Vanessa P. Dennen

Vanessa P. Dennen is an Associate Professor of Instructional Systems at Florida State University. She earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. Her research investigates the nexus of cognitive, motivational, and social elements in computer-mediated communication, concentrating on two major issues: learner participation in online activities, and interactions, norm development, and informal learning within online communities of practice. Vanessa’s publications, which have been well cited, have appeared in Instructional Science; Distance Education; Computers in Human Behavior; The Handbook of Distance Education; The Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology; and The International Handbook of Collaborative Learning among others. Additionally, she recently co-edited (with Stefan Hrastinski) a special issue of The Internet and Higher Education on Social Media in Higher Education.

Publications

Telling Stories: Connecting Theory and Experience in Classroom Conversations
Telling Stories: Connecting Theory and Experience in Classroom Conversations
Vanessa P. Dennen, Melinda Sota. © 2008. 17 pages.
This chapter tells the story of how one course used storytelling to support class discussions and assessments. Stories were told by both the instructor and the learners...