Best Practices for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Connecting to Psychology and the Social Sciences
Dana S. Dunn, Janie H. Wilson, James Freeman, and Jeffrey R. Stowell
Author Information
Dana S. Dunn is currently professor of psychology and director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. He is the author or editor of 12 books and over 100 articles, chapters, and book reviews. Dr. Dunn frequently speaks on assessment matters, issues facing higher education, and psychological topics at professional conferences, and he served as President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology in 2010. Dana Dunn is winner of the 2013 Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (of the APA). Janie H. Wilson is a professor at Georgia Southern University, where she has been teaching for over 15 years. Dr. Wilson's research on teaching focuses on the importance of building rapport with students. She conducts studies on student evaluations of rapport as related to students' attitudes, motivation, and grades. Recent and current projects include building rapport through touch such as a handshake, electronic communication such as email, and numerous immediacy behaviors as well as examining the importance of the first day of class. Dr. Wilson currently serves as the Program Director in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. James E. Freeman has been teaching for over 34 years and is currently a professor of psychology and director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Virginia. Dr. Freeman's specialty area is research methods and statistics. He has also served in various capacities for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and committees for the American Psychological Association. Jeffrey R. Stowell is an associate professor at Eastern Illinois University. His research interests are in test anxiety, and how technology can enhance student learning. Dr. Stowell currently serves as the Internet Editor for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Contributors:
Andrea H. Adams
Center for Instructional Technology
James Madison University
Harrisburg, VA
Kevin J. Apple
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Drew C. Appleby
Department of Psychology
Indiana University - Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
Leslie Ashburn-Nardo
Department of Psychology
Indiana University - Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
Benjamin Ashley
Jones Department of Education and Training
New South Wales University
Australia
Ruth L. Ault
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
William Bailey
Psychology Department
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Suzanne C. Baker
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Bernard C. Beins
Department of Psychology
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Kim A. Case
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
Anne Cleary
Department of Psychology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Mandy Cleveland
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
David B. Daniel
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Michelle Drouin
Department of Psychology
Indiana University - Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN
Dana S. Dunn
Moravian College
Bethlehem, PA
James Freeman
University of Virginia
Charles M. Harris
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Jeffrey L. Helms
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Beth Hentges
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX
Kevin Hurysz
Woodward Academy
Ulas Kaplan
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Beth Kirsner
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Pam Marek
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Kathryn A. Morris
Department of Psychology
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Gary M. Muir
Department of Psychology
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Robert J. Padgett
Department of Psychology
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Jorge Pérez
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Christopher K. Randall
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Monica Reis-Bergan
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Daniel T. Rogers
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Matthew B. Sacks
Department of Psychology
Touro College
South New York, NY
Grover Saunders
Center for Instructional Technology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Jeffrey R. Stowell
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Lauren A. Taglialatela
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Clayton L. Teem II
Division of Social Sciences
Gainesville State College
Oakwood, GA
Laura Underwood
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Adrienne A. Williamson
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Janie H. Wilson
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Lonnie Y. Yandell
Psychology Department
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Tracy E. Zinn
Department of Psychology
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
