Dr. Cathy
Cavanaugh
Educational Technology, University of Florida
At the core of my beliefs about teaching is the value I place on lifelong learning. My Educational Technology courses are designed for professionals who learn together from all stages of the career continuum. The predominant approaches I use in structuring my courses are to apply gradual release of responsibility and to design meaningful experiences. My primary teaching areas are in Instructional Design and Distance Education.
Spring 2009 syllabi:
EME 6458 Distance Teaching and Learning
I study the effectiveness of technology-supported learning environments for insight into improving performance for K-20 learners. My primary research efforts have been focused on virtual schools and distance education in general, as well as classroom technology implemenations and technology professional development in Florida public schools.
Current studies:
...this site
Media links, Spring 2009:
Response to "The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education" at Quick and Ed blog
Education Week Technology Counts 2009: Breaking Away from Tradition
Contact Information
University of Florida
College of Education
School of Teaching and Learning
Norman Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
cathycavanaugh at coe.ufl.eduPhone 352-392-9191, x295
Cavanaugh, C. (2009). Distance Education in Support of Expanded Learning Time in Schools. Washington, DC: Center for American Progress. Scheduled for May 18 release at http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/domestic/education
Cavanaugh, C., Barbour, M. & Clark, T. 2009). Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Kennedy, K., Liu, F., Dawson, K., & Cavanaugh, C. (in press). Women in educational technology: Content analysis of AACE journals 2004-2007. AACE Journal.
Recent Presentations and Papers
AERA 2009:
Cavanaugh, C. & Dawson, K. (accepted). Online Professional Development in Science Content and Pedagogy. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April.
Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C. & Ritzhaupt, A. (accepted). Action research in a statewide study of classroom technology integration. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April.