Hello and Welcome! I’m Jolie (she/her), an educator, designer, researcher, writer. My research interests center on how learners enact agency and authentic connection in increasingly AI-mediated educational environments with focus on AI-enhanced learning experience design, postphenomenological philosophical perspectives of digital learning spaces, and connectedness in personal learning networks. I lead the Educational Technology and Learning Design and Adult Education programs at SUNY Empire State University.
Publications
Michelfelder, D. & Kennedy, J. (Eds.). (2026, forthcoming). Postphenomenology meets Artificial Intelligence. Bloomsbury.
Unangst, L., , Choi, E., Kennedy, J., Ergin, H., Brehm, W. & Avadhanam, R.M. (Eds.). (2026, forthcoming). AI-focused credential development in higher education: Artificial Intelligence(s) as reflected by post-secondary degree program creation. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education.
Kennedy, J. & Sun, H. (2025, forthcoming). AI-enhanced personal learning environments in practice: Case studies in scaffolding metaliteracy development. In N. Allain and T. Mackey (Eds.), AI and Metaliteracy: Empowering Learners for the Generative Revolution. Bloomsbury.
Kennedy, J. & Michelfelder, D. (2025). Envisioning Online Learning Spaces in Higher Education as Spaces of Radical Openness: A Philosophical Scaffold for Design. Journal of Philosophy of Education.
Pritting, S., Doran, P., Covington, H., Kennedy, J., & Sun, H. (2025). AI-Integrated Literature Discovery Tools: A Guide to Reviewing for Institution Wide Use. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 37(1), 1-15.
Kennedy, J., & Sun, R. H. (2024, March). Inviting AI as a Collaborator: New perspectives for TPACK. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 788-792). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Kennedy, J. V., & Arendale, D. R. (2023). Investigating Metacognitive Strategies and Exam Performance: A Cross-Sectional Survey Research Study. Education Sciences, 13(11), 1132.
Kennedy, J. & Michelfelder, D. (2022). Envisioning online learning spaces as spaces of radical openness. In the Book of Abstracts of Conference on the Philosophy of Human-Technology Relations. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kennedy, J. (2022). Designing inclusive online learning environments through the lenses of feminist technoscience and postphenomenology. In Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technologies. New York, NY: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Kennedy, J. (2022). Three Dons for learning experience design: Perspectives from Ihde, Schön, and Norman. In Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technologies. New York, NY: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Kennedy, J. (2019). Seven traits of personal learning environments for designing quality online learning programs: A systems view of connectedness. In E. Smidt and R. Li (Eds.), Ensuring Quality and Integrity in Online Learning Programs. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Kennedy, J., Pazurek, A., Valentine, K. & Vagle, M. (2019). Inspiring studies of lived experiences with technologies: The growth of phenomenology from descriptive to postmodern. Presented at the 2019 Association of Educational Communication and Technology International Convention (AECT), Las Vegas, NV.
Kennedy, J. (2018). Towards a model of connectedness in personal learning networks, Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 16(1), 21-40.
Kennedy, J. (2017). Bursting toward writing-as-thinking and fluid methodology: Enacting nomadic thinking in post-intentional phenomenology. Presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Texas.
Kennedy, J. V. (2016). Being, belonging, and becoming in immersive complexity: A post-intentional phenomenological analysis of connectedness in doctoral students’ personal learning networks (Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota).
Kennedy, J. (2015). Reflection: Using TPCK as a scaffold to self-assess the novice online teaching experience. Distance Education, 36(1), 148-154.
Kennedy, J. (2015). Beyond beliefs: Examining online self-efficacy and learner engagement in distance education. Presented at the AACE 2015 EdMedia: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Montreal, Canada.
Kennedy, J. (2014). Characteristics of massive open online courses (MOOCs): A research review, 2009-2012. Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 13(1).
Vagle, M. & Kennedy, J. (2014). The impact of an adventure retreat on military father-son relationships. Report for the Association of the United States Army.
Kennedy, J. (2014). Exclusive interview on MOOCS. Invited guest on distance-educator.com.
Kennedy, J., Fandrey, A., Hunt, A., & LimBybliw, A. (2013). Using Google+ Hangout for online group collaboration and presentations. In EduLearn13 Proceedings(pp. 2234-2242). IATED.
Kennedy, J. (2012). Reflections on two decades and three degrees. Invited guest on allisonrossett.com.
Talks & Presentations
Kennedy, J., & Sun, R. H. (2025, April). Writing-As-Thinking in the Age of AI: Teaching Higher Order Thinking Towards Just Learning Experience Design. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Kennedy, J. (2025, April). The Empowered Educator: TPCK as Your Guide to Meaningful Integration of AI and Emerging Technologies. Invited talk presented at SUNY Empire.
