Rate My Professor Dave Burque

Dave Berque serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Computer Science at DePauw University, where he began teaching in 1992. He earned a B.A. from Haverford College in 1985, an M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1987, and a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991. Throughout his career at DePauw, Berque has held several key administrative roles, including Dean of Academic Life starting in 2013, Associate Vice President of Student Academic Life in 2016, and Executive Director of the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement. In 2020, he was appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs on a permanent basis after serving in the role on an interim basis. Berque teaches a wide range of computer science courses and has made significant contributions to educational technology, particularly in pen-based computing and student-teacher interaction. He developed DyKnow software, which was commercialized by DyKnow LLC and recognized for improving classroom dynamics. His work has earned him prestigious honors, including the 1997 U.S. Professor of the Year award for baccalaureate colleges from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In 2006, the Indianapolis Business Journal named him among its Innovators, and in 2007, he received the Mira Techpoint Award for educational contributions in technology. Berque holds three U.S. patents and has secured over $1.57 million in external grant funding, including eight grants from the National Science Foundation.

Berque's research interests center on leveraging technology to enhance learning, with publications including the edited volume The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology on Education (2010), as well as peer-reviewed papers such as Leveraging the Interplay Between a Grassroots Pen-Based Computing Pilot and an Institutional Laptop Initiative (2009), Design and Evaluation of Persuasive Technology to Encourage Healthier Typing Behaviors (2011), and Design and Cross-cultural Evaluation of a Kawaii (Cute) Roomba Vacuum (2023). His scholarship also encompasses cross-cultural studies on kawaii robot design and fostering international student research teams. These efforts underscore his impact on computer science education and human-computer interaction within academia.