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January 27th, 2008

Curriculum Vitae

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MONICA E. BULGER
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106

EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara
Doctor of Philosophy, Education, March 2009
Specialization: Teaching & Learning
Emphases: Cognitive Science, Technology & Society
Dissertation: Online Literacy & the Trouble with Information
Committee: Richard E. Mayer (Chair), Kevin C. Almeroth, Jane Close Conoley, Miriam Metzger
This study challenges the myth of information on the Internet: while information may appear excessively easy to find because of quick search results and increased accessibility to materials, locating relevant, high-quality information requires highly sophisticated literacy skills. My empirical study of 150 UCSB graduates and undergraduates examines how college students gauge credibility and usefulness when evaluating online resources and further, how they use this information when composing academic texts.
Master of Arts, Education, June 2006
Master’s Thesis: Engaged by Design: Using Simulations to Promote Active Learning
This study applies Gee’s learning theories by creating an interactive simulation exercise for an engineering writing course and then comparing student engagement levels between the simulation class and a traditionally taught class. I measured student engagement with on-task and off-task computer actions (e.g., websites visited) and found that the simulation exercise resulted in significantly higher engagement levels.
Bachelor of Arts, English, 1995

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Digital Literacy, Learning and Cognition, Research Methods in Education

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Networks for Web Science Research Exchange (2008)
Oxford Internet Institute
Extension of two-week institute in which a select number of students reside at participating institutions and collaborate with Web Science faculty. My award funds completion of my dissertation while studying with Oxford Internet Institute faculty.
Digital Humanities Summer Institute Scholarship (2008)
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s Image, Text, Sound, & Technology Program
One-week institute hosted by University of Victoria that explores applications of technical innovations, such as text encoding and data visualization, on arts and humanities research and practice.
National Science Foundation Fellowship
IGERT Program in Interactive Digital Multimedia (2006-2008)
Research apprenticeship in which a small number of students are mentored by an interdisciplinary team of faculty and visiting scholars. Our team designed a large scale interactive news visualization and studied learning outcomes compared to reading the newspaper or using Google news.
Outstanding Paper Award, Engaged by Design: Using Simulations to Promote Active Learning
Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (Ed-Media 2006)
Recognizes significant research contributions in the area of educational multimedia and hypermedia.
Teacher Consultant and Composition Fellow
South Coast Writing Project, University of California, Santa Barbara (2002)
Participants nominated by colleagues and selected based on innovative teaching practices in the areas of literature and composition.

PUBLICATIONS

Bulger, M.E., Murphy, J.C., Schieble, J., & Lagresa, E. (forthcoming, 2010). Interdisciplinary knowledge work: Digital textual analysis tools and their collaborative affordances. In L. McGrath (Ed.) Investigating Digital Tools, Texts and Use Practices: Collaborative Approaches to Research in English Studies.
Bulger, M.E. (2009). Online Literacy & the Trouble with Information (Doctoral dissertation). Available from Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3350331).
Mayer, R.E., Stull, A., DeLeeuw, K., Almeroth, K., Bimber, B., Chun, D., Bulger, M.E., Campbell, J., Knight, A., & Zhang, H. (2009). Clickers in college classrooms: Fostering learning with questioning methods in large lecture classes. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 34, 51-57.
Bulger, M.E., Mayer, R.E., Almeroth, K.C., & Blau, S.D. (2008). Measuring learner engagement in computer-equipped college classrooms. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17 (2), 129-143.
Bulger, M.E., Mayer, R.E., & Almeroth, K.C. (2006). Engaged by design: Using simulations to promote active learning. In E. Pearson & P. Bohman (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2006 (pp. 1770-1777). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Bulger, M.E. (2006). Beyond search: A preliminary skill set for online literacy. Published online by the Transliteracies Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, http://transliteracies.english.ucsb.edu.
Zhang, H., Almeroth, K.C. & Bulger, M.E. (2005). An activity monitoring system to support classroom research. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2005 (pp. 1444-1449). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Bulger, M.E. (ed.) (2003). The hands-on handbook: A guide to teaching in the UCSB Writing Program. Writing Program, University of California, Santa Barbara (Available online at: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/information/pdfs/wp_final.pdf)
Bulger, M.E. (2002). UCSB in the community. Office of Community Relations, University of California, Santa Barbara.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Bulger, M.E. (2009). Research methods for Web Science: The study of moving targets, Web Science Curriculum Workshop, WebSci ‘09, March 2009,
Athens, Greece.
Bulger, M.E., Murphy, J.C., & Lagresa, E. (2009). Digital textual analysis: Potential for research and practice, Conference on College Composition and Communication,
San Francisco, California.
Bulger, M.E. (2008). The trouble with information: How students gather and evaluate online resources, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford, U.K.
Bulger, M.E. (2008). Beyond search: Online literacy practices in academic settings, Writing Research Across Borders, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. & Bradley, N.D. (2007). Technology in action: Using simulation exercises in university writing instruction, Conference on College Composition and Communication,
New York.
Bulger, M.E., Almeroth, K.C., Mayer, R.E., Knight, A., Collins, H.M., & Chun, D. (2007). Effects of instructor engagement on student use of a Course Management System, Poster Presentation, Association for Psychological Science 19th Annual Convention,
Washington, D.C.
Knight, A., Bulger, M.E., & Almeroth, K.C. (2007). Is learning really a phone call away? Knowledge transfer in mobile learning, MLearn Conference on Mobile Learning, Banff.
Bulger, M.E., Mayer, R.E., & Almeroth, K.C. (2006). Engaged by design: Using simulations to promote active learning, ED-Media: Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Orlando.
Bulger, M.E. (2005). Student engagement in the multimedia classroom, Graduate Research Network, Computers and Writing Conference, Stanford University.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Bulger, M.E. (2009). Online literacy & the trouble with information, D.Phil Seminar, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.
Bulger, M.E. (2009). Online literacy, Literacy Methods course, Teacher Education Program, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2009). Research experience for undergraduates communications workshop, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program of the National Science Foundation, 7th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bulger, M.E. (2008). Future directions in literacy research, Education Leadership, Technology, and the Future course, Teacher Education Program, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2008). The search myth: Quality information is not a click away, Center for Information Technology & Society, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2008). Measuring student literacy proficiency in online environments, Statistical Cybermetrics Research Forum, University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
Bulger, M.E. (2007). Research experience for undergraduates communications workshop, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program of the National Science Foundation, 5th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City.
Bulger, M.E. (2007). Where do I start? Reporting research across the disciplines, Research Mentorship Program, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2006). Research experience for undergraduates communications workshop, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Program of the National Science Foundation, 4th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
Bulger, M.E. (2006). Research experience for undergraduates communications workshop, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), University of California, San Diego.
Bulger, M.E. & Bradley, N.D. (2005). Teaching with technology, Joint Presentation, South Coast Writing Project, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2004). Is student engagement dependent on lecture relevance? IDM IGERT Research Showcase, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bulger, M.E. (2002). Technology in the writing class: Reflecting on practice, South Coast Writing Project, Santa Barbara.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Donald Bren Graduate School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara (2009-2010)
Courses taught: Advanced Environmental Communication, Workplace Writing, Introduction to Environmental Communication
Director, Graduate Communications Center, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California, Santa Barbara (2005-2008)
Develop and implement graduate communications workshops, develop curricula for graduate writing courses, and provide writing consultation for graduate students and researcher professionals.

