Dr. Melissa R. Gibson · 54 Charles Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769 · e-mail address: melissa.gibson@ucumberlands.edu · Website http://libramadre.yolasite.com
Education
- University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY - Doctorate in Education, Instructional Systems Design - December, 2002 - GPA 4.0
- University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY - Master of Arts in Library and Information Science - August 1995 - GPA 3.8
- Union College - Barbourville, KY - Master of Arts in Education - May 1980 - Teaching full-time, GPA 3.9
- Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, KY - Bachelor of Music Education - December 1975, GPA 3.7
- Somerset Community College - Somerset, KY - Associate in Science - May, 1973
Work Experience
- Associate Professor of Education - University of the Cumberlands - Williamsburg, KY - Fall 2008 – Summer 2011
- Associate Professor of Education & Instructional Technology - Lindsey Wilson College - Columbia, KY -- 2004 - 2008 (Chair of Education Division, 2006)
- Assistant Professor and Department Head, Computers & Technology Department - Dakota Wesleyan University - Mitchell, SD -- Fall 2001 - Spring 2004
- Computer Studies Teacher - Mitchell Middle School - Mitchell, SD -- Fall, 2000 - 2001
- Adjunct Instructor - Lexington Community College - Lexington, KY -- 1998 - 2002
- School Library Media Specialist - Squires Elementary School - Lexington, KY -- August, 1996 - June, 2000
- Reference Assistant - Lexington Public Library - Lexington, KY -- February 1996-2000
- Consultant & Trainer - Lawyers Cooperative Publishing - Rochester, NY -- 1995 - 1996
- Library Assistant - University of Kentucky Education Library - Lexington, KY - 1995 - 1996
- Graduate Assistantship - UK Education Department - Lexington, KY - 1994-96
- Graduate Internship - Kentucky
Department of Libraries and Archives - Frankfort, KY - 1994 - 1995
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Other Public School Teaching Positions:
- Bell County High School - *Choral Director/Keyboard music & Pre-algebra, grades 9-12 --1987-1994
- Middlesboro Middle & Elementary Schools - Middlesboro, KY *General Music, grades K-5 & Mathematics, grades 6-8 -- 1977-1987
- Science Hill Elementary School - Science Hill, KY *General Music,
grades K-8 --1972-1973
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Publications
Bush, W. S., Prasse, J., Chenault, D., & Gibson, M., eds. ( 1995). Primary Mathematics, Science, and Technology Instructional Units. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Bush, W. S., Prasse, J., Chenault, D., & Gibson, M., eds. ( 1995). Seminar II Manual. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Gibson, M. (1995). Bibliography for Different Ways of Knowing Mathematics Enhancement. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Gibson, M. (1997). Let’s Find it in the Library, Kentucky Libraries 61(1), 14-16.
Gibson, M. (1997). What About Information Literacy? Kentucky Libraries 61(2), 10-13.
Gibson, M. (1997). Manuals and Tutorials for Professional Development in Technology, Paris Independent Schools, Spring 1997. (Includes Internet, Windows, Microsoft Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, Powerpoint 4.0, and writing web pages). Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky.
Gibson, M. (1997). Internet Driver’s License Training Manual for Squires Elementary School. Lexington, KY: Squires Elementary School.
Gibson, M. (1997). Theoretical underpinnings of the Big Six information problem solving process. Kentucky Libraries 61(3), 19-24.
Gibson, M. (1997). Index of Lexington Deaths, 1894-1907, Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington, KY: Lexington Public Library.
Gibson, M. (1998). Website for Squires Elementary School Library. Retrieved from http://www.squires.fayette.k12.ky.us
Gibson, M. (1999). "How I cloned myself on the World Wide Web. Big6 Newsletter 2(6), 6,7.
HTML for Kidz (book in progress)
Gibson, M. (2000). Website for Lexington Community College Children's Services Class. Retrieved from http://www.uky.edu/LCC/LB143
Gibson, M. (1997). Website for LCC students' projects (LB143 class). Retrieved from http://www.uky.edu/LCC/LB/projects/
Dissertation: Gibson, M. (2002). A qualitative investigation for designing intermediate (grades 4-6) information literacy instruction: Integrating inquiry, mentoring, and on-line resources. Retrieved from http://archive.uky.edu/bitstream/10225/344/index.htm
Gibson, M. & Daulton, P. (2008, February 2). Remembering Mac's Drive In. Somerset Commonwealth Journal Breeze 2(5), p. 1, 3.
Other Information
Teacher of the Year - Bell County High School, 1991 – Member of American Library Association - Student chapter secretary-treasurer-acting president, 1995 - Kentucky Library Association - Association of Educational Communications and Technology – Past member of ACDA, MENC; Pre-School Sunday School teacher, Choral Director and Pianist Harrogate First Baptist Church - Pianist, Rosemont Baptist Church, Lexington, 1997 - 2000; Mitchell Wesleyan Church, 2001-2004; Columbia Baptist Church, 2005-2008, Main Street Baptist Church, 2009-present; -- Presenter of Staff Development Sessions in Music Education and KERA for Eastern Kentucky University - Phi Theta Kappa, 1974 - Phi Beta Mu, 1996 - Director of Mitchell Area Sweet Adelines, 2000 - 2003 - Phi Kappa Phi, 2004.
