Janice Poston
Simmons College of Kentucky
Curriculum Designer
Simmons College of Kentucky
Dr. Janice Poston has spent 31 years in higher education having served as an academic librarian, instructional developer, instructional technologist, adjunct faculty, and currently as Curriculum Designer at Simmons College of Kentucky. Janice holds a BS in Elementary Education, a BS in Accounting, an MA in School Media Librarianship, an MS in Library Science, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership. Janice's research interests include teaching presence which was the subject of her dissertation, "Has the Teacher Left the Classroom? An Examination of Teaching Presence in Online and Hybrid Learning Environments" and the flipped classroom model. She had an article published in 2015 in "Quick Hits for Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers: Successful Strategies from Award-Winning Teachers." Dr. Poston helps faculty with Canvas, Teams, Zoom, and other technologies along with course development. She serves as the chair of the Curriculum Review Committee at Simmons College of Kentucky.