Teaching | Employment | Service | Awards | Publications
Education |
2006 – present University of Maine Orono, ME
Doctoral Candidate GPA 3.928 EHD 571 Qualitative Research: Theory/Design/Practice 2001 – 2003 Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA GPA 4.000 ED 530 Research Methods 1993 – 1997 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY GPA 3.486 |
Teaching
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2019 – present University of Maine Orono, ME Lecturer
EDT 540 Instructional Design and Project Management: graduate course for practicing professionals in the Instructional Design Certificate program or Master of Education in Instructional Technology covering the applied fundamentals of learning theories, instructional design, educational technology, and an introduction to project management 2019 – present University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME SED 505 Universal Design for Learning and Curriculum Access: graduate course for practicing educators exploring and applying the principals of multiple means of representation, engagement, and action/expression to provide equitable access to the curriculum for a variety of unique learners 2005 – 2008; 2018 – present University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME CIS 100 Introduction to Computing: undergraduate course covering word processing, spreadsheets, database management, graphic presentation, email, and Internet use 2004 – 2008 Maine School Administrative District #5 Rockland, ME Created curriculum for and taught courses in the following subjects: Web Design, Microsoft Office Applications, College Preparation, Computer Basics, Voice, Candy Making, Yoga, Tai Chi 1997 – 2001 Archbishop Williams High School Braintree, MA Created curriculum for and taught academic music appreciation classes and chorus to sophomores, juniors, and seniors Rehearsed, conducted, and chose literature for all school Liturgies and Winter & Spring Concerts |
Professional
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2014 – 2019 University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME Instructional Designer
Coordinated activities and services of the Faculty Development Center |
2008 – 2014 Wiscasset School Department/RSU#12 Wiscasset, ME Adult Education Director
Identified and secured $908,688 in federal, state, and private foundation grants & contracts |
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2001 – 2003 Archbishop Williams High School Braintree, MA Instructional Technology Specialist
Developed and facilitated technology professional development programs for teachers and staff |
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Professional Service |
University of Maine
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
University of Maine at Augusta
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Awards |
University of Maine
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
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Publications |
Fensie, A., St. Pierre, T., Jain, J., & Sezen-Barrie, A. (2023). Engaged learning during distraction: A case study of successful working moms in distance education. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. Fensie, A. (2023). A Conceptual Model for Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners in Distance Education and E-Learning. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning. Fensie, A. (2023). Data-Informed Course Improvement: The Application of Learning Engineering in the Classroom [Paper presentation]. 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Fensie, A. (2023). Inclusion Possibilities. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-023-00837-x Fensie, A. (2023). A conceptual model for meeting the needs of adult learners in distance education. In D. Guralnick, M. E. Auer, & A. Poce (Eds.), Innovative Approaches to Technology-Enhanced Learning for the Workplace and Higher Education: Proceedings of ‘The Learning Ideas Conference’ 2022 (Vol. 581, pp. 136–149). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21569-8 Fensie, A., Gill, P., Rogowski, A., Bellnier, K., Flynn Stidham, S., Jones, M. K., Wiley, L. M., St. Pierre, T., Alicea, M., Wehr, K., Clark-Stallkamp, R., Krieger, J. M., O’Mahoney, A., Stallford, L., Budhrani, K., Mazlan, N. H., & Avci, H. (2022, October). The study of adult learners in distance education: A scoping review of the literature. 45th Annual AECT Proceedings. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Convention, Las Vegas, NV. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32441.44644 Fensie, A., Jain, J., & St. Pierre, T. (2021, November 21). Adults in distance education: A multimodal approach to understanding learner engagement [Conference session]. 6th International Symposium on Education, V-Story Campus, Gwangju, South Korea. Fensie, A., Jain, J., & St. Pierre, T. (2021, November 2-6). Adults in distance education: A multimodal approach to understanding learner engagement [Paper presentation]. 44th Annual AECT Proceedings, Volume 1, Chicago, IL, United States. Fensie, A. & Sezen-Barrie, A. (2021). Embodied discourse analysis of online student study sessions: A novel method of screen recording research. In E. de Vries, J. Ahn, & Y. Hod (Eds.), 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2021 (pp. 931–932). International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2021. https://repository.isls.org/bitstream/1/7627/1/931-932.pdf Fensie, A. (2010, April 19). Is a degree for every Maine worker possible? Mainebiz. Retrieved from http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20100419/CURRENTEDITION/304199995/is-a-degree-for-every-maine-worker-possible? |
Consulting |
Transitioned faculty to new LMS at University of Maine at Farmington, 2020 Instructional design and development consulting for University of New England Interprofessional Education Collaborative, 2015, 2017 |