Diego Bonilla, Ph.D.
California State University, Sacramento ● Mendocino Hall 5011 ● 6000 J Street ●
Sacramento, CA 95819
+1 916.273.8273 ● diego@csus.edu
● www.hypergraphia.com
Languages: Spanish, English
Programming and authoring skills: Hypermedia, 3D
modeling, Digital Video/Image/Sound.
Research Interests: Computer-Mediated
Communication, New Media Engineering, Digital Storytelling, Data Tracking, Online
Learning, Immersive Virtual Environments, Critical Thinking in Electronic
Informational Environments
Education
Ph.D. in Mass
Communications (Doctoral Prize) August 1998- June
2003
S.I.
Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University ● Syracuse, NY
Dissertation: The Medium is the Measure of
Itself. Using tracking data for deductive and inductive
analysis of the users of an interactive experience and their behavior.
M.S. in Media Management August 1996- May 1998
Joint Degree (School of Public Communication and Whitman School of
Management, Syracuse University)
B.A. in Business Administration August 1989- May 1995
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Mexico City, Mexico
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Summer
1991: University of California, Los Angeles ● Los Angeles, CA
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1993-1994:
Simon Fraser University ●
British Columbia, Canada
Work Experience
Communication
Studies Department - California State University, Sacramento ●
Sacramento, CA
Professor
2011-Present
Digital
Communication and Information Minor Coordinator 2011-Present
Associate
Professor 2006 – 2011
Assistant
Professor 2001
– 2006
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Developed
the Digital Communication and Information Minor (6 courses) for the instruction
of ICT Literacy for Higher Education (2011)
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Graduate
Course: Computer-Mediated Communications (Developed and taught first course)
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Undergraduate
Courses: Human Communication on the
Internet, New Media and Society, Digital Media Creation, Information Management
and Privacy, Online Collaboration, Advanced Multimedia Authoring, Communication
and American Culture, International Communications and Project Planning and Management.
·
Coordinator,
CSUS Teaching Institute (2008 - 2009): Implemented technology training
institute for faculty with a specific focus on Hybrid/Online Classes, Universal
Design, and Large Class Instruction. Duties include: Recruitment and selection
of faculty members and mentors, hardware/software procurement, curriculum
development and mentor training in learning styles and assistive technology.
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Faculty
Mentor, Center for Teaching and Learning (2005 –
2007, 2010 – 2011): Mentor faculty
members on pedagogical solutions to improve their instructional efficacy and
efficiency through the implementation of Information and Communication
Technologies.
·
Presentations regarding the use of IMeet: (2010 – 2011) synchronous online teaching
environment, eAcademy
Instituto
de Investigaciones Filológicas – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ●
Mexico City, MX
Profesor 2012
- Graduate
Course in Spanish: Escritura Creativa en Hipermedios (Creative writing in Hypermedia).
Synchronous online course with biweekly meetings taught from California to
students in Mexico City.
World Agroforestry
Centre ● Nairobi, Kenya
Consultant 2009 – 2011
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Developing the Computer-Mediated Communication
strategy and methods for virtual communications among scientists of the Amazon
basin countries; coordinating “Amazonian Dialogues” events online with the
participation of scholars and NGOs; producing interactive videos for training
researchers in the use of STATA; making recommendations about the design and
implementation of a Geographic Information System; and coordinating synchronous
online training sessions in grant-writing for researchers of the Amazon. Iniciativa Amazónica Wiki.
·
Provide capacity building support to the World Agroforestry Centre staff and advisors to improve the
organization’s ability to facilitate researchers’ collaboration across multiple
countries.
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications -
Syracuse University ●
Syracuse, NY
Adjunct
Professor August 1999 - May 2001
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Undergraduate-Graduate
Course: Communicating with Computers
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Undergraduate
Course: Critical Issues in Visual Media
El Nacional Newspaper
● Mexico City, Mexico
Weekly Columnist/Information Technology Analyst October
1996 - June 1997
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Produced
weekly column focusing on the Internet and society.
