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Teaching

Courses:
Each of the following courses has an associated course site on the campus Moodle network. Registered students should log-in with their campus Unity ID and password:
  • ECI 511, Computer Applications and Curriculum Integration (offered online Fall and Summer). Sample Student Projects: Web 2.0 presentations (http://tinyurl.com/28hsse9), Google Maps (http://tinyurl.com/36ur8p7), oral histories (http://tinyurl.com/2akbmnz), Synectics, blogs, del.icio.us social bookmarks, trailfire trails
  • ECI 513, Videography for Education (offered online Spring). Sample Student Projects: See Videos Tagged with 'ECI513' on the College Video Sharing Site (also, A)
  • ECI 517, Advanced Multimedia Design and Applications in Instruction (offered online Spring). Sample Student Projects: (A, B, C, D)
  • ECI 716, Design and Evaluation of Instructional Materials (offered online Fall). Sample Student Projects: (A, B, C, D, E)

International Research Presentations, Peer Reviewed

  • Oliver, K. (2007, June). An investigation of student thinking from concept mapping of reading material. Full paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (Ed-Media), Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Oliver, K. (2007, June). Web-based concept mapping activities in distance teacher education. Best practices presentation at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (Ed-Media), Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Oliver, K. (2007, June). What are they doing: The technology practices directory. Brief paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (Ed-Media), Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Oliver, K. (2000, June). A case study of student tool use during hypermedia-based problem solving. Paper presented at EdMedia 2000, the World Conference of Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Oliver, K. (1997, June). A case-based pharmacy environment: Cognitive flexibility + social constructivism. Paper presented at Ed-Media 97 and Ed-Telecom 97–World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Oliver, K., Bennett, L., & Wilkinson, G. (1997, June). Evaluating the quality of Internet information sources. Paper presented at Ed-Media 97 and Ed-Telecom 97–World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Oliver, K., Slotta, J., Hannafin, M. (1999, April). The utility of computer tools to support students' scientific problem solving. Paper presented at the conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec.

National Research Presentations, Peer Reviewed

  • Beal, C., Holcomb, L., Lee, J., Manfra, M., Oliver, K., Pope, C., Schrader, P. G., Spires, H., & Young, C. (2009, March). Digital video and new literacies: Vignettes from the field. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Charleston, SC.
  • Bennett, L., Oliver, K., & Wilkinson, G. (1996, June). The development and validation of instruments to evaluate Internet content. Presentation at Ed-Media 96 and Ed-Telecom 96–World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Boston, MA.
  • Brady, K., Oliver, K., & Osborne, J. (2009, April). Student expectations for teachers in virtual school environments. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
  • Brady, K., Oliver, K., Patel, R., & Osborne, J. (2009, April). Rurality and virtual school environments: An analysis of student and teacher expectations. Paper discussion presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
  • Corn, J., Halstead, E., Oliver, K., Tingen, J., Patel, R., Huff, J., & Stanhope, D. (2010, April). Results from an evaluation of the new learning ecology: 1:1 learning environments in schools. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO.
  • Corn, J., & Oliver, K. (2009, April). Using ISTE NETS standards to frame teacher knowledge and application of one-to-one computing at implementation. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
  • Corn, J., Osborne, J., Halstead, E., Oliver, K., Tingen, J., & Stanhope, D. (2009, March). Results from North Carolina's 1:1 Learning Initiative pilot: The first year of implementation. Brief paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Charleston, SC.
  • Hannafin, M., Land, S., Rich, P., & Oliver K. (2008, November). Secrets to seeking, getting, and succeeding in college and university faculty positions. Panel presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Orlando, FL.
  • Oliver, K. (2007, April). Web-based concept maps for alternative assessment in distance teacher education. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
  • Oliver, K. (2006, October). Promoting scientific thinking through collaborative online concept mapping. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Dallas, TX.
  • Oliver, K. (1999, February). Computer-based tools in support of Internet-based problem solving. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Houston, TX.
  • Oliver, K. (1998, February). A qualitative analysis of K-12 internet projects. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, St. Louis, MO.
  • Oliver, K. (1998, February). Evaluation procedures for WWW information resources: A final project report. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, St. Louis, MO.
  • Oliver, K. (1996, June). Intellectual curiosity and the World Wide Web. Presentation at Ed-Media 96 and Ed-Telecom 96–World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Boston, MA.
  • Oliver, K., Brady, K., & Osborne, J. (2009, March). Student beliefs about online teaching: Implications for virtual school teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Charleston, SC.
  • Oliver, K., Brady, K., Osborne, J., & Patel, R. (2008, November). First-year results from a new state virtual public school. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Orlando, FL.
  • Oliver, K., Corn, J., & Osborne, J. (2009, March). Using educational technology standards to gauge teacher knowledge and application of one-to-one computing at implementation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Charleston, SC.
  • Oliver, K., Eckel, C., Ball, S., Grant, J., & Prudom, V. (2002, April). Wireless interactive teaching simulations (WITS). Poster presented at the 12th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, AND the conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.
  • Oliver, K., & Holcomb, L. (2008, March). Changes in student technology use and skill in the first year of a one-to-one computing program. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Oliver, K., & Holcomb, L. (2008, March). First year results of a one-to-one computing program: Changes in the student experience. Paper discussion presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). New York, NY.
  • Oliver, K., Lee, J., & Young, C. (2008, November). Leveraging technology to encourage student reflection on primary source letters. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Orlando, FL.
  • Oliver, K., & Moore, J. (2002, April). Gap analysis of educational Web tools in engineering. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, AND poster presented at the conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA.
  • Oliver, K., & Moore, J. (2001, November). Gap analysis of educational Web tools in engineering. Roundtable presented at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Atlanta, GA.
  • Oliver, K., Osborne, J., Patel, R., Holcomb, L., & Kleiman, G. (2008, March). Teacher and student reactions to a new statewide virtual public school. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Oliver, K., & Patel, R. (2009, July). Voices from new virtual school students: Recommendations for distant instructors. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Washington, DC.
  • Oliver, K., Patel, R., & Townsend, T. (2010, April). An investigation of subject area differences in K-12 virtual schooling. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO.
  • Oliver, K., & Raubenheimer, D. (2006, July). Visualizing student knowledge: Teaching and assessing with online concept maps. Presentation at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC), San Diego, CA.
  • Oliver, K., & Raubenheimer, D. (2006, March). Online concept mapping in distance teacher education: Two case studies. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) annual conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Oliver, K., Townsend, T., Patel, R., & Brady, K. (2010, April). Investigating the needs of teachers involved in pre-secondary online course development for virtual public schools. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, CO.
  • Oliver, K., Wilkinson, G., & Bennett, L. (1997, February). Beyond bells & whistles: Evaluating Internet information sources. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Overbay, A., Grable, L., Oliver, K., & Vasu, E. (2006, March). Learning styles and resistance to change: Something's got to give. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) annual conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Tingen, J., Corn, J., Halstead, E., & Oliver, K. (2009, June). Results from North Carolina's 1:1 Learning Initiative pilot. Paper presented at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Washington, DC.

