EDUCATION
| 2018 | PhD | Michigan State University | Educational Psychology and Educational Technology |
| dissertation: | Spaces and Their Social Frontiers: Using Community Dimensions to Distinguish between Teacher-Focused Hashtags on Twitter | ||
| committee: | Matthew J. Koehler, Christine Greenhow, Wietske Van Osch, Cary J. Roseth | ||
| 2012 | BA | Brigham Young University | French Teaching |
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
| 2018 | MSU College of Arts and Letters | Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate |
| 2016 | MSU College of Comm. Arts and Sciences | Serious Games Graduate Certificate |
| 2012 | BYU Center for Language Studies | Professional Level French Language Certificate |
| ACTFL Oral Proficiency: Superior | ||
| ACTFL Written Proficiency: Advanced High |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2018-present | Assistant Professor | School of Information Science, University of Kentucky |
| 2018-present | Associate Graduate Faculty | College of Communication and Information, University of Kentucky |
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
| 2013-2018 | Dean's Scholar Award | MSU College of Education |
| 2017-2018 | Alumni Fellowship | MSU College of Education |
| 2017 | Best Paper Award | SITE International Conference |
| 2014-2016 | French Language Fellow | MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities |
| 2016 | Cross-Cultural Research Award | Association for Educational Communications & Technology / Korean Society for Educational Technology |
| 2016 | Digital Humanities Program Funding | MSU College of Arts and Letters |
| 2016 | Best Paper Award | SITE International Conference |
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Greenhalgh, S. P., Staudt Willet, B. K., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2018). Tweet, and we shall find: Using digital methods to locate participants in educational hashtags. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0313-6
Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., Wolf, L. G., & Koehler, M. J. (2017). Strategies, use, and impact of social media for supporting teacher community within professional development: The case of one urban STEM program. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 36, 255-267.
Koehler, M. J., Arnold, B. J., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Boltz, L. O. (2017). A taxonomy approach to studying how gamers review games. Simulation & Gaming, 48, 363-380. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878117703680
Greenhalgh, S. P., Koehler, M. J. (2017). 28 days later: Twitter hashtags as "just in time" teacher professional development. TechTrends, 61, 273–281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-016-0142-4
Koehler, M. J., Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Keenan, S. F. (2017). What the tech is going on with teachers' digital teaching portfolios? Using the TPACK framework to analyze teachers' technological understanding. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 25, 31-59.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Wolf, L. G. (2016). For all intents and purposes: Twitter as a foundational technology for teachers. E-Learning and Digital Media, 13, 81-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042753016672131
Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., Koehler, M. J., Hamilton, E., & Akcaoglu, M., (2016). An investigation of State Educational Twitter Hashtags (SETHs) as affinity spaces. E-Learning and Digital Media, 13, 24-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042753016672351
Book Chapters
Staudt Willet, K. B., Koehler, M. J., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2018). A tweet by any other frame: Three approaches to studying educator interactions on Twitter. In T. J. Bastiaens & G. Marks (Eds.), Education and Information Technology Annual 2018: A Selection of AACE Award Papers (pp. 67-74). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [Invited reprint of conference proceedings in edited book]
Smith, J. P., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2017). The role of (real) thinking in education: Why Dewey still raises the bar on educators. In L. J. Waks & A. R. English (Eds.), John Dewey’s Democracy and Education: A centennial handbook (pp. 99-107). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Staudt Willet, K. B., Koehler, M. J., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2017). A tweet by any other frame: Comparing three theoretical frameworks for studying educator interactions on Twitter. In L. Liu & D. C. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2017 (pp. 63-70). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [Invited reprint of conference proceedings in edited book]
Greenhalgh, S. P., Koehler, M. J., Boltz, L. O. (2016). What we like when we like educational games: Examining the effect of design features on player enjoyment. In L. Liu & D. C. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2016 (pp. 95-102). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [Invited reprint of conference proceedings in edited book]
Keenan, S., Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2016). Examining teachers' technology use through digital portfolios. In L. Liu & D. C. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2016 (pp. 197-204). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [Invited reprint of conference proceedings in edited book]
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016). Affordances and constraints of analog games for ethics education: Dilemmas and dragons. In K. D. Valentine & L. J. Jensen (Eds.), Examining the evolution of gaming and its impact on social, cultural, and political perspectives. Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2015). “Pretty good practices” for the design of teacher portfolio courses. In M. L. Niess & H. Gillow-Wiles (Eds.), Handbook of research on teacher education in the digital age (pp. 256-280). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2015). A performance assessment of teachers’ TPACK using artifacts from digital portfolios. In L. Liu & D. C. Gibson (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2015 (pp. 189-196). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [Invited reprint of conference proceedings in edited book]
