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Science Teacher Education emphasis
Educational Technology / Instructional Design emphasis
Dissertation: "The effects of biology lab delivery mode on academic achievement in college biology".
Instructional Design emphasis
Educational Technology Integration emphasis
Marine Biology emphasis
Served as a doctoral research assistant performing quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Collaborated in writing NSF funded research publications. Served as a project manager and collaborated in designing an online Genomics Ethics course for Texas A&M University- College Station.
Instructed 9-12 grade students in required science courses for graduation (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IPC, Anatomy and Physiology, Aquatic Science). Implemented and designed state standard aligned science based curriculum and instructional technology in the classroom. Collaborated with faculty to serve students. Increased student test scores in Science.
Developed faculty, staff, and students' capabilities at Flour Bluff Junior High with computer software, hardware, and networking. Provided computer lab testing and instructional software setup. Trained faculty to use instructional programs and media.
Performed software/ hardware maintenance on University faculty and staff computers. Implemented troubleshooting skills to quickly resolve software and hardware related issues. Trained faculty and staff in basic computer skills and software and hardware use.
Assisted University faculty and staff by troubleshooting technology related issues over the phone. Collaborated to maintain an online work-order database used for logging calls which required in-person technical support, ordering software and technology, and registering hardware.
McQueen, J., & Cifuentes, L. (submitted April, 2017). The effects of mode of lab delivery on learning biology concepts. Computers & Education.
Cifuentes, L., Park, S. W., McQueen, J., & Riggs, P. (submitted November, 2016). Collaboratively developing e-learning modules and courses across a distance. International Journal of E-Learning.
McQueen, J., & Cifuentes, L. (2017). The effects of biology lab delivery mode on academic achievement in college biology. Proceedings of the International Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual conference, Jacksonville, FL.
McQueen, J., & Cifuentes, L. A systematic literature review of instructor presence and learner control in physical and virtual laboratory environments in STEM classes. Article manuscript in progress, to be submitted July, 2017.
McQueen, J., & Cifuentes, L. The impacts of instructor presence and learner control on learning experiences in laboratory delivery modes in a sample of non-majors college undergraduate Students. Article manuscript in progress, to be submitted July, 2017.
Cifuentes, L., Park, S. W., & McQueen, J. (2015). Designing and developing a case-based MOOC to impact students’ abilities to address ethical dilemmas. Proceedings of the International Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual conference, Indianapolis, IN.
McQueen, J.A. (2017). The effects of biology lab delivery mode on academic achievement in college biology (Order No. 10259993). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1889186492).
McQueen, J. (2011). Teaching high school chemistry students to balance chemical equations through the use of an interactive computer learning module (Unpublished master's thesis). Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX.
McQueen, J. (February, 2017). The effects of biology lab delivery on academic achievement in biology in a sample of non-majors college undergraduate students. Accepted conference paper for the 40th Annual Southwest Educational Research Association conference, San Antonio, TX.
McQueen, J. (February, 2016). The effect of virtual laboratory investigations on student achievement in biology. Accepted conference paper for the 39th Annual Southwest Educational Research Association conference, New Orleans, LA.
McQueen, J., & Cifuentes, L. (February, 2017). The effects of biology lab delivery mode on academic achievement in college biology. Accepted concurrent session presentation for the 2017 International Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual conference, Jacksonville, FL.
McQueen, J. (February, 2017). The effects of biology lab delivery on academic achievement in biology in a sample of non-majors college undergraduate students. A concurrent session for the 40th Annual Southwest Educational Research Association conference, San Antonio, TX.
McQueen, J. (November, 2016). The effects of biology lab delivery on academic achievement in biology in a sample of non-majors college undergraduate students: A sequential explanatory mixed methods inquiry. Award-winning poster session at the 13th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium, Prairie View, TX.
McQueen, J. (February, 2016). The effect of virtual laboratory investigations on student achievement in biology. A concurrent session for the 39th Annual Southwest Educational Research Association conference, New Orleans, LA.
Cifuentes, L., Park, S.W., & McQueen, J. (November, 2015). Designing and developing a case-based MOOC to impact students’ abilities to address ethical dilemmas. A concurrent session for the International Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual conference, Indianapolis, IN.
McQueen, J. (February, 2014). The techie teacher. A concurrent session for the 24th Annual Texas Association for Alternative Education conference, Austin, TX.
First Place Research Poster, Doctoral Education. 13th Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium, Prairie View, TX. (November, 2016).
Third Place Winner, Doctoral Presentation. Three Minute Thesis Competition, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX. (November, 2016).
As a doctoral research assistant, I collaborated in the design and development process of transforming a face-to-face genomics ethics course for distribution as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This instructional design project served as a catalyst for my dissertation research investigating the comparative effects of physical and virtual biology laboratories, and the affordances of instructor presence and learner control. The quantitative results of my dissertation demonstrated equivalence between physical and virtual based science instruction. Further, the qualitative focus group data collected revealed that learners are often positive and welcome learning through technology.
I intend to investigate the use of virtual laboratories and simulations in majors' courses and in college science courses outside the subject of biology. Additionally, I want to qualitatively investigate students' experiences of physically based laboratory learning. More research is needed to investigate how instructors can encourage students to take advantage of the unique affordances provided in physical and and virtual science courses. I intend to investigate this question a research study where students' use of physical and virtual technological affordances is integrated into their course grade; this will provide the fields of science education and instructional design with a more concrete picture of how affordances impact student learning and achievement in science subjects. I am experienced in working with curriculum publishing companies and agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) to obtain the necessary software programs and funding needed for these future studies.
School Science Fair Judge, 5th Grade Physical Sciences Category. Gloria Hicks Elementary, Corpus Christi, Texas (November, 2016).
Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair student worker. Corpus Christi, Texas (February, 2016).
Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair judge, Junior Division Life Sciences. Corpus Christi, Texas (February, 2014).
Member, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Member, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
Member, American Mensa