Joseph Defazio

Assistant Professor, New Media

E-mail
Phone: 317-278-4148
Office: 535 W. Michigan St.
IT 483
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3103

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University (2008)
M.S. Applied Computer Technology, Indiana State University (1993)
B.A. Music Performance, Indiana State University (1994)

Biography

Joseph Defazio has been involved in project development and management within the School of Informatics, Media Informatics. His focus is multi-faceted in that it encompasses graphics, animation, sound, video, 3D environments, authoring, programming toward interactive simulation and game applications. His project development efforts have been primarily Media Informatics students; both graduate and undergraduate. Together they have worked on informative, instructional, entertaining, and simulation productions.

Defazio joined the faculty as a joint appointment between the School of Engineering and the School of Informatics in 2002. He is actively engaged in teaching, mentoring, and supervising many projects in the area of Media Informatics. His research is in the area of design and development in the fields of media and music technology.

He has won several awards for his excellence in teaching. He has produced several multimedia projects that are currently on display and in operation in the city of Indianapolis. The Eiteljorg's Mihtohseenionki "The People's Place" project won the gold prize in the 2003 MUSE Awards. His promotional CD for Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis won first place in the National Conference in 2003. He is an accomplished composer and musician. His compositions have appeared in media projects with the Renal Network in Indianapolis and with IUPUI's Office of Professional Development.

Joseph Defazio holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington, an M.S. Degree in Applied Computer Technology and a B.A. in Music Performance from Indiana State University.

Research Statement

My research includes several areas: multimedia design and production, music/audio technology, and knowledge information management.

In multimedia design and production, my interest lies in the reorganization, restructuring, and efficient delivery of multimedia productions. I have participated in several projects that lend themselves toward the efficient delivery of graphic/audio/video/animation delivery in a media environment.

In music and audio technology, my interests are in the promulgation and effective transmission of digital audio. I have developed and composed original music compositions for use in digital media productions as well as compositions in the area of neo-romantic music styles for piano and piano and orchestra.

In knowledge information management, my interests lie in the area of using knowledge management in the presentation of case studies, specifically in the area of multimedia development and instructional design.

I am currently composing musical works for piano solo and piano and orchestra in the neo-romantic style. In addition, I have also composed music background tracks for multimedia productions.

Projects

Clarian Value Grant: Juvenile Diabetes - Driving Simulation Game, 2007
IUPUI Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant: Proposal accepted for developing a course on Research and Design Methods for The Honors Program
IUPUI Faculty Resources Policy Committee Grant or development of "Using Multimedia to Teach Multimedia: A Novel Approach" for the Instructional Initiative Award
Developed a finalized version on CD from the 'Indiana Online' project for the Indiana State Museum, 2003
Served as Co-Project Manager and advisor to (2) computer science graduate students working in Phase I of 3 for the Indiana Human Resource Investment Council (HRIC) and Indiana University School of Informatics. The purpose of the project is to develop a common virtual community framework that would support the ongoing efforts to the Youth Development Action Network (YDAN) and provide community service opportunist for Indiana University students and faculty, 2003
Served as Project manager and developer for the Renal Network Web Design and interactive multimedia project, 2002-03
Developed an animation CD titled 'The Uninvited Guest' working with Media Arts and Science graduate students, 2003
Composed original music for the project animation CD titled 'The Uninvited Guest', 2003
Served as Project manager and developer for the Renal Network Video CD titled 'Interviews with Renal Patients.' (3) Media Arts and Science graduate students, 2003
Mentored (2) Media Arts and Science graduate students developing the Peer Review DVD Training discs for FACET and the Office of Professional Development, 2005
Music CD Project titled: "Music Listening for Today" Authored Multimedia CD for Dr. Darrell Bailey and Charles Hoffer for the Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2002
Develop an Interactive Kiosk using HDTV technology for the Eiteljorg Museum with New Media graduate level student, 2002
Developed an ambient audio CD for continuous playback for the Eiteljorg Museum, 2002
Developed (3) DVD presentations demonstrating the continual display of various graphic images of Native American Indians for the museum, 2002
Developed (3) DVD mini digital movie presentations based on three different Indian tribes for the museum, 2002
Developed with the Polis Center at IUPUI, an Interactive Kiosk using HDTV for the Governor of Indiana (Frank O'Bannon) Polis Center titled: "Indiana Online," 2002
Co-developed and managed an interactive game CD multimedia project for the Renal Network Incorporated organization working with several New Media graduate level students, 2002
Developed a multimedia CD presentation for Girls Inc. of Indianapolis, 2002
Created an updated and revised version of the Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis Promotional CD. The first version was the winner of the 2003 National Girls Incorporated Award in the Communication-Audio/Visual category, 2002
Managed and co-created web site for Renal Network Incorporated with (2) undergraduate students from the Computer Technology Department, 2001

