Barbara Brown
Positions
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning
Werklund School of Education
Associate Professor
Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Learning Sciences
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy , University of Calgary, 2013
M.Ed. , University of Alberta, 2000
B.Ed. , University of Lethbridge, 1991
Biography
Dr. Brown was born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta and received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Lethbridge in 1991 with a major in mathematics and minor in physical sciences. Following graduation, she started teaching grade two in Edmonton, Alberta and lived there for about 10 years. During that time she also taught junior high and was a technology consultant and school administrator. In 2000, she received a Master’s of Education degree from the University of Alberta specializing in secondary education. Her husband was transferred with his work and their family moved to Calgary, Alberta. She taught junior high, senior high and served as district consultant and the first educational technology supervisor for the Calgary Catholic School District. In 2013, she completed doctoral studies at the University of Calgary with a focus on leadership, technology and educational change. In 2014-2015, she was awarded the final Gallagher-Galileo postdoctoral fellowship. Currently, she is Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning and in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary.
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Brown's program is focused on research-practice partnerships and community engagement with an aim to advance innovations in teaching, learning, and leadership through interdisciplinary designs and online learning in K-12 and higher education contexts. Using methodologies, such as design-based research, action research and case study, her research also includes professional learning networks, professional practice standards, technology-enhanced learning environments, pedagogies and innovations in education.
Current Projects: Online Pedagogies for Social Connectedness and Advancing Professional Collaboration (SSHRC Insight Development Grant, Principal Investigator); Examining the Impact of Technology-Enhanced Formative and Summative Assessment Practices on High School Students' Learning (Alberta Education Research Partnership Grant, Principal Investigator)
- Teacher education
- Qualitative research
- Collaborative, school-based research
- Technology-enhanced learning environments
- Leadership
- Instructional design
- School reform
- School innovation
- Social networks
- Professional learning communities
- Action research
- Case study research
- Design based research
Awards
- Open Education Resource (OER) Implementation Award, UNESCO. 2021
- Leadership in Education Award, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. 2019
- Service Excellence Award, Werklund School of Education, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. 2018
- CJLT Editor’s Award for Best Article, Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE-RCIE), Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE-RCIE). 2016
- University of Calgary Teaching Award: Teaching in Online Environments, University of Calgary. 2015
- Teaching Excellence Award, Werklund School of Education , University of Calgary. 2014
Publications
- Engaging in educational research-practice partnerships: Guided strategies and applied case studies for scholars in the field. Friesen, S. & Brown, B. Routledge. (2023)
- Video camera on-off during synchronous online group work. Nogueira, B., Hartwell, A., Thomas, C., & Brown, B . International Journal on Innovations in Online Education. 1-18. (2022)
- Research-based learning in an online course-based Master of Education program. Brown, B., Jacobsen, M., McDermott, M., Simmons, M., Eaton, S. E., Roberts, V & Becker, S. . International Journal on Innovations in Online Education. 29-47. (2022)
- Conceptualizing a foundation to lead a school–university research partnership. Hamilton, S., Braunberger, D., & Brown, B . International Journal of Leadership in Learning. 340-363. (2022)
- Design-based professional learning: A promising approach to continuous professional learning. Friesen, S. & Brown, B. International Journal for Leadership in Learning. 218-251. (2022)
- What is it like to do community-engaged research? Lessons learned from university researchers’ perspectives. Holden, M., McDermott, M., Brown, B. & Friesen, S . Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. 1-19. (2022)
