Brian J . Kokensparger, MFA, PhD

Department

Computer Science, Design and Journalism

Position

Associate Professor

Books

• Springer Publishing
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. (2018). Guide to Programming for the Digital Humanities – Lessons for Introductory Python. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99115-3
  A book, p. All pages 2018

Articles

• Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  Graham, K., Kokensparger, B. Graham, K., & Kokensparger, B. (2021). Blended Instruction in Symbolic Logic. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v21i2.27666
  21(2) 2021
• Journal of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. (2018). Navigating the forest through the trees: Visualizing character paths through Shakespeare’s As You Like It. JODADH: Journal of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities. 1(2), pp. 15-48 (November, 2018) DOI:10.6853/DADH.201810_2.0002.
  1(2), p. 15-48 2018
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. (2018). What ought to be taught?: Topical analysis for teaching future digital humanities researchers in a CS1 course. J. Comput. Sci. Coll. 33(5),165-171.
  33(5), p. 165-171 2018
• Folgerpedia
  Kokensparger, B., List of reasons why the Shakespeare corpus provides a great learning context for beginning programming students.
  Online, p. Online 2017
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Do students lie on placement surveys? An action research study.
  32(5), p. 156-162 2017
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. Transformational Programming: Using the Shakespeare Corpus to Help Students Learn Decision Structures (Nifty Assignment).
  31(5), p. 160-162 2016
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. Seven Reasons Why the Shakespeare Corpus is an Excellent Training Context for Digital Humanities Programming.
  31(5), p. 125-132 2016
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. Meaningful Geometrics: Bridging Scratch to Python (Nifty Assignment).
  30(5), p. 107-109 2015
• Creighton University Magazine
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. A Question of How We Learn. Omaha, Nebraska.
  30(2), p. 22-25 2014
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. Using Test Questions as a Sole Method for Assessing Student Critical Thinking Skills in a Computer Organization Course.
  29(5), p. 145-151 2014
• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., Brooks, D. W. Kokensparger, B., Brooks, D. W. Using Audio Introductions to Improve Programming and Oral Skills in CS0 Students.
  29(1), p. 68-73 2013

Publications

• Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  Kokensparger, B., When the play is “the thing” and not the software: Student experiences engineering software for a theatre production. J. Comput. Sci. Coll. 52.
  52(2) 2019
• Journal of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. (2019). A Yorkshire Tragedy: Using Agent-Based Modeling to Suggest Authorship. 數位典藏與數位人文 (JODADH), (3), 21-42.
  3, p. 21-42 2019
• Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium of Computer Science Education;SIGCSE Bulletin
  Kokensparger, B., Peyou, W. Kokensparger, B. & Peyou, W. (2018). Programming for the Humanities: A Whirlwind Tour of Assignments (Abstract). SIGCSE '18: Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. p. 1050.
  49, p. 1050 2018
• America
  Kokensparger, B., Kokensparger, B. (2018). Finding the Jesuit spirit of theater in Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’. America Magazine: The Jesuit Review. Retrieved from https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/01/11/finding-jesuit-spirit-theater- chekhovs-three-sisters, published January 11, 2018. 2018
• Kokensparger, B., Taylor, A. Kokensparger, B., & Taylor, A. The Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Training at Creighton University: Results of the Year 3 Survey. White paper of analyzed survey results published to external audience (Women's Center for Advancement). 2015
• Kokensparger, B., Taylor, A. Kokensparger, B., & Taylor, A. Personal Violence Experiences Reported by Students Before and After Matriculation to Creighton University. White paper published to external audience (Women's Center for Advancement). 2014

