Frank Otto (academic)

Frank Otto[1]
Born
Francis Richard Otto

(1936-10-07) October 7, 1936 (age 88)
Died(2017-07-26)July 26, 2017[2]
Alma materPhD in Educational Administration (Applied Linguistics and Materials Development): University of Wisconsin–Madison
MA in Spanish Language and Literature: University of Wisconsin–Madison
BA in Spanish Language & Literature and U.S. History: Baldwin-Wallace_College in Berea, Ohio
Occupation(s)Retired university professor and entrepreneur
Years active1966–2006
SpouseJanet Mae Reed(1958–present)
Children5 children, ages 42 to 56
ParentAlbert Francis Otto
Elizabeth Ruth McKenna

Frank Otto (October 7, 1936 – July 26, 2017) was an American educator, pioneer in computer-assisted language learning (CALL), entrepreneur, and the founding executive director of CALICO (the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium).[3]

  1. ^ Biographical information taken from personal interview with Frank Otto by Michael D. Bush (2013)
  2. ^ "Frank Otto". heraldextra.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ Bush, Michael D. (2013). Otto, Frank. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, Carol A. Chapelle (Ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.