J. Michael Blocher Ph.D. – Vitae 25
Curriculum Vitae
J. Michael Blocher, Ph.D.
Center for Excellence in Education
P.O. Box 5774
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5774
Office: (928) 523-1897
Academic History
1997 Ph.D. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
College of Education
Major: Curriculum and Instruction.
Emphasis: Educational Media and Computers.
Dissertation: Self-regulation of cognitive strategies and motivation to enhance interaction and social presence in computer mediated communication. Dissertation Committee: Drs. M. S. McIsaac, G. G. Bitter, M. L. Smith, M. S. Meloth, and G. Wilson.
1990 M.A. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
School of Education
Major: Curriculum and Instruction.
1980 M.A. University on Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.
College of Education
Major: Industrial Arts and Technology.
1972 B.S. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
School of Journalism
Major: Photo-Illustration.
Professional History
Teaching and Advisement
Teaching Positions
2005 - Present Associate Professor, College of Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Designing, developing and teaching graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the Educational Technology courses.
1999 - 2005 Assistant Professor, College of Education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Designing, developing and teaching graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the Educational Technology courses.
1998 - 1999 Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Teaching graduate students enrolled in the Educational Media and Computers Graduate Program. Advising and serving on Masters and Doctoral students' committees.
1997 - 1998 Lecturer, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Teaching graduate students enrolled in the Educational Media and Computers Graduate Program. Advising and serving on Masters and Doctoral students' committees.
1993 - 1997 Teaching Assistant, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Designing and developing curriculum for and teaching the required technology in education course for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the teacher preparation program. Advising students and serving on Masters Comprehensive Exam committees.
1993 - 1997 Graduate Assistant, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Providing laboratory technical support, electronic curriculum and training for students, assistant, associate, and full faculty members.
1994 - 1997 Adjunct Faculty, Business Department, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Responsibilities: Teaching computer productivity and literacy courses for business program students, as well as four-year transfer students.
1996 - 1997 Adjunct Faculty, Heritage On Line, Heritage Institute, Antioch University, Seattle, Washington.
Responsibilities: Teaching distance delivered course preparing in-service teachers for classroom integration of the World Wide Web, email, bulletin boards, and listserv.
1990 - 1993 Elementary Classroom Teacher, Poudre R-1 School District, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Classroom teacher of grades 4 and 5/6 combination. Disciplines included; math, science, language arts, and social studies. Member of the Leadership and Strategic Planning Committees.
1990 - 1992 Pre K-8 Summer School Teacher, Science Discovery Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Teaching grades Pre-K through 8 summer science classes, including: Astronomy, Light and Color, and Photography.
1990 - Summer Middle Level Summer School Teacher, Front Range Community College, Westminster, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Teaching grades 5 - 10 summer space and rocketry classes.
1990 - Spring Student Teacher, Adams 12 - Five Star School District, Westminster, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Student teaching with full responsibility of a Grade 3 class.
1988 - 1990 Research Assistant, College of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Assisted researchers with collection, transcription, and coding of data on students’ discussions and perceptions of cooperative reading tasks.
1986 - 1990 Adjunct Faculty, Division of Continuing Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Teaching beginning and advanced photography courses.
1985 - Spring Adjunct Faculty, Institute for Shipboard Learning, Film Studies Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Responsibilities: Teaching beginning photography course aboard the SS Universe during a sea voyage circumscribing the globe. Advising and directing students in preparing a yearbook of the Semester At Sea.
1978 - 1985 Adjunct Faculty, Division of Continuing Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Teaching beginning and advanced photography courses.
1977 - 1980 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Design and Creative Studies, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado.
Responsibilities: Teaching beginning and advanced photography courses. Advising and supervising work-study and independent study students.
Student Advisement
Doctoral Committees
Andrew Griffin. Chair. In progress. Northern Arizona University.
Mitch Hopewell. Co-chair. In progress. Northern Arizona University.
Steve Sorden. Co-chair. In progress. Northern Arizona University.
Walter Nolan. Co-chair. In progress. Northern Arizona University.
Leslie Cramblet, Ph.D. The development of the goal orientations in adaptive learning (GOAL) scale. Successfully defended April 8, 2005. Northern Arizona University.
