Abbie H. Brown, PhD

EDUCATION 

• PhD. - Instructional Systems Technology. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 1999. 

• M.S.- Instructional Systems Technology. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 1997. 

• M.A. - Languages, Literature, & Social Studies: Teaching of English. Columbia University, New York, NY. 1988. 

• B.A. - Communication and Theater Arts. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. 1982.   

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS 

• Professor, Instructional Technology: East Carolina University. 2013-present

• Associate Professor, Instructional Technology: East Carolina University. 2006-2013 

• Part Time Faculty: Walden University. Advisor and dissertation committee member/chair for doctoral students in the Educational Technology program. 1996-2017

• Associate Professor: California State University, Fullerton. Faculty member in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. 2002-2006 

• Assistant Professor: Washington State University. Faculty member in the Department of Teaching and Learning. 1999-2002 

• Instructor: Western Governor's University. In association with Washington State University; responsible for developing and teaching online instructional design courses in the Learning and Technology Masters Program. 1999-2000 

• Associate Instructor: Indiana University. Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Instructional Systems Technology. 1995-1999 

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

• Chair: Department of Mathematics, Science and Instructional Technology Education. East Carolina University. 2017-2022

• Interim Chair: Department of Mathematics, Science and Instructional Technology Education. East Carolina University. 2015-2017

K-12 TEACHING 

• Eighth Grade English Teacher: George Washington Middle School, Ridgewood, NJ. 1988-1995.

• Elementary Teacher: Bank Street School for Children. 1986-1988.   

HONORS & AWARDS 

• AECT Outstanding Book Award: The Essentials of Instructional Design, 3rd and 4th Editions (Routledge). 2017; 2021

• AECT Immersive Learning Award: Trends & Issues in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, & Learning Sciences: A Podcast Series. Association for Educational Communications and Technology. 2014

• UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. University of North Carolina Board of Governors. 2014 

• Presidential Service Award. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). 2012. 

• Treasured Pirate Award. East Carolina University College of Education. 2009. 

• Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching Award. North Carolina Distance Learning Association (NCDLA). 2008. 

• Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Award. California State University, Fullerton. 2005. 

• The Jerrold E. Kemp Instructional Systems Technology Fellowship. Indiana University Department of Instructional Systems Technology. 1999 

• Best Practice Award for Outstanding Writing and Science Curriculum. New Jersey State Department of Education. 1994. 

• The New Jersey Governor's Teacher Recognition Program Award for Excellence in Teaching. New Jersey State Department of Education. 1993 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 

• Editor-in-Chief:TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning (Springer). 2009-2012. 

• President: Multimedia Development and Production division of the Associate for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). 2006-2007. 

• President: Ridgewood Education Association, Ridgewood NJ (National Education Association affiliate). 1994-1995.   

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

Brown, A.H. & Green, T.D. (2024). The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice, 5th Edition. New York: Routledge.

Brown, A.H. and Green, T.D. (2018). Beyond teaching instructional design models: exploring the design process to advance professional development and expertise. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 30(1). 176-186.

Green, T.D., & Brown, A.H. (2017). The Educator's Guide to Producing New Media and Open Educational Resources. New York: Routledge

Orlich, D., Harder, R., Trevisan, M., Brown, A., Darcy Miller, (2017). Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Effective Instruction, 11th Edition. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Brown, A. & Green, T. (2014). Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Brown, A. & Green, T. (2014). Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Maximizing Budgets and Minimizing Costs in Order to Provide Personalized Learning Opportunities. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 40. New York: Springer.

Brown, A.H., Cowan, J. & Green, T. (2016). Faculty Productivity Using Social Media and Measuring Its Impact. EDUCAUSE Review.

http://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/5/faculty-productivity-using-social-media-and-measuring-its-impact

Brown, A.H. (2015). 3D Printing in Instructional Settings: Identifying a Curricular Hierarchy of Activities. TechTrends 59(5). 16-24.

Brown, A.H. & Green, T.D. (2015). Securing the Connected Classroom: Technology Planning to Keep Students Safe. Eugene OR: ISTE.

Brown, A. & Green, T. (2014). Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Maximizing Budgets and Minimizing Costs in Order to Provide Personalized Learning Opportunities. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 38. New York: Springer. 

Sugar, W., Hoard, B., Brown, A., & Daniels, L. (2012). Identifying Multimedia Production Competencies and Skills of Instructional Design and Technology Professionals: An Analysis of Recent Job Postings. Educational Technology Systems, 40 (3), 227-249. 

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS 

Brown, A.H. & Newton, M. (2020). The Phases of Virtual Reality: A Collaborative Inquiry Between Science Education and Instructional Technology Faculty. AECT, Jacksonville, FL

Brown, A.H. & Green, T.D. (2017). First Steps in Virtual Reality: Working with 360-Degree Video. AECT, Jacksonville, FL.

Brown, A. & Green, T. (2016). Cheap and Easy Virtual Reality: Tools and Resources for the Classroom. AECT, Las Vegas, NV.

Brown, A., Cowan, J. & Green, T. (2016). Faculty Productivity in the 21st Century: Using Social Media and Network Analysis to Generate and Illustrate Impact. SITE, Savannah, GA.

Brown, A. (2016). The Networked Instructor: Honoring the Past, Keeping Pace with the Present, Looking to the Future [Conference Keynote]. Academy of Leisure Sciences Teaching Institute. Greenville, NC

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Brown, A. (2014). 3D Printing: A New Instructional Medium. AECT, Jacksonville, FL.

Brown, A. (2013, May). Visual Design for Instruction: Using Graphic Design Principles to Improve Legibility and Readability. Webinar: Laureate International Universities, Baltimore, MD. 

Brown, A. & Green, T. (2012). Augmented Reality and Mobile Devices: QR Codes and AR Apps. AECT, Louisville, KY. 

Brown, A. H. & Green, T. (2012). Balancing Digital Security and Productivity: Finding your School's Comfort Zone. ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education Conference, San Diego, CA.