- School leadership standards and graduate education: Instructional negotiations of theory, practice, and policy regulation. Mosher, R., Pamplin, L., Delanoy, N., & Brown, B. International Journal for Leadership in Learning. 104-139. (2022)
- Open educational practices (OEP) create conditions for developing research skills in a graduate school. In Jacobsen, M. & Smith, C. (Eds.) Online Learning and Teaching from Kindergarten to Graduate School . Brown, B., Jacobsen, M., Roberts, V., Hurrell, C., Neutzling, N., & Travers-Hayward, M. Canadian Association for Teacher Education. 457-483. (2022)
- Research-practice partnerships in education: Benefits for researchers and practitioners. Brown, B. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 421-441. (2021)
- Designing online professional learning to support in-service and preservice teachers adapting to emergency remote teaching. Anderson, M., Turner, A., & Brown. B. The Journal of Applied Instructional Design. (2021)
- Advancing knowledge creation in education through tripartite partnerships. Friesen, S. & Brown, B. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. (2021)
- Adapting to a design-based professional learning intervention. Brown, B., Friesen, S., Mosher, R., Chu, M-W., & Linton, K. Educational Design Research (EdER). 1-24. (2021)
- Emergence in school systems: Lessons from complexity and pedagogical leadership. Alonso-Yanez, G., Preciado Babb, A., Brown, B., & Friesen, S. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy (CJEAP). 196, 65-82. (2021)
- Ethical technology & education: A collaborative letter with the team behind open educational resources at the Werklund School of Education [Editorial]. Brown, B., Jacobsen, M., Hurrell, C., & Roberts, V. Teaching and Learning Online Network (TALON) Letter. Issue 22. (2021)
- 5 factors that contribute to students completing high school. Mosher, R., Hartwell, A., & Brown, B. The Conversation. (2021)
- Formative assessment strategies for group work. Thomas, C. & Brown, B. Education in the North. 28(2), 134-155. (2021)
- Reflection as Pedagogy in Action Research. Simmons, M., McDermott, M., Eaton, S.E., Brown, B., & Jacobsen, M. Educational Action Research. 29(2), 245-258. (2021)
- Incorporating UDL principles in an online graduate course using a backward design approach. Brown, B. In M. Arcellana-Panlilio & P. Dyjur, (Eds.) Incorporating Universal Design for Learning in Disciplinary Contexts in Higher Education (pp. 39-42). Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series. 39-42. (2021)
- Teacher leaders: Developing collective responsibility through design-based professional learning. Friesen, S. & Brown, B. Teaching Education. (2020)
- Technology used to support learning in groups. Brown, B. & Thomas, C. International Journal of E-Learning and Distance Education. 1-26. (2020)
- Supporting new teachers as designers of learning. Brown, B., Friesen, S., Beck, J., & Roberts, V. Education Sciences. 1-14. (2020)
- High school redesign: Carnegie unit as a catalyst for change. Brown, B., Alonso-Yanez, G., Friesen, S., & Jacobsen, M. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy (CJEAP). 97-114. (2020)
- Psychometric properties of the design-based professional learning for teachers survey. Chu, M-W., Brown, B., & Friesen, S. Professional Development in Education. 1-17. (2020)
- Teachers’ Professional Learning Focused on Designs for Early Learners and Technology. Jacobsen, M., Friesen, S., & Brown, B. In Information Resources Management Association (Eds.) Research Anthology on Facilitating New Educational Practices Through Communities of Learning. 456-477. (2020)
- Asynchronous professional learning: An online conference to connect pre-service and in-service teachers to current research. Beck, J., Fowler, T., & Brown, B. In R. E., Ferding, E., Baumgartner, R. Hartshorne, R., Kaplan-Rakowski & C. Mouza (Eds.), Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field . 565-567. (2020)
- Using a community of inquiry lens to examine synchronous online discussions in graduate courses. Brown, B. & Eaton, S. E. In L. Wilton, & Brett C. (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Online Discussion-Based Teaching Methods. 229-262. (2020)
- Adapting to changing K-12 contexts during COVID-19: Teacher education perspectives. Brown, B., Kendrick, A., Kapoyannis, T., & Delanoy, N. Stories from the field: Voices of K-12 Stakeholders during Pandemic, Canadian eLearning Network. 63-68. (2020)
- Ethical use of technology in digital learning environments: Graduate student perspectives. Brown, B., Roberts, V., Jacobsen, M., & Hurrell, C. (Eds.). University of Calgary. (2020)
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