J Jamie Sickel

jsickel@hawaii.edu | 808-778-2592

Education
Doctor of Philosophy | Instructional Technology April 2016
Ohio University
Dissertation: TPACK Development in Science Teacher Preparation: A Case Study in Queensland, Australia
Dissertation research 100% funded by National Science Foundation and Australian Academy of Science

Master of Education | Computer Education and Technology 2010

Ohio University

Bachelor of Music | Music Education 2003

Miami University
Magna Cum Laude

Professional Experience
Instructional Designer | Kapi‘olani Community College 2018-present
Assist faculty in the development and support of distance education courses; work closely with faculty in
the development of online teaching materials; schedule, coordinate, market, facilitate and evaluate
professional development opportunities; review and implement accessibility in instructional materials;
research and implement technology and pedagogical trends

Designer/Developer | Freelance 2010-2017

Design/development of web sites, graphics, media, logos and marketing materials; instructional design

Blended Learning Advisor | Western Sydney University 2016

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Assessed, planned, designed, implemented and evaluated innovative technology-enhanced learning
solutions; led strategic planning for transition to online learning; supervised blended learning designers; led
professional development; supervised quality assurance; participated in school/university level governance

Blended Learning Designer | Western Sydney University 2015-2016

Sydney, NSW
Build School teaching staff capacity in the use of online learning tools and methods; provide support for the
location, development and implementation of blended learning strategies; work with teaching staff to
develop sustainable high quality online learning activities appropriate for the discipline, incorporating
sound educational design principles that are consistent with university policies; liaise and collaborate with
learning and teaching support staff across WSU in order to inform blended learning capacity building

Learning Facilitator | University of Western Sydney (now Western Sydney University) 2015
Sydney, NSW
Facilitated learning in synchronous and asynchronous online contexts for units within The Graduate
Certificate for Teaching and Technology and The Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education

Program Coordinator, Instructor | Ohio University 2011-2014

Athens, OH
Served as program coordinator in charge of the design/development, budgeting, marketing, university
and state approval, recruitment and implementation of a new online, graduate-level Professional
Instructional Design Certificate Program that turned a profit in the first year; developed and taught
instructional technology courses in both online and hybrid formats for practicing teachers and professionals
at the graduate level and pre-service undergraduate teacher candidates in the Patton College of
Education; supervised and advised graduate students; conducted original research, disseminating findings
via international conferences and peer reviewed publications; served on college-level committees;
provided instructional technology-related professional development for colleagues; aligned courses to
NCATE standards and collected data for accreditation
Graduate Associate, Research Assistant | Ohio University 2008-2011
Athens, OH
Independently taught undergraduate courses for pre-service teacher candidates focusing on
technological pedagogical content knowledge and the effective integration of Web 2.0 applications into
the curriculum; independently taught a graduate course addressing assessment and evaluation of
technology use in education; co-led a mutli-campus redesign of an undergraduate technology integration
course; served on NCATE review panel for college accreditation; collaborated with faculty in research
endeavors; served as the evaluator and education expert on the NSF-funded “Nano Studio” project as
part of a multi-disciplinary team of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from engineering,
computer science, physics and chemistry

Elementary Computer Teacher | Gateway Charter School 2006-2008

Fort Myers, FL
Designed and taught technology curriculum for grades 3-5; served as faculty team leader; assisted faculty
with technology integration; represented the school at professional technology conferences; researched
and trained faculty and administrators on new technology; created and maintained accounts for students,
parents and faculty

District Technology Integration Specialist | Fort Recovery Local Schools 2004-2006

Fort Recovery, OH
Co-chaired district technology committee; led revision of district technology benchmarks and evaluations;
planned and led technology-centered professional development events including a week of sessions each
summer; introduced and supported K-12 technology integration efforts; represented the district at
professional technology conferences

Middle School and High School Teacher | Fort Recovery Local Schools 2003-2006
Fort Recovery, OH
Developed and taught middle school computer applications curriculum; ran highly successful 6-12 grade
band program as sole director for the district; planned and executed large-scale events such as concerts,
competitions, banquets, long-distance trips to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Orlando; recruited students at
record rates; hired staff; led parent booster organization; managed large budget and purchases

