About
WagonerStudios.com is a website owned and operated by Beth Wagoner (that’s me). I have maintained this website since 2003 when it was a portfolio showcasing my work. It has now become my personal website and blog. If you would like to view my portfolio, you will need to contact me for a username and password.
In May of 2004, I graduated with Instructional Technology Masters of Science degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. I am currently a part-time student in the Instructional Technology PhD program at the University of Nebraska. To put myself through school, I work full-time for the English Department as a Instructional Technology/Media Specialist. My long term goal is to conduct research in instructional technology and work for a university as a web, multimedia, or instructional designer.
I received my Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Human Development from the University of Kansas (KU) in May of 2001. I moved from studying these subjects as an undergraduate to deciding that I wanted to study instructional technology in graduate school as a result of working at the Academic Computing Services (ACS) Department at KU from my junior year until graduation. I enjoyed working for ACS because I was able to help people with computing problems and expand my knowledge about computers at the same time. I was promoted from being a lab assistant, to working at the Help Desk, and finally to the Student Trainer. In these positions, I had the opportunity to troubleshoot computer problems, teach, develop training materials, and work on the Academic Computing Services web site. I enjoyed these activities so much that I decided to study them in graduate school and pursue a career in the field of instructional technology.