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LEDUCATION

Appalachian State University 2005


Doctor of Educational Leadership
Appalachian State University 1999
077 (Instructional Technology Specialist-Computers) Certification
Wake Forest University 1994
Master of Arts in Education Secondary English
Wake Forest University 1989
Bachelor of Arts English (cum laude)
EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Instructional Technology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
July 2011 Present
Serving as Program Director for Instructional Technology
Providing instruction for graduate level courses in Instructional Technology
Providing advising for Masters candidates
Chairing/serving on dissertation committees
Executive Director, Consortium for Resourcing Online and Immersive Learning
Environments (CRIOLE)
July 2011 Present
Responsible for operations of this multi-university consortium
Planning for conferences and other outreach opportunities
Coordinating with other organizations with similar foci
Adjunct Professor, Instructional Technology, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
August 2012-Present
Instructor of MEDT 3401: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
September 2006 June 2011
Program Coordinator for Instructional Technology beginning in 2008
Providing instruction for graduate level courses in Instructional Technology
Providing advising for Masters candidates
Serving on dissertation committees
Director of Media and Technology, Union County Public Schools, Monroe, NC
July 2002 September 2006
Responsible for overseeing instructional, administrative and technical support for school
system, along with library/media and textbook programs
Budgeting, strategic planning, project management, facilities design and oversight,
provision for professional development
Technology Director, McDowell County Schools, Marion, NC
July 1999 June 2002
Responsible for overseeing instructional, administrative and technical support for school
system, budgeting, planning, purchasing, web page design and maintenance,
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grant writing and administration, design, instruction and provision for staff development
opportunities
Grant Reviewer, Louisiana Center for Educational Technology, Baton Rouge, LA
2000 and 2001 Summers
Participant in panel review process for High School Technology Leadership
(TLCF) grants
Teacher, McDowell High School, Marion, NC
March 1993 June 1999
Instructor of English, Journalism, Humanities/Multimedia classes
Responsible for devising training materials and providing technology-related
staff development at the district level
Traffic Coordinator, Long, Haymes & Carr Advertising, Winston-Salem, NC
June 1990 May 1991
Responsible for flow of advertising materials through agency
Acted as liaison between creative and account services.
SCHOLARSHIP
Books/Book Chapters
Cheney, A. and Sanders, R. L. (Eds.) (2011). Teaching and learning in 3D immersive worlds:
Pedagogical models and constructivist approaches. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Riedl, R. E., McClannon, T. W., & Cheney, A. W. (2011). Moving to the world
virtual
: Affordances of 3D
immersive environments for teaching and learning. In A. Cheney & R. L. Sanders (Eds.), Teaching
and Learning in 3D Immersive Worlds: Pedagogical Models and Constructivist Approaches. Hershey,
PA: IGI Global.
Cheney, A. and Nelson, P. (2011). Caring in the Zone: Fostering relationships in virtual learning
communities. In G. Kurubacak and T. Yuzer (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Transformative Online
Learning: Models for Social Equality. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Cheney, A., Riedl, R., Sanders, R. & Tashner, J. (2010). The new company water cooler: Use of 3D
virtual immersive worlds to promote networking and professional learning in organizations. In W.
Ritke-Jones (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Virtual Environments for Corporate Education: Employee
Learning and Solutions. Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference.
Cheney, A., Sanders, R., Matzen, N. & Tashner, J. (2009). Instructional design and pedagogical
issues with Web 2.0 tools. In T. T. Kidd and I. Chen (Eds.) Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to
Web 2.0. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Cheney, A., Sanders, R., Matzen, N., Bronack, S., Riedl, R., & Tashner, J. (2009). A virtual world for
collaboration: The AET Zone. In T. A. Mikropoulos, V. S. Pantelidis & C. J. Chen (Eds.), Virtual Reality
in Education. Athens, Greece: Klidarithmos Books.
Gilman, R., Tashner, J., Riedl, R., Bronack, S., Cheney, A., & Sanders, R. (2008). Teaching IT through
learning communities in a 3D immersive world the evolution of online instruction. In S. Negash,
M. Whitman, A. Woszczynski, K. Hoganson, & H. Mattord (Eds.), Distance Learning for Real-Time
and Asynchronous Information Technology Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Cheney, A. W. (2005). Technology standards for school administrators: An evaluation of guidelines
compared to perception, preparation and practice. Boone, NC: doctoral dissertation.
Refereed Journals

