Piloting a Blended Approach to Teaching Statistics in a College of Education: Lessons Learned

Author Biographies

Yonghong Jade Xu, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Educational Research at the University of Memphis. She teaches graduate-level statistics in the College of Education and specializes in quantitative research methodology.  Her research interests include the quality of faculty work life in postsecondary institutions, women faculty in science and engineering, statistics teaching and learning, and large-scale data analysis with multivariate and data mining approaches. 

Katrina A. Meyer, PhD, is Associate Professor of Higher and Adult Education at the University of Memphis specializing in online learning and higher education. She is the author of Cost-efficiencies of Online Learning, a 2006 publication of the ASHE Higher Education Report Series.  For over three years, she was Director of Distance Learning and Technology for the University and Community College System of Nevada. Prior to this, she served over 8 years as Associate Director of Academic Affairs for the Higher Education Coordinating Board in the state of Washington and was responsible for technology planning and policy related to online learning. Dr. Meyer may be reached at kmeyer@memphis.edu .

Dianne D. Morgan, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Memphis.  She teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level developmental courses, child psychology applied to teaching, and diversity and its implications for education.  Her research interests include diversity and teachers’ engagement practices using a community of practice model.