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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.