Nova Southeastern University, Ed.D. in Computing and Information
Technology, Programs in Higher Education, 2005 (Concentration in
Computer Education)
University of Minnesota, M.Ed. in Computer Training and
Development, 1996
University of Minnesota, B.A. in Biology, 1985
University of Minnesota, A.L.A., 1982
Employment History
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington,
January 2005 –
Instructor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2003 – 2004
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1998 – 2003
Instructor, Cape Fear Community College, 1996 – 1998
Technical Trainer, Personnel Decisions International Corporation, 1995 –
1998
Independent Computer Consultant, Metropolitan State University, 1995
Technical Consultant, Baylor College of Medicine, 1994 – 1995
Associate Administrator, University of Minnesota, Department of English,
1987 – 1994
Office Manager, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology Lower
Division Programs, 1986 – 1987
Office Manager, University of Minnesota, General College Student Support
Services, 1985 – 1986
Teaching Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington,
2005 –
Instructor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2003 – 2004
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1998 – 2003
Instructor, Cape Fear Community College, 1996 – 1998 ·
Technical Trainer, Personnel Decisions International Corporation, 1995 –
1998
Independent Computer Consultant, Metropolitan State University, 1995
Technical Consultant, Baylor College of Medicine, 1994 – 1995
Administrative Appointments
Transfer Adviser, Department of Computer Science, University of North
Carolina at Wilmington, 2002 – 2005
Assistant Chair, Department of Computer Science, University of North
Carolina at Wilmington, 2002 – 2005
Webmaster, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina
at Wilmington, 1999 – 2005
Adviser, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of
Computer Science, 1998 –
Independent Consultant/Administrator, Metropolitan State University,
College of Arts and Sciences, 1995
Lab Administrator, Baylor College of Medicine, Medical Informatics
Education Center, 1994 – 1995
Associate Administrator, University of Minnesota, Department of English,
1987 – 1994
Office Manager, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology Lower
Division Programs, 1986 – 1987
Office Manager, University of Minnesota, General College Student Support
Services, 1985 – 1986
Honors and Awards
Recognized by graduating seniors for making a difference: Fall 2008,
Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 2004
Nominated for “Outstanding Practicum” in Computer Information
Technology, Nova Southeastern University, 2004
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Greek Community Award for Outstanding Faculty Member, University of
North Carolina at Wilmington, 2000
Honors and International House Favorite Faculty Member, University of
North Carolina at Wilmington, 1999
Recommended by Department of Computer Science Chair for the University
of North Carolina Board of Governors’ Doctoral Study Assignment Program,
1999
Publications
Patterson, L.J. & Vetter, R.J. (in progress). “Use of Text
Messaging as a Teaching/Learning Tool in a Computer Science Classroom.”
Patterson, L.J. (in progress). “Student Perceptions of
Teaching: Faculty Evaluation by Non-Majors in a Computer Science Concepts
Course.”
Patterson, L. J.; Vetter, R. J.; Janicki, T.; & Reinicke, B. (2009).
“Majoring in a Virtual Environment: Merging CS and IS into IT,” in The
Proceedings of The 2009 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, and Applied Computing: The 2009 International Conference on
Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Las
Vegas NV, July 2009, (refereed).
Patterson, L. J. (2008). “General Software Competency: Is There Still a
Need for Software Training?,” in The Proceedings of The 2008 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing:
The 2008 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer
Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV, July 2008, (refereed).
Patterson, L. J. (2007). “Color/Font/Text Size: Developing Standards for
Video Podcasts.” Poster Presentation at the Association for Computing
Machinery’s SIGITE 2007 Conference, October 2007. (refereed).
Patterson, L. J. (2007). “General Computer Application Knowledge:
Is There a Difference Between the Genders?,” in The Proceedings of The
2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied
Computing: The 2007 International Conference on Frontiers in Education:
Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV, June 2007,
(refereed).
Patterson, L. J. (Fall, 2007), “Alice in UNCWland: Using Alice to
Motivate and Engage Beginning Programmers,” the loop: CS Education News
You Can Use, Issue 3, pp 8 (http://www.aw-bc.com/info/loop/pdf/Loop3.pdf)
(invited).
Patterson, L. J. (2006, October). “How Things Work: The Technology
Underlying Podcasts.” IEEE Computer, Vol. 39, No. 10, pp 103-105.
Patterson, L. J. (2006). “Student Response Systems and Gender: An
Evaluation of Its Success,” in The Proceedings of The 2006 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing:
The 2006 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer
Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV, June 2006, 104-110
(refereed).
