UNC School of Education

Associate Professor of Educational Technology and Social Studies Education

Coordinator of Elementary Education Program

T 919.962.9890
F 919.962.1533
cbolick@unc.edu

219B Peabody Hall
CB 3500

Cheryl Mason Bolick is an associate professor in the School of Education and a former social studies classroom teacher. Currently, she teaches courses in the Culture, Curriculum and Change Program, the M.Ed. Program for Experienced Teachers and the Elementary Education Program. Bolick’s scholarly interests center on how technology is integrated into the social studies classroom.

She is intrigued by the use of digital library resources for social studies teaching and learning and currently collaborates with the University’s Documenting the American South collection to develop curriculum materials and conduct research on how the collection is used in the classroom.

Bolick is active in both the social studies profession and the field of technology integration. She has served on the College and University Faculty Association (CUFA) executive board of the National Council of the Social Studies, on the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) social studies planning committee and has chaired the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) technology committee.

• Ph.D. 1998 - North Carolina State University, Curriculum and Instruction
• M.Ed. 1995 - North Carolina State University, Curriculum and Instruction
• B.A. 1991 - Meredith College, History

• Technology and Teacher Education
• Technology Across the Curriculum
• Social Studies Education
• Research Overview

• Education Technology
• Social Studies Education

• 1992, Sallie Mae National First Year Teacher Award
  
• 1992, Nash - Rocky Mount School System Teacher of the Year

• 2008-2009: Co-Principal Investigator, Fostering Historical Thinking Skills Using Hypermedia Environments: The Role of Self-Regulated Learning. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education Lezley and Jeff Hoffman Research Award Grant Initiative. Co-PI is Jeff Greene. ($15,028)

• 2002-present: Reviewer, Journal of Research on Technology and Education
• 2001-2004: Board Member, College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies a 2000-2001: Conference Chairperson, College and University Faculty Assembly Annual Conference
• 2000-2003: Co-Sponsor, National Education Computing Conference and National Council for the Social Studies Pre-conference Workshops
• 2000-present: Reviewer, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
• 2000-2008: Technology Co-Editor, Social Education
• 2000-present: Editorial Board, Journal of Computers in Teacher Education
• 1999-2004: Board Member, National Technology Leadership Committee sponsored by U.S. Department of Education
• 1999-2007: Committee Member, College and University Faculty Assembly Technology Committee
• 1999-2007: Committee Member, National Council for the Social Studies Technology Subcommittee

Martorella, P. H., Beal, C. & Bolick, C. M. (2008). Teaching social studies in middle and secondary schools (5th ed.). Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Bolick, C. M. (to be published 2008). Technology integration: The Trojan horse for school reform. In J. Lee, & A. Friedman, (Eds.), Technology and Social Studies Research. Greenwhich CT: Information Age Publishing.

Bolick, C. M. (in press). Courses and Learning on the Internet. 21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook. Sage Publishers.

Manfra, M. & Bolick, C.M. (to be published July 2008). Reinventing Master’s Degree Study for Experienced Social Studies Teachers. Journal of Social Studies Research and Practice.

Friedman, A., Bolick, C. M., Berson. M., Portefelli (under review). NETS Standards and Technology Beliefs and Practices of Social Studies Faculty: Results from a Longitudinal Study 1999-2007.

Bolick, C. M., Berson, M., Friedman, A. (2007). Diffusion of technology innovation in the preservice social studies experience: Results of a national survey. Theory and Research in Social Education v35 n2, 174-195.

Bolick, C. M., Norberg, L., Durbin, D. ( 2007). Listen up: Studying the American labor movement through oral histories. Social Education (71) 3, 130-136.

Bolick, C. M., Berson, M., Friedman, A. (2007). Diffusion of Technology Innovation in Preservice Social Studies Experiences: Results of a National Survey. Society for Technology and Teacher Education Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Bolick, C. (2007). Review of Technology and Schools. Society for Technology and Teacher Education Conference, San Antonion, TX.

Bolick, C. M. (2006). Digital History Resources and Historical Understanding. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Conference. Washington, D.C.

Bolick. C. M., Lee, J., Friedman, A., Heafner, T. (2008) Discovering William Holland Thomas and Other NC Stories Through Digital History. North Carolina Council for the Social Studies, Greensboro, NC.

Adams, R., Backus, L., & Bolick, C.M. (2008) Addressing the Marginalization of Elementary Social Studies. North Carolina Council for the Social Studies, Greensboro, NC.

Bolick, C. M. (2007). Listen Up: Digital Oral Histories for the History Classroom. North Carolina Council for the Social Studies, Greensboro, NC.