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McClannon, T., Sanders, R, Cheney, A., Bolt, L. & Terry, K. (2013). Factors affecting development of
communities in 3D immersive learning environments. International Journal of Virtual and Personal
Learning Environments, 4(3).
Bronack, S. and Cheney, A. (2011). Presence pedagogy as framework for research in virtual
environments. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 3(1). p. 79-85.
Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Riedl, R., & Tashner, J. (2008). Designing virtual worlds to facilitate
communication: Issues, considerations, and lessons learned. Technical Communication, 55(3), p. 261-
269.
Bronack, S., Sanders, R. Cheney, A., Riedl, R., Tashner, J. & Matzen, N. (2008). Presence pedagogy:
Teaching and learning in a 3D immersive world. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in
Higher Education, 20(1), p. 59-69.
Conference Proceedings
Williams, S., Matzen, N, Sanders, R., Roberts, E., Barker, P., McFalls, A., and Cheney, A. (2010). 3D
virtual worlds for STEM instruction in middle schools: The STEM-ICT 3D experience. Proceedings of
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (pp. 3645-
3648). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Cheney, A., Matzen, N., Sanders, R., Bronack, S., Riedl, R. & Tashner, J. (2008). Social constructivism
in a 3D immersive world. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information
Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 2922-2929). Chesapeake, VA:
AACE.
Cheney, A., Bronack, S., Sanders, R., Riedl, R. & Tashner, J. (2007, August). Teaching and learning in
a 3D immersive world: The AETZone model. Campus Technology 2007: Roadmap to IT Leadership
Proceedings. Washington, DC. Retrieved August 27, 2008, from:
http://download.101com.com/CAM/conf/2007/W02.pdf.
Sanders, R., Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Tashner, J., Riedl, R., & Gilman, R. (2007, February). Education
in the Zone: Dynamic learning communities in a 3D virtual world. IADIS International Conference Web
Based Communities Book of Proceedings. Salamanca, Spain.
Tashner, J., Riedl, R., Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Gilman, R., & Sanders, R. (2007, January). Learning
communities in 3D immersive worlds: Evolving online instruction. Proceedings of the Hawaii
International Conference on Education (pp. 5853-5862). Honolulu: HI. Retrieved August 27, 2008,
from: http://www.hiceducation.org/EDU2007.pdf.
Professional/Non-Refereed
Gilman, R., Tashner, J., Bronack, S., Riedl, R., & Cheney, A. (2007). Crossing Continents: Bringing
teachers and learners together through a 3D immersive world. Educators' eZine. Retrieved April 30,
2007, from http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604336.
Conference Presentations
McClannon, T. W., Cheney, A. W., & Terry, K. P. (2013, October). Direct instruction in a social
constructivist, online learning experience. 43rd Annual Conference of the International Society for
Exploring Teaching and Learning, Orlando, FL.
Terry, K.P., Bolt, L.L., Cheney, A.W., McClannon, T.W., & Sanders, R.L. (2013, April). Developing
Students Sense of Community in 3D Immersive Learning Environments. American Educational
Research Association Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA.
Terry, K.P., McClannon, T.W., Cheney, A.W., Sanders, R.L., & Bolt, L.L. (2013, March). Factors
affecting students sense of community in 3D immersive learning environments. Society for
Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.

