Academic Degrees

Ph.D. University of Oregon 1991 Science Education and Program Evaluation

M.A. University of Wyoming 1985 Science & Mathematics Instruction

B.S. The Ohio State University 1978 Ecology/Elementary Education

Professional Experience

1991-1995 Western Institute for Research and Evaluation, research associate

1988-91 University of Oregon, graduate teaching fellow

1986-87 Vail Mountain' School, teacher

1985-86 Eagle County School District, substitute teacher

1984-85 University of Wyoming, graduate teaching assistant

1980-83 Jackson Intermediate School, teacher

Faculty and Administrative Load
Fall Semester, 2008
Associate Dean for Research
Interim Financial Department Head – Psychology

Spring Semester, 2009
Associate Dean for Research
Interim Financial Department Head – Psychology

Other Collegiate Assignments 2008-09
Chair, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Research Council
Advisor: 9 doctoral candidates

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
American Evaluation Association

Current Professional Assignments and Activities
Reviewer/Referee, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Teaching Mathematics at the Middle Level
Evaluator for the National Center for Engineering Technology Education project

Selected Publications
Recker, M., Dorward, J., Dawson, D., Mao, X., Liu, Y., Palmer, B., Halioris, S., and Park, J. (2005). Teaching, Designing, and Sharing: A Context for Learning Objects. Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects (1), 197-216. Available at: http://ijklo.org

Recker, M., Dorward, J., & Nelson, L. (2004). Discovery and Use of Digital Library Learning Resources: Case Study Findings. Educational Technology & Society (7) 2. Available on-line at: http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/7_2/index.html.

Dorward, J., Hudson, P., Drickey, N., Barta, J. (2001, Spring). Standards, instruction, and accountability: Teaching to test or testing to teach? Teaching and Change 8(3), 247-258.

Marshall, J., & Dorward, J. (2000). Revisiting Inquiry and Prescriptive Laboratory Experiences in Introductory Physics. American Journal of Physics, Summer.

Papers Presented
Reinke, D., & Dorward, J. (2002, November). "Informing the Reform Process: An Evaluation Model for a Digital Library Services Tool" Paper session at the American Evaluation Association conference. Washington, D.C.

Dorward, J., & Heal, R. (2002, April). "Engaging Students with Web-Based Virtual Manipulatives and Tools." Workshop session presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Research and Grants
25 Grants written or co-written for approximately $17,150,000 and funded for $17,105,699. Outgrowths of grant work include: the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives website (recording over one billion visits a year), the Consortium for Building Evaluation Capacity (a leading provider of evaluation technical assistance), the Instructional Architect (service software for the National Science Digital Library), the Substitute Teaching Institute (the country’s leading advocacy organization for substitute teachers), a computer lab for undergraduate mathematics education students, and several distance education programs for rural teachers.