RESUME
ROGER HIEMSTRA, Ph.D.
2008
Contact
Phone (315) 637-3527
Fax (815-333-1360)
Web Page: http://www-distance.syr.edu -or- http://home.twcny.rr.com/hiemstra/distancenew.html
Biographical Information
Personal Data
Married, two children; Hobbies/Interests include hiking, music, reading, gardening, writing, and volunteering
Education
University of Michigan, Ph.D., Adult Education, 1970; Iowa State University, M.S., Extension Education, 1967; Michigan State University, B.S., Rural Sociology, 1964
Occupational Experience
Senior Research Associate, National Science Foundation Advanced Internet Satellite Extension Project, American Distance Education Consortium, University of Nebraska, 2002-present
Professor and Program Chair, Adult Education, Elmira College, 1997-2004, Professor Emeritus, 2005-present
Professor, Instructional Technology and Adult Learning, School of Education, Syracuse University, 1980 to 1996, Professor Emeritus, 1996-present; Chair, Adult Education, Syracuse University, 1980-1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993; Developed off-campus weekend scholar masters degree program, 1982 to 1991; Co-Director, Kellogg Project with 27 employees (multi-million dollar project designed for the international dissemination of adult education archival materials), developed AEDNET (electronic network for adult educators throughout the world), coordinated development of IISN (International Information Sharing Network for adult educators in developing countries), and developed and taught in a distance education graduate program for adult education masters degree students (used computer mediated conferencing software), 1986 to 1993
Professor and Chair, Adult and Extension Education,
Professor, Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, University of Nebraska, 1970 to 1976
Program Coordinator,
Department Assistant, Adult and Community Education Department, University of Michigan, 1969-1970 (half-time)
Mott Administrative Intern in Community and Adult Education, Flint, Michigan, 1967-1968
Program Assistant,
Recent Honors, Awards, or Other Recognitions
Editor, International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 2007
Inaugural Presenter Award, International Self-Directed Learning Symposium, 2006
Annual Award, May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 2006 (with Janet Hiemstra)
Recipient of the Malcolm Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award, 2005
Reviewer, Perspectives: The
Reviewer, Adult Learning, 2003-2005
Inducted into International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, Fall, 2000; elected board officer, 2002.
Graduate Excellence-in-Teaching Award,
Who's Who in American Education, 1994-2005
Who's Who in
American Publishing Who's Who, 1987-2005
Who's Who in the East, Marquis, 1992-2005
Men of Achievement, International Biographical Centre,
Sterling Who's Who, 1996
Consulting Editor, AARP/Andrus Foundation, 1991-1997
Adult Education Professional of the Year, CACE of
Named Outstanding Leader Among AAACE Members, Adult Learning, March/April, 1993
Elected President,
Visiting Professor,
National Leadership Award, Association for Continuing Higher Education, 1991
Recipient of multi-million dollar Kellogg grant to disseminate adult education information worldwide, 1986
Host of the 1986 Adult Education Research Conference
Editor, Adult Education Quarterly, 1985 to 1988
Consulting Editor, Adult Education Quarterly, 1983 to 1997
Consulting Editor, International Journal of Continuing Education, 1994 to 2000
Consulting Editor, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1986 to 1988
Senior Editor, Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1980-1983
Interest Areas
My primary interest involves the use of technology to create opportunities for adult learners. My personal research involves three related areas. (a) The identification of teaching and training implications and resources related to adult, self-directed learning. This includes distance learning, teaching on-line courses, and the training of trainers in using web-based technology; (b) The identification of older adults' learning needs, activities, and potential; and (c) Discovering ways educators can utilize community resources and technology to promote learning.
