Kay’s Voice: Never in My Wildest Dreams

Abstract

This chapter describes the professional journey of Dr. Kay Persichitte: from high school math teacher to higher education faculty member to President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Kay shares specific examples of the women (and men) who have strongly influenced her journey.

Selected Publications

Januszewski, A., and K.A. Persichitte. 2008. A history of the AECT’s definitions of educational technology. In Educational technology: A definition with commentary, ed. A. Januszewski and M. Molenda, 259–282. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Persichitte, K.A. 2008. Implications for academic programs. In Educational technology: A definition with commentary, ed. A. Januszewski and M. Molenda, 327–339. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

———. 2013. Leadership for educational technology contexts in tumultuous higher education seas. Tech Trends 57(5): 14–17. doi: 10.1007/s11528-013-0686-5.

Polly, D., C. Mims, and K.A. Persichitte (eds.). 2012. Developing technology-rich teacher education programs: Key issues. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Shepherd, C.E., D.U. Bolliger, T.A. Dousay, and K. Persichitte. 2016. Preparing teachers for online instruction with a graduate certificate program. Tech Trends 60(1): 41–47. doi: 10.1007/s11528-015-0015-2.