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Faculty Research Profiles: Sharon Tettegah

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Curriculum & Instruction
383 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708

Assistant Professor, C&I

Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning
Educational Psychology
217 265-6206
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Research Biography

My research focuses on pre-service teacher education and students as it relates to human perception and performance in human-computer intelligent interaction within teaching and learning milieus. I specialize in the study of social simulations and virtual reality environments.


I am currently investigating pre-service teachers, and other students in higher education, attitudes and perceptions of student's school interactions involving empathy. My research interests include the use of web based animated narrative vignette technologies (social simulations) as a methodology to understand cognitive and emotional responses of educators and other professionals in helping professions.


I believe that web based technologies such as social simulations and synthetic environments (i.e., virtual environments) are examples of how educators can use technology to understand issues that affect classroom teaching and learning practices in a diverse society.


I also study identity semiotics within the context of social simulations.

Degrees

  • Certification, Palm Education Training Coordinator, PalmOne, 2003
  • Online Teaching and Learning Certification, Division of Extended and Continuing Education, California State University, Hayward, 2001
  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000
  • Certificate, Certified Haberman STAR Teacher Interviewer, 1999
  • Graduate Study, Bilingual Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991
  • M.A., Curriculum & Instruction, University of California, Davis, 1991
  • Multiple Subjects Credential, Division of Education, University of California, Davis, 1989
  • B.A., Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1988

Key Professional Appointments

  • Coordinator, Global Campus, University of Illinois, Global Campus, 2007--
  • Faculty Affiliate, Human-Computer Intelligent Interactions, Beckman Institute, 2005--
  • Assistant Professor,Faculty, Curriculum and Instruction Math, Science & Technology Division, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001--
  • Learning Support Faculty, CalStateTEACH, California State University, 1999-2001
  • Assistant Professor, Teacher Education, California State University, Hayward, 1998-2001

Activities & Honors

  • Education Human Resource Division, National Science Foundation, 2005-2007
  • Faculty Fellow, Bureau of Educational Research, 2005-2006
  • Invited Attendee Wingspread Meeting on Teacher Quality, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2005
  • Group member, Language, Curriculum, and Community in Teacher Preparation, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2005
  • Member, Editorial Board, Urban Education, Urban Education, 2003- present
  • Reviewer, Association for Computing Machinery Reviews, 2003- present
  • Member, Character Education Committee, Champaign Community Unit School District 4, 2003- present
  • Faculty, Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, 2003-2006
  • Educational Technology Program Evaluator, International Society for Technology in Education, 2003-2006
  • Invited Panelist, Presidential Session, American Educational Research Association, 2003

Grants

  • Co-Principal Investigator, Using Technology and Vignette Technique in Educational Research: From Qualitative Text to Statistical Modeling, Bureau of Educational Research, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, Increasing African-American Involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, Critical Research Intiatives, 2005
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Visualization of Vignette and Statistical Models: An Integrated Approach, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, From Narratives, Multimedia, and Empathy to Statistical Modeling, Campus Research Board, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, Assessing Pre-service teachers' empathy of classroom victims, Campus Research Board, 2004
  • Co-Principal Investigator, PT3 mini grant receipient: Career Services Gateway for Pre-Service Teachers, PT3 TALENT: Technology Across Learning Environments for New Teachers, 2002
  • Principal Investigator, Multicultural Teaching Knowledge Repository for Educators (MuTKRE) , National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Selected Publications

  • Tettegah, S. (accepted, 2007). Teaching and learning in a virtual world: SLQuest. E-Learning
  • Tettegah, S., Whang, E., Collins, N., & Taylor, K. (2007). Re-considering the digital divide: Using online content to understand teaching and learning. In L. Smolin, K. Lawless, & N. Burbules (Eds.) National Society for the Study of Education. 106th Edition. (pps. 167-181). Massachusetts: Blackwell.

  • Tettegah, S. (2007). Pre-service teachers, victim empathy, and problem solving using animated narrative vignettes. Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 5, 41-68.

  • Tettegah, S., & Calongne, C.  [Eds.] (in press, 2007). Identity, Learning and Support in Virtual Worlds. Sense Publishers.
  • Tettegah, S., Bailey, B., & Taylor, K. (2007). Cognitions, process, and usability: Technology and animated narratives through the eyes of pre-service teachers. Journal of Negro Education, 76(1), 43-56.

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