JOANNE JENNINGS Social Work

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

Family Life Education in the Public Schools of the U .S. NY: Academy for Educational Development, 1984.

The Caring Corporation. NY: National Academy for Families, 1983.

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS:

"The Present Status of Distance Learning in Social Work Education: The Results and Implications of a National Survey." Journal of Social Work Education, Winter, 1998.

"Social Work Education and Distance Learning: Applications for Continuing Education." Journal of Continuing Social Work Education (Spring 1995).

"Teaching with Multi-media." Journal of Distance Learning (1992).

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS:

"Teaching Techniques For Interactive Television." Proceedings of Orlando Multimedia, Spring 1992.

"Distance Education: Interactive Television." Proceedings of Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors Meeting, FL, September 1991.

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP: Presentations

" Lobbying for State Legislation", Hartford, CT State Capital, January 26, 2006"Evaluation of Online Courses", Charter Oak College, October 17, 2006

"Student State Advocacy", Hartford, CT, State Capital, April 17, 2006

"Evaluation of Online Learning", Charter Oak College, June 20, 2005

"Distance Education and Evaluation",  Charter Oak College, October ,2004

"Criteria for Online Courses ",June, 2003, Department of Public Health, Hartford, CT

"Technology and Teaching", The 13th International Conference on Teaching and Learning, April, 2003

"Distance Learning and Social Work Education" The 12th International Conference on Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, March 11, 2002

"Undergraduates Influence State Legislation: Teaching Policy Practice". Social Policy Conference, University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. , July, 1998

"Continuing Education: Applications for Distance Learning." Fifth Annual Connecticut State University Research Conference, Danbury, CT, September 23, 1995.

"Distance Learning: Faculty Roles and Responsibilities." Master Teacher Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1995.

"Distance Education." Master Teacher, Faculty Development Institute, Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1995.

"Distance Education for Social Work Education." Master Teacher Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1994.

"The Impact of the 1993 Economy on Connecticut Families." Statewide National Association of Social Workers Conference, March 25, 1993.

"Distance Education: Interactive." Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors Meeting, FL, September 1991.

"Teaching Techniques for Interactive Television." Orlando Multimedia, 1992, sponsored by the Society for Applied Learning Technology, February 1992.

"Distance Education: Interactive Television." Proceedings of Annual Baccalaureate Program Directors Meeting, FL, September 1991.

"Incorporating Instruction, Interactive Television." Ninth Annual B.P.D. Conference, Orlando, FL, October 1, 1991.

"Reaching Students in a Diverse, Multicultural Society Through Interactive Television." 37th Annual Program Meeting Council on Social Work Education, New Orleans, March 14-17, 1991.

"An Ecological Perspective and Employee Assistance Program." N.A.S.W. Occupational Social Work Conference, June 1985.

"The Corporate Family Model." Northeastern Regional A.L.M.A.C.A. Meeting, June 1984.

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

2006-Scholarship Released Time-paper on teaching policy practice

2004-Scholarship Released Time-paper on Grandparents Rights: State of CT

2002- Curriculum Grant- revision of policy sequence

1996 -Curriculum Grant -manual on distance learning

1991 Summer Related Curriculum Grant: "Distance Education: Videotape Production"

1993 Faculty Development Grant: "Faculty Development Day for the Department of Social Work"

1993 Child Welfare Training Stipend--Grant submitted to HHS 8/31/93

October 6, 1993 "Faculty Development Day," University Grant Chairperson

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:

"Role of the Distance Learner"

"Distance Learning, A National Survey--1996"

"Child Welfare: The Inherent Conflict in Child and Family Preservation"

"Distance Learning: National Survey of Schools of Social Work--Impact on Social Work Practice"

DISSERTATION TITLE:

Needs Assessment: Three Methodologies Assessed

INSTITUTION GRANTING PH.D.:

Columbia University