1. Dr. Timothy Thornton 26 Bodock Road
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: 813-352-9062
E-mail: trthornt@ncsu.edu
EDUCATION:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Doctorate: Technology, Engineering & Design Education
Minor: Business Education
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Master’s Degree: Master of Arts in Teaching -
Business and Information Technology Education
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
Major: Business Administration
EdD Co-Major Professors: Aaron C. Clark and Matthew Lammi
Dissertation: Understanding how learner outcomes could be affected through the implementation
of augmented reality in an Introductory Engineering Graphics course.
LICENSE:
Vocational Business Education (6-12) North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2014-Present Emporia State University – Assistant Professor of Business Education
Courses taught:
BE 303 - Multimedia Applications for Business Education
BE 344 - Office Systems Applications
BE 540 - Electronic Communications
BE 573 - Business Curriculum and Teaching Methods
BE 583 - Training Development and IT Teaching Methods
BE 702 - Methods of Teaching Computer Studies
BE 710 - Designing Computer Presentations
BE 740 - Practicum in Business and Industry
BE 840 - Instructional Technology Selection
BE 850 - Emerging Issues in Business and Computer Education
BE 885 - Business Education/Training Program Management
BE 890 - Research in Business and Computer Education
2013–2014 Langtree Charter Academy – Technology Teacher
Courses taught:
Technology 5th grade
Technology 6th grade
2010-2013 North Carolina State University – Teaching Assistant
Courses taught:

2. TDE 161 - Imaging Technology
TDE 261 - Digital Media Education
TDE 371 - Emerging Technologies
ECI 569 - Special Problems in Business and Marketing Education,
2009-2010 Monroe High School – Business/Computer Teacher
Courses taught:
Career Management
Principles of Business
Business Law
Computer applications I
STUDENT SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE:
2014-2015 Emporia State University – Supervised two undergraduate students in the
fall of 2014 and two alternate route teachers in the fall of 2015.
2013 North Carolina State University – Supervised graphic communication
major’s internship
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2008-2009 East Carolina University – Graduate Assistant Business and Information
Technology Education Department
2006 CitiGroup – Regulatory Analyst
PUBLICATIONS:
Thornton, M., Thornton, T., Clark, A., Ernst, J.E. (2014). A rationale for teaching technical
animation fundamentals. The Technology and Engineering Teacher, 73(4), 32-36.
Lammi, M., Thornton, T. (2013). The cognitive processes and strategies of an expert and novice
in the design of a wireless radio frequency network. The Journal of Technology Studies
39(2).
Thornton, T., Ernst, J.E., Clark, A. (2012). Augmented Reality as a visual and spatial learning
tool in technology education. The Technology and Engineering Teacher, 71(8), 18-21.
Thornton, T., Thornton, M. (2012) Lesson1 Conceptual Modeling iChapter. Cengage
CourseBuilder. Ohlinger Publishing: Columbus, Ohio.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED:
Thornton, T., Lammi, M. (2015). An Exploration of Augmented Reality in an Introductory
Engineering Graphics Course. Engineering Design Graphics Journal.
Thornton, T. (2015). Adding value to a business education methods course through concurrent
enrollment, an exploratory study. Journal for Applied Research in Business Instruction.
Thornton, T., West, M. (2015). The implementation of a learning management system in a
business education high school classroom, a teacher’s perspective. Journal for Applied
Research in Business Instruction.
PRESENTATIONS:
Thornton, T. (2016, March). Adding value to a business education methods course through
concurrent enrollment, an exploratory study. Business Education Research Conference,
Las Vegas, Nevada.

3. Thornton, T., West, M. (2016, March). The implementation of a learning management system in
a business education high school classroom, a teacher’s perspective. Business Education
Research Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Houghton, M., Lamsal, K., Thornton, T. (2016, March). Bias in the college football rankings:
Does it exist? Global Sports Business Association Conference.
Thornton, T. (2016, February). Assessment in an online world. Atlantic Coast Business,
Marketing, and Information Technology Education Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Thornton, T. (2015, April). Examining Technology Based and IT Career Pathways and Courses
within Career and Technical Education. Business Education Research Conference,
Chicago, Illinois.
Thornton, T. (2015, March). Essentials for Animating your classroom. Atlantic Coast Business,
Marketing, and Information Technology Education Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Thornton, T. (2015, February). How should we be preparing our teacher? Annual Business
Teacher Conference at Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.
Thornton, T., Clark, A., Lammi, M. (2014, October). Understanding how learner outcomes could
be affected through the implementation of augmented reality in an Introductory
Engineering Graphics course. ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division Midyear
Conference, Bloomington, IL.
Thornton, T., Lammi, M. (2013, March). Keeping it real: Demystifying engineering design.
North Carolina New Schools Scaling STEM Conference, Durham, North Carolina.
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED AND DIRECTED:
Emporia State University Annual Business Teacher Conference, March 4, 2015.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS:
Marcus Houghton – Bias in the college football rankings: Does it exist?
Dallas Schafer – Bias and the admissions process
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
NBEA
STUDENT ORGANIZATION ADVISOR:
Phi Beta Lambda
Pi Omega Pi
GRANTS:
2015 Leadership and ethics faculty grant
2015 Emporia State University undergraduate research grant, Emporia State University
2015 Faculty research and creative activities, Emporia State University
2014 Innovative teaching grant, Emporia State University