Coreidea Innovation Inc.

• Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Technology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Master of Arts - Educational Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Bachelor of Arts - Specialization Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada

• American Psychological Association (APA), Full Member, Divisions 2 & 15
• American Educational Research Association (AERA), Voting Member
• Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)

• Managing Director, Coreidea Innovation Inc., London, ON
• Lecturer, Educational Technology, Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
• Reviewer, Computers & Education (Journal, Elsevier)
• Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference
• Director of Online Education, HTML Writer's Guild (HWG), Port Charlotte, Florida, USA
• Instructor, Red River College (Distance Education), Winnipeg, MB
• Conference Session Chair, Interactive Computer-Aided Learning (ICL): Villach, Austria
• Instructor, International Webmaster's Association (IWA), Pasadena, California, USA
• Member, Web Accessibility Initiative - Education and Outreach Working Group (WAI), W3C
• Advisory Committee, Web Site Development, Red River College, Winnipeg, MB (1998 - 2000)
• Small Business Owner, Electronic Education, Winnipeg, MB (1995 - 2000)

• Tamim, R. M., Lowerison, G., Schmid, R. F., Bernard, R. M., & Abrami, P. C. (2011). A multi-year investigation of the relationship between pedagogy, computer use and course effectiveness in postsecondary education. Journal of Computers in Higher Education, Accepted for Publication
  
  
• Lowerison, G. & Lowerison, M. (2009, Oct). Increasing the accuracy of Wiki searches using 'Semantic Knowledge Engine' and 'Semantic Archivist'. WikiSym '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration ACM New York, NY, USA, ISBN: 978-1-60558-730-1
  
  
• Schmid, R. F., Bernard, R. M., Borokhovski, E., Tamim, R., Abrami, P. C., Wade, C. A., Surkes, M. A., & Lowerison, G. (2009). Technology's effect on achievement in higher education: a Stage I meta-analysis of classroom applications. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 21(2), 95-109.
  
  
• Tamim, R. M., Lowerison, G., Schmid, R. F., Bernard, R. M., Abrami, P. C., & Dehler, C. (2008). Assessing computer use and perceived course effectiveness in post-secondary education in an American/Canadian context. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 39(3), 221-234.
  
  
• Abrami, P.C., Schmid, R.F., Bernard, R.M., Wade, A., Borokhovski, E., Surkes, M., Lowerison, G., Bethel, E., Lamontagne, M. & Tamim, R. (2007). State of learning: E-learning. Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) (http://www.ccl-cca.ca/).
  
  
• Venkatesh, V., Shaw S., Dicks, D., Lowerison, G., Zhang, D., & Sanjakdar, R. (2007). Topic Maps: Adopting user-centred indexing technologies in course management systems. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 18(3), 429 - 450.
  
  
• Abrami, P. C., Bernard, R. M., Wade, A., Schmid, R. F., Borokhovski, E., Tamim, R., Surkes, M., Lowerison, G., Zhang, D., Nicolaidou, I., Newman, S., Wozney, L., Peretiatkowicz, A. (2006). A review of e-learning in Canada: A rough sketch of the evidence, gaps and promising directions. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 32(3). 119-139.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Sclater, J., Schmid, R. F., & Abrami, P. (2006). Student perceived effectiveness of computer technology use in post-secondary classrooms. Computers & Education, 47(4), 465-489.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Sclater, J., Schmid, R. F., & Abrami, P. C. (2006). Are we using technology for learning. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 34(4), 401-425.
  
  
• Tamim, R., Schmid, R., & Lowerison, G. (2006, May). Computer use in post-secondary education and students' perception of its effectiveness. Paper presented at the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, Montreal.
  
  
• Abrami, P. C., Lowerison, G., & Bures, E. (2004). Introduction to the special issue on postsecondary instruction: The old science of phrenology and the new science of college teaching. Educational Research and Evaluation, 10(4-6), 289-301.
  
  
• Venkatesh, V., Shaw, S., Lowerison, G., Zhang, D., & Dicks, D. (2003). Topic maps - User friendly search engines for broadband applications. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia.

• Lowerison, G., Cote, R., Lavoie, M-C., & Abrami, P. C. (2008). Chapter 13: Revisiting learning theory for e-learning. In S. Carliner & P. Shank, (Eds). e-Learning: Lessons learned, challenges ahead (Voices from academe and industry). San Francisco: Pfeiffer.
  
  
• Strobel, J.M.J., Lowerison, G., Bethel, E. C., Cote, R., Lavoie, M-C., & Abrami, P. C. (2008). Capturing learning context: Reflections on the modeling of learning units with IMS-LD. In L. Lockyer, S. Bennett, S. Agostinho & B. Harper (Eds). Handbook of Research on Learning Design and Learning Objects: Issues, Applications and Technologies. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference (IGI Global).

• Lowerison, G. (2009). Using wikis to support learning in post-secondary economics. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Education (EdTech), Concordia University: Montreal, QC.
  
  
• Lowerison, G. (1989). Intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, and cooperative learning. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Education, Concordia University: Montreal, QC.

• Tamim, R., Lowerison, G., Schmid, R. F., Bernard, R. M., & Abrami, P. C. (2010, May). Computer use and perceived course effectiveness: Is the relationship changing over time? Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Denver, CO.
  
  
• Schmid, R. F., Borokhovski, E., Tamim, R., Bernard, R. M., Abrami, P. C., Wade, A., Surkes, M. A., Lowerison, G., Lysenko, L., & Galofre, C. (2009, April). Effect of computer-based technology use in post-secondary education: Preliminary findings of a meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Diego, CA.
  
