Scholarship
Dissertation/Treatise
Current Research
- Using the Quality Matters course evaluation rubric in the course design process. Currently being conducted at Methodist College of Nursing, but am looking for outside participants.
- Evaluation of the Onboarding Orientation and Mentoring Program at Methodist College of Nursing
- Defining a usable course design checklist for course design that is supported by quality standards and best practices
Presentations
Keynotes
Are the Natives Restless? Meeting the needs of the 21st century student * PowerPoint * Handouts * Keynote Address, Heartland Community College Best Practices Seminar, Normal, IL Jan. 10, 2008
Workshops
Venturing into e-Learning. Are you ready? * Handouts * HOI-ASTD Chapter, Methodist College of Nursing, July 17, 2008.
Improving Assessment Through Rubrics * Handouts * Berkeley College Online, June 10 - 13, 2008
Conferences
Using Google Docs and Google Sites for Courses and Collaboration, Best Practices for Incorporating Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 into your e-Learning Mix, eLearning Guild Online Forums, April 8 & 9, 2010
Quality by Design: Getting it Right the First Time, SLATE Blackboard Users Group Conference, Oct. 15-16, 2009 - Powerpoint
Integrating Wikis into Courses and Collaborations, Teaching and Learning Technology Conference 2009, Missouri University of Science and Technology, April 9 - 10, 2009
Bringing New Faculty ‘Onboard’ for Success in the First Year, 2008 POD Network/NCSPOD Conference, Reno, NV. October 25, 2008 * Handouts * Checklists *
Using Course Evaluation Rubrics in the Online Course Design Process * PowerPoint * Handouts * Podcast * USDLA 2008 Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO, April 20 - 23, 2008
Using a Quality Evaluation Rubric in Online Course Development *
Using a Quality Evaluation Rubric in Online Course Development *
PowerPoint * Supplements * IFWE 2007, Santa Fe, NM November 28-30, 2007
PowerPoint * PODNetwork 32nd Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA October 25-28, 2007
One-Minute Papers and Blackboard: An Unbeatable Team for Formative Assessment * PowerPoint * Handouts * 5th Annual SLATE conference, Chicago, IL Oct. 4, 5, 2007
This Works So Much Better Online Than In The Classroom * PowerPoint * Handouts * Distance Learning Administration 2007, St. Simons Island, Georgia, June 24-27, 2007
Aspects of Online Courses That Are More Effective and Successful
than Traditional, Face-to-Face Courses *
PowerPoint * Handouts * !MPACT 2006 WebCT 8th Annual WebCT User Conferen, Chicago, IL. July 10 - 14, 2006
Full list of presentations on full vita.
Podcasts
Using Course Evaluation Rubrics in the Online Course Design Process *Podcast * USDLA 2008 Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO, April 20 - 23, 2008
Publications
- E-Learning: Making it Easy to Learn, InterBusiness Issues, Peoria Magazines, April 2010. www.peoriamagazines.com
- Aspects of Online Courses That Are More Effective and Successful Than Traditional, Face-to-face Courses, Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, May 2006.
- Successful Strategies for Using Asynchronous Discussion Boards, SideBars, Learning Resources Unit of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Nov 2003 -http://online.bcit.ca/sidebars/03november/index.htm
- Effective Pedagogies for Managing Collaborative Learning in On-line Learning Environments, Roger Hartley, Eli Collins-Brown. Educational Technology & Society 2(2): (1999)
Reviewing
- Peer Reviewer, To Improve the Academy, Jossey-Bass, 2009 - 2010
- Course Reviewer, Blackboard Exemplary Course Program, 2009 - 2010
- Peer Reviewer, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN), Sloan-C Publications.
- Certified Quality Matters Course Reviewer, Quality Matters, www.qualitymatters.org.
Awards
- Outstanding Doctoral Candidate, 2004- 2005, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education, Illinois State University.
- ETIP Fellow (Educational Technology Immersion Plus), College of Education, fall 2005, http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/etip/
- CAT Internship, spring 2005, The Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Illinois State University.
- All-star Faculty, 2004, College of Education, University of Phoenix
- Outstanding Club President, 2000, Division C, District 25 Toastmasters, Toastmasters International