Regional and State Research Presentations, Peer Reviewed

  • Oliver, K. (2008, December). Student expectations for North Carolina Virtual Public School teachers. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC), Greensboro, NC.
  • Oliver, K. (2006, February). Lessons learned from the integration of feature-rich presentation and collaboration software in the higher education classroom. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA), Hilton Head, SC.
  • Oliver, K., & Anand, S. (2006, November). Web-based concept mapping for scientific thinking: A school-university partnership. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC), Greensboro, NC.
  • Oliver, K., & Kellogg, S. (2010, February). An investigation into the unique challenges of online math instruction in a virtual school. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA), Savannah, GA.
  • Oliver, K., & Soni, G. (2007, March). Facilitating faculty connections: The technology practices directory. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (UNC-TLT), Raleigh, NC.
  • Raubenheimer, D., & Oliver, K. (2006, April). Using concept mapping in online courses to track student’s conceptual development over a semester. Presentation at NC State's 4th Annual Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
  • Raubenheimer, D., & Oliver, K. (2006, March). Collaborative research on online concept mapping. Presentation at the 2006 University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (UNC-TLT) Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Non-Research Presentations, Peer Reviewed

  • Davis, S., & Oliver, K. (1992, December). Educational uses of Hypercard. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC), Greensboro, NC.
  • Iiyoshi, T., Oliver, K., Thuma, T., Jackson, D., Jacobson, M., Hannafin, M. (1998, February). Cognitive tools for Web-based learning environments. Roundtable presented at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), St. Louis, MO.
  • Luetkehans, L., Hill, J., & Oliver, K. (1997, February). Science connections: Problem-solving from a distance. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Oliver, K. (2008, December). A digital history resource to teach students about slavery in antebellum North Carolina. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC), Greensboro, NC.
  • Oliver, K. (2008, March). Come and get 'em: Free web 2.0 tools for every subject. Presentation at the North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference (NC-AECT). Concord, North Carolina.
  • Oliver, K. (2008, March). The Plantation Letters: Teaching about slavery with primary sources and web tools. Presentation at the North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference (NC-AECT). Concord, North Carolina.
  • Oliver, K. (2007, November). Cross-curricular Web 2.0 applications for technology integration. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC). Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • Oliver, K. (2007, March). Thinking, problem-solving, decision-making: Do it all with Cmap! Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and Technology (NC-AECT), Raleigh, NC.
  • Oliver, K. (2000, October). Recommendations for student tools in online learning environments. Paper presented at Learning 2000, Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, VA.
  • Oliver, K. (2000, June). The instructional portal project. Poster presented at EdMedia 2000, the World Conference of Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Oliver, K. (2000, March). Method, media, and mode: The interaction of these factors in distance learning. Presentation at TechEd 2000, Technology in Education, International Conference and Exposition, Palm Springs, CA.
  • Oliver, K., & Hardy, J. (1996, April). The use of authoring programs to create your own software. Presentation at the Central Savannah River Area Regional Educational Technology Conference, Augusta, GA.
  • Oliver, K., & Luetkehans, L. (1997, June). Alternative means of Internet access: Enabling financially-strapped public schools. Paper presented at Ed-Media 97 and Ed-Telecom 97–World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Oliver, K., & Raubenheimer, D. (2005, November). Resources and strategies for effective student concept mapping. Presentation at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NC-ETC), Greensboro, NC.
  • Oliver, K., & Seamans, N. (2001, November). Designing and implementing technology and information literacy programs. Presentation at the conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Atlanta, GA.
  • Poole, M., & Oliver, K. (2007, November). Web 2.0 applications to enhance collaborative writing. Presentation at the North Carolina English Teachers Association Annual Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Wilkinson, G., Bennett, L., & Oliver, K. (1996, October). Panning for gold on the Internet. Paper presented at the meeting of the Georgia Council of Media Organizations, Columbus, GA.