DeForest Quintin Joralmon, Ph.D. Effects of telecommunications support on the development and administration of a military training course. Successfully defended November 17, 2004, Arizona State University.
Robert Campbell, Ed.D. The effect of incentives on continuing implementation of Internet use in the classroom. Successfully defended September 29, 2004. Northern Arizona University.
Marios Miltiadou, Ph.D. Motivational constructs as predictors of success in the online classroom. Successfully defended October 2000. Arizona State University.
Veena Mahesh, Ph.D. The nature and purpose of feedback in a dialogic online learning community. Defended September 2000 Arizona State University.
David Winograd, Ph.D. The effects of trained moderation in online asynchronous distance learning. Successfully defended July 2000. Arizona State University.
Sara Wolf, Ph.D. The big six information skills™ as a metacognitive scaffold in solving information-based problems. Successfully defended July 2000. Arizona State University.
Chih Tu, Ph.D. An examination of social presence to increase interaction in online classes. Successfully defended May 2000. Arizona State University.
Vito Amato, Ph.D. The effect of learner control on knowledge gain in an interactive multimedia instructional environment. Successfully defended August 1999. Arizona State University.
Charalambos Vrasidas, Ph.D. Meanings of online and face-to-face interactions in a graduate course. Successfully defended May 1999. Arizona State University.
Melissa Pierson, Ph.D. Technology integration practice as a function of pedagogical expertise. Successfully defended April 1999. Arizona State University.
Masters Committees
Northern Arizona University – The NAU M.Ed. in Educational Technology currently has over 400 enrolled students. To date, I have served on 47 successful Masters Capstone Committees.
Western Governors University –Currently serve on one capstone committees and have served on seven successfully completed Masters Capstones Committees.
Arizona State University – Served on 78 successfully completed as M.Ed. Committee Member, seven as Chair.
Research and Professional Development
Books
Blocher, J. M., Amato, V., and Storslee, J. (1996). An Interactive Guide to the Internet, Indianapolis: Macmillan.
Refereed Publications
Blocher, J.M. (2005). Increasing learner interaction: using Jigsaw online. Educational Media International. 42(3).
Gess-Newsome, J., Blocher, M., Clark, J., Menasco, J., & Willis, E. (2003). Technology infused professional development: A framework for development and analysis. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education [Online serial], 3(3). Available: http://www.citejournal.org/vol3/iss3/general/article2.cfm
Blocher, J. M., Echols, J., Sujo de Montes, L., Willis, E., Tucker, G. (2003). Shifting from Instruction to Construction: A Personal Meaningful Experience. Action in Teacher Education. 24(4).
Blocher, J. M., Sujo de Montes, L., Willis, E., Tucker, G. (2002). Online learning: Examining the successful student profile. Journal of Interactive Online Learning. 1(2).
McIsaac, M. S., Blocher, J. M., Mahesh, V., Ralston, K., Vrasidas, C., (1999). Student interactions and perceptions of on-line courses, Educational Media International, 36(2).
McIsaac, M. S., Blocher, J. M., (1998). How research in distance education can affect practice? Educational Media International, 35(1).
Invited Publications
Sujo de Montes, L. E. & Blocher, J. M. (2004). Educational Technology for the Twenty-first century: Integration, Innovation, and Learning. In D. Kain (Ed.). PreK-12 Education: Choices for Arizona’s future (pp. 120-136). Phoenix, AZ: 84th Arizona Town Hall.
Blocher, J. M., (1999). Integrating multiple distance delivery systems, Assessment and Accountability Forum. 9 (2).
Blocher, J. M. (1998, Summer). Reducing the "distance" in distance ed: A look at First Class ©, Connexions: International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, 10 , 3-6.
Blocher, J. M. (1996). Internet and cyberspace and learning. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse CD-ROM: A Collection of Curriculum Standards and Frameworks for Mathematics and Science Education, ENC-007678.
Conference Proceedings
Sujo de Montes, L., Blocher, J.M., Armfield, S. (2005). Technology integration, change and pre-service teachers: Lessons learned. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Powell, P., Blocher, J.M. (2005). The intersection of PBL, constructionism, and technology to explore professional problems of teachers: High stakes testing and the disclosure of educational disparity. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Blocher, J.M., Sujo de Montes, L. (2005). Technology professional development delivery preferences. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Alley, P., Blocher, J.M., Markel, S. (2005). The road to assessment: An examination of one college’s systematic process for evaluating electronic portfolio software. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Blocher, J.M., Sherman, G., and Alley, P. (2004). Workshop Design Strategies for a Successful Technology Integration Faculty Development Program. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Atlanta, Georgia.
