Sr. Linda Herndon, OSB, Ph.D.

Sister Linda Herndon, OSB, Ph.D., is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and is currently the Senior Vice Provost and Registrar for Benedictine College.  Prior to taking on her current responsibilities, she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. She came to Benedictine College in August 1989. At one time or another, Sister Linda has taught most of the courses in the computer science major.  She also teaches the mathematics courses for elementary education majors, the secondary education math majors courses, and supervises the mathematics student teachers. Prior to coming to Benedictine College, Sister Linda taught middle school mathematics and religion for ten years.

Research Interests

Sister Mary Theresa Brentano and her use of audio magnetic tapes to individualize instruction in K-12 education.
Websites for religious communities.
Social concerns and ethics in the use of technology and in computer science.
Cooperative learning in undergraduate computer science and mathematics.

Publications

Dissertation: Sister Mary Theresa Brentano, O.S.B.: Innovator in the Use of Magnetic Audio Tapes–An Overlooked Story in the History of Educational Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2002.

“Sister Mary Theresa Brentano, OSB’s Innovative Use of Magnetic Audio Tapes: An Overlooked Story in the History of Educational Technology,”  Annual Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Practice Papers Presentationed at the National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 24th, AECT, 2001.

“The Computer’s Edge: Some Social and Ethical Concerns” Review for Religious, Vol. 60, No. 3,
May-June 2001, pp. 254-261.

“Web-keepers: Twenty-first Century Monastic Porters,” co-authored with Diana Seago, OSB,  Benedictines, Winter 1999, pp 6-11.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction – Educational Communication & Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, May 2002.
Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 1990.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, May 1976.