Education | Experience | Teaching
Education
- 2010-present
- Indiana University—Bloomington, IN
Ph.D. Candidate, Instructional Systems Technology
Minor: Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction design - May 2010
- University of South Carolina—Columbia, SC
M.Ed. Educational Technology - Jun 2008
- Savannah College of Art and Design—Savannah, GA
M.A. Graphic Design - May 2005
- Bob Jones University—Greenville, SC
B.S. Graphic Design
Experience
- 2012—present
- Graduate Assistant, Indiana University
Research assistant for Professor Elizabeth Boling
Assistant Editor of the International Journal of Designs for Learning - 1998—present
- Principal, graydesign
Web design & development; Custom theme development
Branding and visual strategy; print & interactive development
Interaction design and instructional strategy - 2010—2012
- Developer & Strategist, glerb
Managed learning strategy, development, and user experience for an instructionally-focused start-up led by Dr. Marty Siegel. This web site introduces a new paradigm for community-driven, mastery-based learning. - 2011—2012
- Graduate Assistant, Indiana University
Support distance adjunct instructors in Instructional Systems Technology
Manage updates and news on the IST department web site - 2007—2010
- Art Director, Think Up Consulting
Art direction of all organizational activities; oversight of graphic production
Visual integration of instructional design, development, and implementation processes and procedures
Management of a team of desktop publishers and graphic designers
Creation and sustainment of an internship program
Web development and identity creation - 2003—2007
- Training Manager, Port City Java
Personnel training, including baseline and management positions
Planning and oversight of special events
Teaching
- 2011 (Fall), 2012 (Fall)
- Volunteer Associate Instructor/Mentor for I541: Interaction Design Practice,
Indiana University—Bloomington, IN
I assisted the primary instructor by working as a mentor for project teams, attending group meetings, and providing support as students learn to become competent design practitioners. Also included assisting in grading team projects and attending all course sessions. [course syllabus] - 2011 (Fall)
- Volunteer Associate Instructor for R341: Multimedia in Instructional Technology,
Indiana University—Bloomington, IN
I assisted the primary instructor by managing lab activities during lecture components of the course. In addition, I taught two course sessions, and occasionally presented relevant topics throughout the course in relation to visual design or development techniques. Also assisted in grading group and individual projects. - 2009—present
- Facilitator, Apollo Group—Phoenix, AZ
I teach online courses in web development and implementation.
Courses taught include:
WEB404: Web Design & Development I course description (5 sections)
WEB435: Web Commercialization II course description (21 sections)
Journal Publications
Peer Reviewed
- Gray, C. M. (in press). Personal and Pedagogical Factors That Shape Design Thinking. Design and Technology Education.
- Gray, C. M., Jung, J., Watson, C., Jia, X., & Frick, T. W. (2012). Models and Design Judgment: Conflicting Perspectives on Redesigning a Doctoral Readings Course. International Journal of Designs for Learning 3(1), 27-38. [pdf]
- Modell, M. G., Gray, C. M. (2011). Searching for Personal Territory in an Human-Computer Interaction Design Studio. Journal for Education in the Built Environment 6(2), 54-78. [pdf]
Juried
- Gray, C. M. (in press). Informal Peer Critique and the Negotiation of Habitus in a Design Studio. Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education special issue from DRS // Cumulus 2013.
- Gray, C. M. & Siegel, M. A. (in press). Sketching Design Thinking: Representations of Design in Education and Practice. Design and Technology Education special issue from DRS // Cumulus 2013.
Manuscripts In Progress
Submitted or In Review
- Gray, C. M. & Howard, C. D. (submitted June, 2013). Designerly Talk in Non-Pedagogical Social Spaces. Submitted to Journal of Learning Design.
- Boling, E., Gray, C. M., Modell, M. G., Altuwaijri, A., & Jung, J. (submitted July, 2013). Learners Interpreting Instructional Images: Meaning-making and decision-making strategies. Submitted to Journal of Visual Literacy
- Gray, C. M. & Howard, C. D. (in review). Expectations of Reciprocity? An Analysis of Critique in Facebook Posts by Student Designers. Submitted to Critique 2013.
