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

Saundra Wall Williams

Research Assistant Professor
Training and Development Program
- and Vice President for Administration, North Carolina Community College System

310 Poe Hall, Box 7801
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801

saundra_williams@ncsu.edu

Background

Dr. Saundra Wall Williams received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from North Carolina State University majoring in Mathematics and Statistics. She completed her Ed.D. at North Carolina State University in Adult and Community College Education with major study in Training and Development. Dr. Williams has over thirteen years experience in business and industry in the field of training and development.

Before entering the professorate, she was Director of Technical Training and Education for Syntel, Inc. in Cary, NC as well as an Adjunct Professor in Adult and Community College Education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Prior to her career at Syntel, Inc., Dr. Williams was employed at as the Senior Technical Education Specialist for Broadband Technologies, Inc. in Research Triangle Park, NC. She began her career in training and development with Nortel as a Senior Technical Trainer at the Nortel Technical Education Center in Raleigh, NC. Prior to her career in training and development, Dr. Williams was employed as a Software Engineer for Nortel. Additionally, she taught calculus as a Visiting Instructor in the department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University.

Teaching

Dr. Saundra Wall Williams has taught in the area of training and development with particular emphasis on the design, development, and evaluation of technology-based training and technical skills training. She has also instructed in the areas of research in training and development, career development for training and development professionals, and management for training and development organizations. She is engaged in developing web-based courses that focus on integrating technology into training design. She has taught the following courses.

EAC 585 - Integrating Technology into Training Design and Delivery
EAC 795Q - Strategies for Web-based Instruction
EAC 586 - Methods and Techniques of Training and Development
EAC 582 - Organization and Operation of Training and Development Programs
EAC 795G - Research Seminar in Training and Development/Human Resource Development
EAC 824 - Career Development for Training and Development Professionals
EAC 795 - Managing the Training and Development Enterprise

Research

Dr. Williams’ current research focus is teaching and learning in technology-based environments. Specifically the instructional design, teaching, and learning in the workplace via web-based training. Dr. Williams complements her research in web-based training and technical training with studies on adult learning and web-based instruction/training, instructional strategies and web-based instruction/training, and integrating learning theories into web-based instruction. Her research activity is evidenced by her being named a Cyril O. Houle Scholar in Adult Education (http://www.coe.uga.edu/HSP).

Selected Publications

Williams, S. W., Watkins, K., Daley, B., Courtenay, B., Davis, M., & Dymock, D. (2001). Facilitating Cross-Cultural Online Discussion Groups: Implications for Practice. Distance Education: An International Journal. (Publication in press)
Daley, B., Watkins, K., Williams, S. W., Courtenay, B., Davis, M., & Dymock, D. (2001). Virtual Groups: Exploring Learning in a Technology Enhanced Environmen. Journal of Education, Technology, and Society. (Publication in press)

Williams, S. W., Watkins, K., Daley, B. Courtenay, B., Davis, M., & Dymock, D. (2000). Cross-cultural Reflection on Work-based Learning: An Application of Research, Teaching, and Learning Using the Case Method. In Hans Klein (Ed) Creative Teaching (pp. 11 – 20). Madison: Omni Press.

Williams, S.W. (2000) Experiences and Perceptions of Web-based Instruction Among African American Students Enrolled in Adult Education/Training and Development Graduate Courses. African-American Pre-Conference Proceedings of the Adult Education Research Conference.

Williams, S. W. (2000). Towards a Framework for Teaching and Learning in an Online Environment. Academy of Human Resource Development 2000 Conference Proceedings.

Williams, S. W. (2000). Do We Practice What We Preach: An Examination of the Philosophical Orientation and Practice of Adult Educators Who Deliver Web-based Instruction. Eastern Regional Adult Education Research Conference 2000 Conference Proceedings.

Williams, S. W. (1999) Improving Technical Training: The Effectiveness of Technical Subject Matter Experts as Trainers. Proceedings of the 1999 Academy of Human Resource Development Conference.

Williams, S. W. and Burrow, J. L. (2001). Elements of an introduction chapter. In E. Farmer and J. Rojewski (Ed..) Research in a manual: Writing professional papers, theses, and dissertations in education. University Press of America, Inc. (Publication in press: May 2001)

Williams, S. W. (2000). Job Aids and Performance Support Systems. In G. Piskurich, P. Beckschi, and B. Hall (Eds.) The American Society for Training and Development Handbook of Training Design and Delivery. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Williams, S.W. (2000) [Review of the book Faculty Guide for Moving Teaching and Learning to the Web]. Community College Review, 28, 80 – 83.

Williams, S.W. (1999). A review of the book Building Robust Competencies by Paul C. Green. Human Resource Development Quarterly. (Publication in press)

Williams, S. W. (2001). The effectiveness of subject matter experts as technical trainers. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 12.

Williams, S. W. (1996). The Effectiveness of Technical Trainers in the Delivery of Technical Training. (Doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University). Dissertation Abstracts International, 57-07A.

Service

Dr. Williams is currently serving as:

Expert Adult Education/Workplace Learning Consultant for the National Center for Education Statistics, U. S. Department of Education National 2003 Household Education Survey.
Member of the editorial board for the Journal of Workplace Learning.

Member of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD), American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), American Association of Adult Continuing Education (AAACE), Commission of Professors in Adult Education.

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