Muktha B. Jost Assistant professor, Curriculum and Instruction North Carolina A&T State University Contact information: School of Education Professional Development Center 2105 Yanceyville (336) 275-2060 extn.3027 Education Iowa State University,� Ames, Iowa Ph. D.—Curriculum and Instruction (Instructional Technology), August 1999 Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas M.S.—Journalism & Mass Communications, 1988� Madras University, Madras, B.A.—Public Relations, 1980� Professional focus � Teacher education: Technology integration, philosophical, pedagogical, and multicultural foundations � Instructional technology policy and practice � Epistemology as it relates to research and practice in IT � Qualitative research methods � Instructional design theory and practice Professional� Experience Assistant professor, Curriculum & Instruction, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina (Aug. 1999- Responsible for teaching courses in curriculum and instruction and instructional technology. Design and teach courses in the online master’s program. Member, Review Board, (1999-2001) Associate Managing Editor, (1998-1999) Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE), American Association for Computing in Education (AACE) � Instructor (Spring 1999) Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Curriculum 302: Computers in the classroom Designed and taught the second-level course on integrating computers in the classroom. Course content includes foundations, pedagogical practices, and social issues in using computers. Team Leader and researcher, Theory into Practice project (1998-99) Ames City Schools and Iowa State University Teaching and research assistant (1997-98) Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Curriculum 201: Instructional Technology Publications Willis, J.W., Jost, M.B., & Nilakanta, R. (in press). Qualitative Research in Education and Instructional Technology. New York: Information Age Publishers. Willis, J.W., Jost, M.B. (1999). Computers and qualitative research.� Computers in the Schools. 15(3/4), 21-52. Willis, J.W., Jost, M.B. (1999). Software for analyzing qualitative data. Computers in the Schools. 15(3/4), 117-150. Invited feature. Jost, M.B. (June, 1999). Dialogue on real and virtual communities. Wired magazine. San Francisco. Invited feature. Jost, M.B. (1999). Who are we without our technologies? In S. Talbott (Ed.). Netfuture(http://www.oreilly.com/~stevet/netfuture/). New York: The Nature Institute. Jost, M.B., Taylor, K.A., Wright, K., Carter, L., McShay, J., &� Sasser, S. (1999). Constructivist theory into practice: An interpretivist research mural. In J.D. Price, J. Willis, D.A. Willis, M. Jost, & S. Boger-Mehall. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Willis, J., Jost, M.B., & Mumma, P. (1999). R2D2: A constructivist/Interpretivist Instructional Design Model.� In J.D. Price, J. Willis, D.A. Willis, M. Jost, & S. Boger-Mehall. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Willis, J.W., Jost, M.B., & Wright, K. (1999). Introduction to qualitative research: Theory, practice, and use. Electronic textbook (http://www.truserve.com/~jwillis/580Qual7.html) Presentations Jost, M.B. (January 2003). If technology is the answer, what is the question? IEEE Deans summit II: Fostering campus collaborations. Miami, Florida. Jost, M.B., Brown, S., & Mitchell, T. (March 2002). Connecting to students and self: A recursive iterative process in an Escherian world of relativity. American Association of Higher Education conference on Learning in context: Who are our students? And how do they learn? Chicago, Illinois. Jost, M.B., & Gareau, S. (April 2002). Connecting to students and self: Closing the achievement gap through reflection and action.� Closing the achievement gap: Improving minority and at-risk student achievement conference VI. Greensboro, N.C. Jost, M.B., & Gareau, S. (April 2001). Mind the gap: Instructional strategies for multicultural education. Closing the achievement gap: Improving minority and at-risk student achievement conference V. Greensboro, N.C. Jost, M.B. (Feb. 2000). When Worldviews Collide. AERA Arts-based Educational Research Conference 2000, Albuquerque, N.M., (Feb. 19-20, 2000). Honors & Awards Best paper on instructional design -- award at the SITE 99 conference for Willis, J., Jost, M.B., & Mumma, P. (1999). R2D2: A constructivist/Interpretivist Instructional Design Model. Phi Kappa Phi |
