• Technology integration, e-learning educational change, organization change

Education

• Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado , 1994.
• M.S., Colorado State University, 1988.
• B.S., Colorado State University, 1982.

Professional Experience

• 2004 - present, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
• 1998 - 2004, Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Learning and Technology, College of
  Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
• 1995 - 1998, Director of Technology and Telecommunications, Weld County School District
  June 1998 RE-8, Ft. Lupton, Colorado.
• 1996 - 1998, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Technology, College of
  Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.
• 1996, Educational Technology Consultant, Building Design & Technology Bond Issues
  Weld County School District Re 4, Windsor, Colorado.
• 1995, Educational Technology Consultant, Technology Integration and Curriculum
  Development, School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Co.
• 1995, Director of Technology, Tointon Institute for Educational Change, University of
  July 1995 Northern Colorado.
• 1991- 1995, Instructor (part-time), School for the Study of Teaching and Teacher Education,
  Spring 1995 Department of Educational Technology, College of Education, University of Northern Colorado.
• 1991 - 1995, Technology Specialist/Coordinator (part-time), University of Northern Colorado
  Spring 1995 Laboratory School.
• 1990 - 1991, Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and
  Spring 1991 Applied Statistics, University of Northern Colorado.
• Summer 1991, Part-time Instructor, Department of Developmental Studies, Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado
• Summer 1991, IBM Internship, Educational Training Division, Denver Tech Center Offices, Denver, Colorado.
• 1982 - 1990, Mathematics Teacher, Mathematics Department, Blevins Junior High School, Poudre R-1 School District, Fort Collins, Colorado.
  
  

Awards

• Presidential Award for Exemplary Leadership from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), October, 2004.

Teaching

• Methods for Integrating Technology in Teaching
• Introduction to Educational Technology
• Multimedia Authoring Systems
• Theories of Change

Selected Publications and Book Sections

• Westhoff, G. M. (2005). Connecting with Pre-Service Teacher Education Students: Using Desktop Video Conferencing for Observing Student Teaching Experiences. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual. Spring 2005.
• Westhoff, G. M. (2003). Assessing pedagogical practices that effectively integrate technology. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 794-798). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Westhoff, G. M. (2003). Training preservice students to utilize web-based portfolios and select appropriate bodies of evidence. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 206-209). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Westhoff, G. M., Cochenour, J., & Rezabek, L. (2003). Addressing technology concerns of preservice teacher education students. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 1134-1137). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Westhoff, G. M. & Sellers, J. (2003). Casi un bolero: A made-for-classroom spanish soap opera. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 2691-2693). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Sellers, J. & Westhoff, G. M. (2003). Grammar, vocabulary and melodrama: Creating a soap opera for the foreign language classroom. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 2694-2700). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Francis, D. B. & Westhoff, G. M. (2003). Issues of privacy and anonymity in online education. In Crawford, C., Davis, N., Price, J. & Willis, D.A. (Eds.), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 335-338). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Francis, D. B. & Westhoff, G. M. (2002). Privacy and anonymity in an online course: Perceptions and expectations of distance education students. e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp 1473-1476). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Cochenour, J.J., Rezabek, L.L. & Westhoff, G.M. (2001). Interpreting Symbols: The Impact of Context. In Griffin, R. E., Williams, V. S., & Lee, J. (Eds.), Exploring the Visual Future: Art Design, Science & Technology. Ames, IA: International Visual Literacy Association.
• Westhoff, G. M. (2000). Building Capacity in Wyoming: Preparing Preservice Teachers to Integrate Technology. In Willis, J, Willis, D. A. (Eds.). Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 1303 1306). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Cochenour, J. J., Rezabek, L. L., & Westhoff, G. M. (1998). Interpreting Symbols: The Spread of Visual Meaning. In Griffin, R. E., Gibbs, W.J., & Wiegmann, B. (Eds.). Visual Literacy in an Information Age (pp. 65-71). Atlanta, GA: International Visual Literacy Association.
• Bauer, J. W., & Westhoff, G. M. (1993). The earthquake club: A model for integrating technology across the curriculum. In Willis, J, Willis, D. A. (Eds.). Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 125-128). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Smith, E. E., & Westhoff, G. M. (1992). The taliesin project: Multidisciplinary education and multi-media. Educational Technology, 32(1), 15-23.
• Westhoff, G. M. (1992). Effective integration of software into the classroom: A design for teacher training. In Willis, J, Willis, D. A. (Eds.). Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 370-373). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Munson, G., Westhoff, G. M., Smith, E. E., & Bauer, J. W. (1992). Technology experience for teacher education: Solutions and questions. In Willis, J, Willis, D. A. (Eds.). Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 344-349). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Smith, E. E., Redman, J., & Westhoff, G. M. (1992). The future of technology in education: The Taliesin perspective. In Willis, J, Willis, D. A. (Eds.). Technology and Teacher Education Annual (pp. 167-171). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.