Patterson, L. J. (2006), “Evaluation of the Success of a Student
Response System In a Computer Concepts Course,” in the Proceedings of
the 2006 ASCUE Summer Conference: Maximizing Technology to Enhance Learning,
Myrtle Beach SC, June 2006, 155-164 (reviewed).
Patterson, L. J. (2005). “Reaching a New Audience: Development of a
Computer-Centric Minor” in the Proceedings of the 2005 ASCUE Summer
Conference: Campus Technology: Anticipating the Future, North Myrtle
Beach SC, June 2005, 197-206 (reviewed).
Patterson, L. J. (2005). Development of an Interdisciplinary
Information Technology Minor. Doctoral Dissertation for Nova
Southeastern University.
Patterson, L. J. (2004). An Evaluation of the Reasons why Female
Students Withdraw from the Computer Science Program at the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington (nominated for “Outstanding Practicum” in
Computer Information Technology at Nova Southeastern University).
Patterson, L. J., & Trasti, J. L. S. (2004). "Women students in computer
science: Student perspectives of faculty bias as a possible influence on
student retention." In J. Sawyers (Ed.), Mid Atlantic Conference on the
Scholarship of Diversity. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
Referenced in Computing Research News: A Publication of the
Computing Research Association, March 2007 (Vol. 19/ No. 2).
Referenced in Reconstructing the Fables: Women on the
Educational Cyberfrontier, Springer Netherlands, 2006.
Patterson, L. J. (2003). The Development of a Revised Introductory
Course in Computing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Patterson, L. J. (2002). Comparison of Final Grades of Courses
Taught in Both a Traditional Classroom Format and a Distance-Education
Format at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Patterson, L. J. (2000). CSC 105: Applications and Assignments,
(Wilmington NC: University of North Carolina at Wilmington), 88 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). MIS Training Manual, (Minneapolis MN:
Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 200 pp. (Revised, 1997).
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Microsoft Windows Training,
(Minneapolis MN: Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 43 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Microsoft PowerPoint, (Minneapolis MN:
Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 25 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Microsoft Schedule+ Basic Concepts Training,
(Minneapolis MN: Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 21 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Computer Startup Training,
(Minneapolis MN: Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 14 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Microsoft Mail Basic Concepts Training,
(Minneapolis MN: Personnel Decisions International Corporation), 21 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1996). Proposal Template Basic Concepts
Documentation, (Minneapolis MN: Personnel Decisions International
Corporation), 42 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1994). Electronic Communication Training Manual
for the Mac: Eudora, InterNews, and TexSearch/Medline, (Houston TX:
Medical Informatics Education Center, Baylor College of Medicine), 30 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1994). Electronic Communication Training Manual
for the PC: Eudora, WinTrumpet, and TexSearch/Medline, (Houston TX:
Medical Informatics Education Center, Baylor College of Medicine), 46 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1994). E-Mail and Newsgroups via Modem,
(Houston TX: Medical Informatics Education Center, Baylor College of
Medicine), 12 pp.
Patterson, L. J. (1994). Reference Manager Training Manual,
(Houston TX: Medical Informatics Education Center, Baylor College of
Medicine), 31 pp.
Grants
NSF Workshop Grant. August 2009. Teaching Digital Sound from Top to
Bottom. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC.
Professional Development to Collaboratively Improve a Diverse School
with Video Podcasts. In Progress. With Deborah Powell, Heidi Higgins, and
Diane Calhoun, Watson School of Education, University of North Carolina
Wilmington.
NSF Workshop Grant. January 2009. Teaching with Alice 3.0. Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA.
Mathematics Science Partnership Grant Application, US Department of
Education/North Carolina State Board of Education. Facilitator. 2007 - 2010.
NSF (NSF-0339734) Workshop Grant. June 2006. Learning to Program with
Alice A Workshop on Teaching Alice. Duke University, Durham NC.
Introducing Programming to Middle School Students through the
Development of a Summer Camp, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division
IT Innovations Awards, with M. Ferner. Award for $3000. Summer, 2008.
Use of ALICE to Introduce Programming to Female Students, UNCW
Information Technology Systems Division IT Innovations Awards, with M.
Ferner. Award for $3225. Summer, 2006.
Investigating Innovative Applications of Blogs and Podcasts in
University Environments, UNCW Information Technology Systems Division IT
Innovations Awards, with R. Vetter. Award for $4485. Summer, 2006.
The Application of BLogs, RSS Feeds, and Podcasts to Online Instruction
and Curriculum Development, UNCW CTE Summer Curriculum Initiative, with R.
Vetter. Award for $3,000. Summer, 2006.
NSF Workshop Grant. April 2006. Broadening Participation in Computing.
