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Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

Conference Papers and Presentations (National & International)

Invited discussant, Adolescent Intervention Programs session at the National Research Center for Rural Education Support’s Rural Research Symposium, NRCRES University of North Carolina, November 3-5, 2009.

“Developing Expertise in Teaching for Higher Education:  Lessons from the Training and Development of U.S. Teaching Assistants”, Presentation accepted to the International Conference on Teaching and Learning as Tools of Progress in Higher Education, Prince Sultan University College for Women, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“Rural High School Teachers’ Perceptions and Individual Differences:  How they Influence Rural Teachers’ Motivating Strategies”, Presentation at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) National Research Symposium, October 9-11, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio.

“Adolescents’ Perceptions of Classroom Control”, Presentation accepted to the American Psychological Association (APA) National Conference, August 6-9, 2009, Toronto, Canada. 

“Nurturing the Rural Teacher Experience”, Keynote Address, at the International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education, February 11-14, 2009, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.

“Engineering a Dynamic Science Learning Environment for K-12 Teachers”, Presentation accepted to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 13-17, 2009, San Diego, CA.

“Teacher Perceptions and Individual Differences: How They Influence Rural Teachers’ Motivating Strategies”,  Presentation at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) National Research Symposium, October 25-26, 2008, San Antonio, TX.

“Improving Teaching in the Academy: Online Professional Development Community for Graduate Teaching Assistants”, Presentation at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) National Conference, November 4-9, 2008, Orlando, FL.

“Motivational Characteristics of Native and Non-Native Students in Rural Public High Schools”,  Presentation at the American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, March 24-28, 2008, New York, NY.

“Expectations and Standards of Faculty Performance in Research-Extensive Universities”, Presentation at the American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, March 24-28, 2008, New York, NY.

“The Role of Metacognition and Learning Community in Supporting the Development of Instructional Design Expertise, ”  Presentation accepted to the American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, March 24-28, 2008, New York, NY.

“Instructional Implications of Students’ Motivational Characteristics in Rural High Schools”, Presentation at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) National Research Symposium, November 10-11, 2007, Oklahoma City, OK.

“A Concordance Analysis of Teacher and Student Perceptions of Motivational Characteristics in the Rural High School”, Presentation at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) National Conference, November 12-14, 2007, Oklahoma City, OK.

"Online Professional Development for Teaching Assistants:  What They Need, What They Have, What They Want,"  Paper proposed to the National American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 9-13, 2007, Chicago, IL.

"Rural Teachers' Classroom Perceptions and Motivating Strategies, "  Paper proposed to the National American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 9-13, 2007, Chicago, IL.
 
"High School Teachers' Motivating Perceptions and Strategies in Taiwan "  Presentation proposed to the National American Educational  Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 9-13, 2007, Chicago, IL.

"Perceptions of Student Motivation:  A New Measure of the 'How' and Why' of Student Motivation, "  Presentation proposed to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) National Conference, April 10-12, 2007, Chicago, IL.

"Student Differences and Environmental Perceptions: Contributing to Student Motivation in Rural Schools, "  Paper accepted to the National Rural Education Association (NREA) Research Symposium & Conference, October 21-22, 2006, Kansas City, KS.

"Rural Teachers' Motivating Strategies and Why They Work,"  Presentation accepted to the National Rural Education Association (NREA) Research Symposium & Conference, October 23-25, 2006, Kansas City, KS.

"TAs Learning, Students Responding:  Process, Principles, Products and Perspectives."  Paper accepted to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) National Conference, Oct. 10-14, 2006, Dallas, TX.

Discussant, Design & Technology session, "Considerations of Instructional Design: Learner Roles, Student Satisfaction, Cultural Influence, and Development Research", American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

"Influences on High School Students' Academic Motivation in Taiwan."  Paper accepted to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

"What Motivates University Faculty Members to do Research?"  Paper accepted to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 7-11, 2006, San Francisco, CA.

"Motivating Adolescents:  Rural High School Teachers' Beliefs, Perceptions, and Classroom Practices, "  paper presented at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) Research Symposium & Conference, November 5-9, 2005, Tucson, AZ.

"Motivating Best Practices:  Rural Teachers' Most Effective Motivating Strategies,"  presentation at  the National Rural Education Association (NREA) Research Symposium & Conference, November 5-9, 2005, Tucson, AZ.

"Extending our Knowledge of the Development of Expertise in Instructional Design," presentation at the Association for Educational Computing & Technology (AECT) National Conference, Orlando, FL., October 21-25, 2005.

"The Role of Instructional Design in the Development of Teaching Expertise:  A Multiple Case Study" presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 11-15, 2005, Montreal.

"A Multi-theory Study of High School Students' Beliefs, Goals, and Academic Motivation" presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 11-15, 2005, Montreal.

"An Investigation of the Development of Instructional Design Expertise" presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 11-15, 2005, Montreal.

"Into the Future:  Motivation's Role in Supporting Persistence and Achievement Goals for Rural Students, Teachers, and Schools" paper presented at the National Rural Education Association National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, October 19-22, 2004.

