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Biography

Professor of Learning, Design, & Technology (LDT) within the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS) in North Carolina State University's College of Education (2005-present). Coordinator of LDT undergraduate program, past coordinator of LDT master's and doctoral programs. Past Department Head for Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (2022-24). Past coordinator of Learning Analytics and E-Learning certificates. Past coordinator of Distance Education and Remote Learning Task Force for the College of Education during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Employment (3)

North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, US

2005-08-14 to present | Professor of Learning, Design, & Technology (Teacher Education & Learning Sciences)
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Kevin Oliver

UNC-Greensboro: Greensboro, NC, US

2002-08-14 to 2004-08-14 | Co-Director, Southeast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIRTEC) (SERVE Regional Education Lab (REL))
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Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, VA, US

1999-08-14 to 2002-08-14 | Instructional Design & Evaluation Specialist (Educational Technologies)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Georgia: Athens, GA, US

1994-08-14 to 1999-05-14 | Ph.D. Instructional Technology
Education
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

1991-08-14 to 1993-05-14 | M.Ed. Educational Media & Instructional Design
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University of Tennessee: Knoxville, TN, US

1986-08-14 to 1990-05-14 | B.S. Communications (Advertising)
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Professional activities (7)

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): Washington, DC, US

2015 to present | Editorial Board, Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education
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Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE): Waynesville, NC, US

2014 to present | Editorial Review Board, Journal of Online Learning Research
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT): Bloomington, IN, US

2006 to present | Consulting Editor, Educational Technology Research & Development
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Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE): Waynesville, NC, US

2018 | Ed-Media Conference Outstanding Paper Award
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Charles University: Prague, CZ

2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 | Visiting Lecturer (Information Technology and Technical Education)
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North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, US

2016 | Outstanding Extension Service Award
Distinction
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North Carolina State University: Raleigh, NC, US

2015 | Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology
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Funding (11)

Programmed Robotics in the After-School Makerspace: A Four-County Initiative

2020-01 to 2022-12 | Grant
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (Durham, United States, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 19-2546
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Cultural Investigations and Digital Representations in Education

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, United States, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 566849
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Collaborative Research: Building a Computational Thinking Foundation in Upper Elementary Science with Narrative-Centered Maker Environments

2019-08-01 to 2022-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1921495
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Innovative exploration of science and technology

2016-02 to 2019-05 | Award
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC, NC, US)
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Preparing teachers for cultural connections, collections, and reflections through technology

2016-01 to 2018-12 | Award
Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, US)
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EDU: Motivating and Reaching University Students and Professionals with Software Security Education

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Social network formation and its impact on learning in MOOC-Eds

2013-04 to 2013-04 | Award
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (WA, WA, US)
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New Literacies: Literal and Virtual Learning through Cross-Cultural Connections

2013-01 to 2015-12 | Award
Triangle Community Founation (Durham, US)
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North Carolina Virtual Public School strategic plan evaluation

2009-01 to 2009-12 | Contract
NC Department of Public Instruction (Raleigh, US)
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Evaluation of the NC Virtual Public Schools

2008-01 to 2008-12 | Contract
NC Department of Public Instruction (Raleigh, US)
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Classroom Experiments for Large Lecture Courses: A Wireless Solution

2002-03-15 to 2004-02-29 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (n/a, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: grant.0127449
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Works (39)

Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Assessment of Elementary Students' Block-Based Narrative Programs

2024-12-05 | Conference paper
Contributors: Anisha Gupta; Robert Monahan; Jessica Vandenberg; Andy Smith; Rasha Elsayed; Kimkinyona Fox; James Minogue; Kevin Oliver; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; Cathy Ringstaff et al.
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EXAMINING INNOVATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CAMPUS MAKERSPACES AND DESIGN STUDIOS

2024-11 | Conference paper
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Shanshan Lou; Letitia Hubbard
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Fostering Interdisciplinary Learning for Elementary Students Through Developing Interactive Digital Stories

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Anisha Gupta; Andy Smith; Jessica Vandenberg; Rasha ElSayed; Kimkinyona Fox; James Minogue; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; Kevin Oliver; Cathy Ringstaff; Bradford Mott
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Multimodal CS Education Using a Scaffolded CSCL Environment

2023-06-29 | Conference paper
Contributors: Robert Monahan; Jessica Vandenberg; Anisha Gupta; Andy Smith; Rasha Elsayed; Kimkinyona Fox; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; Cathy Ringstaff; James Minogue; Kevin Oliver et al.
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Supporting Upper Elementary Students in Multidisciplinary Block-Based Narrative Programming

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 54TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, VOL 2, SIGCSE 2023
2022 | Other | Author
Contributors: Jessica Vandenberg; Anisha Gupta; Andy Smith; Rasha ElSayed; Kimkinyona Fox; Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua; James Minogue; Kevin Oliver; Cathy Ringstaff; Bradford Mott
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Online Learning in Mathematics Education

2021 | Book | Editor
Contributors: Karen Hollebrands; Robin Anderson; Kevin Oliver
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Supporting Interactive Storytelling with Block-Based Narrative Programming

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Andy Smith; Danielle Boulden; Bradford Mott; Aleata Hubbard-Cheuoua; James Minogue; Kevin Oliver; Cathy Ringstaff
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Measuring in-service teacher self-efficacy for teaching computational thinking: development and validation of the T-STEM CT

