Michael Uttendorfer is a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and was previously Dean of the former NYIT School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education. He teaches instructional technology programs for educators and professional trainers, specializing in courses where students learn to create multimedia applications using popular industry-standard software tools. He is also the former director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at New York Tech where he was responsible for supporting New York Tech’s faculty with the integration of technology into their teaching.
His research interests include faculty development, instructional design for online instruction, and the impact of interactivity in online teaching and learning. His undergraduate studies were conducted at S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz where he majored in Applied Mathematics and minored in Education. He began his education career as a junior high school mathematics teacher in the Freeport Public Schools. He got his start with computers in the early 1970's (before personal computers were even invented). His school district implemented the first computer-assisted instruction system on the east coast in 1971.
After 12 years of teaching, he left public education in 1982 to work as an educational consultant, working with school districts in the northeast to help them implement a Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) program he had used in Freeport.
In 1990, Uttendorfer became Director of Software Development for an educational computer company in New Jersey, and used Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, and Authorware extensively over ten years in that position. He graduated from the Master of Science in Instructional Technology Program at New York Tech in 1995. In 2002, he completed his doctoral studies in Instructional Technology and Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University. His dissertation was titled "Improving Faculty Adoption of Online Technologies."
His other interests include scuba diving, underwater photography, RV camping, and motorcycle touring.
Recent Projects/Research
- New York Tech-TLT Grant 2015–1016. Collaborative effort between the English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Instructional Technology Department of the School of Education. The researchers will design, develop, implement, and evaluate technology-based interactive tutorials designed to help ESL students improve their English grammar skills.
Publications
- Uttendorfer, M. (2005). Making online content interactive and effective. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 17(2), 17-23.
- Uttendorfer, M. (2004). Building content interactivity in an online course. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 16(3).
- Uttendorfer, M.E. (2003). Advanced Instructional Delivery Capability in a Flash. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 15(1).
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- EDIT 603: Foundations I: Philosophy and Learning Theories for Instructional Technology
- EDIT 605: Instructional Applications of Internet
- EDIT 610: Multimedia Authoring
- EDMA 625: Math, Science and Technology I
- EDTR 608 Training Practitioner Skills, Strategies, and Techniques
- EDTR 609: Instructional Systems Design
- EDTR 668: Interactive Courseware Design
- EDTR 670: Mobile Learning
- EDTR 690: Assessment and Evaluation Methods
- EDTR 696: Independent Study in Training and Learning Technology