Resume

• 2015

  Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program

  Instructional Systems Technology

  Indiana University Bloomington

  Peer Reviewer

  QM Quality Matters

  Certified Online Learning Administrator

  Illinois Online Network

  UPCEA Network Leader 2018-2019

  UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association)

• 1999

  Online Learning Consortium (formerly Sloan-C)

  Midwest Association of Information Systems

  Association of Information Technology Professionals

  Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program (completed all coursework)

  Management Information Systems

  Earned Graduate Teaching Certificate from the Division of Instructional Development

  Recipient of the Richard D. and Anne Marie Irwin $20

  000 Fellowship

  the FMC Education Fund $9

  000 Fellowship and the University of Illinois Graduate Fellowship

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business

• 1996

  MBA

  Business Administration

  MBA Association Treasurer

  Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society

  Eastern Illinois University

• 1991

  BS

  Finance

  Student Government Association (Secretary & Public Relations Coordinator)

  Sigma Sigma Sigma (Secretary & Rush Counselor)

  Student Alumni Association

  Illinois State University

• Rochester Elementary School

  Coach

  FIRST Lego League / Jr. Lego League

  Finance Commitee

  Rochester United Methodist Church

  College for Kids Instructor

  Lincoln Land Community College

  Pack Committee Chair (Past: Den Leader & Fundraiser Coordinator)

  Boy Scouts of America > Cub Scouts

  Instructional Technology

  Educational Technology

  Technical Writing

  Higher Education

  Instructional Design

  Research

  Leadership

  Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  PowerPoint

  Analysis

  University Teaching

  Distance Learning

  E-Learning

  Faculty Development

  Training

  Microsoft Office

  Access

  Microsoft Excel

  Program Management

  Alternative Models of MOOCs

  Alternative Models of MOOCs

  Research has shown that business-IT alignment is an important issue for organizations that wish to allocate their information technology investments appropriately

  but less is known about the impact that business-IT alignment has on the satisfaction and motivation of employees. This study investigates the impact that business-IT alignment has on an organizational leader’s satisfaction with the IT services within an organization and the amount of investment allocated for IT. In addition

  the study looks at the impact that IT investment has on the motivation of IT leaders. Surveys of both IT leaders and organizational leaders within the same organization were conducted. Findings suggest that business-IT alignment influences organizational leaders’ satisfaction with IT which influences their willingness to invest in IT initiatives. However

  the job motivation of IT leaders is not influenced by the amount of investment in IT.

  Driving Satisfaction with IT Services and Investment in IT through Business-IT Alignment

  This report summarizes educational adoption instances of computing and communication\ntechnologies for blended learning environments. We focus on the technologies of desktop\nvideoconferencing and podcasting as they were adopted in the 2005-07 time period. We also\nexpand and present major issues from a panel discussion on this topic at the 2007 Americas\nConference on Information Systems (AMCIS) held at the Keystone Resort in Colorado.

  Technology-Enhanced Learning in Blended Learning Environments: A Report on Standard Practices

  ChingChin (Kathy) Huang

  “Gamified” active learning has been shown to increase students’ academic performance and\nengagement and help them make more social connections than standard course settings.\nHowever

  the costs to use an educational game design with efficient delivery of the\ngame/course plan can be problematic. Our first objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of\ngamification by using existing techniques (e.g.

  simple HTML-based games) and readily\navailable collaborative tools (e.g.

  wikis) from a typical learning management system (LMS)

  \nsuch as Blackboard. Our second objective was to examine students’ attitudes toward\ngamification (e.g.

  perceived usefulness). An online survey was given to 80 graduate students\nwho took an entry-level biostatistics course from 2015 to 2017 at a midwestern university in\nthe United States. Our study was conducted using an experimental group (class with\nimplementation of gamification) and control group (class without implementation of gamified\nactivities) that were randomly selected from graduate-level statistics courses. A Welch’s\nindependent t-test revealed a significant difference (p < .001) in the mean exam scores of the\nexperimental and control groups. The difference favored classes with gamification. The\nfindings suggest that using built-in LMS tools to design gamified learning activities can\nenhance students’ academic performance and the competencies gained

  as well as provide more\ndiversified learning methods and motivation

  and offer easy modifications for different learning\nneeds.

