1993Ph.D., Instructional Systems, College of Education. Penn State University

Lawrence C. Ragan

Education

1993Ph.D., Instructional Systems, College of Education. Penn State University

1984M. ED., Agricultural Education, College of Agriculture. Penn State University

1979 B.S., Agricultural Education, Penn State University
Instructional II Certification from the Pennsylvania State Department of Education

Professional Experience

2012-PresentCo-Director, The Center for Online Innovation in Learning

Direct the research, scholarship, leadership development programming, and operation of The Center for Online Innovation in Learning in conjunction with co-directors from College of IST and Education.

2009-PresentCo-Director, Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL)

Provide programmatic and operational leadership on the design and development of the Penn State/Sloan-C IELOL program for the preparation of the next-generation of leadership in online learning.

2008-2013Director-Faculty Development, Academic Outreach, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Provide leadership in the design, development, and delivery of systems and services that address the preparation needs for faculty and instructor success serving the online learner via online, and continuing education methods and technologies. Represent Penn State’s World Campus in leadership development programs in the field of distance education, instructional design and development, and faculty development. Conduct research on a variety of topics regarding online education including faculty preparation for teaching success and quality indicators for online teaching and learning.

1995-2008Director of Instructional Design and Development—World Campus, Outreach,

Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Provide direction and leadership for the design, development, and evaluation of instructional materials delivered via Penn State’s World Campus. Provide and manage a range of faculty development programs for World Campus faculty. Provide leadership in the integration of new and emerging technologies in the online learning environment. Determine appropriate strategies for preparing faculty with required skills in the use of instructional technology in their World Campus coursework. Coordinate activities between instructional design and development units within Penn State. Serve as spokesperson for Continuing and Distance Education on new and developing models for integrating educational technology into a variety of educational systems. Design and deliver workshops/institutes nationally and internationally on a variety of online learning and instructional design/technology topics.

1998-PresentAffiliate Assistant Faculty, College of Agriculture, Penn State University

Design, develop and deliver AEE 413: Program Planning in Agricultural Education. Provide informal faculty development on topics of instructional technology and distance learning.

2005-2008Quality Matters Reviewer Trainer, Quality Matterstm

The Quality Matters program is a faculty-centered, peer review-based process to certify the quality of online courses and online components. QM, sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc., has received national recognition for its peer-based approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education. Currently serve as the institutional representative for Quality Matters and as certified Quality Matters Reviewer trainer.

1993-1995Coordinator-Instructional Technologies, Center for Information Technology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center- Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Served as faculty consultant for the integration of instructional technology in the medical curriculum at the Hershey Medical Center. Analyzed, planned, and implemented strategic initiatives designed to advance and support the use of technology in resident education. Coordinated the design, planning, funding, and implementation of technology-based teaching and learning environments. Facilitated and delivered faculty development seminars and training programs. Managed instructional applications development including courseware and educational networking solutions.

1987-1993Instructional Designer, CBEL—Teaching & Learning Technologies, Center for Academic Computing. Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinated and managed project development teams in the definition, design, development and evaluation of instructional courseware. Served as a consultant to faculty in the integration of computer technology into the classroom/curriculum.

1985-1987Education Coordinator, Pennsylvania Extension Computer Services, College of

Agriculture, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinated developed and delivered a microcomputer curriculum. Managed a microcomputer facility as a Pennsylvania Extension Service and College of Agriculture learning resource.

1984-1985Educational Specialist, Pennsylvania Extension Computer Services, College of

Agriculture Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Designed and delivered instructional materials for personal application software on the Macintosh computer for faculty and staff. Served as guest lecturer for undergraduate and graduate level courses.

1980-1983Agricultural Education Instructor, Fairfield Area School District, Fairfield, Pennsylvania.

Designed and implemented production horticulture, agriculture and general science curriculum for secondary and middle school grade levels.

Publications and Scholarship

Visiting Scholar, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

September 17-21

Conducted seminar/workshops, participated in faculty/staff meetings and shared and explored research collaborations.

Ragan, L.,C., & McQuiggan, C.A. (in press). A Model for Determining Effectiveness and Impact of Faculty Professional Development. In K. Shattuck (Ed.),Assuring Quality in Online Education: Practices and Processes at Teaching, Resource, and Program Levels. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC

Ragan, L.,C., & Schroeder, R. Supporting Faculty Success in Online Learning: Requirements for Individual and Institutional Leadership. In M. Moore (Ed.), Leading the E-Learning Transformation of Higher Education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC

Ragan, L., Bigatel, P., Kennan, S., May, J.From Research to Practice: Towards the Development of an Integrated and Comprehensive Faculty Development Program. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 16(5) (2012).