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McClannon, T.W., Cheney, A.W., & Terry, K.P. (2013, March). Building communities of practices:
Facilitating engagement and collaboration in online courses. North Carolina Technology in Education
Society Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Terry, K.P., McClannon, T.W., & Cheney, A.W. (2013, February). Surveying the landscape of tools that
facilitate collaboration, online communication and project development. 5th Annual Conference on
Higher Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.
Cheney, A.W., McClannon, T.W., Terry, K.P., & Bronack, S. (2012, October). Creating communities of
practice in virtual environments. Oregon Immersive Education Days Conference, Portland, OR.
Terry, K.P., McClannon, T.W., Cheney, A.W., (2012, October). Strategies for facilitating collaboration
in immersive online courses. 42
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Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring
Teaching and Learning Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Carey, T., Cheney, A., & Heckert, A. (2012, September). Getting the jump on promotion and tenure.
Hubbard Center for Faculty and Academic Development, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
McClannon, T., Cheney, A., Sanders, R., Terry, K. & Bolt, L. (2012, April). Exploration of students
sense of community in virtual learning environments. American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2012, Vancouver, BC.
Dean, C., Cheney, A., & James, J. (2012, February). Electronic submission of promotion, tenure and
review materials. 2012 Lilly Conference on College Teaching & Learning, Greensboro, NC.
Terry, K., McClannon, T., & Cheney, A. (2011, October). Community and collaboration in a virtual
world. 41
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Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning
Conference 2011, San Diego, CA.
Cheney, A., Sanders, R., Matzen, N., McClannon, T., Terry, K. & Bronack, S. (2011, April). Presence
pedagogy as framework for research in virtual environments. ARVEL SIG Workshop at American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2011, New Orleans, LA.
Bronack, S. and Cheney, A. (2010, April). Measuring dimensions of student and teacher efficacy in
virtual world-based learning environments. ARVEL SIG Workshop at American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting 2010, Denver, CO.
Williams, S., Matzen, N, Sanders, R., Roberts, E., Barker, P., McFalls, A., and Cheney, A. (2010,
March). 3D virtual worlds for STEM instruction in middle schools: The STEM-ICT 3D experience. Society
for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2010, San Diego, CA..
Cheney, A. and McClannon, T. (2010, March). Go virtual! Immersive worlds for K-12. North Carolina
Technology in Education Society Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Cheney, A., Howard, B., Matzen, N., McClannon, T., Sanders, R., Tashner, J. & Wallace, P. (2009,
April). Presence pedagogy: Multiple manifestations of presence. Leadership and Educational Studies
Symposium, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Cheney, A., Bronack, S., Sanders, R., Matzen, N., & Tashner, J. (2009, April). Presence pedagogy:
Building communities of practice in virtual worlds. Canadian Institute of Distance Education
Research, Online.
McClannon, T., Sanders, R., Cheney, A., Matzen, N., Howard, B., & Wallace, P. (2009, March).
Multiple manifestations of presence: Teaching and learning in 3D immersive environments. Teaching
and Learning with Technology Conference, Online.
Cheney, A. (2009, March). Constructing knowledge together in virtual worlds: Appalachian State's
AET Zone. North Carolina Technology in Education Society Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Cheney, A. (2009, March). Teaching and learning in a 3D virtual world. North Carolina Technology in
Education Society Conference, Raleigh, NC.

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Sanders, R.L., Matzen, N., Bronack, S., Tashner, J., & Cheney, A. (November, 2008). Presence in the
classroom. League of Worlds International Conference 2008, Hong Kong, China.
Sanders, R.L., Matzen, N., Cheney, A., Bronack, S., & Riedl, R. (November, 2008). The digital native
best practice design project report. League of Worlds International Conference 2008, Hong Kong,
China.
Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Linser, R., & Backe, M. (2008, July). Building community in virtual worlds:
Issues and considerations. IADIS International Conference: Web Based Communities 2008,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Sanders, R., Bronack S., Riedl, R., Cheney, A., Matzen, N., Rhyne, S., Marklin, J. & Rooney, B. (2008,
March). The digital native best practice design project. Teaching and Learning with Technology
Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Rooney, B., Rhyne, S. and Cheney, A. (2008, March). Beyond the shoebox: Using virtual realities to
build learning environments. North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Concord, NC.
Cheney, A. (2008, March). Get your Master's degree in a 3D immersive world: Appalachian State's AET
Zone. North Carolina Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Concord, NC.
Cheney, A., Matzen, N., Sanders, R. Bronack, S., Riedl, R. & Tashner, J. . (2008, March). Social
constructivism in a 3D immersive world. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
International Conference 2008, Las Vegas, NV.
Cheney, A. and Bronack, S. (2008, January). Learning outcomes in a 3D immersive world: The AET
Zone. Florida Educational Technology Conference, Orlando, FL.
Cheney, A. (2007, October). Teaching and learning in a 3D immersive world: Appalachian State's AET
Zone. 21st Century Technologies Conference, Hickory, NC.
Olson, G. and Cheney, A. (2007, October). Theory-based evaluation of virtual learning environments.
League of Worlds Symposium, Karlskrona, Sweden.
Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Riedl, R. & Sanders, R. (2007, August). Teaching and learning in a 3D
immersive world: The AETZone model. Campus Technology 2007, Washington, DC.
Cheney, A., Houghton, R., & Jacobs, J. (2007, June). The brave new world of distance learning:
Implications for professional development, delivery of courses, supervision. Western North Carolina
IMPACTing Educational Leadership Institute, Asheville, NC.
Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Riedl, R., & Tashner, J. (2007, March). Virtual worlds for teaching: Student
perceptions of learning in the zone. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
International Conference 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Sanders, R., Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Tashner, J., Riedl, R., & Gilman, R. (2007, February). Education
in the Zone: Dynamic learning communities in a 3D virtual world. IADIS International Conference on
Web-Based Communities 2007, Salamanca, Spain.
Tashner, J., Riedl, R., Bronack, S., Cheney, A., Gilman, R., & Sanders, R. (2007, January). Learning
communities in 3D immersive worlds: Evolving online instruction. Hawaii International Conference on
Education. Honolulu: HI.
Gilman, R., Tashner, J., Riedl, R., Bronack, S. & Cheney, A. (2006, December). Evolution of on-line
learning environments: Virtual learning communities. UNC Distance Learning Forum, Raleigh, NC.
Gilman, R., and Cheney, A. (2006, October). Teaching and learning in a 3D immersive world the
AETZone. New Directions Technology Conference, Flat Rock, NC.
Washburn, A., Briggs, A. & Caldwell, B. (2001, November). Starting a community technology learning
center. North Carolina Educational Technology Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Washburn, A. (2001, October). Technology and high student achievement. ABCs and Technology
Conference, Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Washburn, A. (2001, March). Technology in K-8 math education. North Carolina Association for
Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Washburn, A. (2000, August). Technology and student accountability. Administrators Technology
Conference, Boone, North Carolina.
Washburn, A. (1999, February). Technology in elementary math education. North Carolina
Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Washburn, A., & Pruett, S. (1998, October). Reading and writing in tenth grade English: A curricular
unit approach using Euripides Medea and Ibsens A Doll House. Best Teaching Practices Conference,
Western Regional Education Service Alliance, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
COURSES TAUGHT
2011-Present
ITC 5220: Digital Technologies in Education
ITC 5350: Technology Policy and Law
ITC 5620: Vision and Strategies for Integrating Digital Technologies
ITC 5720: Planning for Instructional Technology
ITC 6550: Information Technology Systems in Education
CI 5530: Web 2.0 and Social Networking
LIB 7040: Integrating Media and Technology into Instruction
LSA 5585: Teacher Leadership and School Improvement
EDL 7040: Educational Organizations and Technology
2006-2011
ITC 5220: Computers in Educational Settings
ITC 5240: Hypermedia in Education
ITC 5320: Telecommunications Technologies in Education
ITC 5430: Issues in Learning with Computers
ITC 5620: Integrating Computer Technology into Instruction
ITC 5720: Planning for Technology in Schools
ITC 5900: Internship
EDL 7040: Educational Organizations and Technology
GRANTS
Awarded
2008: National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and
Teachers (ITEST) program - STEM and ICT Instructional Worlds: The 3D Experience (STEM-ICT 3D)
Project for $1,498,809.00 (member of grant team from Appalachian State University and Clemson
University)
2007: Reich College of Education Successful Applications of Learning Technologies (SALT)
Grant The Digital Native Best Practice Design Project for $18,975 (member of grant team)
2006: Reich College of Education Successful Applications of Learning Technologies (SALT)
Grant The Expanding Universe: The Virtual World of LES for $19,755 (member of grant team)
Submitted/Unfunded
2007: MacArthur Foundation: Digital Media and Learning Competition: Innovation Award
category Digital Native Best Practice Project for $250,000 Unfunded

