CURRENT
INVOLVEMENT
 Instructor, Curry School, University of Virginia, 2006 – Present
  • EDLF 345/505, 546: “Teaching with Technology”
  • Graduate Student “Outstanding Teacher Award” 2007 - 2008
PhD Candidate, Instructional Technology
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2009

Technology Coordinator, Young Women Leaders Program, 2008 - Present
  • Big Sister/Little Sister volunteer organization
  • Curriculum development, Technology training, Website design/maintenance
Education Council, University of Virginia
  • Scholarship and Professional Development Committee
  • Athletics Committee
EDUCATION Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
McCabe Award: Full Scholarship for Academic Achievement and Leadership
BA, Psychology, December 1995

University of Costa Rica, San Juan, Costa Rica
Research Program, Spring 1993

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Teaching Certification, June 2003
Master’s Degree in Education, August 2003
EXPERIENCE Training/Professional Development, Bermuda Union of Teachers,
Fall 2006, 2007
  • Digital Storytelling,
  • Improving Student- and Teacher-Generated PowerPoints
Middle School Teacher/Technology Specialist, Kent School District
Sep 2003 – June, 2006 Kent, WA
  • 7th, 8th, and 9th grade English, Honors English, Leadership
  • Secondary English Curriculum Design Team
  • School-wide and Individual Technology Infusion Training
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon, Ed Dept
Spring 2003 Eugene, OR
  • “Issues and Social Concerns in Education: How Poverty Impacts Learning”
  • Development of assessments, discussion groups
VOLUNTEER
WORK
 Curriculum Development/Support
  • Walton Middle School, Charlottesville, VA, 2006-2007
  • Meeker Middle School, Renton, WA, Spring 2007
Young Women Leaders Program, 2007 – 2008.

Free Teacher Workshops
  • Jack Jouett Middle School, Charlottesville, VA, Spring 2008
  • St. Anne’s Belfield, Charlottesville, VA, Fall 2008
PUBLICATIONS
 Bull, G., and Murphy, J. (2006).
Using bookmarks to organize and collaborate.
Virginia Journal of Education, 5, 36-7.

Pipes, D., Murphy, J., Hammond, T. (2007, January).
Digital video across the curriculum.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Information Technology & Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX.

Murphy, J. (2007, June).
Using digital storytelling to teach language arts skills and content.
Paper presented at Ed Media World Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Murphy, J., and Alexander, C. (2009, March).
A Situated Learning Partnership: Preservice Teachers in a Technology-Integration Course Create Customized Materials for Local Teachers.
Poster to be presented at the meeting of the Society of Information Technology & Teacher Education, Charleston, SC.