- Gray, C. M. (in review). Emergent Critique in Informal Design Talk: Reflections of Pedagogical and Epistemological Features in an HCI Studio. Submitted to Critique 2013.
- Gray, C. M. & Stolterman, E. (in review). Reprioritizing the Relationship Between HCI Research and Practice: Bubble-Up and Trickle-Down Effects. Submitted to CHI 2014.
- Gray, C. M., Toombs, A., & Gross, S. (in review). Transformations of Competency in UX Design Practice. Submitted to CHI 2014.
- Gray, C. M. (in review). Evolution of Design Competence in UX Practice. Submitted to CHI 2014.
Editing or Drafting
- Gray, C. M., Siegel, M. A., & Stolterman, E. (analysis). Conceptions of Methods by UX Practitioners.
- Gray, C. M. (analysis). Visual and Textual Reflection in Design Education.
Conference Proceedings
- Gray, C. M., Jia, X., Watson, C., Wang, Y., Jung, J., & Frick, T. W. (2011). Frameworks for Facilitating Research Thinking: Redesigning a Residential Course for Online Use in Higher Education. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference Proceedings, Jacksonville, Florida.
Conference Papers
- Gray, C. M. (2013). Discursive Structures of Informal Critique in an HCI Design Studio. Nordes 2013: Experiments in Design Research, Copenhagen, Denmark/Malmö, Sweden, 110-118. [pdf]
- Gray, C. M. (2013). Informal Peer Critique and the Negotiation of Habitus in a Design Studio. DRS // CUMULUS 2013: 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers, Oslo, Norway, 702-714. [pdf, presentation]
- Gray, C. M. & Siegel, M. A. (2013). Sketching Design Thinking: Representations of Design in Education and Practice. DRS // CUMULUS 2013: 2nd International Conference for Design Education Researchers, Oslo, Norway, 2007-2031. [pdf, presentation]
Refereed Presentations
- Gray, C. M. (November 2013). Informal Peer Critique and the Negotiation of Habitus in a Design Studio. Accepted Concurrent Session for winning the ECT Foundation Qualitative Inquiry Award at AECT International Convention 2013, Anaheim, CA.
- Gray, C. M. (November 2013). The Hidden Curriculum of the Design Studio: Student Engagement in Informal Critique. Accepted Concurrent Session at AECT International Convention 2013, Anaheim, CA.
- Gray, C. M. (November 2013). Classroom Reflection as a Tool to Externalize Conceptions of Design. Accepted Poster Session at AECT International Convention 2013, Anaheim, CA.
- Gray, C. M. (March 2013). Informal Peer Critique and the Negotiation of Habitus in a Design Studio. Indiana University Bloomington. Research Paper Session at IST Conference 2013, Bloomington, IN.
- Gray, C. M. & Siegel, M. A. (March 2013). Sketching Design Thinking: Representations of Design in Education and Practice. Indiana University Bloomington. Research Paper Session at IST Conference 2013, Bloomington, IN.
- Boling, E., Altuwaijri, A., Jung, J., Gray, C. M., Yildirim, C., Modell, M. G., Howard, C., Ergulec, F., & Demiral, M. (November 2012). Learners’ Strategies for Interpreting Instructional Images. Concurrent Session at AECT International Convention 2012, Louisville, KY. [presentation]
- Gray, C. M. (November 2012). Design Thinking in a Graduate Design Studio: Personal and Pedagogical Factors. Concurrent Session at AECT International Convention 2012, Louisville, KY. [proposal, presentation]
- Gray, C. M. (November 2012). Verbalization of Design Thinking through Informal Peer Critique. Concurrent Session at AECT International Convention 2012, Louisville, KY. [proposal, presentation]
- Boling, E., Altuwaijri, A., Jung, J., Yildirim, C., Gray, C., Modell, M., & Howard, C. (March 2012). Strategies for Interpreting Instructional Images Used to Support Language Learning. Indiana University Bloomington. Research Paper Session at IST Conference 2012, Bloomington, IN. [presentation, video]
- Gray, C. M. (March 2012). The Role of Personal and Pedagogical Factors in Graduate Design Education. Indiana University Bloomington. Research Paper Session at IST Conference 2012, Bloomington, IN. [presentation, video]
- Jung, J., Gray, C., Howard, C., Kwon, S., Modell, M., & Boling, E. (November 2011). Preparation of Visual Materials to Study How EFL Learners Use Images in the Learning Process. Roundtable Discussion at AECT International Convention 2011, Jacksonville, FL. [handout]
