Arizona
State University
Tempe,
AZ 85287-0101
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Educational
Background
Ph.D.,
Curriculum and Instruction
May
1996
Special Education/
Technology Integration
Arizona State
University
Dissertation: An Investigation of
Learner Control and Navigation
in a Hypertext-Based
Instructional Environment
Master of Arts,
Special Education/ Technology Integration December
1994
Arizona
State University
Thesis: Impact of Instructional
Grouping and Presentation Type
on Student Decision Making in a
Computer-Mediated Environment
Bachelor of Science,
Sociology December
1991
Arizona
State University
Professional
Experience
Assistant Vice
President 2006-
Present
University
Technology Office
Arizona
State University
Director of Research
2006
- Present
Applied
Learning Technologies Institute
Arizona
State University
Director
2005-2006
Technology Enhanced Learning and Research
Digital
Media and Instructional Technologies
Information Technology
Arizona State University
Manager 2004- 2005
Technology Enhanced Learning and Research
Digital
Media and Instructional Technologies
Information Technology
Arizona State University
Research
Specialist 1996
– 2004
Instruction
and Research Support
Information
Technology
Arizona State University
Tempe,
AZ
Faculty
Associate 1996
- Present
College
of Education
Special
Education Program
Grant
Writer/Designer 1994
- Present
Project
Manager/Instructional Designer 1996
Media.4
– Multimedia Internet Training Program
Federal
General Services Administration sponsored project
Project
Director/ Evaluator 1995
– 1996
Arizona
EarthVision
Federal
General Services Administration and
Environmental
Protection Agency jointly sponsored project
Technology
Integration Consultant 1996
–1997
Arizona
Tribal Coalition
Graduate
Research Assistant 1993
– 1996
College
of Education
Secondary
Education and Special Education Programs
Technology
Consultant 1994
- 1995
National
Council for Social Studies
Residential
Treatment Specialist 1993
- 1995
Developmental
Behavioral Consultants
Tempe,
AZ
Academic
Tutor 1995
Carminati
Elementary School
Tempe,
AZ
Educational
Software Evaluator 1994
Research
Triangle
Raleigh
Durham, NC
Special
Education Teacher 1992
– 1993
Washington
School District
Phoenix,
AZ
Classroom
teacher/ Computer Lab Coordinator 1992
– 1993
Friendly
House, Community program for at-risk youth
Phoenix,
AZ
Grants
and Sponsored Projects
Student Performance Data Project: Paradise Valley Unified
School District
Principal
Investigator
2005
- 2007
Paradise
Valley Unified School District
$1,500,000
Integrated Data to
Enhance Arizona’s Learning
Principal Investigator
2005 - Present
Arizona Department of Education
$5,000,000
Positive
Behavioral Intervention Supports in Arizona
Principal
Investigator
2005 - 2007
Arizona
Department of Education
(http://abi.ed.asu.edu)
$350,000
Conexiones: Enhancing
Education Through Technology
Co-Principal Investigator
2005 - 2006
Migrant Child Education Program,
Arizona Department of Education
$175,000
Meeting Demands for 21st
Century Nurse Educators
Co-Principal Investigator
2004- 2007
Health Resources and Services
Administration
$1,000,000
Nurse Graduate Distance
Education
Co-Principal Investigator
2004- 2006
Health Resources and Services
Administration
$600,000
Distance
Education for NNP/PNPS in Underserved Rural Arizona
Co-Principal Investigator
2003- 2006
Health Resources and Services
Administration
$1,200,000
Arizona State University Mentorship Program
Principal
Investigator
1998 - 2004
Arizona Department of Education funded
project
$56,000
Arizona
Behavioral Initiative
Principal
Investigator
Arizona
Department of Education
2000 - 2005
$750,000
GK-12
Down to Earth Science - Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education.
Co-Principal Investigator
2001-Present
National Science Foundation
$1,300,000
Arizona Parent Assistance Program
Principal
Investigator
2001-2003
Chandler
Education Foundation, US Department of Education
$350,000
21st
Century Distributed Learning Environment,
Co-Principal Investigator
1998-2003
$4,294,794
Eruditio
Project
Co-Principal Investigator
1996 – 1999
USWest/NEA Teacher Network
$1,200,000
Enabling and Extending the Arizona
Infrastructure for Advanced Networking and Applications Research via the vBNS
Co-Principal Investigator
1998-2000
National Science Foundation, Advanced
Networking Infrastructure Division Of Advanced Network Infrastructure &
Research, Computer Science and Engineering Direct For Computer &
Information Science & Engineering.
