Trena Paulus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Trena M. Paulus Ph.D. (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN) teaches graduate courses on research methods, online collaborative learning and instructional design. Her primary research areas are: include qualitative inquiry methodologies, particularly discourse analysis and narrative inquiry, transforming large undergraduate lecture courses, and online/blended collaborative learning environments. She is a member of American Educational Research Association and the International Society of the Learning Sciences and presents papers regularly at their annual conferences. She is the author of over thirty peer-reviewed journal articles, practitioner articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Paulus has been published in professional journals such as Instructional Science, Educational Technology Research & Develop, Journal of Technology & Teacher Education, and the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. Some recent publications include:
Paulus, T., Woodside, M., & Ziegler, M. (2008). Extending the conversation: Qualitative
research as dialogic collaborative process. The Qualitative Report, 13(2), 226-243.
Paulus, T.M & Phipps, G. (2008). Approaches to case analyses in synchronous and asynchronous environments. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13, 459-484.
Paulus, T.M. & Scherff, L. (2008). “Can anyone offer any words of encouragement?” Online dialogue as support mechanism for preservice teachers. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education 16 (1), 113-136.
Groenke, S. & Paulus, T. (2007). The role of teacher questioning in promoting dialogic literary inquiry in computer-mediated communication. Journal of Research on Technology in Education 40 (2), 141-164.
Paulus, T.M., Woodside, M. & Ziegler, M. (2007).“Determined women at work”: Group construction of narrative meaning. Narrative Inquiry 17 (2), 299-328.
Updated 02/25/2009
Contact Information
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
515 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
Knoxville, TN 37996-3452
Phone: 865-974-8144
Fax: 865-974-0135
Email: tpaulus@utk.edu
URL: web.utk.edu/~tpaulus
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Phone: 865-974-8145
Fax: 865-974-0135

