Curriculum Vitae Rebecca K. Scheckler 1
Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca K. Scheckler
Work Address: School of Nursing Radford University P.O. Box 6964 Radford, VA 24141 email: [email protected] phone: (540) 831-7663
Education: Post Doctoral Fellowship August, 2000 – August 2002
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Research: Ethnography of K-12 Science and Math Teachers adopting Inquiry Learning
Practices, online and offline
Supervisor: Sasha Barab, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061,
Instructional Technology and Social Foundations of Education, 2000.
Dissertation title: Weaving feminism, pragmatism, and distance education
Co chairs: John Burton, Ph.D. and Jim Garrison, Ph.D.
M.Sc. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061,
Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence, 1990.
Thesis title: Modeling Drug Interactions with a Three Level Causal Model.
Chair: John Roach, Ph.D.
M.Sc. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, in Biology.
Chair: John M. Kingsbury, Ph.D.
B.Sc. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, in Biology.
Teaching Interests: Multi-media design for Social Justice
Qualitative research methodologies in education
Health Care Informatics
Philosophy of educational technologies
Science, math, and technology equity
Women, computers, and education
Computers in an educational context
Research Interests: Social Effects of Digital Technologies
Ethnography of on-line communities
Discourse analysis of computer mediated communications
On-line communities of practice
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Philosophy of educational technologies
The environment and computer technology
Science, math, and technology equity
Professional Experience: Educational Technologist
Radford University School of Nursing
Radford University
Radford, VA 24141
April 2010- Present
Educational Technologist
Waldron College of Health Science and Human Services
Radford University
Radford, VA 24141
September 2005- April 2010
Associate Professor of Education and Knowledge Technologies
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 2004 – September 2006.
On leave 2005-2006
Affiliate Professor of Department of Women’s Studies
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 2005 – September 2006.
Consultant on Navy Projects (PBL online, PC simulation) for Intelligent
Decision Systems, Inc.
Fairfax, VA 22030 , 2003- 2004.
Research Assistant Professor of Biology, Virginia Tech, 2003- 2004.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies,
Virginia Tech, 2003- 2004.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, Virginia Tech, 2003- 2004.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science, August 2002- 2004
Teaching OOP design (advanced C++), computer Science and Gender
Research in the Center for Gender and Diversity Studies in Science and
Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
535 McBryde Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2000
Responsible for Graduate seminar: Women and Education,
Department of Teaching and Learning
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Graduate Research Assistant, 1999
Responsible for Faculty study group on Feminist Pedagogy, design and
implementation of CEUT web site
Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Graduate Assistant, 1997-1999
Responsible for computer repair, software installation, informal teaching and
consultation,
Department of Teaching and Learning
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Systems Analyst, 1992-1997
Information Systems & Insect Studies Laboratory
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Information Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Computer Consultant, User Services, 1991-1992
Computing Center
Responsible for statistical computing consultation and teaching
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Specialist, 1990-1991
Family & Child Development (FCD) and Housing & Interior Design
Management (HIDM)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Teaching Assistant, 1987-1990
Responsible for undergraduate computer literacy course
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Histology Technician, 1977-78
Dept. of Biology
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Biology Demonstrator, 1975-1976
Responsible for Introductory Biology Labs
Department of Biology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Botany Teaching Assistantship, 1970-1973
Responsible for botany, phycology, and cytology labs
Department of Genetics, Development, and Physiology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
Skills:
Computer: Solaris systems administrator; database administrator using DBaseIV. SQL, FileMaker Pro,object
oriented design; C++ programmer; designer of GUI's for Sun & Macintosh platforms; Devguide, xview, Xlib
programming skills; GIS usage with GRASS; html design and programming with Claris HomePage, JAVA,
JAVA script; statistics programming using SAS, SPSS, LISREL, Pascal, C, Prolog; UNIX shell programming;
familiarity with many OS including: DOS, MS-Windows, UNIX, Openwindows, Macintosh, VMS, VM, CMS,
SunOS, Solaris, AIX; networking of PC's and Macintoshes using a Sun workstation as a server client/server
design and usage; Data Base management, Web Page Design and Implementation with Dreamweaver
and FrontPage.
Supervisory: Management of ISIS lab including up to 3 programmers and 2 research scientists, 1991-1996.
Administrative: President of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Staff Association, 1993-1994; President of
Blacksburg Jewish Community Center, 1994-1996, 2014-2015.
Human Relations: Trainer for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Internet skills workshops, 1991-1996;
lecturer at Virginia Tech (2000), University of Alberta (1974-1977); teaching assistant at Virginia Tech
(1985-1986, 1988-1989), Cornell University (1970-1973), undergraduate advisor in general arts and
science office of Virginia Tech (1987-1988); volunteer work for Planned Parenthood, La Leche League,
Childbirth Education Association (1973-1986).
Design: Web design (NSF grant, Virginia Tech’s Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, volunteer
web master), Instructional Technology Design, Instructional Design, software design (extensive work for
USDA). Design of Waldron College of Health and Human Services Web Site
Grants and Awards Funding:
Funded Competitive External Grant Proposals:
Derrick, Joe and Sherman, G., Evaluating Impact of Onenote Extended Video Application (EVA ) on Clinical
Teaching and Learning, Microsoft, 2007-2008, $80,000 ( I am a evaluation specialist on this grant)
Lederman, M, Scheckler, R.K., and Sible, J. Teaching Cell and Molecular Biology as a Social Science for
Gender Equity, National Science Foundation 2003-2005, HRD-0332843 $153,000
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Scheckler, R. and Poole, M. Equity in On-line Collaborative Learning Environments, Center for Innovative
Learning Technologies ,2001, $8,200.
Barab, S., Scheckler, R. et al., Young Scientist Research Group:
Developing a Networked Improvement Community for the Learning Sciences, Center for Innovative
Learning Technologies ,2001, $10,000
Alscher, R, Cennamo, K., Burger,C., Grady, J, Science and Gender Equity of Virginia. National Science
Foundation 1997-1999, $200,000. I helped write this grant proposal and I was the technology resource
person on it.
Stone, N.D., Buick, R.D., and Scheckler, R.K. Total Resource Conservation Planning: Linking CROPS, the Crop
Rotation Planning System, to GRASS/CAMPS (FOCS). United States Department of Agriculture, Soil
Conservation Service, 1992-1993, $47,000.
Stone, N.D., Buick, R.D., and Scheckler, R.K. Adapting CROPS for Use in Nutrient Management Planning.
United States Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
(DSWC), 1992-1993, $41,000
Stone, N.D., J.M. Luna, R.D. Buick, J. Roach, J.W. Pease, L. Daniels, and R. Scheckler. CROPS, the Crop
Rotation Planning System for Whole-Farm Environmental and Economic Planning. United States
Department of Agriculture, Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program,
1992-1994, $140,000.
Funded Competitive Internal Grant Proposals:
Scheckler, R. K. Caring for Technology. Waldron college of Health and Human Services of Radford
University Interprofessional Grant, 2015, $3500
Singh, K, Allen, K., Scheckler, R. Investigating Climate and Pedagogical Issues to Promote Faculty and
Student Diversity, Small Grant Program---Research on Issues of Diversity in the College of Liberal Arts and
Human Sciences and the College of Science, 2004, $5,000.
Scheckler, R.K. and Burton, J. K. Women and Technology Belong Together. EOAA/VPI&SU, 1997-1998,
$2,500 This grant funded bringing Professor Sandra Harding to Virginia Tech for a workshop/seminar.
Recent Honors and Awards
2002 - Hawaii International Conference on system Sciences (HICSS). Best Paper (with Susan Herring and Anna
Martinson) Digital documents track.
1999 - American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group on Research on Women and
Education - scholarship to attend American Educational Research Association Conference in Montreal,
Quebec.
1998- Virginia Tech Graduate Student Assembly Award - to attend International Federation of Information
Processing 98 World Computer Congress in Vienna/Budapest.
1998- Association of Computing Machinery FOCUS award for transportation to International Federation of
Information Processing 98 World Computer Congress in Vienna/Budapest.
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1997- USDA certificate of appreciation for work on CROPS programming system.