Kennedy, J. & Das, A. (2025, March). Fortuitous Futures: Harnessing GenAI for Special Education Self-efficacy. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Kennedy, J. (2025, February). Connected Learning Ecosystems: Bridging Formal and Personal Learning Spaces. EMPower virtual event. SUNY Empire State University.
Doran, P., Kennedy, J., Kochut, R., Sun, H., & Travers, N. (2024, October). AI Prompts and Tools for Research, Faculty Academic Conference, SUNY Empire State University.
Doran, P., Kennedy, J., Kochut, R., Sun, H., & Travers, N. (2024, August). Research with AI. Center for Teaching and Learning, SUNY Empire State University.
Kennedy, J., & Sun, R. H. (2024, July). TPACK as a guide for integrating AI: Catalyst for critical learning. Presented at the 2024 Conference on Teaching and Learning with AI: A sharing conference between educational practitioners, Orlando, Florida.
Kennedy, J. (2024, June). Frameworks for fostering inclusive learning experience design. Center for Mentoring, Learning, and Academic Innovation (CMLAI), SUNY Empire State University.
Kennedy, J., & Sun, R. H. (2024, March). Inviting AI as a Collaborator: New perspectives for TPACK. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 788-792). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Kennedy, J. and Michelfelder, D. (2022). Envisioning online learning spaces as spaces of radical openness. Presented at the 2022 Conference on Philosophy in Human-Technology Relations, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kennedy, J. (2022). Designing inclusive online learning environments through the lenses of feminist technoscience and postphenomenology. Presented at the AACE 2022 EdMedia Conference, New York, NY.
Kennedy, J. (2022). Three Dons for learning experience design: Perspectives from Ihde, Schon, and Norman. Presented at the AACE 2022 EdMedia Conference, New York, NY.
Kennedy, J. (2020). Designing for the learning experience online. Invited talk presented at the Agriculture Education Networking Group.
Vagle, M., Abdi, N., Alexander, Q., Kennedy, J., & O’Loughlin, A.K. (2020). What might post-intentional phenomenology become through the post-humanist, post-qualitative turn? Presentation accepted at the 2020 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. *Conference cancelled due to C-19.
Vagle, M., Kennedy, J. (2020). Mentoring post-intentionally: A series of provocations. Presentation accepted at the 2020 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL. *Conference cancelled due to C-19.
Kennedy, J., Pazurek, A., Valentine, K. & Vagle, M. (2019). Inspiring studies of lived experiences with technologies: The growth of phenomenology from Descriptive to Postmodern. Presented at the 2019 Association of Educational Communication and Technology International Convention (AECT), Las Vegas, NV.
Kennedy, J. (2019). Humanizing technology for social change. Presented at the 2019 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL.
Kennedy, J. (2018). Exploring lived experiences in distance learning: A phenomenological lens. Presented at the 2018 E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (AACE), Las Vegas, NV.
Kennedy, J. (2017). Bursting toward writing-as-thinking and fluid methodology: Enacting nomadic thinking in post-intentional phenomenology. Presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Texas.
Kennedy, J. (2017). Immersive complexity, motivation, learning, and identity: Lived experiences of connectedness in students’ personal learning networks. Presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Texas.
Kennedy, J. (2015). Beyond beliefs: Examining online self-efficacy and learner engagement in distance education. Presented at the AACE 2015 EdMedia: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Montreal, Canada.
Kennedy, J. (2015). Exploring TPCK in online teaching. Invited talk presented at the University of
Kennedy, J. (2014). Assessing technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) in online teaching. Presented at the 2014 Association of Educational Communication and Technology International Convention, Jacksonville, FL.
Vagle, M. & Kennedy, J. (2014). The impact of an adventure retreat on military father-son relationships. Presented at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Kennedy, J. (2014). I CARE 2.0: Facilitating online learning in higher education. Presented at the AACE 2014 E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, New Orleans, LA.
Kennedy, J. (2014). Using video technology for collaboration. Invited talk presented at the University of Minnesota.
Kennedy, J. (2014). Pedagogy spotlights on online learning: Using the I CARE model to facilitate online learning. Invited talk presented at the University of Minnesota.
Kennedy, J., Fandrey, A., Hunt, A., & LimBybliw, A. (2013). Using Google+ Hangout for online group collaboration and presentations. Presented at IATED EduLearn 13: The 5th annual international conference on education and new learning technologies, Barcelona, Spain.
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