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Education
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Instructional Leadership/
Instructional Technology, 2002
 
M.Ed., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Curriculum and Instruction, 1987
 
 
B.S.E., Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 
Social Science Education, 1982
 
 
 
Recent
Experience

Rhode Island College
August 2004 - Present

  • Associate Professor (promoted in spring 2009)
    Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
    Instructional Technology

    Courses Taught - Undergraduate
    Instructional Methods, Design, & Technology
    Holocaust Women & the Culture of Defiance
    Introduction to Emerging Technologies
    Dimensions of Secondary Education
    e-Portfolio: Design and Instruction

    Courses Taught - Graduate
    Integrating Technology into Instruction
    Technology for Administrators

  • FSEHD Technology Coordinator (2008-present)

  • Women's Studies Program Faculty
    College of Arts and Sciences

    Course Assignment
    Holocaust Women & the Culture of Defiance
    Women's Studies Internship

 
   

 
  The University of Alabama
June 2002 - August 2004
 
 
  • Alabama Online High School
    Project Administrator & Curriculum Director
    February 2003 - August 2004
    Professional Development Manager
    July 2002 - February 2003
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    August 2002 - May 2004
 
   
Secondary
Teaching

Experience
International School of Prague
Czech Republic 

Humanities Department Chair, 1995 - 1999
 
  International School of Amsterdam
The Netherlands 

Humanities Department Faculty, 1992 - 1995
 
  American International School in Israel
Middle School Faculty, 1989 - 1992
 
  Chattanooga (TN) School for the Arts and Sciences
Social Science Faculty, 1986 - 1989
 
  Pascagoula (MS) High School 
Social Science Faculty, 1982 - 1985
 
   
Recent Publications Finding Our Way as WAC-y Women:,
Writing Practice and Other Collegial Endeavors

Lesley Bogad, Jennifer Cook, Monica Darcy, Janet Johnson, Susan Patterson & Mary Ellen Tillotson
Across the Disciplines,
2008
 
    Alabama Online High School: Addressing Inequity by Bridging the Barriers of Time and Distance
Julia Hartman & Susan Patterson
Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology and Education,
2003
Reprinted in:
Computers in the Social Studies,
February 2003
 
  Public School and University Partnerships: Problems and Possibilities
Susan Patterson
, Kathy Shaver, & Vivian Wright 
The Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education
, May 2002
 
  Personal Digital Assistants in the Middle School Classroom: Lessons in Hand
Beverly Ray, Anna McFadden, Susan Patterson & Vivian Wright
Meridian, Summer 2001
 
  Paperwork on the Fly: PDAs Prove Useful for Busy Educators
Beverly Ray & Susan Patterson
Principal's Electronic Desk
, NAESP Publication, May 2001
Archived at emTech.net
 
  Revolution in Hand: Handheld Computers in the Science Classroom
Beverly Ray, Anna McFadden, Susan Patterson, & Martha Hocutt
Proceedings of The Society for Instructional Technology and Education,
2001

 
   
Conference
Presentations
Using Social Media Sites in the Classroom
ATEC Spring Technology Conference
Rhode Island College, 2009
 
    Where's My Chalk? Reaching and Teaching Digital Natives
Promising Practices
Rhode Island College, 2008
 
    If They Build It...
Using Constructivist Technology Tools in the Classroom

Promising Practices
Rhode Island College, 2007
 
    Using Blogs & Wikis in the K-16 Classroom
Pete Adamy & Susan Patterson
A Taste of Technology Conference
Warwick, RI 2007
 
    MySpace or YouTube: What are Teens Really Doing on the Internet?
Promising Practices
Rhode Island College, 2006
 
    Rethinking Technology in the PK-16 Classroom,
Panel Discussion

Rhode Island Teacher Quality Enhancement Conference
Warwick, RI 2007
 
  A Unique Cross-Cultural Simulation
Willis Poole & Susan Patterson
Promising Practices
Rhode Island College, 2005
 
  Blog, Blog, Blog
Susan Patterson, Martha Hocutt & Beverly Ray
Educause Annual Conference, Orlando, 2005
 
  Weblogs in E-Learning Environments
Beverly Ray, Martha Hocutt & Susan Patterson
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, 2005
 
  Blog Speak
RIMLE Winter Conference, Coventry RI, 2005
 
   
  Professional Development In Persuit of Online Pedagogy and Practice
Rhode Island College Faculty Development Course (30 hours)
Rhode Island College, May and June 2009
 
  Using Tablet PCs in the STEM Classroom
STEM Faculty Training
Rhode Island College, Fall and Spring 2008
 
  Using Smart Boards and Document Cameras
Susan Patterson, Maria Lawrence, and Constance Horton
STEM Faculty Training
Rhode Island College, 2008
 
    Building Blogs and Wikis for the K-16 Classroom
Pete Adamy and Susan Patterson
University of Rhode Island, 2007
 
    WebCT: Pedagogy & Practice
Rhode Island College, Fall 2006
 
    Beyond 'Read a Book Write a Paper'
Lesley Bogad, Jenn Cook, Monica Darcy, Janet Johnson, Susan Patterson & Mary Ellen Tillotson
Rhode Island College, 2006
 
  Using PowerPoint in the Classroom
Henry Barnard School, Providence, RI, 2005
 
  WebCT: Faculty Training
Rhode Island College, Summer 2005
 
  Technology Integration
Susan Patterson & Beverly Ray
American School of Paris: Paris, France, 2002
 
  Educational Technology Workshops
Beverly Ray & Susan Patterson
American Schools of Mexico Conference: Puebla, Mexico, 2002
 
   
Email: spatterson@ric.edu