Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
The presenters will describe the history of Online@UCF at the University of Central Florida, a strategic initiative using distributed learning to improve students' access and quality to instruction. Growth at UCF has transformed the university into the 3rd largest in the U.S, with the majority of that growth occurring in online, blended, and lecture capture courses. Fifteen years of research results will demonstrate trends in student success, withdrawal and satisfaction in distributed learning modalities. Presenters will stress how research results from an ongoing evaluation can inform stakeholders and allow the initiative to transform the university culture.
Charles Dziuban is Director of the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF) where has been a faculty member since 1970 teaching research design and statistics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. For the past 9 years he has directed the impact evaluation of UCF's distributed learning initiative examining student and faculty outcomes as well as gauging the impact of online courses on the university. Chuck has published in numerous journals including: Multivariate Behavioral Research, The Psychological Bulletin, Educational and Psychological Measurement, the American Education Research Journal and the Phi Delta Kappan. His methods for determining psychometric adequacy are featured in both the SPSS and the SAS packages. He has received funding from several government and industrial agencies including the Ford Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control. In 2000, Chuck was named UCF's first ever Pegasus Professor for the professor who exemplified extraordinary research, teaching, and service to the university and in 2005 received the honor of Professor Emeritus. In 2005, he received the Sloan Consortium award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Learning by an Individual. Chuck gives regular presentations to conferences and universities on research in blended and online learning.
Joel L. Hartman is Vice Provost for Information Technologies and Resources at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. As the university's CIO, he has overall responsibility for library, computing, networking, telecommunications, media services, and distributed learning activities. Hartman was employed by Bradley University from 1967 to 1995, holding several information technology management positions, including CIO. Hartman has been an active author, and presenter at industry conferences. He previously served as treasurer and 2003 Chair of the EDUCAUSE Board of Directors, chair of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Advisory Committee, secretary of the Seminars on Academic Computing Coordinating Board, and the Florida Digital Divide Council. He now serves on the Microsoft Higher Education Advisory Group (co-chair), the Oracle Education & Research Industry Strategy Council, the Sloan Consortium Board of Directors, the Blackboard Client Strategy Council, the EDUCAUSE Recognition Committee (chair), the Change magazine board of editors, the Lake Nona Medical City IT Council (Chair), and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Florida LambdaRail, Florida's research and education network. Hartman was recipient of the 2008 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. He has been an information technology consultant to both public and private sector organizations, and has been active in the development of statewide education and research networks in Illinois and Florida. He has served and held offices on numerous state, regional, and national IT committees in areas including public broadcasting, distributed learning, and networking. Hartman graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with bachelor's and master's degrees in Journalism and Communications, and received his doctorate from the University of Central Florida.
Patsy D. Moskal is the Associate Director for the Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Central Florida (UCF) where she has been a faculty member since 1989. Since 1996, she has served as the liaison for faculty research of distributed learning and teaching effectiveness at UCF. Patsy specializes in statistics, graphics, program evaluation, and applied data analysis. She has extensive experience in research methods including survey development, interviewing, and conducting focus groups and frequently serves as an evaluation consultant to school districts, and industry and government organizations. She has also received funding from several government and industrial agencies including the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She has co-authored numerous articles and chapters on blended and online learning and is a frequent presenter at conferences and to other researchers.
