Ann Armstrong

Areas of Expertise:

• Instructional Design
• Instructional Technology
• Educational Technology and Media
• Project Management
• Soft Skills: Time Management, Delegation, EQ, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, High Impact Presentations, Leadership Skills

Education:

• EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University
• EdM, Teachers College Columbia University
• MBA, Project Managment Capella University
• MA, Educational Technology and Media, Instructional Design - Fairfield University
• MA, Economic, University of Cincinnati

Dissertation:

• Executive Beliefs About the Critical Success Factors in Defining, Designing, Developing and Deploying e-Learning for Adult Professional Development In Corporations

Research Areas of Interest:

• Design and Development Research
• Qualitative Research
• Instructional Technology and Media
• Instructional Strategies
• Instructional Design

Certifications and/or Licenses:

• CITI Certification
• Dale Carnegie Senior Trainer Certification/Endorsement
• IBM Certified Professional
• IBM Certified Principal

Select Publications:

Refereed Articles and Conference Proceedings

• Armstrong, A. & Gale, A. (2020). Research-based instructional strategies for culturally diverse audiences. Proceedings at Society for Information Technology in Education (SITE). Online Conference. April 7-10, 2020.
• Armstrong, A., & Gale, A. (2018). Online learning design and implementation models: A model validation study using expert instructional designers. Quarterly Review of Distance Education 19(1), 27-45. Retrieved from http://www.infoagepub.com/qrde-issue.html?i=p5b3f64fa0e32d
• Armstrong, A., & Gale, A. (2017). Online learning design and implementation models: A model validation study using expert instructional designers. In M. Simonson and D.J. Seepersaud (Eds.), 2017 Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT): Vol. 1. (pp. 16-37). Retrieved from https://members.aect.org/pdf/Proceedings/proceedings17/2017/17_03.pdf
• Armstrong, A. (2014). Synchronous constructivist discussion strategies for the 21st Century. Proceedings: AHRD (Academy of Human Resource Development) 2014: International Research Conference in the Americas: Leading the Human Resource Development Field through Research. Houston, TX, February 19-22, 2014.
• Armstrong, A., & Thornton, N. (2012). Incorporating Brookfield's discussion techniques into asynchronous online courses. The Quarterly Review of Distance Education 13(1), 1-9. ISSN: 28-3518.
• Armstrong, A., & Thornton, N. (2011). Incorporating Brookfield's discussion techniques into asynchronous online courses. Published in the Conference proceedings for AECT Celebrate 3.0: Design. Learn. Community. 2011 AECT International Convention, Jacksonville, FL, November 8-12.
• Armstrong, A. & Barranco-Morris, M.R. (2011). Applying Transformative Learning Theory to faculty presence in a blended- environment by leveraging virtual classroom Using Adobe Connect. Published in the Conference Proceedings for EduLearn11 held in Barcelona, Spain: July 4-6, 2011.

Book Chapters

• Armstrong, A., & Gales, A. (2018). Constructivist communications strategies for 21st century faculties and graduate students. In A. G. Scheq & M. Shaw (Eds.). Fostering effective communications in online graduate courses (pp. 1-387). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  
• Armstrong, A. (2016). Constructivist instructional strategies for synchronous web conferencing: Synchronous constructivist instructional strategies for the 21st Century. In Dale H. Eberwein Editor (Ed.). Advocacy for change in educational culture (Chapter 2). ISBN: 978-1-63484-206.
• Armstrong, A. (2016). Towards a Theory of Enablers to eLearning Adaptation: eSUCCESS, a Research Based Framework in Dale H. Eberwein Editor (Ed.). Advocacy for Change in Educational Culture (Chapter 3). ISBN: 978-1-63484-206.

Selected Professional Experience:

• Area Practice Executive, IBM Northeast Region
• Vice President, Intellinex, an Ernst and Young Company
• Executive Director, Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, Teachers College Columbia University,
• Full Time Faculty, Capella University School of Education, Instructional Design Program
• Full Time Professor, Northcentral University, SOE, ID Lead Instructional Design
• Trainer, Dale Carnegie
• President Women in Managment