunity to experience her polished public speaking skills at numerous university events. Last, I have read positive, unsolicited feedback from students complimenting Tammy’s highly effective teaching skills.
Carol T. Edwards, PhD
Tamara is a wonderful colleague! She has a wonderful and creative way of engaging her students. She is efficient, highly organized, full of wonderful and innovative ideas and dedicated to her mission and intrinsic purpose in academia. To her students she is an exemplary instructor. I enjoy working and collaborating with her in any project as I always expect excellence and Tamara always exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her to any position to which she aspires she will be a quality addition to any institution.
Credentials
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MOS: Microsoft Office Specialist Master
Microsoft
Experience
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Purdue Global
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Professor
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Mar 2018 - Present
Previously known as Kaplan University - employed Sept. 2002 (15 years, 8 months)until acquisition by Purdue.Courses taught and/or serving as Course Lead (* course authorship)• IT597-598 Masters Internship (classroom component) *• IT560 Managing Technology in a Business Environment• IT513 Writing and Critical Thinking for the IT Professional *• IT510 Systems Analysis and Design *• IT504 Managing Information Technology in a Business Environment *• IT503 Principles of Information Technology *• IT460 Systems Analysis and Design *• IT402 IT Consulting Skills *• IT302 Human-Computer Interaction *• IT299 Associate Degree Capstone• IT250 Dynamic Web Design (PHP)• IT247 Fundamentals of Web Graphics *• IT241 Web Design Methods and Technology * • IT214 Foundations of Web Design *• IT163 Database Concepts using Microsoft Access• IT133 Software Applications• IT117 Introduction to Website Development• CS114 Academic Strategies for the IT Professional *Other activities included portfolio evaluation for IT courses and music courses; active membership in university, school, and department committees (including chair of Academic Appeals); and regular presentations for faculty events, internal conferences, and student clubs.Davenport Campus (2004-2006): Courses taught in classroom and/or "blended" delivery included Critical Thinking, Diversity and Culture, Interpersonal Communications, Human Dynamics, Software Applications, Fundamentals of English, Effective Writing I, and Effective Writing II.--------- Fellowships and awards• Faculty Scholarship Award, Purdue Univ. Global, 2019• Outstanding Professor Award, School of Business & IT, Dec. 2015• Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Award, Summer 2009• Two-time Innovations Lab Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning--------- Special Project2016 SOAR Symposium (conference for student presentations) - process development, communication, logistics, web development, and all other facets of symposium execution.
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Developer
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2007 - Present
Samples:• Author L. Phillips Carlson: http://lphillipscarlson.com • Music professor James Fudge’s courses: http://fudgelink.com• MyCourseConsole: private URL. Various faculty resources, continual development• Spontaneous Fudge: research, writing, and formatting information for college students, http://fudgelink.com/spontaneous• APA 7th edition tutorial and quiz: http://fudgelink.com/APA7e• Individual pages for educational purposes (examples: http://fudgelink.com/gen/mapping.html, http://fudgelink.com/gen/mi-quiz.html, http://fudgelink.com/gen/templates.html)Google sites: • KU School of Business & Information Technology Publication Pages: https://sites.google.com/purdueglobal.edu/business-it-publications• 2016 SOAR Symposium: https://sites.google.com/a/student.kaplan.edu/student-research-symposium/ (archival)Other Skills and Experience• Developer of content delivery modules, including videos using Camtasia, quizzes, audio files, design elements, and other methods.• Developer of specialty pages using Web 2.0 tools: wikis, blogs, discussion boards, etc.• Author of HTML (with CSS) and PHP pages as supplements for course reading - content and design. Topics include but are not limited to: networking, time management, public speaking, mapping, Multiple Intelligences assessment, student time estimator calculator, and tutorials for both students and faculty in using various common software programs. Concerns include readability and accessibility, understanding the student's needs and meeting various learning styles, and choosing appropriate innovation and consistency to enhance learning.
