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Email: vllowell@purdue.eduINTERNET
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Victoria Lowell
Clinical Assistant Professor
Learning Design and TechnologyCurriculum and Instruction
- Ph.D. — Education, Regent University, Distance Education; Higher Education – Research and Institutional Planning (2009)
- M.Ed. — Educational Technology, University of Hawaii (2004)
- Post-Bac — Teacher Education Certification Program, Secondary Social Studies, University of Hawaii (1998)
- B.A. — History, Virginia Wesleyan College, graduated with honors (1994)
- 2012 – Present
Assistant Professor
Learning Design and Technology, Purdue University
- 2012 – 2017
Online Program Convener
LDT MSEd., Purdue University
- 2011 – 2012
Adjunct Professor
Regent University
- 2011 – 2012
Director of Professional Licensure Programs
Regent University
- 2009 – 2011
Director of Continuing Education & Instructional and Web Technologies
Regent University
- 2005 – 2009
Instructional Designer
Regent University
- 2003 – 2005
Curriculum Technology Support Coordinator
Regent University
- 1999 – 2003
High School Teacher
Kamehameha Schools
- 1998 – 2003
Middle School Teacher
Kamehameha School
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Sloan-C/ Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
- President, Association of Learning Design and Technology (AECT) – Division of Distance Learning (2017-2020)
- Senator – Purdue University Senate (2014 – 2017)
- Board of Directors – Association of Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) – Division of Distance Learning (2013-2016)
- Awards Manager – Association of Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) – Division of Distance Learning (2013-2016)
- Distinguished Alumni Award – Learning Design and Technology program, University of Hawaii (2017)
- Fellow, Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award, Purdue University (2017)
- Best Practices Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) – Division of Distance Learning (2016)
- Excellence in Distance Learning Award, Purdue University (2016)
- Cross-Cultural Research Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) – “Acculturation into a Collaborative Online Learning Environment.” (2015)
- McJulien Scholar Best Paper Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Culture and Technology – “Acculturation into a Collaborative Online Learning Environment.” (2015)
- Fellow, Wiley Teaching Fellows Award, Wiley (2015)
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
- 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., & 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
