curriculum vita - College of Education - University of South Carolina

CURRICULUM VITA
Kellah M. Edens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Research
Appointed January, 1996
1. Academic Degrees
Ph.D. University of South Carolina, 1992 Educational Psychology and Research
M.A.T. University of South Carolina, 1974 Art Education
B.A. Converse College, 1972 Art History
2. Professional Experience
Jan. 2002 - current Associate Professor, USC
Jan. 1996 - 2001 Assistant Professor, USC
Department of Educational Psychology (full-time)
Jan.1993 - Dec, 1995 Clinical Assistant Professor, USC
Department of Educational Psychology (half-time)
Instruction and Teacher Education (half-time)
Aug.1992 - Dec. 1992 Visiting Assistant Professor, USC
Department of Educational Psychology (half-time)
Instruction and Teacher Education (half-time)
Jan. 1990 - May, 1992 Research Assistant, USC
1980 - 1987 Instructor, USC, Art Department
1977 - 1981 Instructor, Columbia Museum of Art,
1974 - 1976 Teacher, Lexington School District 5
1972 - 1974 Teacher, Greenwood School District 50
3. Professional Association Memberships
American Psychological Association
Division 15, Educational Psychology, APA
American Educational Research Association
Division C, Learning and Instruction, AERA
International Society for Technology in Education
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
National Art Education Association
South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators
4. Scholarship
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
Edens, K. & Potter, E. (In press). An Instrumental Value of Art? Drawing Tasks for Math. Studies in Art
Education.
Edens, K. (2006). The Relationship of University Student’s Sleep Habits and Academic. Motivation. NASPA
Journal, 43(3), 432-445.
Potter, E., & Edens, K. (2006). Using Drawing for Math Instruction: Relationship of Performance in Art and
Math. Arts and Learning Journal, 43-66.
Hult, R. E., & Edens, K. M. Are All Cases Equal? (2004). Case Pedagogy and the Development of Video
Technology in Teacher Education. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 57 – 63.
Potter, E. F. & Edens, K. M. (2004). "Yes, It's a Good Picture": Preschoolers' Evaluation of Their Pictures.
Arts and Learning Research Journal, 85 - 104
Edens, K. M., & Potter, E. F. (2003). Using descriptive drawings as a conceptual change strategy in
elementary science. School Science and Math Journal, 103(3), March, 135-144.
Potter, E. F. & Edens, K. M., & Mings. S. M. (2002). Children’s motivational beliefs about art: Exploring age
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differences and relation to drawing behavior. Arts and Learning Journal, 18(1), 37-53.
Edens, K. M., Shirley, J., & Toner, T. (2001). Sustaining a professional development school partnership:
Hearing the voices, heeding the voices. Action in Teacher Education, (23)3, 27-32.
Edens, K. M. & Potter, E. F. (2001). Promoting conceptual understanding through pictorial representation.
Studies in Art Education, 42(3), 214-233.
Edens, K. M. (2001). Bringing authentic classrooms to the university classroom using video-conferencing.
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 17(3), 27-32.
Edens, K. M. & McCormick, C. B. (2000). How do adolescents process advertisements? The influence of
processing objective and gender. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 25, 450-463.
Edens, K. M. (2000). Promoting communication, inquiry, and reflection in an early practicum experience
via an on-line discussion group. Action in Teacher Education, 22(2A), 14-23.
Edens, K. M. (2000). Preparing problem-solvers for the 21 st century through problem-based learning.
College Teaching, 48(2), 55-60.
Edens, K. M. & Gallini, J. K. (2000). Developing a discourse community among preservice teachers in a
technology-mediated context. Teacher Educator, 35(4). 64-82.
Edens, K. M., Hult, R. E., & Gallini, J. K. (1999). Validation of reform rhetoric within a university-school
collaborative partnership. Education, 120(1), 99-105.
Edens, K. M. (1999). Electronic conferencing as a tool to connect theory to practice in an early field
experience. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 8, 89-91.
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. (1999). Collaboration: The key to the success of early field experiences.
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 8, 127-130.
Johnson, W. L., Ryan, J. M., Edens, K. M., and Dixon, P. N. (1995). A Rasch analysis of factors derived
from the Charles F. Kettering Ltd. School Climate Profile. Educational and Psychological Measurement.
Ishler, R.E., Edens, K.M., Winecoff, S., Toner, T., Wieland, S. (1994). Professional development schools
call for new roles in supervision. In R. J. Krajewski (Ed.), Supervision: New Roles for All (pp. 75-82).
Madison, Wis.: WASCD.
Johnson, W. L., Dixon, P. N., and Edens, K. M. (1992). Cognitive and affective criteria for evaluating the
Charles F. Kettering School Climate Profile. Journal of Psychology, 29(2), 26-31.