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Consultant
for the deployment of El Nacional's online presence.
Hypergraphia ● Mexico City, Mexico
Owner and
Director January 1995 - August 1996
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Created
third Internet-related company in Mexico. (See historical sites here: 1996, 1997, 1998)
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Provided
Internet services, including website design, consulting, planning, and
deployment.
Pendulo Magazine ●
Mexico City, Mexico
Founder/Editor March
1992 - August 1996
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Managed
all editorial and financial functions for Mexico’s
first online literary magazine, including the magazine’s transition from paper to digital
format.
Regularizacion y Actualizacion Academica School ● Mexico City, Mexico
Owner and Director October 1989 - November 1991
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Developed
and managed tutoring company that provided 1-1 assistance to students ranging
in ages from 12-18. Duties included:
teacher and student recruitment, bookkeeping and individual tutoring.
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Tutored
students in mathematics (calculus and below), statistics and physics.
Research, Scholarly and Artistic Activities
Books
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Bonilla, D. (2008) Making
Sense of Tracking Data: Connecting Interactive Storytelling, Computer Use and
Cognitive Processing. Saarbrücken,
Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller e.K.
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Bonilla, D. & Del Toro, J.J. (1996) Mercadotecnia e Imagen en Internet. (Marketing on the Internet.) Mexico
City, Mexico: Editorial Iberoamerica.
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Bonilla, D. (1992) El Anfiteatro de la Memoria. (Amphitheater
of the Memory.) Mexico City, Mexico: Editorial
Praxis.
Online Learning and Pedagogy
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Bonilla, D. (2013) Curriculum for an Information
and Communications Technology literacy program for higher education. 16th
Annual CSU Teaching Symposium: Teaching for High Impact, The
California Maritime Academy, California State University.
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Bonilla, D. (2013) Developing teaching strategies
for real time online teaching environments. 16th Annual CSU Teaching
Symposium, Teaching for High Impact, The California
Maritime Academy, California State University.
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Stoner, M., Higgins, S. & Bonilla, D. (2012) Cracking our own codes: Creating instruction for increased
clarity and appropriate control. International Journal of Learning, 18, (6),
228-247.
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Bonilla, D. (2008-Present) Digital Media
Primer
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Created and constantly updated 25 class-length
interactive multimedia lessons to teach students Digital Media Creation, An Introduction. The lessons include the use of Creative
Common licensed media repositories, the use of multimedia authoring open source
and proprietary cross-platform software, and the use of collaborative
management systems (Wikis) that fosters collaboration among students.
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Bonilla, D. (2006) Functional Director
o
Created 22 class-length interactive multimedia
lessons to teach students advanced multimedia authoring using Director MX 2004:
Functional Director
Showcase Video.
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Selected for an interview about the pedagogical
uses of the e-learning lessons by the Center for Distributed Learning for the
California State University System: Functional
Director Interview Segments.
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Bonilla, D. (2002) LINGO by Osmosis
o Created interactive multimedia tutorials that were used to facilitate
learning in Communicating with Computers,
S.I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications, Syracuse University
New Media
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Bonilla, D. (In progress) Stopper. A hypermedia
modular movie. Syracuse – Sacramento.
o
Development of software technology to construct
audiovisual narratives (see A Space of Time) of variable length and with a
granular advertising structure. Syracuse-Sacramento.
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Bonilla, D. & Del Toro, J.J. (Submitted to competition) Liber Rotavi. Variaciones de la
Creación. Hypermedia project that presents the writings of
a poet in different ways at different times of the day, representing different
mental states of the writer.
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Bonilla, D. & Mata, R. (Oct, 2013) Poesía
Densa Juan José Tablada. Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, UNAM: Mexico. Online publication with ISBN. Re-development of a
hypertext system to identify the use of words by single authors in large
volumes of text.
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Bonilla, D. (2012) Nuevos medios, nuevas narrativas. Semana de la
Comunicación, 40 Aniversario de la Facultad de Comunicación. Universidad de la
Sabana, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
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Bonilla, D. (2012) Más allá del
hipertexto: Creación y presentación de textos variables. Segundo
Simposio Internacional del Libro Electrónico en Español,
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. Mexico
City, México.
