E-Learn 2014 Outstanding Paper Award Winners: Priscilla Norton and Dawn Hathaway
What does it mean to win a best paper award at an AACE conference? How do researchers decide what conference to attend and where to submit their work? How do researchers implement their research in their own teaching?
These are just some of the questions that will get answered during the following interview with Drs. Priscilla Norton and Dawn Hathaway. Norton and Hathaway who were awarded with Outstanding Paper Awards at the E-Learn 2014 Conference for their paper Using a Design Pattern Framework to Structure Online Course Content: Two Design Cases. Both are from the Division of Learning Technologies, College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Their research of late has focused on the topic of using design patterns to help organize their own courses, particularly in online instruction.
About Dr. Norton and Dr. Hathaway
Priscilla Norton is a Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. She has been involved with educational technology since the mid 1980’s, working with teachers to understand the role of the newer electronic technologies to support teaching and learning. Dr. Norton is Academic Program Coordinator for the Designing Digital Learning for Schools Certificate, Master’s, and Doctoral Programs as well as the Integration of Online Learning in Schools Certificate, Master’s, and Doctoral Programs. She is the author of numerous articles and two books – Teaching with Technology (2003) and Technology for Teaching (2001). More recently, Dr. Norton has been designing and developing e-learning environments for teachers and high school students resulting in part in The Online Academy – a virtual high school. This program was awarded the 2006 Governor’s Technology Award (COVITS) for Innovative Use of Technology in K-12 Education. In 2007, Dr. Norton was selected as a recipient of the Virginia Outstanding Faculty award sponsored by the State Commission on Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Power. Her research interests include design strategies and processes as they influence technology teacher education, online learning environments for both teachers and high school students, and the design of K–12 classroom learning. You can contact Dr. Norton by email at pnorton @ gmu.edu.
Dawn Hathaway is an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development, Graduate School of Education, Division of Learning Technologies at George Mason University. Dr. Hathaway works with K-12 practicing teachers in a Master’s program in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on the Integration of Technology in Schools. As a former School-Based Technology Resource Teacher, she has extensive experience collaborating with classroom teachers to design curriculum that integrates technology to enhance students’ learning experiences. Dr. Hathaway earned her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction and her PhD in Education with an Instructional Technology specialization at George Mason University. She has a robust record of scholarship that includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. You can contact Dr. Hathaway by email at dhathawa @ gmu.edu.
References
Norton, P., & Hathaway, D. (2014, October). Using a Design Pattern Framework to Structure Online Course Content: Two Design Cases. In World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (Vol. 2014, No. 1, pp. 1440-1449).
