Education

Doctoral Student, Educational Leadership and Innovation
University of Colorado, Denver CO

Master of Education, Instructional Technology, May 1994
University of South Florida, Tampa FL

Master of Science, Physics, June 1969
Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Master of Arts in Teaching, Emphasis in Secondary School Physics, June 1962
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Arts, Physics, June 1961
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY

Professional Experience

Feb. 1995 - Present
RMC Research Corporation, Denver CO
Research Assistant: evaluating large-scale educational telecommunications projects.

1994
Pacific Mountain Network, Denver CO
Research Assistant: literature review and research report on needs assessment for distance education training was incorporated into PMN's final report under a Star Schools Grant.

1991-1992
University of South Florida, Lakeland FL
Adjunct Teacher-in-training, Department of Engineering Technology.

1990-1991
Polk Community College, Winter Haven FL
Volunteer Tutor: Teaching-learning-computer center.

1977-1990
Maha Retreat House, Inc., Newton MA
Assistant Director: Accounts payable/receivable, taught classes and seminars, researched and edited journal articles for the director (a retired professor).

1962-1977
The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA
Associate Technical Staff: Scientific programmer and technical writer.

Selected Publications

Sherry, L. (In Press). Issues in distance learning. To appear in the International Journal of Educational Telecommunications.

Lawyer-Brook, D., & Sherry, L. (1996). Creating Connections: An Internet training program for rural K-12 teachers. To appear in the Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture, Winter 1996.

Sherry, L., & Trigg, M. (1996). Epistemic forms and epistemic games. To appear in Educational Technology Magazine.

Sherry, L., & the Internet Task Force. (1996). Supporting a networked community of learners. Manuscript in review.

Sherry, L., & Wilson, B. (1995). Reconceptualizing performance support. Manuscript in review.

Sherry, L., & Morse, R.A. (1995). An assessment of training needs in the use of distance education for instruction. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications, 1 (1), 5-22.

Sherry, L. (1995). A model computer simulation as an epistemic game. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 27 (2), 59-64.

Barron, A.E., Hoffman, D., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1994). Telecommunications: Ideas, activities, resources. Tampa: University of South Florida, The Florida Center for Instructional Technology.

Barron, A.E., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1994). Introduction to the Internet. Florida Media Quarterly, 19 (3), 6-10.

Barron, A.E., Ivers, K.S., & Sherry, L. (1994). Exploring the Internet. The Computing Teacher, 22 (2), 16-19.

Barron, A.E., Ivers, K.S., & Sherry, L. (1994). Telnet activities on the Internet. The Computing Teacher, 22 (3), 12-15.

Sherry, L., & Barron, A.E. (1994). Issues in publishing online documents. Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 41 (4), 763-4.

Papers at Professional Meetings

Myers, K.E.M. & Sherry, L. (1996, June). Mediated design: A cooperative learning experience. Boston: Paper to be presented at ED-TELECOM.

Sherry, L., & Myers, K.E.M. (1996, May). The dynamics of collaborative design. Seattle: Paper to be included in the Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

Sherry, L. & Myers, K.E.M., & the Internet Task Force. (1996, April). Developmental research on collaborative design. [On-line.] New York: American Educational Research Association (AERA). Paper accepted for the VIRTCOM III online conference and SIG ENET roundtable.

Lawyer-Brook, D., & Sherry, L. (1996, March). Creating Connections: An Internet training program for rural K-12 teachers. Jacksonville, FL: Paper to be presented at the Seventh National Conference on College Teaching and Learning (sponsored by the ACM).

Wilson, B.G., Ryder, M., McCahan, J., Sherry, L., & Myers, K.M.M. (1996, February). Cultural assimilation of the Internet: A case study. Indianapolis: Paper presented at AECT In-CITE'96.

Sherry, L., Wilson, B., & Ryder, M. (1995, June). IT Connections: An instructional technology resource on the WWW. Steamboat Springs CO: Technology in Education conference (TIE).

Wilson, B.G., Sherry, L., & Wein, J. (1995, June). Online resources for teacher lesson exchange. Steamboat Springs CO: Technology in Education conference (TIE).

Barron, A., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1994, April). Telecommunications: Window on the world. Orlando, FL: Kappa Delta Pi conference.

Barron, A., Ivers, K., & Sherry L. (1994, February). Fun and friends through FIRN. Tampa, FL: Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC).

Barron, A., Hoffman, D., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1994, February). Hands-on workshop in telecommunications. Tampa, FL: Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC).

Barron, A., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1993, November). Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN). Tampa FL: Florida Association of Media Educators (FAME).

Barron, A., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1993, February). Introduction to FIRN telecommunications. Tampa FL: Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC).

Barron, A., Ivers, K., & Sherry, L. (1992, November). Telecommunications in the K-12 classroom. Tampa FL: Florida Association of Media Educators (FAME).

Professional Associations

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)

Honors and Awards

• Colorado Graduate Fellowship (University of Colorado at Denver, 1995)
• Kappa Delta Pi (University of South Florida, 1993)
• Phi Kappa Phi (University of South Florida, 1993)
• Phi Theta Kappa (Polk Community College, 1990)

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