Education
M.A., Learning Technologies
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, 2015
I earned my Masters at Pepperdine University in Learning Technologies. My research focused around personal cyberinfrastructure and Connected Learning.
My Thesis: A Networked Approach to Online Learning in a Public Relations Design Course.
B.A., Advertising
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, 2009
I did my undergrad work at OU earning a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising. During college, I spent three and a half years of my undergraduate career working in production at the school newspaper. I miss the black ink on my fingers. I also interned for the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth and SouthWest NanoTechnologies.
Work History
Director, Office of Digital Learning
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, June 2013 – Current
I lead a talented group of digital technologists, instructional designers, and a production team of videographers and graphic designers. We focus on assisting faculty in implementing online masters programs and open technologies.
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, July 2017 – Current
I teach courses related to advertising and public relations. Courses I’ve taught include the following:
- Introduction to Advertising
- Advertising Copy and Layout
- Contemporary Problems in Advertising
- Public Relations Publications
- The Art and Business of Media
- Food Writing and Social Media
- Digital Design II
Adjunct Instructor
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Aug 2013 – June 2017
Before formally joining faculty, I was adjunct instructor.
Marketing and PR Coordinator, Economic Development
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Feb 2011 – June 2013
I spent two years at OU telling stories about innovations and the budding OU Research Campus. During my time, I launched the TEDxOU conference and worked on a few strategic projects across the university including a digital course series titled Story of Freedom in America by J. Rufus Fears and OU’s first MOOC, Introduction to Management.
Presentations
Openness without Penalty. The cornerstone of the creative student/classroom/university
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, MIDDLEBURY, VT, Sep. 2016
Indie EdTech and the Digital Humanities
DIGITAL HUMANITIES DAY, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN. OK, Aug. 2016
Croom, A. Slides.
Audiovisual OER in a Text World: The Exhaust of Innovation
OLC INNOVATE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, Apr. 2016
Croom, A., Moe, R. Slides.
Fork U! A Github-Approach to Learning and Collaboration
OLC INNOVATE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, Apr. 2016
Croom, A., Stewart, J. Slides.
Who Am Me? Digital Identity and Domains
LINK RESEARCH LAB, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON, Nov. 2015
Anatomy of an Independent Movement (Or, Aspirations of an Indie EdTech)
DIGITAL LEARNING RESEARCH NETWORK (DLRN) 2015, Oct. 2015
Croom, A., Groom, J. Slides.
Domains of Their Own: Piloting Personal Cyber-Infrastructure Projects at Four Disparate Campuses
DML 2015: EQUITY BY DESIGN, June 2015
Gershovich, M., Croom, A., Hoffman, J., Owens, T. Slides.
For All a Domain: Lessons From Personal Cyberinfrastructure Pilots
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ONLINE LEARNING INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, Apr. 2015
Croom, A., Mattia, C. Video. Slides.
Digital Assets and Learner-Centered Curriculum
PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TEACH-IN, Mar. 2015
Croom, A. Slides.
Adventures in Personal Cyberinfrastructure: Lessons Learned from Piloting a Domain of One’s Own at Four Campuses
EDUCAUSE LEARNING INITIATIVE 2015, Feb. 2015
Croom, A., Groom, J., Hoffman, J., Morgan, D., Gershovich, M. Slides.
Getting Graphic: Incorporating Graphic Novels Into an Open, Online Course Powered by WordPress
ONLINE LEARNING CONSORTIUM ANNUAL MEETING 2014, Oct. 2014
Short, J. and Croom, A. Slides.