Zhan, H. and Blocher, J.M. (2004). Problem-solving Strategies Involved in Interactions in Instructional Design and Multimedia Authoring: A Dual Perspective of an Online Instructor and His student. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Atlanta, Georgia.
Blocher, J.M. (2003). Multiple assessment strategies in an online competency-based master’s degree program: The Western Governors University model. Proceedings of the e-Learn 2003 World Conference on e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Sherman, G., Blocher, J.M., and Alley, P. (2003). Technology integration professional development in teacher education: Three different approaches. Proceedings of the e-Learn 2003 World Conference on e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education. Phoenix, Arizona.
Blocher, J.M. (2003). Designing, developing & implementing an online multimedia authoring course: Lessons learned. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Zhan, H., Nolan, W., and Blocher, J.M. (2003). PT3 supported telecommunications development: Program coordinator and student’s use. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tucker, G., Armfield, S., and Blocher, J.M. (2003) Developing a hybrid site-based distance delivered introductory hands-on technology course. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Alley, P., Willis, B., Sherman, G., and Blocher, J.M. (2003). Technology integration frontier: A PT3 supported multi-faceted push for technology literacy at Northern Arizona University’s College of Education. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Savenye, W., Brush, T., Blocher, J. M., Horn, P., Chadwick, J., and Middleton, J. (2002). A multimedia database to improve teaching with technology: The “Best Practices” Digital Video Project. Proceedings of the Annual meeting for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Conference. Dallas, Texas.
Blocher, J. M. and Horn, P. (2002). Consortium building: The Northern Arizona University teaching and learning with technology PT3 project. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, Tennessee.
Tucker, G., Blocher, J. M., and Armfield, S. (2002). Evaluation of an integrated constructionist model for meaningful online learning. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, Tennessee.
Tucker, G. and Blocher, J. M. (2002). Collaborative learning and the online learner: Do those who choose online delivery want collaborative learning? Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, Tennessee.
Sujo de Montes, L., Willis, E., Blocher, J. M. and Tucker, G. (2002). A comprehensive formative evaluation of an online masters' program. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, Tennessee.
Brush, T., Savenye, W., Ziobrowski, C., Middleton, J., Horn, P., Blocher, J. M., Chadwick, J., Oksuz, C., Li, J., Tan, A. and Kurz, T. (2002). Developing digital video resources to improve teaching with technology: The PT3. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, Tennessee.
Blocher, J. M. and Tucker, G. (2001). Using Constructionists principals in designing and integrating online collaborative interactions. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.
Tucker, G., Sujo de Montes, L., Willis, E.W. and Blocher, J.M. (2001). A study of faculty perceptions to the integration of systems thinking in the teacher preparation program at Northern Arizona University. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.
Sujo de Montes, L. and Blocher, J.M. (2001). From email to virtual reality: An online master’s of education in educational technology that models interaction. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.
Blocher, J. M., Tu, C., and Tucker, G., (2000). Designing and integrating collaborative projects in online learning environments: A re-design. Proceedings [CD-ROM], Symposium on Virtual Learning: An International Exchange of Ideas. Northern Arizona University.
Conference Presentations
Blocher, J.M. (2005). Distributed learning: Reducing the distance in distance learning. American Educational Research Association (AERA). April 11-15, 2004. Montreal, Canada.
Sujo de Montes, L., Blocher, J.M., Armfield, S. (2005). Technology integration, change and pre-service teachers: Lessons learned. 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. (SITE). March 1-5, 2005. Phoenix, Arizona.
Powell, P., Blocher, J.M. (2005). The intersection of PBL, constructionism, and technology to explore professional problems of teachers: High stakes testing and the disclosure of educational disparity. 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. (SITE). March 1-5, 2005. Phoenix, Arizona.
Blocher, J.M., Sujo de Montes, L. (2005). Technology professional development delivery preferences. 16th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. (SITE). March 1-5, 2005. Phoenix, Arizona.