Cheryl Murphy, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Technology and Program Coordinator
Curriculum and Instruction
255 Graduate Education Building
Phone: (479) 575-5111
FAX: (479) 575-2492
cmurphy@uark.edu
Degrees:
- Ed.D., West Virginia University, Educational Psychology, 1996
- M.Ed., West Virginia University, Educational Psychology, 1993
- B.A., West Virginia University, Psychology, 1991
Teaching Areas:
- Instructional Design
- Needs Assessment
- Strategic Planning
- Technology and the Internet
- Advanced Design and Media Production
Research Interests:
Web-based learning, instructional design, needs assessment, multimedia production, learning styles, cognition, and curricular integration of technology
Professional Biography:
Dr. Murphy is originally from West Virginia and received both her Masters and Doctoral degrees from West Virginia University in the field of Educational Psychology. During her graduate masters studies she developed an interest in computer-assisted learning and began researching in that area. She continued to focus on technology and how it can be used to enhance learning throughout her graduate career. She also concentrated on the area of instructional design and combined these two interests in most of her graduate research endeavors. She continues to teach and research in these areas today.
In the fall of 1996 Dr. Murphy accepted a faculty position at the University of Arkansas in Educational Technology and found that the ETEC program was the perfect fit for her academic interests. As such, she remains at the University and was promoted from assistant to associate professor in 2002 and assumed the administrative position of Program Coordinator for the ETEC program at that time.
Academic Interests and Accomplishments:
Cheryl Murphy has an extensive teaching, research, and service record. She teaches 10 different courses in educational technology ranging from Theoretical Instructional Design Theories and Models to hands-on CD-ROM Production. Dr Murphy has been recognized numerous times for teaching excellence, including winning several departmental teaching awards as well as the College of Education and Health Professions Outstanding Teaching Award. Most recently Dr. Murphy’s excellence in teaching was acknowledged by the University of Arkansas as she was inducted into the Teaching Academy, an honor bestowed to very few teaching faculty. Dr. Murphy also participates in research activities, publishing or presenting over 45 articles since arriving at the University of Arkansas on a variety of educational technology topics. In addition, she regularly conducts workshops for colleges, universities, and school districts focusing on training faculty and teachers in the area of technology integration.Personal Information:
Aside from professional interests Cheryl is an avid outdoor person. She likes to water ski, mountain bike, run, hike, canoe, camp, and do just about anything else you can do outdoors. She can also be a bit competitive when it comes to these endeavors. For example, she’s raced mountain bikes, participated in 5k, 10k, half marathon, and even marathon races. Most recently she has been competing in Adventure Races, focusing on 24-48 hour races but competing in 8hr, 12hr, and 15hr races as well.Publications/Presentations:
Murphy, C., & Martindale, R. (2004, October). Live or memorex: Comparing online versus classroom lectures and effects on student achievement and attitude. Presented at the annual conference for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Chicago, IL.
Murphy, C., & Fortner, A. (2004, October). To mentor or not to mentor: Does instructor mentoring impact the quantity and quality of online discussion posts? Presented at the annual conference for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Chicago, IL.
Murphy, C, & Martindale, R. (2004, March). Electronic tools for technology evaluation, assessment, and planning. Presented at the annual conference for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA.
Murphy, C., & Brescia, W. (2003, January) Instructional design: What, why, and how. Presentation presented at the annual Arkansas Distance Education Conference, Fayetteville, AR.
Murphy, C., & Brescia, W. (2003, November). Factors affecting educational technology self-efficacy in preservice teachers. A paper presented at the Annual MidSouth Educational Researcher Conference, Biloxi, MS.
Murphy, C. (2003, August). Lessons we can learn from the Internet: Finding, evaluating, and implementing online lesson plans. Featured session for the Regional Technology in Education Conference, Rogers, AR.
Technology Mediated Learning Task Force (2002). Final report: Technology Mediated Learning Task Force. Technical report to the Dean of the Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, addressing current and future technology infrastructures and organizational structures for the College.
Noel, J., Turner, J., & Murphy, C. (2002, March). An uncommon response to a common problem: Technology as a bridge across disciplines. Presented at the annual meeting for The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dennison, R., Howard, B., Hill, L.A., & Murphy, C. (2001). Measures of children's metacognitive knowledge and regulation. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 26(4), 465-479.
Krawchuk, C., Gilley, C., & Terrell, E. (2001, April). Surfing in the dark: Are the waves the same. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.
Krawchuk, C., Terrell, J. E., & Gilley, C. A. (2000). Bureaucracy, politics and educational technology: A historical perspective from 1950 to 1980. Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, v50, http://members.aol.com/jophe00/krawchuk.htm.
Gilley, C., Krawchuk, C., & Terrell, E. (2000). Instructional voyeurism: A tactic to promote effective online learning practices. Published in the proceedings for the annual Webnet conference found on CD-ROM.
Fritts-Scott, K, Carlson, L, Krawchuk, C., Barta, K., Mulvenon, S., & Turner, R. (2000, April). The impact of hypermedia instruction and learning styles on student learning in an undergraduate nursing program. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.