Career & Technology Education
Dr. Zinna Bland
Associate Professor
Educational Technology
Office: Grinstead 216
Phone: 660-543-8615
Email: bland@ucmo.edu
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ames, Iowa
M. Ed., University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, Mississippi
B.S., Alcorn State University; Lorman, Mississippi
M.Div., Saint Paul School of Theology (in progress)
Classes Regularly Taught
- Data Input Technologies
- Design and Production of Materials for Education
- Educational Product Development
- Educational Technology Leadership
- Essentials of Managing Information
- Principles of Online Instruction
- University Supervisor for Student Teachers
Professional Experience
- Educational Institutions:
- Alcorn State University
- Iowa State University
- Norfolk State University
- Piney Woods Country Life School (private k-12 institution)
- Administrative/Executive Management:
- Mississippi State Board of Health
- ManPower Temporary Agency
- Milwaukee Children’s Hospital
- Alcorn State University
Areas of Expertise and Research
- Communication Skills Development
- Voice Input Technology
- Curriculum Development
- Training Development
- Administrative Management
Professional Membership
- National Business Education Association (NBEA)
- North Central Business Education Association (NCBEA)
- National Association for Business Teacher Education (NABTE)
- Missouri Business Education Association (MBEA)
- Missouri Association of Career and Technical Education (MoACTE)
- Delta Pi Epsilon (DPE)
- Organizational Systems Research Association (OSRA)
- Association of International Gospels Assemblies, Inc. (AIGA)
Awards
- Who’s Who in Missouri Business Education
- Phi Delta Kappa Travel Scholarship
- Who’s Who Among American Young Women
- Delta Pi Epsilon Best Paper Award for Research
Grants
Over $300,000 received in grants and awards for research, curriculum development, and updating of computer equipment
Consultancy and Reviwer
- External Reviewer for University of Technology of Jamaica (international)
- Chair, Accreditation Team for Cyprus Tertiary Education (international)
- Consultant for Administrative Management for Renaissance West
- Consultant for Administrative Management for T. B. Watkins, Inc.
- Records Management Consultant for University Police Department
- Program Developer: The International Association of Chiefs of Police; Police Records Management
