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Faculty

Paula Berardinelli
James L. Burrow
Diane D. Chapman
Don L. Martin
Darryl D. McGraw
Brad Mehlenbacher
Tony O'Driscoll
Saundra W. Williams

People

Dr. Darryl McGraw

Darryl D. McGraw

Visiting Assistant Professor
Training and Development Program
- and Chief Information Officer, Wake Technical Community College, North Carolina Community College System

ddmcgraw@waketech.edu

Background

Dr. Darryl McGraw is a product of the North Carolina Community College System, having received his A.A. degree from Southeastern Community College. He went on to receive a B.S. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and an M.B.A. from Campbell University. He completed his Ed.D. at North Carolina State University, where his research centered on distance education in the North Carolina Community College System.

He has a significant amount of industrial experience in information technology outside of academia, including over 10 years spent in programming and project management. He has a number of increasingly responsible positions in academic administration, mostly centering around the fields of academic and administrative technology in education. He was formerly the Director of Distance Educations at North Carolina State University and is currently Associate Vice President of Instructional Development and Technology at the North Carolina Community College System.

Teaching

Dr. McGraw has taught the senior Database Project Course in the Computer Science Department at NC State University, as well as independent study courses in the Computer Science Department during his association with the College of Engineering at NC State University. He has been active in developing distance learning courses using the North Carolina Information Highway, video-based telecourses, and web-based courses using a variety of tools. He has taught EAC 795I, Special Topics: Developing Technology-Based Training.

Research

Current research interests are distance education models used in junior and community colleges, and the analysis of performance in distance learning courses.

Selected Publications

Presentation, Computing in the Learning Resource Center: A Case Study at the 1997 Learning Resource Association Conference.

Making Technology Fit: Using the Appropriate Technology for Your Audience. Published in the Proceedings, the Fifteenth International Conference on Technology and Education, March 8-11, 1998, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Presentation, Computing in the Learning Resource Center: A Case Study at the 1998 Learning Resource Association Conference, March, 1999.

Presentation, Continuing Education Applications in Distance Learning at the 1998 NC Distance Learning Association Conference.

Presentation: Making Technology Fit: Using the Appropriate Technology for Your Audience, 1998 NILIE (National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness) Conference, February 1998.

Presentation, Computing in the Learning Resource Center: A Case Study at the 1999 Learning Resource Association Conference, March, 1999.

Presentation: Wireless Networking Applications in Distance Education, 1999 Distance Learning Alliance Conference, July, 1999.

Presentation: Continuing Education Applications in Distance Education, 1999 Distance Learning Alliance Conference, July, 1999.

Presentation: Streaming Video and Multimedia Applications, 2000 Distance Learning Alliance Conference, July, 2000

Presentation: Continuing Education Applications in Distance Education, 2000 Distance Learning Alliance Conference, July, 2000

Presentation: Alternatives for Computer Security in the Library, 2001 Learning Resource Association Conference, March, 2001.

Presentation: Promoting Student Achievement Through On-Line Student Services, 2001 National Scholars Conference, Fayetteville State University, March, 2001.

Presentation: Promoting Student Achievement Through On-Line Student Services, North Carolina Distance Learning Alliance Conference, Fayetteville Technical Community College, July, 2001.

Presentation: Distance Learning Policy, North Carolina Distance Learning Alliance Conference, Fayetteville Technical Community College, July, 2001.

Service

Member, North Carolina Distance Learning Association program planning committee, 1997 to 2001. A consortium of K12, community college, library, university, and higher education organizations. Candidate for Vice President in the July 2001 conference.

Member, National Instructional Telecommunications Council. Also work with state-wide committee efforts to secure ITFS frequencies for North Carolina community colleges and private universities.

Member, NC NET: Coordinating council for the North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH), NC Research and Education Network (NC-REN), and the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC)

Member, Johnston County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, 2000, 2001.

Member, Leadership North Carolina Education Committee, 2001-2002.