J. D. Walker
Manager, Evaluation and Research Services
My role centers on our initiatives designed to investigate the ways in which digital educational technologies are affecting the teaching and learning environment at the University of Minnesota.
Current projects include:
- University-wide student and faculty technology surveys;
- a study of the effectiveness of video podcasting in combating student misconception;
an investigation of the use of the Interactive Feedback Assessment Technique in large-format introductory classes.
Publications
Cotner, S.H., Fall, B.A., Wick, S.M., Walker, J.D., & Baepler, P. Rapid feedback assessment methods: Can we improve engagement and preparation for exams in large-enrollment courses? Forthcoming in Journal of Science Education and Technology.
Walker, J.D., Cotner, S.H., Baepler, P., & Decker, M. A delicate balance: Integrating active learning into a large lecture course. Forthcoming in CBE - Life Sciences Education.
Avery, M.A., Cohen, B.A., and Walker, J.D. Evaluation of an online curriculum: Defining standards of quality in graduate nursing education. Under consideration at the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship.
Liu, D.J., Walker, J.D., Bauer, T.A, and Zhao, M. Facilitating classroom economics experiments with an emerging technology: The case of clickers. Under consideration at the Journal of Interactive Learning Research.
Walker, J.D., Baepler, P., and Cohen, B.A. The SoTL paradox: Results without rewards. College Teaching, 55(2), 1-6.
Presentations
Greenhow, C., Walker, J.D, and Schultz, K. Millennial learners and net-savvy teens?: Examining internet use among low-income students. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. New York, March 24-28, 2008.
Walker, J.D., and Cohen, B.A. 21st century faculty and students: How to use what we know. EDUCAUSE Midwest, March 2008.
Greenhow, C., Walker, J.D., Donnelly, D., and Cohen, B. (2007). An online, interactive approach to copyright and intellectual property law education. Webcast presented for Innovate, December 11, 2007.
Cohen, B.A., Jorn, L., and Walker, J.D. Faculty development for a new millennium. Pre-conference workshop, EDUCAUSE 2007, Seattle, November 2007.
Background
My background is in philosophy, in which I earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1996. I taught philosophy and political science for a number of years at UNC, the University of Minnesota Duluth, the University of Pennsylvania, and Franklin & Marshall College.
I'm currently working on a master's degree in quantitative methods in education in the Department of Educational Psychology here at the University of Minnesota.
When not staring at a computer screen, I can be found playing badminton, biking, brewing beer, or complaining about the current UNC basketball season.
