Elizabeth Murphy

Elizabeth Murphy is Professor in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada where she teaches courses in the Masters of Information Technology in Education program as well as undergraduate courses in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) integration and in second-language teaching. Prior to her appointment at Memorial, she was a school administrator. In 2000, she obtained her Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Université Laval in Québec, Canada. In the last 10 years, Dr. Murphy has authored approximately 100 publications. She is a frequent presenter at conferences worldwide, serves as a visiting professor at a university in Bangkok, Thailand, and has been a keynote speaker at several international conferences. In recognition of her accomplishments and contribution to the field, she was awarded the 2007 President’s Award for Outstanding Research (Memorial University).

Publications

Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education
Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education
Elizabeth Murphy, María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares. © 2014. 308 pages.
Activity Theory is a tool that can help make sense of the complex changes taking place in higher education because of the integration of technology. Unlike other theories, it...
Research on the E-Teacher in the K-12 Distance Education Classroom
Research on the E-Teacher in the K-12 Distance Education Classroom
Elizabeth Murphy, María A. Rodríguez-Manzanares. © 2009. 35 pages.
Compared to the post-secondary level, distance education at the elementary and secondary levels has received little attention from researchers (Kapitzke & Pendergast, 2005;...