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Dousay, T. A., Asino, T., Luo, T., Krutka, D. G., Greenhalgh, S., Rodesiler, L, & Walster, D. (2018). Social media & teacher professional development. In E. Langran & J. Borup, Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (pp. 2251-2255). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Staudt Willet, K. B., Moudgalya, S., Boltz, L. O., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2018). Back to the gaming board: Understanding games and education through board game reviews. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (pp. 495-503). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, March). Avoiding madness in our methods: Considerations for Twitter research in teacher education. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 1558-1561). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, March). Tweeting in the time of terrorism: Who participates in a French hashtag-based affinity space, where, and how?. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 614-619). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Rosenberg, J. M., Akcaoglu, M., Staudt Willet, K. B., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, March). A Tale of two Twitters: Synchronous and asynchronous use of the same hashtag. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 283-286). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Staudt Willet, K. B., Koehler, M. J., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2017, March). A tweet by any other frame: Three approaches to studying educator interactions on Twitter. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 1823-1830). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Willis, J., Greenhalgh, S. P., Nadolny, L., Liu, S., Aldemir, T., Rogers, S., Trevathan, M., ... and Oliver, W. (2017, March). Exploring the rules of the game: Games in the classroom, game-based learning, gamification, and simulations. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (pp. 475-480). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Arnold, B., Koehler, M., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, March). Design principles for creating and maintaining immersive experiences in educational games. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 502-508). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Greenhalgh, S. P., Koehler, M. J., & Boltz, L. O. (2016, March). What features we like when we like educational games. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 554-561). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Wolf, L. G. (2016, March). For every tweet there is a purpose: Twitter within (and beyond) an online graduate program. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 2044-2049). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Keenan, S. F., Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2016, March). Examining teachers' technology use through digital portfolios. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 1084-1091). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Koehler, M. J., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Boltz, L. O. (2016, March). Here we are, now entertain us! A comparison of educational and non-educational board games. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 567-572). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Rosenberg, J. M., Koehler, M. J., Akcaoglu, M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Hamilton, E. R. (2016, March). State Educational Twitter Hashtags: An introduction and research agenda. In G. Chamblee & L. Langlub (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (pp. 355-360). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Boltz, L. O., Arnold, B. & Greenhalgh, S. (2015). Players, features, and enjoyment: Entertainment games as models for educational games. In D. Rutledge & D. Slykhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (pp. 822-829). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Koehler, M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Zellner, A. (2015). Potential applications of sentiment analysis in educational research and practice – Is SITE the friendliest conference? In D. Rutledge & D. Slykhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (pp. 1348-1354). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Rosenberg, J., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. (2015). A performance assessment of teachers’ TPACK using artifacts from digital portfolios. In D. Rutledge & D. Slykhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (pp. 3390-3397). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., Zellner, A., & Koehler, M. J. (2014, March). Zen and the art of portfolio maintenance: Best practices in course design for supporting long-lasting portfolios. In M. Searson & M. N. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (pp. 1755–1761). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations
Staudt Willet, K. B., Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2018, October). Won't you be my neighbor? How education stakeholders use hyperlinks to build information neighborhoods on Twitter. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Kansas City, MO.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Staudt Willet, K. B., Rosenberg, J. M., Akcaoglu, M., & Koehler, M. J. (2018, April). Timing is everything: Comparing synchronous and asynchronous modes of Twitter for teacher professional learning. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2018. New York, NY.
Greenhow, C. M., Brandon, D. L., Greenhalgh, S. P., Koehler, M. J., Staudt Willet, K. B., & Li, J. (2018, April). Tweeting toward the PhD: Exploring new scholars’ practices with social media. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2018. New York, NY.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, November). Hide and go tweet: Comparing methods for locating educational hashtag participants. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Jacksonville, FL.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Staudt Willet, K. B., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, November). No accounting for theory? The case for an affinity space approach to educational hashtag research. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Jacksonville, FL.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Koehler, M. J. (2017, May). Combining data sets and methods to explore equity in teacher professional development. In D. G. Krutka (Chair), Data, Big and Small. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, October). Some of these games are not like the others: Educational board games, genres, and learning. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2016, October). Teachers, Twitter, and terrorism: Combining digital research methods to study online educational conversations in France. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Nyland, R., Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., Koehler, M. J., Veletsianos, G., & Kimmons, R. (2016, October). Public data mining methods, ethics, & legalities. Panel presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Wolf, L. G. (2016, October). Participating from near and far: Analyzing online graduate learning communities with social network analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, April). Exploring the effect of second language proficiency on students' completion of other game-based curricular tasks. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., Keenan, S., & Koehler, M. J. (2015, November). An investigation of the use of digital portfolios for understanding educators' technology knowledge. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
Rosenberg, J. M., Akcaoglu, M., Hamilton, E., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Koehler, M. J. (2015, November). Tweeting U.S.A.: An examination of State Educational Twitter Hashtags (SETHs). Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Boltz, L. O., & Koehler, M. J. (2014, October). What’s in an (educational) game? Ub3r mechanics and l337 motifs! Paper presented at the Meaningful Play conference, East Lansing, MI.
Koehler, M. J., Rosenberg, J. M., Greenhalgh, S. P., Zellner, A., & Mishra, P. (2014, March). Can portfolio-based assessments demonstrate teachers' TPACK? In J. Voogt (Chair), Artifacts demonstrating teachers' technology integration competencies. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Jacksonville, FL.
RESEARCH FUNDING
| 2018 | Claremont Graduate University Global Mormon Studies Research Grant ($500) | ||
| Every Nation, Kindred, Tongue, and “Tweeple”: International Use of the #ldsconf and #twitterstake Twitter Hashtags | |||
| PI: Spencer Greenhalgh | |||
| 2018 | Herman and Rasiej Math Initiative at the University of Southern California ($8,820) | ||
| Exploring how Beginning Elementary Mathematics Teachers Seek out Resources through Social Media | |||
| PI: Stephen Aguilar (University of Southern Califronia); Co-PIs: Joshua Rosenberg (University of Tennessee—Knoxville), Christian Fischer (University of California—Irvine), Spencer Greenhalgh; Co-I: Michael Lawson (University of Tennessee—Knoxville) | |||
INVITED TALKS
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2018, November). Social media affinity spaces and teacher professional development, guest lecture for EDLT 534: Developing Educational Leaders Using Technology at Drexel University.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2018, October). Social media research methods, guest lecture for ICT 310: Exploring and Analyzing ICTs: Methodological Approaches at the University of Kentucky.
Krutka, D., Gleason, B., Carpenter, J. P., Dousay, T. A., & Greenhalgh, S. P. (2018, February). Social media in education, webinar for the Social Media Special Interest Group of the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2017, July). Copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons, guest lecture for Michigan State University's Master of Arts in Educational Technology Year 1 Summer hybrid program.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2017, January). 28 days later: Twitter hashtags as "just in time" teacher professional development, prospective student day talk for Michigan State University's Educational Psychology and Educational Technology PhD program.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, November). A brief introduction to topic modeling, workshop for Michigan State University's digital humanities program.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, July). Copyright, fair use, and Creative Commons, guest lecture for Michigan State University's Master of Arts in Educational Technology Year 1 Summer hybrid program.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, April). State Educational Twitter Hashtags as affinity spaces, brownbag talk for Michigan State University's Educational Psychology and Educational Technology PhD program.
