My current research, with the Civic Thought & Leadership Initiative in the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University, focuses on the pedagogies that improve the outcome of civic education: civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic dispositions and virtues.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Halverson, L. R., Tucker, E., & Smith, G. H. (2024). Teaching Civics: An Overview of Instructional Strategies Using Primary Sources, Role-Play and Simulations, and Academic Service Learning for Teaching Civic Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions. The Social Studies, 116(4), 211–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2024.2379908 

Other Manuscripts

Smith, G. H., Halverson, L. R., & Burton, R. J. (2022, April). The State of Civics Education in Utah: A statewide survey of K-12 teachers explores civics education in Utah and incentives/disincentives faced in the classroom. Orem, UT: Center for Constitutional Studies. https://www.uvu.edu/ccs/in-the-news/posts/2022-civic-executive-survey.html

My doctoral research focused on learner engagement in face-to-face, blended, and online settings.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Halverson, L. R. & Graham, C. R. (2019). Learner engagement in blended learning environments: A conceptual framework. Online Learning 23 (2). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v23i2.1481.

Manwaring, K, Larsen, R., Graham, C., Henrie, C., & Halverson, L. R. (2017). Investigating student engagement in blended learning settings using experience sampling and structural equation modeling. Internet and Higher Education.

Henrie, C. R., Halverson, L. R., & Graham, C. R. (2015). Measuring student engagement in technology-mediated learning: A review. Computers & Education, 90, 36-53.

Graham, C. R., Henrie, C. R., & Halverson, L. R. (2015). Review of Blended: Using disruptive innovation to improve schools. Teachers College Record, 304. 

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., Drysdale, J. S. & Henrie, C. R. (2014). A thematic analysis of the most highly cited scholarship in the first decade of blended learning research. The Internet and Higher Education, 20, 20-34.

Drysdale, J. S., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., & Halverson, L. R. (2013). An analysis of research trends in dissertations and theses studying blended learning. The Internet and Higher Education, 17, 90–100. 

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., & Drysdale, J. S. (2012). An analysis of high impact scholarship and publication trends in BL. Distance Education, 33(3), 37–41. 

Halverson, L. R., Bostwick, J. A., Cates, S. R., & West, R. E. (2011). Educational technology research journals: “The American Journal of Distance Education,” 2001-2010. Educational Technology, 51(4), 59-64.

Books & Book Chapters

Graham, C. R., Halverson, L. R. (2022). Blended learning research and practice. In: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uvu.edu/10.1007/978-981-19-0351-9_68-1

Halverson, L. R. (2022). Social studies: Data practices. In M. A. Stevens, M. M. Davis, C. Perrier, J. Borup, K. T. Arnesen, & L. R. Halverson (Eds.), K-12 Blended Teaching: Social Studies Edition. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/k12blended_socialscience/ss_data

Halverson, L. R. (2022). Social studies: Why blend? In C. R. Graham, J. Borup, M. A. Jensen, K. T. Arnesen, & C. R. Short (Eds.), K-12 Blended Teaching: Social Studies Edition. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/k12blended_socialscience/ss_why

Stevens, M. A., Davis, M. M., Perrier, C., Borup, J., Arnesen, K. T., & Halverson, L. R. (2022). K-12 Blended Teaching: Social Studies Edition. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/k12blended_socialscience 

Halverson, L. R., Spring, K. J., Hewitt, S., Henrie, C. R., & Graham, C. R. (2017). Blended learning research in higher education and K-12 settings.  In J. M. Spector, B. B. Lockee, & M. D. Childress (Eds.), Learning, Design, and Technology: An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice and Policy. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_31-1

Other Manuscripts

Halverson, L. R., Larsen, R. A. A., Sudweeks, R. R. & Graham, C. R. Development of a scale to measure learner engagement in blended learning environments. (under review).

Henrie, C. R., Larsen, R., Manwaring, K., Halverson, L. R., & Graham, C. R. Validation of a longitudinal activity-level measure of student engagement. (under review).

Halverson, L. R. (2016). Conceptualizing blended learning engagement (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from BYU Scholars Archive, All Theses and Dissertations. (Paper 5981).

Halverson, L. R. (1996). Contested religious space and time in the reconstruction of historical memory: Conflict and juxtaposition at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. (Honors thesis). Stanford University. Awarded Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

Conference Presentations

Halverson, L. R., & Graham, C. R. (2016, November). Conceptualizing learner engagement in blended contexts: What scale development and factor analysis tell us about face-to-face and online engagement indicators. 2016 Annual Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference. Orlando, FL.

Henrie, C. R., Graham, C. R., Halverson, L. R., Manwaring, K, Bodily, R., & Larsen, R. (2016, November). Creating an activity-level measure of student engagement and exploring the potential of LMS log data as a proxy measure of student engagement. 2016 Annual Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference. Orlando, FL.

Halverson, L. R., & Graham, C. R. (2016, October). Learner engagement in blended learning environments: A conceptual framework. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2016 Annual International Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Awarded “Best in Track.”

Halverson, L. R. & Graham, C. R. (2015, July). Learner engagement in blended learning environments: Exploring a conceptual framework. 12^th Annual Online Learning Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop, Denver, CO.

Manwaring, K., Halverson, L. R., Henrie, C. R., Bodily, R., & Graham, C. R. (2014, July). Course design from the learner’s point of view through the use of intensive longitudinal methods. 11th Annual Online Learning Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Denver, CO.

Henrie, C. R., Halverson, L. R., Bodily, R., Sandberg, D., & Graham, C. R. (2014, July). Measuring engagement in blended and online learning. 11th Annual Online Learning Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Denver, CO.

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C. R., & Henrie, C. R. (2013, July). Measuring cognitive and affective engagement in blended and online settings. 10th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Milwaukee, WI.

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., Drysdale, J. S., & Henrie, C. R. (2013, July). Scholarship trends in blended learning. 10th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Milwaukee, WI.

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., & Drysdale, J. S. (2012, April). Analysis of high impact scholarship and publication trends in blended learning. 9th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Milwaukee, WI.

Drysdale, J. S., Graham, C. R., Spring, K. J., & Halverson, L. R. (2012, April). Analysis of research trends in dissertations and theses studying blended learning. 9th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop. Milwaukee, WI.

West, R. E., Halverson, L. R., Juncker, J., Oviatt, D., & Randall, D. (2011, November). A decade of research in educational technology journals. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Conference. Jacksonville, FL.

Halverson, L. R., Graham, C.R., & Griffiths, M. E. (2011, October). Scaling up use of the Asynchronous Video Learning Model: An institutional implementation. E-Learn 2011: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education. Honolulu, HI.

Halverson, T. & Halverson, L. R. (2011). Developing learning communities in higher education using Twitter.” Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, Utah Valley University. Orem, UT.

Miscellaneous

I’ll also include a few writing samples which come from my work in the humanities, history, and English.

• A paper I wrote Summer 2009 for Dr. Matt Ancell of the Comparative Studies program at BYU. Final Paper-Perspective in Merchant of Venice
• Here is my undergraduate honors thesis on contested religious sites in Israel/Palestine. Contested Religious Sites-Hebron (Please note that this is a large file, approximately 36 MB.)