CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Jakita N. Owensby

2542 Sharpesburg Court

Decatur, Georgia 30034

Home Phone (404) 433-0604

 

STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

            My research interests include investigating how complex skill sets are developed over time and describing the developmental trajectory of those skills.  Of specific interest to me is understanding the impact of educational software in cognitive-apprenticeship learning environments on studentsÕ ability to acquire and develop skills over time.  In addition, I enjoy teaching in many areas of Computer Science including introductory programming, theoretical foundations of Computer Science, programming languages, data structures, and theory.  I am committed to the development of computer scientists, both in their understanding of the field and in their ability to conduct and present research that can serve to advance the field.

 

EDUCATION

1999-Present       5th year Ph.D. Candidate in College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology

1995-1999          B.S. Computer Science/ Minor - Mathematics, Spelman College

 

EMPLOYMENT

1999-Present       Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology

Conducted research on educational units for middle school students called Learning By DesignTM that teach middle school students science concepts and practices through design projects

 

2004-2004               Instructor, Howard Hughes Summer Science Program,  Spelman College

Taught CIS 100: Introduction to Computer Literacy

 

2003-2003               Adjunct Professor, Spelman College, CIS Department

Taught CIS 213: Foundations of Computer Science, Fall 2003

 

2003-2003              Assistant Director, Spelman College Summer Science & Engineering

 Program

Organized student activities, trips, and served as a liaison between students, tutors, and Director.

 

2003-2003               Adjunct Professor, Spelman College, Post Freshman Summer Science

Program

Taught CIS 102: Research Using the Internet for non-CIS majors.

 

2003-2003          Assistant Director, Wings of Knowledge Tutoring, Inc.

Managed tutors, handled payroll, registered new clients, and managed the day-to-day affairs of the office

 

2002-2002               Tutor/Math Teacher,  Educational Talent Search Program - Morris

Brown College

                        Taught SAT Math Prep class for 6 weeks for 9th and 10th graders, Summer 2002.

 

2000-2000          Intern, Department of Defense

      Conducted research on Wireless ATM.

 

1999-1999          Department of Defense (Intern)

Used querying system to gather information about various components of DoD network.

 

1998-1998          Technology Analyst, Andersen Consulting (Intern)

Created and designed process plans for client company, BellSouth.  Included analyzing process books, designing flow charts, and gathering and understanding network requirements to complete design process for client company.

 

1997-1998          Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, Spelman College

Teaching Assistant for CS122 Intro to Programming Class fall semester and CS343 Intro to Programming Languages spring semester.  My responsibilities included grading papers, helping  students with class work, creating keys for homework assignments and tests.

 

1997-1997          Multimedia Specialist, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Intern)

Designed and created an interactive online kiosk for SunTrust Banks, Inc. that allowed employees and visitors to find information about the bankÔs services. 

 

1996-1997          Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, Spelman College

Teaching Assistant for CS121 Intro to Programming Class both fall and spring semesters.  My responsibilities included grading papers, helping students with class work, creating keys for homework assignments and tests, and assisting with labs.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

        

Cognitive Science Society (Student Member)

International Society of the Learning Sciences (Student Member)

Association of Computing Machinery (Student Member)

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

            Kolodner, J.L., Owensby, J.N. and Guzdial, M. (2004). Case-Based Learning Aids, In D.H. Jonassen (Ed.), Handbook of Research for Education Communications and Technology, 2nd Ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (Book chapter)

            Owensby, J.N. & Kolodner, J.L. (2004). Case Application in Support of Scientific Reasoning.  Poster presented at the 2004 Cognitive Science Conference, Chicago, IL.

            Owensby, J.N. & Kolodner, J.L (2004). Case Application Suite:  Scaffolding Use of Expert Cases in Middle-School Project-Based Inquiry Classrooms. Talk given at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2004), Santa Monica, California, June 2004.

            Owensby, J.N. (thesis). Exploring the Development and Transfer of Case Application Skills in Middle School Students in Project-Based Inquiry Classrooms.  Presented at the Doctoral Consortium at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2004), Santa Monica, California, June 2004.

            Owensby, J. N. & Kolodner, J. L. (2003).  Helping Middle Schoolers Use Cases to Reason: The Case Interpretation Tool.  Poster presented at the 2003 Cognitive Science Conference, Boston, MA.

            Owensby, J. N. & Kolodner, J.L. (2003).  Case Application Suite: A Study of Teacher Use in Learning By Design Classrooms. Presentation made during 2003 American Education Research Association (AERA): Teacher Use of Technology to Promote Complex Skills, Chicago, IL.

            Owensby, J. & Kolodner, J.L. (2003). Case Interpretation Tool: Collaboratively Coaching Students' Understanding of Second-hand Experiences In Learning by Design Classrooms.

            Owensby, J. & Kolodner, J.L. (2002, in press). Case Application Suite: Promoting Collaborative Case Application in Learning By Designª Classrooms. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning, CSCL-2002, Jan 2002, pp. 505-506.

            Gray, J.T., Camp, P.J., Holbrook, J., Owensby, J., Hyser, S. and Kolodner, J.L. (2001). Learning by Design Technical Report: Results of Performance Assessments for 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Online at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/lbd/publications.html

            Lamberty, K.K., Mitchell, A., Owensby, J.N., Sternberg, D. & Kolodner, J.L. (2001). SMILE: Promoting Transfer in a Design-Based Science Classroom. Presentation made to Design: Connect, Create, Collaborate, The University of Georgia, April 2001.

            Owensby, J. N. & Kolodner, J. L. (2001). Helping Students Grasp Affordances for Transfer in an Affordance-Rich Learning Environment. Online at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~jowensby

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

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