Joyce Johnston
  Adjunct Professor
  George Mason University
  Fairfax, VA, USA
    












Office: 4220 Horizon Hall                     Email: jjohnsto@gmu.edu            Website:  http://mason.gmu.edu/~jjohnsto





RESEARCH INTERESTS


  Intellectual Property     Computer Assisted Instruction     Open Educational Resources     Net Neutrality     Online Civility     Plagiarism and Copyright in Electronic Environments



 

COURSE MATERIALS

FALL 2024



                                                      
               




Course Policies and Procedures

Engh 302 - N12




 



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Course Schedule

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    UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS

    Founding member, Phi Beta Kappa of George Mason University, 2012 - present

    Innovations in Teaching and Learning Annual Conference. George Mason University


    Featured in  "Composition Faculty Publications: Recent Creative and Scholarly Works by Allen, Johnston, Goldenthal, and Paul,"
           Composition Faculty Newsletter
, Nov 2, 2020


    Instructor, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University


    Member, Campus Learning Communities 

   Three-year grant project for teaching research skills in English 302 using curated Open Educational Resources. Funded by Mason-4VA and

        The GMU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2018-2020


    Mental Health First Aid certificate, Spring 2019



    
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS
   

    Weeklong Plan for Cultivating Classroom Respect (full session) and An Interactive Tool to Promote a Positive Class Atmosphere (Teaching Talk). Innovations in Teaching and Learning.  George Mason University. Sept. 19-20, 2024.


    Cultivating Respect in the Classroom.  EduLearn: 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Online.  July 1-3, 2024. 


    What’s a Librarian to Do When AI and Copyright Collide?  (Invited).   Loudoun County Public Schools’ 2023 Librarians’ and ELA Professional Development.  August 17, 2023.

 

    Training Students to Take Leadership in Social Change.  Council on Undergraduate Research’s ConnectUR 2023 Annual Conference.  Duquesne University,  Pittsburgh, PA. June 22, 2023.


    Is Blockchain the Future of Your Library? 
Internet Librarian 2022. Monterey, CA. Oct. 22, 2022.
 
     
Electronic Explosion: Five Crucial Copyright Changes since 2020. 2021 Virginia Association
           of School Librarians Fall Conference.  Williamsburg, VA.  Nov. 3-5, 2021.  Based on a presentation a
           Internet Librarian 2021., Monterey, CA.  Oct. 26-28, 2021.

    “Leading for Change: A Customizable Writing Experience.”  Proceedings of the Innovations in Teaching and Learning Annual Conference.  Vol. 13. 

              Based on  presentations at ITL on Sept. 23, 2021, and  at EduLearn: International Conference on Education and New Learning
             Technologies.  Online.  
July 5-6, 2021.

    Leading for Change on a Social or Professional Issue of Choice: A Customizable Writing Experience. Teacher to Teacher Forum. Conference on College Composition and Communication.
              Online.  April 10, 2021.

      Keynote speaker. "Staying Legal in a Pandemic: Crucial Copyright Issues for Instruction."  Virginia Association of School LIbrarians Annual
        Conference.  Williamsburg, VA. Nov. 6, 2020.

     "Can Facebook Steal My Stuff? Your Intellectual Property Rights on Social Media." Computers in Libraries, 40(3), April 2020;   
        Featured in The Informed Librarian,  May 2020.  Based on a presentation at the Internet Librarian Annual Conference. Oct. 2019

       Executive Committee member and Co-Chair,  Emerging Scholar Stream. EdMedia + Innovate  Learning Annual Conference. 2012-present





         

         

         
         

         

 


 

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