Faculty Champion:Suzanne Ehrlich

Suzanne Ehrlich

University of North Florida

Educational Technology, Training and Development

USA

==Bio==

Suzanne Ehrlich is an Associate Professor in the Educational Technology, Training and Development program at the University of North Florida and is a certified ASL/English interpreter. She completed her doctorate in instructional design and technology at the University of Cincinnati in 2006 and has presented nationally/internationally on the topics of implementing the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework for improved learner engagement, learning design, and leveraging technology for access. Her recent work focuses on the UDL mindset in post-secondary settings and the workplace. Her publications include her co-PI pilot study on Increasing Learner Engagement in Online Learning through the Use of Interactive Feedback, a co-authored article How a UDL Mindset Can Support Learning in the Workplace, and The Use of iPads to Bridge Education for Post-secondary Deaf Students. Her service focused on faculty enhancement, service as a UNF NEFSTEM fellow, statewide groups for workplace learning like the Association of Training and Development (ATD) of Northeast Florida, and invited board member for the Center for Independent Living of Northeast Florida.

==Achievements==

Peer-Reviewed Books

Ehrlich, S. & Napier, J. (eds). Interpreter Education in the Digital Age: Innovation, Access and Change. Gallaudet University Press. Washington, D.C. In press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Wessling, D. M., & Ehrlich, S. (2021). A Survey of Language Shaming Experiences in Interpreter Education. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 13(1), 5.
Kilpatrick, J. Ehrlich, S. & Bartlett, M.E. (2021). Universal design for learning practice among faculty pre and post COVID-19. Journal of Applied Instructional Design special issue: Designing for All: An Exploration of Universal Design for Online Learning.
Bartlett, M.E., & Ehrlich, S. (2019). How a universal design mindset can support learning in the workplace. The AHEAD Journal, Issue 10.
Webb, S., Ehrlich, S., & Wessling, D. M. (2018). Where in the world are we going as interpreter educators? Developing short-term educational study abroad programs for linguistic and cultural exchange. In 2018 CIT Proceedings CIT.
Ehrlich, S. & Wessling, D. M. (2018). Modality of instruction in interpreter education: An exploration of policy. Sign Language Studies 19(2), 225-239. Gallaudet University Press.
Ohlson, M. Ehrlich, S. Lerman, J. & Pascale, A. (2017). The virtual mentor: harnessing the power of technology to connect college and career-ready leaders. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 28(4), 439-457.
Webb, S. & Ehrlich, S. (2016). Dynamic dialogue in interpreter education via Voicethread. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 8(2), 34-42.
Chandler, P. T., & Ehrlich, S. (2016). The use of discussion protocols in social studies. The Councilor: A Journal of the Social Studies, 77(1), 1-11.
Ehrlich, S., & Vance, K. (2015). Innovative interpreting: iPad technology as a bridge to interpreting services in a post-secondary setting. Translation & Interpreting, 7(2), 60-74.
Johnson, H., Ehrlich, S., Watts-Taffe, S., & Williams, C. (2014) Who am I Here?: Disrupted Identities and Gentile Shifts when Teaching in Cyberspace. Journal of Instructional Research.
Watts Taffe, S., Ehrlich, S., Williams, C., & Johnson, H. (Spring/Summer, 2014). A Preliminary Examination of Program Effectiveness Related to the Online Preparation of Reading Specialists. Journal of Reading Education, 39(3).
Ehrlich, S., Ergulec, E., Zydney, J.Z., & Angleone, L. (2013) In the Pursuit of Meaningful Dialogue: The Use of Protocols to Improve Discussion in Online and Face-to-Face Courses. International Journal of Interpreter Education 5.2 (2013): 73-84.

Chapters

Ehrlich, S., & Bartlett, M. (2021). UDL Mindset and Implementation into Online Graduate-Level Training and Development Curricula. In Handbook of Research on Applying Universal Design for Learning Across Disciplines: Concepts, Case Studies, and Practical Implementation (pp. 172-187). IGI Global.
Ehrlich, S. (2020). Voice in digitally designed community-based learning experiences. In Winterbottom, C., Nicholson, J., & Richard, D. (Eds), Community-Based Transformational Learning: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into its Benefits and Challenges (169-177). Bloomsbury, Inc.
Napier, J. & Ehrlich, S. (2015). Innovative use of mobile technology as a key to learning in higher education classrooms: In Ehrlich, S. & Napier, J. (Eds.), Interpreter education in the digital age: innovation, access, and change (17-25). Gallaudet University Press
Ehrlich, S. (2013) E-Mentoring: Exploring the Relationship between Mentoring, Technology, and Community. In Winston, B. Lee. R. (Eds.) Mentorship in the 21st Century volume.

Conference Proceedings and Articles

Cavanaugh, T. & Ehrlich, S. (2019). Accommodating in the online course environment for students who are deaf/hard of hearing. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education international conference (pp. 391-397). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/207670/
Rutz, E., & Ehrlich, S. (2016, June). Increasing Learner Engagement in Online Learning through Use of Interactive Feedback: Results of a Pilot Study Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25672
Ehrlich, S. & Vance, K. (2014, April). Interpreting via iPad: A Bridge to Education. NEWSLI, 18-23.

Repository Entries

Archer, A., Ehrlich, S. (2019). Implement the universal design for learning (UDL) framework by providing learners with options for how to express what they know. In Chen, B., deNoyelles, A., & Thompson, K. (Eds.), Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning https://topr.online.ucf.edu/r_6fawsbevqlu7daj/

====Awards and recognitions:====

2020-21 Faculty Scholar, Virtual Faculty Lounge, University of North Florida
2019-20 Graduate Faculty Award, Nominee, University of North Florida
2018-19 Faculty Fellow, Universal Design for Learning
2018 - Community Scholar, University of North Florida
2014 - Academy of Fellows of Teaching and Learning, University of Cincinnati
2009 - University of Cincinnati Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching Award (Inaugural)
2006 - "Teacher of the Year" Nominee and Honoree, Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges
2002 - Distance Learning Practitioner of the Year Award, Ohio Distance Learning Association