Skills
Educational Consulting Experience
• King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: College of Science Restructuring Project, 2014
5-Stage restructuring proposal for the College of Science: assessing to plan; faculty preparation;
implementation by KFU faculty; evaluation for effectiveness; and program revision
• King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: College of Education-Teacher Preparation
Restructuring Project, 2014
5-stage restructuring proposal for the College of Education: assessing to plan; faculty preparation;
implementation by KFU faculty; evaluation for effectiveness; and program revision
• The OHIO Group, Ohio University: Feasibility Study, 2014
Environmental analysis for China (including Hong Kong), Malaysia, India, and Japan; Competitive
analysis; Refinement of business concept

Technology-Related Skills
• Applying the Quality Matters Rubric: course completed August, 2018
• Course and Content Management Platforms (Blackboard, Moodle, Schoology, Edmodo, CourseSites,
Canvas, Sakai, Haiku, Wordpress, Drupal, Weebly, Wikispaces)
• Data Analysis; Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
• Web Design (HTML, CSS)
• Screencasting (Captivate, Camtasia, multiple Web 2.0 tools)
• Video Editing (Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, multiple Web 2.0)
• Audio Editing (Adobe Audition, Audacity, Garage Band)
• Image Editing (Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, multiple Web 2.0)
• Web Conferencing (Zoom, Skype, Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, Blackboard Collaborate)
• Skilled at locating, learning, adapting and teaching Web 2.0 tools to align with content and
pedagogical needs of teaching staff and students
Courses Designed & Taught
EDCT 2030 | Technological Applications in Education 2012, 2013, 2014
3-credit undergraduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 6032 | Adult Learning in Online Environments 2013, Spring

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 6030 | Principles of Instructional Design 2012, Fall

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 551 | Technology Support in Educational Settings 2012, Spring

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 602 | Instructional Multimedia for the Classroom 2012, Winter

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

Professional Instructional Design Certificate 2012

Development of entire online graduate program, Ohio University

EDCT 531 | Educational Applications of the Internet 2011, Fall

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 605 | Assessment and Evaluation of Technology in Education 2011, Spring

4-credit graduate course, Ohio University

EDCT 203 | Technological Applications in Education 2009-2011

3-credit undergraduate course, Ohio University

3rd-5th Grade Technology 2006-2008

Full year curriculum, Gateway Charter School

Computer Applications 2003-2006

Semester elective course for grades 7, 8, Fort Recovery Middle School

Publications
Journal Articles
Sickel, J. (Accepted for publication). The Great Media Debate and TPACK: A Multi-disciplinary Examination
of the Role of Technology in Teaching and Learning. Journal of Research on Technology and Education.

Luo, T., & Smith, J. (2017). Preservice teachers' participation and perceptions of Twitter live chats as
personal learning networks. TechTrends, 61(3), 226-235.

Li, K., Bado, N., Smith, J., & Moore, D. (2013). Blogging for teaching and learning: An examination of
experience, attitudes, and levels of thinking. Contemporary Educational Technology, 4(3), 172-186.

Book Chapters
Smith, J. & Franklin, T. (2012). VoiceThread as a facilitator of instructional critique. In Seo, K. (Ed.), Using
Social Media Effectively in the Classroom: blogs, wikis, Twitter, and more. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Refereed Published Conferences Proceedings

Smith, J. & Li, K. (2013). Screencasting as an Approach to User Testing and Peer Feedback. In R. McBride &
M. Searson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference 2013 (pp. 2440-2443). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Li, K., Smith, J. & Franklin, T. (2013). Pre-Service Teachers’ Intention in Using Technology in Their Future
Classrooms. In R. McBride & M. Searson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher
Education International Conference 2013 (pp. 1367-1369). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Li, K., Gao, F. & Smith, J. (2013). Is Social Annotation an Effective Tool for Peer Assessment?. In R. McBride &
M. Searson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference 2013 (pp. 3278-3280). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Smith, J. (2012, March). Facilitating enhanced self, peer and instructor-centered performance assessment
with VoiceThread. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International Conference 2012 (pp. 3075-3080). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Smith, J., Straight, R. & Franklin, T. (2011, October). Student occupational expectations: A geolocative study.
In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher
Education 2011 (pp. 2522-2526). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Smith, J. & Straight, R. (2011, March). The development and delivery of custom mobile apps for K-12
learning: Viable options for educators. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher
Education International Conference 2011 (pp. 3102-3107). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Papers, Symposia and Scholarly Presentations

Juried Conference Papers and Presentations
Sickel, J., Malterre, K. & Torigoe, H. (upcoming: 2019, Apr). Kapiolani’s distance ed moonshot: Preparing
students, faculty and our institution for the future. ACCJC Partners in Excellence Conference: San Francisco,
CA.