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Bonilla, D. (2012) Translating new media theories
into practical advice. American Medical Writers
Association, Sacramento. CA
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Bonilla, D. (2012) Stopper. Presented 15 minute
version of modular film for UNite, SacState Faculty Arts Showcase, Crocker Art Museum,
Sacramento, CA
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Bonilla, D. (2012) El nuevo
prestidigitador. Article and video production. Revista Digital Universitaria, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
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Bonilla, D. (2011) El nuevo prestidigitador. Estrategias nativas para la
creación en hipermedios: (Keynote presentation)
II Encuentro Internacional de Publicaciones Digitales Culturales. Instituto de
Investigaciones Filológicas, UNAM, México.
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Bonilla, Diego. (2011) Stopper. Conceptualizing
story as media database. Presentation. Foundation for Art and Creative
Technology, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Bonilla, D. (2011) Production factors and
algorithmic methods for the construction of combinatorial cinematic narratives:
International Conference on Latin American Cybercultural
Studies. Exploring New Paradigms and Analytical Approaches, University of
Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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Bonilla, D. & Porto Renó, D. (2009) Cinema Interactivo: Estudios Para Una Posible Propuesta (Interactive Cinema: Inquiries into the Potential) Part I & Part II Barcelona, Spain: Guion Actualidad, Universidad Autónoma De Barcelona
- Bonilla, D. (2007) Dense Space: An Immersive Virtual Experience in
Photographic Quality. Patent Application. Designed method and apparatus (robot) to capture and present
dense photographic immersive virtual environments called “Dense
Spaces”. The resulting media allows
users to experience other places in photorealistic quality as if they were
actually there.
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Bonilla, D. et al. (2004) Jose Juan Tablada Poesia Densa (Jose Juan Tablada
Dense Poetry) Mexico City, Mexico: Instituto de Investigaciones Filologicas
y Publicaciones Digitales, DGSCA, UNAM
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Developed a reading system in which all of the
words in a large volume of text are hyperlinked to themselves so the reader can
discover an author's use of language.
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Bonilla, D. (2003) A Space of time. Sacramento,
CA: Hypergraphia, LLC (See Awards and Honors)
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Non-linear multimedia movie composed of 700
videos, 180 virtual reality panoramas, 105 audio fragments and 18 Flash
animations. Users are able to view two
versions of the story:
§ Stream of Consciousness: Statistical formulas control the
chronological placement of each segment creating a different story each time
the movie is played.
§ Limbo: By participating in an immersive multimedia (photographic
quality) experience, users are able to navigate the story’s virtual environment
and choose to view individual segments.
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Official selection of the following festivals:
§ VideoBrasil
International Electronic Art Festival
(Brazil, 2005)
§ European
Media Arts Festival (Germany, 2004)
§ Basics Festival (Austria, 2004)
§ Media
Arts Festival (Netherlands, 2004)
§ Philadelphia
Documentary and Fiction Festival (USA,
2004)
§ Toronto Online Film Festival (Canada, 2004)
§ New
Forms Festival (Canada, 2004)
§ Arte Digital: Poeticas y lenguajes (Cuba, 2004)
§ Artronica (Columbia, 2004)
§ Viper Basel (Switzerland, 2004)
- Bonilla, D. and Tronchin, F. (2003)
Virtual Tour of Pompeii Pompeii,
Italy.
- Captured 12,000
individual photos and programmed Photoshop and Quick Time VR Authoring
Studio to create 581 panoramas of historical sites in Pompeii.
- Selected for
inclusion in the exhibition A Day
in Pompeii: Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia (June 26, 2009 –
October 31, 2009).
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Exhibition: Bonilla, D. & Clarke, R. Bio
Electric Dot, University Union Gallery (2002): A
collaborative computer art exhibition exploring the effects of new
communication technology in human relationships.
Included in Anthologies
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Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. (2000) Generacion 2000.