Publications:
Book chapters
Scheckler, R.K., (2011), Women in computer science. In Zeiss, M, Oyster, C.K., Sloan, J. E. (Eds.) The
Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Scheckler, R.K., (2010), Case studies from the Inquiry Learning Forum: Stories reaching beyond the edges. pp
24-59, in Lindberg ,J. O. & Olofsson , A. D.(Ed.) Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional
Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery, Hershey, PA.: IGIGlobal
Scheckler, R.K.,( 2010), Gender myths and beliefs in computer science. In Rosser, S. (Ed.) Women, Science,
and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Scheckler, R.K., (2010), Cyberfeminism: Fighting the myths from the margins. In Rosser, S. (Ed.) Women,
Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Scheckler, R.K., & Barab, S.( 2009) , Designing for inquiry as a social practice, pp 125-152, in Falk, J.K. &
Drayton, B. (eds.) Creating and Sustaining Online Professional Learning Communities, New York, New
York, Teachers College Press.
Barab, S. A., Baek, E., -O., Schatz, S., Scheckler, R., & Moore, J. (2008). Illuminating the braids of change in a
web-supported community: A design experiment by another name. In A. E. Kelly, R. A. Lesh, & J. Y. Baek
(Eds.), Handbook of design research methods in education: Innovation in science, technology, and
engineering, and mathematics learning and teaching. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Barab, S., Makinster, J. and Scheckler, R. K.( 2004). Designing System Dualities: Building Online Community,
Barab, S., Kling, R., Gray, J., Eds. Building Online Communities in the Service of Learning. Cambridge
University Press
Garrison, J. and Scheckler, R.K.( 2002). Participatory Simulation: Prospects and Possibilities. pp. 393-398, in
Koschmann, T, Hall, R., & Miyake, N., Eds. CSCL 2: Carrying forward the conversation. Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Refereed Journal Articles
Singh, K., Allen, K. R., Scheckler, R.K., (2007). Women in Computer Related Majors: A Synthesis and Critique of
the Empirical Literature from 1994 to 2005..pp. 500-533. Review of Educational Research, Vol. 77 Issue 4
Susan Herring, Kirk Job-Sluder, Rebecca Scheckler e Sasha Barab ,( 2006). Buscando segurança on-line:
Gerenciando trollagem em um fórum Feminista , http://www.linuxchix.org.br/?q=node/104
Scheckler, R.K. (2004), Gender and Control of Dialogue in Asynchronous Forums: Implications for School
Library Media Specialists, School Libraries Worldwide 10(1,2).
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Scheckler, R. K.,(2004) What’s philosophy got to do with IT? Review of “On the Internet” by Herbert Dreyfus,
“Watch IT” by Nicholas Burbules, and “Philosophical Tools for a Technological Society” by Larry Hickman.
Journal of Educational Computing Research 30(3) 263-274.
Scheckler, R. K. (2003) Virtual Labs, A substitute for traditional labs? International Journal of Developmental
Biology. 47(2/3), 231-236.
Barab, S., MaKinster, J., & Scheckler, R.( 2003). Designing system dualities: Characterizing a web-supported
teacher professional development community. Information Society 19(3), 237-256
Barab, Sasha, Schatz, Steve, and Scheckler, Rebecca.. K. (2003) Using Activity Theory to Conceptualize Online
Community and Using Online Community to Conceptualize Activity Theory. Mind, Culture, and Activity
Scheckler, R. K. and Barab, S. 2002. Review of Online Communities: Commerce, Community Action, and the
Virtual University, edited by Chris Werry and Miranda Mowbray. The Information Society 18(4): 303-306.
Herring, Susan, Sluder, Kirk, Scheckler, Rebecca, and Barab, Sasha. 2002. Searching for Safety Online:
Managing "Trolling" on a Feminist Bulletin Board. The Information Society 18(5): 371-383.
Stone, N.D., Faulkner, D., Scheckler, R.K., Pease, J., and Roach J. 1995. CROPS: a constraint-satisfaction system
for whole-farm planning. Proceedings First International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision
Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management: Concepts, approaches, and
Applications. Honolulu, HI.527-537.
Stone, N.D., Buick, R.D., Roach, J.W., Scheckler, R. K., and Rupani, R. 1992. The planning problem in
agriculture: farm-level crop rotation planning as an example. AI Applications 6(1) :59-75.
Buick, R.D., Stone, N.D., Scheckler, R.K. and Roach, J.W. 1992. CROPS, a Crop Rotation Planning System for
management of whole-farm resources implementing low-input sustainable agriculture. AI Applications
6(3): 29-50.
Refereed Proceedings
Susan Herring, Anna Martinson, Rebecca Scheckler, 2002, Designing for Community: The Effects of Gender
Representation in Videos on a Web Site, Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference
on System Sciences.
