My passion is in leveraging technology & pedagogy across diverse learning environments to create meaningful learning opportunities for online and face to face students. My former work in the Center for Teaching and Learning was primarily focused on helping faculty design develop and deliver effective online and hybrid courses.  I am currently working on a doctoral degree in Organzizational Studies with research intrest in Education Technology.

Education:

June 2011 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction: Instructional Design and Technology

May 2003 Cedarville University, Cedarville OH
Bachelor of Arts Multimedia Technologies
Minors: Management Information Systems, and Business Administration

Enrolled in a Doctoral Program          
Expected Completion: December 2023 Wright State University
Ed.D. in Organizational Studies

Awards:
Apple Distinguished Educator
https://www.apple.com/education/apple-distinguished-educator/

Delta Omega 2015 Innovative Curriculum Award
http://www.deltaomega.org/innovativeCurriculumAward.cfm

Certifications:
QM Certified Peer Reviewer (2013)

Publications:
Christopher, A., Gortemiller, T., Zemmer, J., & Wronowski, M. (2021). Interprofessional Healthcare Student Perceptions of Clinical vs. Simulation Learning Through Participation in Underserved Health Clinics. Medical science educator, 1-14.

Kenyon, L. O., Zemmer, J. D., & Penry, B. A. (2019). Explanatory Thinking Using Mobile Devices in a Nonscience Majors Biology Course. Journal of College Science Teaching, 49(1), 12-18.

Presentations:

App Smashing for Active Learning: Creating Engaging and Meaningful Activities for Students
2020 Tech and Trek Conference

Going Online with Active Learning
2020: Tech and Trek Conference

A Framework for Explanatory Thinking
2018 Innovate Conference
https://innovateu.osu.edu/innovate-2018-forward/framework-explanatory-thinking-using-ipads

Teaching Untethered: Creating Inquiry-Based Learning Opportunities in the Classroom Using Meaningful Integration of Technology
2016 Wright State Network for Educational Renewal Conference

Transforming Classroom Culture from Rote to Meaningful: Supporting Middle School, High
School, and College Student Engagement in Scientific Explanation & Argumentation
2015: WRIGHT Symposium – Dayton Regional STEM School

Leveraging the iPad to Capture Authentic Learning on the Fly
2013: Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning
 

Utilizing iBooks and iTunesU to Drive Innovation in the Flipped Classroom
2013: Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning

Leveraging Tech to Enhance the Student's Social Experience and Promote Effective Learning Environments
2013: Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning
 

Projects:

Gardens Restoring Our Wellness (GROW)ing a WSU STEM Community
A team comprised of faculty and staff in the Departments of Biological Sciences, Teacher Education, and the Center for Teaching and Learning propose a project entitled, Gardens Restoring Our Wellness (GROW)ing a WSU STEM Community. The GROW project will redesign three independent undergraduate courses including the Wright State core course, BIO 1050 Biology of Food for nonscience majors, ECE 4100 Science Methods for Early Childhood Education, and ED 6360 Science Methods for Middle Childhood Education for preservice teacher candidates. The courses are in two colleges; however, our team will collaboratively redesign all three courses across colleges, departments, and programs to achieve the following student learning goals:

• Increase student and community engagement through authentic STEM learning experiences connected to course content around health, gardening, food, ecosystems, community, and sustainability.
• Cultivate course cultures that promote democratic STEM, where students actively participate in decisionmaking, reasoning, and explanatory thinking.
• Integrate innovative technologies to develop students’ capacity to learn and meaningfully connect course content to their lived experiences.