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Accreditation Report 2002
Core Campuses: Bloomington and Indianapolis
for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and the Indiana Professional Standards Board

Faculty Vita

Dennis Knapczyk, Ph.D.

Title: Professor of Education
Office: W. W. Wright Education Building, room 3238
Campus: Bloomington
Year of appointment: 1972


Academic Degrees

Ph.D. University of Kansas 1972 Special Education
M.S. California State University at Fullerton 1969 Special Education
B.A. St. Benedict's College 1966 Psychology

Professional Experience

1994-Present Professor of Education, Indiana University.
1987-Present Director, Master's Degree and Graduate Teacher Certification Programs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education Programs, Indiana University
1995-2002 Coordinator, Special Education Program Area, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education Programs, Indiana University.
1975-1994 Associate Professor of Education, Indiana University.
1992-1994 Assistant Department Chair, Curriculum and Instruction Department, Indiana University
1979-1982 Co-Director, Graduate Training Program, Severely Handicapped Area, Department of Special Education, Indiana University.
1973-1981 Co-Director, Undergraduate Teacher Training Program for Teachers of the Severely Handicapped, Department of Special Education, Indiana University.
1972-1977 Coordinator of Research and Evaluation, Indiana University Developmental Training Center, Indiana University.

Faculty load

50% teaching, 25% research, 25% service

Faculty Teaching

Fall 2001 Sabbatical
Spring 2002 S400 Pract:Spec Educ-Eh
Spring 2002 K522 Teaching Social Skills
Fall 2002 K553 Classrm Mgmt & Behavior Support
Fall 2002 K595 Pract:Spec Educ-Eh

Selected Publications

    Knapczyk, D., Chapman, C. Kelly, M. & Lu, L. (2002) Using web-based conferencing to promote interactivity and collaboration in teacher preparation. Proceedings of the Society for Technology and Teacher Education. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Academic Computing.

    Knapczyk, D. & Rodes, P. (2001). Teaching social competence. Social skills and academic success. Madison, WI: Attainment.

    Knapczyk, D., Chapman, C., Rodes, P. & Chung, H. (2001). Teacher preparation in rural communities through distance education. Teacher Education and Special Education. 24. 402-407.

    Knapczyk, D., Rodes, P., Chapman, C., & Chung, H. (2001). Collaborative teacher education in off-campus rural communities. Rural Special Education Quarterly. 20.

    Rodes, P., Knapczyk, D., Chapman, C., & Chung, H. (2000). Using web-based instruction to increase in-service teacher's involvement in professional development. Technical Horizons in Education Journal. 27. 94-102.

    Rodes, P., Knapczyk, D. & Chapman, C. (1999). Using web conferencing shift learner expectations. Proceedings of the WebNet 99 World Conference. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Academic Computing.

    Knapczyk, D. & Chung, H. (1999). Integrating distance education technologies to promote student ownership and collaborative learning. Proceedings of the Ed-Media World Conference. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Academic Computing.

    Knapczyk, D.R., Rodes, P. & Chung, H. (1998). Collaborative learning program addresses demands for special education teachers. Technical Horizons in Education Journal. 26. 57- 60.

    Chung, H., Rodes, P., & Knapczyk, D. (1998). Using web conferencing to promote ownership in distance education coursework. In H. Mauer and R. Olsen (Eds.) Proceedings of WebNet 98-World Conference of the WWW. Internet and Intranet. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Academic Computing.

Funded Projects

    2001-2004 Field-based preparation of teachers for careers in special education. U.S. Department of Education, OSERS ($200,000/year)

    2000-2001 Factors in teacher education that affect recruitment and retention of teachers from minority backgrounds in public school special education programs. IU. School of Education Proffitt Grant. ($15,000).

    1997-1999 Collaborative Teacher Training through Distance Education and Communication Technology. U.S. Department of Education, OSERS ($160,000/year).

    1992-1996 Collaborative teacher preparation through distance education and communication technology. U.S. Department of Education. OSERS ($124,000/year).

Conference Presentations

    (2002) Using web-based instruction to promote interactivity and collaboration among teachers. Society for Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville, TN.

    (2002) Distance education and web-based interaction in preparing teachers for special education. 2002 OSEP Joint Personnel Preparation/SIG/CSPD Conference. Alexandria, VA

    (2001) Promoting interactivity and collaboration in teacher preparation. International Conference in Special Education 2001. Antalya, Turkey.

    (2001) Exemplary models of distance learning in teacher preparation. Conference of the American Council on Rural Special Education. San Diego, CA.

    (2000) Approaches fur using the web to support teacher preparation in off-campus settings. Council for Exceptional Children. Teacher Education Division. Las Vegas, NV.

    (2000) Using technology in teacher education coursework to promote program goals. The North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium (NCRTEC) Conference on Integrating Technology in Core Education and Methods Classes. Bloomington, IN.

    (2000) Evaluating the effects of web-based collaboration in a distance education program Ed-Media World Conference. Montreal, Canada.

    (1999) Using Web Conferencing Shift Learner Expectations. WebNet 99 World Conference. Honolulu, HA.

    (1999) Integrating Distance Education Technologies to Promote Student Ownership and Collaborative Learning. Ed-Media World Conference. Seattle, WA.

    (1998) Integrating Distance Education Technologies to Promote Student Ownership and Collaborative Learning. WebNet 98 World Conference. Orlando, FL.

    (1998) Collborative Teacher Preparation in Rural Communities through Distance Education. Council for Exceptional Children. Teacher Education Division. Dallas, TX.

Honors/Awards

    1992-2002 Member, Indiana Special Education Administrator's Support (ISEAS), University Forum

    1995-1998 Board of Directors Stone Belt Council

    1995-1998 Chair, Adult Services Review Committee Stone Belt Council

    1995-1998 All University Task Force on Technology for Special Needs Students, ISEAS Forum

    1992-1994 Committee on Disabled Student Services Indiana University

    1998-Present Member, ISEAS Task Force on Technology Indiana Network of University Special Education Programs

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