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Laurie Ralston

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Polytechnic Sch GIT Prgrms
Principal Lecturer
Faculty, POLY Campus, Mailcode 2180
Biography: 

Graphic Information Technology Program Chair

Laurie Ralston has taught in the Graphic Information Technology (GIT) program at the Polytechnic School, one of Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University since 2011. She is the chair of the GIT program, teaching video production and print/digital design. At the graduate level, she teaches research methods and academic writing. She serves as chair or committee member for dozens of master's students and honors students and advises seniors during their senior projects.  

Dr. Ralston mentors student projects through her classes, providing her students with real-world client interaction opportunities. These projects include branding, web design, print design, project management, video production, and motion graphics for commercial purposes. 

She is the creator and director of the Make Media Lab, a video and photography lab for the students, faculty, and staff of the Polytechnic campus. Dr. Ralston has been involved with several federal and state grant projects, including those for the U.S. Department of Education, Homeland Security/FEMA, and the State of Arizona Governor's Office of Energy. She was the Communication Team Faculty Advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy competitive ASU EcoCAR 3 Team and the faculty advisor for the GIT Club and EcoCAR Club.

Dr. Ralston is a member of the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI), the Online Learning Consortium, AIGA, and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. She has been a first-round judge in the Software & Information Industry Association CODiE Awards for several years, as well as a proposal reviewer for grant programs and conferences. She is a member of the ASU Instructional Designer's Group and was on the LMS evaluation team that led to the adoption of Canvas.

She serves on the Board of Directors for the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC), the accreditor of the Graphics Information Technology program.

Past Experience:

Dr. Ralston has spent over 20 years at ASU. She has served as the assistant project manager of the eLearning Network, a federally-funded grant project in ASU's College of Education; provided technology services to the students, faculty, and staff at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law for one year, then served as the director of information technology for five more years; and worked as the project coordinator of the Campus Public Emergency Communications Project, a Homeland Security/FEMA-funded grant project in the environmental technology management program.

She taught as a faculty associate in Spring 2010 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  While at the college of law, she co-taught classes on courtroom technologies and creative writing for lawyers.

 

 

CV
Binary Data Curriculum Vitae
Education: 
  • Ed.D. Educational Technology, Pepperdine University
  • M.Ed. Educational Media and Computers, Arizona State University
  • M.A. Narrative Studies, Arizona State University
  • B.A. Broadcast Production, Arizona State University
Research Interests: 

 

Research:

  • Continual teaching improvement strategies, both online and in the classroom
  • Arts-based research methods
  • Online learning & educational technology, including instructor presence in online courses
  • Graduate program - increasing engagement, social involvement, retention, process

General Interests:

  • Branding and visual marketing
  • Commercial print and digital design
  • Commercial video and motion graphics

 

Make Media Lab
makemedialab.com

  • Student-staffed video and photography lab
  • Provides equipment for GIT video courses, as well as the Polytechnic community at large
Research Activity: 
Summer 2022
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 484Internship
GIT 584Internship
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 592Research
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 595Continuing Registration
Spring 2022
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 415AdvDigVideoTechniques
GIT 484Internship
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 584Internship
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 592Research
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 595Continuing Registration
Fall 2021
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 484Internship
GIT 492Honors Directed Study
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 499Individualized Instruction
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 595Continuing Registration
Summer 2021
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 413Prof Port Dsgn and Pres
GIT 484Internship
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 592Research
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 595Continuing Registration
Spring 2021
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 415AdvDigVideoTechniques
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 593Applied Project
Fall 2020
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 492Honors Directed Study
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 593Applied Project
Spring 2020
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 415AdvDigVideoTechniques
GIT 484Internship
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 593Applied Project
Fall 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 492Honors Directed Study
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 537Cross Media Production
GIT 593Applied Project
Spring 2019
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 415AdvDigVideoTechniques
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 499Individualized Instruction
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 537Cross Media Production
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 592Research
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 598Special Topics
Fall 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 492Honors Directed Study
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 499Individualized Instruction
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 537Cross Media Production
GIT 592Research
GIT 593Applied Project
Summer 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 593Applied Project
Spring 2018
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 413Prof Port Dsgn and Pres
GIT 415AdvDigVideoTechniques
GIT 493Honors Thesis
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 537Cross Media Production
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 598Special Topics
GIT 599Thesis
Fall 2017
Course NumberCourse Title
GIT 303Digital Publishing
GIT 315Digital Video Techniques
GIT 413Prof Port Dsgn and Pres
GIT 492Honors Directed Study
GIT 494Special Topics
GIT 500Research Methods
GIT 537Cross Media Production
GIT 590Reading and Conference
GIT 593Applied Project
GIT 599Thesis
Honors / Awards: 

Adobe Faculty Creative Jam Summer 2019 Winner

Visiting Professor Program Alternate
     Advertising Educational Foundation, Spring 2015

President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness
     Recognition for part in Protect the Vote for Native Americans, Arizona State University, April 2009

 

Professional Associations: 

• EDUCAUSE & EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, 2006-2017 • Online Learning Consortium (OLC, formerly the Sloan Consortium), 2003-2017 • New Media Consortium 2003-2017 • Adobe Education Exchange, 2012-2017 • American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) 2014-2017 • Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) 2006-2017

Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History: 

Chair for over approximately 60 masters applied project committees 2011-2017 Honors Faculty

Service: 

Professional:

  • Educause Learning Initiative Conference 2018 Proposal Reviewer
  • AACE eLearn 2016 Conference Proposal Reviewer
  • Judge for CoDIE Awards, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), 2008, 2009 & 2012.
  • Judge for Skills USA High School Web Design Competition, 2012 & 2013
  • Conference submission reader, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) 2002
  • Field grant reader for Community Technology Centers Program, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, 2001

Community/ASU:

  • Media Consultant for Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, 2014-2017
  • Homeward Bound – Holiday Card Project, with GIT Club, 2015
  • ICAN Youth Program – Photographer for the Festival of Trees, 2014
  • UPI International Youth Program – Media Consultant 2013-2014
  • ASU Preparatory Academy Elementary School – STEM class guest and yearbook design 2013-2016
  • Fulton Schools of Engineering E2-Camp for freshman – 2014, 2016
Consulting: 

Elearning consultant, 2004-2005, for Southwest Student Services and Rio Salado Community College

Board: 

Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications (ACCGC) Board of Directors

Industry Positions: 
  • Project Coordinator, Co-PI, Campus Public Emergency Communications project, Arizona State University. U.S. Dept. of Energy/FEMA funded
  • Director of Information Technology, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
  • Assistant Manager, E-learning Network, Arizona State University
  • Techology Manager/AV Specialist, Creighton School District, Phoenix
  • Audio Visual Manager/Technicial, Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale
Expertise Areas: 
Digital Media
Digital Storytelling
Graphic Design
Narrative
Online Education: Online Teaching and Learning
Research Methodology
Storytelling
Video Production
Visual Communication