CURRICULUM VITAE
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor of Education, Foley State
University. 1996-present.
Director of the Foley
State University Forum on Technology and Education. 1998-present.
EDUCATION
Brinkman University, Ph.D. Graduate School of Education,
June 1996.
Brinkman University, M.Ed. Graduate School of
Education, June 1993.
Pender College, B.S. Computer
Science, summa cum laude, May 1991.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
National Education Group Postdoctoral Fellowship,
1998-1999.
Gartland Foundation Dissertation Completion
Fellowship, 1995-96.
Gartland Foundation Dissertation
Research Fellowship, 1994-95.
PUBLICATIONS
John M. Hill. (2001, June). Teacher evaluations, student evaluations, and technology.
In Ed Tech Quarterly [On-line].
John M. Hill.
(2000, August). The politics of technology funding in higher education.
In Higher Education Technology Review [On-line].
John M. Hill. (2000, March). Teaching with online texts. In Ed Tech Quarterly [On-line].
John M. Hill. (1998, December). Making the most of online video for future teachers. In Ed Tech Quarterly [On-line].
John M. Hill. (1997, June). Linking technology to success. In Changes in Teacher Education.
John M. Hill. (1997, January). Here come the techies: How to manage the technological needs of new
teacher candidates. In Changes in Teacher Education.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Foley State University. 2001. Received Summer Research
Grant Writing Award to develop national study
of technology proficiency among
graduates of education schools.
Foley State University.
2000. Received Summer Research Grant Writing Award to develop research
proposal on how teaching
candidates can build online curriculum vitae.
Imig
Foundation. 1998-2000. Received Innovative Teaching and Research Award for
the development of
an online
textbook, Digital Foundations of Education.
WLCH
Foundation. 1998. Received grant to study effects of online assessment on
student learning.
Foley State University. 1997. Received
Summer Research Grant Writing Award to develop research proposal on
online collaboration among
schools of education.
COMMISSIONED PAPERS
National Center for the Study of Technology in
Education, Teachers College, Wheelock University. 2001. The
politics of technology funding
for education in state legislatures.
Midwest Policy
Institute. 1999. Teaching across the digital divide.
National School Leadership Association. 1997-1998. National survey of
school boards and report on nature and
challenges of technology funding.
Center for the Future of Education, Richland Institution.
1998. Commissioned to study the impact
of online textbooks on secondary
school curricula.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(1996-2001)
John M. Hill. “Is the Textbook
Dead? The peculiar dynamics of instruction
with online texts.” Presented at
the Chapman Conference on New Leadership Inside
the Classroom; in Washington,
DC. May 15-16, 2001.
John M. Hill and Luke Hand.
2000. “Bridging the Digital Divide: Progress,
1994-2000.” Presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Measurement
Association in Seattle, WA.
April 10-14, 2000.
John M. Hill. 1999. “How can
technology prepare new teachers for the best jobs?”
Presented at the annual
meeting of the
American
Educational Measurement Association in Portland, OR. April 9-13, 1999.
John M. Hill and James J. Refo. “Technology and
Education:
Can the Two Coexist
Peacefully?” Presented at “Rethinking
Education for a New Century,” in
Washington DC. November 13-14, 1997.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Foley State
University, McGregor, NC. 1996-Present.
Teach undergraduate courses in
"The Foundations of Education," "Technology and the Curriculum,"
"Practicum Seminar,"
"Online Evaluation and Assessment."
* Foley State
University. 1998. Received Faculty Senate Teaching Initiative grant
to
enhance course instruction
through multimedia cooperation with other universities.
INSTRUCTOR: Blanton University,
Atlanta, GA. 1997. Taught "Introduction to Online
Media."
UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR (1994-1996)
and TEACHING FELLOW (1993-1996):
Brinkman University Graduate School of Education, Atlanta, GA. Evaluated
and
counseled student teachers in
area schools. Taught graduate seminar "The Policy Implications
of Technology Funding in
Schools."
SELECTED TALKS
Educational Writers Group. “What are the impacts of
online textbooks on curricula?” Phoenix, AZ.
April 27, 2001.
Hertberg University. “Technology, Equity, and the
Future of Curricular Change in America
systems.” Nashville, TN.
March 29, 2000.
Teachers College, Wells University.
“Technology, Equity, and the Future of Curricular
Change in America.” New York, NY.
Novmember 26, 1999.
National Academy of Education
Research Fellows. “ How to teach teachers to use
technology in the
classroom.” Boston, MA. December 9, 1998.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Have reviewed manuscripts and proposals for:
Allen & Macon
Wooding Institution Press
Endview Press
EdTimes.com
American Educational Reserach
Review
Educational
Research Quarterly
Have been featured in major
national newspapers including the Wall Street Herald, Washington
Dispatch,
Los Angeles
Daily, and Investor’s Business Journal.
Digital Foundations of Education has been featured in major research
journals including the
Technology and Education Journal and National Association of
Educational Researchers Quarterly.
Have reviewed
paper and panel conference proposals for multiple sections of the AEMA.
Served as Guest Editor for the Fall 2000 issue of
American Educational Reserach Review.
Panel chair,
American Educational Measurement Association Conference: “How Technology Affects
the Student Behavior
Among
Preservice Teachers.” New Orleans, LA. April 24-28, 2000.
Member of working group for Progressive Policy
Think-Tank’s “Technology in Our Schools Project.”
1998-present.
Co-Chair, Foley State University's University Computing
Committee; 1998-present.
Editor and Facilitator, Higher Education Technology Review Online Discussion Forum; 1998-present.