FACULTY PROFILES

Professor Victoria Lowell is President of the Division of Distance Learning of the Association of Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT), incoming Chair of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Instructional Technologies SIG, and Communications Chair for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Instructional Technologies SIG. She is also co-editor of the book, Leading and Managing e-Learning: What the e-Learning Leader Needs to Know.

Professor Lowell’s scholarship focuses on online distance education, with specific interests in learner motivation and self-efficacy, situated learning and authentic tasks, development and integration of instructional tools and technologies (web apps, virtual reality, etc.), and program design, development, and evaluation. Much of Professor Lowell’s research has involved instructional design practices in online environments and using innovative instructional technologies.

Professor Lowell’s scholarship focuses on online distance education, with specific interests in social learning and program development and evaluation. Specific areas of research and practice include, social cognitive learning, situated learning and authentic tasks for online and blended learning, collaborative learning, community of inquiry, scaffolding, student and instructor self-efficacy, and assessment and evaluation.

Selected Publications

• Lowell, V. L., & Hanshaw, G. (2019). Improving performance, self-efficacy, and motivation: Structured online training and authentic learning. In J. Stefaniak (Ed.) Cases on Learning Design and Human Performance Technology. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global.
• Hanshaw, G., & Lowell, V. L. (2019). Leading edge training for leading edges: Experiential learning to improve human performance and product quality. In J. Stefaniak (Ed.) Cases on Learning Design and Human Performance Technology. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global.
• Lowell V. L., & Morris. J. (2019). Leading changes to professional training in the multigenerational office: Generational attitudes and preferences toward learning and technology. Performance Improvement Quarterly. doi: 10.1002/piq.21290
• Lowell V. L., & Morris. J. (2019). Multigenerational college classrooms: Equity end learning with technology. The International Journal of Information and Learning Technologies, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.1108/IJILT-06-2018-0068. Retrieve from https://www.emeraldinsight.com/eprint/YxJ3ikSqZAdix63q4KyT/full
• Lowell V. L., & Alshammari, A. (2018). Experiential learning experiences in an online 3-D virtual environment for skill development: Interviewing and mental health diagnosis role-playing. Educational Technology Research and Development, 67(4).
• Lowell, V. L., & Ashby, I. V. (2018). Supporting the development of collaboration and feedback skills of instructional designers. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 30(1). 1-21. doi:10.1007/s12528-018-9170-8
• Pina. T., Lowell, V. L. & Harris, B. (Eds.) (2017). What the e-Learning leader needs to know: Leading and managing e-Learning. Springer Publishing.
• Lowell, V. L. & Exter, M. (2017). Leading a collaborative effort: Providing effective training and support for online adjunct instructors. International Journal of Designs for Learning.
• Ashby, I. V., & Walker, V. L. (2015). Acculturation into a Collaborative Online Learning Environment. 38th Annual Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association of Educational Technologies, Volume 2: Selected Papers on the Practice of Educational Communications and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED570118.pdf#page=8
• Ashby, I., & Walker, V. L. (2015). Acculturation into a collaborative online learning environment. Association of Educational Communications and Technologies Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
• Walker, V. L. (2010, Winter/Spring). Virtual Leadership . Thoughts on the Matter. Christian Leader. Regent University. Retrieved from http://www.regent.edu/publications/cl/pdfs/christianleader_springwinter_2010-fau.pdf#page=5
• Walker, V. L. (2009). Traditional and 3D virtual learning activities: Evaluating cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning. Learning Technologies Conference, Mooloolaba Queensland, Australia.http://www.learningtechnologies.com.au/files/Walker_LT2009.pdf
• Walker, V. L., & Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J. (2009). Educational opportunities for clinical counseling simulations in Second Life. Innovate, 5(5). http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=711&action=synopsis
• Walker, V. L. (2009). 3D virtual learning in counselor education: Using Second Life in counselor skill development. Journal of Virtual World Research, 2(1).https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/423/463
• Rockinson-Szapkiw, A. J., & Walker, V. L. (2009). Web 2.0: Facilitating interactivity and collaborative relationships in an online human service counseling skills course. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 27(3), 175-193. doi:10.1080/15228830903093031
• Walker, V., Rehfuss, M., & Parks-Savage, A. (2008). Using e-portfolios in a counseling distance learning program. Journal of Technology in Counseling, 5(1).http://jtc.colstate.edu/Vol5_1/Walker.htm
• Walker, V. (2007, June 18). Developing a distance learning ePortfolio system. The eLearning Guild, Learning Solutions e-Magazine, 1-10.
• Bruce, S. & Walker, V. (2006, Fall). NAGAP 2006 Promotional Excellence Award Recipient: Winning Strategies for Effective Web Design. Perspectives Newsmagazine, 18(4). 12-14

• EDCI 56800 — Partnering with Web-Based Tools for Learner Centered Environments
• EDCI 56900 — Introduction to E-Learning
• EDCI 57700 — Strategic Assessment and Evaluation – Program Evaluation
• EDCI 66000 — Seminar in Learning, Design and Technology
• EDCI 66000b — Unpacking Research: Writing Literature Reviews
• EDCI 67000 — Learning Design and Technology Integrated Project