Sickel, J., Dooley, L. & Torigoe, H. (upcoming: 2019, Mar). Regular Substantive Interaction: What, Who Why
and How? Hawai‘i Student Success Institute: Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J., Zhang, Y., Yamada, M. & Torigoe, H. (upcoming: 2019, Mar). Making accessibility accessible: Easy
to implement strategies for Word and Laulima. Hawai‘i Student Success Institute: Honolulu, HI.

Hirata-Knight, P., & Sickel, J. (upcoming: 2019, Mar). Kapiolani’s distance ed moonshot: Preparing students,
faculty and our institution for the future. University of Hawai‘i System First Year Writing Symposium: Honolulu,
HI.

Luo, T., & Smith, J. (2014, Nov). Integrating Educational Twitter Live Chats into Teacher Education
Classrooms. Proposal accepted for presentation at Association for Educational Communications and
Technology International Convention: Jacksonville, FL.

Campbell, D., Carbaugh, S., Gao, M., Kaya, S., Merle, E., Pugar, G., Rajan, P., Raines, J., Schnaider, B.,
Smith, J., Turner, K., Wojciech, J., Wright, J., & Yachnes, A. (2014, April). The Ohio University nanO stUdio.
Presented at 2013 Ohio University's Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Expo: Athens, OH.

Smith, J. & Li, K. (2013, March). Screencasting as an approach to user testing and peer feedback. Paper
presented at 2013 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference: New
Orleans, LA.

Li, K., Gao, F. & Smith, J. (2013, March). Is social annotation an effective tool for peer assessment?
Paper presented at 2013 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference: New Orleans, LA.

Li, K., Smith, J. & Franklin, T. (2013, March). Pre-service teachers’ intention in using technology in their future
classrooms. Paper presented at 2013 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference: New Orleans, LA.

Li, K., Smith, J., Straight, R. & Thankachan, B. (2012, October). Conducting a professional development
workshop on technology integration: Lessons learned. Roundtable presented at 2012 AECT International
Convention: Louisville, KY.
Gao, F., Li, K., Smith, J., Sun, Y. & Zhang, K. (2012, March). Reconsidering instructional design with Web 2.0
technologies. Symposium presented at 2012 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International Conference: Austin, TX.

Smith, J. (2012, March). Facilitating enhanced self, peer, and instructor-centered performance assessment
with VoiceThread. Paper presented at 2012 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International Conference: Austin, TX.

Smith, J., Straight, R., & Franklin T. (2011, October). Student occupational expectations: A geolocative
study. Paper presented at 2011 E-Learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government,
Healthcare, & Higher Education: Honolulu, HI.

Smith, J., & Straight, R. (2011, March). The development and delivery of custom mobile apps for K-12
learning: Viable options for educators. Paper presented at 2011 Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education International Conference: Nashville, TN.

Moore, D. R., Koch, L. & Smith, J. (2010, October). The relationship between achievement and confidence
in American Sign Language acquisition. Paper presented at 2010 AECT International Conference:
Anaheim, CA.

Invited Presentations and Workshops

Sickel, J. (upcoming: 2019, April). Invited workshops. Fostering Community in Online Courses. Kapi‘olani
Community College, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. & Zhang, Y. (upcoming: 2019, March). Invited workshops (2 iterations). Fundamentals of
Accessibility for Word and PowerPoint. Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. (2019, January). Invited workshop. Building Community Online. Refresh Day, Kapi‘olani Community
College, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J., Zhang, Y., & Yamada, M. (2018, November). Invited workshop. Accessibilityfor Admin Staff.
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. (2018, September). Invited workshop. Screencasting for Online Learning. Recharge Day, Kapi‘olani
Community College, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. (2018, June). Invited workshop. Engagement and Cognition. University of Hawai‘i 5-O Summit,
Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. (2018, June). Invited workshop. Screencasting for Online Learning. University of Hawai‘i 5-O
Summit, Honolulu, HI.

Sickel, J. (2015, June). Invited talk. An EAPSI retrospective: One fellow's journey from America to Australia.
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Orientation, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, ACT.

