Professional Activities

Publications

Refereed Journals:

Lucas, S., & Wright, V. (in press). Who Am I? The influence of teacher beliefs on instructional technology incorporation. The Journal of Excellence in College Teaching.

Lucas, S. (2002). The individualization of education: WebCT and learning styles in language instruction. The IALLT Journal of Language Learning Technologies, 34(1), 77-81.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Lucas, S., & Wright, V. (2003). Rethinking, restructuring and reforming faculty technology development. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. International Conference Annual. USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

 

Books, Chapters, Manuals:

Designer: Wright, K., Whitehall, W., & Lewis, M. Preventive Techniques in Athletic Training, Taping, Wrapping, and Protective Devices (to be published by Cramer Products, 2003).

 

Presentations

National and International Conferences

Lucas, S. & Wright, V. (2006, April) Who Am I? The influence of teacher beliefs on instructional technology incorporation, Phase II. Presentation for the international meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

Lucas, S. & Wright, V., (2005, April). Who Am I? The Influence of Teacher Beliefs on Instructional Technology Incorporation. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Lucas, S. (2004, October). Scenarios for determining the legal use of copyrighted materials: What, when and how much can we legally use? Pre-conference Seminar, EDUCAUSE 2004, Denver, Colorado.

Lucas, S. & Smith, G. (2004, April). Exploration of Instructional Technology in Higher Education: the Role of Gender in IT Teaching Practices and Beliefs Among Faculty. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, California.

Lucas, S. (2003, November). The relationship of gender to faculty use of online educational tools. EDUCAUSE 2003, Anaheim, California.

Wright, K., Wright, V., Lucas, S., & Konin, J., (2003, June). Distance learning: pedagogy and courseware considerations. 2003 NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, Missouri.

Lucas, S., & Wright, V. (2003, March). Rethinking, restructuring and reforming faculty technology development. SITE 2003, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Beedle, J., Gray, R., Lucas, S., & Smith, G. (2003, March). Copyright in the digital age: relations and reconciliations. SITE 2003, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Lucas, S. (1997, October). Getting the most out of group discussions. Sixteenth Annual National Conference for Teachers of English, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Lucas, S. (1997, October). Grammar in the classroom: the four steps to success. Sixteenth Annual National Conference for Teachers of English, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

 

State and Regional Conferences

Lucas, S., & Wright, V. (2003). Transforming and Transcending Traditional Faculty Technology Development. 2003 EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Gray, R., Beedle, J., Lucas, S., & Smith, G. (2002). Understanding copyright in the information age: implications for the classroom and beyond. MSERA Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN.

Lucas, S. (1998). More than just word processing: computer activities based on downloaded visuals from the WWW. AMTESOL Conference, Starkville, Mississippi.

 

Professional Memberships and Offices Held

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), member, 2003-present
American Educational Research Association, member, 2002- present
Mid South Educational Research Association, member, 2002-present
Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AMTESOL), Past President, 2000
Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, President, 1998-99
Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, First Vice-President, 1998
South East Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Regional Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Birmingham, AL 1999.
Alabama-Mississippi Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, Conference Chair, Tuscaloosa, AL 1999

Grants:

Workshop for Web-based Instruction Grant ($15,000). The University of Alabama, summer, 2002.
Grant for development of Student Newspaper ($1,000). Open Society Institute, Skopje, Macedonia, 1995-96.

Service:

  • Professional Staff Committee, current
  • Distance Learning Council, current
  • Compliance Certification Team, University of Alabama for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), current
  • Active and Collaborative Learning Grant Award Committee, current
  • Committee on University Committees, current
  • Exploring Excellence in Teaching Committee Member, current
  • University of Alabama Faculty/Staff Benefits Committee, 1999-2002
  • University of Alabama Hiring Committee, Web Developer, Faculty Resource Center
  • University of Alabama Hiring Committee, Web Developer/Database Manager, Faculty Resource Center
  • University of Alabama Hiring Committee, Information Specialist, Seebeck Computer Center

 

 

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