Dr. S.E. (Susan) McKenney

Room

Phone

Cubicus C314

+31 53 489 2890

susan.mckenney@utwente.nl

Profile

I am especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. My past work has emphasized the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development; in more recent work, I have been looking at these issues in the field of early childhood literacy. I am also committed to exploring how educational research can serve the development of scientific understanding while also developing solutions to real problems in educational practice. Since educational design research lends itself to these dual aims, I work on developing and explicating ways to conduct design research. Much of my work is carried out in collaboration with organizations in developing countries, but I also enjoy research and consultancy in the USA and Europe.

Teaching experience

Bachelor program

§	Sociology, pedagogy and andragogy

§	Technology for educational design: Complex systems

Master program

§	Introduction to the science of education and technology

§	Computer supported curriculum development

§	Models and strategies of curriculum development

§	(Educational) Design methodology

§	Curriculum, teacher and school development

Inter-university doctoral program

§	Educational design research

Mentoring

§	Guidance counselor to freshmen in the bachelor Educational Science and Technology program

§	Advisor of Dutch and international bachelor, master and doctoral students specializing in curriculum development, teacher development and technology use in the curriculum.

Recent and ongoing research and consultancy activities

§	Research & Development in Education: Systematic review of literature to understand the (dis)connections between educational research and development (NWO)

§	Designing for Scale: Reconstructive analysis of large scale curriculum design projects (SLO)

§	PictoPal: Several studies on the use of technology to support early literacy development (NWO, Kennisnet)

§	Inhoudelijke leiderschap en het jonge kind: Case studies of innovative teacher teams who are improving the language arts curriculum in lower primary grades (SLO)

§	ECENL: An explorative study into the status quo of early childhood research in the Netherlands (SLO)

§	Taal in de Zaakvakken: The added value of ICT in linguistic and (science) conceptual development (SLO)

§	TRAITS: Training the Trainer for enhancing Skills program, aimed at capacity building among Amity Institute staff for education in India (Nuffic)

§	INDEED: Indian Dutch Exchange program on Educational Development aimed at capacity building among Pratham staff for (pre) primary education in India (Nuffic)

§	NITTT: Networking for Innovations in Teacher Training and Technology (World Bank)

§	SPES: Support for Primary Education in Suriname Consultant (IADB)

Service

§	Editor for ISDDE journal, Educational Designer

§	Reviewer for Computers and Education

§	Reviewer for Educational Technology Research & Development

§	Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Technology in Education

§	Executive board, ISDDE

§	Publications committee, ISLS

§	Curriculum division board, VOR

§	Board member for Primato, all public primary schools in Hengelo

Publications

Recent journal articles

Cviko, A,, McKenney, S., Voogt, J. (in press). Teachers enacting a technology-rich curriculum for emergent literacy. Educational Technology Research and Development.

McKenney, S. & Voogt, J. (in press). Kindergarteners create printed texts and use them in dramatic play: Experiences from the PictoPal project. Australian Journal of Early Childhood.

Voogt, J., Westbroek, H., Handelzalts, A., Walraven, A., McKenney, S., Pieters, J. & de Vries, B. (in press). Teacher learning in collaborative curriculum design. Teaching and Teacher Education.

Raval, H., McKenney, S. & Pieters, J. (in press). Institutionalizing planning, enactment and reflection of daily lessons through appropriate organizational restructuring. The Asia-Pacific Educational Researcher.

Raval, H., McKenney, S. & Pieters, J. (in press). A needs and context analysis for teacher learning in an Indian NGO. International Journal of Training and Development.

McKenney, S. & Voogt, J. (2011). Pupil-created videos to support language development: Research-based implementation guidelines. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(4), 709-726.

Reeves, T. C., McKenney, S. & Herrington, J. (2011). Publishing and perishing: The critical importance of educational design research. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 27(1), 55-65.

Raval, H., McKenney, S. & Pieters, J. (2010). A conceptual model for supporting para-teacher learning in an Indian NGO. Studies in Continuing Education 32(3), 217-234.

McKenney, S. & Thijs, A. (2010). Building primary education capacity in India: Design guidelines for cross-cultural professional development programs. Staff and Educational Development International, 14(1), 7-23.

McKenney, S. & Voogt, J. (2010). Technology and young children: How 4-7 year olds perceive their own use of computers. Computers in Human Behavior 26, 656-664.

McKenney, S. & Voogt, J. (2009). Designing technology for emergent literacy: the PictoPal initiative. Computers & Education, 52, 719-729.

McKenney, S. (2008). Shaping Computer-based support for curriculum developers. Computers & Education 50(1) 248-261.

Voogt, J. & McKenney, S. (2008). Using ICT to foster (pre) reading and writing skills in young children. Computers in the Schools, 24(3-4) 83-94.

McKenney, S. (2006). Invited book review: Internet environments for science education. International Journal of Science Education 28(1), 95-98.

McKenney, S. & van den Akker, J. (2005). Computer-based support for curriculum designers: A case of developmental research. Educational Technology Research and Development 53(2) 41-66.

McKenney, S. (2005). Technology for curriculum and teacher development: Software to help educators learn while designing teacher guides. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(2) 167-190.

Recent books & chapters

McKenney, S. & Reeves, T. (forthcoming). Conducting educational design research: What, why & how. London: Routeldge.

McKenney, S., Nieveen, N. & Strijker, A. (2008). Information Technology Tools for Curriculum Development. In J. Voogt & G. Knezek (Eds.) International Handbook of Information Technology in Education (pp. 195-210). London: Springer.

McKenney, S., Letschert, J., & Kloprogge, J. (2007). Early childhood education in the Netherlands: The first steps. In S. Grossenbacher & U. Vögeli-Mantovani (Eds.), The education of the 4 to 8 year olds: Re-designing the school entrance phase (pp. 53-62). Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium: Consortium of Institutions for Development and Research in Education in Europe: CIDREE/DVO.

McKenney, S. (2006). Using information and communication technology for teacher learning and curriculum development in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. In J. Earnest & D. Treagust (Eds.). Education Reform in Societies in Transition: International Perspectives (pp. 173-193). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

McKenney, S., Nieveen, N. & van den Akker, J., (2006). Design research from the curriculum perspective. In J. Van den Akker, K. Gravemeijer, S. McKenney & N. Nieveen (Eds.), Educational design research (pp. 67-90). London: Routledge.

Nieveen, N., McKenney, S. & van den Akker, J., (2006). Educational design research: Discussion in review. In J. Van den Akker, K. Gravemeijer, S. McKenney & N. Nieveen (Eds.), Educational design research (pp. 151-158). London: Routledge.

Van den Akker, J., McKenney, S., Nieveen, N. & Gravemeijer, K., (2006). Introduction to educational design research. In J. Van den Akker, K. Gravemeijer, S. McKenney & N. Nieveen (Eds.), Educational design research (pp. 3-7). London: Routledge.