{"id":1092,"date":"2021-10-03T17:12:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T21:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2023-02-09T14:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:15:04","slug":"faculty-spotlight-chris-davison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2021\/10\/03\/faculty-spotlight-chris-davison\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Faculty: Chris Davison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Chris Davison, an associate professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/ccim\/2021\/07\/17\/cics-ranked-1-on-wsj-graduate-degree-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer and Information Technology<\/a>. In this blog, Chris shares why he likes teaching computer and information technology and what student take away from his classes. He talks about his current projects, including TIPPERS, a technology being tested out at Ball State University.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0* * *<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0Kz2P-Nz7c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<h2>How do you get students excited about your class\/classes?<\/h2>\r\n<p>I have many years as an IT professional. I like to integrate real world experiences into my classroom to augment the theory and conceptual aspects.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Could you give us the top three projects you have worked on?<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tippersweb.ics.uci.edu\/\">Tippers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themachinewisdomproject.org\/\">The Machine Wisdom Project<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tippersweb.ics.uci.edu\/covid19\/d\/9TRXW36Mz\/social-distancing-at-bsu?refresh=30s&amp;orgId=1\">BSU COVID-19 Mitigation and Social Distancing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>What has been the proudest moment in your career so far?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Seeing my research and technology being used by the US Navy.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Have you won any awards for your work? If so, what are they and which ones are the most significant to you?<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Best Pedagogy Paper: IACIS 2021 Conference<\/li>\r\n<li>CICM Distinguished Researcher 2021<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Can you share one thing that people don\u2019t typically know about you?<\/h2>\r\n<p>I am a very good automotive technician.<\/p>\r\n<h2>What are you most proud of, as a Faculty Member of Ball State?<\/h2>\r\n<p>I am quite proud of my students&#8217; successes.<\/p>\r\n<h2>What do you think is most important about Ball State?<\/h2>\r\n<p>From a faculty perspective, BSU is a perfect blend\/mix of Research and Teaching. We, as faculty, get to do both here!<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h4><b>Want to share your story? 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