Prof Duchamp's Site

WELCOME

Welcome to the hub for my academic and social entrepreneurship initiatives. Outside of teaching and leadership roles, I am very engaged in a number of projects. In 2013 I launched Hospitalented to bring hospitality and tourism education to a more global audience. In 2019 I developed TeachingMVP, a platform that helps instructors get the help they need to teach at a higher level - specializing in online education. I am also a proud board member of TravelUnity.org , director of education for the Ghana Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and a volunteer for ICHRIE.

If you would like to collaborate somehow, please use the links to connect with me or send me an email. -- Damien L. Duchamp, Ed.D

MEETINGS

How can I help?

If we should meet to discuss a problem of some kind, the quickest way to make that happen is to contact me via email above.

INTERVIEWS

Have a story to tell?

I'm always looking to create good content for my students. Whether you come to class or we do the interview in a studio, this is where we start.

RESEARCH

What can we learn?

I am interested in how hospitality and tourism can impact economies. I am also captivated by the use of audio in online learning.

VOLUNTEERISM & PROJECTS

These are things I am passionate about.

TeachingMVP

Helping faculty improve online

As a complement to the work that instructional designers and IT professionals provide faculty, I developed a number of workshops. Each one addresses specific skills to deliver better online courses.

When I visit Ghana I distribute 50-100 microSD chips loaded with tourism education videos and files. The 'HospiPods' require no internet and very little power, and can be passed on to others. The goal is to give those with less access to education a means for becoming tourism entrepreneurs.

Travel Unity

DEI Standards for organizations

Over several months we have worked with many voices to create 'Certified by Travel Unity,' a set of standards that will guide organizations to become more welcoming through the prism of DEI. This is a project I am very active in.

SCHOLARSHIP

My research ranges from areas of hospitality and tourism, to best practices in online pedagogy. As we continue to make adjustments within the COVID-19 era, there is a tremendous opportunity to think differently about how we approach workforce development and distance education.

Hospitality & Tourism

Importance of Focused and Intense Skill Development - Inter Tourism Expo - Accra, Ghana - September 2021
Hospitality Infusion: Making hospitals more hospitable – Presented at GLOBE Conference – Istanbul, Turkey – October 2019
HTM Partnerships with High Schools – presented at GLOBE Conference in Istanbul, Turkey from Sep. 29-October 3, 2019
Respect for Tourism Jobs: Ghana, West Africa – presented at GLOBE Conference in Istanbul, Turkey from Sep. 29-October 3, 2019

Online Learning

The Personality Tree: Being Yourself in Online Teaching – presented at 2020 Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC) annual meeting, Spartanburg, SC from March 11-13, 2020
Beyond Learning Objectives: The Fertilizer for Online Pedagogy – presented at 2020 Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC) annual meeting, Spartanburg, SC from March 11-13, 2020

Social Entrepreneurship

The Path to Ghana: Building a tourism ecosystem – Based on my doctoral research, I am writing a book about the tourism industry in Ghana. This is a project intended to improve the accessibility of Ghana for those that are unfamiliar. It is also a blueprint for tourism in developing countries and emerging nations. Anticipated January 2022