Michele Marvel, PhD

Michele Marvel is an Associate Professor in the Sanford College of Education (SCOE)’ s Department of Global Innovation, Social Emotional Learning, and Educational Technology. Michele has worked remotely in the field of online higher education since 2008. Michele’s dissertation, Motivating Distance Learners in Online Gaming Worlds, was a quantitative study of personality traits and motivation in virtual game environments with implications for distance education. Michele’s research interests include e-learning, virtual reality, augmented reality, time management, games, personality, and motivation.  Multimedia course announcements, student feedback, supplemental course resource development, and faculty training are some of the areas of higher education in which Michele uses educational technology to assist students and faculty and to promote learning in online education.

Dissertation:

Motivating Distance Learners in Online Gaming Worlds, a quantitative study of personality traits and motivation in virtual game environments with implications for distance education. 

Selected Publications/Presentations:

• Marvel, M. (2023, May 18). Finding your Motivation: A Key to Achievement [Presentation]. Graduate Studies Support Center Skill Up. National University.https://youtu.be/N_-ihCJSNsE
• Marvel, M. (2022). Finding your time management superpower. [Presentation]. Center for Teaching and Learning. Northcentral University. https://youtu.be/F4_ABkfpw_8
• Marvel, M. (2022). Lights, cameras, and backgrounds: Creating a professional setup for the home office. Center for Teaching and Learning[Presentation]. Northcentral University. https://youtu.be/TSdXIHbhxEk Babcock, A., Cummins, L., Lyn, A.,
• Marvel, M., Parsons, B. (2021). Moving from trauma to creativity: Ideas for harnessing traumatic energy in the classroom. Amplifying Voices in Discourse Micro-Conference [Presentation]. Northcentral University. https://youtu.be/3j4_DmdgGPs
• Marvel, M. (2018). Tech tips for teachers: teaching on camera. Teaching Innovation Presence (TIP) 2018 Conference[Presentation]. Purdue University Global.
• Marvel, M. (2018). Tech tips for teachers: Teaching on camera. Purdue University Global Lunch and Learn [Presentation]. Purdue University Global.
• Marvel, M. (2017). Player characteristics and games: Findings and implications for distance learning. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 46(2), 215-238. doi: 10.1177/0047239517723138
• Marvel, M. (2017). Participation in online games: Implications for distance education. 2017 Teaching Innovation Presence (TIP) Conference: The Future is Now. [Presentation]. Purdue University Global.
• Marvel, M. (2016). Food and your brain: The role of nutrition in mental and emotional wellness. Virtual Difference Maker’s Health and Wellness Fair [Presentation]. Purdue University Global.
• Marvel, M. (2012). Motivating distance learners in online gaming worlds [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing. ISBN 9781267798381

Selected Professional Experience:

• Faculty Chair, College of Education, Concordia University Portland
• Senior Doctoral Adjunct Chair, College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University
• Adjunct Faculty/Thesis Committee, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Global