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Randall Michaelis 

Office Location: Dixon Hall 

Education 
Ph.D. from Washington State University 
M.Ed. from Eastern Washington University 
B.A. from Whitworth University 

Dr. Michaelis taught the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades for eleven years in the Mead, Auburn, and Deer Park School Districts. His expertise in educational technology and a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation brought him to Whitworth University in 1985 as the Director of Computer Education. He co-authored a grant from the Murdock Foundation that first brought technology on a broad scale to the Whitworth campus. Dr. Michaelis has served on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE), and as a member of the executive committee for the Northwest Math Conference.

Besides math and technology education, Dr. Michaelis' research interests include qualitative approaches to research and the effects of teacher beliefs and values on school organization and climate. He has presented at the national conferences of the American Educational Research Association and the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, and is a regular presenter at the annual NCCE conference. Dr. Michaelis has served as chair of the Department of Teacher Education since 1997.

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