$350,000
CATV
K-12 Connectivity
Co-Principal Investigator
$277,076
1996 - 1998
National Science Foundation grant
Internet
Training Project: Phase Two
Co-Principal Investigator
$200,000
General Services Administration
sponsored project
1997 – 1998
Presentations
Yu,
C. H., Jannasch-Pennell, A., DiGangi, S., Andrews, S., & Kim, C. (2007,
August). Nonresponse analysis in survey
research. Paper accepted for the 2007 Joint Statistical Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT.
DiGangi, S., Kilic, Z., Andrews, S., Jannasch-Pennell, A., Flores,
Y., Cohn, S., Yu, C.H. & Dorsett, L. (2007, April). Representations of immigrant identity in a technology education
outreach program. Paper accepted for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Jannasch-Pennell, A., DiGangi, S., Kilic, Z. & Andrews, S.,
(2007, April). Visual ethnography and
identity in an outreach program for children of migrant workers. Paper
accepted for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, S., Jannasch-Pennell, A. & DiGangi, S. (2007, April).
Perceptions of the United States: Ethics
and influences in a digital video program for new immigrant children. Paper
accepted for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Chicago, IL.
Sullivan, A., Flores, Y., DiGangi, S., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.
(2007, April). School-family
collaboration in school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports.
Paper accepted for presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual
Convention, Louisville, KY.
DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006,
November). Integrated Data to Enhance Arizona’s Learning. Presentation made at
the Western
Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications Conference, Portland, OR.
Yu, C. H., Killic,
Z., DiGangi, S.A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006 October). Introduction to IRT and Item Banking.
Paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of Arizona Educational Research
Organization, Tempe, AZ.
Yu, C. H., DiGangi,
S.A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2006, October). Between automation and exploration: SAS graphing techniques for
visualization of survey data. Western Users of SAS Software Conference,
Irvine, CA.
Yu, C.H., Freeman, R., Jannasch-Pennell, A.,
DiGangi, S.A., Kim, C., Stay, V., Lo, W., & Long, L. (2006, August). Interactive
Animation for Learning IRT and Misfit Identification in Item Response Theory. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2006
Joint Statistical Meetings conference, Seattle, WA.
Yu, C.H.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., Stay, V., DiGangi, S.A., Kim, C., Long, L., Lo, W.,
Kilic, Z., Kang, S., & Freeman, R. (2006, July). Multi-sensory
cognitive learning as facilitated in a FLASH tutorial for Item Response Theory. Paper accepted for presentation at the 4th
International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and
Applications conference, Orlando, FL.
Flores, Y., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K.
(2005, November). Positive behavioral
interventions and supports: Reducing inappropriate behavior on the school bus. Presentation prepared for the twenty-ninth
annual Teach Educators for Children with Behavior Disorders conference,
Phoenix, AZ.
Choi, H., Yu, C. H., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., & DiGangi,
S.A. (2005, October). “Human reasoning
transcends computation": Re-examination of cognitive models from ACT to
Bayes Net and their implications to educational psychology and technology.
Paper accepted by Arizona Educational Research Organization Conference,
Phoenix, AZ.
Andrews, S.S.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. & DiGangi, S.A. (2005, October). Digital Storytelling, Digital Equity, and the K-12 Environment:
Some Research Results and Recommendations. Paper accepted for the annual
International Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Exploring the Vision, Orlando, FL.
Andrews, S., DiGangi,
S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A. (2005, October). Accessibility of Web Resources: Preliminary Research Results and
Recommendations. Paper accepted for the annual International Conference of
the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Exploring the
Vision, Orlando, FL.
Flores,
Y., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2005, Fall). Behavioral
Interventions and Supports: Providing Teachers Information through an Online
Course. Paper presented at the
Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Andrews, S. &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2005, March). Whom are we still excluding from
online courses? Accessibility to those with disabilities. Paper presented
at SITE 2005, the Sixteenth Annual Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education International Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Andrews, S., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2005, March).
Digital divide priorities: Focused research and affordable solutions. Paper
presented at SITE 2005, the Sixteenth Annual Society for Information Technology
& Teacher Education International Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Collins, C., DiGangi, S.A., Webb, P., & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K.
(2005, March). Best
Practices of Writing with Computers: Using What We Know and Knowing What We
Use. Paper presented at SITE 2005, the Sixteenth Annual Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Phoenix, AZ
Flores,
Y., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2005, Spring). Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports on the School Bus. National
Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, Georgia.
Andrews, S., DiGangi,
S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2004, November.) Web accessibility and faculty support. Paper accepted for the Tenth
Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, The
Power of Online Learning: From Innovation to the Mainstream, Orlando, FL.
