Expertise

Her research addresses the role of culture in technology-mediated learning environments. She has given more than 50 presentations and authored more than 50 academic publications related to distance and online learning. Her current research explores the role of culture in technology-mediated instruction.

My current work addresses the role of culture in technology-mediated learning spaces. I am pursuing two related research strands.  Strand 1 is an investigation of the relationship of culture, technology ownership and use, technology knowledge and skills, and cultural competence in undergraduate students.  Strand 2 is the development of an instrument that considers technology use experiences and cultural characteristics in the assessment of academic technology climate on higher education campuses.


Expertise: Instructional Technology

Communities
Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Degrees
PhD, University of Georgia, Instructional Technology, 2001
MS, Georgia State University, Human Resource Development, 1997
MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Operations Research, 1984
BS, Spelman College, Mathematics, 1982
BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Industrial Engineering, 1982
Keywords
instructional technology
Honors

Fulbright Teaching/Research Award to Namibia, January 2019 - November 2019

Media, Culture and Technology SIG Top Paper Session, AERA, April 2018

McCrory Faculty Award for Service, College of Educaiton, University of Alabama, 2018

James W. Brown Publication Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), 2017

Associations
American Educational Research Association, Association of Educational Communications and Technology