Vitae, Highlights:
Digital Version of Complete Vitae (last update, February 2019):
- Research: Received $1.1 million in externally funded awards as principal or co-principal investigator (Triangle Community Foundation, Gates Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National Science Foundation, NC Department of Public Instruction)
- Scholarship: Published 100+ book chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings, and technical reports
- Teaching/Presenting: Developed and taught 8 different online courses for LDT programs; presented 120+ conference papers/posters/workshops; named a 2014 i3@UNC Faculty Fellow by UNC Online for online course development; awarded the 2015 NC State Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching & Learning with Technology; invited to serve as Visiting Lecturer by Charles University Faculty of Education, Department of Information Technology and Technical Education (November 2017)
- Mentoring: Chaired or co-chaired 12 dissertation committees to completion, served on 19 additional completed dissertation committees; co-chaired 1 thesis committee to completion, advised more than 70 graduated master's students; currently chairing 6 active dissertation and 3 active thesis committees, and serving on 5 additional dissertation committees; finalist for university's 2018 outstanding graduate faculty mentor award
- Leadership: Served as Coordinator of LDT programs for 7 years (2008-2015); current Coordinator of LDT doctoral program (2018-present); led effort to move master's program online with redesigned curriculum and online course development; lead developer of LDT doctoral program area of study (PAS) and curriculum; collaborating on a new undergraduate sub-plan in LDT
- Extension: Led 6 professional development study abroad programs for 108 in-service teachers in England, Finland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic (2011, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18) with funding in place for a seventh program in Prague in summer '19; awarded a 2016 NC State Outstanding Extension Service Award; inducted into NC State Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension (AOFEE); two-time nominee for university's global engagement award (2017, 2018)
- Service: Review for 3 editorial boards (ETR&D, Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Ed, Journal of Online Learning Research); served as the research chair for ISTE's Global Collaboration Professional Learning Network (2016-17); current committees--Building, Equipment, Safety, & Space (college-level), college RPT committee (elected), department awards committee (elected), and university Online Learning Environments working group (invited)
Digital Version of Complete Vitae (last update, February 2019):
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