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Writer, editor, researcher, designer
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1993 - Present
• Co-Editor, IGI Global volume (2021) • Author, university curriculum, ongoing• Contributor, Kaplan U Academic Success Center Faculty Blog, 21 articles, 2014-16• Writer/Designer, Kaplan Connection Davenport campus newsletter, 77 editions, 2002-06• Editor/writer, FHSU Diversity News & Magazine, 1999-2000 • Author, UWRF Faculty Advising Handbook, 1993-- ConferencesPatnayakuni, Setzekorn, Burton & Fudge (2020) Panel: Socioeconomics, diversity, and politics of online ed. DSIFudge & Williams (2020) Zoom in (but fasten your seatbelt). iCoME. Published proceedingsFudge & Setzekorn (2019) IT gender gap: Female student retention in an online undergrad IT program. Women in Leadership Inst, PurdueFudge & Williams (2018) Learning for the sake of learning, not the grade. TCCFudge & Holleran (2018) No experience necessary: Opportunities for nice women to go West. PCA/ACA, IndianapolisFudge & Holleran (2017) The Rifleman: A Morality Play. PCA/ACA, San Diego-- PublicationsWilliams & Fudge (2020) Pedagogy in a potentially hostile online environment. IGI chapterRaineri & Fudge (2019). Exploring the sufficiency of undergraduate students' cybersecurity knowledge within top universities' entrepreneurship programs. Journal of Higher Ed Theory & PracticeFudge (2019) Online learning today: An extension of your grandmother's correspondence course. Colleague 2 Colleague Digital MagFudge (2019) Should there be a percentage threshold for determining plagiarism as an academic offense? Colleague 2 ColleagueSelf, Fudge, Hall & Sullivan (2018) Online class activities: An empirical study of success factors in post-secondary curriculum. Int'l Journal of Educ Research Self, Fudge, Sullivan & Harrington (2016) Business Acquisition: A Case Study With Various Accounting Frauds. Int'l Journal of Bus, Accting & Finance Hall, Fudge & Raineri (2014) Are Universities Unsocial with Social Media? In Technology, innovation, and enterprise transformation. IGI chapter
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Composer, arranger
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1976 - Present
Mostly songs, choral pieces, and chamber music. Compositions performed on public radio in Atlanta, GA and Rock Island, IL, at a Kansas State Music Educators conference, and at several colleges and universities. Mostly songs, choral pieces, and chamber music. Compositions performed on public radio in Atlanta, GA and Rock Island, IL, at a Kansas State Music Educators conference, and at several colleges and universities.
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Quad-City Times
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Weekend Correspondent
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Sep 2002 - Nov 2009
334 articles written and published on a myriad of topics, including antique shows, street fairs and festivals, civil war reenactments, fundraisers, Native American powwows, symphony reviews, and other Quad City Area events. 334 articles written and published on a myriad of topics, including antique shows, street fairs and festivals, civil war reenactments, fundraisers, Native American powwows, symphony reviews, and other Quad City Area events.
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Agent and Registered Representative
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2001 - 2002
Formerly licensed in Series 6/63 (Mutual Funds), Life and Health, Long Term Care in both Illinois and Iowa. Formerly licensed in Series 6/63 (Mutual Funds), Life and Health, Long Term Care in both Illinois and Iowa.
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Assistant Professor
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1984 - 2002
• 2002+ Black Hawk College, Moline IL (adjunct)• 2000-2001 Augustana College, Rock Island, IL• 1995-2000 Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS• 1990-1995 University of Wisconsin-River Falls, WI• 1984-1990 Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VACourses taught:• Voice lessons• Vocal pedagogy for voice majors• Class voice for instrumental education majors• Italian diction• German diction• French diction• Opera techniques• Musical and opera workshop courses• Song literature• Large choral works• Direction of women's choruses• Direction of community and select mixed ensembles• Music appreciation• Sophomore music theory and aural skills• Music composition• Instrumental and choral arranging• Class piano (for sophomore music majors)• Piano lessons (beginners)Special activities:• Producer, music and stage director, pianist/harpsichordist, and arranger for operas and musicals; typically included PR and all other aspects of execution• Producer of a choral festival• Most full-time positions included committee work and student advising
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Education
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Florida State University
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Kaplan University
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Indiana University Bloomington
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Black Hawk College
Web Developer Certificate
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