Kwong, J., Greenhalgh, S. P., & Hartman, D. K. (2015, May). The child, the curriculum, and computer games: The digital gamification of education in the U.S. Keynote address at the 1st International Congress of the Turkic World Children’s Games and Toys, Eskişehir University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Greenhalgh, S. P., Kwong, J., & Hartman, D. K. (2015, May). The gamification of teaching and learning in U.S. schools: Concepts, practices, designs, and technologies. Keynote address at the 14th USOS Symposium, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2013, April). Best practices in course design for supporting long-lasting portfolios, brownbag talk for Michigan State University's Educational Psychology and Educational Technology PhD program.
TEACHING
| 2018-present | Faculty, UK Information and Communication Technology BA/BS program - Information Literacy and Critical Thinking |
| 2013-2018 | Instructor, MSU Educational Technology MA program - Educational Technology Capstone Course - Electronic Assessment for Teaching and Learning - Technology and Leadership - Teaching for Understanding with Technology - Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice - Learning in School and Other Settings - Approaches to Educational Research - Teaching Students Online |
| 2017 | Teaching Assistant, MSU Educational Psychology and Educational Technology PhD program - Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Educational Research |
| 2014-2016 | Language Fellow, MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - French Integrated Language Option |
| 2011-2012 | Student Instructor, BYU Department of French and Italian - First-Year French, Part 2 |
SERVICE
Service to Profession
| 2016-2017 | Co-chair, Games and Simulations special interest group (SIG), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference |
| 2015-2016 | Communications Deputy, Division C, American Educational Research Association |
Reviewing
| 2018-present | TechTrends |
Ad-hoc Reviewing
| 2016-2018 | E-Learning and Digital Media |
| 2016, 2018 | TechTrends |
| 2018 | Association of Internet Researchers Conference |
| 2018 | Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference |
| 2016-2017 | Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference |
| 2015 | Edited book: Examining the evolution of gaming |
Departmental Service
| 2016-2018 | Member of three practicum committees for junior PhD students, Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program, Michigan State University |
| 2016-2017 | Member of faculty search committee for Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program, Michigan State University |
| 2015-2016 | Co-coordinator, MAET Bridge webinar series, Michigan State University |
| 2015 | Member of staff hiring committee for MA in Educational Technology program, Michigan State University |
| 2014-2015 | Member of Social Media Council for the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program, Michigan State University |
| 2014-2015 | Editor, Ideaplay student blog, Michigan State University |
| 2014 | Assistant Editor, Ideaplay student blog, Michigan State University |
| 2014 | Invited Host and Invited Guest, MAET Bridge webinar series, Michigan State University |
Mentoring and Advising
| 2018 | directed research advisor, Cynthia Nnagboro |
| 2016-2018 | member of three practicum committees for junior PhD students, Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program, Michigan State University |
Workshops and Outreach
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, March). Making your own educational games with Twine, Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2016, February). Practicing teaching using games, Workshop for visiting Indonesian teacher educators at Michigan State University.
Greenhalgh, S. P. (2015, October). Gaming in the classroom, professional development session at Ruth Fox Elementary School
Greenhalgh, S. P., Rosenberg, J. M., & Mehta, R. (2015, May). Online presence for graduate students: An introduction. BHEARD Scholar Conference, East Lansing, MI.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
| 2018 | Association for Educational Communications and Technology | Early Career Research Symposium |
| 2018 | University of Kentucky | Unconscious Bias Training |
| 2016 | Humanities Intensive Teaching and Learning | Text Analysis: From Object to Interpretation |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education