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- Jamie Colwell
- Assistant Professor
- Teaching & Learning
- 145 Education Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3283
- jcolwell@odu.edu
- Jamie Colwell is an Assistant Professor of Literacy in the Darden College of Education. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum
& Instruction from Clemson University in 2012.
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Education
- Clemson University,
2012
- Major: Curriculum & Instruction
- Degree: Ph. D.
- Clemson University,
2007
- Major: English
- Degree: M.A.
- Clemson University,
2004
- Major: English
- Degree: B.A.
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Research Interests
- Dr. Colwell's research focuses on adolescent and disciplinary literacy, integrating disciplinary literacy into teacher education,
bridging the gap between adolescents’ in-and out-of-school literacies using digital and Internet technology, the use of online
discussion platforms to promote adolescents’ critical thinking, and qualitative and design-based research, particularly utilizing
formative experiments to refine interventions.
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Licensures and Certifications
- Certification in Secondary English Education
- Sponsoring Organization: South Carolina Department of Education
- Date Obtained: 2005-05-01
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Expertise
- Literacy
- Adolescent literacy, disciplinary literacy
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Book Chapters
- Reinking, D., and Colwell, J. A brief history of information sources in the late 20th and early 21st century (a simulation).Reading at a crossroads?: Disjunctures and continuities in current conceptions and practices. New York, NY: Routledge.
- Hunt-Barron, S., and Colwell, J. (2013). Illuminating change: Technology, feedback, and revision in writing.Exploring Technology in Writing and Writing Instruction. IGI Global.
- Colwell, J., and Reinking, D. Using a formative experiment to integrate disciplinary literacy into middle-school and pre-service teacher education.Educational Design Research: Introduction and Illustrative Cases
- Reinking, D., and Colwell, J. Does national accreditation of education schools improve teacher and education leadership programs? [The counterpoint position].Curriculum and Instruction: Debating Issues in American Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Articles
- Colwell, J. Connecting Old and New Literacies in a Transliterate World. Library Media Connection
- Colwell, J., Hutchison, A. C., and Reinking, D. (2012). Using social networks to promote literacy response during teachers' professional development. Language Arts, 89 (4), (pp. 230-241).
- Colwell, J. (2012). Using a collaborative blog project to introduce disciplinary-literacy strategies in social studies pre-service teacher education. Journal of School Connections, 4 (1), (pp. 25-52).
- Hutchison, A. C., and Colwell, J. (2012). Using a wiki to facilitate an online professional learning community for induction and mentor teachers. Education and Information Technologies, 17 (3), (pp. 273-289).
- Colwell, J., Hunt-Barron, S., and Reinking, D. Obstacles to developing digital literacy on the Internet in middle-school science instruction. Journal of Literacy Research
- Bradley, B. A., Reinking, D., Colwell, J., Hall, L. A., Fisher, D., Frey, N., and Bauman, J. Clarifying formative experiments in literacy research. Literacy Research Association, 61,
- Fullerton, S. K., and Colwell, J. (2010). Research on small-group discussions of literature - past, present, and future: An analysis of three decades. National Reading Conference, 59, (pp. 57-74).
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Presentations
- Using a Formative Experiment to Promote Disciplinary Literacy in Social Studies Education
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April 28, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
- When Disciplinary and Digital Literacy Intersect: Connecting Middle-School Students and Pre-Service Teachers through Blogs
to Promote Disciplinary Literacy in History
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: April 20, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J.
- Promoting disciplinary literacy in middle-school and pre-service teacher education
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: November, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J.
- Promoting disciplinary literacy and critical reading with blogs: Using formative experiments to widen the circle of methods,
participation, and achievable goals in literacy research and practice
- Conference Name: LRA
- Sponsoring Organization: LRA
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
- Date: December, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Bradley, B. A. Chair
Reinking, D. Co-Chair
- Using explicit strategy instruction and blogging to integrate disciplinary literacy into middle-school and teacher education
- Conference Name: LRA
- Sponsoring Organization: LRA
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
- Date: December, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J.
- The literary understandings of preschoolers and third graders: What we've learned through colalborative inquiry and teacher
research partnerships
- Conference Name: IRA
- Sponsoring Organization: IRA
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Fullerton, S. K. Presenter & Author
Grey, P. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
- Using Internet Reciprocal Teaching in a middle-school science classroom
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Hunt-Barron, S. Presenter & Author
Reinking, D. Presenter Only
- South Carolina
- Conference Name: Clemson University
- Sponsoring Organization: Clemson University
- Location: Clemson
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Fullerton, S. K. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
- Availability of literacy research reports in open access education journals
- Conference Name: LRA
- Sponsoring Organization: LRA
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Date: December, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Beach, R. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
East, D. Presenter & Author
Smith-Burk, T. T. Presenter & Author
Stahl, N. A. Presenter & Author
- Preservice teachers' interactions with culturally and racially diverse elementary students in peer-led literature discussion
- Conference Name: LRA
- Sponsoring Organization: LRA
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Date: December, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Fullerton, S. K. Presenter & Author
- Using Web 2.0 to engage induction teachers in online professional learning communities
- Conference Name: LRA
- Sponsoring Organization: LRA
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Date: December, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Hutchison, A. C. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
- South Carolina
- Conference Name: Clemson University
- Sponsoring Organization: Clemson University
- Location: Clemson
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Reinking, D. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Hunt-Barron, S. Presenter & Author
- Using Internet Reciprocal Teaching in a middle-school science class: A formative experiment
- Conference Name: University of Georgia
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Georgia
- Location: Athens, GA
- Date: March, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Hunt-Barron, S. Author Only
Reinking, D. Presenter & Author
- Literature response research and instruction, past, present, and future: A content analysis of three decades
- Conference Name: NRC
- Sponsoring Organization: NRC
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: December, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Fullerton, S. K. Presenter & Author
- Preservice teachers' implementation of content literacy strategies in the middle school classroom
- Conference Name: NRC
- Sponsoring Organization: NRC
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: December, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Jones-Moore, L. Presenter & Author
Gillis, V. Presenter Only
- The future of disseminating knowledge: Understanding open access, academic freedom, tenure, and the effects of commercialization
of literacy research
- Conference Name: NRC
- Sponsoring Organization: NRC
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: December, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Beach, R. Presenter & Author
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
East, D. Presenter & Author
Johnston, P. Presenter & Author
Reinking, D. Presenter & Author
Smith-Burke, T. Presenter & Author
Stahl, N. Presenter & Author
- Internet reciprocal teaching: A research-based model for teaching the new literacies of online reading comprehension
- Conference Name: IRA
- Sponsoring Organization: IRA
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Date: May, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Reinking, D. Chair
Carter, A. Presenter Only
Malloy, J. Presenter Only
Robbins, K. Presenter Only
Rogers, A. Presenter Only
Colwell, J. Presenter Only
- Reflections from years 1-3: Methods, findings, conclusions and next steps: Understanding and developing at-risk adolescents'
reading comprehension on the Internet
- Conference Name: AERA
- Sponsoring Organization: AERA
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Colwell, J. Presenter & Author
Reinking, D. Presenter & Author
- 2011: Eugene T. Moore School of Education Student Travel Award, Clemson University
- 2010: Eugene T. Moore School of Education Student Travel Award, Clemson University
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research