Literatura mexicana hacia el tercer milenio. Poesia-Narrative-Ensayo (Generation 2000. Mexican Literature towards the
third millennium. Poetry-Narrative-Essay.) Mexico City, Mexico: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes.
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Editorial Praxis. (1994) En Concreto.
(To the Point.) Mexico City, Mexico: Editorial Praxis
Film
- Bonilla, D. (2005) Memoriter
(Release Forthcoming): Wrote screenplay, directed and produced film
based on a story by Jorge
Luis Borges. Currently awaiting permission from the Borges Foundation.
Refereed Conference Papers
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Bonilla,
D. (2005) The structure as narrative. The use of statistical algorithms for the control of non-linear hypermedia
narratives: V
Bienal Iberoamericana de la Comunicación, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus
Estado de México. México.
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Bonilla,
Diego (2003) Development of a tracking device for statistical inference using
the General Linear Model and Time Series Analysis: New research for new media. Institute for New Media Studies.
School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. MN
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Bonilla,
Diego (2002) Asymptote: A non-linear multimedia experience: The Dynamics of Convergent
Media. College of Mass Communications & Information Studies, University of
South Carolina. Columbia, SC
Subject
of Conference Paper
- Dr. Inke Gunia presented a conference paper about my online animated poetry in the 15th German Hispanists
Congress. Bremen, Germany. (2005)
Grants, Awards
and Honors
Research and Academic
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Pedagogy Enhancement Award (2010): Award recipient to develop a software solution to
enhance the educational potential of “podcastings” by
implementing interactive informational functionalities to the streaming media.
California State University, Sacramento.
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American
Council on Education Internationalization Collaborative Mini-Grant Award
(2006): Recipient
of American Council on Education grant to develop innovative learning projects
using technology. The objective of the grant is to internationalize course
curriculum, pedagogy and assessment of learning outcomes and accelerate the
impact of internationalization.
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Ford
Foundation McGannon Center Scholarship (2005): Scholarship to participate in the Academic Brain
Trust group as part of the National Conference for Media Reform.
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Doctoral Prize, Syracuse University (2004)
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All
University Fellowship, Syracuse University (1998-2001)
Artistic/Film
- A Space of Time
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Honorable Mention: XV
Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival. Brazil, 2005
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1st Prize, Internet/Multimedia
Category: XXVI
Moscow International Film Festival.
Russia, 2004
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Art Direction Award: Philadelphia
Documentary and Fiction Festival.
Pennsylvania, June 2004
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Interview: INSIGHT, Capital Public Radio:
Discussion. February 2005. Sacramento, CA.
Literary
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Generation 2000: Selected among other Mexican writers to
participate in commemorative government anthology: Generation 2000. Mexican Literature Towards the Third
Millennium. Poetry-Narrative-Essay. Mexico: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. 2000.
Advisory
Access
Sacramento ● Sacramento,
CA 2009
Board
of Directors
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Co-authored
grant application to the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge Grant Program.
Out of a total of 2500 applications, Access Sacramento’s application for the
South Sacramento Neighborhood News Bureau has made it to the final round of
consideration.
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Participated
in Access Sacramento’s Board efforts to incorporate new media into its
organizational structure.
Educational
Testing Services ● Princeton, New Jersey 2007, 2009
Cut Score Committee member
- One
of twenty-four professors selected nationally to evaluate Educational
Testing Service’s (ETS) new Information and Communications Technology
assessment exam and recommend the proficiency level and grade needed to
pass the exam.
California
Emerging Technology Fund ●
Sacramento, CA 2007-2009
ICT Digital Literacy Leadership Roundtable
and Sacramento Broadband Roundtable participant
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Serve
on Leadership Roundtable and provide advice on a Digital Literacy Curriculum
and corresponding statewide public policy.
La Red INAV ● Universidad de Medellin
● Medellin, Columbia 2006-Present
Founding
Member and Current Participant
- Helped form a network of Latin American academics researching/producing audiovisual narratives. The network currently spans seven countries and includes more than 40 participants.