"The Relationship Between ID Students' Perceptions and Their Practice in Instructional Design" poster presented at the Association for Educational Computing & Technology (AECT) National Conference, Chicago, IL, October 20-24, 2004.

"Testing Differential Effects in Computer-based, Web-based, and Paper-based Administration of Questionnaire Instruments" paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, San Diego, CA., April 11-15, 2004.

"Testing a Cognitive Organizational Model for Teaching Assistants' Instructional Expertise" paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA)National Conference, San Diego, CA., April 11-15, 2004.

"Project MORE:  Motivating Opportunities in Rural Education" research forum presented at the National Rural Education Association (NREA) National Conference, Kearney, NE., October 22-25, 2003. This presentation proposal scored #1 in review among submissions to the 2003 conference.

"Self-determination in Education:  Theory, Research, Practice, and Future Implications", invited presenter to Research Symposium at Lomonosov Moskow State University, Moskow, Russia, March 11-14, 2003.

"Motivation for Retention and Achievement in Four Rural High Schools:  An Analytic and Systemic Analysis" paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, New Orleans, April 1-5, 2002.

"Entitled, Supported and Enabled:  The Iowa Model of Systemic Institutional Faculty Development and Support for Instructional Technologies" paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Teaching and Technology Support Conference, George Washington University, April 19-22, 2002.

"From Vegetate to Innovate: Promoting Self-Determination as a Critical Human Resource Characteristic" poster presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) International Research Conference, Honolulu, February 27-March 3, 2002.

"Strategic Motivating Tools for Performance Analysis and Intervention" interactive training session presented at American Society for Training & Development, June 2-7, 2001.

"Learning Climates that Foster Engagement to Prevent Motivational Dropout" paper presented at the American Educational Research Association  (AERA) National Conference, April 10-14, 2001.

"Supporting Students' Autonomy by Providing Convincing and Satisfying Rationales" paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April 10-14, 2001.

"Motivating Students to Learn Uninteresting but Important Lessons" poster presented to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Conference, April, 24-28, 2000.

"Motivating Opportunities for Performance Improvement" paper presented at the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) National Conference, April 10-14, 2000.

Conference Papers and Presentations (Regional & State)

“Oklahoma Rural High School Teachers’ Motivating Strategies:  How and Why They Work”, presentation at the Oklahoma Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (OACTE) State Conference Norman, OK, November 9-10, 2006.

“Motivational Perceptions and Strategies of Oklahoma’s Rural High School Teachers”, presentation at the Oklahoma Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (OACTE) State Conference Norman, OK, November 9-10, 2006.

“The Effects of Teacher and Student Beliefs and Perceptions on the Academic Motivation, Retention and Persistence Intentions of Secondary-Level Rural Public School Students in Oklahoma”, poster presented at the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators (OATE) State Conference, Oklahoma City, OK., October 10, 2003.

“Comparing Paper-Based and Digital Administration Methods for Questionnaire Instruments Related to Teaching and Learning”, paper presented at the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators (OATE) State Conference, Oklahoma City, OK., October 10, 2003.

“Testing a Cognitive Organizational Model for Developing Teaching Expertise”, poster presented at the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators (OATE) State Conference, Oklahoma City, OK., October 10, 2003.

“Teaching Composition Through the Nature-Technology Controversy”, presentation for the 8th Annual Conference on Composition and Rhetoric, Eastern Oregon State College, May 10, 1997.

“The Many Faces of Dysfunction In Intimate Relationships”, presentation for the Southern Oregon Conference on Relationships, Southern Oregon State College, April 24-28, 1997.

“Opposing Viewpoints: Where to Find Them and How to Use Them”, presentation for the NCTE Regional Conference on Teaching the Language Arts, Portland State University, March 2-4, 1997.

“Writing to Open Doors: Writing Assignments Which Enhance the Teacher-Student Relationship and Promote Critical Thinking”, presented at the Conference on Composition and Rhetoric, Southern Oregon State College, April 27, 1996.

“Writing to Enhance Relationships: How To Open Doors of Interpersonal Communication”, presented at the Southern Oregon Conference on Relationships, Ashland, April 22-25, 1996.

“Lowell, Freud and Forrest Gump: Regression in Service to the Ego”, paper presented at the Literature and Film Association Conference, April 5-6, 1996 at Southern Oregon State College, Ashland. 

Conference Papers and Presentations (Local)

“A Cognitive Organizational Model for Developing Teaching Assistants’ Instructional Expertise”, poster presented at the Educational Psychology Graduate Students’ Mini-Conference, Norman, OK, November 22, 2003.

“Factors Influencing High School Students’ Perceptions of Classroom Learning Environments”, poster presented at the Educational Psychology Graduate Students’ Mini-Conference, Norman, OK, November 22, 2003.

“Diversity of Educational Environments in Iowa’s Rural High Schools—Implications for Teaching and Learning”, poster presented at the Diversity Research Symposium, University of Iowa, February 1, 2002.

“Motivational and Achievement Issues in Secondary Education”, paper presented at the All-Campus Graduate Research Forum, University of Iowa, March 2002.

“Motivating Opportunities in Rural Education”, paper presented at the All-Campus Graduate Research Forum, March 30-31, 2001.