Edens, K. M., and Gredler, M. B. (1990). A mechanism for screening microcomputer simulations.
Educational Technology, 30(5), 46-48.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. (1999). Standards for professional development schools: Why do we need
them? What are they? How are they translated into practice? PDS Proceedings. 22, 9-13.
Berry, B., Boles, K., Nissenholtz, A., & Trachtman, R., Edens, K. M. (1998). Inquiry and professional
development schools. In N.J. Lauter, (Ed.), Professional Development Schools: Confronting Realities
(pp.121 -148). Teachers College, Columbia Univ., NY: NCREST.
Ishler, R. E., Edens, K. M., & Berry, B.W. (1996). Chapter 17: Teacher education: Elementary education
curriculum. In J. Sikula, T. J. Buttery, & E. Guyton (Eds.). The Handbook of Research on Teacher
Education, Second Edition (pp. 348-377). AACTE. NY: Macmillan.
Ishler, R. E., & Edens, K. M. (Eds.). (1996). Professional development schools: What are they? How are
they funded? How should they be evaluated? A report of the task force on professional development
schools. Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
and Affiliated Private Universities.
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Edens, K. M. & Ortlund, K. (1994). Providing a linkage for collaborative inquiry: The PDS research and
inquiry committee. PDS Proceedings. Columbia, SC: USC.
Edens, K. M. (1993). Shared inquiry: The cornerstone of a community of learners. PDS Proceedings.
Columbia, SC: USC.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Final Report: Evaluation of Go Polar! At EdVenture Children’s Museum, NSF grant – ESI-0336928.
Final Report: BellSouth Instructional Innovation Grant Award on Bringing authentic classrooms and
teachers to a university classroom via collaborative communication technologies. Paper prepared for the
Provost.
Final Report on A framework for an integrated science and math curriculum: Designing a new learning
environment with problem-based inquiry, paper prepared for the South Carolina Commission on Higher
Education, June 1, 1997.
Interim Report on A framework for an integrated science and math curriculum: Designing a new learning
environment with problem-based inquiry, paper prepared for the South Carolina Commission on Higher
Education, February, 1997.
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
PI, NSF grant proposal with co-PIs Tom Falvey, SC State Museum, David Feldon, EDST, and Douglas
Williams, Marine Science on NSF Informal science Education grant. Unfunded. $1,124,000.
Collaborated with Catherine Horne, CEO - EdVenture Children’s Museum and Douglas Williams, Assoc.
Dean, Honors College on NSF Planning grant (unfunded).
Collaborated on a training grant proposal with College of Nursing to support the development of a graduate
nursing curriculum practicum option to prepare acute care clinical nurse specialist (unfunded).
Developed Evaluation Proposal for PC Teach-it magazine for the Office of Program Evaluation (OPE)
(unfunded).
BellSouth Instructional Innovation Grant. 1999-2000. Bringing Authentic Classrooms into the University
Classroom. $5000.00
In collaboration with P. Huray, College of Engineering, Principal Investigator. U. S. Department of
Education Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Catalyst Grant. Toward Bridging the Digital
Divide (1999-2000) (worked on proposal and heavily involved in its implementation). $102,000
-Awarded a PDS minigrant Writing on the Right Track in collaboration with J. Rosati, Pontiac Elementary
School 2001.
-Awarded with E. Potter (USC)and S. Mings (Meadowfield Elementary School) a PDS minigrant Evaluation
of Own and Classmates’ Drawings to Improve Motivation in Art 2001.
-Awarded a PDS collaborative research grant to develop and implement a computer skills workshop for
parents and elementary school students.
-Recipient of an Eisenhower Grant titled A Framework for an Integrated Science and Math Curriculum:
Designing a New Learning Environment with Problem-Based Inquiry awarded for 1996-97 ($70,000).
-Awarded a PDS collaborative research grant to implement video and interactive videodisc instruction in a
preservice teacher course.
-Awarded a PDS collaborative research grant to explore integrated curriculum.
-Awarded a PDS collaborative research grants to design and develop a videotape and videodisc- Teaching
for Understanding.
PRESENTATIONS:
Potter, E. F. & Edens, K.M. (2006). Who is Interested In Numbers and Math? Motivation and Skill in Preschool
Children. Proposal accepted for presentation at the 2007 Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, April, Chicago.
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Edens, K. (2006). Pedagogy and Student Response Systems Technology. Proposal accepted for
presentation at the 2007 National Educational Computing Conference, June, Atlanta, GA.
