College of Education and Health Professions

Betsy Orr, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Career and Technical Education
Curriculum and Instruction

112 Peabody Hall
Phone: 479-575-6430
FAX: 479-575-3319
borr@uark.edu

Degrees:

Ed.D. University of Arkansas, Vocational Education, 1994
M.Ed. University of Arkansas, Vocational Education, 1987
B.A. University of Arkansas, Business, 1975

Teaching Areas:

Career and Technical Education
Business Education

Research Interests:

Teacher Education
Business Education
Leadership Development

Professional Biography:

Dr. Orr teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business education and career and technical education. She supervises the internship experience of business education students and advises the undergraduate and graduate business education students. Dr. Orr serves on several committees at the college and university level. She is past chair of the University Academic Advising Council and the former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Personal Information:

Awards

Faculty Career Award, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, April 2008

Outstanding Service Award, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders, 2007.

Outstanding Researcher, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders, 2000.

Arkansas Business Teacher Educator of the Year, 1997.

Publications/Presentations:

Thompson, D.E., Orr, B., Thompson, C. & Grover, K. (2007, September).  Examining students' perceptions of their first-semester experience at a major land-grant institution. College Student Journal, 41(3), 640-648.

Thompson, D., Thompson, C., Lyle, B. & Orr, B. (2004, March). Adult students’ perceptions of web and interactive video classes. Proceedings of the Academy of Human Resource Development, Austin, TX, 946-953.

Thompson, D., Lyle B., Thompson, C. & Orr, B. (2003/2004). A comparison of learner’s perceptions of web and interactive video classes. International Journal of Learning (10) 2935-2939.

Thompson, D., Orr, B. & Thompson, C. (2002/2004). Vocational teacher’s satisfaction with advising student organizations. International Journal of Learning (10) 461-467.

Thompson, C., Thompson, D., & Orr, B. (2003). A factor analysis of variables affecting CTSO advisors’ satisfaction. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 21(2), 1-9.