Presentations

• Kokensparger, B. "The play IS the thing: Using agent-based modeling to suggest authorship for A Yorkshire Tragedy" (Paper Presentation) Digitorium, 2018, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (October 5, 2018) 2018
• Kokensparger, B. "Brainstorming Communication Research: The Jesuit University as Regional Conscience." AJCU-CC 2018, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. (July 20, 2018). 2018
• Kokensparger, B. "What ought to be taught?: Topical analysis for teaching future digital humanities researchers in a CS1 course." (Paper Presentation), CCSC-CP Regional Conference, The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Maryville, Missouri. (April 7, 2018) 2018
• Kokensparger, B. (Panel, Facilitator). "Tune up Your Syllabus, Then Supercharge it!" (2- part workshop series). TLC Faculty Development Series, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. (Mar 24th and April 4th, 2018). 2018
• Kokensparger, B. & Peyou, W. (2018). "Programming for the Humanities: A Whirlwind Tour of Assignments (Workshop Presentation). SIGCSE '18: Baltimore, Maryland. (February 21, 2018). *With student co-presenter. 2018
• "Walking into a Brave New World: Visualizing Character Paths through Shakespeare's Plays" (Paper Presentation). Digital Archives and Digital Humanities 2017, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. 2017
• Kokensparger, B. & Longo, M. "Developing a Summer Bridge Course in Canvas for First Generation and Low SES Students - A Cautionary Tale", Nebraska Canvas User's Meeting, ESU2 Nebraska Public Schools, Norfolk, Nebraska. 2017
• "Do students lie on placement surveys? An action research study" (Paper Presentation), CCSC-CP Regional Conference, The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Lincoln, Nebraska. 2017
• "Using the Ubiqu+Ity Tool to Do Theme Analysis on a Literary Corpus" (Workshop Presentation). Digitorium, 2017, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 2017
• Kokensparger, Brian (Author and Presenter), AJCU-CC 2016 (Jul 13-16, 2016 in New Orleans) "Let Them Take Pictures: Linguistic Landscape as a Service Learning Pedagogy." (July 14, 2016). 2016
• Kokensparger, B. "Re-Visiting Linguistic Complexity in Shakespearean Drama," EMDA 2015 Reunion Meeting, Folger Institute, Washington, DC. (May 17, 2016) 2016
• Kokensparger, B. "John Creighton: Blazing the First Internet," (Chatauqua-style presentation funded by the Nebraska Humanities Council), Lincoln County Museum, North Platte, Nebraska. (May 12, 2016) 2016
• Kokensparger, B. (Author & Presenter), Linguistic Landscape 8, Liverpool, U.K., "Institutionalized Hostility: The Lack of Bilingual Signage at Nebraska Rural Hospitals," Liverpool, UK. (April 29, 2016). 2016
• Kokensparger, B., AEA Faculty Development Presentation, " "Place-Based Learning: Thinking Beyond Creightons Borders", Creighton Academic Excellence and Assessment, Omaha, Nebraska. (April 5, 2016). 2016
• Kokensparger, B. (Author & Presenter), CCSC-CP Regional Conference, "Transformational Programming: Using the Shakespeare Corpus to Help Students Learn Decision Structures," (Nifty Assignment) The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, St. Joseph, Missouri. (April 1, 2016) 2016
• Kokensparger, B. (Author & Presenter), CCSC-CP Regional Conference, "Seven Reasons Why the Shakespeare Corpus is an Excellent Training Context for Digital Humanities Programming," (Paper) The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, St. Joseph, Missouri. (April 1, 2016) 2016
• Kokensparger, B. "How Linguistic Complexity in the Shakespeare Corpus Relates to the Production History of a Commercial Shakespearean Theatre." Digitorium, 2016, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (March 4, 2016). 2016
• Kokensparger, B. "Helping Them Find the Line: Teaching Hactivism in the Modern University" (Paper Presentation). Dalton National Institute on College Student Values, Tallahassee, FL (February 5, 2016). 2016
• Kokensparger, B. & Graham, K. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Magis Course-Level Assessment and Renewal," Creighton University Assessment Symposium, Omaha, Nebraska. (November 12, 2015). 2015
• Kokensparger, B., AJCU-CC Communications Annual Meeting, "Digital Humanities: A New Way to Do Ignatian Research?," AJCU, Boston, Massachusetts. (July 24, 2015). 2015
• Kokensparger, B. (Author & Presenter), CCSC-CP Regional Conference, "Meaningful Geometrics: Bridging Scratch to Python," (Nifty Assignment), The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri (April 10, 2014). 2015
• Kokensparger, B. AEA Faculty Development Series, "Ten Ways to Measure Student Learning with What You Already Have," (2 part workshop seriew) Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. (March 25 and April 1, 2015). 2015
• Kokensparger, B. & Duda, G. "Getting Started in Assessment: Nuts and Bolts," Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. (February, 2015). 2015
• Kokensparger, B. (panelist and table moderator) "The Assessment Mentoring Program," Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. (January, 2015). 2015
• Kokensparger, B. National Assessment Institute, "A Size to Fit All: Creating a Capstone Project Rubric to Assess Three Vastly Different Programs," Indiana University -- Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Indianapolis, Indiana (October 20, 2014) 2014

