Kari Walters

Louisiana State University

Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS)

(225) 578-3483

Email: kari@lsu.edu

 

Education

 

MBA, Louisiana State University, 2003.

Major: Business Administration

 

BS, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1987.

Major: Computer Science / Business

 

AS, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1985.

Major: Computer Science

 

Ph D, Louisiana State University, currently pursuing.

Major: Human Resource and Leadership Development

 

Professional Positions

 

Academic - Post-Secondary

 

Instructor, Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, E. J. Ourso College of Business. (2005 - Present).

 

Professional

 

Director, Instructional Support & Distance Education, Louisiana State University E. J. Ourso College of Business. (2008 - Present).

 

Faculty Advocate, Pearson Publishing. (September 2007 - Present).

 

Director, Information Technology Group, Louisiana State University E. J. OursoCollege of Business. (1998 - 2008).

 

Manager / System Administrator, Louisiana State University E. J. Ourso College of Business. (1994 - 1998).

 

Technical Support Specialist III, Louisiana State Employees Group Benefits Program. (1991 - 1994).

 

Licensures and Certifications

 

Microsoft Office Specialist -PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft Corporation. (March 18, 2011 - Present).

 

Microsoft Office Specialist -Word 2010, Microsoft Corporation. (March 18, 2011 - Present).

 

Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, Wikipedia Organization. (January 14, 2011 - Present).

 

KAI Certified Practitioner, Kirton Adaption-Innovation Centre. (June 10, 2010 - Present).

 

Certified Information Systems Auditor, Information Systems Audit and Control Association. (March 2008 - Present).

 

Certified Fire Fighter 1, LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute. (1998 - Present).

 

National Registry Emergency Medical Technicial - Basic. (June 2000 - March 2010).

 

Professional Memberships

 

Information Systems Audit and Control Association. (2008 - Present).

 

Institute of Internal Auditors. (2007 - Present).

 

Development Activities Attended

 

Conference Attendance, "Course Technology Conference 2011," Cengage/Course Technology. (March 16, 2011 - March 18, 2011).

 

Seminar, "Dell KACE," Dell Computers. (March 2, 2011).

 

Conference Attendance, "Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (February 18, 2011).

 

Conference Attendance, "Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (February 11, 2011 - February 12, 2011).

 

Conference Attendance, "Leadership and Excellence Academies for Deltasigs Provincial Conference," Delta Sigma Pi. (February 5, 2011).

 

Workshop, "Spring 2011 Southern Regional Wikipedia Campus Ambassador Training," United States Public Policy WikiProject. (January 13, 2011 - January 14, 2011).

 

Conference Attendance, "Leadership and Excellence Academies for Deltasigs Provincial Conference," Delta Sigma Pi. (October 16, 2010).

 

Conference Attendance, "Educause Annual Conference," Educause. (October 12, 2010 - October 15, 2010).

 

Workshop, "Online Course Design," Academic Impressions. (August 2, 2010 - August 4, 2010).

 

Continuing Education Program, "KAI Certification Course," Penn State University. (June 6, 2010 - June 10, 2010).

 

Continuing Education Program, "KAI Certification Course," Penn State University. (June 6, 2010 - June 10, 2010).

 

Conference Attendance, "Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference," Northeastern State University. (April 7, 2010 - April 9, 2010).

 

Seminar, "Demos with Positive Impact," MERLOT and The Future of Education. (March 25, 2010).

 

Conference Attendance, "Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (March 12, 2010 - March 14, 2010).

 

Conference Attendance, "Course Technology Conference 2010," Cengage/Course Technology. (March 10, 2010 - March 12, 2010).

 

Conference Attendance, "Course Technology Conference 2010," Cengage/Course-Technology. (March 10, 2010 - March 12, 2010).

 

Continuing Education Program, "Train the Trainer," Quality Matters. (January 14, 2010 - February 6, 2010).

 

Tutorial, LSU Faculty Workshop. (2009).

 

Continuing Education Program, "Applying the Quality Matters Rubric," Quality Matters. (November 17, 2009 - December 8, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Educause Annual Conference," Educause. (November 3, 2009 - November 6, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "15th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learing," Sloan-C. (October 28, 2009 - October 30, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Emerging Technologies for Online Learning," MERLOT. (August 13, 2009 - August 16, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference. (April 1, 2009 - April 3, 2009).

 

Workshop, "Articulate Training," Articulate. (March 24, 2009 - March 25, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, ELearning Guild Annual Conference. (March 10, 2009 - March 13, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Articulate Live Conference," Articulate. (March 9, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (February 19, 2009 - February 22, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Leadership and Excellence Academies for Deltasigs Provincial Conference," Delta Sigma Pi. (February 13, 2009 - February 15, 2009).

