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Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
School of Higher Education, Leadership, and Policy
Degree Program
Ph.D. Education
Dr. Carla Lane is recognized as a leading authority on distance education and teleconferencing. She has been extensively involved in the distance learning field through her professional experiences, research, evaluations, instructional design, and publications. Her work has been published in many research reports and journals and she is the author of a textbook that is used by 64 universities. She has most recently been involved in projects for UCLA, PBS, U.S. Department of Justice, California State University Chancellor’s Office, NASA, and the California Community College System, the world’s largest educational system. She is listed in Who’s Who in Technology and was inducted into the USDLA Hall of Fame.
Courses Taught
EDDD 8990 - Completing Doctoral Capstone
EDPD 8900 - Completing the Dissertation
EDPD 8910 - Writing a Quality Prospectus
EDUC 9001 - Dissertation
Education
AA, Washington University - St. Louis
BS, Washington University - St. Louis
Broadcast Engineering Certificate, St. Louis Community College
MA, Webster University - St. Louis
PhD, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Public Service
Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA), Board Member - National, United States
Awards / Honors
1983-4-5 Advertising Person of the Year, American, 1983
Emmy Award Documentary Programming: Child Abuse -, 1984
Advertising Person of the Year, Advertising Federa, 1982
Emmy Award Training: Veterans Administsration: Me, 1980
Honorary Life Member, National Academy of Television, 1986
Emmy Award: Emmy Awards at the Fox - Producer, Sp, 1985
University of Phoenix Online Faculty Quality Award, 1995
USDLA Distance Learning Hall of Fame, Teleconference, 1997
Teleconference Magazine Award Most Significant Ad, 1991
Emmy Award: Producer/Writer Relations, 1983
Emmy Award: Special Programming Emmy Awards Broad, 1986