Cochern, George W. (1919-2013)
Date Updated
10-6-2019
Department
Instructional Technology
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1989
Educational Background
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1956 Ph.D.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1948 MS
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, 1941 BS
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1955-1989
Professor in the Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Program on the Island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas. Summers: 1988 and 1989.
Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, 1952-1955
Syracuse University, 1949-1952
Belfast Central School, Belfast, NY, 1941-1942; 1946-1949
Administrative and Professional Experience
United States Army Air Force, 1942‑1946. Captain assigned to intelligence in China, Burma, India Theater of Operations.
Workshops and Funded Grants:
Technical advisor for photo/graphics production with the curriculum development project for the United States Department of Labor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Authored 36 of the learning modules.
Substance Abuse Grant on the Island of Palau. Helped develop training materials for use by the schools, churches, health specialists, and Police Department in combating drugs, 1992.
Selected Publications
Contributor, AV Instructional Technology Manual, Edited by Brown and Lewis, McGraw‑Hill, wrote 9 sections.
Co‑Author, Planning for Effective Training: A Guide for Law Enforcement Instructors and Trainers, Instructional Media Productions, 1991.
Co‑Author, Planning for Effective Technical Training: A Guide for Instructors and Trainers. Assoc. for Educational Communications and Technology Publications, 1994.
Illustrator, Operating Audio‑Visual Equipment, Eboch, Harper Row.
Illustrator, Reading Readiness publications for San Jose Bookmasters, 6 manuals.
Author/Illustrator, The Joe Cool Coloring Book, Published by Substance Abuse Grant for the Island of Palau in Micronesia. Printed in English and Palauan, 1992.
Files
Personal Commentary
Member of San Jose Police Department Reserve Division for 30 years. Served as Chief of Reserves for 26 years.
Date Completed: 7/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.