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Rick Valentin

Professor, Creative Technologies Program
Creative Technologies Program
Office
Center for the Visual Arts - CVA 213A
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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

301.001Web Design and Development

404.001Web Design and Development

303.001Advanced Web Design and Development

403.001Advanced Web Design and Development

490.005Directed Projects In Creative Technology

301.001Web Design and Development

301.002Web Design and Development

404.001Web Design and Development

404.002Web 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

Journal Article

Carlson, K., & Valentin, R. The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms. Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms (2020): 88--113.

Presentations

Design Thinking in the Classroom: Teaching Empathy. ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2023)
Gamification of Code: Learning Scripting Languages Through Play. ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2018)

Grants & Contracts

PIE Grant Proposal, AMP/CVA 17 Audio Engineering Equipment. Provost. Illinois State University. (2022)
Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant: AMP/CVA 17 Audio Engineering Equipment. Provost's Office. Illinois State University. (2022)
Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant: Design Thinking @ ISU Collaboration Space. Provost's Office. Illinois State University. (2022)
Gamification of Code: Learning Scripting Languages Through Play. Teaching Innovation Grant. Illinois State University. (2016)