Penny Craig
Associate Teaching Professor of Special Education
Curriculum Vitae
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Penny Craig has more than seventeen years of teaching experience in higher education and nine years in a K12 classroom. Her research interests include ethnography, phenomenology, and education, assistive, and adaptive technology.
Professional Experience
Penny spent nine years in the K12 classroom before returning to Ball State to work on her doctorate, which she completed in 2010. She has more than twenty-five years of college-level teaching experience and enjoys working with undergraduate pre-service teacher candidates. She manages and teaches assistive and adaptive technology classes in the TEACH Lab, a specialized technology lab just for the Department of Special Education. As the newly appointed Director of Undergraduate Programs, she works with K12 schools on practicum placements, departmental program updates, and accreditation reporting.
Education
- Ph.D. Ball State University Educational Studies
- M.A. Ball State University Secondary Education
- B. S. Pensacola Christian College English and History Education
Research
Craig, P. (2023). What about the Wright sister? A paper presented at International Society for Educational Biography (ISEB) Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Craig, P. (2023). The Role of AI in life writing. A roundtable presentation at International Society for Educational Biography (ISEB) Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
Craig, P. (2023). Navigating a time of vast change: How will AI change the practices in our classrooms? A presentation at Society of History and Philosophy of Education (SOPHE) Annual Conference, Oklahoma City,OK
Craig, P. (April, 2016). Behind their mother's skirts: Feminism in the Little House books. Paper presented at International Society for Educational Biography Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Craig, P. (April, 2017). Chair, New Technologies and Educational Biography Roundtable. International Society for Educational Biography Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario, CN.
Craig, P. (April, 2017). Gorgeous guys of the Wilder days: The role of men in the Little House on the Prairie series. A paper presented at International Society for Educational Biography Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario, CN.