Professional Activities
Professional Organizations and Activities
American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (member)
Association for Continuing Higher Education (past member)
CNY Coalition for Adult and Continuing Education (past member, executive committee, newsletter editor, president, conference chair)
Commission of Professors of Adult Education (past president, member)
Community Activities
Motto music archives (volunteer), 2004-2005, and Instructional Technology Committee, Fayetteville (NY) Community Library (member), 2002-2005
Advisory Council Member, Retired Senior Volunteer Program,
Men's Choral Group (past president, past newsletter editor, committee chair, communications VP), 1982-1999
Research and Publications (1990-2005)
Articles and Reviews
Lessons pertinent for teaching with computers. The Clearing House, 80(3), 144-148, 2007 (Roger Hiemstra and Janet Poley)
More than three decades of self-directed learning research: From whence we have come. Adult Learning, [14(4), 5-8, 2003], actually published in 2007 as the Journal is running 4 years behind
The First Two Decades of New Horizons in Adult Education: From Whence Have We Come? New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, 20(1), 5-11, 2006. [On-line]. Available: http://education.fiu.edu/newhorizons (Roger Hiemstra and Nancy Gadbow)
Rural Internet Use Via Broadband Connections: Real Challenges for Lifelong Learning. PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 15, 2006 (Roger Hiemstra and Janet Poley).
Self-directed learning lexicon. International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 1(2), 2004.
Self-direction in learning in the
Teaching on-line: Not just another teaching assignment. PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, Spring, 2002.
[Review of European views of self-directed learning: Historical, conceptual, empirical, practical, vocation]. Adult Education Quarterly, 49, 174-180, 1999 (Peggy Arnesen and Roger Hiemstra).
The internet: An introduction. In Adult Learning (Resources), March/April,
1996 (
Writing for publication in business and industry. In Consulting Success, Spring, 1995.
Computerized distance education: Role for facilitators. MPAEA Journal of Adult Education, Fall, 1994.
Moving from pedagogy to andragogy. Instructional Developments, 1(3), 1990.
Chapters, Monographs, and Conference Proceedings
An adult educator from Kalamazoo. In K. B. Armstrong, L. W. Nabb, & A. P. Czech (Eds.), North American adult educator: Phyllis M. Cunningham archives of quintessential autobiographies for the 21st Century. Chicago: Discovery Association Publishing House, 2006.
Participating in the future: Shared leading, collaborative learning, creatively deciding. A presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 2-4, 2006, Madison, WI, by Roger Hiemstra, August 3. (Janet Poley provided writing assistance.) [On-line]. Available: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/proceedings/06_4367.pdf.
Advancing an inclusive future for distance learning. A paper provided as a resource at the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 2-4, 2006, Madison, WI, by Roger Hiemstra and Janet Poley. [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/ wisconsinalternative2006.html.
Linking research to practice: Answering real questions from practitioners. A panel presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 2-4, 2006, Madison, WI. Moderator Dr. Terry Gibson and Panelists Roger Hiemstra, Traci Sitzmann, and Robert Threlkeld. [On-line]. Available: http://mediasite.ics.uwex.edu/ mediasite/viewer/Viewer.aspx?layoutPrefix=LayoutTopLeft&layoutOffset=Skins/Clean&width=800&height=631&peid=7715e7e8-2ce9-4696-a3ec-2accaf936f4a&pid=281a825d-ab01-456c-9767-852277f25465&pvid=510&mode=Default&shouldResize= false&playerType=WM64Lite.
Has the Internet changed self-directed learning. A paper presented at the 20th International Self-Directed Learning Symposium Cocoa Beach, FL February 8-11, 2006, by Roger Hiemstra. [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/InternetandSDL.html.
Rural learners: Internet uses through broadband connections. A presentation at the 22nd Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August 3-5, 2005, Madison, WI, by Roger Hiemstra. [On-line]. Available: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/ Resource_library/proceedings/05_1864.pdf.
Founding of the AEA of the
USA—1949-1955: Crucial roles played by Howard McClusky, Malcolm Knowles,
and Cyril Houle, paper presented at the 2003 Hall of Fame Conference (March
7), Norman, Oklahoma, 2003. [On-line]. Available:
http://www-distance.syr.edu/hofpaper.html
Uses and benefits of journal writing. In L. M. English & M. A. Gillen
(Eds.), Promoting journal writing in adult education (New Directions
for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 90).