Edens, K. (2006). Examining the Effects of Pedagogy and Student Response Systems Technology
on Achievement and Attitudes. Proposal accepted for presentation at SCEPUR 2007 Conference, Columbia,
SC Feb. 2007.
Edens, K. & Hult, R. (2006). Looking inside the Pandemonium: Assessing Children’s Cognitive Processes
and Parental Scaffolding in a Children’s Museum. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, Apr. 2006, San Francisco, CA.
Edens, K., & Potter, E. (2006). “Let me Draw you a Picture:” Drawing Tasks for Math. Paper accepted for
presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Apr. 2006, San
Francisco, CA.
Edens, K. & Hult, R. (2006). Bringing ‘Hard’ Science to a ‘Soft’ Environment: Methodological Lessons
Learned from an Evaluation of a Science Education Outreach Program. Paper accepted for presentation at
the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Apr. 2006, San Francisco, CA.
Potter, E., & Edens, K. Using drawing for math instruction: Relationship of performance in art and math.
Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Apr. 2005,
Montreal, CA.
Edens, K. M. Sink or Swim? Learning to Do More Than Stay Afloat in Cyberspace. Paper presented at the
International Conference of the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education. March, 2004,
Atlanta, Ga.
Edens, K. M. Evaluating Teaching Performance in Blackboard: Expanding the Traditional Evaluation-of-
Teaching Model using Flashlight. Presented at the International Conference on E-Learning, Association for
the Advancement of Computing in Education, Phoenix, AZ. Nov., 2003,
Hult, R. E., & Edens, K. M. Are All Cases Equal? Examining the Lynn Criteria as Guidelines for the Future
Research and Development of Video Technology and Case Pedagogy in Teacher Education. Presented at
the International Conference on E-Learning, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education,
Phoenix, AZ. Nov., 2003,
Hult, R. E., & Edens, K. M. Bridging theory and practice using illustrative video cases. Presented at the
International Conference of the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque,
NM. March, 2003,
Hult, R. E., & Edens, K. M. Toward improving teacher education: Developing cognitive schema for best
practice using illustrative video cases. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association in Chicago, IL, April, 2003.
Hult, R. E. & Edens, K. M. Case-based learning in teacher education: The influences of on-line
discussions. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in New
Orleans, LA, April 2, 2002.
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. Technology: Trying it out, making it work. TEP Symposia. Teaching Educational
Psychology SIG. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, April 2001, Seattle, WA.
Hult, R. E. & Edens, K. M. Videoconferencing: Linking university and public school classroom experiences.
Division K. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
April 2001, Seattle, WA.
Edens, K.M. & Potter, E. F. Drawing as an instructional strategy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the National Art Education Association, March, 2001, NY.
Potter, E. F. & Edens, K. M. Children’s motivational beliefs about art: Exploring age differences and relation
to drawing behavior. Arts and Learning SIG. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
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Educational Research Association, April 2001, Seattle, WA.
Edens, K. M. & Potter, E. F. Acquiring science concepts through pictorial representations. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of AERA, Div. C. Sec. 3., April 2000, New Orleans, LA.
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. Toward bridging the great divide between theory and practice. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of AERA, Div. K., April 2000, New Orleans, LA.
Edens, K. M. & Potter, E. F. Drawing to learn: The effects on learning and motivation. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of AERA, Arts and Learning SIG, April 2000, New Orleans, LA.
Potter, E. F. & Edens, K.M. “They say I’m a good artist”: Motivational implications of types of praise for
young art students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Arts and Learning SIG, April 2000,
New Orleans, LA.
Edens, K. M., Catoe, S., Rosati, J. and Klosterman, M. National standards for professional development
Schools: Which model should we use? Paper presented at the National Professional Development School
Conference, USC PDS Partnership, March 17, 2000, Columbia, SC.
Edens, K. M., Hult, R. E., & Gresham, D. Translating standards into practice. Paper presented at the
National Professional Development School Conference in Kansas City, MO. Feb. 1999.
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. Promoting collaborative inquiry. Paper presented at the National Professional
Development School Conference in Kansas City, MO., Feb. 1999.
Edens, K. M. & Hult, R. E. Collaboration: A key to the success of early field experiences. Paper presented
at AERA, April, 1998, San Diego, CA.
Edens, K. M., Hult, R. E., & Gallini, J., & Zhang, Y. Validation of reform rhetoric within a collaborative
partnership. Paper presented at AERA, April 1998, San Diego, CA.
Edens, K. M. & Gallini, J. Developing discourse community with an on-line discussion group. Paper
presented at AERA, April 1998, San Diego, CA.
Edens, K. M & Hult, R. E. A hard look at learning styles. Paper presented at the South Carolina Middle
School Conference, Feb. 1998, Myrtle Beach, SC.
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