Scheckler, R. K., 2000 . The Intersection of Race, Pragmatism, and Instructional Technology. Proceedings of
the Forty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society.
Scheckler, R. K. 1999. Locating Feminist Pragmatism in Ecological Feminism. Proceedings of the Forty-Fourth
Annual Meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society. 112-121.
Scheckler, R.K. 1998. Rethinking Distance Education: A Prolegomenon. Proceedings of the Forty-Third Annual
Meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society. 57-69.
Scheckler, R.K. 1998. Disembodiment as a characteristic of cyberculture. Proceedings of International
Federation of Information Processing World Computer Congress, Vienna/Budapest. 877-887.
Proceedings (not refereed)
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Stone, N.D., Faulkner, D., Scheckler, R.K., Pease, J.W., and Roach, J.W. 1995. CROPS: A Constraint satisfaction
System for Whole Farm Planning. Proceedings of National Agricultural Ecosystem Management
Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Buick. R.D., Stone, N.D., Scheckler, R.K., Luna, J.M., Daniels, W.L., Pease, J., and Roach, J.W., 1992. CROPS, a
planning approach to farming sustainability and reducing pollution. Proceedings of the Third Annual
Environment Virginia Symposium: A Forum on Pollution Prevention and Economic Implications, April 7-
8th. pp.64-68, in Virginia Military Institute Research Laboratories, c/o Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department, VMI, Lexington, VA 24450.
Stone, N. D., R. D. Buick, R. K. Scheckler, and J. Roach. 1992. Environmentally sound agricultural planning using
artificial intelligence. pp. 294-303, in American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS),
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), and Resource Technology 92 Technical Papers, Vol
5: Resource Technology 92. ASPRS and ACSM, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Talks and Presentations
Invited Lectures
2013 Women as Outliers in Science, Women’s History Month, Radford University
2012 Women’s Use of the Internet to Create Social Change, Women’s History Month, Radford University
2008 Cloud Computing in the University, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
2008 Technology for Job seeking High School Students, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2007 Instructional Design for Foods and Nutrition Majors, Radford University
2007 Feminist Pedagogies of Online Instruction, in Forum on Women, Teaching and the University
Classroom. Women’s Studies Faculty Lecture, Radford University
2006 The Gendering of Computers: why are computers for boys and vacuum cleaners for girls?, Center for
Gender Studies, Radford University
2005 Everything you wanted to know about web based courses…and how to do it, Waldron College of
Health Sciences, Radford University
2004 Instructional Design Models That Consider Culture, University of Cincinnati
2004 Making sense of community on-line, University of Cincinnati
2004 Deploying a feminist pedagogy of Distance Education, University of California, Riverside
2004 Object Oriented Programming Design: First Steps, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
2004 Pedagogies & Online Environments in Panel: The Impact of the Internet on Academic Work and Life,
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2004 Toward a feminist pedagogy of distance learning, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
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2003 Online communities of practice, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Sate University, Blacksburg, VA
2002 Gender and Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Sate University, Blacksburg, VA
2002 Women in Technology, Association of Women in Computing, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate
University, Blacksburg, VA
2002 Making Meaning of community in a Professional Development Tool for In-Service Science and Math
Teachers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University, Blacksburg, VA
2002 Two case studies of teachers adopting new pedagogies and new technologies, Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, PA
2002 Teachers Exploring Inquiry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Inquiry into Inquiry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2002 Gender Issues in Development and Use of Video and Internet Professional Development for Teachers,
Treasure Mountain Research Retreat, Kansas City
2001 What’s philosophy got to do with IT?, Illinois University, Urbana-Champaign
2001 Women (Woman) in Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2001 Challenges of Philosophy of Educational Technology, Philosophy of Education Society, Chicago, IL
2001 L597 Topics in Library and Information Science. Women, Education and Computers, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana
2000 Educational Communications and Technology Lecture, Weaving Feminism, Pragmatism, and Distance
Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1998 STS 5424 Computerization in Society, Distance Education and pragmatic-feminist philosophy.
1998 Women’s Studies Lecture Series, Do we need a feminist critique of the Internet? Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University.
1998 EDCI 5784 Media and Education, A feminist looks at distance education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University.