Papers

Theory into Practice: A Bridge Too Far? Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Journal (14) 3. 2006.
Design and Development: Building Theory from Case Study Research. Journal of Knowledge, Management, and Culture, Vol. 6. 2006
Leitmotif: Symbolic illustration in music. Journal of New Media Caucus. Spring 2006, v.02 n.01, 2005
"Contextualizing technology in new media education – benefiting from the case studies approach. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Midwest Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. April, 2005. (co-authored with Dr. Edgar Huang)
"Challenges of Interactive Kiosk Development Intended for Educational and Public Use" Interactive Media Forum: Identity & Cultures in Cyberspace, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2003.
"The Importance of Strategic Understanding When Planning and Developing Multimedia Projects" faculty presentation, December, 2002
"The Portfolio: A University Commitment to Help Student Achieve Work Experience" for the Ingeniator Newsletter, 2002
Created and published an article in the Insight Magazine on the topic of Student Portfolios, 2001
"Effective Multimedia Application Development in a K12 Environment" Submitted to ASEE, IESCON, SYLLABUS and SALT, 2000.
"Designing Multimedia Using Active Theory" Submitted to ASEE/SEFI and ISECON This paper develops new insights into the process of developing and designing multimedia instructional learning modules. Presented at ISECON, November Cincinnati, Ohio. 2000.

Other Project and Educational Work

Participated in a 3-panel forum at the 2003 Interactive Media Forum: Identity & Cultures in Cyberspace at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio on the topic of Using Technology to Preserve Culture, 2003
Taught several full-day workshops (Tech Camp) on the topics of Flash, Fireworks, and Director Applications for the Jasper County School Corporation sponsored by the IUPUI Department of Computer, 2002 - 2007
Participated in a collaboration between the Polis Center and New Media for a city-wide annual civic festival of the arts, humanities, and religion titled 'Spirit and Place Festival Youth Speak-out' 2002
"The Journey" a published a collection of musical works, ASCAP, 1997

Research Interests

Instructional Design, Music and Audio Technology, Multimedia Design and Production, Interactive Media Design, Learning and Cognition, Knowledge Information and Intellectual Capital

Publications

Theory into Practice: A Bridge Too Far? Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Journal (14) 3. 2006.
Design and Development: Building Theory from Case Study Research. Journal of Knowledge, Management, and Culture, Vol. 6. 2006
Leitmotif: Symbolic illustration in music. Journal of New Media Caucus. Spring 2006, v.02 n.01, 2005
"Contextualizing technology in new media education – benefiting from the case studies approach. Paper presented at the 6th Annual Midwest Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. April, 2005. (co-authored with Dr. Edgar Huang)
"Challenges of Interactive Kiosk Development Intended for Educational and Public Use" Interactive Media Forum: Identity & Cultures in Cyberspace, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2003.
"The Importance of Strategic Understanding When Planning and Developing Multimedia Projects" faculty presentation, December, 2002
"The Portfolio: A University Commitment to Help Student Achieve Work Experience" for the Ingeniator Newsletter, 2002
Created and published an article in the Insight Magazine on the topic of Student Portfolios, 2001
"Effective Multimedia Application Development in a K12 Environment" Submitted to ASEE, IESCON, SYLLABUS and SALT, 2000.
"Designing Multimedia Using Active Theory" Submitted to ASEE/SEFI and ISECON This paper develops new insights into the process of developing and designing multimedia instructional learning modules. Presented at ISECON, November Cincinnati, Ohio. 2000.

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