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Professor Colla J. MacDonald -

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum

Vitae

Current

and Recent Research

Colla Outside Academia

Dr. C. J. MacDonald

Academic

Employment

Professional Employment

Academic

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2000-present Full Professor, Faculty of Education, University of

Ottawa.

1993-1999 Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of

Ottawa.

1988-1993 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of

Ottawa.

1987-1988 Term Contract, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa.

1984-1986 Lecturer, School of Physical Education and Recreation,

Brock University.

1983-1984 Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta.

1982-1983 Lecturer, Faculty of Physical Education, Red Deer College.

1980-1982 Graduate Assistant Senior Instructor, University of

Alberta.

Professional Employment{back to

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1979-1980 Teacher, Samual Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, NT.

1977-1979 Teacher, Sir Alexander MacKenzie Elementary School, Inuvik,

NWT.

Awards

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2006 Winner of the University of Ottawa, Faculty

of Education Award for Excellence in Research

2006 Winner of the 2006 WebCT Exemplary Course Award

2004 Winner of the 2004 WebCT Exemplary Course Award

2004 Thesis Supervisor of the winner of the 2004 Governor General s Gold

Medal Award for Academic Excellence for the Humanities

2004 Thesis Supervisor of the winner of the Dissertation Award from the

Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, a worldwide

association

Papers

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MacDonald, C. J., Stodel, E. J., Thompson, T-L., &

Casimiro, L. (2006, April). DDLM-IP: A framework for online interprofessional

education for collaborative patient-centred practice. Paper presented

at the All Together Better Health III conference, London, England.

Stodel, E. J., Thompson, T-L., & MacDonald,

C. J. (2006, May). Furthering our understanding of online

learning: Learners perspectives on what is missing. Paper presented

at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Distance Education,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., Thompson, T-L., Muirhead, W., Hinton, C., Carson, B., & Banit,

E. (2005). Addressing the eLearning contradiction: A collaborative

approach for developing a conceptual framework learning object. Paper

published in the conference proceedings for the Web-Based Education Conference,

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, January, 2006.

MacDonald, C. J. & Thompson,

T. L. (2006). Structure, content, delivery, service, and outcomes:

Quality e-learning in higher education. Paper published in the conference

proceedings for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education.

Orlando Florida, March 20-24, 2006.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., Thompson, T-L., Muirhead, W., Hinton, C., Carson, B., & Banit,

E. (2005). Addressing the eLearning contradiction: A collaborative

approach for developing a conceptual framework learning object. Interdisciplinary

Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, presented at the CADE.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel, E. J., & Rodrigue, C. (2005,

April). E-learning in a team-based healthcare environment. Poster

session presented at the Alzheimer national conference, Regina, Saskatchewan.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., & Chambers, L. W. (2004, May). E-learning dementia care

program for healthcare teams in long-term care facilities. Poster

session presented at the 23rd annual conference of the Ontario Gerontology

Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

MacDonald, C.J. &

Stodel, E.J. (2004). Living with dignity: Changing the attitudes and

practices of healthcare workers toward dementia patients. Showing

Results - Sharing Knowledge for E-Learning, Vancouver, B.C.

MacDonald, C.J. & Stodel,

E.J. (2004). Designing and Delivering Online Learning for Healthcare

Workers: Lessons Learned and Next Steps. Showing Results - Sharing

Knowledge for E-Learning, Halifax, N.S.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., & Casimiro, L. (2004). An online dementia care training

program for healthcare teams in long-term care facilities: A viable solution

for improving quality of care and quality of life for residents and patients.

Paper presented at E-Learn 2004 - World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate,

Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Washington, DC, United States.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., & Chambers, L. W. (2004). E-learning dementia care program

for healthcare teams in long-term care facilities. Poster session

presented at the 23rd annual conference of the Ontario Gerontology Association,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

MacDonald, C. J., Stodel,

E. J., & Thompson, T-L. (2004). Evaluation of an e-learning course

designed using the Demand-Driven Learning Model (DDLM) as a quality standard:

Implications for practice. Paper presented at the Teaching, Learning,

and Technology Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

MacDonald, C. J., Thompson,

T-L., & Stodel, E. J. (2003). Evaluation of an e-learning course

designed using the Demand-Driven Learning Model (DDLM) as a quality standard:

Implications for practice. Paper presented at the annual conference

of the American Evaluation Association, Reno/Sparks, Nevada, United States.

MacDonald, C.J. (2003). E-Learning Dementia

Care Program for Health Care Teams in Long-Term Care Facilities.

Pan-Canadian Canarie Workshop for E-Learning. Vancouver, B.C.

Pisterman, S., MacDonald, C.J.,

Lynch, J., Weaver, L. (2003). Reaching Underserved Health Care Teams

Through E-Learning: Behaviour Management for Care of the Elderly in Long

term Care. Presentation to Canadian Society of Tele-health, Halifax.

MacDonald, C.J., & Breithaupt,

K., (2003). Quality Standards for E-Learning: Cross Validation Study

of the Demand Driven Learning Model (DDLM). Presented at the American

Educational Research Association Conference (AERA), Chicago, Il., USA.

MacDonald, C.J., & Farres,

L. (2003). Choosing an Appropriate Instructional Design e-Learning

Model: A Tool for Examining Context Diversity. Presented at the Canadian

Association for Distance Education Conference. St. John s Newfoundland.

