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Dr. Lydia Kyei-Blankson

Professor
Educational Admin& Foundations
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 336
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Biography

Dr. Kyei-Blankson's teaching assignment includes graduate research methods courses. Also, she serves on many doctoral dissertation committees. To date, she has served on 56 dissertations. She is currently the Senior Research Fellow at NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising Center for Research at Kansas State University (KSU) and also serves on the editorial board of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, Planning and Changing, and Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice. She is the recipient of the Manahan Family Teaching award, the University Research Initiative award, the University Teaching Initiative award, the EAF Spirit award, and the EAF Scholarship Productivity award.

Current Courses

591.001Carnegie Project for Education Doctorate (CPED) Capstone Experience

599.014Dissertation Research

415.001Qualitative Research In Educational Settings

410.001Research Methodology And Statistics In Education

410.002Research Methodology And Statistics In Education

599.014Dissertation Research

592.001Doctoral Qualifying Examination Preparation (PH.D.) Capstone

592.002Doctoral Qualifying Examination Preparation (PH.D.) Capstone

415.001Qualitative Research In Educational Settings

415.003Qualitative Research In Educational Settings

509.001Research Design In Education: Issues & Standard Practices

509.002Research Design In Education: Issues & Standard Practices

410.001Research Methodology And Statistics In Education

PhD Educational Research and Evaluation

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

MS Health Administration

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

MS Agricultural Economics

Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan

BS Agriculture

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi,Ghana

EAF Scholarship Productivity Award

Educational Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University,
2019

EAF Spirit Award

Educational Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2016

University Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2012

University Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2012

Manahan Family Teaching Award

Educational Administration & Foundations
2011

Design a Quality Online Course University Award

Illinois State University
2010

Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Chair’s Choice Award

Washington University-St. Louis
2007

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Washington University-St. Louis
2005

Book, Chapter

Alahmari, A., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Comparing teacher experiences using a learning management system in K-12 schools in Saudi Arabia. Handbook of research on pedagogical models for next-generation teaching and learning. IGI Global (2018): 345--360.
Ntuli, E., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Planning, designing, and implementing effective interactive portfolios in the primary grades: Suggestions for forming partnerships among teachers, students, and parents. Young Children and Families in the Information Age. Springer, Dordrecht (2015): 133--147.
Hogrebe, M., Kyei-Blankson, L., & Tate, W. Interstate School Choice? Evaluating Educational Quality in Metropolitan Regions that are Divided by State Lines. The Resegregation of Schools. Routledge (2013): 190--219.
Kyei-Blankson, L., & Keengwe, J. Faculty-faculty interactions in online learning environments. Learning Tools and Teaching Approaches through ICT Advancements. IGI Global (2013): 127--135.
Ntuli, E., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Teacher assessment in technology: Integrated early childhood classrooms. Handbook of Research on Teaching and learning in K-20 Education. IGI Global (2013): 300--316.

Conference Proceeding

Ntuli, E., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Technology and Teacher Data Literacy: A Study of PreK-12 Educators’ Data Literacy Skills. Society for Information Technology \& Teacher Education International Conference (2019): 1233--1238.
Gupta, P., Gop, K., & Kyei-Blankson, L. College students’ usage of and expectations from university owned mobile applications. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2014): 742--745.
Kyei-Blankson, L., & Donnelly, H. Interaction and Presence as Important Elements in Student Learning in Online Environments. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2014): 1055--1058.
Donnelly, H., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Administrator Perspectives on First-Year Teacher Use of Digital Technology. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2013): 320--322.
Ntuli, E., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Teaching Critical Thinking on the Internet: Skills Teacher Candidates Need to Access Effective Online Resources. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2013): 2480--2482.

Journal Article

Kyei-Blankson, L., & Nur-Awaleh, M. Shifting Teacher Cultural Awareness and Teaching through Study Abroad Experiences. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education 3.1 (2018): xx--xx.
Alahmari, A., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Adopting and implementing an e-learning system for teaching and learning in saudi public k-12 schools: the benefits, challenges, and concerns. World 3.1 (2016)
Kyei-Blankson, L., Ntuli, E., & Donnelly, H. Establishing the importance of interaction and presence to student learning in online environments. World Journal of Educational Research 3 (2016)
Kyei-Blankson, L., Iyer, K., & Subramanian, L. Social networking sites: College students' patterns of use and concerns for privacy and trust by gender, ethnicity, and employment status. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE) 12.4 (2016): 62--75.
Ntuli, E., & Kyei-Blankson, L. Improving K-12 online learning: Information literacy skills for teacher candidates. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE) 12.3 (2016): 38--50.

Other

Kyei-Blankson, L., Blankson, J., & Ntuli, E. Care and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Online Settings. IGI Global (2019)
Kyei-Blankson, L., Ntuli, E., & Blankson, J. Handbook of Research on Creating Meaningful Experiences in Online Courses. IGI Global (2019)
Kyei-Blankson, L. Handbook of research on strategic management of interaction, presence, and participation in online courses. IGI Global (2015)
Kyei-Blankson, L. Practical applications and experiences in K-20 blended learning environments. IGI Global (2013)
Elmesky, R., Oliver, L., McNews-Birren, J., Van Duzor, A., Hogrebe, M., & others. Building capacity in understanding foundational biology concepts: A K-12 learning progression in genetics and protein expression informed by research on children’s thinking and learning (2012)