Betsy Bannier
Professor
Chemistry
414-425-1868

Education

Ph.D., Adult & Continuing Education Leadership
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Minor: Science Education

M.S., Analytical Chemistry
University of North Dakota
Cognate: Chemistry Education

B.A., Chemistry and Mathematics
Alverno College

Summer School in Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Experience

Dr. Bannier is a tenured Professor of Chemistry with over twenty-five years of experience teaching in higher education, primarily in the field of undergraduate, online laboratory chemistry. She serves on several national and international review boards and her work has been published in a wide variety of journals. Her current research interests include teaching at the intersection of chemistry and space science, learning strategies in online classrooms, and transnational online education.

Campus Involvement

Member, Assessment Committee (Current)

Member, Curriculum & Academic Standards Committee (Current)

North Dakota University System Council of College Faculties, Representative 2014 - 2018; Vice President 2017 - 2018

Community Involvement

NASA Solar System Ambassador community volunteer, 2018 - Present​​​​​

Expert Reviewer, Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011 – Present

Expert Reviewer, International Journal of Science Education, 2017 – Present

Senior Member, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, 2013 – Present

Scouts BSA Merit Badge Counselor and Committee Chair, 2019 - Present

Milwaukee Area Home Learners, Board Member 2018 - Present

Publications

Recent Publications

Bannier, B. (2022). Minimizing student loan debt: A reading list. International Journal of Learning & Teaching, 8(2), 127-131.

Bannier, B., Boehmer, K., Brown, C., Halvorson, L., Nelson, B., & Riggin, T. (2020). Assessing student learning across delivery modes in chemistry. International Journal of Learning & Teaching, 6(2), 68-73.

Bannier, B. (2017). Eight weeks of chemistry: The advantage of accelerated online learning. International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 3(4), 305-308.

Bannier, B. (2017). Women learning mathematics. Journal of Advances in Education Research, 2(1), 19-26.

Bannier, B. (2015). Global trends in transnational education. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 6(1), 80-84.

Bannier, B. (2014). The trellis theory of adult online learning. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 4(1), 12-17.

Recent Book Reviews and Columns

Bannier, B. (2021). Review of Davarian L. Baldwin’s “In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering our Cities.” Radical Teacher, 121, 102-104.

Bannier, B. (2015). Review of Okhee Lee’s and Cory A. Buxton’s “Diversity and Equity in Science
Education: Research, Policy, and Practice.” Cultural Studies of Science Education, 10(2), 545549.

Recent Conference Presentations

(Invited Plenary Address) Academic Freedom, Ethics, and Undergraduate Online Science. Presented virtually at the 14th International Conference on Educational Technology and Computers, Barcelona, Spain, October 29 – 30, 2022.

(Invited Plenary Address) The Trellis Theory of Online Learning: Pre- and Mid-Pandemic. Presented virtually at the 12th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Wuhan, China, October 22 – 25, 2021.

(Invited Plenary Address) Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Online Student Achievement in the United States. Presented virtually at the 11th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, October 23 – 26, 2020.

(Invited Plenary Address) Using the Cosmos to Cultivate Curiosity Among College Students. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 28-31, 2019.

Assessing Student Learning Across Delivery Modes in Chemistry. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 28-31, 2019.

(Invited Plenary Address) Distance Education 408 km High: International Space Station Global Education Programs. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Educational Technology and Computers, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 26-28, 2018.

(Invited Plenary Address) The Community College Paradox. Presented at the 7th International
Conference on Distance Learning and Education, University of Hertfordshire, UK, October 29-31, 2016.

(Excellent Paper Award) Accelerated Online Learning. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, University of Hertfordshire, UK, October 29-31, 2016.

(Invited Plenary Address) Globalization, Assessment, and Accreditation: Implications for Distance Education. Presented at the 6th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Paris, France, October 12-13, 2015.

(Invited Presentation) Global Trends in Transnational Education. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Geneva, Switzerland, October 8-9, 2014.

The Trellis Theory of Adult Online Learning. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Distance Learning and Education, Paris, France, October 12-13, 2013.