Smith, J. (2015, June). Invited talk. An EAPSI retrospective: One fellow's journey from America to Australia.
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Orientation, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, ACT.

Kaya, S., Rajan, P., Smith, J., & Wright, J. (2014, October). Invited presentation. nanO stUdio. Physics and
Astronomy Open House, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Campbell, D., Carbaugh, S., Kaya, S., Rajan, P., Smith, J., Wojciech, J., & Wright, J. (2014, October). Invited
workshop. nanO stUdio: An excursion to nanoworld. Young Scholars Ohio, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Smith, J. (2013, April). Invited workshop. Social media in our schools. K-12 Social Media Summit, Ironton, OH.

Smith, J. (2012, November). Invited presentation. Getting involved with IT professional organizations and
conferences. Instructional Technology Scholars Association, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Smith, J. (2011, November). Invited presentation. Tech tools for teacher ed. Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Li, K., Smith, J., Straight, R., & Thankachan, B. (2011, October). Workshop. The Patton College of Education
technology integration workshop. Patton College of Education, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Smith, J. (2011, September). Invited panelist. Graduate orientation. Patton College of Education, Ohio
University, Athens, OH.

Smith, J. (2011, May). Invited panelist. The use of mobile apps in the classroom: From a teaching and
learning perspective. Ohio Mobile Learning Symposium, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Smith, J., House, C., Straight, R. (2011, May). Invited presentation. Products of constructivism: Student-
developed mobile learning apps. Ohio Mobile Learning Symposium, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Smith., J. & Koch, L. (2011, May). Honorarium presentation. The relationship between achievement and
confidence in American Sign Language acquisition. Hearing Speech and Language Sciences
Undergraduate Research Club, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Professional Service
Kapi‘olani Community College Accreditation Work Group 2019-present
Member
Kapi‘olani Community College Faculty Senate Distance Education Committee 2018-present
Active participant (non-voting)
Kapi‘olani Community College Distance Education Team 2018-present
Member
Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Standard Setting and Confirmatory Item Validation Committee 2013
Evaluator, computer/technology exams
Instructional Technology Scholars Association, Ohio University 2012-2013
President
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference 2012, 2013
Volunteer
Professional Instructional Design Certificate 2011-2013
Program Coordinator
Dean's Advisory Committee, Gladys W. & David H. Patton College of Education 2010-2012
Member
Instructional Technology Scholars Association, Ohio University 2010-2012
Vice President
Florida DOE 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grants 2012
Reviewer
Quarter to Semester Transition Committee 2012
Member
Journal of Visual Literacy 2010, 2012
Invited Reviewer
The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 2010-2011
Invited Reviewer
AECT International Conference, Research and Theory Division 2010
Reviewer
NCATE Review of Ohio University College of Education 2009
Invited Panelist
Gateway Charter School, Fort Myers, FL 2007-2008
Faculty Team Leader
District Technology Committee, Fort Recovery Local Schools, Fort Recovery, OH 2004-2006
Co-chair
Awards & Honors
Wo Learning Champion 2019-2020
1 of 14 awardees across 7 campuses
University of Hawai‘i Community College System

Full Graduate Assistantship 2013-2014

Ohio University
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship 2013
1 of 20 national awardees for Australia, most competitive location
National Science Foundation; Australian Academy of Science
1950 Faculty Excellence Nominee 2013
Departmental nominee for university-wide award
Patton College of Education Travel Award 2013, Spring
Ohio University
AACE Foundation Scholarship 2012
1 of 3 international awardees
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Merit Award 2012-2013
Department-level, merit-based monetary award
Patton College of Education Travel Award 2011, Fall
Ohio University
Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant 2011, Fall
Ohio University
Patton College of Education Travel Award 2011, Spring
Ohio University
Graduate Recruitment Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students 2010-2011
Ohio University
Full Graduate Assistantship 2009-2011
Ohio University
Outstanding Instructional Technology Student 2009-2010
Ohio University
Second Place, Cash Prize for Educational Animation 2010
West Virginia Flash Festival
4-year Full Tuition Music Scholarship 1999-2003
Miami University
Vice President of Student Affairs Community Building Award 2001-2002
Miami University
Campus-wide Resident Assistant of the Month Award 2002
Miami University
Class of 1955 Scholarship 1999-2000
Miami University
Educational Fund Scholarship 1999-2000
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
International Scholarship 1999-2000
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Ohio Board of Regents Scholarship 1999-2000