Self-directed learning: The personal responsibility model. In G. A. Straka
(Ed.), Conceptions of self-directed learning.
Philosophical and ethical considerations. In P. S. Cookson (Ed.), Program
planning for the training and continuing education of adults: North American
perspectives.
From mentor to partner: Lessons from a personal journey. In I. M. Saltiel,
A. Sgroi, and R. G. Brockett (Eds.), The power and potential of collaborative
learning partnerships (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education,
No. 79).
From whence have we come: The first twenty-five years of educational gerontology.
In J. C. Fisher & M. A. Wolf (Eds.). Using learning to meet the challenges
of older adulthood (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education,
No. 77).
Transitions in the workplace: Implications for self-directed learning. In
M. A. Wolf & M. Leahey (Eds.), Adults in transition,
Applying the individualizing instruction model with adult learners. In C.
R. Dills & A. J. Romiszowski (Eds.), Instructional development
paradigms.
Computerized distance education: The role of facilitators. In
Self-directed adult learning. In DeCorte & Weinert (Eds.), The
international encyclopedia of developmental and instructional psychology,
Self-directed adult learning. In A. Tuijnman (Ed.), The international
encyclopedia of adult education and training (second edition),
Self-directed learning: From theory to practice (Roger Hiemstra's analyses
on Stephen Brookfield). In G. J. Confessore & S. J. Confessore (Eds.),
Korean version of Guideposts to self-directed learning: Expert commentary
on essential concepts,
Moderating discussions in the electronic classroom. In Z. L. Burge &
M. P. Collins (Eds.),
Computer-mediated
communications and the online classroom. Volume III: Distance Learning.
Overcoming resistance to self-direction in learning (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett, Eds.).
Helping learnings take responsibility for self-directed learning strategies. In R. Hiemstra and R. G. Brockett, (Eds.), Overcoming resistance to self-direction in learning (New Directions for Continuing Education). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.
From behaviorism to humanism: Incorporating self-direction in learning concepts into the instructional design process. In H. B. Long & Associates, New ideas about self-directed learning. Norman, OK: Oklahoma Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education, University of Oklahoma, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett).
Collaboration, networking, and the research community. In D. R. Garrison (Ed.), Research perspectives in adult education. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett).
Self-directed learning. In T. Husen & T. N. Postlethwaite (Eds.), The
international encyclopedia of education (second edition),
Lifelong education and personal growth. In A. Monk (Ed.), The
Three underdeveloped models for adult learning. In S. B. Merriam (Ed.), An update on adult learning theory (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 57). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Aging and learning: An agenda for the future. In A. C. Tuijnman & M. Van der Kamp (Eds.), Learning across the lifespan: Theories, research, policies, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1992.
Self-directed learning: From theory to practice (Roger Hiemstra's analyses on Stephen Brookfield). In G. J. Confessore & S. J. Confessore (Eds.), Korean version of Guideposts to self-directed learning: Expert commentary on essential concepts, King of Prussia, PA: Organization Design and Development, 1992.
Individualizing the instructional process: What we have learned from two decades of research on self-direction in learning. In H. B. Long and Associates, Self-directed learning: Application and research. Norman, OK: Oklahoma Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education, University of Oklahoma, 1992.
Self-directed learning for older adults. In American Association of Retired Persons, Resourceful aging: Today and tomorrow. Volume V, Lifelong Education (Conference Proceedings), Washington, D.C.: American Association of Retired Persons, 1991.
Creating Environments for effective adult learning (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 50). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991 (editor).
Individualizing the teaching and learning process. In M. Galbraith, (Ed.), Facilitating adult learning. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1991 (Burt Sisco and Roger Hiemstra).
Books
Toward ethical practice. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2004 (co-author).
Lifelong learning: An exploration of adult and continuing education within a setting of lifelong learning needs. Originally Part of the Professional Education Series, Professional Educators Publications, 1976. Updated, HiTree Press, 2002. [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/lll.html.