  
• Lowerison, G. & Schmid, R. F. (2008, Sep). WikiLearn: Wiki-supported knowledge building with novice economics students. Paper presented at the Annual Interactive Computer Aided Learning Conference: Villach, Austria.
  
  
• Lowerison, G. & Schmid, R. F. (2008, March). Computer technology and pedagogical support in the learning environment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New York, NY.
  
  
• Tamim, R., Lowerison, G., Schmid, R. F. Bernard, R. M., & Abrami, P. C. (2008, March). Assessing computer use and perceived course effectiveness in post-secondary education in an American/Canadian context. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New York, NY.
  
  
• Lowerison, G. & Schmid, R. F. (2007, Oct). Pedagogical implications of using learnercontrolled, web-based tools for learning. ELearn 2007: World Conference on E-learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education. Quebec City, Canada.
  
  
• Venkatesh, V., Shaw, S., & Lowerison, G. (2007, Oct). Building your first Topic Map - Maximizing the potential of your course management system using intuitive, user-centred indexing technologies. Roundtable paper presented at ELearn 2007: World Conference on Elearning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education. Quebec City, Canada.
  
  
• Tamim, R., Lowerison, G., & Schmid, R. F. (2006, May). Computer use in post-secondary education and students' perception of its effectiveness. Paper to be presented at the annual Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) conference in Montreal, QC.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Tamim, R., Nicolaidu, I. & Schmid, R. F. (2006, April). Implications of student technology use for knowledge building. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Francisco: CA.
  
  
• Tamim, R., Schmid, R. F., Bernard, R., Lowerison, G., & Abrami, P.C. (2006, April). Computer use and perceived course effectiveness in post-secondary science courses. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: San Francisco: CA.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Schmid, R. F., Tamim, R., & Nicolaidou, I. (2005). Implications of student technology use for knowledge building (PedTech). Poster presented at the CSLP 2005 Biennial Research Fair, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  
  
• Lowerison, G., & Schmid, R. F. (2005). Technology supported learner-centered knowledge building. Poster presented at the CSLP 2005 Biennial Research Fair, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  
  
• Lowerison, G., & Schmid, R. F. (2005, September). Technology-supported learner-centered knowledge building. Paper presented at the Interactive Computer-Aided Learning Conference: Villach, Austria.
  
  
• Venkatesh, V., Sanjakdar, R., Shaw, S., Dicks, D., Lowerison, G., Zhang, D. (2005, June). Cultural differences in using search-and-retrieval technologies in e-learning contexts: An exploratory study of Arab and North American learners' use of topic maps. Paper presented at the Annual Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Media, Hypermedia and Telecommunications: Montreal, Quebec.
  
  
• Venkatesh, V., Lowerison, G., Shaw, S., Dicks, D., Zhang, D. (2005, April). Developing search technologies using CIP: Empirical evaluation of topic maps in an educational context. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association: Montreal, Quebec.
  
  
• Shaw S., Venkatesh, V., Lowerison, G., Dicks, D., & Zhang, D. (2004, November). Search-andretrieval tools in E-learning applications: An empirical comparison of search engines and topic maps in an educational context. Paper presented at ELearn 2004: Washington, DC.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Shaw, S., Venkatesh, V., Dicks, D. & Zhang, D. (2004, June). Evaluating a webbased topic map in a graduate educational context. Paper presented at Interface 2004: Elearning Magic: Calgary, AB.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Sclater, J., Schmid, R., & Abrami, P. (2004, April). Are we using technology for learning? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.
  
  
• Shaw, S., Venkatesh, V., Zhang, D., Lowerison, G., & Dicks, D (2003, October). Topic Maps: User-friendly search engines for broadband applications. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: Montreal, QC.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Gallant, G., & Boyd, G., (2003, June). The effectiveness of learning objects in distance education: Issues of quality, accessibility and learner control. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Distance Education: St-John's, NF, Canada.
  
  
• Lowerison, G., Sclater, J., Schmid, R., & Abrami, P. (2003, April). Student perceived effectiveness of computer technology use in higher education. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.
  
  
• Sclater, J., Lowerison, G., Schmid, R., & Abrami, P. (2003, April). Are faculty making effective use of technology? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.
  
  
• McEwen, L. & Lowerison, G. (2002, Oct.). The Canadian design website: An evaluation of process and product. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education: E-Learn 2002: Montreal, QC, Canada.
  
  
• Lowerison, G. (1998, April). Continuing education on the Internet. Paper presented at the Manitoba Library Association Annual Conference: Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Concordia University, Montreal, QC

• Graduate, Project Management (ETEC704)
• Graduate, Educational Computing (ETEC550/660)
• Graduate, Digital Media (ETEC565/665)
• Graduate, Designing Constructivist Learning Environments (ETEC693T)
• Undergraduate, Psychology of Education (EDUC210)
• Undergraduate, Integrating Technology into the Elementary Classroom (EDUC301)

Red River College, Winnipeg, MB

• S17-S105/ B13-S501N - Introduction to Psychology
• S17-A369/ E27-C148 - HTML Programming
• S17-A145 - HTML Programming - Advanced
• E27-C071 - Technological Edge in Business and Education
• S17-A364 - Introduction to JavaScript

HWG / IWA, Pasadena, CA, USA

• D210 - Introduction to Web Accessibility
• H151 - Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
• G201 - Introduction to Digital Graphics Using Paint Shop Pro