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

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