For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Dec. 9, 2004
Cameron University professor presents
research at international convention
Cameron University’s Dr. Abbas Johari recently presented his research at the Association for Educational
Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention in Chicago.
Johari, an associate professor of multimedia design, presented “Attribution, Self-efficacy and Selfdetermination: Theories in Project-based Learning,” which outlined his research work on graduate capstone
courses. The research division of the conference has a 70-percent rejection rate, making Johari’s paper
rank among the top 30 percent of submissions.
During the conference, Johari was asked to bestow the “Best Article of the Year Award” to the 2004
recipient.
AECT is a professional association of educators and professionals whose activities are directed toward
improving instruction through technology. It has become a major organization for those actively involved in
the designing of instruction and a systematic approach to learning. It is the national and international
proponent for the improvement of instruction and is the world's largest publisher of information concerning a
wide range of instructional technology.
Johari is a part of that publishing process, serving as a board member and editor of the international review
section of the Educational Technology Research & Development Journal.
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As an editor, Johari was invited to sit on an expert panel for the ETR&D Journal. He and other panelists
answered questions from members during a special session of the conference.
Johari holds master’s and doctorate degrees from Arizona State University. He is also a board member of
the Journal of Visual Literacy, the International Visual Literacy Association, the International Council of
AECT, and Cameron's McNair program. He chairs CU’s research and curriculum committees, reviews
manuscripts for Arizona State University's Current Issues in Education, and is a proposal reviewer for
AECT.
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