| Title: | Director & Professor |
| Dept: | Curriculum & Foundations |
| Office: | MC 212 |
| Phone: | 216-687-9383, 216-687-5583 |
| Fax: | 216-687-9201 |
| Email: | W.BEASLEY@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. MC 212, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Education: | ||
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B.A., Psychology, Davidson College, 1976
M.Ed., Educational Psychology, University of Ga., 1978 Ed.D., Education of the Gifted, University of Ga., 1984 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. Beasley is a former public school teacher who coordinated the Educational Technology graduate program at Cleveland State University from 1989 until 2005. He continues to teach educational technology courses, and is also the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Cleveland State, where he is charged with assisting other faculty in improving their teaching skills. Dr. Beasley's publications and conference presentations focus on issues related to distance education, both in web-based and interactive video distance learning (IVDL) formats. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2003: University Faculty Merit Award in Teaching, Cleveland State University.
1998: Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching, Cleveland State University. 1997: Faculty Merit Bonus based on meritorious performance in the area of research and creative activity, Cleveland State University 1982 (22 October) : J.C. Gowan Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Studies in Research. Awarded by the National Association for Gifted Children for dissertation research. | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Dr. Beasley's recent work has focused on methods for making distance learning materials and activities more accessible for a wider variety of students, and on ways to reduce transactional distance through the use technology. | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| educational technology; elearning; online course development; gifted education | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Public school teacher grades 4-12; public school administrator; teacher trainer; consultant to school districts; online course developer | ||
| University Service: | ||
| University Level:
***************** Residence Life Advisory Committee (Fall 2008-Summer 2010) Title III (Learning Communities) Advisory Committee (Fall 2006- present) Faculty Senate Steering Committee (Fall 2006-Fall 2010) Faculty Senate (Fall 2006-Summer 2010) AAUP Executive Committee (2006-present) AAUP Bargaining Council (2006-2007, 2009-present) AAUP Negotiating Team (2006-2007) University Pandemic Planning Committee (Spring 2006-present) University Personnel Review Committee (Fall 2005-Summer 2009) University Faculty Affairs Committee (Fall 2009-Fall 2011) Instructional Media Service Committee (Fall 2005-Summer 2009) College Level ************* Web-based portfolio committee (2003-present) Search, Associate Dean of Education (2003-2004) COEHS Building Committee (2001-present) Chair: Faculty Affairs Council (1996-1998) Faculty Affairs Council (1995-1996 & 1998-1999) Search committee, COE educational technologist (1998) Chair: Technology committee (1998-2006) Technology committee (1995-1998) Faculty representative to computer and information services (1992-1994) Faculty secretary (1991-1994) College technology coordinator (1997-1999) | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Beasley, W.A. (2001) Factors and Conditions which Enhance the Effectiveness of Distance Learning Instruction in a College Environment. Research proposal to the Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University. $86, 714; funded.
Beasley, W.A. (Summer, 1999) Distance and Distributed Learning Grant. Digital Media Professional Development Program . Proposal to the Ohio Board of Regents. Principal College of Education contact for joint Education/Arts & Sciences/ public TV venture. $339,800; funded. Resulted in creation of a new distance education facility at CSU (MC 207), fully equipped with desktop computers, as well as a set of laptop computers for use in remote distance education sites. Beasley, W.A. (1998, February) Online Virtual Reality Panoramas as Student Projects. Composite proposal, CSU Center for Teaching Excellence (funded) and CSU College of Education (funded). Principal investigator. $650. Resulted in faculty and student production of QTVR demonstrations. Beasley, W.A. (1994, August) Linking the Comer Schools to the Online World: Telecommunications in a Public School Context. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Principal investigator. Total project budget: $235,706 ($169,975 received from the Rockefeller Foundation). Provided equipment, connectivity, training, support, and central resource bank for linking four Cleveland City Schools to the Internet to enhance communication and curriculum delivery. Two year project, extended by the foundation into third (96-97) and fourth (97-98) years. Proposal to Establish a CU-SeeMe Reflector Site. Composite proposal, jointly funded by: CSU Center for Teaching Excellence, CSU College of Education, and the Ohio SchoolNet project, 1997. Principal investigator; $1125; funded. Resulted in functioning reflector site used by area educators. Creating Digital Screen-Based Walkthroughs for Basic Computer Competencies. CSU Center for Teaching Excellence, 1997. Principal investigator. $485; funded. Resulted in pilot production of instructional materials. Delivering Basic Internet Skills Online. CSU Dean's grant for technology innovation in instruction, 1996-97. Principal investigator. $1990; funded. Resulted in revision of course content for Computer Uses course sequence. Course development support: upgrade of hardware cost simulation for active World Wide Web use. COE course development support grant, 1996. $300; funded; resulted in online publication listed as Beasley & Morgado, 1996. | ||