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Teaching, Learning, and Technology
Staff
Jerome Johnston. Dr. Jerome
(Jere) Johnston is Senior Associate Research Scientist
at the Institute for Social Research and a member of the
faculty in Communication Studies at the University of
Michigan. He teaches courses on instructional design and
research methods. Over the last 25 years he has led major
research efforts on the educational uses of media including
television, computers and the Internet. He has done large-scale
national evaluations of six video-and-print-based series:
NIE's Freestyle, CTW's 3-2-1 Contact, K-III's Channel
One, Intelecom's Crossroads Café, ALMA's TV411,
and PBS' LiteracyLink. His most recent work is focusing
on the appropriate role of media and the Internet and
other computer-based technologies as complements to the
traditional distance learning media of video and print.
His publications include books on learning
from electronic media (Positive Images and Electronic
Learning), and on evaluating technology's impact in educational
settings (Evaluating the New Information Technologies
and Assessing the Impact of Technology in Teaching and
Learning: A Sourcebook for Evaluators). He has designed
numerous studies on the effectiveness of educational media
projects and directed two training institutes for evaluators
of school-based technology innovations.
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Leslie Isler Petty earned
her Ed.D. from Harvard Graduate School of Education in
1984. Her primary interests are the impact of television
and other media on learning and social development. Dr.
Petty was on the faculty of Wayne State University (Detroit,
MI) from 1984 to 1988, followed by several years working
in evaluation research for private industry. Dr. Petty
has been an independent contractor since 1994. She has
conducted evaluations of video programs developed for
community college instruction, public television programs
aimed at elementary, middle and high school populations
and curriculum materials designed for use in elementary
schools. She has also conducted research for major corporations,
including General Motors. Most recently, Dr. Petty was
the testing director for formative research for TV411
and is actively involved in the testing of various products
designed for adult learners.
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Shannon Young has a Master's
in Literacy, Language, and Learning with a focus on adult
basic education from The University of Michigan. For several
years both prior to and during her graduate work, she
was an ABE writing instructor and tutor. Shannon has worked
with Dr. Johnston and Dr. Petty since 1998, managing project
work for a variety of adult education studies. She is
currently focusing on assessment issues in adult literacy.
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Donna Walter manages field
work, data collection, data management and analyses for
the program's field studies.
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Debbie Bourque is secretary
for Project IDEAL, managing the coordination of efforts
among the states.
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