Education and Information Technologies
2021-07-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Danielle Cadieux Boulden; Arif Rachmatullah; Kevin M. Oliver; Eric Wiebe
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Informing Makerspace Outcomes Through a Linguistic Analysis of Written and Video-Recorded Project Assessments

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
2021-02-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin M. Oliver; Jennifer K. Houchins; Robert L. Moore; Chuang Wang
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Toward a Block-Based Programming Approach to Interactive Storytelling for Upper Elementary Students

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Andy Smith; Bradford Mott; Sandra Taylor; Aleata Hubbard-Cheuoua; James Minogue; Kevin Oliver; Cathy Ringstaff
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Setting the pace: examining cognitive processing in MOOC discussion forums with automatic text analysis

Interactive Learning Environments
2019-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Robert L. Moore; Kevin M. Oliver; Chuang Wang
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Academic domains as political battlegrounds: A global enquiry by 99 academics in the fields of education and technology

Information Development
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: A. E. Al Lily; J. Foland; D. Stoloff; A. Gogus; I. D. Erguvan; M. T. Awshar; J. Tondeur; M. Hammond; I. M. Venter; P. Jerry et al.
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Establishing a Virtual Makerspace for an Online Graduate Course: A Design Case

International Journal of Designs for Learning
2017 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Robert L. Moore; Michael A. Evans
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Professional Development Considerations for Makerspace Leaders, Part One: Addressing “What?” and “Why?”

TechTrends
2016 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Professional Development Considerations for Makerspace Leaders, Part Two: Addressing “How?”

TechTrends
2016 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Software security education at scale

ICSE '16: Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Software Engineering Companion
2016 | Conference paper | Author
Contributors: C. Theisen; L. Williams; Kevin Oliver; E. Murphy-Hill
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Personalization of Learning: Lessons from RTT-D Winners

eLearn
2015 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Kathryn Kennedy; Laura Hibbard; Bonnie Swan; Tom Clark; Jason LaFrance; Jonathan Oglesby
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A Social Network Perspective on Peer Supported Learning in MOOCs for Educators

2014 | Journal article
Contributors: Shaun Kellogg; Sherry Booth; Kevin Oliver
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Supporting the Development of Writing Abstraction with Technology

Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings
2014 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Ruie J. Pritchard
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Utilization of online technologies in mathematical problem solving at high school level: Student and teacher perceptions

2014 | Other
Contributors: Zeynep Yurtseven Avci; Ellen S. Vasu; Kevin Oliver; Karen Allen Keene; Bonnie Fusarelli
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Promoting Writing through Technology during Study Abroad

The International Journal of Literacies
2013 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Ruie J. Pritchard; Kevin Oliver; Donna Morrow
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An Investigation into Reported Differences Between Online Foreign Language Instruction and Other Subject Areas in a Virtual School

CALICO Journal
2012 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Shaun Kellogg; Ruchi Patel
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Open learning environments

Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning
2012 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: S. Land; Kevin Oliver; N. Seel
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The New Learning Ecology of One-to-One Computing Environments

Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education
2011 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Hiller A. Spires; Kevin Oliver; Jenifer Corn
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Integrating Web 2.0 Across the Curriculum

TechTrends
2010 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Needs of elementary and middle school teachers developing online courses for a virtual school

Distance Education
2010 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; S. Kellogg; L. Townsend; K. Brady
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An investigation of concept mapping to improve the reading comprehension of science texts

Journal of Science Education and Technology
2009 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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What are secondary students' expectations for teachers in virtual school environments?

Distance Education
2009 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; J. Osborne; K. Brady
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A comparison of Web-based concept mapping tasks for alternative assessment in distance teacher education

Journal of Computing in Teacher Education
2008 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Faculty recommendations for web tools: Implications for course management systems

Journal of Computing in Higher Education
2008 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; John Moore
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Student‐reported differences in technology use and skills after the implementation of one‐to‐one computing

Educational Media International
2008 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Jeni O. Corn
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Teaching Frameworks for Context-Rich Instruction

Learning Objects for Instruction
2007 | Book chapter | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Depth Perception in Media Design: From Sensory Psychology Cues to Interactive Tools

Journal of Visual Literacy
2001 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Developing and refining mental models in open-ended learning environments: A case study

Educational Technology Research and Development
2001 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Michael Hannafin
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Recommendations for student tools in online course management systems

Journal of Computing in Higher Education
2001 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver
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Student Management of Web-Based Hypermedia Resources During Open-Ended Problem Solving

The Journal of Educational Research
2000 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Michael J. Hannafin
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Grounded practice and the design of constructivist learning environments

1997 | Other
Contributors: Michael J. Hannafin; Kathleen M. Hannafin; Susan M Land; Kevin Oliver
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Grounded practice and the design of constructivist learning environments

Educational Technology Research and Development
1997 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Michael J. Hannafin; Kathleen M. Hannafin; Susan M. Land; Kevin Oliver
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Online Concept Mapping in Distance Teacher Education: Two Case Studies

Other
Contributors: Kevin Oliver; Dianne Raubenheimer
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Educational technology research and development. (2)