Hosted by NSF, Atlanta GA.
NSF (CCLI-0340969) Workshop Grant. June 2005. Digital Multimedia. Wake
Forest University Department of Computer Science.
Teaching Introduction to Computing and Computer Applications in a
Modular Format, UNCW CAS Summer Curriculum Initiative, with R. Vetter.
Award for $3,000. Summer, 2002.
Center for Teaching Excellence. Award for $300. Summer Camp 2002.
Dean’s Grant, Purchase of software for skill assessment testing, Summer
2001. Award for $5,000.
Professional Organizations
American Association of University Women
American Society for Training and Development
Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Association of Small Computer Users in Education
Association of Women in Computing
Computer Science Teachers Association
IEEE
IEEE Women in Engineering
LABMGR Listserv
National Center for Women and Information Technology
Society for Applied Learning Technology
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Professional Activities
Participant in BRIDGES XV (2007)
Professional development program
for women, hosted by UNC
Reviewer for ITiCSE, 2004 -
Reviewer for SIGCSE, 2003 -
Requested to perform double reviews 2005
Editorial Reviewer for Course Technology
Editorial
Reviewer for Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Editorial Reviewer
for McGraw Hill
Editorial Reviewer for Scott/Jones Publishers
Eiditorial Review for Pearson (Prentice Hall)
Invited
Presentations
July 2009, “Majoring in a
Virtual Environment: Merging CS and IS into IT,” in The Proceedings of The
2009 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied
Computing: The 2009 International Conference on Frontiers in Education:
Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV, July, 2009.
(co-authored with Vetter, R. J.; Janicki, T.; & Reinicke, B.).
April 2009, “Faculty Showcase: Diversity and Technology,” with Deborah
Powell, Heidi Higgins, and Diane Calhoun. Watson School of Education Faculty
Showcase, Wilmington NC.
March 2009, “Alice 3 and NetBeans,” IT Night Technology Showcase 2009,
Wilmington NC.
July 2008, “General Software Competency: Is There Still a Need
for Software Training?,” in the Proceedings of The 2008 World Congress in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing: The 2008
International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and
Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV, July, 2008.
June 2008, "Blogs in the Classroom." Watson School of Education,
Wilmington NC.
March 2008,
“Alice: A Fresh Approach to Teaching Programming,” with Marni Ferner.
InterACT Technology Showcase 2008, Wilmington NC.
October 2007, “Color/Font/Text Size: Developing Standards for Video Podcasts.”
Poster Presentation at the Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGITE 2007
Conference, Sandestin FL.
June 2007, “General Computer Application Knowledge: Is There a
Difference Between the Genders?,” in the Proceedings of The 2007 World
Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing:
The 2007 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer
Science and Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV.
March 2007, “Alice: A Fresh
Approach to Teaching Programming,” with Marni Ferner. INTERACT Technology
Showcase 2007, Wilmington NC.
March 2007, “Innovative Applications
of Blogs and Podcasts in University Environments,” with Ron Vetter. INTERACT
Technology Showcase 2007, Wilmington NC.
June 2006, “Student
Response Systems and Gender: An Evaluation of Its Success,” The 2006
International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and
Computer Engineering, Las Vegas NV.
June 2006, “Evaluation of the
Success of a Student Response System In a Computer Concepts Course,”
Association for Small Computer Users in Education, North Myrtle Beach SC.
May 2006, “Fascinating Rhythm,” Piccolo Spoletto, Charleston SC.
March 2006, “Alice: A Fresh Approach to Teaching Programming,”
with Marni Ferner. INTERACT Technology Showcase 2006, Wilmington NC.
June 2005, “Reaching a New Audience: Development of an Information Technology Minor,”
Association for Small Computer Users in Education, North Myrtle Beach SC.
June 2005, “I Get a Kick out of Cole Porter,” WHQR Fund Raiser,
Wilmington NC.
June 2004, “Fascinating Rhythm,” WHQR Fund
Raiser, Wilmington NC.
March 2004, “Women Students in Computer
Science: Student Perspective of Faculty Bias as a Possible Influence to
Student Retention,” Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of
Diversity. With Jennifer Trasti.
May 2003, “The Songs of
Hollywood,” WHQR Fund Raiser, Wilmington NC.
April 2002, “Creating
Surveys On-line,” Nova Southeastern University, Friday sessions for PHE
students.
February 2001, “Creating Templates for Academic and
Scholarly Use,” Nova Southeastern University, Friday sessions for PHE
students.
July 1999, “Creating Forms on the Internet,” Nova
Southeastern University, Summer Institute for ITDE students.
