William G. Hillman  Assistant Professor  Department of Teacher Education  Faculty Bio on the Main BU Website (2002) Updated Bio: www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/hillman/bio/

TV Local & Network	Stage: Everly Bros etc.	Awards	UK US Tours	Military Bases	Magazines

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During the '70s decade the Hillmans were Canada's most prolific "Indie" recording act. They recorded 12 albums on their own Maple Grove label and worked on many other recording, video and film projects -- over half of this material was recorded in three English studios during a series of tours of the UK. Bill wrote, produced and performed (vocals and all guitars) on these sessions. The recording was done on, what at that time was,  state-of-the recording equipment in studios in London, Newcastle and Durham -- accompanied by some of England's top musicians, including Alan Clark of Dire Straits.

The taping of Bill Hillman's 20-minute interview segment for the 3-hour US PBS television documentary on the Master of Fantasy Adventure, Grandfather of American Science Fiction, and international best-selling author, Edgar Rice Burroughs.

CBC's Coleman & Company  network television documentary on Bill and Sue-On Hillman "Tonight on Coleman and Company a musical couple who have quite a record - 10 of them to be exact. They are one of Manitoba’s most prolific music groups.  Bill and Sue-On Hillman have been making beautiful music together for over 30 years." http://www.hillmanweb.com/coleman.html

Bill Hillman and his wife Sue-On have been making music in Western Manitoba for more than four decades. They have 12 albums to their credit, and hundreds of great stories about the music industry. Hillman, a high school educator (history and geography) for 30 years, is now a professor in the Education Department at BU. Oh, yes, he and Sue-On are both black belts in Wado Kai karate. Bill talked about music, history and more with Editor Bruce Penton last Thursday. http://home.westman.wave.ca/~hillmans/wcjint.html

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CURRENT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH PURSUITS

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I. ON CAMPUS

Working on a daily basis to raise the campus profile of the Faculty of Education:
http://www.BrandonU.ca/eduweb/tech

• Maintaining the BU SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS WEBPAGES on the BUFA Website: Union documents, surveys, ListServ, contact info, news, photos, etc. (Bill created this Web voice while he represented the Sessional Instructors on the BUFA executive and has volunteered his services since that time)
•  www.bufa.org/sessionals
• Collation of DAILY NEWS ITEMS of interest to Educators in helping them to keep abreast of the latest developments in Educational and Technological Research.  www.BrandonU.ca/hillman/news
• Major revamping and updating of the EDUCATION SECTION ON THE WEB in the BU Website by working with administration and all departments to post Faculty Profiles, application forms for students, updated information for BUNTEP, PENT and BUHEP, PD schedules, coming events, calendar updates, etc.   www.brandonu.ca/Academic/Education
• Creation of Web features such as PROFESSORS IN THE NEWS which showcases faculty awards, successes, activities, articles, news items, photos, etc.: www.BrandonU.ca/hillman/profs
• PHOTO GALLERIES OF ACTIVITIES AROUND THE EDUCATION BUILDING (events, staff, faculty): www.brandonu.ca/hillman/pics
• CELEBRATION OF SPECIAL DAYS FEATURES: Convocation, Remembrance Day, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Social Events, Brandon's 125th Birthday: www.BrandonU.ca/hillman/special
• NOTES & QUOTES DOSSIERS: Education, Research and Reflection Articles -  www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/technotes/dossier  ~   www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/technotes/dossier2  ~  www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/technotes/dossier3
• SURVEYS: Results of a research project on Sessional Instructors employed by BU  ~ Technology Needs Survey presented to educators and students in Manitoba ~ Future of Science and Technology Survey:  www.BrandonU.ca/eduweb/technotes/surveys/
• A MAJOR COLLATION OF OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH JOURNALS ACCESSIBLE TO EDUCATORS along with EDUCATION REFERENCE LINKS:   www.BrandonU.ca/hillman/journals

FERAL CHILDREN: PHASE ONE - THE EARLY WRITINGS A Joint Research Project by William Hillman of BU and Dr. Georges Dodds of McGill Hundreds of rare books and photos spread over thousands of downloadable pages. With documentation and analysis accompanying each title. Case studies of importance to educators dealing with child development and social problems. Feral children, also known as wild children or wolf children, are children who've grown up with minimal human contact, or even none at all. They may have been raised by animals (often wolves) or somehow survived on their own. In some cases, children are confined and denied normal social interaction with other people.  www.brandonu.ca/hillman/feral

