SUSAN A. SANTO

Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education, Educational Administration, School of Education

Education:   

Additional Training:

Introduction to Second Life for Educators, Sloan Consortium, Nov. 28-Dec. 7, 2007.

2007 AECT Summer Institute: Professional Development Workshops on Second Life Virtual Worlds, July 20, 2007.

Quality Matters Peer Review Training Certification, March 16, 2007.

USDA Graduate School, Certificate in Technical Editing, 1986

Previous Professional Experience:  

Complete List of Publications

Refereed Journals

Teaching about the social consequences of technology as seen through science fiction.  Humanities and Technology Review, Oct. 5, 2006.

Relationships between learning styles and online learning: Myth or reality? Performance Improvement Quarterly, 19 (3), 2006.

Knowledge management: An imperative for schools of education. TechTrends, Nov./Dec. 2005.

Transformation of rural teachers earning graduate degrees by distance. The Qualitative Report, 10 (2), June 2005. Available: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR10-2/index.html.

Monographs and Other Journals or Newsletters

Knowledge building in an online cohort. Second author. With Mary Engstrom and Rosanne Yost. Scheduled for publication in Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 9(2), Spring 2008. Ed. Michael Simonsen. Non-refereed journal.

Dialogue: Does having a Ph.D. make you a better teacher? NEA Higher Education Advocate, August 2006, National Education Association.

Educated answers: Impact of online asynchronous learning. South Dakota Public Broadcasting, March 4, 2005. Available: http://www.sdpb.org/Archives/

The MOOs and avatars page. Virtual Worldlets, 2003. Available: http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Resources/Hosted/Resource.php?Name=MOOsandAvatars.htm

Book Chapter

Transformation of rural teachers earning graduate degrees by distance (Reprint).  DIAL’S Interactive Learning Campus. University of Nebraska Press. Scheduled for publication in Spring 2008.

Published Conference Proceedings

Knowledge building and learning community in an online Masters cohort: A case study. Proceedings paper for Beyond Boundaries, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Oct. 2007.

Virtual conferences versus face-to-face conferences: Why do we bother to travel to conferences although we’re e-learning experts? With Ray H. Thompson and Bert Y. Kimura. Proceedings paper for E-Learn 2006:  World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Hawaii, Oct. 2006.

Preventing flaming in online courses. With Tzu-Yi Hsu. Illinois Online Conference Proceedings, Feb. 2006.

Influence of learning styles and personality on distance learning. Technology, Colleges & Community (TCC) 2005 Worldwide Online Conference Proceedings, April 2005.

Theoretical and practical implications of online learning in higher education. With Tzu-Yi Hsu. Proceedings for Beyond Boundaries Conference. University of North Dakota, Sept. 2004.

Transformative experiences of teachers earning distance graduate degrees. Proceedings for E-Learn 2003: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education, Nov. 7-11, 2003.

Becoming a learning community: A blended approach for adult education. Proceedings of 18^th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, August 14-16, 2002.

Personality, learning style, and online learning success. Learning 2000: Reassessing the Virtual University. Roanoke, VA, Sept. 27-30, 2000.

Unpublished Research

Improving faculty productivity through a research and writing group. First author. With Linda Reetz, Mary Engstrom, Kristine Reed, Janet Petersen, and Susan Gapp. Currently submitted and waiting for response.

Individual, institutional and leadership factors affecting faculty productivity. First author. With Mary Engstrom, Linda Reetz, and William Schweinle. This study focuses on the perceived supports and barriers for faculty productivity in the School of Education.  Currently submitted and waiting for response.

Professional Activities

International/National Conference Presentations

Student and instructor viewpoints on using Moodle for an online course. With Angela K. Jackson. Technology, Colleges & Community (TCC) 2006 Worldwide Online Conference, April 2006.

Preventing flaming in online courses. With Tzu-Yi Hsu. Illinois Online Conference, Feb. 2006. (Despite its title, this is an international conference.)

Teaching about the social consequences of technology as seen through science fiction. Humanities and Technology Association 2005 Conference: Finding Meaning and Cultivating Humanity in a 21^st Century World, Salt Lake City, UT, Oct. 6-8, 2005.  

Influence of learning styles and personality on distance learning. Technology, Colleges & Community (TCC) 2005 Worldwide Online Conference, April 2005.

Transformative experiences of teachers earning distance graduate degrees. E-Learn 2003: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education, Nov. 7-11, 2003.

Becoming a learning community: A blended approach for adult education. 18^th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI, August 14-16, 2002.

Regional

Knowledge building and learning community in an online Masters cohort: A case study. With Cheryl Carruthers. Beyond Boundaries, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Oct. 4-5, 2007.

Personality, learning style, and online learning success. Learning 2000: Reassessing the Virtual University, Roanoke, VA, Sept. 27-30, 2000.

State

Transformational change journeys. Fifth Annual Systems Change Conference, Sioux Falls, SD, Nov. 7-9, 2004.

Implementing change. Technology for Teaching & Learning for School Administrators (TTLSA), University of South Dakota, July 24, 2003.

Appreciative inquiry for educators. Technology in Education (TIE) Conference, Rapid City, SD, April 2003.

