Rick Valentin

Associate Professor of Arts Technology, School of Music

Creative Technologies Program

Office

Center for the Visual Arts - CVA 216E

Office Phone

(309) 438-1840office
phone

rnvalen@ilstu.eduemail

Website

https://rickvalentin.comwebsite

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Rick Valentin teaches courses in web design and development, web-based video, and online cultures and environments. His research focuses on the design and development of online, mobile and installed interactive applications and how these environments can be utilized in a pedagogical context. Rick has been a professional musician for 30 years, having released 14 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

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

Gamification of Code: Learning Scripting Languages Through Play. ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2018)