Bigatel, P., Ragan, L., Kennan, S., May, J., and Redmond, B. The Identification of Competencies for Online Teaching Success. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 16(1): 59-77 (2012).

Ragan, L.C. (2009). Operational Performance Guidelines for Online Instructors, Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, IGI Global, Hershey, PA

Ragan, L.C. (2007). The Role of Faculty in Distance Education: The Same But Different. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 34 232-237

Ragan, L.C. (2007-2008). Between the Clicks. Monthly invited column on faculty development issues. The Distance Education Report, Magna Publication.

Ragan, L.C. (2005). Course management issues in online learning. Collection of Instructional Modules developed as part of a FIPSE grant "An Investigation of the Pedagogical and Economical Effectiveness of Sharable Content Objects, Using Standards, in Online Instruction.” ADL-CoLab Publishers.

Ragan, L.C. (2004). The art of the process: The evolution of an online course. Course module for Masters in eLearning, Educational Innovation and Methodology, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Ragan, L.C. (2002). Creative Strategies for Meeting the Needs of the Lifelong IT Professional. EDUCAUSE Quarterly 25 (2) 58-61

Caspers, J.S. & Ragan, L.C. (2000). The evolution of distance learning environments: Shift happens. In P.M. Fiander, J.C. Harmon, & J.D. Makepeace (Eds.), From Carnegie to Internet2: Forging the Serials Future. Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc., June 10-13, 1999, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ragan, L.C. (2000). Good teaching is good teaching: The relationship between guiding principles for distance and general education. Journal of General Education, 49 (1), 10-22.

Ragan, LC. (1999). Good teaching is good teaching: An emerging set of guidelines, principles and practices for the design and development of distance education. CAUSE/EFFECT, 22 (1) 20-24.

Ragan, L.C. (1997). The design of distance education professional development programs for faculty and staff. Proceedings for the International Council for Distance Education. State College, Pennsylvania.

Morrow, C.T., Harwood, J.T., Ragan, L.C., & Boettcher, J.V. (1993). Making institutional computing happen: The faculty perspective. EDUCOM 93 Proceedings. Primis, McGraw-Hill.

Ragan, L.C. (1992). HyperMedia in the plant sciences: The weed key and identification system/videodisc. Memoria for the Seminario De Agromatics, San José, Costa Rica.

Ragan, L.C. (1992). HyperMedia in the plant sciences: The weed key and identification system/videodisc. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 3 (1).

Ragan, L.C. (1988). HyperCard--A user's description. Tech Trends Magazine.

Beattie, D. & Ragan, L. C. (1987). Teaching the principles of landscape bidding with an electronic spreadsheet. Hort Science, 25 (9).

Authoring and Teaching Experience

2008-2013The Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL), a five month blended professional development program with Penn State World Campus and Sloan-C.

2009OL 3000: Just2It!, Exploring the application of emerging Web 2.0 technologies to the teaching and learning process

2006-PresentOL2000: Effective Online Instruction, Faculty development program for Penn State faculty interested in developing skills and competencies for online teaching success

1999-2006Assistant Affiliate Faculty, Agricultural and Extension Education, College of Agriculture Penn State University. Designed, delivered and instructed the online course, AEE 413: Program Planning in Agriculture Education

1997-1998Adjunct Faculty, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Designed and delivered Ag Ed/Ext. Ed 497B: Integrating Technology into the Agriculture Curriculum.

1994-1995Adjunct Faculty, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, Pennsylvania

Designed and delivered Instructional Systems 441: The Design, Development and Evaluation of Computer-based Instruction.

1989Adjunct Faculty, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Designed and delivered Ag 200, basic microcomputer use in agricultural sciences.

Awards and Recognition

2011Sloan-C Fellow, the Sloan Consortium

2006 & 2007EDUCAUSE Institute: Faculty Service Award

2003Faculty and Staff Development Award, University Continuing Education Association Mid-Atlantic Region

2002EDCAUSE Recognition of Leadership Award, Professional Development Committee Chair

1993Outstanding Electronic Tutorial Award, sponsored by SIGUCCS (Association for Machine Computing) for The Political Process Exercise: A Treaty Negotiations Simulation

1993Outstanding Electronic Information Resources Award, sponsored by SIGUCCS (Association for Machine Computing) for The Weed Key & Identification System

1993Innovations in Multimedia Award, Sony Corporation and T.H.E. journal.

1991EDUCOM Distinguished Humanities (Foreign Languages) Curriculum Innovation Award for The Evolution of Spanish Sounds Part II: Consonants in Combination

1986Outstanding Publication Northeast Region AATEA.

1983Honorary Chapter Farmer. FFA, Mason Dixon Chapter, Fairfield, Pennsylvania.

