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Kemi Jona

Kemi Jona Director, OSEP
Learning Strategist, School of Continuing Studies
Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences



Annenberg Hall
Room 242
2120 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-0001
Phone: (847) 467-4885


Awards/Honors
2001 - “Hammer Award” presented by Vice President Gore’s Ntl Partnership for Reinventing Government

Research/Scholarship
Education
Year Degree Institution
1995 PhD, Computer Science Northwestern University
1988 BS (Honors), Computer Science and Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dissertation
Year Title  
1995 Representing and applying teaching strategies in computer-based learning-by-doing tutors

Selected Publications
Jona, K.; Bareiss, R.; Singh, S. (2005). Making Courses More Engaging and Accessible: A case study using the story-centered curriculum model.. Illinois Online Conference for Teaching and Learning.

Schank, R.; Jona, K., & Bareiss, R. (August, 2003). Every Curriculum Tells a Story. Proceedings International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education.

Jona, Kemi (2000). Rethinking the Design of Online Courses. Proceedings ASCILITE 2000 Conference.

Schank, R.C. & Jona, Kemi (1999). Extracurriculars as the Curriculum: A Vision of Education for the 21st Century. Forum on Technology in Education: Envisioning the Future, Office of Educational Technology.

Jona, Menachem (1998). Representing and Applying Teaching Strategies in Computer-based learning-by-doing Tutors in Schank, R.C. (Ed.), Multimedia Case-Based Instruction.

Schank, R.; Fano, A.; Jona, Menachem, & Bell, B. (1994). The Design of Goal-Based Scenarios. Journal of the Learning Sciences: 305-345.

Selected Presentations
Kemi Jona (December, 2006). Breaking the Cost/Quality Tradeoff: Two Strategies for Building Effective Learning Simulations Without Expense. International Christian University. Tokyo, Japan.

Kemi Jona (December, 2006). The World Is Flat: The future of e-learning in higher education. Kumamoto University. Kumamoto, Japan.

Kemi Jona (December, 2006). Instructional Design Principles for Teaching Communication Skills: The EPA Community Partnering Goal-Based Scenario. Japan Society for Educational Technology. Nagasaki, Japan.

Kemi Jona, Matt Rossi (November, 2006). Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Online Science Courses Using Student-Friendly Data Analysis and Modeling Tools. North American Council on Online Learning Virtual School Symposium . Plano, TX.

Kemi Jona, Roxanne Greenberger (November, 2006). Breaking Open the Ceiling: Creating Online Learning for Academically Gifted Students. North American Council on Online Learning Virtual School Symposium. Plano, TX.

Susan Patrick, Kemi Jona (November, 2006). CEO Forum: Innovating High School Redesign. North American Council on Online Learning Virtual School Symposium Pre-Conference Workshop . Plano, TX.

Kemi Jona, Matt Rossi (April, 2006). Earthquakes, Tornados, Hurricanes, Oh my! Doing Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Online Science Courses. NACOL Regional Professional Development Symposium. Chicago, IL.

Projects
GLOBE Watershed Dynamics
Oncofertility
Online Earth Science Course

Research Interests
Online learning, virtual schools, technologies to support online learning and collaboration, online laboratory science course design, corporate e-learning strategy and design


Service/Recognition
Editorial Boards
Year Journal Name Position
1998 Distance Education Editorial Board

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