Dr. Lynna J. Ausburn

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Oklahoma State University
College of Education
Teaching & Curriculum Leadership
Occupational Education Studies
Associate Professor and Program CoordinatorAppointed: 2000
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Mailing Address

Oklahoma State University
College of Education
Willard Hall
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (405) 744-8322
Fax: (405) 744-6290
lynna.ausburn@okstate.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Educational Media and Technology, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

Instructional effects of desktop virtual reality in technical education; learning styles and stategies in adult learners; workforce education and development; distance education; educational futures

Other Expertise

Advanced technologies in technical education, principles and practices in distance learning, instructional strategies and instructional design

Future Research

Theoretical foundations for virtual reality in education and training; interaction of virtual reality with types of learning tasks and learner characteristics; effective design of virtual reality programs

Industrial Relevance

Teaching area and research are directly concerned with preparation of workforce professionals

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Career Education and Planning, Distance Learning, Instructional Technology, Vocational Or Technical Education.

Additional Terms:

Adult Education, Distance Learning, Educational Futures, Individual Learner Characteristics and Differences, Virtual Reality in Technical Education, Workforce Education and Development.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Functional, Basic, Functional)

Memberships

American Educational Research Association
Association for Career and Technical Education
Association for Career and Technical Educational Research
National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators
Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators
Omicron Tau Theta
Phi Beta Delta

Honors and Awards

2007, Phoenix Award: Outstanding Member of Graduate Faculty, Graduate College and Graduate/Professional Student Government Association, Oklahoma State University
2006, Finalist, Phoenix Award for Outstanding Member of Graduate Faculty, Graduate and Professional Student Association, Oklahoma State University
2006, Outstanding Research Presentation, Association for Career and Technical Education Research, National Research Conference, Atlanta, GA
2005, Nominee, President's Outstanding Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University (Tulsa Campus)
2004, Outstanding Assistant Professor, University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education
2003, Harold G. Silvius Outstanding Young Teacher Educator, National Association of Industrial & Technical Teacher Educators
2004 and 2006 Nominee, Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, Oklahoma State University

Previous Positions

2000-2005, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, College of Education, Teaching & Curriculum Leadership, Occupational Education Studies
1990-1999, Coordinator, Oklahoma Dept. of Career & Technology Education, Curriculum Development
1986-1990, Director, Frankston College of Technical & Further Education, Institutional Planning & Development
1980-1986, Adjunct Instructor, Victoria State College, Educational Psychology & Technology
1976-1986, Education Services Coordinator, Swinburne College of Technical & Further Education

Funding Received

  • Oklahoma State University: Provost's Grant for Research in Teaching and Curriculum, $1,500, 2007 to 2008.
  • Oklahoma State University, College of Education: Desktop Virtual Reality in Technical Education, $3,500, 2005 to 2006.
  • U.S. Military: Demonstration Project in Internet and CD-Based Instruction, $58,000, 2004 to 2004.
  • Tulsa Technology Center: Flex Learning Program and Instructor Training Project, $22,000, 2000 to 2002.
  • Australian TAFE National Center for Research and Development: Analysis of Appropriate Modes of Teaching External Studies to TAFE Students, $10,000, 1983 to 1984.
  • Papua New Guinea University of Technology: Studies of Visual Analysis Skills of Boys in a Highland Village, $20,000, 1980 to 1980.
  • U.S. Air Force Human Resources Lab: Impact of Learning Style Characteristics on Training Performance, $180,000, 1977 to 1979.