1979Superior Teaching Award in Agricultural Education. Alpha Tau Alpha

1973Eagle Scout Award. Mon Valley Council, Pennsylvania, The Boy Scouts of America

SERVICE/LEADERSHIP

2009-2012Co-director of the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning, collaboration between Penn State University and the Sloan-C Consortium

2007Faculty Mentor for Hershey Medical Center Junior Faculty Program

2007Faculty of the EDUCAUSE Institute Learning Technology Leadership Program

2005-2006Co-director/host of the EDUCAUSE Institute Instructional Technology Leadership (ITL) Program

2001-2007Professional Development Committee, The Canadian Association for Distance Education

2001-2002Chair, Professional Development Committee, EDUCAUSE

1999-2002Professional Development Committee, EDUCAUSE

1999-2002Jane N. Ryland Fellowship Selection Committee, EDUCAUSE

2001-2007Total Youth Ministry Program, Confirmation Catechist, Good Shepherd Catholic Church

1998-2007Active leadership role in The Boy Scouts of America-Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 83, CubMaster, Pack 383, Boy Scouts of America, State College, Pennsylvania

2005-2007School Board Member of Grace Prep Christian High School, State College, PA

1989-1992Chair, The HyperMedia Special Interest Group, Board member.
The Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS)

1982-1983Vice President, Field Trip Chairman and Educational Committee, National Audubon Society, South Mountain Audubon Chapter

Presentations/Seminars/Workshops and Keynotes

September 3, 2013

Assessing Institutional Framework for Online Learning

Imperial College

London, UK

September 5, 2013

Leadership Challenges in the Rapidly Changing Global Culture of Learning

ALT 2013

Nottingham, UK

November 08, 2012

The Top 10 Faculty Challenges for Teaching Online

Magna Publications Webinar

November 07, 2012

Establishing and Maintaining Online Teaching Presence

Ragan, L, and Eke, Kimberly

Magna Publications Webinar

October 22, 2012

COTS Meets QOI: Observations from Online Students and Faculty

Keynote Webinar

Irish Learning Technology Association

October 11, 2012

Online Student and Instructor Views of Quality of Instruction

Ragan, L. and Waggert, Noelle

Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida

October 11, 2012

Designing a Faculty Online Teaching Preparation Program for Multiple Audiences

Ragan, L., and Ko, Susan

October 8, 2012

Teaching Strategies to Craft a New Student Experience

The Academy's 2012 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo

September 20, 2012

Online Teaching Presence Matters: How to Manage it?

eLearn Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

September 19, 2012

Emerging Leadership Dimensions for Online Education

eLearn Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

September 18, 2012

Online Quality Teaching & Learning: Students and Faculty Perceptions

eLearn Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

June 10, 2012

10 Years After: St#ff Faculty Say About Teaching Online
Being There: Enhancing and Maintaining Your Online Presence

University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

June 1, 2012

Being There: Establishing and Maintaining Teaching Online Presence

The Teaching Professor

Washington D.C.

May 31, 2012

How to Succeed Online by Really Trying

Webinar

Georgia Health System

May 2, 2012

10 Years After--The Faculty Response to Online Learning

Indiana University East

Richmond, Indiana

April 17, 2012

Being There: Establishing and Maintaining Teaching Online Presence

Webinar

eTroy University

March 23, 2012

Quality Online Matters

Webinar

Farmingdale Community College

Farmingdale, NY

February 23, 2012

How to Succeed Online by Really Trying

Webinar

2012 PASSHE Virtual Conference

December 13, 2011
Quality Online Matters
Seton Hall
East Orange, NJ
December 3, 2011
Online Quality Matters
Online Learning Roundtable
West Bank Faculty Development Program
Webinar
December 1-2, 2011
The Top Ten Reasons to Teach Online
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
November 10, 2011
ProveIt!
(Bigatel, Kline, Ragan, Mulligan)
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida
November 9, 2011
Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning
Pre-conference Workshop
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida
October 21, 2011
A 12 Step Program to Online Teaching Success
(Invited Speaker)
eLearn Conference
Waikiki, HI
September 30, 2011
Barriers and Busters
American Association for Agricultural Education
Penn State University
June 19, 2011
Building a Leadership Culture: A Workshop for Emerging Leaders in Online Learning
Workshop: Bruce Chaloux, Brian Mulligan and Lawrence C. Ragan
EDEN Annual Conference
Dublin, Ireland
May 12, 2011
How To Succeed Online By Really Trying
Keynote
Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Findley, Ohio
April 28, 2011
Online Instructor Performance Expectations
Magna Publications Webinar
March 7-9, 2011
Faculty Development for Online and Blended Learning
Academic Impressions
Atlanta, GA
February 14, 2011
How to Succeed Online By Really Trying
Lawrence C. Ragan
Pre-conference Workshop
EDUCAUSE ELI
Washington DC

