Amber Settle Associate Professor
243 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 362-5324
FAX: (312) 362-6116
asettle@cdm.depaul.edu

Research

I was the founding director and am currently a member of the Innovation in Technology Education Center (iTec).  From 2008 - 2011 I was the PI on an NSF-funded project on Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum.  I am also a member of the Research Group in Theory.

Teaching

Spring Quarter 2012

My advising and office hours begin March 26, 2012.
Office hours            Advising hours
Mondays  1:30 - 3 pm   Loop
Wednesdays  1:30 - 3 pm   Loop
 
Mondays  3 - 4:30 pm   Loop
Wednesdays  3 - 4:30 pm   Loop
Office hours are open   My advising hours are scheduled in advance in 1/2 hour increments
Students in my classes may call or visit without an appointment.   Use the MyAppointments feature on the MyCDM tab of the CDM site or e-mail me.

Other links

 

I have a blog about my experiences as a teacher and researcher in computing.

Service

 I have been an Advisory Board member for SIGCSE since 2010, where I serve on the Awards, Chapters, Special Projects, and Speaker's Fund committees.  I am a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Information Technology: Research and also the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Information Technology: Innovations in Practice since 2012.  Between 2007 and 2011 was a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Information Technology Education.  I served on the Executive Committee for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Professors from 2008 until 2011.  I have been a member of the Chicago Quarter Committee since 2008 which is part of the Liberal Studies Program at DePaul.  I served on the Liberal Studies Council from 2000 until 2004 and was a member of the Liberal Studies Scientific Inquiry Domain Committee from 2001 until 2004.  I chaired the Grade Challenge Review Board for the then School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems 1999 - 2003.

Personal Interests