James W. Chaffee
Exec Director, Learning Innovation & Technology and Adjunct Instructor
Current Positions
- Adjunct Instructor, Business Analytics
- Exec Director, Learning Innovation & Technology, Dean's Office
Education
- MA in Educational Technology, University of Illinois Springfield
- BS in Secondary English, California University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
- Extended Reality
- Artificial Intelligence
Selected Awards & Honors
- Master of Business Analytics Instructor of the Year: Elective - Tippie College of Business, 2022
- Master of Business Analytics Instructor of the Year: Core - Tippie College of Business, 2021
- Elected Staff Council Outstanding Team Contribution Award - Tippie College of Business, 2020
- Model of Efficiency Departmental Award - University Business Magazine, 2010
- Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2007
- Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2006
- International Who's Who in Poetry, 1989
- Golden Poet of the Year - World of Poetry, 1988
Professional Memberships
- Virtual World Society, 2023
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2023
- VR/AR Association, 2023
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2022
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2022
Selected Publications
- Chaffee, J. (2009). Turbo Charge Your Tech Services. BizEd Magazine. January/February (2009).
- Chaffee, J. & Streib, J. (2004). Applications Software Programming. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. 19 (4) pp. 143-148.
Selected Presentations
- "AI in Business Schools," Guest/Invited Speaker at Corridor Business Journal, Coralville, Iowa, October 2024.
- "Through the Eyes of the Next Generation–MBA Student Perspectives on XR in Industry," Panelist at VR/AR Association Education Summit, September 2024. (With Drella Helmer, S., Evans, J., & Mulholland, N.)
- "Get ready to unlock the secrets of AI's powerful role," Keynote/Plenary Address at Tippie Marketing Committee, Iowa City, Iowa, November 2023.
- "AI's role in Education Preparation," Guest/Invited Speaker at College of Education, Iowa City, Iowa, November 2023.
- "Beyond the Classroom Walls: How XR is Transforming Learning," Panelist at EntreFEST, Iowa City, Iowa, June 2023.
- "Online Education through Gaming Systems," Guest/Invited Speaker at Higher Education Teaching & Learning Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 2013.
- "Gamification," Exhibit at 4Cast: The Annual Campus Academic Strategies & Technology Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2012.
- "Conserving Energy Through Remote Control of Your PC," Guest/Invited Speaker at Educause Midwest Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2010.
- "An Overview Of Educational Games," Guest/Invited Speaker at 4Cast: The Annual Campus Academic Strategies & Technology Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2010.
- "Cheating With Electrons," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Jacksonville, Illinois, January 2004.
Editorial & Review Activities
- Referee/Reviewer, Computing Now Textbook, 2021-22.