Tena B. Crews, Ed.D
Professor
Interim Chair, Department of Retailing
Integrated Information Technology
College of Hospitality, Sport and Retail Management

Education
Ed.D University of Georgia, Athens, GA
M.Ed. Ball State University, Muncie, IN
B.S.  Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Research Interests
Online Course Design
Online Course Development
Andragogy

Awards and Honors

Awarded the 2011 Outstanding Independent Research Award, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference, November 2011.

National Collegiate Teacher of the Year, National Business Education Association, 2006

Researcher of the Year, College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management, 2006

Conference Best Paper, Organizational Systems Research Association , 2006, with Robert G. Brookshire and Herbert F. Brown III

Conference Best Paper, Southern Association of Information Systems , 2005, with Robert G. Brookshire, L. Roger Yin, and C. Steven Hunt

Biography
Dr. Tena B. Crews is an Associate Professor of Technology Support and Training Management (ITEC) and Business Education (BE) at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. She teaches ITEC technology courses and courses in methodology and instructional strategies for business education undergraduate and graduate students.    She holds a B.S. and M.Ed. from Ball State University and an Ed.D from the University of Georgia.  She has taught at Ball State University, University of West Georgia and currently the University of South Carolina. She is the author of the Fundamentals of Insurance, and her articles have appeared in the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Journal of Information Systems Education, Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Journal for Global Business Education, Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, andother journals.  She has served on numerous executive boards for state, regional, and national professional organizations and is currently co-editor of the Journal for Global Business Education.

Publications:

Crews, T. B., & Stitt-Gohdes, W. L. (March 2012). Incorporating Facebook and Twitter in a servicelearning project in business communication course. Business Communication Quarterly, 75(1), 76-69.

Jordan, A. K. & Crews, T. B. (2012). Investigating Your Career. Third Edition. South-Western Cengage Learning. Mason, OH. ISBN-13: 978-1-111-57550-2.

Crews, T. B. & Stitt-Gohdes, W. L. (2012, March). Incorporating Facebook and Twitter in a service-learning project in a business communication course, Business Communication Quarterly, 75(1) 85 - 88.

Wilkinson, K., & Crews, T. B. (2011). Assessment in online environments. In L. G. Snyder (Ed.), National Business Education Association Yearbook, No. 49: Online Business Education (pp. 111-123). Reston, VA: NBEA.

Wilkinson, K., & Crews, T. B. (2011). Business report writing: Students' perceptions of their ability to succeed in an online environment vs. students' performance in an online course.
Online Courses and ICT in Education. (Tomei, L.A.., Ed.). Hershey, PA.

Brookshire, R. G., Crews, T. B., & Brown, H. F. (2011). Influences on student performance in a university networks and telecommunications course. Online Courses and ICT in Education. (Tomei, L.A.., Ed.). Hershey, PA.

Crews T. B., & Curtis, D. F. (2010). Online course evaluations: Faculty perspective and strategies for improved response rates. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-14.

Gerdes, J. H., & Crews, T. B., (2010, Spring). Developing Course Profiles to Match Course Characteristics with Student Learning Styles. NACADA Journal 30,1 (Spring 2010), 23-33.

Friedman, D. B., Crews, T. B., Caicedo, J. M., Besley, J. C., Weinberg, J., & Freeman, M. L. (2010). "An exploration into inquiry-based learning by a multidisciplinary group of higher education faculty." Higher Education, 56(6), 765-783.

Tena B. Crews, Johanna Bodenhamer, and Tina Weaver, “Understanding True Colors Personality Trait Spectrums of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management Students to Enhance Classroom Instruction,” Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism 10(1) (2010), 22-41.

Tena B. Crews, Jessica L. Miller, and Christine M. Brown, “Assessing Faculty’s Technology Needs,” Educause Quarterly 32,4 (2009). For paper, click here.

Wilkinson, K. & Crews, T. B. (2009). Business report writing students’ perceptions of their ability to succeed in an online environment vs. students’ performance in an online course. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 5(4), 68-77.

Crews, T. B. and Wilkinson, K. (2009).  Making assessment real by incorporating visual, auditory, and e-handwritten feedback. Online Classroom (August 2009), 5-8.

Crews, T. B. and Stitt-Ghodes, W. L. (2009). Banking and financial institutions. In Wilhelm, W. J. and Truell, A. D. (Eds.), National Business Education Association Yearbook: No. 47, Economics and Personal Finance Education (pp. 170-186).  Reston, VA: National Business Education Association

Crews, T. B., Wilkinson, K., Hemby, K. V., McCannon, M., and Wiedmaier, C. (2008). Workload Management Strategies for Online Educators. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 50,2, 132-149.

Crews, T. B. (2010). Fundamentals of Insurance. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

Crews, T. B. and North, A. B. (2008). Service learning for global business education.  Journal of Business and Training Education 17 (Fall 2008), 16-24.
 
Patterson, M., Crews, T. B., Bodenhamer, J., Carmichael, A., and Stewart, T. (2009). Inquiry-based learning in the business education classroom. Business Education Forum 63(3), 43-45.

Brookshire, R. G., Crews, T. B., and Brown III, H. F. (2009) Student success in a university introductory networks and telecommunications course: Contributing factors, International Journal of Information and Technology Education 5(1), 53-61.

Brookshire, R. G., Yin, L. R., Hunt, C. S. & Crews, T. B. (2007).  An end-user information systems curriculum for the 21st century.  Journal of Computer Information Systems, 47,  81-88.

Brown, H. F., Crews, T. B.  (2005).  Course content and delivery mechanisms for an online business education methods course.  NABTE Review, 32, 16-21.

Crews, T. B.  (2003).  Fundamentals of Insurance.  Mason, OH:  South-Western.

Crews, T. B.  (2006).  Offering an online degree in business education.  Meeting the Challenges of Business Education through Innovative Programs:  National Business Education Association Yearbook, 44, 161-172.

McCannon, M., Crews, T. B.  (2000).  Assessing the technology needs of elementary
school teachers.   Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 8(2), 111-121.

Stitt-Gohdes, W. L., Crews, T. B., McCannon, M.  (1999, Spring).  Business teachers’ learning and instructional styles.   Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 41(2), 71-88.

Stitt-Gohdes, W. L., Crews, T. B.  (2004, Spring).  The Delphi technique:  A research strategy for career and technical education.  Journal of Career and Technical Education, 20(2), 55-68.

Stitt-Gohdes, W. L., Crews, T. B.  (2005, May).  The cross-cultural adaptability of a group of international business educators.  Journal for Global Business Education, 5, 61-70.

Yin, L. R., Crews, T. B., Brookshire, R. G. & Norris, D. T. (2005). Lifelong e-learning: A foundation for technology education and professional success. Issues in Information Systems, 6,  211-216.  International Association for Computer Information Systems.

Professional Affiliations
Association for Business Communication
Delta Pi Epsilon
National Business Education Association
Organizational Systems Research Association
South Carolina Business Education Association
Southern Business Education Association

Consulting Experience
Online Course Design and Development
Instructional Strategies

E-mail: tcrews@mailbox.sc.edu
Office: Rm 1020-C, Carolina Coliseum
Phone: (803) 777-2658
Fax: (803) 777-9564

Courses Taught:
ITEC 264 - Computer Business   Applications
ITEC 528 - Teaching Business   Education in the Secondary   School
ITEC 702 - Technology Support   and Training Management I