November 11, 2010
Engaging the Learner
Cindy Raynak and Lawrence C. Ragan
PSU Continuing Education Professional Development Program
University Park, PA
November 3, 2010
Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning
Lawrence C. Ragan and others
Pre-conference Workshop
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida
November 3, 2010
How to Succeed Online By Really Trying
Janet May and Lawrence C. Ragan
Pre-conference Workshop
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, Florida
October 18, 2010
Quality Matters and Quality Assurance at Penn State
Teaching Strategies: Online Teaching
Fayette Campus, Penn State University
October 18, 2010
Helping Faculty Manage Online Workload
Web Conference
Academic Impressions
October 7, 2010
How to Succeed Online By Really Trying
Half-day workshop (on Competencies for Teaching Online)
NAIRTL/LIN conference
Dublin, Ireland
October 4, 2010
Strategies for Helping Faculty Manage the Online Workload
Half-day workshop
Sligo, Institute of Technology
Ireland
October 2, 2010
Keynote Address: “A Passion for Growth”
CREATING SUCCESS: PART-TIME FACULTY, FULL-TIME PROFESSIONALS
Maryland
Conference of Adjunct Faculty Development 2010
Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Professional Development
October 1, 2010
Emerging Classroom Technologies Showcase
Andy Petroski, Director of Learning Technologies, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Lawrence C. Ragan, Director of World Campus Faculty Development, Penn State University
UPCEA
University Park, PA
March 14-16, 2010
Faculty Development for Online and Blended Learning
Academic Impressions
San Diego, CA
March 4, 2010
Everything I Know about Teaching Online I Learned in the Garden—Keynote Maryland Distance Learning Association,
January 13, 2010
Serving the Large Enrollment Classroom (Webinar)
University of Silgo, Ireland,
December 11, 2009
Strategies for Managing the Online Workload (Webinar)
Academic Impressions
October 29, 2009
Measuring Online Faculty Competencies
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
October 29, 2009
Faculty Development Metrics
Sloan-C Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
October 28, 2009
IELOL Sloan-C Preconference Workshop
Sloan-C Annual Conference,
Orlando, FL

September 15, 2009
Competencies for Online Teaching Success (Webinar)
Magna Publications
August 10-13, 2009
Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning
Sloan-C and Penn State University
July 29, 2009
Preparing for Online Teaching Success
Department of Defense Education
Conference,
July 23, 2009
Competencies for Online Teaching Success (Webinar)
Rollins College, FloridaJune 2009

Adaptations of the QM Rubric

Chair: Richard Schumaker, University of Maryland University College

Yaping Gao, Broward College

Lawrence Ragan, Penn State

Sharon Rifkin, Broward College

Measuring Quality in Course Delivery

Chair: Lawrence Ragan, Director, Faculty Development, Penn State World Campus

Ed Bowen, Executive Dean, Distance Learning, Dallas TeleCollege

Jurgen Hilke, Director, Office of Distance Learning, Frederick Community College

Kay Shattuck, Director of Research, Quality Matters

Diana Zilberman, President, MarylandOnline, Director of Distance Learning, Baltimore City Community College

Achieving Quality through Collaboration 1st Annual Quality Matters

Balitmore, MD

Innovations in Education 2009 Summer Colloquium

Keynote: Describing the Competencies for Online Teaching Success

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

May 2009

Keynote: Identifying the Core Competencies for Online Teaching Success

University of Illinois Springfield faculty Development 2009 program

Springfield Illinois

April 2009

Keynote: Competencies for Online Teaching Success

Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching

University of Delaware

March 2009

Competencies for Online Teaching Success

Schreyer Institute Regional Faculty Development Program

Hazelton Campus, PSU

Faculty Development in Blended and Online Learning

Program Chair and Faculty, Academic Impressions

Denver, Colorado

February 2009

Overview of Teaching and Learning Online

Northeast Regional Blended Learning and eLearning Program

Wilkes Barre Campus, PSU

Quality Matters Workshop

Lawrence C. Ragan with Alexandra M. Pickett

SUNY Summit 2009

Rochester, NY

January 2009

Strategies for Surviving, Balancing Expectations & Assuring Quality Online

Teaching Excellence Seminar

University of South Carolina

Using Standards to Evaluate the Design Quality of Online Learning Courses

Panel Moderator--Lawrence C. Ragan,

Panelist--Alan Davis, President, Empire State College SUNY
Vernon Smith, Dean of Instruction, Rio Salado College
Bill Pepicello, President, The University of Phoenix
Frank Mayadas, Program Director, Sloan Foundation

Council for College Military Educators

Honolulu, Hawaii

November 2008

Strategies for Surviving, Balancing Expectations, &Assuring QualityOnline