Joanna Dunlap

Professor of Learning Design and Technology

Joanna 'Joni' Dunlap is a Professor of Learning Design and Technology (LDT) in the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) and Senior Faculty Fellow for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CELT) at the University of Colorado Denver. Her teaching and research interests focus on the use of sociocultural approaches to enhance students’ learning and experience; online and blended teaching and learning; critical digital pedagogy; and faculty development and professional learning.

Dr Dunlap has produced at least 36 journal articles, and 132 conference presentations. Some of her publications are:

Lowenthal, P. R., Nyland, R., Jung, E., Dunlap, J. C., & Kepka, J.* (2019). Does size matter? An exploration into faculty perceptions of teaching high-enrollment online courses. American Journal of Distance Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2019.1610262. *Graduate student
Witt, C., Sandoe, K., Dunlap, J. C., & Leon, K. M. (2019). Exploring MBA student perceptions of their preparation and readiness for the profession after completing real-world industry projects. International Journal of Management Education, 17(2) 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2019.02.003
Witt, C., Sandoe, K., & Dunlap, J. C. (2018). 5S your life: Using an experiential approach to teaching lean philosophy. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12167
Lowenthal, P. R., & Dunlap, J. C. (2018). Investigating students' perceptions of various instructional strategies to establish social presence. Distance Education. DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2018.1476844. [SSCI Impact Factor: 1/734; h5-index: 31]
Johnson, H., Dunlap, J. C., Verma, G., McClintock, E., Dennis J. DeBay, D. J. , & Bourdeaux, B.* (2018). Videobased teaching playgrounds: Designing online learning opportunities to foster professional noticing of teaching practices. TechTrends, 63(2), 160-169. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0286-5. *Graduate student
Dunlap, J. C., & Lowenthal, P. R. (2018). Online educators’ recommendations for teaching online: Crowdsourcing in action. Open Praxis, 10(1), 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.10.1.721 [h5-index: 12]

Dr. Dunlap holds a Doctor of Educational Leadership and Innovation degree from University of Colorado Denver.

Teaching recognitions:

• Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Education and Human Development, 2019; CU Online Innovation