Jolie Kennedy, PhD
Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator in Educational Technology and Learning Design  and Adult Education
SUNY Empire State University

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PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, emphasis in Learning Technologies, University of Minnesota
MA, Educational Technology, San Diego State University
BA, Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York

Credits:

• Board of Directors for Online Teaching and Learning SIG of AERA, Secretary/Treasurer
• 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. (2026, 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.

Courses Taught:

• Education in Emerging Technology (EDET) Courses
• EDET 6005: Learning with Emerging Technologies: Theory & Practice
• EDET 6010: Media Literacies in Emerging Technologies
• EDET 6015: Instructional Design for Online Learning Environments
• EDET 6035: Advanced Instructional Design with Multimedia
• EDET 6080: Evaluation, Assessment, and Data-Driven Learning Design
• EDET 7020: Capstone Project

Research Interests:

• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Postphenomenology
• Instructional Design
• Microcredentials and Digital Badges