Curriculum & Instructional Technology

Education: Ph.D., Queen's University, Belfast, 1976.
B.Sc. (Hons.) University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

Research Interests: Teacher development for e-learning, including distance education, accompanied by complementary research into professional and organizational development, with attention to intercultural dimensions. Theoretical models to inform simultaneous renewal of teacher education and schools, and syntheses of research evidence.

Office: N108 Lagomarcino Hall
Phone: 515.294.5596
Fax: 515.294.6206
Email: nedavis@iastate.edu

Other Links: Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching; Vita

Highlighted Publications:

Books:

• Davis, N.E. (2005). Editor and editorial of special issue Intercultural Competence and the role of technology in teacher education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, [Online serial], 4(4).
• Brown A. & Davis N.E. (Eds.) (2004). Digital technology, communities and education. World Yearbook in Education 2004. London: Routledge. Also 2 chapters.
• Somekh B. and Davis N.E. (Eds.) (1997) Using IT effectively in teaching and learning: studies in pre-service and in-service teacher education. Routledge: London and New York.

Papers:

• Davis, N.E. & Roblyer, M.D. (2005). Preparing teachers for the "Schools that technology built": Evaluation of a program to train teachers for virtual schooling. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 37(4), 399-408.
• Davis N.E. (2003). Technology in teacher education in the USA: what makes for sustainable good practice? Technology, Pedagogy and Learning, 12(1), 59-84. Special issue on Good Practice Worldwide.
• Thompson A., Schmidt D., & Davis N.E. (2003) Technology collaboratives for simultaneous renewal in teacher education. Educational Technology Research and Development, 51, 1, 71-87.
• Davis, N.E. (2002). SITE: From our society's foundation toward shared leadership for an intercultural future. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education [Online serial], 2(2). ISSN 1528-5804
• Davis N.E. (2002) Leadership of information technology for teacher education: a discussion of complex systems with dynamic models to inform shared leadership. Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 11, 253-271.