The educative community: Linking the community, education, and family (Third Edition). Baldwinsville, NY: HiTree Press, 1997 [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/commindx.html.
Professional writing: Processes, strategies, and tips for publishing in educational journals. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1994 (co-author).
El aprendizaje autodirigido en la educacion de adultos: Perspectivas teoricas, practicas y de investigacion (Spanish edition of Self-direction in adult learning: Perspectives on theory, research and practice). Barcelona: Paidos Educador, 1993 (co-author).
Self-direction in learning: Perspectives in theory, research, and practice. London, UK: Routledge, 1991, (co-author) [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/sdlindex.html.
Individualizing instruction for adult learners: Making learning personal, empowering, and successful. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990 (co-author) [On-line]. Available: http://www-distance.syr.edu/iiindex.html.
Conference and Meeting Presentations
Preserving the past for the future. A workshop presentation at the Annual New York State Convention of Universalists, Albany, NY, 2006 (co-presenter). [On-line]. Available as Document 18: http://www-distance.syr.edu/archives2005-2006.html
Sam May and the MMUUS preservation activities. Annual St. Lawrence District Assembly, Geneva, NY, 2006
Has the Internet changed self-directed learning? International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2006
SDL perspectives: 1986-2006. International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2006 (co-presenter)
The unbroken chain: Four generations reflect on self-directed learning research. International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2006 (co-presenter)
Rural Learners: Internet Uses Through Broadband Connections, Distance Learning Conference, Madison, WI, 2005
Reflections as a scholar in self-directed learning, International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2005
Introduction to Towards Ethical Practice, ACHE 2004 Regional Spring Conference,
CEA's 40th Anniversary Conference: Continuing Excellence in Continuing Education;
Satellite delivery of high speed Internet: Lessons learned for a quantum
leap, ACHE,
The International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, ACHE, Charlottesville, VA, 2003
From past to present: Why continuing educators need to understand the field's history as a context for survival, for CEA's 40th Anniversary Conference: Continuing Excellence in Continuing Education; Geneva, NY, 2003
Dialogue on Distance Learning, Elmira College Faculty and Staff, Elmira, NY, 2003
Lifelong learning: The retirement option! 50+ Health & Fitness Day, Rochester, New York, 2002
Information age technology: Implications for adult educators (keynote presentation), PAACE 2002 Conference: Bridging the Gap, Hershey, PA, 2002
Effective educational tools for teaching adults, Workshop for New York State Employees, Watertown, 2001
Creating an effective learning environment, Economic Opportunity Center faculty and staff, Syracuse, New York, 2001
Trainer as expert, Volunteer Trainers - Making a Difference, DOT Volunteer Trainer Institute, Syracuse, New York, 2001
Teaching and training adults: What does the future hold?, Annual Training
of Trainers Symposium,
Alternative delivery programs, ACHE Region II Spring Conference,
Lifelong learning and retirement, Creative Retirement Luncheon, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY, 1999
Developing a personal philosophy statement, Florida Atlantic University, Educational Leadership and Adult Education, Boca Raton, FL, 1998
Computerized distance education: A future for higher education, The Syracuse University's Instructional Development, Design, and Evaluation Department's 50th Year Reunion Conference "Envisioning Education Technology upon Entering the Next Millennium," Syracuse, NY, 1998
Strategies for Dealing with Workplace Transitions: An important role for continuing higher education, Annual Conference, ACHE Region II, West Point, NY, 1998
Self-advocacy and self-directed learning: A potential confluence for enhanced personal empowerment, SUNY Empire State College Conference "Disabled, But Enabled and Empowered," Rochester, NY, 1998
Learning techniques and resources for the self-directed individual, World Conference on Self-Directed Learning: Present and Future, Montreal, Canada, 1997
Styles in approaching change: The contribution of self-directed learning preferences, World Conference on Self-Directed Learning: Present and Future, Montreal, Canada, 1997 (Roger Hiemstra and John Burns)
Self-directed learning: Helping learners take more personal responsibility, Continuing Education Faculty Orientation, Elmira College, Elmira, NY, 1997
Networking and distance learning, Monthly Meeting, Central New York Coalition of Adult and Continuing Education, Syracuse, NY, 1997