Publications

  • Lynna J. Ausburn, Floyd B. Ausburn (2008) Effects of desktop virtual reality on learner performance and confidence: Opening a line of inquiry, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 45 (1), 54-87
  • Lynna J. Ausburn, Floyd B. Ausburn (2008) New desktop vritual reality technology in technical education, i-Manager's Journal of Educational Technology, 4 (4), 48-61
  • L.J. Ausburn, F. B. Ausburn, J. Cooper, P. Kroutter, G. Sammons (2008) Effects of Desktop Virtual Reality in Operating Room Orientation for Surgical Technology Students, International Research Conference, American Education Research Association, Instructional Technology SIG, Unpublished
  • F.B. Ausburn, L.J. Ausburn, J. Cooper, P. Kroutter, G. Sammons (2007) Virtual reality technology: Current status, applications, and directions for education research, OATE Journal, 11
  • L.J. Ausburn, F.B. Ausburn, J. Cooper, P. Kroutter, G. Sammons (2007) Virtual Reality in Surgical Technology Education: A Study in Instructional Theory and Design, Career and Technical Education Research and Professional Development Conference, Career and Technical Education Research
  • L.J. Ausburn, F. B. Ausburn (2006) Effects of Desktop Virtual Reality on Learner Performance and Confidence in Environmental Mastery: Opening a Line of Inquiry, National Career and Technical Education Research Conference Proceedings, Association of Career and Technical Education Research
  • F.B. Ausburn, L.J. Ausburn, J. Ashton, P. Braithwaite, G. Dotterer, W. Elliott, C. Fries, M. Hermes, D. Reneau, C. Siling, M.S. Williams (2006) Effects of desktop virtual reality on scenic orientation, recall of scenic details, and perceived confidence levels in scenic comprehension, OATE Journal, 10
  • L.J. Ausburn, D.M. Brown (2006) Learning Strategy Patterns and Instructional Preferences of Students in Career and Technical Education, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education
  • L.J. Ausburn, D. M. Brown (2005) Learning Strategies of Career and Technical Students: Emerging Patterns and Instructional Implications, Career and Technical Education Research Conference, Association for Career and Technical Education Research
  • L.J. Ausburn (2005) Relationships of Learner Technology and Self-Direction Skills and Experience to Perceived Importance of Online Course Components, OATE Journal, 9
  • L.J. Ausburn (2004) Design components most valued by adult learners in blended online education evnivronments: An American perspective, Educational Media International, 41 (4), 327-337
  • L.J. Ausburn (2004) Gender and learning strategy differences in non-traditional adult students' design preferences in hybrid distance courses, Journal of Interactive Learning
  • L.J. Ausburn, F.B. Ausburn (2004) Desktop virtual reality in industrial teacher education: A powerful new technology for teaching and research, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 41 (4), 33-58
  • L.J. Ausburn (2004) Customized learning: A union of object-based instructional design and digital technology, OATE Journal, 8, 1-12
  • R. L. Martinez Jr., L.J. Ausburn, F.B. Ausburn (2004) Utilization and Impact of Technology in a Graduate Program in Occupational Education Studies at Oklahoma State University, International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies & Applications, EISTA
  • L.J. Ausburn (2003) Beyond the inflection point: The softer side of learning's new digital landscape, Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, 2 (1), 79-97
  • F.B. Ausburn, L.J. Ausburn (1985) Instructional Development Skills for Teaching, Melbourne, Australia, Davy Agro Engineering International, ISBN=NA
  • F.B. Ausburn, L.J. Ausburn (1983) Percpetion, Imagery, and Education in Developing Countries (Ch. 2, pp. 11-19), Mental Imagery and Learning, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Educational Technology Publications, ISBN=NA (bookchapter)
  • L. J. Ausburn, J.G. Hedberg (1981) Evaluation Basics for Instructional Methods and Materials, Melbourne, Australia, Australian Society for Educational Technology, ISBN=NA
  • L.J. Ausburn, F. B. Ausburn, A pilot study of desktop virtual reality vs. still images in surgical operating room orientation training, Workforce Education Forum, In Press
  • L.J. Ausburn, F.B. Ausburn, Effects of desktop virtual reality on learner performance and confidence in environment mastery: Opening a line of inquiry, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, Submitted
  • F.B. Ausburn, L.J. Ausburn, Send students anywhere without leaving the classroom: Virtual reality in career and technical education, Techniques, In Press

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