Hi my name is, Tom Des Lauriers and my career with DeVry University began in 2004, I was hired in the Business Information Department, and later my responsibilities were expanded to include Computer Information Department and then Web Graphics and Multi Media Department. I was promoted to the position of Department Chair for the Web Graphic Design and Multi-Media program in May 2010. Now for a little background information about me. I am a retired Marine Corps Officer. After serving 21 years, I decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things. During my last 15 years in the Marine Corps, I was a Financial Manager and Programmer. I then opened my own Bookkeeping and Tax Company, which I ran for 15 years while I also went back to school and got a BA in Elementary Education, and taught 4th & 5th grade for a year and then decided to go back to school and get a Master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Instructional Technology - Computers. I also attended Keller Graduate School and only need four more classes to finish another Masters in Computer Information Systems. I taught at Coastal Carolina Community College and New Bern Community College while attending East Carolina University for my Masters.
My wife and I moved back to California where I took a full time position at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA, as the College Web Master and a Lab Faculty Specialist. In 2003 when California had a major budget problem, I elected to retire and we moved to Texas to be closer to our daughter, her husband and our grandchildren. I taught part time for the first year I was here in Texas and then I accepted a full time teaching position at De Vry University, Houston Campus. I also served as the Faculty Development Coordinator for my first three years. I maintain my own web server which is located at http://www.tdeslauriers.com. So if you would like to know more about me you can visit my web sites, where you will see lots of links to students' work. I have taught most of the classes in the CIS Department and still teach a class as needed in the CIS Department; and I have taught all of the classes in the Web Graphics Design program and the Multimedia Design and Development program.
Here you will find links to various student web pages with links to their work that they have done in various classes during their time in the Web Graphic Design Program. I have no control over the pages or content or when they change the links; so you may encounter some broken links.
Here you will find links to various student web pages with links to their work that they have done in various classes during their time in the MultiMedia Design and Development Program. I have no control over the pages or content or when they change the link; so you may encounter some broken links.
Here you will find links to various student web pages with links to their work that they have done in various classes during their time in the Computer Information Systems Program, or class that they were taking at the time. I have no control over the pages or content or when they change the links; so you may encounter some broken links.
My students have used Free Web Hosting sites and over time some sites have come and gone. But all students have learned the importance of having a web site / Portfolio to showcase their work,
Here you find a link to a web page that has a collection of videos and links to resources I created and designed for students. I was assigned the job to redesign the Video Fundaments class for DeVry University in June - August 2015 updating it to Adobe CC. This page has a collections of the videos and resources I put together for the class shell. The shell with all of the content is schedule to roll out to all DeVry Campus in January 2016. At the bottom of the page is a collection of links to previous student Final Videos for the class.
Here is link to a previous developed Video Fundamentals
class web page for Adobe CS6, that I also developed.. It also has links at the bottom of the Page to students, Video Pages and Final Project Videos.
Here you will find a link to a page that shows the positions that I have been able to help some of my students obtain. Many of my current and former students have done well and are working in the field of Graphic Design or Computer Science. This is a small selection of some of the current and former students that I have been able to assist in finding and obtaining a position.
You will also find links to web pages created by groups of students for some clients as class projects.
Here you will find a link to a page that shows the various faculty services I have been able to help with and or provide to my fellow Faculty over the years; and various handouts that I have created.
Some Sample Videos by my Students and myself.
Student Field Trip to
Bull Shirts & Printing
Student Field Trip to
Bull Shirts & Printing
Student Field Trip to
Bull Shirts & Printing
Student Field Trip to
Bull Shirts & Printing
Final Presenatation -- WGD229 Marh - April 2014
Instructional Video on
the Green Screen Process
An Example Video of
Weekly Assignment
Instructional Video Showing
How to Use Camera
Final Presentation --
WGD 260 Class
Sample Christams Card Video for Houston Metro
Video on How to Use
Adobe Audition
Christmas Video
Class MDD410
Final Presentation --
WGD229 Dec 2013
Students working on--
Group Project