Paul P. Freddolino

Title: Professor; Associate Director for Research, Global Initiatives, and Distance Education
Office Location: 214 Baker Hall
Phone: 517/432-3723
Fax: 517/353-3038
E-mail: freddoli@msu.edu
Web: http:www.msu.edu/~swdisted/index.html

Education

• Ph.D, University of Michigan
• M.Div., Yale University
• MA (Sociology), Cornell University
• BA (Sociology), University of Notre Dame

Professional Interests

• Technology and social work practice
• Distance education
• Technology in social work education
• Program evaluation
• Mental health services research
• Technology and aging

Research/Grants

• Evaluation of the Medway Positive Parenting Network (PPN) Project; Medway Department of Social Services, The Strood, Rochester, United Kingdom, 2001-2002.
• Cluster evaluation of the implementation phase of the comprehensive community health models of Michigan (CCHMs) Project. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1996-1997.
• Evaluation of the Circle of Health Partnership. DHHS Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, through the Michigan Mid-State Substance Abuse Commission, 1991-96.
• Long term needs of people labeled seriously mentally ill and their family care providers. Michigan Department of Mental Health, 1990-1994.

Teaching

• SW 832 - Applied Social Work Research: Survey and Field Designs
• SW 845 - Administrative Skills for Social Work Practice
• SW 891 - Special Topics in Graduate Social Work: Information Technology and Social Work Practice

Articles & Publications

• Freddolino, P.P. & Knaggs, D.G. (2004). Building a predominantly web-based course from face-to-face and interactive video pilots: Administrative skills for social work practice. Journal of Technology in Human Services 23(3): 201-213; simultaneously published in R. MacFadden, B. Moore, M. Herie, & D. Schoech (Eds.) (2005). Web-based education in the human services: Models, methods, and best practices. Binghampton, NY: Haworth.
• Freddolino, P.P., Moxley, D.P., & Hyduk, C.A. (2004). A differential model of advocacy in social work practice. Families in Society 85(1):119-128.
• Freddolino, P.P. (2003). Agency utilization of free Internet web sites. Journal of Technology in Human Services 22(½), 67-73.
• Freddolino, P.P. (2003) Back to the beginning: My first year in distance education. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping 9 (2): 27-34.
• McFall, J. P., & Freddolino, P. P. (2000). The impact of distance education programs on community agencies. Research on Social Work Practice 10:438-453.
• Freddolino, P. P., & Sutherland, C. (2000). Assessing the comparability of classroom environments in graduate social work education delivered via interactive instructional television (IITV). Journal of Social Work Education 36(1): 115-129.
• Stocks, J. T., & Freddolino, P. P. (2000). Enhancing computer-mediated teaching through interactivity: The second iteration of a world wide web-based graduate social work course. Research on Social Work Practice 10:505-518.
• McFall, J. P. & Freddolino, P. P. (2000). Quality and comparability in distance field education: Student reports comparing three program sites. Journal of Social Work Education 36(2): 293-307.

Presentations

• Dimensions of student competence: An empirical study of sequential field education objectives. Refereed paper, 51st Annual Program Meeting: Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. March 2005.
• Developing a hybrid course maximizing value from online, face-to-face, and interactive video (videoconferencing) environments. Refereed paper, 10th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL. November 2004.
• The conceptualization and measurement of differentiated outcomes in field education. Refereed paper, 22nd Annual Baccalaureate Social Work Education Conference, Detroit, MI. November 2004.
• A UK web portal for community education about positive parenting: Description and assessment. Paper, Tools That Work Conference: Child Welfare League of America. Miami, FL. November 2003.
• Implementing ICTs in human service agencies: Lessons and questions from a year abroad. Invited luncheon plenary, 6th annual Technology Conference for Social Work Education and Practice. Charleston, SC. August 2002.
• Teaching about the clinical applications of information technology. Paper, Annual Program Meeting: Council on Social Work Education. Dallas, TX. March 2001.
• Teaching about information technology and its implications for social work. Presentation, 3d Annual Technology Conference for Social Work Education and Practice, College of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. September 1999.
• Direct service applications of videoconferencing technologies: Case examples from Korea and the United States. Paper, Information Technologies for Social Work Education and Practice. Columbia, SC. August 1998.

Other

• Implications of online education. Invited panel, 51st Annual Program Meeting: Council on Social Work Education, New York, NY. March 2005.
• Conducting useful program evaluations. Pilot online workshop sponsored by the Michigan Public Health Training Center. Ann Arbor, MI, June 8 - July 9, 2003.
• Freddolino, P.P. (2003). Logic models and evaluation plans: a user-friendly approach. Workshop, Michigan Nurse Administrators’ Forum, Higgins Lake (MI) Conference Center. May 2003.
• Planning for quality distance education: Interactive video and internet-based examples. Invited Faculty Development Institute, Annual Program Meeting: Council on Social Work Education. Dallas, TX. March 2001.