Collins, C., DiGangi, S.A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2004, November). Leveraging
the Learning Environment: An Evaluation of Pedagogy and Practice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education’s E-Learn conference,
Washington, D.C.
Andrews. S., DiGangi,
S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2004, October). The Digital Divide: Focused research results on peer mentoring,
scalability and occupational self efficacy in a home-based technology
integration program. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Chicago, IL.
Andrews. S.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. & DiGangi, S.A. (2004, October). Accessible web resources in learning
management systems: Making your online course accessible to those with disabilities.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Chicago, IL.
Andrews. S., DiGangi, S.A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2004, August). The Digital Divide: Focused research
results on peer mentoring, scalability
and occupational self efficacy in a home-based technology integration program.
Paper accepted for the Annual Meeting of the
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, S., DiGangi, S.A, & Jannasch-Pennell,
A.K. (2004, April). Using Participatory Research to Investigate the Digital
Divide: The Floaters.org Project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Educational Researcher Association, San Diego, CA.
Pukys, K.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A., & Podrazik, P. (2004, February). School-wide Positive
Behavioral Support: An Update of the Arizona Behavioral Initiative. Presentation prepared for the Arizona
Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Liaupsin, C. J.,
Umbreit, J., Podrazik, M., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., Pukys, K.,
Davidson, D., Oakes, J. (2003, November).
The Arizona Behavioral
Initiative : A unique to statewide implementation of school-wide PBS.
Presentation Prepared for the National Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders
of Children and Youth Conference, Tempe,
AZ.
Pukys, K.,
Dellamarggio, J., Horlacher, K., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., &
Watson, M. (2003, November). Effective behavioral support in secondary
schools for improved school climate and academic achievement. Paper presented at the NCLB Act to Action Mega
Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A. (2003, November). Effective, Efficient, and Innovative?
Incorporating video in e-learning environments. Presentation prepared for the E-Learn World
Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & High
Education conference, Phoenix, Az.
Flores, Y., DiGangi, S.A. & Jannasch-Pennell,
A.K. (2003, Summer). School-wide Positive Behavioral Support and the Arizona
Behavioral Initiative. Paper presented at the Links Conference, Tucson, Arizona.
Batarelo, I., Andrews,
S., DiGangi, S.A. &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2003, April). Universal Accessibility and
Online Educational Journals: A Status Report. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Researcher Association, Chicago, IL.
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A., Wasklewicz, A., Wasson, B. &
Cohn, S. (2003, March). Empowering migrant students through technology. Presentation prepared for the annual
Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2003, March). Web-based
data collection to improve school-wide discipline. Presentation prepared
for the annual Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
DeVriese, K., Potter,
B., Kilic, Z., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A. (2003, March). Effective
use of online assessments. Presentation prepared for the annual
Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
DeVriese, K., Potter,
B., Kilic, Z., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., DiGangi, S.A. (2003, March). Evaluating
faculty services and support. Presentation
prepared for the annual Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2003, February). Fostering inclusive environments through
school-wide positive behavioral supports.
Poster session presented at the Council for Exceptional
Children, Division on Developmental Disabilities Conference, Kauai, HI
Brewer, Laura C., DeVriese, K., Kilic, Z.,
DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2002, November). Assessing the Development of Online Learning: An Organizational
Perspective. Eighth International
Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando, FL.
Rowe, J., DiGangi, S.
A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2002, October). Making instructional portals work -
the challenges of courseware support and records management. Presentation
prepared for the annual Educause conference, Atlanta, GA.
Brewer, L., DeVriese, K., DiGangi, S.A., Kilic, Z. (2002,
September). Integrating MERLOT into
the design of effective online learning environments. Presentation prepared for the 2nd annual
MERLOT International Conference, Long Beach, CA.
DiGangi, S. A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Wasson, B., Wasklewicz, A. (2002, May).
New tools for educators. A paper presented at the Symposium on
open/distance education: New horizons in educational communications and
technology, Eskisehir, Turkey.
DiGangi, S.A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., Dellamarggio, J., & Pukys, K. (2002, April). Behavior
support teams: Working together to improve learning outcomes for all students. A paper presented at the annual Council for
Exceptional Children convention, New York City, NY.
Brewer, L., DiGangi,
S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2002,
April). What it takes to design an effective online learning environment –
connecting technology and pedagogy.
Presentations prepared for the American Educational Researchers
Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Brewer, L., DeVriese,
K., Wang, R., DiGangi, S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., & Chang, Q. (2002, April). Is “More” Better? Assessing the
effectiveness of online learning environments. Presentation prepared for
the Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Vancouver, B.C.
