Dr. Karen S. Ivers
Dr. Karen Ivers is a Full Professor in the Department of Elementary
and Bilingual Education at California State University Fullerton
(CSUF) where she has been honored numerous times for her outstanding
scholarship, teaching, service, and work with technology. She was
awarded CSUF’s first Outstanding Teaching Innovations with
Electronic Technology award and was the 2006 Distinguished
Faculty Marshall for the College of Education. Currently serving as
Chair of the Department, Dr. Ivers has taught courses in educational
technology at the Master’s level and was instrumental in the
integration of technology in the Department’s credential courses.
Dr. Ivers contributed to the creation of CSUF’s first online
master’s degree program – Instructional Design and Technology –
serving on the development committee, constructing several of the
courses, and teaching in the program. Dr. Ivers was also selected
to contribute to the development of the statewide CalStateTEACH
program where she co-chaired the Educational Technology Team,
developed the technology handbook, and served as the Regional Center
Academic Director for Fullerton. As Acting Associate Director of
the Educational Technology Professional Development Project, she
oversaw CSU-wide grant projects geared toward helping K-12 teachers
use technology in their classrooms. Dr. Ivers has served on and
chaired department, college, university, and state technology
committees, as well as served as a reviewer of educational
technology conference proposals, articles, projects, and textbook
manuscripts. Dr. Ivers is an active scholar who explores several
topics in educational technology, including online learning. She
has written numerous articles, authored four books, and has created
several educational computer programs as well as one commercial
program. She has presented her work at international, national,
state, and regional conferences and has received numerous grants to
support teachers’ technology development. She has served as a
business consultant for instructional design and technology, as well
as an education consultant for technology development programs.
Before coming to CSUF, Dr. Ivers taught grades Kindergarten
through 6th. She earned her
Ph.D. in Instructional Technology and Elementary Education from
the University of South Florida in 1994, and joined the CSUF faculty
the same year.
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e-mail kivers@fullerton.edu
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