Charles Cox
Instructor of Architecture
Education
Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)
Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Systems Design
Minor in Adult Education
University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Master of Architecture 1985
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Bachelor of Science in Art and Design 1983
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 1979
Certifications
Professional Engineer
Pennsylvania 2003
Certified Document Technologist
Constructions Specification Institute 1999
Registered Architect
Pennsylvania 1989
Professional Experience
Penn State Department of Architecture (University Park, PA)
Course coordinator and section instructor for ARCH 130a Basic Design and Research 2006-present
Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (University Park, PA)
TA for IST 331 Organization and Design of Information Systems: User and System Principles 2005-2006
Penn State Department of Learning and Performance Systems (University Park, PA)
TA for INSYS 549 Design Methods for Emerging Technologies in Education 2004, and departmental graduate assistant as newsletter editor, internship caretaker, and tour guide welcoming prospective students during interview process 2003-2004
Comprehensive Design Architects and Engineers (State College, PA)
Project manager, architectural designer, structural designer, specifications writer, construction observer 1997-2002
- Renovations to Slep Student Center and pond for Penn State at Altoona, PA
- Renovations to Deike Building, Kern Building, Osmond Laboratory, and Telecommunications Building for Penn State at University Park, PA
- Renovations to McLanahan's Downtown Market (structural design) in State College, PA
- Additions and alterations to YMCA in State College, PA
- Additions and alterations to Greenwich Court (structural design) in State College, PA
- Additions and alterations to Champ's Restaurant (structural design) in State College, PA
- Additions and alterations to Shields Building (structural design) for Penn State at University Park, PA
- Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania headquarters in State College, PA
- Centre Region Council of Governments offices (structural design) in State College, PA
- Doty and Hench office building (structural design) in State College, PA
- Minitab world headquarters (structural design) in State College, PA
- Glenn O. Hawbaker headquarters (structural design) in State College, PA
- Shaner Hotel Corporation headquarters (structural design) in State College, PA
- Marion Place mid-rise (structural design) in State College, PA
- 101 and 103 Innovation Drive (structural design) at Penn State Research Park in State College, PA
- Grier School arts building (structural design) in Tyrone, PA
- Cancer Treatment Center (structural design) in Yakima, WA
John C. Haas Architects, Engineers, Planners (State College, PA)
Project manager, structural designer 1996-1997
- Nicholas Tower Apartments (structural design) mid-rise in State College, PA
Hayes Large Architects (Altoona, PA)
Structural designer, architectural job captain 1987-1996
- Additions and alterations to Founders Hall at Clarion University in Clarion, PA
- Additions and alterations for new equipment and facilities at various hospitals in Pennsylvania including Altoona Hospital (brachytherapy), Centre Community Hospital (MRI suite, central sterile supply renovations, renovations for new OR), Hazleton Hospital (endoscopy suite), Mercy Hospital of Altoona (conference center, hydrotherapy, ICU step-down, pharmacy, palliative care), Tyrone Hospital (physical therapy suite)
- Additions and alterations to Epworth Manor in Tyrone, PA
- Selinsgrove Area Intermediate Elementary School (structural design) in Selinsgrove, PA
- Bedford Area Elementary School (structural design) in Bedford, PA
Rigolo Rigolo Architects (Clifton, NJ)
Architectural designer and job captain for additions, alterations, and renovations at various public school buildings in Fair Lawn, NJ, Lodi, NJ, and Montclair, NJ school districts for accessible facilities, roof replacements, asbestos removal 1985-1987
David Morris Architect (Bellaire, TX)
Architectural draftsperson for Texas Air National Guard new hangar projects 1984-1985
University of Houston (Houston, TX)
TA and lab supervisor for undergraduate architectural courses in structural analysis and assembly and presentation of working drawing information 1984
Robert Davis and Associates (Bellefonte, PA)
Structural draftsperson for Hetzel Plaza mid-rise in State College, PA 1983
Publications
Cox, C., Harrison, S., & Hoadley, C. (in press). Applying the "studio model" to learning technology design . In M. Chorost, C. DiGiano, & S. Goldman (Eds.), Educating learning technology designers. Routledge: New York
Hoadley, C., & Cox, C. (in press). Design knowledge: How and why we can teach it. In M. Chorost, C. DiGiano, & S. Goldman (Eds.), Educating learning technology designers. Routledge: New York
Devon, R., Bilén, S., Gordon, A., Nguyen, H., & Cox, C. (2007). Rapid and flexible graphical communication for conceptual design .
International Journal of Engineering Education Special Issue on Mobile Technologies for Engineering Education, 23(3), 474-482.
Conference Presentations
Cox, C. (2005, October). A critique of critiques.
Paper presented at the Design Exchange National Conference, Toronto.
Hoadley, C., & Cox, C. (2005). Educating reflective learner centered designers. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications 2005 .
Montreal: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Cox, C., Nguyen, H., Xie, Y., & Yeh, K. (2004, October). Leadership: A needs assessment approach.
Paper presented at the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning conference, Baltimore, MD.
Exhibitions
Work by Students in ARCH130a Studio Course Fall 2007
Site models, building models, and drawings for a mixed-use commercial residential mid-rise as urban infill, to be displayed April 2008 in the Municipal Building in State College, PA.
Reviews of Conference Papers
American Educational Research Association
Reviewer of papers submitted to annual conference 2003, 2004, 2007