- Watson, C., Gray, C., Jia, K., Jung, J., & Wang, Y. (November 2011). A Case Study in Designing Online Instruction Using van Merriënboer’s Ten Steps to Complex Learning. Concurrent Session at AECT International Convention 2011, Jacksonville, FL. [presentation]
- Altinay, B., Altuwaijri, A., Callison, M., Gray, C., Jung, E., Jung, J., & Yildirim, C. (February 2011). A Needs Assessment of Distance Education in the School of Education at Indiana University Bloomington. Poster Session at IST Conference 2011, Bloomington, IN. [poster]
- Boling, E., Howard, C., Altuwaijri, A., Caldwell, K., Gray, C., Jung, J., Kwon, S., Modell, M., Whiting, J., Wu, T., & Yildirim, C. (February 2011). Visuals for Learning. Roundtable Discussion at IST Conference 2011, Bloomington, IN. [presentation, video]
- Watson, C., Gray, C., Jia, K., Jung, J., Wang, Y., & Frick, T. (February 2011). A Case Study in Designing Online Instruction using van Merriënboer’s 4C/ID model. Roundtable Discussion at IST Conference 2011, Bloomington, IN.
- Gray, C. M. (2009). Rapid e-learning: How do we get from here to there?. Upstate Technology Conference 2010, Greenville, SC. [presentation]
Invited Talks
- 2012, November 28. Student Workshop, Graduates in Instructional Systems Technology (GIST) Professional Development Series. Dossier Development Workshop.
- 2012, October 10. Connecting Research and Practice in Human-Computer Interaction. Discussion with practitioner Christian Beck. [podcast]
- 2012, February 9. Guest Lecturer, R341: Multimedia in Instructional Technology. Using Adobe Photoshop for Web Production.
- 2011, February 8. Guest Lecturer, R341: Multimedia in Instructional Technology. Strategies for Visual Integration on the Web.
Professional Service
Leadership & Committees
- 2013-2014. Design & Development Board Associate, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).
- 2013-2014. Research, Development, External Partnerships Committee. Indiana University School of Education.
- 2013-2014. Departmental Representative, Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO), Indiana University.
- 2012-2014. President/Past-President, Graduates in Instructional Systems Technology (GIST).
- 2012-2013. Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) Design & Development Board Representative, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).
- 2012-2013. Faculty Search Committee: Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University.
Reviewing
- 2011-present. Reviewer for the International Journal of Designs for Learning.
- 2012-2013. Reviewer for AECT International Convention, Design & Development Division.
- 2012-2013. Reviewer for IST Conference.
- 2013. Reviewer for AERA Annual Meeting.
- 2013. Reviewer for Nordes Conference.
- 2013. Reviewer for ACM SIGCHI Conference.
Design & Development
- 2013. Graphic Designer, AECT Design & Development Division Logo.
- 2011, 2012. Graphic Designer, IST Conference, Indiana University.
- 2011. Graphic Designer, AECT Graduate Student Assembly Logo.
- 2010. Web and Graphic Designer, Redesign of Indiana University EDUC-F401 homepage and promotional materials.
Community Service
- 2012-present. Board Member, BJUnity, a group that promotes advocacy and support for LGBT individuals.
- 2010. Martin Luther King Design Competition Judge, Indiana University.
Professional Affiliations
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Design Research Society (DRS)
Awards
- ECT Foundation Qualitative Inquiry Award, 2013.
- Jerrold E. Kemp Instructional Systems Technology Fellowship, Indiana University, 2013.
- L. C. Larson Award Recipient, Indiana University, 2013.
- Best Research Paper Award, Instructional Systems Technology 13th Annual Conference, Indiana University, 2013.
- Presidential Service Award, Design & Development Division, AECT, 2012.
- Proffitt Doctoral Fellowship, Indiana University, 2010-2011.
- Combined Honors Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2005-2006.
- Commencement Art Contest, Graphic Design Winner, 2005.