Kristen Betts

Dr. Kristen Betts is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Master of Science in Higher Education (MSHE) Program in the School of Education at Drexel University. She served as the founding director of the MSHE Program which received the 2008 Best Practices Award in Distance Education Learning Programming from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). Dr. Betts has extensive experience in higher education and was a research consultant for nine years with public and private corporations, the U.S. government, and higher education institutions worldwide. Dr. Betts publishes and presents nationally and internationally on online and blended education, Online Human Touch, learning simulation, cooperative education, active learning, community development, communication, program viability/sustainability, and faculty training and development. She serves on the Advisory Board for Educational Policy Institute (EPI). She is also a reviewer for the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN) and the Journal for Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT). In 2009, Dr. Betts was named as one of Drexel University award recipients for Outstanding Online Instructor.

For more information on Dr. Kristen Betts, go to http://drexel.edu/goodwin/about/facstaff/FTfaculty/Betts/

Recent publications:

Betts, K., Lewis, M., Dressler, A., & Svensson, L. (2009. Optimizing curricula and learning simulation to support a quinary career development model. Asian-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 10(2), 99-119. ISSN: 1175-2882. http://apjce.org/volume_10/apjce_10_2_99_119.pdf

Betts, K. S. (2009). Drexel’s Online human touch engages students and enhances retention. The Greentree Gazette, July/August 2009, 20-23. West Palm Beach, FL. https://secure.greentreegazette.com/ss/order/GTGsample.pdf

Betts, K. S. (2009). Lost in translation: Importance of effective communication in online education. Online Journal of Distance Education Administrators, 12(2). http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer122/betts122

Betts, K. S. (2009). Changing higher education landscape: Increasing demand for online and blended Education. Student Success, April 2009, 11-14. Educational Policy Institute: Virginia Beach, VA. http://www.educationalpolicy.org/pub/default.htm

Betts, K. S., Urias, D., Betts, K., & Chavez, J. (2009). Higher education and shifting U.S. demographics: Need for visible career paths, professional development, succession planning & commitment to diversity. Academic Leadership On-Line Journal 7(2). ISSN: 1533-7812. http://www.academicleadership.org/emprical_research/623.shtml

Betts, K. S. (2009). Online human touch (OHT) training and support: A conceptual framework to increase faculty and adjunct faculty engagement, connectivity, and retention in online education, Part 2. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 5(1), 29-48. ISSN: 1558-9528 http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no1/betts_0309.htm

Betts, K. S. (2008). Online human touch (OHT) instruction and programming: A conceptual framework to increase online student engagement and retention in online education, Part 1. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 4(3), 399-418. ISSN: 1558-9528. http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no3/betts_0908.htm

Betts, K. S., & Sikorski, B. (2008). Financial bottom line: Estimating the cost of turnover and attrition for online faculty and adjunct. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 11(1). ISSN: 1556-3847. http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring111/betts111.html