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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Rick Valentin

Professor
Office
Cva Ctr For The Visual Arts 213B
Office Phone
(309) 438-1840office
phone
Email
rnvalen@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/rnv... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Rick Valentin teaches courses in web design and development and collaborative project development. His research focuses on design thinking, participative decision-making and collaborative problem solving and how these concepts can be utilized in a pedagogical context. Rick has been a professional musician for over 30 years, having released 15 albums of original music with the bands Poster Children, Thoughts Detecting Machines and Salaryman and has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Technology has always played an essential role in his creative output, including pioneering work in enhanced CD design, web presence and podcasting (Radio Zero). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Fine Arts in New Media from UIUC.

Current Courses

CTK 303.001 Advanced Web Design and Development

CTK 403.001 Advanced Web Design and Development

CTK 260.001 Collaborative Project Studio

CTK 490.004 Directed Projects In Creative Technology

CTK 490.005 Directed Projects In Creative Technology

CTK 231.001 Web Design and Development

CTK 404.001 Web Design and Development

MFA New Media

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

BS Computer Science

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

College Outstanding Teaching Award

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
2021

Grants and Contracts

PIE Grant Proposal, AMP/CVA 17 Audio Engineering Equipment
Rose G Marshack, Matthew Smith, Rick Valentin.
Provost. September 30 2022 - June 30 2023
Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant: AMP/CVA 17 Audio Engineering Equipment
Rose G Marshack, Rick N Valentin, Matthew Smith.
Provost's Office. September 30 2022 - June 30 2023
Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant: Design Thinking @ ISU Collaboration Space
Rick Norman Valentin, Peter Kaufman, Jim Jones, Rose Marshack.
Provost's Office. October 15 2022 - June 30 2023

Performances and Exhibits

Supporting Bob Mould Band
Rose G Marshack, Rick Norman Valentin.
Palace Theatre. - April 19 2025

Journal Article

Design Thinking in the University and the Business Classroom: A Collaborative Search for Solutions
Peter Andrew Kaufman, Nathan S Hartman, Rick Norman Valentin, Gina Hunter, Jim Jones, Maria Zamudio, Rebecca LaMont, Ken Baldauf.
Business Education Innovation Journal, 16 (1), 222-235, (2024)
The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms
Kristin Carlson, Rick Valentin.
Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms, 88--113, (2020), 10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch005

Presentations

Design Thinking in the Classroom: Teaching Empathy
Rick Valentin, Kristin Anne Carlson, Archana Shekara, Peter Kaufman.
ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January, 2023