Presentations & Awards
- ACA Technology Summit, Abington, VA - October, 2009 - "Professional Learning Communities" (with Garnet Chrisman)
- Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Lexington, KY - May 2009 - "Taking the Lead: Leadership Projects in a Professional Learning Community" - with Garnet Chrisman and Norma Patrick
- Kentucky Convergence Conference, Somerset, KY – November 2007 – “The Internet and Professional Development”
- ACA Technology Summit, Abington, VA - October 6, 2006 - "Take it With You! Using Jumpdrives for File Management"
- AECT Conference, Chicago, IL - October 20, 2004 -
- ACA Technology Summit, Abington, VA - October, 2004 - "Put the Power in PowerPoint"
- SITE Conference, Atlanta, GA - March 3, 2004 - "Word in the scholarly sense" Poster Session
- TIE Conference, Rapid City, SD - April 6, 2003 - "Information literacy: Are the standards enough?"
- KETC Conference, Louisville, KY - March 6, 1998 - "A hypertext process approach to information literacy"
- KETC Conference, Louisville, KY – March 6, 1999 – "Evaluation of a web-based reference course"
- KLA Conference, Louisville, KY -- October 14, 1999 -- "Virtually learning"
- AECT Conference, Long Beach, CA -- February 17, 2000 -- "It's funner now!"
- Prove It Works! Award (2000) sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Education communications and Technology and the University of Louisville School of Education -- presentation of "It's funner now!" at the Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference, Louisville, KY -- March 4, 2000
Classes Taught
Summer 2011
EDUC 548 Internet and Web Design for the Modern Teacher - 3 hr
Spring 2011
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
Fall 2010
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
Spring 2010
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
Fall 2009
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
Summer 2009
EDUC 539 The Modern Elementary School - 6 hr
Spring 2009
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
EDUC 539 The Modern Elementary School - 3 hr
Fall 2008
EDUC 698 Supervised Student Teacher - 6 hr
EDUC 699 Practicum - 3 hr
Summer 2008
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
MUSI 2203 Music Education P-5 - 3 hr
Spring 2008
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
EDUC 4333 & 3423 Curriculum & Methodology, Secondary Schools - 3 hr
EDUC 3403 Fundamentals of Secondary Education - 3 hr
EDUC 4463 Classroom Management, 5-12 - 3 hr
Fall 2007
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
EDUC 4333 & 3423 Curriculum & Methodology, Secondary Schools- 3 hr
EDUC 3403 Fundamentals of Secondary Education - 3 hr
EDUC 3313 Literature for Grades 5-8 - 3 hr
Spring 2007
EDUC 1103 Introduction to Education - 3 hr
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
EDUC 4333 & 3423 Curriculum & Methodology, Secondary Schools - 3 hr
EDUC 3403 Fundamentals of Secondary Education - 3 hr
Fall 2006
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
Release time for Chair responsibilities - 6 hr
Summer 2006
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
Spring 2006
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
EDUC 4463 Classroom Management, Grades 5-12 - 3 hr
EDUC 3323 Teaching Reading 5-12 - 3 hr
Fall 2005
EDUC 2713 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
EDUC 4463 Classroom Management, Grades 5-12 - 3 hr
EDUC 3313 Literature 5-9 - 3 hr
Summer 2005
EDUC 2103 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
Spring 2005
EDUC 2103 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
EDUC 4463 Classroom Management, Grades 5-12 - 3 hr
Release time to administer WebCT and do Staff/Faculty Technology Development - 3 hr
Fall 2004
EDUC 2103 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
EDUC 4463 Classroom Management, Grades 5-12 - 3 hr
EDUC 3313 Children's Literature, Grades 5-9 - 3 hr
Spring 2004
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 317 Educational Technology II - 3 hr
CAT 440 Strategic Planning in Technology - 3 hr
CAT 345 Desktop Publishing - 3 hr
CAT 215 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
Fall 2003
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 247 Internet and Web Page Design - 3 hr
CAT 215 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
CAT 701 Instructional Design - 3 hr
Spring 2003
CAT 105 Introduction to Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 345 Desktop Publishing - 3 hr
CAT 215 Introduction to Educational Technology - 6 hr
Fall 2002
CAT 105 Introduction to Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 247 Internet and Web Page Design - 2 hr
CAT 215 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
Spring 2002
CAT 105 Introduction to Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 247 Internet and Web Page Design - 3 hr
CAT 215 Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 hr
CAT 448 Authoring - 3 hr
Fall 2001
CAT 105 Introduction to Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 205 Intermediate Computer Applications - 3 hr
CAT 247 Internet and Web Page Design - 3 hr
CAT 345 Desktop Publishing - 3 hr