Industry/Corporation

• Kokensparger, B., Taylor, A. Personal Violence Experiences Reported by Students Before and After Matriculation to Creighton University.Creighton University White Paper. (June, 2014). Research supported through a grant from CHI Health.

• "Violence Prevention Survey and Study" (On-Going)
  Actively analyzing data collected from a survey instrument at Creighton University on the topic of students' sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and experiences of being stalked. Will become Primary Investigator in part 2 of the survey project. This grant was funded through CHI Health.

Other

• Kokensparger, B., "AEA Senior Fellow," Sponsored by Academic Excellence and Assessment, Creighton University, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015). (Internal Grant)

• Kokensparger, B. (Principal), "Academic Excellence and Assessment (AEA) Fellowship (renewal)," Sponsored by Creighton University AEA Office, Creighton University, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). (Internal grant)

• Kokensparger, B. (Principal), "Academic Excellence and Assessment (AEA) Fellowship," Sponsored by Creighton University AEA Office, Creighton University, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013). Internal Grant)

• Kokensparger, B., Reed, D., "Magis Core Curriculum New Course Development Grant," Sponsored by College of Arts & Sciences, Creighton University, $4,000.00. (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015). (Internal Grant)

• Kokensparger, B. (Principal), "Academic Excellence and Assessment (AEA) Fellowship," Sponsored by Creighton University AEA Office, Creighton University, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015). (Internal grant)

• Kokensparger, B. (Principal), "Academic Excellence and Assessment (AEA) Fellowship, (renewal)" Sponsored by Creighton University AEA Office, Creighton University, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016). (Internal grant)

Awards

• Dean’s Award for Service
  Awarded by Creighton University’s College of Arts & Sciences
• Distinguished Educator Award
  Awarded by the Creighton University Teaching and Learning Center
• Dean's Special Award
  Creighton University’s College of Arts & Sciences
• "Iggy" Award
  "Iggy" Award, Creighton Edge Program. (May 2014).
  Creighton Edge Program
• Faculty Partner of the Year
  Faculty Partner of the Year, Creighton Student Support and Services Office. (April 3, 2014).
  Creighton Student Support and Services Office
• Dean's Award for Professional Excellence in Pre-Major Advising
  Dean's Award for Professional Excellence in Pre-Major Advising, Creighton College of Arts & Sciences. (February 7, 2012).
  Creighton College of Arts & Sciences
• Teacher of the Year
  Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education; Received an award bestowed upon only one faculty member per year by this multi-state organization.
  Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education

Consulting

• Technology and Data Consultant
  Assisted with Digitization of Burial Records
  Assist with technical details of digitizing 13,500 burial permits and making them available for public viewing through the Internet and research data for Creighton students.
  Prospect Hill Cemetery Board of Trustees
  2015 - 2015
• ILAC Assessment Reporting Design Project
  Assessment Mentor
  Assisted assessment coordinators in ILAC program with instrument design, implementation, data collection, analysis, and reporting of results.
  ILAC, Creighton University
  2015 - 2015
• Green Dot Surveys, Years 2 and 3
  Quantitative Research Consultant
  Designed survey instruments, oversaw data collection, analyzed and reported on two surveys regarding the Sexual Violence climate at Creighton University.
  Women's Center for Advancement
  2014 - 2015