  Gamify Online Courses With Tools Built Into Your Learning Management System (LMS) to Enhance Self-Determined and Active Learning

  Because of the infancy of podcasting

  its effectiveness and acceptance as an educational tool is not well understood. After providing an overview of podcasting technologies and current uses of podcasting in higher education

  this paper will present the results of a study that investigates students’ potential acceptance of podcasting as an educational tool. The survey

  which was based on constructs from the Technology Acceptance Model (Davis et al. 1989)

  was administered in early 2006 to graduate Management Information Systems students. Results suggest that students perceive podcasting to be a useful educational tool

  but they question its potential effectiveness in improving their performance as student-learners.

  The perceived usefulness of podcasting in higher education: A survey of students’ attitudes and intention to use

  Mobile information technology (IT) holds great promise to support managerial processes; however

  clear guidelines of how to design effective mobile information systems (IS) for use by managers are still lacking. Building on earlier research studies of task-technology fit (TTF) and other areas of IS

  this article presents a three-step conceptual model to establish fit between managerial tasks

  mobile IT

  and the mobile use context

  assuming that a good fit positively impacts task performance. We find that use situations characterized by high distraction and poor quality of network connection are particularly challenging for the design of mobile IS

  and that the user interface requires particular attention. Our model contributes to IS research by joining disparate streams of research in an effort to help advance our understanding about the development and utilization of mobile IS. From a practical perspective

  we contribute to the success of mobile IS and to the effectiveness of mobile work as it becomes increasingly prevalent in our modern world.

  Task-Technology Fit for Mobile Information Systems

  Gribbins

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Lake Land College

  University of Illinois Springfield

  Design and deliver faculty development in theory

  pedagogy

  and best practices of effective online teaching and learning; Support and guide faculty members in their development and delivery of online courses; Conduct research in emerging areas related to the Center

  University of Illinois at Springfield

  University of Illinois at Springfield

  Springfield

  Illinois Area

  Teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses for the Management Information Systems and Master of Business Administration programs; delivery methods include both online and on-campus courses; conduct research on process-technology fit and the effectiveness of educational technologies; advise students on academic issues and serve on student thesis committees; involved with several departmental and college committees

  and professional organizations

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Department of Management Information Systems

  Provide direct consultation

  development training

  and support to faculty to enhance their instruction in online and blended courses; coordinate and support the COLRS Faculty Research Fellows Program and the Open Education Resources Fellows Program; design

  develop

  and analyze data reports related to online enrollments

  admissions

  and applications to guide COLRS when consulting and advising across campus; advance research through presentation and publication on a variety of online learning topics including pedagogy

  best practices

  emerging technologies

  and academic integrity.

  University of Illinois Springfield

  Lake Land College

  Mattoon

  Illinois

  Taught Accounting Process (BUS 085) and Business Mathematics (BUS 094)

  Adjunct Business Instructor

  Urbana

  Illinois

  Taught undergraduate Management Information Systems course; named to the University’s “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students”; facilitated discussion sessions of the All-Campus Teaching Assistants Orientation; conducted electronic procurement research for a Fortune 100 company; served on the Graduate Student Advisory Committee and the UIUC Sandbox Committee; aided professors with research and teaching activities

  Research/Teaching Assistant

  Department of Business Administration

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Teach graduate-level online courses for the Management Information Systems and Master of Business Administration programs.

  University of Illinois Springfield

  Lake Land College

  Mattoon

  Illinois

  Coordinated and delivered public computer training workshops (half-day and full-day sessions); Customized and delivered on-site computer training to a variety of companies within the community college district based on their desired learning objectives; Delivered training included introduction and intermediate-level workshops on the following topics: Windows

  Word

  Excel

  Access

  PowerPoint

  Internet and E-mail.

  Computer Training Specialist

  Center for Business & Industry

  Association of Information Systems Special Interest Group on E-Business

  Capitol Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals

  University Professional and Continuing Education Association

  Vice Chair for Professional Development - Online Leadership & Administration Network

  2017 Annual Conference Advisory Committee

  Association of Information Systems

  Beta Gamma Sigma

  Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education

  Treasurer