Angela D. Benson

Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
328F Graves Hall
205-348-7824
abenson@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2005

Recent Courses Taught:

AIL 605: Interactive Multimedia Processes
CAT 531: Computer Based Instructional Technologies
BER 638: Technology Applications in Qualitative Data Analysis
AIL 604: Distance Learning
AIL 606: Software Technology

Areas of Research:

Online and distance learning
Educational technology

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D. , Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia (UGA), 2001. Instructional Technology.
M.S., Human Resource Development, Georgia State University, 1997. Human Resource Development.
M.S. , Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1984. Operations Research.
B.S. , Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982 . Industrial Engineering.
B.S. , Spelman College, 1982. Mathematics.

Professional Experiences:

Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies, University of Alabama, 2006-Present

Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Humanities, School of Education, University of Manchester (UK), Summer 2006

Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Department of Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 2001-2006.

Research Engineer, BellSouth Telecommunications, 1990-1995

Systems Engineer, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1982-1990

Selected Publications:

Benson, A.D., Johnson, S.D., Duncan, J.R., Shinkareva, O., Taylor, G.D., & Treat, T. (in press). Community college participation in distance learning for career and technical education. Community College Journal of Research and Practice.

Shinkareva, O. & Benson, A. D. (in press). The relationship between adult students’ instructional technology competency and self-directed learning ability in an online course. Human Resource Development International.

Benson, A. D. & Whitworth, A. (2007). Technology at the planning table: Power and interests in course management systems. Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change, (4)1, 75-92.

Benson, A.D. (2007). An exploratory study of online postsecondary education for low-income working adults: A view from ESO programs and program directors. Journal of Negro Education, (76)1, 17-30.

Dabbagh, N. & Benson, A. D. (2007). Technology, globalization, and distance education: Pedagogical models and constructs. In Hayden, M., Levy, J. & Thompson, J. (Eds), Handbook of Research in International Education (pp. 188-198). San Francisco: Sage Publishers.

Benson, A.D., Johnson, S.D., Duncan, J.R., Shinkareva, O., Taylor, G.D., & Treat, T. (2005). Achievement in online and campus-based career and technical education (CTE) courses. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, (29)5, 369-394.

Selected Presentations:

Benson, A. D., Scagnoli, N., & Yoon, S. (2007, October). An emerging model for planning online degree programs. A paper to be presented at the National Convention of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Anaheim, CA.

Benson, A. D. & Whitworth, A. (2006, October). Power and interests in CMS implementations: A study of stakeholder work life impact. A paper to be presented at the National Convention of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Dallas.

Benson, A. D. (2006, April). An exploratory study of online postsecondary education for low-income working adults: A view from ESO programs and program directors. A paper to be presented at the AERA National Convention, San Francisco.

Whitworth, A. & Benson, A. D. (2005, November) Technology at the planning table. A paper presented at the 11th annual Sloan-C Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN) conference, Orlando.

Freeman, M., Kim, E., Kim, E.A., Valenziano, L., Gitonga, J. & Benson, A. D. (2005, October). Workplace learning and performance improvement in Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) journals. A paper presented at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Orlando.