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Dawson, Kara


Kara Dawson

Associate Professor
Educational Technology
School of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
University of Florida
G518C Norman Hall
PO Box 117048
Gainesville FL 32611
352-273-4177
Fax: 352-392-9193
dawson@coe.ufl.edu 



Research Biography
 
My research agenda is situated within the subfield of Information Technology and Teacher Education. I focus on (1) innovative ways to prepare teachers to use technology in university-based courses, (2) K-12/university and cross-university collaboration to support technology integration, (3) teacher inquiry as a tool to encourage effective technology use and (4) the potential of online learning environments to support technology integration.
 
Degrees
 
Ph.D. - University of Virginia, 1997, Instructional Technology
 
M.Ed. - University of Pennsylvania, 1992, Elementary Education
 
B.S. - University of Pennsylvania, 1991, Elementary Education
 
Key Professional Appointments
 
Associate Professor, Educational Technology, 2005-present
 
Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, 1999-2005
 
Post-doctoral position, Curry Center for Technology and Teacher Education, University of Virginia, 1997-1999
 
University Computing Center, University of Virginia, 1995-1997
 
Activities & Honors 
 

2008 B.O. Professorship Award for Associate Professors

2008 Outstanding Paper Award - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
        
Nominee for 2008 AERA SIG-TACTL Research Paper Award

Nominee for 2007 Florida Distinguished Research Paper Award

2007 CITE/JTATE Technology Leadership Award (Honorable Mention): Exemplary Use of Technology to Teach Content in a Teacher Education Methods Course

 
Grants
 

Dawson, K. & Cavanaugh, C. Exploring science content: Digital strategies for science teaching and learning. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education, Math/ Science Partnership Grants. Funded for July 2007- August 2008. Total funding amount: $127,487.00

Hayes, L., Young, D. & Dawson, K. PKY Classrooms of the Future, Today. Florida Department of Education. $749,999.

Thompson, L.A., Dawson, K., Ferdig, R., Black, N.P., Saliba, H. & Black, E.W. Using media to bridge medical and educational approaches to healthy lifestyles for children.  Submitted to University of Florida’s Faculty Learning Community RFP. $21,000.

Swain, C.,  & Dawson, K. University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative.  Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding agency:  U.S. Department of Education PT3 grant.  Funded for July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005.  No cost extension.

Swain, C., & Dawson, K. University of Florida Teaching and Technology Initiative.  Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding agency:  U.S. Department of Education PT3 grant.  Funded for July 1, 2001-June 30, 2005.  Total funding amount: $1,432,702.

 
Selected Publications 

Barron, A., Dawson, K. & Yendol-Hoppey (accepted). Peer coaching and technology integration: An evaluation the Microsoft Peer Coaching Program. Mentoring.

Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C., Ritzhaupt, A. (accepted). Florida’s Leveraging Laptops initiative and its impact on teaching practices. Journal of Research on Technology in Education.

Greaser, J., Black, E. & Dawson, K. (accepted). Academic dishonesty in traditional and online classrooms: Does the “Media Equation” hold true? Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks.

Black, E.W,, Dawson, K. & Priem, J. (2008). Data for free: Using LMS activity logs to measure community in online courses. Internet in Higher Education, 11, 65-70.

Thompson, L.A., Dawson, K., Ferdig, R.E., Black, E.W., Boyer, J., Coutts, J.B. & Black, N.P. (2008). The intersection of online social networking with medical professionalism. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(7), 954-957.

Black, E.W., Beck, D., Dawson, K., Jinks, S. & DiPietro, M. (2007). The other side of the LMS: Considering implementation and use in theadoption of an LMS in online and blended learning environments.Techtrends 51(2), 35-39, 53.

Dawson, K (2007). The role of teacher inquiry in helping prospective teachers untangle the complexities of technology use in classrooms. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 24(1), 5-14.

Dawson, K. & Dana, N. (2007). When curriculum-based, technology-enhanced field experiences and teacher inquiry coalesce: An opportunity for conceptual change? British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(4), 656-667.  

Drexler, W., Dawson, K., & Ferdig, R.E. (2007). Collaborative blogging as a means to develop elementary expository writing skills. Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 16, 140-160.

Selected Links
http://web.mac.com/karadawson
http://momsandtechnology.blogspot.com

Last modified: 22 Jun, 2009