Invited
Participations
April 2009, Panel Reviewer for National Science
Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, Level II, Washington DC.
March 2009, Panel Reviewer for National Science Foundation Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Programs, Washington DC.
September 2008, Panel Reviewer for
National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, Washington DC.
February 2008, Panel Reviewer for National Science Foundation Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Programs, Washington DC.
September 2007, Panel Reviewer for
National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, Washington DC.
September 2006,
Panel Reviewer for National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs,
Washington DC.
August 2006, “Women in Science and Technology,”
Science, Humanities, and Society Faculty Panel on “Should We Panic? Science
Education in the US.”
October 2005, “Women in Computing,” Beijing
Normal University. Invited by the Association for Women in Computing.
January 2005, “Microsoft Academic Days,” sponsored by Microsoft.
April 2004, “Regional Leadership Forum For Women Administrators,”
sponsored by American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher
Education and the University of South Carolina Spartanburg.
March
2004, “Women in Underrepresented Fields,” Women in Leadership Panel,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
March 2002, “Windows
XP,” McGraw-Hill Focus Group, Greensboro, NC.
April 2001,
“Prentice Hall Information Technology Symposium,” Prentice Hall, Atlanta,
GA.
October 2000, “Windows XP,” McGraw-Hill Focus Group,
Greensboro, NC.
University Committees
Women in Science and Engineering
(WISE), University of North Carolina Wilmington student organization.
Faculty Adviser (2007 - )
Student Organizations Committee,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (2006 - 2009).
Senate
Information Technology Committee, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
(2006 - 2009).
Committee Chair (2007 - 2009)
Calendar
Committee, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (2002 – 2005)
Committee Chair (2003 - 2004)
Division of Public Service and
Extended Education Advisory Committee, University of North Carolina at
Wilmington (1999 - 2002)
Service
WebMaster, The Parenting Place of the Exchange Clubs of Wilmington NC, 2002 – 2007
Women in Leadership Mentor Program, 2001 – 2007
WebMaster, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina
at Wilmington, 1999 – 2005
WebMaster, Richmond Cluster,
Programs in Higher Education and Leadership, Nova Southeastern University,
1999 – 2004
Webpage Development and Assistance, Program in Film
Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2000 – 2001
Newsletter Assistance, Program in Film Studies, University of North Carolina
at Wilmington, 2000 – 2001
Newsletter Editor, Department of
Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1999 – 2005
DREAMS of Wilmington (1996 – 1997)
Committee Secretary
(1996-1997)
Courses Taught UNCW
Introduction to Computing and
Computer Applications
Introduction to Computing and Computer
Applications (Technology College)
Fluency in Information
Technology
Introduction to Computer Programming
Alice
Flash
Introduction to Computer Science I
Introduction to Computer Science II
Multimedia
Systems (204)
Multimedia Systems (304)
Professional and
Ethical Issues in Computer Science
Seminar in Computer Science
Alice for Middle Schoolers (summer camp)
Individualized Study
Courses Taught at UNCW
Directed Individual Study
Flash
Animation with Action Scripting
Digital Multimedia
Technology
Seminar, Technology College, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Courses Taught Cape Fear Community College
Introduction to the
Internet
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Introduction to
Microsoft Word
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Continuing
Education Units
Teaching Java Through Alice and Greenfoot, FECS Conference, Las Vegas
NV, July 2009.
Using Tablet PCs for Active Learning in the CS Classroom, SIGCSE
Conference, Portland OR, March 2008.
Bluej/Greenfoot Day, SIGCSE Conference, Portland OR, March 2008.
Creating Podcasts with Vegas Movie Studio, ASCUE Conference, Myrtle
Beach SC, June 2007.
Introducing Pair Programming into Your Classroom, SIGCSE Conference,
Covington KY, March 2007.
Teaching with Alice and Media Computation, SIGCSE Conference, Covington
KY, March 2007.
Alice: Using Animation to Teach Introductory Programming, FECS
Conference, Las Vegas NV, June 2006.
Wikis, and Podcasts, and Blogs, Oh My! (Integrating new technologies for
classroom instruction, ASCUE Conference, Myrtle Beach SC, June 2006.
Teaching and Strategies for Teaching with Alice, SIGCSE Conference,
Houston TX, March 2006.
Learning to Program with Alice, SIGCSE Conference, Houston TX, March
2006.
Easy Web Video with Flash Pro 8 and Dreamweaver 8, Macromedia Online,
December 2005.
Not Just a Flash in the Pan: Making Interactive Learning Objects with
Macromedia Flash, ASCUE Conference, June 2005.
Web Animation and Flash, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington NC,
October 2002.