International
Scheckler, R. K., 2004. Assessing Science Through the Social Studies of Science for Gender Equity National
Association of Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, Canada
Scheckler, R. K., 1999. A Feminist Pragmatic View of Distance Education. American Association of
Educational Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Scheckler, R. K., 1998. Teaching the Mind without the Body. International Federation of Information
Processing 98 World Computer Congress. Joint venue: Vienna, Austria/Budapest, Hungary.
Scheckler, R.K., 1998. Affects of Information Technology and Communication Panel, a feminist perspective. .
International Federation of Information Processing 98 World Computer Congress. Joint venue: Vienna,
Austria/Budapest, Hungary.
Scheckler, R.K. and N.D. Stone, 1995. "Multi-Objective Decision Making in Whole Farm Planning",
International Conference on Multi-Objective Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Honolulu, HI.
National
Scheckler, R.K., 2008. Electronic learning environments that foster math and science professional
development: Design, facilitation, and evaluation- The Inquiry Learning Forum, American Educational
Research Association, NY, NY
Wilhelm, Dayna, Lederman, Muriel, Scheckler, Rebecca, Sible, Jill, 2004.Teaching cell and molecular biology
for gender equity, American Society for Cell Biology.
Scheckler, Rebecca K., Lederman, Muriel, and Sible, Jill, Wihelm, Dayna 2004, Marginalized Students
Examining their Disciplines: Implementation and Assessment of this Strategy for Gender Equity in
Science, American Association of Advancement of Science
Muriel Lederman, Rebecca Scheckler and Jill Sible, Wihelm, Dayna 2004, Marginalized Students Examining
their Disciplines: A Strategy for Gender Equity in Science, American Association of Advancement of
Science
Scheckler, Rebecca K. and Sasha Barab, 2003. Case Studies of teachers committed to implementing inquiry,
American Association of Educational Research, Chicago, IL
Scheckler, Rebecca. K., Susan Herring, Anna Martinson. 2002, Whose community? Gender dynamics of
questioning and answering in an online professional development tool designed to promote inquiry.
American Association of Educational Research, New Orleans, LA.
Barab, S. Baek, E., Schatz, S., Scheckler, R., and Moore, J., 2002. Illuminating the Braids of Change in a Web-
Supported Community: A Design Experiment by Another Name. American Association of Educational
Research, New Orleans, LA.
James MaKinster, Sasha Barab & Rebecca Scheckler. 2002 Designing System Dualities: Characterizing Online
Community, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA
Susan Herring, Anna Martinson, Rebecca Scheckler. 2001. A Multimodal Web-based Community for Math
and Science Educators: A Feminist Critique. National Women's Studies Association Minneapolis, MN.
Barab, Sasha, Jim Makinster, and Scheckler, R. K. 2001, Designing System Dualities: Building Online
community. American Association of Educational Research, Seattle, WA.
Scheckler, R. K. 2001, The Cyborg at School. American Association of Educational Research, Seattle, WA.
Scheckler, R. K. 2001. The Trajectory of Inquiry in a Professional Development Tool for In-service Science
and Math Teachers. Ethnography of Education Forum. Philadelphia, PA. March 2-3, 2001
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Scheckler, R. K, Kirk,M., Cone,C., Allen,L. 2000. Young girls and computers: Ethnography of an elementary
school computer club. Panel: From Girls to Women: Computing from K-12 to Higher Ed. Grace Hopper
Celebration of Women in Computing, Cape Cod, MA.
Scheckler, R. K, Kirk,M., Cone,C., Allen,L. 1999. Young girls and computers: Ethnography of an elementary
school computer club. Panel: computer learning in women and girls. National Women’s Studies
Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Scheckler, R. K.1999. Gender constructs in young girls learning computer skills Ethnography of Education
Forum. Philadelphia, PA.
Scheckler, R.K. 1994. Genetic Algorithms in Whole Farm Planning, Artificial Intelligence Research In
Environmental Studies, Biloxi, MI
Buick, R.D. and Scheckler, R. K. 1992. CROPS (Crop Rotation Planning System): A whole-farm system to
generate environmentally-sound and economically-viable crop rotation and tillage plans. Presentation
of poster and computer demonstration at a Computer Model Exposition, at the conference on
'Resource Management in a Dynamic World', Soil and Water Conservation Society 47th Annual Meeting,
July 9-12th, Baltimore, MD.
Buick, R.D., N.D. Stone, R.K. Scheckler, A. Shakoor, and J.W. Roach. 1992. A comparison of problem solving
techniques in whole-farm planning: constraint satisfaction, simulated annealing and genetic algorithms.
