Dr. Jean Mandernach

Adjunct Professor

Phone: (308) 865-8235   |    Email: mandernachj1@unk.edu

Dr. Jean Mandernach

Courses Regularly Taught

  • General Psychology
  • Human Development
  • History and Systems
  • Theories of Personality

Selected Publications

Book Chapters: 

Mandernach, B. J. (2017). Using data analytics to foster the instructional quality of online education. In P. Tripathi, & S. Mukerji (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Technology-Centric Strategies for Higher Education Administration (pp. 37-55). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2548-6.ch003  

Mandernach, B.J., Holbeck, R. & Cross, T. (2015). More teaching in less time: Leveraging time to maximize teaching presence. In l. Kyei-Blankson, J. Blakson, E. Ntuli, & C. Agyeman (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses. IGI Global. Available online at: http://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-strategic-management-interaction/134817  

Articles: 

Dilling, J., Varga, M. A., & Mandernach, B. J. (2020). Comparing teaching and social presence in traditional and online community college learning environments. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2020.1752852  

Santelli, B., Stewart-Nelson, K., & Mandernach, B.J. (2020). Online course design: Supporting high-quality teaching in large programs. Journal of Educators Online, 17(1). https://www.thejeo.com/archive/2020_17_1/santelli_stewart__mandernach  

Cooper, L., Laster-Loftus, A., & Mandernach, B.J. (2019). Efficient online instruction: Maximum impact in minimal time. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 22(3). 

Valenti, E. Feldbush, T., & Mandernach, B.J. (2019). Comparison of faculty and student perceptions of videos in the online classroom. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 16(3). https://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/vol16/iss3/6/  

Hammond, H., Coplan, M. & Mandernach, B.J. (2018). Administrative considerations impacting the quality of online teaching. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 21(4).