  • Strategies for Successful Writing at Bren and Beyond, Winter 2007
  • Working and Writing Together: Strategies for Effective Collaboration, Spring 2006
  • Common Mistakes in Graduate Writing, Fall 2006
  • Using Precise Language, Winter 2006
  • Finding Flow: Transitions that Work, Fall 2005

Lecturer, Writing Program University of California, Santa Barbara (1999-2002)
Upper- and lower-division writing courses:

  • Writing 1: Introduction to Academic Writing
  • Writing 2: Academic Writing
  • Writing 2LK: Scientific Research and Writing Mentorship
  • Writing 50: Intermediate Research Writing
  • Writing 1E: Introduction to Engineering Writing
  • Writing 2E: Engineering Communication
  • Writing 50E: Advanced Writing for Engineers
  • Writing 109ST: Scientific and Technical Writing
  • Environmental Studies 193: Writing for Environmental Science

Teaching Assistant, Environmental Science and Management 437: Graduate Environmental Writing, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara (2005-2006)

Teaching Associate, Writing 1E–50E: Writing for Engineers, Writing Program, University of California, Santa Barbara (2002–2003)

Teaching Assistant, Writing 2: Academic Writing Across the Disciplines, Writing Program, University of California, Santa Barbara (1998–1999)

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research Consultant, Duarte Design (2009)
Collected research on corporate presentations, multimedia learning, and storytelling for six-month book project.

Lead Graduate Researcher, Transliteracies Project in Social Computing
University of California Multi-Campus Research Group (2006-2008)
Interdisciplinary faculty and graduate student team that explores participative media, its users, its technologies, and its future. Developing a comprehensive annotated bibliography of the history and current state of social computing.
Design Team, Spheres of Influence News Visualization
National Science Foundation IGERT in Digital Multimedia (2006-2008)
Studying user interaction and learning outcomes with an interactive, multi-screen visualization of how news stories geographically spread.
Graduate Researcher, Pedagogic Implications of Classroom Technology
Mellon Grant (2005-2008)
Examines whether technology use in classrooms improves learning. Using a variety of educational technologies, including Course Management Systems, Personal Response Systems, and multimedia presentations, we compare learning outcomes between courses with high and low levels of technology infusion.

ACADEMIC SERVICE
Campus Liaison and Facebook Outreach Coordinator, American Educational Research Association (2008-2010)
Reviewer, Association of Internet Researchers IR 9.0 Conference (2008)
Graduate Affiliate, Center for Information Technology and Society (2008)
Reviewer, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (2006-2008)
Dean’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California (2006-2008)
Executive Vice-Chancellor’s Information Technology Fee Advisory Committee, Office of Institutional Advancement (2006-2007)
Classroom Technologies Consultant, South Coast Writing Project (2004-2007)
Founding member, Endowment for Virgil Cordano Chair in Catholic Studies, Department of Religious Studies (1999-2005)
Engineering Writing Committee, Writing Program (1999-2003)
Outreach Committee, Writing Program (1999-2001)

AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research Association
Association for Psychological Science
Center for Information Technology and Society
International Reading Association
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Writing Project

Note: Updated 8/31/09