Ernest (Ernie) Colantonio
He/Him
Senior Faculty Research Assistant II
Burt Hall 176
2651 SW Orchard Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
Website colantonio.net
LinkedIn Ernest (Ernie) Colantonio
Education
- M.S., Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994
- B.S., Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981
Technical Skills
- High-level web development (Drupal, WordPress, Squarespace)
- Low-level web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Bootstrap)
- Newsletter design and email list management (Mailchimp, GNU Mailman)
- Social media account management (LinkedIn)
- Graphics editing and asset management (Photoshop, Bridge)
- Google Analytics and Google Maps Platform API
- Web server administration (Apache)
- Database design, implementation, and programming (SQL, PHP/MySQL)
- Operating systems (Windows, MS-DOS, Mac OS, Unix/Linux)
- Programming/scripting languages (PHP, C/C++, Pascal, BASIC, Fortran, 80x86 assembler)
Professional Development
- DrupalCon Portland 2024 (May)
- Social Justice Education Initiative Tier 2 Next Level, “Implicit Bias,” March 2022
- Social Justice Education Initiative Tier 2 Next Level, “Microaggressions,” January 2022
- Social Justice Education Initiative Tier 2 Next Level, “Being Good,” November 2021
- Monsido Web Accessibility Training, February 2021
- HighEdWeb Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI, October 2019
- Social Justice Education Initiative Sessions 1 and 2, May 2018
- Conversational Skills, April 2015
- Journey Into Leadership, March 2013
- Accessibility Basics for the Web Workshop, November 2012
Awards
- 2021 CEOAS Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant Award
Presentations
- Using WordPress and other web platforms, January 2024 (video recording)
- Using WordPress and other web platforms, May 2022 (video recording)
Service
- CEOAS Science Communicator search committee, December 2016-March 2017
- CEOAS Floor Monitor, Burt Hall first floor, February 2015-present
Work Experience
- Senior Faculty Research Assistant, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2018-present
- Faculty Research Assistant, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2011-2018
- Information Technology Manager, Graduate School, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008-2011
- Web Systems Analyst, Academic Technology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2006-2008
- Senior Information Manager, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001-2006
- Information Manager, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994-2001
- Computer textbook author, self-employed, 1987-1994
- Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983-1987
- Research Assistant, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL, 1982-1983
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, 1981-1982
Selected Publications
- Colantonio, E., 2010, Web-based Technologies for Online Labs. In D.A. Cancilla and S.P. Albon (Eds.), Moving the Laboratory Online: Situating the Online Laboratory Learning Experience for Future Success (pp. 223-235). Newburyport, MA: Sloan Consortium.
- Shiflet, A.B., Allex, C.F., Colantonio, E.S., and Ts'ao, H., 1995, Instructor's Manual to Accompany Problem Solving in C Including Breadth and Laboratories. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company.
- Colantonio, E.S., 1992, Microcomputer Concepts and Special Applications. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company.
- Slotnick, D.L., Butterfield, E.M., Colantonio, E.S., Kopetzky, D.J., and Slotnick, J.K., 1990, Computers and Applications with BASIC: Second Edition. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company