Invited Presentations

  • Lowes, S., Cavanaugh, C., Parra, J., Zygouris-Coe, V., & Oliver, K. (2009, November). Recent research on online teaching and learning: Implications for practice. Panel presentation at the Virtual School Symposium (VSS), Austin, TX.
  • Oliver, K., & Corn, J. (2007, August). Designing measurable learning outcomes. Invited Presentation to St. Augustine's College faculty at the annual Professional Development Institute, Raleigh, NC.

National Conference Workshops

  • Byrom, E., & Oliver, K. (2003, February). Writing winning technology grant proposals. Half-day workshop presented at the Georgia Educational Technology Conference, Macon, GA.
  • Byrom, E., O'Sullivan, J., Oliver, K., & Thrift, B. (2003, October). Designing effective professional development programs. One-day workshop presented at the SERVE Forum, Biloxi, MS.
  • Coates, L., & Oliver, K. (1994, April). Designing effective media. Half-day workshop presented at 2nd Annual Carolina's Creative Teaching Symposium, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC.
  • Coates, L., & Oliver, K. (1994, March). Effective presentations. Half-day workshop presented at Area Health Education Center, Fayetteville, NC.
  • Oliver, K., Baumbach, D., Christopher, T., Renfroe, M. (2004, January). Using handhelds to improve student literacy skills. Two half-day workshops presented at the Florida Ed Tech Conference (FETC), Orlando, FL.
  • Oliver, K., Baumbach, D., Christopher, T., Renfroe, M. (2003, December). Using handhelds to improve student literacy skills. Half-day workshop presented at the North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NCetc), Greensboro, NC.
  • Oliver, K., & O'Sullivan, J. (2004, June). Using handhelds to improve student literacy skills. Two half-day workshops presented at the annual PT3 conference sponsored by UNC-Wilmington, NC.
  • Oliver, K., & O'Sullivan, J. (2004, June). Using handhelds to improve student literacy skills. Two half-day workshops presented at the Alabama Educational Technology Conference, Birmingham. Oliver, K.,
  • O'Sullivan, J., Thrift, B., & Renfroe, M. (2004, June). Using handhelds to improve student literacy skills. Half-day workshop presented at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC), New Orleans.
  • Oliver, K. & Thrift, B. (2003, June). Writing winning grants for technology. Half-day workshop presented at the Leading with Technology Symposium, Greensboro, NC.
  • Raubenheimer, D., & Oliver, K. (2006, March). Alternative assessment with electronic concept mapping software. Workshop presented at the 2006 University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (UNC-TLT) Conference, Raleigh, NC.

School and University Workshops

  • Anderson, J., Bolick, C. M., Crompton, H., Oliver, K., & Young, C. (2010, February). Teacher translational sessions. Teacher workshop on practical technology applications presented at Collaborations: Humanities, Arts, and Technology (CHAT) Festival, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • Oliver, K. (2010, May). Capturing and encouraging in-class discussion. Faculty workshop presented as part of the Teaching in a 1:1 Environment faculty development program, North Carolina State University College of Education.
  • Oliver, K. (2009, July). Introduction to Trailfire. Teacher workshop presented at the New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Raleigh, NC.
  • Oliver, K. (1996, December). Graphic design concepts for multimedia. Half-day workshop presented as part of the continuing education program for faculty at Athens Area Technical Institute, Athens, GA.
  • Oliver, K., & O'Sullivan, J. (2004, June). Writing winning grants for technology. Afternoon workshop presented to entire staff of Petree Elementary School, Winston-Salem, NC.
  • Oliver, K., & Raubenheimer, D. (2005, May). Alternative assessment with electronic concept mapping software. Two-hour workshop presented at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Summer Faculty Institute, North Carolina State University.
  • Oliver, K., Townsend, T., Argueta, R., & Stanhope, D. (2009, July). Tools and resources for continuous improvement of technology in schools. Workshop presented at the Institute on Leading Innovation: Implementing Effective 1:1 Learning Technology Programs, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Raleigh, NC.
  • Raubenheimer, D., & Oliver, K. (2005, May). Engaging learners with small group activities. Two-hour workshop presented at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Summer Faculty Institute, North Carolina State University.
  
 
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