20th Century POPULAR MEDIA withINSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Research Project:  INTRODUCTION  www.brandonu.ca/hillman/century

Phase One of a major research project examining the parallel growth and cross-influences of educational instructional technologies and the popular media from 1893 to present:  Phase I ~ The Genesis: 1. Chicago Exposition of 1893: A Docu/Novel by Bill Hillman      www.brandonu.ca/hillman/century/expo1893 2. Authors & eTexts: Authors Present at The Dawn of the Modern Audio/Video Technologies Age       An Illustrated Bibliography with Bios & E-Text Editions by Bill Hillman      www.brandonu.ca/hillman/century/authors 3. Indepth Illustrated Bios & Biblios       (Jack London, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Zane Grey et al) by Bill Hillman 4. Predictions and Images of Future Innovations and Inventions:      www.brandonu.ca/hillman/century/predictions.html 5. Stereoviews: Projectors ~ Viewers ~ 3-D Cards: Views of Canada in the 19th Century      www.brandonu.ca/hillman/3d 6. Magic Lanterns: Projectors & Slide Shows       www.brandonu.ca/hillman/century/magic

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AN ONGOING SERIES OF FIRST NATIONS WEBZINES & TRIBUTES Photos, Interviews, Articles, Tribal and Personal Histories & Photo Albums,  Art, Memoirs, Quotes, Reference Links etc. Compiled during BU teaching assignments in Northern Manitoba www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/hillman/webzine/zine20.html 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Puk: Hillman BUNTEP Web Project

DAVID WESTFALL'S NORTHERN MANITOBA MOSAIC Photo Journals ~ Interviews ~ Tributes ~ Memoirs ~ Cree Research ~ Rare Photos Audio Files ~ Publications in PDF ~ Cree Dictionary Project  http://www.brandonu.ca/eduweb/puk/westfall.html

HILLMAN COMPENDIUM OF CANADIAN HERITAGE SITES A major cultural research project by Bill Hillman focusing on the following themes (All sites created by Hillman): Dossier I: A Collection of Manitoba Cultural Sites ~ Dossier II: Entertainment Media Sites ~ Dossier III: Military History Sites ~ Dossier IV: Education Projects and Resources  www.brandonu.ca/hillman/heritage Cultural | Entertainment Media | Military | Education Projects

	The Inuit: People of the Arctic A gargantuan research project comprised of over 500 photographs taken by Dr. John Tyman during the time he lived with the Inuit.  Descriptive captions and links to full-screen photos have been added to each photo.  www.brandonu.ca/tyman/inuit
	Sawos of Papua New Guinea John Tyman lived with the Sawos people of the village of Torembi in 1981 and '82, and again in '94.  He got to know many people in Torembi and they allowed him to take many photographs and collect hours of sound and video recordings.  http://www.brandonu.ca/tyman/sawos
	From the Hillman Archive NEW GUINEA PHOTOS THROUGH THE YEARS Over 300 Photos from the 1800s to Present Day  http://www.brandonu.ca/hillman/papua/

Dr. Brockway was a complex man of many talents. He was passionate about many things -- teaching, research, books, knowledge, music, art, marriage . . . and life. He had many projects in the works when he died in 2001. We are editing and publishing a series of Web features that we are sure will be of great interest to scholars, historians, former colleagues and students, researchers . . . and the general public.  http://www.brandonu.ca/hillman/brockway

Bill Hillman's  World of James Herriot Project A Virtual Tour of the Yorkshire Museum in 300 Photos Author of the All Creatures Great and Small Series

A multitude of research & consulting assignments for:

• University of Louisville,
• Consulting/Research by invitation of curator at Ekstrom Library U of L
• Multi-Media Presentations at the Ekstrom Library Theatre, U of L
• University of Nebraska,
• McGill University
• Penguin Books,
• writing and PR assignments for Disney Theatrical: Broadway, NY & Netherlands,
• ABC News Nightline,
• Disney (Paris) Website assignments,
• Burroughs Inc,
• writes, edits and publishes five weekly or monthly Webzines,
• daily Ed/Tech blogzines,
• Paramount Pictures,
• museums & historical societies,
• Canadian military & veterans organizations,
• art galleries,
• Amateur Press Association,
• native communities,
• Internet technology projects,
• genealogical studies for family histories,
• Podcasts: bi-weekly with Chicago Tribune reporter

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