ICC Faculty Directory

John Baggett Instructor - Graphic Arts/Desktop Publishing

Agricultural & Industrial Technologies
Office: AIT 241B
One College Drive, East Peoria, IL. 61635-0001
Phone: (309) 694-5147
Department Phone: (309) 694-5510
Email: jbaggett@icc.edu

Office Hours

Day	Time	Class	Room	Location
Monday
Tuesday	10:00 am; 12:00am		241	AIT
Wednesday
Thursday	10:00 am; 12:00am		241	AIT
Friday

Current Course Schedule

Prefix	No.	Sec.	Title	Time	Days	Location
GRART	110	3	Introduction to Printing	8:30 - 11:15	M W	AIT 244
GRART	110	1	Introduction to Printing	2:30 - 5:50 pm	M W	AIT 244
GRART	112	1	Image Prep with Adobe Illustrator	2:30 - 4:50	T TH	AIT 244
GRART	245	1	Images and Web Pages	12;00 - 2:20	M W	AIT 261
GRART	245	2	Images and Web Pages	10;00 - 2:20	F	AIT 244

Educational Background

Master’s of Science

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Instructional Technology and Telecommunications
Research Project: State of the Art of Virtual Reality Technology
May, 1996 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL

Bachelor’s of Science

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Industrial Education and Technology, emphasis Graphic Design

Bachelor’s of Art

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Art, emphasis Advertising Design
Minor: Photography

Professional Background

Media Specialist

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March 2001 – August 2002
University of Wisconsin – Madison
School of Education Room 123 Teacher Education Building 225 North Mills Street
Madison, Wisconin 53706-1769

• The development and maintanance of instructional multimedia.
• Duty range from html and asp coding, database development, CD-Rom development and flash designing.
• I Worked with Professors directly to plan the instructional media and manage a team of workers for the development of the project.

Principle/Owner

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November 1996 – Feb 2001
Blue i Interactive Productions
P.O. Box 80, Macomb, IL 61455

Founded and run day-to-day operations of this multimedia advertising company. Responsibilities include direct marketing of services to $30m+ industrial manufacturing clients, designing and presenting advertising solutions/campaigns to clients, managing employees on multiple projects, working with printers, web hosting, and other outsourced vendors on completion of projects. Sample projects include:

• Trade Magazine Ad: Client wanted new look for new market position advertising direct to product consumers. Final ad run in trade magazines such as Industrial Distribution and New Equipment Digest.
• Web Design: www.dixline.com The client was interested in expanding existing website and having a more professional look on the web. Using Dreamweaver and an ASP database a searchable online catalog and easy to maintain employee application database was developed.
• Multimedia Design - Business Card CD. Designed to promote Blue i Interactive Productions services. Flash was used for development and as a stand-alone player.
• Tradeshow Booth - Designed to showcase a casket hardware manufacturers products.
• Logo Development - Variety of logos developed for companies including Integrated Health Resources, NorthStar Transportation, and Air-Way Direct.
• Instructional Video Production - Developed in conjunction with client, Blue i Interactive Productions wrote the script, videotaped and edited the video and produced master for final output. This project was developed for a training course being offered by our client to outsourced vendors.

Graduate Assistant

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July 1996 - May 1998
Center for the Application of Informational Technologies (CAIT)
Western Illinois University, 101 Horrabin Hall, Macomb, IL 61455

Graduate Assistant position allowed me to learn about Virtual Reality Technology while pursuing my Masters Degree. Working with Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL, an outreach program for nationwide elementary and secondary schools was developed. This project was grant funded through CAIT, and challenged me to learn a new and emerging technology.

Comprehensive Course Offerings

GRART 110 - Introduction to Printing
GRART 112 - Electronic Copy Prep with Adobe Illustrator
GRART 130 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing with Adobe Indesign
GRART 230 - Advanced Desktop Publishing with Quark Express
GRART 245 - Images and Web Pages with Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks
GRART 247 - Advanced Images and Web Pages with Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash
GRART 248 - 3D Modeling and Animation with Autodesk Maya

Teaching Style

Based on business needs

Fast moving

Technical

Promotes problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Hobbies and Interests:

• Motorcycling
• Boating
• Scuba Driving
• Hiking and Camping
• Travel Foriegn
• Photography
• Technology
• Antique collecting