Robin L. Pyle
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- School: Ivy Tech Community College: Bloomington
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- Department: Communication
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200 Daniels Way
Bloomington, IN - 47404 - Dates at Ivy Tech Community College: Bloomington: January 2015 - November 2019
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Biography
Ivy Tech Community College: Bloomington - Communication
Adjunct Professor of Communication and Dance at Ivy Tech Community College
Higher Education
Robin Lea
Pyle
Ellettsville, Indiana
Having pursued dual interests in the performing & literary arts and computing in many settings, the 2015 publication of my book FIRST IN THE FIELD: BREAKING GROUND IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY has brought me full circle. The research and writing of this book was inspired by the work of my father, L. Duane Pyle, (one of the original founders of the first department of computer science in America), who had compiled the only surviving documentation of the events leading up to this amazing accomplishment. It was in bringing to light the significance of the documents he had kept, the fascinating stories behind the people involved, and the long ignored archival photos of early computing work at Purdue that I felt truly able to integrate my skills in dramatic storytelling.
In order to tell this story, I was fortunate to have had a background in both early computer programming and dramatic writing, as this little known tale is filled with elements of tragic-comedy, and even mystery. Having completed this book, I feel compelled to extend my lifelong practice of telling stories through live performance to include the world wide web, with the full knowledge that my father's early work attempting to transmit data through telephone lines in 1961 set one of the earliest precedents for envisioning what communication has come to mean for us today.
Needless to say, I am in the planning stages of building a website....
Experience
West Virginia University
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Robin worked at West Virginia University as a Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
Ivy Tech Community College
Adjunct Professor of Communication, Theatre and Dance
Robin worked at Ivy Tech Community College as a Adjunct Professor of Communication, Theatre and Dance
Mahasarakham University
Visiting Faculty of Theatre and Dance
Robin worked at Mahasarakham University as a Visiting Faculty of Theatre and Dance
Valley Ridge Studio Theatre
Director
VRS Theatre is a nonprofit performing arts organization dedicated to the creation and performance of new dramatic works which inspire respect for and cooperation between all creatures inhabiting planet Earth.
Education
University of Oregon
Master’s Degree
Dance
Princeton University
Bachelor's degree
Cultural Expression in Western Arts
Senior thesis: Jazz music as a source for choreographyOhio State University
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A).: Theatre / Acting
Publications
FIRST IN THE FIELD: BREAKING GROUND IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Purdue University Press and Purdue Department of Computer Sciences
First book published focusing entirely on history of academic field of computer science in US as demonstrated in establishment of first American department of computer science at Purdue University, Oct. 24, 1962. Chronicles visionary thinkers and their struggles beginning with Alan J. Perlis, Director of Purdue's Computing Laboratory in 1952, up through the CS Department's current achievements.
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