Whitney Kilgore PhD Portfolio Defense

The University of North Texas

@whitneykilgore

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Items to consider for the fulfillment of the PhD Portfolio Requirements

The University of North Texas - Learning Technologies Program

Portfolio Review

Professional BackgroundCurriculum Vitae and

Professional Overview

Tech-Based Creative Works Creative works developed while a part of the UNT PhD program

Scholarly WritingSummary of writing that has been

published and submitted for publication

Professional PresentationsSelected presentations that have been presented to an academic audience

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Change agent in higher education

Meet Whitney Kilgore

Whitney Kilgore

iDesignEDU

Chief Academic Officer

Strategic Planning

for Higher Ed.

Online Program

Development

Faculty Support

and Development

Accelerated Online

Models

Leads diverse

remote teams

Professional Skills About Whitney

An educator first, technologist second

I’ve spent the last 15 years in the education sector,the last 10 years have been specifically focused ondistance education. During the course of my PhDprogram at UNT, I have researched the use of socialmedia and video recording technologies to enhanceonline teaching and learning. I have developed anumber of Massive Open Online courses, employedVoiceThread and asynchronous video to increasethe sense of presence and community online, andcreated an informal learning community usingWordPress and Twitter. My research efforts haveprimarily focused on the development of informallearning communities using web-basedcommunication tools, humanization of onlineinstruction, and the motivation and self-regulationof online learners.

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Online Program Development WorldwideLed program development for nearly 100 educational institutions

U.S. Universities

More than 60 Universities over

the last 10 years in the U.S.

Central/South America

Mexico, Columbia and Peru. Led

Spanish-speaking remote team.

UK and Spain

Madrid and UK (Reading)

Asia and Australia

Beijing, Manilla, Melbourne, and

Adelaide.

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Selected Professional Presentations

OLC - ALN Conference Quality Matters Conference OLC - Emerging Tech Conference

ISTE Conference OLC - ALN Conference SITE Conference

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www.inspirasign.com

Distance Education MagazineInternational Faculty Satisfaction with Online Teaching

Article published in Distance Education Magazine in China

Scholarly Writing

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www.inspirasign.com

JournalJournal of Media Education

About

The ARCS Instructional Design model andVoiceThread

Peer reviewed journal publication

Scholarly Writing

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Humanizing Online Instruction

Using VoiceThread to increase social presence online

Online Presence

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published October 2014

Case Study

Effective Online Teaching

and Learning

A case study about my experiences as an instructorwere published in Sam Brenton’s chapter titledEffective Online Teaching and Learning.

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www.inspirasign.com

Book ChapterThe Human Element MOOC: An Experiment in Social Presence

BookStudent-Teacher interactions in onlinelearning environments.

Editor: Dr. Robert Wright

Peer reviewed book chapter

Scholarly Writing

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an Open Online Course

Humanizing Online Instruction

Instructor presence, social presence, and cognitive presence are at the heart of the discussions in this course.

Community of InquiryAligned with the Penn State Faculty Competencies for Online Teaching.

Penn State CompetenciesCompetency-based badges first design ensures that learners who complete the activities are masters of that competency.

Badges First Learning Design

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Asynchronous Video Based Discussion using FlipGrid

Humanizing Online Instruction

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Live events to support learning in “Humanizing Online Instruction”

HumanMOOC Conversations

Dr. Chuck Severance Joyce Seitzinger Dr. Rena Palloff

Dr. Maha Bali Dr. Peggy Semingson Jim Groom

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Live events to support learning in “Humanizing Online Instruction”

More HumanMOOC Conversations

Dr. Phil Ice Dr. Robin Bartoletti Maha Al-Freih

How can we leverage the affordances of mobile

technology to enhance student ENGAGEMENT!”“This course introduces participants to instructional design principles for teaching with mobile

technology. Mobile technology is a growing and powerful trend; what opportunities does this trend present to those who design online learning?

Instructional Design

for Mobile LearningA free and open course on the Canvas Open Network

Taught in 2013 and will be available again this summer

Powered by:

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an informal learning community

TXEDUCHAT

Texas Educator Chat

Sunday Nights at 8pm Central

TXEDUCHAT is a community built by teachers for teachers. Eachweek we invite a host to chat about a topic of interest to the K-12and sometimes K-20 education space.

Professional Learning Network

Twitter-based community

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Each week we invite thought leaders to talk with teachers

TxEduChat Hosts

Michelle King Paul Solarz Dr. Bernard Bull

Todd Nesloney Dr. Brad Gustafson Vickie Davis

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#txeduchat joins eleven institutions in the UK

Bring your own device 4 learning

Open Online Educational ExperienceMentor/Facilitator

BYOD4L Recipe CardsCollaborative Activity

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The Online Learning Consortium Emerging Technology Conference

Upcoming Presentations

Invited Workshop

Messy Session on Messy LearningFeatured Panel Session

Badges-First Learning Design

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Design Intent and Iteration:

The #HumanMOOC

Paper Accepted for Presentation

One of 10 presenters asked to develop a module for the Pre-Conference MOOC

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Research Interests

Online Learning

Communities

Social Media and

Learning

Asynchronous

Video & Presence

Micro-Credentials