Colleen Halupa

Dr. Colleen Halupa is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and an Associate Professor at LeTourneau University where she oversees the library, curriculum design and instructional technology departments. She is an Associate Professor at A.T. Still University (ATSU) in the Doctorate of Education, Public Health and Health Administration Programs. She has an A.S. in medical laboratory technology, a B.S. in healthcare management, an M.S. in health administration, and an Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Educational Leadership and Management. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Halupa was a biomedical sciences officer in the United States Air Force. Prior to her retirement from the military, she held varying positions in health administration and education and served as the program director for all Air Force Clinical Laboratory Science programs serving over 700 students year. While at ATSU she has chaired over 80 doctoral dissertations. Dr. Halupa is an active contributor to education and health professional journals and has spoken at several state, national, and international health and education conferences. Her research interests are in online and hybrid learning, particularly in health science and STEM fields, online graduate education, student satisfaction, doctoral student/chair relationships, mentoring and academic integrity.

Publications

Disaster Preparedness and Response in Higher Education: Applying Lessons Learned From Healthcare
Disaster Preparedness and Response in Higher Education: Applying Lessons Learned From Healthcare
Colleen Halupa. © 2024. 23 pages.
There is a paucity of literature on disaster preparedness and response in higher education. The purpose of this chapter is to apply the lessons learned over several decades in...
Traditional and Emerging Instructional Design Models
Traditional and Emerging Instructional Design Models
Colleen Halupa. © 2023. 35 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce both traditional and emerging pedagogies and instructional design models, as well as instructional design frameworks. A brief history...
Action Research in Practice-Based Doctoral Programs
Action Research in Practice-Based Doctoral Programs
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2022. 21 pages.
Action research is an accepted method that can be used effectively in practice-based doctoral programs to evaluate a multitude of questions and processes. This research method...
An Introduction to Survey Research
An Introduction to Survey Research
Colleen Halupa. © 2022. 22 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an easy-to-understand overview of several important concepts for selecting and creating survey instruments for dissertations and other...
Redesigning Assessment: Transitioning From Measuring Immediate Knowledge to True Learning
Redesigning Assessment: Transitioning From Measuring Immediate Knowledge to True Learning
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2022. 23 pages.
This chapter provides a practical guide for university faculty on how to construct assessments that measure true student learning rather than recall and immediate knowledge....
Action Research in Practice-Based Doctoral Programs
Action Research in Practice-Based Doctoral Programs
Colleen Halupa. © 2021. 28 pages.
Action research is an accepted method that can be used effectively in practice-based doctoral programs to evaluate a multitude of questions and processes. This research method...
Mentoring Dissertation Students in Online Doctoral Programs
Mentoring Dissertation Students in Online Doctoral Programs
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2018. 18 pages.
Mentoring doctoral students in online programs can be even more challenging than mentoring in the face-to-face educational environment. Factors such as geographic and...
Transformative Curriculum Design
Transformative Curriculum Design
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2017. 49 pages.
This chapter discusses the principles of transformative curriculum design to include: curriculum models, objective outcome creation, scaffolding of curriculum, curriculum...
Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education
Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education
Colleen Halupa. © 2015. 387 pages.
A crucial element in ensuring patient safety and quality of care is the proper training of the next generation of doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff. To effectively serve...
Transformative Learning: Theory and Practice for Faculty and Students
Transformative Learning: Theory and Practice for Faculty and Students
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2015. 39 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a theoretical as well as practical overview of transformative learning and how this theory applies to both faculty and students....
Transformative Curriculum Design
Transformative Curriculum Design
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2015. 63 pages.
This chapter discusses the principles of transformative curriculum design to include: curriculum models, objective outcome creation, scaffolding of curriculum, curriculum...
Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy
Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy
Colleen M. Halupa. © 2015. 16 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the theoretical foundations of pedagogy, andragogy and heutagogy. A brief description of the most common pedagogical...
Student Perceptions on the Utilization of Formative Feedback in the Online Environment
Student Perceptions on the Utilization of Formative Feedback in the Online Environment
Colleen Halupa, Doris U. Bolliger. © 2013. 18 pages.
This article addresses instructors’ formative feedback to graduate student writing. The authors investigated the utilization of a formative feedback option in online master and...