MacDonald, C.J. (2002, April).

Best practices in e-learning. Paper presented to the Ottawa Distance

Learning Group, Ottawa, Canada.

MacDonald, C.J., & Breithaupt,

K. (2002). Usefulness of the Demand-Driven Learning Model: Quality

standards for web-based learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting

of the American Educational Research Association, Division D, New Orleans,

LA. USA.

MacDonald, C. J., Breithaupt,

K., Stodel, E. J., Farres, L. G., & Gabriel, M. A. (2001, April).

The Demand-Driven Learning Model: Testing a framework for superior

web-based learning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the

American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington, United

StatesGabriel, M., MacDonald, C. J.,

Farres, L. G., & Stodel, E. J. (2000, May). Exploring learner interactions

in cyberspace. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian

Association for Distance Education, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

MacDonald, C.J., Stodel, E., Farres, L., & Gabriel, M.A. (April,

2000). The Demand Driven Learning Model. Paper presented at the

American Education Research Association, New Orleans, United States.

MacDonald C.J. & Gabriel, M.A. (March, 1999) Partnership

as a critical issue in successful web-based learning: Toward a model of

workplace learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

MacDonald, C. J., Kenny, R.F., & Desjardins, F.J. (1998, June).

One year after: Assessing the affects of replacing our technologies

and learning course with an integrated self-directed project in the teacher

education program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian

Association for Teacher Education, 25th Canadian Society for the Study

of Education Annual Conference, Ottawa, ON.

MacDonald, C. J., & Cousins, J. B. (1997, April). Factors

influencing adult learning in technology based firms: Learning from one

training program's experience. Paper presented at the annual meeting

of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

MacDonald, C. J., Bailetti, A. & Cousins, J. B. (1996, June).

Success measures and strategies for product development projects: Implications

for management training in technology-based firms. Paper presented

at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Foundations in Education,

24th Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, St.

Catharines, ON.

MacDonald, C. J., & Cousins, J. B. (1995, April). Toward

meaningful evaluation of manager training in the high-technology workplace.

Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, (SIG) Training

in Business & Industry, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

MacDonald, C. J., & Cousins, J. B. (1995, June). Using

Concept mapping to conceptualize the organizational impact of managerial

training. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society

for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec.

MacDonald, C. J. (1993, June). Faculty of Education and School

Board collaborative research on the teaching practicum: The associate

teachers' perspective. Paper presented at the Learned Society Conference,

Ottawa, Ontario.

MacDonald, C. J. (1993, February). Coping with stress during

the teaching practicum: The student teachers' perspective. Presented

at the American Association for College Teacher Education's General Meeting,

San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Research

Funding{back

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EXTERNAL RESEARCH

FUNDING

Year

Title

of Grant

Granting

Agency

Principal

Investigator

Amount

of Grant

Amount

to Fac. of Ed.

Role

2006-2007 Enhancing Interdisciplinary Collaborative

Practice in Palliative Care Inukshuk Wireless Colla MacDonald $282,199 $168,699 Principal Investigator

2004-06 The Interdisciplinary Continuing Professional

Development on Care of the Elderly Primary Health Care Transition Fund of

the Ontario Ministry of Health Larry Chambers $816,000 $95,000 Research Partner

2004-07 Quality standards for e-learning: Enhancing

the content, delivery, service, structure, and outcomes SSHRC Colla MacDonald $101.500 $101.500 Principal Investigator

2003-04 E-Learning in a Team-Based Healthcare

Environment CANARIE Larry Chambers $870,000 $65,000 Co-Investigator

2004 Designing, and Assessing C-FLO - Conceptual

Framework Learning Object CLOE- Cooperative Learning Object Exchange

Colla MacDonald $9,000 $9,000 Principal Investigator

1998-02 Assessing a Partnership Learning Model:

Meeting the Needs of Adults Learning Online Office of Learning Technologies Colla MacDonald $98,000 $98,000 Principal Investigator

1998-02 Meeting the Training Needs of Adult Learners

Canadian Advanced Technology Association Colla MacDonald $20,250 $20,250 Principal Investigator

1994-98 Evaluation of managerial training in technology-based

companies Canadian Advanced Technology Association

Colla MacDonald $30,000 $30,000 Principal Investigator

INTERNAL

RESEARCH FUNDING (last 7 years)

Year

Title

of Grant

Agency

Principal

Investigator

Amount

2005

Time and Quality: Addressing Concerns of eLearning Teaching Learning Grants Colla MacDonald $5,000

2004 Quality Assurance in e-Learning: Utilizing

a Tested Model, Part 2 Teaching Learning Grants Colla MacDonald $8,800

2003 Designing and Evaluating Exemplary ELearning Faculty's Ministry of Education Grant Colla MacDonald $10,000

2003 Quality Assurance in e-Learning: Utilizing

a Tested Model, Part 1 Teaching Learning Grants Colla MacDonald $10,000

2003 An Interdisciplinary Learning Object to

Guide and Support Learners Writing Development Fund Colla MacDonald $10,000

1998 Designing Partnership Learning Model Faculty of Education Colla MacDonald $5,000

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