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SERVICE
Committees and Program Coordination
2013-Present: Chair, Distance Education Task Force, Reich College of Education
2013-Present: Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee
2012-2013: Departmental Personnel Committee, Department of Leadership and Educational
Studies
2013: Technology and e-Learning Subgroup, University Planning and Priorities Committee
2013: University Compensation, Workload & Evaluation Task Force for Chairs,
Assistant/Associate Deans, and Directors
2009-2012: Doctoral/Dissertation Committee Chair: Gail York
2009-2012: Doctoral/Dissertation Committee Chair: Scott Stuckey
2009-Present: Doctoral/Dissertation Committee Chair: Mark Shellman
2008-Present: Program Coordinator, Instructional Technology
2008-2009: Department of Leadership and Educational Studies Budget Committee
2007-2012: Appalachian State University Instructional Technology Advisory Committee
2007-2009: Reich College of Education International Studies and Activities Committee
2006-2010: Reich College of Education Technology Advisory Committee
2009-10: Search Committee Member, Instructional Technology Faculty Members
2008-09: Search Committee Chair, Instructional Technology Faculty Member
2008-09: Search Committee Member, Chairperson of Leadership and Educational Studies
Department
2007-08: Search Committee Member, Instructional Technology Faculty Member
2006-07: Search Committee Member, Instructional Technology Faculty Member
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
Books, Chapters and Journals
2012-Present: Co-Editor of the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments.
2011-2012: Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Virtual and Personal
Learning Environments.
2011: Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated
Simulations.
2011: Editor (with Robert Sanders), Teaching and Learning in 3D Immersive Worlds: Pedagogical
Models and Constructivist Approaches. Scheduled for publication in 2011 by IGI Global, Hershey, PA.
2011: Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Web-Based Communities,
focused on Building Community in Virtual Worlds.
2009-2010: Editorial Advisory Board Member for G. Kurubacak and T. Yuzer (Eds.) Handbook of
Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality. Hershey, PA:
IGI Global.
2009-2011: Steering Committee, International Journal of Web-Based Communities
2009: Chapter Reviewer for W. Ritke-Jones (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Virtual Environments for
Corporate Education: Employee Learning and Solutions. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP
Conference Planning Committees

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Conference Planning Committee, 2005-2014, 2003 and 2001 Annual Conferences of the North
Carolina Technology in Education Society (formerly North Carolina Association for Educational
Communications and Technology).
Conference Chair, 2004 and 2002 Annual Conferences of the North Carolina Association for
Educational Communications and Technology, Charlotte, NC.
Conference Planning Committee, 2001 Administrators Technology Conference, Boone, NC.
Program Committees
2012-13: Program Chair for Applied Research in Virtual Environments for Learning Special Interest
Group (ARVEL SIG) for AERA 2013.
2011-2013: Reviewer for Applied Research in Virtual Environments for Learning Special Interest
Group (ARVEL SIG) Papers and Sessions at AERA 2012.
2011: Program Committee for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
Annual Conference, Austin, TX, March 2012.
2010: Reviewer for Applied Research in Virtual Environments for Learning Special Interest Group
(ARVEL SIG) Papers and Sessions at AERA 2011.
2010: Program Committee for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, March 2011.
2009: Program Committee for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 2010.
2008: Program Committee for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
Annual Conference, Charleston, SC, March 2009.
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Current
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Executive Committee Member (Chair) for Applied Research in Virtual Environments for Learning
Special Interest Group (ARVEL SIG)
North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES)
Board Member (At-Large)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Past
2010-2012: North Carolina Virtual Public School Advisory Board
2008-2011: Technology Committee Member, Consortium for Research in Online and Immersive
Environments
2004: Treasurer, North Carolina Data Warehouse Consortium
2001-2005: Board Member, North Carolina Association of School Administrators
2002, 2004: President, NC Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2001-2005: Vice-President, North Carolina Association of Technology Administrators
2001, 2003: Vice-President, NC Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2001-2004: North Carolina K-12 Technology Advisory Committee
1999-2004: North Carolina State Media Advisory Committee
1991: Master Teacher Fellowship, Wake Forest University
HONORS AND AWARDS
Professional

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2010: North Carolina Distance Learning Association Best Practices in Distance Learning
Programming Award 2010: AET ZONE: Using 3D Virtual Worlds as Effective Learning Environments in
Distance Education
2000: Spotlight School Representative, US Secretary of Educations Conference on
Educational Technology
Academic
1991: Master Teacher Fellowship, Wake Forest University
1989: Inductee, Mortar Board
1989: Inductee, Eta Sigma Phi
1988: Inductee, Omicron Delta Kappa

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