Barbara Wilmes

Barbara Wilmes is an Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Early Childhood and Special Education at the University of Central Arkansas. Wilmes holds a BS and a MS from the University of Minnesota-Mankato and a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She taught in P-12 schools in Minnesota and university level courses in Missouri, Nebraska, Georgia, Iowa and Arkansas. Wilmes served as Director of Education for the Seminole Tribe of Florida developing several programs and supervising the development of a tribal language program. She was instrumental in building and developing three tribal libraries with up-to-date computer equipment. Her research interests include environments that support university students’ learning, including technological/electronic environments and reading. Wilmes is the parent of four adult children.

Publications

Cases on Building Quality Distance Delivery Programs: Strategies and Experiences
Cases on Building Quality Distance Delivery Programs: Strategies and Experiences
Stephanie Huffman, Shelly Albritton, Barbara Wilmes, Wendy Rickman. © 2011. 349 pages.
The field of education is continually changing to reflect the needs and demands of students. The greatest impact on education came with the introduction of audiovisual...
Transitioning from a Traditional Classroom to the Online Environment: The SIMPLE Model
Transitioning from a Traditional Classroom to the Online Environment: The SIMPLE Model
Barbara Wilmes, Stephanie Huffman, Wendy Rickman. © 2008. 9 pages.
This chapter will focus on how faculty can effectively determine their technological needs as they move from the traditional classroom to an online teaching environment through...