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Campus: Chicago
Email: kathleen.sheridan@nl.edu
Phone: 312.261.3149
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Biography
Dr. Kathleen Sheridan is a graduate in child and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a developmental psychologist whose expertise is in children and families. In addition, she is an institutional review team member of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), helping the State to make accrediting decisions regarding educational and teacher certification programs at universities and colleges throughout the state.
At previous institutions, Dr. Sheridan has served as interim president, vice president for academic affairs, dean of academic affairs, program chair as well as a faculty member. She has taught numerous courses in psychology, education, research methods and statistics. Additionally, Dr. Sheridan has a M.A. in education from Washington University with teaching certificates in early childhood and elementary education. Her undergraduate degree from Drake University is in music (applied voice) and she attained a teaching certificate in music K-12.
Dr. Sheridan is also a published author, speaker and has presented at numerous conferences across the United States. In addition, she currently serves on advisory boards and in professional organizations to assist in decision making that impacts student achievement. Dr. Sheridan's current research interests and activities involve the development and creation of online courses for early childhood education students in higher education.
Education
PhD: Child and Family StudiesMAED: Elementary and early Childhood Education
BA: Music Education certified Music K-12, Elementary and Early Childhood in State of Missouri: LifeTime certification
Publications
Newman, M., Sheridan, K., & Ogle, D. (2009). Visual Literacy Curriculum. In M. Newman, C. Spirou & D. Fouts (Eds.), Teaching with primary Sources: Collected Works, Volume 2 (pp. 49-54). 2009 Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities ISBN# 0-9749279-3-7Sheridan K., & Kelly, M. A. (2006, August) Child development online: Teaching early childhood educators through distance learning. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI.
Sheridan, K. (2007, March). How to Recruit and Retain an Effective Board. Directors Link
Sheridan, K., & Russaw, A. (2007, Spring). Recruiting and Nurturing and Effective Head Start Advisory Board. Children and Families: The Magazine of the Head Start Association
Sheridan K., & Kelly, M. A. (2007, August) Teaching Education Students Through Interactive-Scenario Based Course Design. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Madison, WI.
Current Research Studies and Pending Publications
Sheridan K., Curda L., & Kelly M. (2008-present) Manipulating Teaching Presence in an Online Course: How Much Presence is Good Enough? Ongoing Study that examines teacher presence in online course environments. To be submitted Fall 2009.
Sheridan K., Curda L., Curda S., & Kelly M. (2009 - present) Student perceptions of teacher presence in online course environments: What students tell us. Ongoing study that examines student perceptions of teacher presence in online courses. To be submitted Fall 2009.
Sheridan K., & Curda L., (2009, July) Using Interactive-Scenario Based Course Design in Online Education Courses. Manuscript submitted for publication (copy on file with author).
Presentations
Sheridan K. & Kelly M. (2009, June). Meaningful Learning in Online Courses: Interactive Scenario-Based Course Design. Session presentation at Community College of Allegheny County 2009 Summer Faculty Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.
Sheridan K. & Melissa M. (2009, June). Promote Active & Engaged Learning Through the Use of Scenario-Based Learning Strategies. Plenary Session and Key Note at Community College of Allegany County 2009 Faculty development Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Curda L., & Sheridan. K. (2009, April). Manipulating Teaching Presence in an Online Course: How Much Presence is Good Enough?. Paper presentation at 2009 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Sheridan K., & Kelly M. (2009, April). Aligning Education Students' Expectations for their Learning Experience and their Motivation in an Online Graduate Education Course. Paper presentation at 2009 AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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