Adult, continuing, and higher education: Opportunities for the 21st Century, Annual Conference, ACHE Region II, Corning, NY 1997
Enhancing our work with adult learners: Building commitment in a time of change, Third Annual Central New York Coalition for Adult and Continuing Education Conference, Syracuse, NY 1996
Developments in self-directed learning during the past decade, Tenth International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1996
Values, ethics, and needs in planning self-directed learning experiences, Tenth International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1996 (Ralph Brockett and Roger Hiemstra)
What's in a word: Changes in self-directed learning language in a decade,
Tenth International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning,
Professional Writing and Publishing,
Adult, Self-Directed Learning, Albany International Trainers, Homer, New York, 1994
The Future of Graduate Adult Education, University of Cincinnati Faculty, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994
Self-Directed Learning, Arthur Andersen Trainers, St. Charles, Illinois, 1994
Adult and Distance Education, NOVA-Southeastern University Doctoral Students, Phoenix, Arizona, 1994
Professional and Technical Writing (credit workshop), Skills Dynamic Trainers, IBM, Toronto, Canada, 1994
Self-Directed Learning and Trainers, Power Utility Trainers of New York, Syracuse, New York, 1994
Professional Writing and Publishing Workshop, Tuskegee University faculty, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1994
Mentoring, Department of Educational Leadership students and faculty, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 1994 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett)
Older women's ways of learning: Tapping the full potential, "The Enduring Spirit: Women as They Age" conference, Omaha, NB, 1993
Adult learning theory, research, and knowledge, Annual Central New York ASTD Train the Trainer workshop, Syracuse, New York, 1993
Write Tight!, annual conference of the Christian Writers' Guild,
Adult learning knowledge and philosophical implications, Consortium for Staff
Development of Central New York,
Reactions to the literature of educational gerontology, Annual Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Dallas, Texas, 1993
Overcoming resistance to self-direction in adult learning, Annual Conference of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Dallas, Texas, 1993 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett)
Survival strategies learned from a program closing, Annual Conference of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Dallas, Texas, 1993
Instructional strategies and techniques, Annual Conference of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Dallas, Texas, 1993
Collaboration, networking, and the research process, Annual Conference of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Dallas, Texas, 1993 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett)
Humanizing instructional: Applying self-direction in learning in traditionally positivist practices, 7th International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1993 (Roger Hiemstra and Ralph Brockett)
Opportunities for learner control, 7th International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1993
Adult Education and HRD in the Netherlands, Commission of Professors of Adult Education, Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, 1992
The Future of Adult Education, Conversations on Lifelong Learning for University of Alaska, at Annual Conference, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, Anaheim, California, 1992
Self-Directed Learning: How Important is It for Meeting Future Training Needs, T. O. Faculty, Staff, and Students, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, 1992
Learning Environments and the Adult Learner, Department of Adult Education Seminar, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1992
Creating Effective Learning Environments for Adults, University Colloquium, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 1992
Teaching Adults in Non-Traditional Formats, Niagara University College of Business Administration, Niagara University, New York, 1991
The Graduate Program of Adult Education at Syracuse University, Commission of Professors of Adult Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 1991
Self-Directed Learning: Some Research Trends, Commission of Professors of Adult Education Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 1991
Computerized Distance Education: The Role for Facilitators, International
Conference for Corporate Training for Effective Performance, Enschede, The
Aging and learning: An agenda for the future, Learning Across the Life Span
International Symposium,
Lifelong learning opportunities and resources, Retirement Group, Crouse-Hinds,
Concept of community and analysis of power structures, Hispanic Leadership Institute, Rochester, New York, 1991
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