The new world of knowledge management. TIE Systems Change Conference: Together in Excellence, Sioux Falls, SD, April 15-16, 2002.

Local

Leading successful school change (workshop). ESA Summer Symposium, Sioux Falls, SD, June 2007.

Moodle: A user-friendly e-learning tool. American Society of Training & Development Great Plains Chapter Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, SD, July 18, 2006. Also served as Round Table Leader on Adult Learning Styles.

Learning styles. American Society of Training & Development Great Plains Chapter Annual Conference: Tips, Tricks, & Techniques, Sioux Falls, SD, Sept. 28, 2004.

Additional Conferences Attended

ASTD Regional Conference, Twin Cities Chapter, Nov. 13-14, 2007, St. Paul, MN.

Performance Beyond Borders: 2007 International Performance Improvement Conference,

International Society for Performance Improvement, April 29-May 3, 2007.

University Committee Assignments

Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee, 2006-2008. I have been active on this committee in recommending Elluminate as a live web-based conferencing system for the university. Elluminate was purchased. Since this time, I presented recommendations to the committee on making faculty aware of this innovation and spreading its use.

 COHE Secretary, 2006-08. I continue to serve in this position for our faculty union.

Library Search Committee, 2006

University Research Council, 2002-03

University Safety Committee, 2002-04

School of Ed Committees

School of Education Diversity Committee, Secretary, 2007-08.

School of Education Faculty Writer’s Group Coordinator, 2007-08. I have been active in this committee for three years and in Fall 2007 began to serve as its coordinator.

School of Education Dean’s Advisory Committee, Fall 2006-Spring 08

School of Education Task Force for EdD Degree, 2006

Curricular Affairs Committee, 2005-08 (Secretary, 2002-04)

NCATE Standard 2 Assessment Committee, 2002-04

School of Education Climate Committee, 2002-04

Division Committee Assignments

Revised curriculum for TET (Technology for Education & Training Division).

TET Library Resource Purchase Coordinator, Spring 2005-Spring 2007

TET Search Committees, 2006 and 2002

Dissertation/Thesis Committees (Indicate the number of such committees on which you have served and the number that you have chaired.)

Member of 14 doctoral committees

Chair of 15 specialist committees

Member of 7 specialist committees

Chair of 43 masters’ committees 

Member of 41 masters’ committees

Current advisees: 10 MS/MA students, 4 EdS students

Academic Responsibilities – Courses Taught Regularly

TET 710: Technology in Society

TET 553: Organizational Transition and Change Management

TET 755: Distance Learning

TET 780: Organization Development

TET 875: Evaluation of Instructional Systems

TET 860: Advanced Instructional Design

TET 763: Applied Research in Training & Development

TET 584: Current Issues in Training & Technology

TET 792: Issues in Information Management

TET 883: Applied Educational & Training Technologies

LT 716: Systematic Design of Instruction

UHON 390: Science Fiction Perspectives on Technology & Society (Honors Program)

Public Service

Consulting Editor, Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D), Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), 2003-2006 (Editor: Stephen Ross).

Online course reviewer for SD Board of Regents Faculty Recognition Awards for Excellence in E-Learning, 2003-05.

Invited reviewer for research papers for AECT 2007 International Conference.

Invited reviewer for research papers for Technology, Colleges & Community (TCC) 2007 Worldwide Online Conference.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Co-Chair, History and Archives Committee, 2006-07.

President of AECT Northern Plains Chapter, August 2006-August 07, Association for Educational Communications & Technology. This is a new chapter that I formed.

Vice President of Communications, 2004-06, Great Plains Chapter, American Society of Training & Development (GPASTD).

Invited reviewer for the 3^rd edition of The ID Case Book: Case Studies in Instructional Design (with Mary Engstrom), published by Pearson Education, fall 2005.

Invited reviewer for the 2^nd edition of The ID Case Book: Case Studies in Instructional Design, published by Pearson Education, spring 2004.

Invited reviewer for Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2005.

Served as TET representative for the International Learning Campus Grant Steering Committee, 2002-03. The purpose of this committee was to form an evaluation for the grant, serve as advocacy for the project, and serve as a model of rural school collaboration.

Faculty advisor for TET Connecting Seniors Project, Vermillion, 2002-2003.

USD Invited Lectures & Workshops

Taught workshops at TET Technology Showcase: Inspiration Software, Nov. 2003, and Using the DDN and Vtel System, April 2002.

Presented on learning styles and online learning for School of Education WebCT Users Group, 2004.

For Center for Instructional Design & Delivery (CIDD):

·        Developed and conducted workshops on instructional design and adult learning for Tech Fellows, spring 2005.

·        Developed and conducted workshop on instructional design for USD faculty members, spring 2004.

Professional Memberships

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

American Society for Training & Development

Organization Development Network

International Society for Performance Improvement

American Association for Adult & Continuing Ed

AECT, Northern Plains Chapter. I founded this chapter and served as president in 2006-07.

ASTD, Great Plains Chapter (GPASTD). I served as vice president of communications in 2004-06. This involved editing the chapter newsletter and maintaining the website.

National Education Association

Honors and Recognition

Nominated for SD Board of Regents Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in E-Learning, 2006.