Residence:
 25021 Trailview Terrace
 Lake Forest, CA  92630
 Phone: (949) 951-5607
 Email: sparks5@home.com

Director of Training
 Epoch Internet
 18201 Von Karman
 Irvine, CA 92612
 Phone: (949) 862-8213

Adjunct Professor
 California State University, Los Angeles
 5151 State University Drive
 Los Angeles, CA  90032-4318
 Phone: (323) 343-4330
 Email: psparks@calstatela.edu

Education

 Ph.D.  1996, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
   Educational Psychology and Technology

 M.S.   1986, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
   Instructional Design and Technology

 B.S.   1978, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
   Major - Botany, Minor - Art and Design
 

Employment Experience

 April 1996-  Director of Training
 present  Epoch Internet, Irvine, CA

 August 1988- Training & Communications Specialist
 April 1996  Rockwell International, Seal Beach, CA

 August 1987- Adjunct Professor
 Present  California State University, Los Angeles

 September 1983- High School and Adult Education Instructor
 June 1987  Whittier Union High School District, Whittier, CA

Professional Certifications and Honors

1994 Chairman's Team Award, awarded to outstanding efforts in developing new business markets.

1986  Teaching Credential.  Single Subject, professional clear for mathematics.

 1984   Stanford Microcomputer Institute graduate.
 

Additional Professional Experience

1998 - Present University Park Consulting.  Associate, Web-based training and multimedia specialist.

1998 - Present RKG Interactive.  Instructional design and Web- based training consultant.

1992 - 1996 ASK International.  Interactive media consultant.

1990 - 1992 Rockwell Education Council.  Chair.

1987 - 1989 Los Angeles County Office of Education.  Chair of Interactive Video Disc Network(IVDNET) for Los Angeles area educators.

1986 - 1988 Baroff, Parks, and Wilson.  Interactive training consultant.

1985 - 1987 Los Angeles County Office of Education. Consultant.
 

Professional Activities
 Courses taught

  EDSE 430 Introduction to Computers in the Classroom
   (F '87, Sp & S '88, F '90, F '91, S '92, F '93, F '94)
  EDIT 447 Computers in the Classroom
   (F '89, Sp '90, Sp '91)
  EDIT 451 Survey of Instructional Technology
   (Sp '95)
  EDSE 453 Instructional Technology & Programmed Instruction
   (S ''90, F '91)

  EDSE 456 Computer Applications in Education
   (S '88)
  EDSE 484 Authoring Systems
   (F '89, S '94, W '95)
  EDSE 525 Computer Courseware Evaluation
   (Sp '87)
  EDIT 552 Instructional Media Design
   (F '97, W '98, F '98)
  EDIT 555 Simulation and Gaming
   (W '97)
  EDIT 557 Computer Assisted Instruction
   (Sp '97)

 Membership in Scholarly Societies

  American Society for Training and Development
  American Psychological Association

Publications
 Presentations

1. Sparks, P. R. (1994, September)  Internet.  Invited presentation, ASTD, Orange, CA.
2. Sparks, P. R. (1992, June). Instructional Methods and Media.  Presented at June Meeting of the Orange County ASTD.
3. Sparks, P. R. (1991, August). Hypercard-based Interactive Video for the Science.   Presented at the Science Academy of Whittier at Whittier College..
4. Sparks, P. R. (1991, June). Instructional Technology and AI.   Presented at the California State University Second Annual Artificial Intelligence Symposium in San Luis Obispo.
5. Sparks, P. R. (1989, March). Interactive Media Sizzle or Substance.   Presentation for ASTD meeting of the Technical Training SIG.
6. Sparks, P. R. & Alesandrini, K. (1988, June)  Producing 3D instructional media.   Presented at California State University Interactive Video symposium held at the Fullerton campus.
7. Sparks, P. R. (1987, May)  Interactive Video Authoring.   Presented at semi-annual conference of the Computer Using Educators, Laguna Hills, CA.
8. Sparks, P. R. (1986, May)  Interactive technology for teaching math.   Presented at semi-annual conference of the Computer Using Educators, Los Angeles, CA.
9. Sparks, P. R. (1985, November)  Interactive Video Technology in High School Math Instruction.  Presented at annual meeting of the California Math Council, Long Beach, CA.

 Software

1. Sparks, P. R. (1998)  WebMentor.  A web-based training program for Internet Sales Executives.
2. Sparks, P. R. (1997)  Internet 101.  Twenty on-line modules written in HTML and Macromedia Director to introduce employees, resellers and customers to the basics of the Internet.
3. Sparks, P. R. (1993)  Pathfinder.  Written in Pascal for PCs.  A graphical interactive fault simulation/diagnostics training program for industrial logic controllers.
4. Sparks, P. R. (1991)  The Voting Machine.  Written in Hypercard for Macintosh computers.  An application to aid ballot creation, voting and tallying for school elections.
5. Sparks, P. R. (1989)  Interactive Astronomy.  Written in SuperPilot for Apple II computers.  An interactive multimedia educational program for grades 4-6.

 Instructional Materials

 1. Sparks, P. R. (1998). Virtual ISP: Internet Training Guide.  Epoch Internet.
 2. Sparks, P. R. (1997). Next Level Sales Training Guide.   Epoch Internet.
 3. Sparks, P. R. (1997). Firewall Training Guide.   Epoch Internet.
 4. Sparks, P. R. (1997). E-commerce Training Guide.   Epoch Internet.
 5. Sparks, P. R. (1997). Internet Boot Camp.  Epoch Internet.
 6. Sparks, P. R. (1993). Pathfinder User Guide.  Rockwell, Autonetics Systems Division.
 7. Sparks, P. R. (1993). Tektronics Oscope User Guide.  Rockwell, Autonetics Systems Division.
 

 Grants and Contracts

1985 Los Angeles County Office of Education.  Educational Technology Award to research instructional videodisks [$2,000]

1984  Los Angeles County Office of Education.  Educational
 Technology Award to research educational use of videodisk hardware [$1,000]