Brewer, L., DeVriese,
K., Wang, R., DiGangi, S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., & Chang, Q. (2002, April). New
issues and lessons learned after two years of using online surveys to assess
online learning. Presentation
prepared for the Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting, Vancouver,
B.C.
Cohn, S. J., DiGangi,
S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Wasson, B., & Wasklewicz, A. (2002, March). Empowering
migrant students through technology.
Paper presented at the annual Microcomputers in Education Conference,
Tempe, AZ.
Liaupsin, C.,
DiGangi, S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Pukys, K., McVey, M., & Mitchell,
R. (2002, March). Web-based
data collection to improve school-wide discipline. Paper presented at the annual Microcomputers
in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Wasklewicz, A., Wasson, B., DiGangi,
S. A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Cohn, S. J.
(2002, January). The Conexiones Project: Innovative approaches
to educating migrant students. Paper
presented at the 10th annual Teaching and Technology Conference for Arizona
Educators, Tucson, AZ.
Wasklewicz, A., Wasson, B., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., DiGangi, S.
A. (2001, November). The Conexiones Project : Innovative
approaches to educating migrant students. Presentation prepared for the
annual Mega-Conference, Chandler, AZ.
Opitz, C., DiGangi, S. A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K., Pukys, K., & Davidson, D. (2001, November). The Arizona Behavioral
Initiative: Achieving safe school environments through learner-centered
approaches. Paper presented at the
24th annual Conference on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth,
Scottsdale, AZ.
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S. A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001,
October). The Arizona Behavioral Initiative: A learner-centered project aimed at
achieving disciplined school environments.
Paper presented at the Council for Children
with Behavioral Disorders Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Andrews, S., Batarelo, I., DiGangi, S.
A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001, July). Designing for accessibility of academic web resources. Paper
accepted at the summer Syllabus conference, San Jose, CA.
Andrews, S., Batarelo, I., DiGangi, S.
A., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. & Leh, A. S.C. (2001, June). Designing
for web accessibility. Paper presented at Ed-Media 2001, World Conference
on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Tampere, Finland.
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S. A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001,
April). The Arizona Behavioral Initiative: Learner-centered education aimed at
achieving safe school environments.
Paper presented at the Syllabus Midwest Regional Conference, Cincinnati,
OH
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S. A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A.K. (2001, April). The Arizona Behavioral Initiative:
Learner-centered education aimed at achieving safe school environments. Paper presented at the Syllabus Midwest
Regional Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Andrews, S., DiGangi, S. A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. & Pukys, K. (2001, April). Using online communication strategies to bridge the digital divide for
all students. Paper presented at the annual Council for Exceptional
Children Convention in Kansas City, MO.
DiGangi, S. A., Andrews, S., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Ohlund, B, &
Yu, C. H. (2001, April). A design rubric
for Web-based courses. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Researcher Association, Seattle, WA.
Roberts, M., Jannasch-Pennell, A. K.,
DiGangi, S. A., & Yu, C. H. (2001, April). Growing pains, small successes and significant victories of a
community-based reading program. Paper presented at the annual Conference
of National Association of School Psychologists.
Andrews,
S., DiGangi, S. A. & Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001, April). Perceptions of the US: Video editing in a
campfire girls and boys setting. Paper presented at the American
Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Seattle, WA.
Cohn, S.J., DiGangi, S. A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., Wasklewicz, A., & Wasson, B. (2001, March). Conexiones: Using technology to enhance the education and educational
aspirations of migrant students. Paper presented at the Microcomputers in
Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Roberts, M., DiGangi, S. A., &
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001,
March). Improving students’ reading performance: Using technology in the home
and school setting. Paper presented
at the Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Andrews, S., Batarelo, I., DiGangi, S.
A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001, March). Designing for web accessibility. Paper presented at the Technology
& Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Opitz, C., DiGangi, S. A.,
Jannasch-Pennell, A. K., O’Cummings, M.
(2001, March). Teacher training: An instructional guide for
technology integration. Paper
presented at the Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los
Angeles, CA.
Andrews, S., DiGangi, S.A., Jannasch-Pennell,
A. K., & Batarelo, I. (2001, March).Accessibility and the world
wide web: Designing for all.
Presentation at the Microcomputers in Education Conference, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ.
Pukys, K., DiGangi, S. A., & Jannasch-Pennell, A. K. (2001, February). The Arizona behavioral initiative: Learner-centered education project to achieve safe school environments. Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children’s annual