Personal Statement
My career in education includes teaching experience in the areas of early childhood, elementary, secondary English, online instructional design and delivery, and teacher/leader professional development. My work in designing effective learning experiences has led to professional growth in communications, curriculum design, website and application design, directing video production, and advocacy. Currently, I lead a team comprised of instructional designers, online student services support, web designers, software and database programmers, videographers/editors and graphic designers. Our mission is to enhance teaching and learning online for the University of Florida College of Education and any partners. Our online graduate degree programs have ranked #1 or #2 nationally for the past 5 years (2015-2020) in the U.S. News & World Report Rankings.
Education
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, University of North Florida, 2014
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, University of North Florida, 2002
B.A. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of North Florida, 1996
Positions and Honors
2016-Present Director of E-Learning, Technology, and Communications
University of Florida College of Education
2015-2016 Associate Director of E-Learning, Technology, and Creative Services
University of Florida College of Education
2010-2015 Learning Systems Architect/ Program Design and Development
Lastinger Center for Learning at The University of Florida
2009-2010 Data Design and Program Development Specialist
Northeast Florida Educational Consortium
2005-2009 Program Training and Design Specialist
Northeast Florida Educational Consortium
2003-2005 Secondary Teacher (English, Reading Intervention)
Putnam County School District, Florida
1996-2003 Elementary Teacher (K-5)
Putnam County School District, Florida
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2014-present Member, American Educational Research Association
HONORS/AWARDS
2001 Technologist of the Year, Putnam County Schools, Florida
2003 Outstanding Student in the Educational Leadership Master’s Program (UNF)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Bylund, C. L., Wollney, E. N., Campbell-Salome, G., Applebaum, A. J., Paige, S. R., DeGruccio, K., Weiss, E., Sae-Hau, M., Arnold, J. D. , Durante, D., Amin, T. B., Hampton, C. N., Fisher, C. L. Improving Clinical and Family Communication for Adult Child Caregivers of a Parent With a Blood Cancer: Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Intervention. JMIR Cancer 2022;8(3):e38722. doi: 10.2196/38722
Laframenta, J., Jones, G., Adams, T., Dana, T., & Arnold, J. D. (March, 2016). STEM TIPS: Supporting the beginning secondary STEM teacher. Tech Trends Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s11528-016-0052-5
Arnold, J. D. (2014). Leadership Style and Readiness to Lead: Perceptions of Florida Level 1 Educational Leadership Preparation Program Participants. University of North Florida Theses and Dissertations, 509. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/509
E-LEARNING DESIGN FOR EDUCATION- RELEVANT PRESENTATIONS
Arnold, J., Lane, H., & Lane, P. (2016). Enhancing Teacher Preparation Online through Video-based Modeling and Feedback. Presentation for the Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Annual Conference.
Arnold, J. D., Mousa, B., & McCoy, D. (2015). Legacy, Leadership, and Change: Innovative Strategies for School Principal Preparation Online. Paper presented at 8th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning. Dallas, TX.
Arnold, J. D. (2014). Florida STEM Teacher Induction & Professional Support: A Systematic and Intentional Statewide Approach for Online Mentoring. Paper presented at the Annual Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference. Jacksonville, Fl.
Arnold, J. D., & Jones, T. Griffith (2013). Florida STEM Teacher Induction & Professional Support: Building a System to Support Organic Professional Growth. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference. Orlando, Florida.
McCoy, D. S., & Arnold, J. D. (2012). Online Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Employing Technology to Transform Practice. Paper presented at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference. Greensboro, NC.
McCoy, D. S., & Arnold, J. D. (2011). Scaffolding for Sophistication in the Online World: User Design for Professional Development. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL.
RECENT RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT E-LEARNING SOFTWARE PROJECT SUPPORT
STELLAR: Support of Teachers of English Language Learners Across Rural settings
Sponsor: US Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition
PI: Maria Coady
National Professional Development award # T365Z160094
Period: 2017 – 2020
LOCUS: Levels of Conceptual Understanding in Statistics
Consultant on Design and Build for Statistical Testing Software with Data Analysis
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Sponsor #: DRL-1118168
PI: Timothy Jacobbe
Period: 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2018
STEM – Teacher Instruction and Professional Support Center
Consultant on Software Design and Build, Production and Implementation Lead
Sponsor: Florida Department of Education
Sponsor #: 011-RG51102C001
PI: T. Griffith Jones III
Co-PIs: Thomasenia Lott Adams, Thomas Dana & Dimple Malik Flesner
Period: 5/29/2012 – 6/30/2015
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center
Consultant on Web and Media Design and Communications
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Sponsor #: H325A120003
PI: Mary Brownell
Co-PIs: Erica McCray & Paul Sindelar
Period: 10/1/2012 – 12/31/2018