Education
Ph.D Education, Specialization in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Iowa State
University, 2002
MS Education, Specialization in Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Iowa State
University, 1997
BA Biological Sciences University of Iowa, 1993
Areas of Expertise
Accreditation, Assessment, Information Search, Instructional Technology, Metacognition,
Secondary Data Analysis
Biography
Dr. Kenton received his Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instructional Technology)
from Iowa State University in 2002 and joined the COE faculty in August 2002. From
2009-2016, he served as the Assistant Dean in the College of Education, coordinating
preparations for the 2014 joint MSDE/NCATE Accreditation visit. Since 2016, Dr. Kenton
has returned to the classroom, teaching courses at the undergraduate, master's and
doctoral levels. His primary teaching interests are in assessment, learning theories,
technology integration's effects on learning and society and online learning.
Research Interests
His research interests include assessment and accreditation; instructional technology
integration and interaction; metacognition and self-directed learning; information
literacy and information fluency; the use of non-written feedback in online learning
environments, and; secondary data analysis.
Publications
Kenton, J. M. (2023, April 14). If I missed you, please leave a note in the chat.
Faculty Focus. Retrieved from
Blummer, B. & Kenton, J.M. (2020) A systematic review of e-books in academic libraries:
Access, advantages, and usage, New Review of Academic Librarianship, 26(1), 79-109. DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2018.1524390
Blummer, B. & Kenton, J.M. (2019). Academic libraries’ outreach efforts: Identifying
themes in the literature. Public Services Quarterly, 15(3), 179-204.
Blummer, B. & Kenton, J.M. (2019). Big data and libraries: Identifying themes in the
literature. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 23(1-2), 15-40. doi: 10.1080/10875301.2018.1524337
Blummer, B., & Kenton, J. M. (2018). Academic libraries and student learning outcomes.
Performance Measurement & Metrics, 19(1), 75–87. doi: