- Associate Professor
Dr. Joanne E. Beriswill is an Associate Professor in the Instructional Systems and Workforce Development Department at Mississippi State University. Previously, she taught instructional design and technology subjects at Indiana University, the University of Toledo and the University of Texas at Brownsville. Her early teaching was as a middle-school foreign language and ESOL teacher with the Polk County School District in Florida. She also has corporate instructional technology experience, having worked and consulted with companies, such as NCR Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, General Motors, and Eli Lily. Dr. Beriswill’s current research and teaching focus on designing and implementing instructional solutions for in-person and online delivery, especially in the areas of office productivity, graphics, web design, and computer-based training app design. She completed her Ph.D. and M.S. in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University. She also has an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Instructional Technology and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of South Florida.
Education
Ph.D., Instructional Technology, Indiana University
M.S., Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Instructional Technology, University of South Florida
B.A., Magna cum laude, Spanish, University of South Florida
Research Interests
Dr. Beriswill's research includes the application of Instructional Systems Design (ISD) and visual design principles to the teaching of instructional technology. Currently, she is also exploring gender stereotypes in gaming choices, preferences, and motivations.
Selected Publications
Beriswill, J. E., Bracey, P., Sherman-Morris, K., Huang, K., & Lee, S. J. (2016). Professional development for promoting 21st Century Skills and Common Core State Standards in foreign language and social studies classrooms. TechTrends . DOI 10.1007/s11528-015-0004-5 (refereed academic journal article)
Beriswill, J. E. (2015). Design process of a goal-based scenario on computing fundamentals. TechTrends. 59(6), 15-20. (refereed academic journal article)
Bracey, P., Lee, S. J., Huang, K., Beriswill, J. E., & Sherman-Morris, K. (2015). Integrating global academic essentials: Common core, 21st century skills, and technology. Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology in Education. (refereed proceedings, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014). The MegaTech project: A goal-based scenario for computing fundamentals. Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (refereed proceedings, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014). Learner-focused course design: Games and sims 101. Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Association for Educational Communications and Technology.(refereed proceedings, international)
Beriswill, J.E. (2011). Professional graphic designers approaching visual interface design. Posters Part I: HCII 2011, CCIS, 173, 3-7. (refereed proceedings, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2009, October). Case study analysis: One researcher’s coding journey. Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (refereed proceedings, international)
Grants
No Child Left Behind Grant, Integrating Global Academic Essentials: Common Core, 21st Century Skills, and Technology. Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (External, Co-PI, $90,000, AY 2017)
No Child Left Behind Grant, Integrating Global Academic Essentials: Common Core, 21st Century Skills, and Technology. Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (External, Co-PI, $90,000, AY 2016)
No Child Left Behind Grant, Integrating Global Academic Essentials: Common Core, 21st Century Skills, and Technology. Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (External, Co-PI, $90,000, AY 2015)
No Child Left Behind Grant, Integrating Global Academic Essentials: Common Core, 21st Century Skills, and Technology. Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (External, Co-PI, $90,000, AY 2014)
Professional Presentations
Beriswill, J. E., Walton, A., & Yarbrough, S. T. (2016, November-Accepted). Implementation of an Online Interactive Learning System for Teaching Computer Applications. Presented at annual E-LEARN 2016- World Conference on E-Learning, Alexandria, VA. (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E., Walton, A., & Yarbrough, S. T. (2016, November-Accepted). Using Blackboard Learn to Foster a Community of Practice for Computer Applications Instructors. Presented at annual E-LEARN 2016- World Conference on E-Learning, Alexandria, VA. (refereed, international)
Yu, C. & Beriswill, J. E. (2015, November). Providing learner services and support: Improving text-driven learning environment of distance learning with online tutorials. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana. (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2015, September). The ABC's R' US for visually dynamic design. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Business Education Association, Jackson, MS. (invited, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2015, February). HTML coding made easy. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2015, February). Photoshop 101. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014, November). Learner-focused course design: Games and sims 101. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, Florida. (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014, November). The MegaTech project: A goal-based scenario for computing fundamentals. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, Florida. (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014, February). Bring power to your points. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2014, February). PowerPoint design masters. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2013, October). Organizing the course layout within a course management system through element, grouping, and ordering structures. Presented at annual E-LEARN 2013- World Conference on E-Learning, Las Vegas, NV (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2013, October). Transitioning to Blackboard Learn: One professor’s journey. Presented at annual E-LEARN 2013 - World Conference on E-Learning, Las Vegas, NV (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2012, November). The FADE model for the visual design of instruction. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2012, November). From zero to designing instruction: Scaffolding in design and development courses for novices. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2012, February). Excel at making games. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2012, February). PowerPoint time-savers. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2011, November). Anatomy of a website: Analyzing visual elements of great website interfaces. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
Beriswill, J. E. (2011, November). Initial website design processes: A replication study on expert graphic designers. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Jacksonville, FL.
Beriswill, J. E. (2011, July). Professional graphic designers approaching visual interface design. Research paper poster presented at the bi-annual International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, FL.
Beriswill, J. E. (2011, July). Black boxes debunked: What graphic designers wish you knew. Research paper poster presented at the bi-annual International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, FL.
Beriswill, J. E. (2011, February). ABCs R’ US to the rescue. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS.
Beriswill, J. E., Yu, C., & He, M. (2010, October). Using surveys to determine needs for curriculum re-design. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, CA. (refereed, international)
Yu, C., Beriswill, J. E., Okojie, M., & He, M. (2010, October). Clarifying learning expectation: Development of standards-based curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, CA. (refereed, international)
Beriswill, J. E. (2010, February). Creating instructional board games. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2010, February). PowerPoint made fast and powerful. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, Jackson, MS. (refereed, regional)
Beriswill, J. E. (2009, October). Case study analysis: One researcher’s coding journey. Research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, Kentucky (refereed, international)
Professional Leadership
Faculty Senate, 2012-2015, Mississippi State University.
Faculty Council, 2009-2010, College of Education
Recruitment and Outreach Committee, 2016-Present, College of Education
Research Committee, 2015-Present, College of Education
Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee, 2014-2016, College of Education
Scholarships Committee, 2012-2015, College of Education
Professional Development School Steering Committee, 2011-2013, College of Education
[Chair] Graduate Recruitment Committee, 2016-Present, Instr. Systems and Workforce Dev. Department
[Chair] Appeals Committee, 2014-2016, Instr. Systems and Workforce Dev. Department
[Chair] Doctoral Convocation Committee, 2013-2014, Instr. Systems and Workforce Dev. Department
[Chair] Website Committee, 2011-2012, Instr. Systems and Workforce Dev. Department
[Chair] Curriculum Committee, 2010-2011, Instr. Systems and Workforce Dev. Department
Journal Article Reviewer, 2003- Present, British Journal of Educational Technology
Journal Article Reviewer, 2016- Present, Journal of Computing in Higher Education
Proposal Reviewer, 2004-Present, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Convention.
Session Facilitator, 2009-Present, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference
Session Facilitator, 2009-Present, Mississippi Educational Computing Association Convention
Session Facilitator, 2013, E-LEARN 2013 - World Conference on E-Learning
Honors
John Grisham Teaching Excellence Award, 2016-2017
Educator of the Year by the Mississippi Educational Computing Association, 2011
Early Career Symposium Award, 2010