Presented at the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Natural and Agricultural Resource Development,
the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, July 12-16th, San Jose, CA.
Buick, R.D., N.D. Stone, and R.K Scheckler. 1992. CROPS: A whole-farm crop rotation planning system for
implementing sustainable agriculture. Presentation of poster and computer demonstration, National
Integrated Pest Management Forum, June 17-19th, Arlington, VA.
Buick, R.D.; Stone, N.D.; Scheckler, R.K. and Roach, J.W. 1991. CROPS, a Crop Rotation Planning System for
management of whole-farm resources implementing low-input sustainable agriculture. Presented at the
Workshop on AI in Natural Resource Management, the American Association of Artificial Intelligence,
July 1991, Anaheim, CA.
Regional
Scheckler, R.K.2015, Caring for Technology when teaching health care professionals, Podium, Waldron
College Promoting Interprofessional Scholarship, Radford , VA
Scheckler, R.K. , E. Vandsburger. 2015. Use of computers related to previous work experience among older
rural adults. Podium, Waldron College Promoting Interprofessional Scholarship, Radford , VA
Braynt,L., R. K. Scheckler. 2014 Using computers to teach level one students physical assessment. Poster .
Waldron College Promoting Interprofessional Scholarship, Radford , VA
Bryant. L, Scheckler, R.K., Parks, M. 2014. Poster. Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA,
Scheckler, R. K., 2013, Online Orientation for Returning Professional Students, Conference on Higher
Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg , VA
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Scheckler, R.K., Allen, K., and Singh, K, 2008. Challenging traditional pedagogies in computer science, South
Eastern Women Studies conference, Charlotte, N.C.
Scheckler, Rebecca, Singh, Kusum, Darlington, Lisa, Allen, Katherine, 2006, Power and social hierarchies as an
explanation of persistence in Computer Related Majors (CRM), Mid-Atlantic Conference on the
Scholarship of Diversity, Blacksburg, VA
Kusum Singh, Lisa Darlington, Rebecca Scheckler, Katherine Allen, 2005, Evidence-based Strategies and
Interventions: Increasing the Diversity in Computer Science, Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship
of Diversity, Roanoke, VA
Scheckler, Rebecca, Sible, Jill and Lederman, Muriel, Wilhelm, Dayna 2004, Pedagogy for Diversity in Science:
Assessment, Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity, Blacksburg, VA
Lederman, Muriel ,Scheckler, Rebecca, and Sible, Jill, Wilhelm, Dayna 2004, Pedagogy for Diversity in
Science: Theory, Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity, Blacksburg, VA
Scheckler, Rebecca, Allen, Katherine, and Singh, Kusum, 2004, Climate and Pedagogy: Women’s choice of
majors, Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity, Blacksburg, VA
Scheckler, R. K. 2000. What is a feminist pedagogy of web based instruction?, Learning 2000, Virginia Tech,
Hotel Roanoke Conference Center, Roanoke, VA
Scheckler, R. K. 2000. Weaving Feminism, Pragmatism, and Distance Education, Third Annual Graduate
Student Research Day, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Scheckler, R. K. 1999. Locating Feminist Pragmatism with Eco-Feminism. Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the
South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society, Baltimore, MD
Scheckler, R, K. 1999. Feminist Pragmatic View of Distance Education, Roundtable, Second Annual Graduate
Student Research Day, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Scheckler, R. K. 1999. What does it take to envision a cyberseder? South Eastern Philosophy of Education
Society, Atlanta, GA
Scheckler, R. K. 1999. Engaging the Other on the Internet. Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton
Head, NC.
Scheckler, R. K. 1999. Ethnography of young Girls Learning Computer Club. Eastern Educational Research
Association, Hilton Head, NC.
Scheckler, R.K. 1998. Rethinking Distance Education: A Prolegomenon. South Atlantic Philosophy of
Education Society, Raleigh, NC.
Scheckler, R.K. 1998. Pedagogical Dialogue and Distance Education, Eastern Educational Research
Association, Tampa, FL.
Scheckler, R. K. 1998. Women and the Internet, Radford Student Conference on Gender, March 21, 1998,
Radford University, Radford, VA.