 

Conference Attendance, "Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (2008).

 

Seminar, Louisiana State University IT Forum. (2008).

 

Tutorial, Microsoft Seminar. (2008).

 

Tutorial, Moodle Training. (2008).

 

Tutorial, Numara Track It Software Training. (2008).

 

Tutorial, SAM 2007. (2008).

 

Tutorial, Turning Technologies Workshop. (2008).

 

Workshop, Business Etiquettte Dinner. (2008).

 

Conference Attendance, "AACSB International Conference," AACSB. (December 4, 2008 - December 6, 2008).

 

Conference Attendance, "Educause Annual Conference," Educause. (October 28, 2008 - October 31, 2008).

 

Conference Attendance, "Faculty Advocate Annual Conference," Pearson/Prentice-Hall. (June 26, 2008 - June 28, 2008).

 

Conference Attendance, "Educause Annual Conference," Educause. (October 23, 2007 - October 26, 2007).

 

Workshop, Microsoft Training. (April 19, 2007 - April 21, 2007).

 

Major Accomplishments

 

Director. Converted the E. J. Ourso College of Business accreditation system from Sedona to Digital Measures. Had to rebuild five years' worth of employment, promotion and tenure and teaching records in the new system.. (November 2008 - May 2010).

 

TEACHING

 

Teaching Experience

 

Louisiana State University

ISDS 1100, INTRO MGT INF SYSTMS, 7 courses.

ISDS 1102, INTRO MGT INF SYSTMS, 1 course.

ISDS 4120, BUS DATA COMMUNICATIONS, 2 courses.

 

Non-Credit Instruction

 

Workshop, State University of New York - Optometry School, 60 participants. (March 6, 2011).

 

Management/Executive Development, LSU Executive Education, Executive Development Program, 15 participants. (February 1, 2011).

 

Workshop, E. J. Ourso College of Business, 10 participants. (January 12, 2011).

 

Management/Executive Development, LSU Executive Education, 20 participants. (December 15, 2010).

 

Workshop, State University of New York - Optometry School, 8 participants. (December 7, 2010).

 

Guest Lecture, E. J. Ourso College of Business - BADM 1000, 200 participants. (April 12, 2010 - April 14, 2010).

 

Guest Lecture, E. J. Ourso College of Business - MKT 3421, 80 participants. (March 16, 2010).

 

Guest Lecture, E. J. Ourso Business Residential College, 5 participants. (February 22, 2010).

 

Guest Lecture, E. J. Ourso College of Business - MKT 3421, 80 participants. (October 15, 2009).

 

Guest Instructor for LSU CIA Case Studies, LSU CIA Program, 120 participants. (May 10, 2009 - May 15, 2009).

 

Guest Lecture, LSU CIA Program, 120 participants. (May 11, 2009).

 

Guest Lecture, E. J. Ourso College of Business - MKT 3421, 80 participants. (March 17, 2009 - March 19, 2009).

 

Workshop, Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA, 15 participants. (February 3, 2009).

 

Guest Lecture, Flores MBA Program, 70 participants. (August 21, 2008).

 

Workshop, University of Louisiana - Monroe, Monroe, LA, 15 participants. (August 14, 2008).

 

Workshop, ISDS Department, 8 participants. (August 12, 2008).

 

Workshop, Northwestern Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR, 20 participants. (July 17, 2008).

 

Workshop, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1 participant. (July 16, 2008).

 

Workshop, Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, OK, 20 participants. (July 15, 2008).

 

Workshop, North Arkansas College, Harrison, AR, 30 participants. (May 20, 2008).

 

Workshop, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, 20 participants. (May 19, 2008).

 

Guest Instructor for LSU CIA Case Studies, LSU CIA Program, 120 participants. (May 11, 2008 - May 16, 2008).

 

Workshop, Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge, LA, 200 participants. (April 1, 2008).

 

Workshop, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK, 15 participants. (March 4, 2008).

 

Guest Lecture, Flores MBA Program, 70 participants. (August 23, 2007).

 

Awards and Honors

 

Outstanding Faculty Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon - Louisiana Beta Chapter. (2007).

 

RESEARCH

Presentations Given

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Louisiana MoodleMoot 2011, "Moodlerific Tips for Instructors," MoodleRooms and LCTCS, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (March 23, 2011).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Delta Sigma Pi Beta Zeta Chapter Professional, "Building Better Presentations," Delta Sigma Pi Beta Zeta Chapter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (March 22, 2011).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Course Technology Conference 2011, "Making the Most of Moodle," Cengage/Course Technology, Orlando, Florida. (March 16, 2011).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Leadership and Excellence Academies for Deltasigs Provincial Conference, "What Your Digital Image Says About You?," Delta Sigma Pi, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (February 5, 2011).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), LSU CxC Summer Institute, "Teaching in the Clouds: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students," Louisiana State University Communications Across the Curriculum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (June 3, 2010).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Canadian Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators, "Teaching in the Clouds: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students," Pearson/Prentice-Hall, Vancouver, Canada. (May 10, 2010).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, "Using Quality Matters to Improve Course Design at Louisiana State University," Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. (April 8, 2010).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators, "Teaching in the Clouds: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Students," Pearson/Prentice-Hall, Phoenix, Arizona. (March 13, 2010).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators, "Integrating Online Learning: What's Working," Pearson/Prentice-Hall, San Diego, California. (February 21, 2009).

 

Walters, K. (Presenter & Author), Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium for Educators, "Training Adjunct Faculty," Pearson/Prentice-Hall, San Diego, California. (February 21, 2009).

 

Brignac, G. P. (Presenter Only), Walters, K. (Panelist), Educause Annual Conference, "Implementing Moodle at Louisiana State University," Educause, Orlando, Florida. (October 30, 2008).

 

Walters, K. (Panelist), Faculty Advocate Training Meeting, "Best Practices in Teaching Online Courses," Pearson/Prentice-Hall, Boston, MA. (June 28, 2008).

 

SERVICE

 

Department Service

 

Course Coordinator for ISDS 1100 and ISDS 1102. (January 2009 - August 2010).

 

College Service

 

Committee Member, Information Resources Committee. (July 1, 2006 - Present).

 

Committee Member, MBA Curriculum Committee. (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2009).

 

University Service

 

Committee Member, Communications Across the Curriculum Advisory Council. (September 2009 - Present).

 

Student Org Advisor (Non-Professional Org), LSU Wakeboarding Club. (August 2009 - Present).

 

Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Delta Sigma Pi, Beta Zeta Chapter. (August 2008 - Present).

 

Committee Member, Moodle Development Advisory Committee. (August 2008 - Present).

 

Student Recruiter, LSU Football Recruiting. (August 2004 - Present).

 

Committee Member, Campus Technology Resources Funding Fee Task Force. (September 2010 - November 2010).

 

Committee Member, Louisiana State University Software Committee. (August 2006 - December 2008).

 

Committee Member, Louisiana State University Staff Senate Professional Committee. (2005).

 

Professional Service

 

Editor, Textbook, Course Technology / Cengage Learning. (November 2010 - January 2011).

 

Editor, Textbook, Pearson Publishing. (June 2010 - July 2010).

 

Editor, Textbook, Pearson Publishing. (April 2010 - June 2010).

 

Reviewer, Textbook, Pearson Publishing. (February 2010).

 

Board of Advisors of a Company, CDW-G Higher Education Advisory Board. (2008 - 2009).

 

Public Service

 

Member, Livingston Parish Fire Protection District Five, Denham Springs, Louisiana. (1997 - 2006).

 

Troop Leader/Committee Member, Boy Scouts of America, Denham Springs, Louisiana. (August 1993 - May 2006).

 

Board Member, American Heart Association Livingston Parish Board of Directors, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. (2004 - 2005).

 

Guest Speaker, American Heart Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (2003 - 2005).

 

Member, Denham Springs Fire Department, Denham Springs, Louisiana. (1998 - 2005).

 

Troop Leader, Girl Scouts of America, Denham Springs, Louisiana. (August 1993 - May 2000).

 

Consulting

 

Academic, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. (February 2011 - Present).

 

Academic, State University of New York, School of Optometry, New York, New York. (November 2010 - March 2011).

 

Government, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA. (November 18, 2009 - December 2010).

 

For Profit Organization, Pearson/ Prentice-Hall Faculty Advocate Program. (August 2007 - October 2010).

 

Awards and Honors

 

Service, Community

 

University Volunteer Service Award, Louisiana State University. (2001).

 

Fire Fighter of the Year, Denham Springs Fire Department. (1998).

 

Fire Fighter of the Year, Livingston Parish Fire Protection District Five. (1998).

 

Fire Fighter of the Year, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Denham Springs Memorial Post 7017. (1998).

 

Service, University

 

Staff Excellence Award, E. J. Ourso College of Business. (2010).