WVWC Faculty Karen R. Petitto, Ed. D. Associate Professor of Education

Department: Education Campus Phone: (304) 473 - 8344 Campus Box: 85 Office Address: Administration Bldg 20C E-mail Address:petitto@wvwc.edu Office Hours: TTh 1:15 - 2:15 View Dr. Petitto’s Professional Portfolio

"I am committed to helping students and faculty integrate information technology in teaching and learning. Graduates will leave Wesleyan prepared for a world that is dependent on information technology; they will have all the tools they need to be productive citizens of the technology-driven future. Regardless of their discipline or choice of liberal arts majors, students develop ease in the use of technology." Educational Background West Virginia University. (2003) Ed.D. in Technology Education. Emphases: Communication, Technology in Society, and Educational Technology University of North Carolina Greensboro. (1989) Master of Education, Textiles and Clothing. Emphases: Merchandising, Research, and Business Operations. Fairmont State College. (1985) Bachelor of Arts. Courses Taught Introduction to Education Computers and Technology in Education - See the Syllabus History of Technology - See the Syllabus Internet Research Web Authoring MBA Program – Special Topics in Information Technology – Electronic Commerce Research Interest Learning Styles Wireless Networks in Higher Education Impact of Technology on Learning Online Citations Technology Leadership: Communication and Information Systems in Higher Education: New Directions for Higher Education #115 A small college’s mixed results with technology College requires online app Presentations US Department of Education's Teaching American History Program 2006. Targeting Visual Learners in the Social Studies Classroom WebCT User Training and Support 1999 – 2005. Development and delivery of faculty workshops and campus system support ArtStor Conference: Training for Trainers 2005. Visual Literacy. Digital Images: Impact on Learning WV Child Nutrition Consortium Symposium June, 2004. Using the WWW to promote your healthy lifestyle Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference January, 2004 National and Campus implementations of P2P and Bandwidth Management -- with Mark Luker, Vice President, EDUCAUSE, and Gerry Sneeringer, IT Security Officer, University of Maryland. Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference January, 2003 Considering a Laptop Computer Requirement? Critical Success Factors for Ubiquitous Computing -- with John Oberlin, Executive Director of Academic Technology and Networks at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Karen Petitto, IT Specialist/Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at West Virginia Wesleyan College EduCause/Council of Independent Colleges National Technology Workshop, 2000.  Transforming a Distance Education Degree Program:  RN/BSN Completion Appalachian College Association, TLTR, 1999-2000.  Science and Technology Core, Interdisciplinary Classroom Success IBM Corporation, 1998-2000.  Implementing ThinkPads in the Liberal Arts College Consultation and Presentation on Mobile Computing and Teaching and Learning Bluefield College Emory and Henry College Shepherd College King College Tusculum College Southwestern College Computers on Campus, University of South Carolina, 1999.  Ubiquitous Computing:  Enhancing the Liberal Arts Tradition.  With R. Duwane Squires, CIO & Vice President, West Virginia Wesleyan College Technology Summit, Appalachian College Association, 1999.  Workshop:  Tutorials and Interactive Uses of Microsoft Office Applications Technology Summit, Appalachian College Association, 1998.  Network Computing in Higher Education

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