Scheckler, R. K. 1998. Rethinking Distance Education: A Prolegomenon. The South Atlantic Philosophy of
Education Society. September 25-26, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
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Scheckler, R.K. 1997. The Ironic Disembodiment of the Internet, Virginia Educational Studies Association ,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Buick. R.D., Stone, N.D., Scheckler, R.K., Luna, J.M., Daniels, W.L., Pease, J., and Roach, J.W. 1992. CROPS, a
planning approach to farming sustainability and reducing pollution. Presented at the Third Annual
Environment Virginia Symposium: A Forum on Pollution Prevention and Economic Implications, April 7-
8th, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA.
Local
Scheckler. R.K, Hausman, B., Lederman, M., Graham, L. 2000, Panel: Feminist Pedagogies across the
Disciplines. Feminist Pedagogy of Computer Science and Instructional Technology, Women's History
Month.
Conference Participation
Reviewer, 2006, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA
Reviewer, 2005, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA
Reviewer, 2004, National Women’s Studies Association Reviewer, 2004, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Reviewer, 2004, American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Chicago, IL Reviewer, 2003, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Anaheim, CA
Discussant , 2003 session of SIG in Education and Technology, American Educational Research association,
Chicago, IL.
Chair, 2003 Symposium at American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Discussant, 2002 SIG: Research on Women and Education, American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, LA
Reviewer, 2003 American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL
Reviewer, 2002 Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Boulder, CO
Reviewer, 2002 American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Session Chair, 2001 Philosophy of Education Society, Chicago, IL
Discussant, 2001 Feminist Theory and Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Education Society, Chicago, IL
Reviewer, 2001 American Education Research Association, Seattle Washington
Session Chair, 1999 Internet and Education, Philosophy of Education Society, New Orleans, LA.
Session Chair, 1998, Eastern Education Research Association, Tampa, FL.
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Chair of Book Roundtable, 1998 Philosophy of Education Society Meeting, Cambridge, MA..
Professional Service
2004 - 2007-Editorial Board of Journal of Research in Science Teaching
2003 – Reviewer for Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
2002 – Reviewer for Journal of National Women’s Studies Association
2002, 2003, 2004 - Reviewer for Journal of Research in Science Teaching
2001- Reviewer for Journal of Instructional Science
1999-2002, Executive Committee-South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society.
University Service
2006-2007 Women’s Studies Advisory Committee, Radford University
2005-2007 Center for Gender Studies Advisory Committee, Radford University
2005-2007 Information Technology Resources Committee, Radford University
2007 Institutional Research Board of Radford University
2006, Technology Training advisory Committee of Radford University
2004 University Faculty Senate Technology Committee, University of Cincinnati
2003 Chair of Community Core Curriculum Super Study Group, Center for Excellence in Undergraduate
Teaching, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
1996-1999 Eating Disorders Task Force, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
1995-1997 Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Committee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University.
College Service
2007-2008 Strategic Planning Committee of Waldron College of Health and Human Services, Radford
University
2004-2005 Technology Professional Practice Board, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human
Services, University of Cincinnati.
1994-1995, President College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Staff Association, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University.
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Departmental Service (at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
1998-2000, Instructional Technology Professional Seminar Planning Committee.
1998-2000, Department of Teaching and Learning Curriculum Committee.
1997-1998, Department of Teaching and Learning Graduate Policy Committee.
1996-1997, Department of Entomology Finance Committee.
1995-1997, Department of Entomology Computer Committee.
1993-1994, President of Department of Entomology Staff Association.
Community Service
2003-2004 Sunday School Teacher, Blacksburg Jewish Community Center
2001 -Boy’s and Girls Club of Bloomington, IN, computer room volunteer
1992- 2000, Human Relations Council of Montgomery County.
1993- organizer of religion in the schools community forum.
1993- vice president.
1998, Cooper House Discussion group on morality and university life – Discussion of Moral Imagination by
Mark Johnson.
1995-1997, Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge Advisory Council.
1993 -1994 Goals 2006 Diversity Committee, Montgomery County, VA.
1994-95 Women Work Organizing Committee and Publicity Committee –Habitat for Humanity -Woman
built house, Montgomery County, VA.
1992-1994, President of Blacksburg Jewish Community Center.
1991-1993, Coalition for Community School Committee.
Professional Societies / Organizations: Member of: Association of Education and Computer Technology (AECT).
Association of Computer Machinery (ACM)
American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA).
International Forum of Educational Technology and Society (IFETS).
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA).