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Judy Donovan

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Curriculum Vitae

Education and Credentials

Ed.D., Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, (2003). Nova Southeastern University, N. Miami, FL.
M.Ed., Early Childhood, (2006). Grand Valley StateUniversity, Allendale, MI.
Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology, (2000). Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
M.A., Educational Leadership, (2000). Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.
M.B.A., (1982).Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
B.A., General Studies, (1980). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Secondary Teaching Certificate, Permanent; English, State of California, (1987).
Library Media Specialist Credential, State of California, (1986).
Secondary Teaching Certificate, Continuing; Business, Social Studies, Library media, all subjects grades 7-8, State of Michigan, (1988).
Elementary Certification (K-5), Early Childhood (ZA) endorsement, State of Michigan, (2006).

Professional Experience

Traditional Classroom Instruction, 1996 to Present
INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST (IUN), Gary, IN (2006-present)
Grand valley STate UNIVERSITY, Allendale, MI (2002-6)
Baker College, Muskegon, MI (1997-2001)
Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI (1996-2000)
Indiana University Northwest: Assistant Professor of Education. I teach integration of technology into P-12 subject areas to pre-service and in-service teachers through implementation of state-of-the-art educational technologies, including Web page design; media literacy; use of Microsoft Office Suite, Inspiration, and other educational software in a P-12 setting; use of digital cameras and handhelds; creation of podcasts, vodcasts, wikis and blogs; and digital video and graphics creation and editing. My teaching includes both traditional and online undergraduate and graduate-level classes, and I also advise undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Master’s students writing the thesis.
At IUN, I serve as the Coordinator and Field Supervisor for the Early Childhood Program, and teach a graduate class (Race, Class and Gender Issues in Education) with a Service-Learning component. Additional class development and teaching include a graduate level Advanced Educational Technology course, and an online Children’s Literature course.
Grand Valley State University: I taught an undergraduate technology integration course to pre-service teachers, and developed and shared the online version of this course with colleagues. I supervised Masters students’ theses, and developed and taught graduate instructional technology courses.
At Baker College (Instructor of Information & Professional Development Systems) and Muskegon Community College (Instructor of Computer Information Systems), I designed and conducted comprehensive, multi-level training courses in information systems and computer application courses for introductory, intermediate, and advanced students.   

• Student and administrative evaluations consistently in the top 95th percentile.

Online Instruction, 1998 to Present
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY kaplan.edu (2007- present)
Baker Online College  ol.baker.edu (1998-2006)
University of California College Prep Initiative  uccp.org (2005-7)
Michigan Virtual High School mivu.org (2001-6)
Ferris State University  webct.ferris.edu (2001-5)
Lakeland College Online  lakeland.blackboard.com (2001-6)
CENTRAL TEXAS UNIVERSITY  ctc.blackboard.org (2002-present)
University of Phoenix  online.phoenix.edu (2002-3)
I provide(d) online instruction on a broad range of subject areas, including Foundations of Education, Distance Learning, Educational Research, English, Educational Technology, Early Childhood Education, and Business.
Online courses developed/taught include; Issues in Instructional Technology; Multimedia Design; Using the Internet in Teaching; Instructional Design; Web Page design, E-Education, Early Childhood Curriculum, Integrating Educational Technology in the Classroom; Early Childhood Methods, Electronic Commerce, Management Information Systems; Educational Psychology; Diversity; Fundamentals of Distance Education, Foundations of Education, Research and Ethics in E-Education, E-Education Capstone, and more.

• Wrote and distributed Success in the Online Environment Guide as a support tool for students.
• Created a week long “Orientation to Online Learning” module for graduate students new to online learning.

Educational Consultancy, 2001 to Present
High Caliber Productions, Twin Lake, MI. (1995-present)
Michigan Virtual High School, Lansing, MI. mivu.org (2001-3)  
University of California College PreP Initiative (2005-7)
Managed all operations of a desktop publishing, training, and Web page design consulting business. As an independent consultant for Michigan Virtual High School and the University of California College Prep Initiative, I helped lay the groundwork for programs by developing online courses, training instructors in facilitation pedagogies, mentoring new hires, and teaching classes in Business, English, Social Sciences and Technology.

• Served as key advisor during Western Michigan University’s conversion of the College of Education’s Graduate Certificate program into an online format.
• Assisted in creation of an online course evaluation instrument for the State of Michigan’s Department of Education.
• Trained and supported secondary teachers new to online teaching, and managed the Faculty Forum as a virtual information exchange, training area and support site for UCCP teachers.
• Developed virtual high school courses: English 9, English 10, Web Design, Introduction to Computing, Honors Sociology, Introduction to Business,  and American Literature.
• Designed/Taught Baker Online College Advanced Online Instructor Training 2000-2.
• Faculty Trainer and Mentor, Michigan Virtual High School, 2001.

Additional Work Experience

Library Media Specialist, Oakridge High School, Orchard View Schools, and Northern Humboldt Area School District (12+ yrs.)
Computer Applications Instructor, Orchard View Community Education and Fruitport Adult Education (4 yrs.)
English and Math Teacher, grades 7-9, Los Angeles Unified School District (3+ yrs.)

Publications: Peer-reviewed Journals

• Donovan, J. (in progress). A tri-state survey: How and why computers are used in Early Childhood centers. Early Childhood Research and Practice.
• Donovan, J. & Park, J. (in review). Working students’ attitudes toward service-learning. Journal of Experiential Education.
• Donovan, J. (in review). Faculty Web Sites: An obsolete or still useful technology? Journal of Research in Technology in Education.
• Donovan, J. (in-press). Effective use of Ee-learning in a graduate Education course. Journal of  the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 8(3).
• Donovan, J., Mader, C., & Shinsky, J., (2007).Online vs. Traditional Course Evaluation Formats: Student Perceptions. Journal of Interactive Online Learning.
• Donovan, J., Mader, C., & Shinsky, J., (2006). Constructive student feedback: Online vs. traditional course evaluations.  Journal of Interactive Online Learning.

Publications: Conference Proceedings, Books, Book Chapters

• Donovan, J. (in-press). Meeting the Challenge of Implementing Service Learning with In-service teachers. Chapter in Quick Hits for Service- Learning:  Successful Strategies from Award- winning Educators. Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching. Indiana University Press.
• Donovan, J. (2008). Teaching Mathematics with Virtual Manipulatives. TechLearning Educators' eZine. http://techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=196605450
• Donovan, J. A review of research studies exploring computer use in early childhood settings. Proceedings of E-Learning Conference. (October 15-19, 2007), Quebec, CA.
• Donovan, J. Computer usage in early childhood. Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. (March 3-7, 2008), Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Donovan, J. Active learning in the online classroom. Proceedings of E-Learning Conference (October 24-28, 2005), Vancouver, CA.
• Lancaster, S., Donovan, J., Marshall, J., & Caterino, K. (2004). Learning with Technology: A Handbook for Teachers. McGraw-Hill.
• Donovan, J. (2003) In-service Needs of Online Adjunct Instructors. Dissertation. Nova Southeastern University.
• Donovan, J. The Do’s and Don’ts of Online Learning. UC Irvine, Electronic Educational Environment. Available at: https://eee.uci.edu/news/articles/0501do.php
• Donovan, J. (2000). The Instructor’s Point of View. Chapter in White, K. and Weight, B,. The Online Teaching Guide. Allyn and Bacon.

Selected Presentations

• “Working students’ attitudes toward Service-Learning”. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. April 14 –16, 2009, San Diego. (accepted)
• “Games for your PK-8 classroom Workshop”. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Convention (AECT). November 4-8, 2008, Orlando.
• “Computers in Early Childhood: A Tri-State Survey”. NAECY (National Association for the Education of Young Children). 2008 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development. June 8-11, 2008, New Orleans.
• “Games for Your Classroom”. Workshop presented at Indiana Computer Educators Conference. ICE 2008: Tech Treasures - The Jewels of Education. January 23-25, 2008, Indianapolis. Repeated ICE 2009: Innovate, Elaborate, Collaborate. Jan. 27-29, 2009.
• “Virtual Manipulatives for Teaching Mathematics”; "Computer Usage in Early Childhood" and “High Quality Internet Games for PK12”. SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. March 3-7, 2008, Las Vegas.
• "A review of research studies exploring computer use in early childhood settings", E-Learning Conference. October 15-19, 2007, Quebec.
•  “Ee-Learning: Blending Electronic and Experiential Learning”. Service-Learning: Pioneering a Powerful Pedagogy Conference. September 27-9, 2007. Kearney, NE.
• “Convincing Faculty to Deliver Faculty Evaluations Online. Technology, Colleges and Community (TCC) 2007 Worldwide Online Conference, "Blending Reality and Multimedia in Ubiquitous Learning. April 19-21, 2007: Http://www.slideshare.net/tcc07/convincing-faculty-to-deliver-faculty-evaluations-online
•  “High Quality Internet Resources for Early Childhood Teachers”. SITE 2007--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. March 26-30, 2007, San Antonio, Texas
• “Early Childhood Resources”. Indiana Computer Educators. ICE 2007:  Illuminate The Future. January 24th-26th, 2007, Indianapolis.
•  “Active Learning in the Online Classroom: Interactive PowerPoint, Peer Review, Jigsaw”; and “Traditionally Delivered versus Online Student Evaluations of Faculty”. E-Learn 2006 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education. October 13-17, 2006, Honolulu.
• “Active Learning Online: Increased Student Involvement and Impact on Academic Achievement”. National Education Computing Conference. July 4-7, 2006, San Diego.
• “Traditionally Delivered versus Online Student Evaluations of Faculty”. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco.
• “Active Learning in the Online Classroom.” Presented at E-Learn 2005 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, October 24-28, 2005, Vancouver; and at Lily North Teaching Conference, September 2005, Traverse City, MI.
• “Building Community in the Online Classroom.” Lily North Teaching Conference. September 2004, Traverse City, MI.
•   “The Open Knowledge Initiative.” Technology, Colleges and Community Conference, May 2002: Http://kolea.kcc.hawaii.edu/tcc/tcon02/presentations/donovan.html

Technical Proficiency / Training

American Education Research Association
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Indiana Computer Educators Association
Indiana Early Childhood Association
International Society for Technology in Education
Michigan Association of Computer-Users in Education
Michigan Association of Media in Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Early Childhood Educators
North American Council for Online Learning