Dr. Natalie B. Milman

PhD in Education: Human-Technology Collaboration Concentration

Educational Technology Leadership Programs:

• Master's in Educational Technology Leadership
• Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology Leadership
• Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design

• Instructional Design
• Online Education
• Digital Equity
• Critical Educational Technology
• Digital Portfolios
• Effective leadership and integration of technology at all academic levels
• Online Student Support Needs, Engagement, and Learning

Asim, S., Henderson, J., Heath, M., & Milman, N. (2024). Teaching justice-oriented technology pedagogy: An inquiry-based approach for teacher educators to critically address edtech. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 24(4). https://citejournal.org/volume-24/issue-4-24/general/teaching-justice-oriented-technology-pedagogy-an-inquiry-based-approach-for-teacher-educators-to-critically-address-edtech

Milman, N. B. & Vanden Boogart, A. E. (2024) Differentiating Reading and Writing Instruction Across Content Areas With 1:1 iPads in an Elementary School, Computers in the Schools, DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2024.2337649

Kilbane, C. R., & Milman, N. B. (2023). Designing transformational learning using differentiated instruction and technology. Educational Leadership, 80(9), 20-25. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/differentiated-learning-and-technology-a-powerful-combination

Goger, A., Parco, A., Carter-Rau, R., Henderson, J., Homma, K., Meliksteyan, A., & Milman, N. B. (2022). Improving access to quality education and lifelong learning: The role of digital credentials. Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/research/going-digital-how-learning-and-employment-records-shape-access-to-quality-education-and-jobs/ 

Heath, M., Asim, S., Milman, N. B., & Henderson, J. (2022). Confronting tools of the oppressor: exploring justice in educational technology and teacher education. Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education, >22(4). https://citejournal.org/volume-22/issue-4-22/current-practice/confronting-tools-of-the-oppressor-framing-just-technology-integration-in-educational-technology-and-teacher-education/ 

Milman, N. B., & Watkins, R. (2021). Designing with instructional continuity in mind. In J. E. Stefaniak, S. Conklin, B. Oyarzun, & R. Reese (Eds.). A Practitioner's Guide to Instructional Design in Higher Education. EdTechBooks. https://edtechbooks.org/id_highered/designing_with_instr

Milman, N. B. (2020). School leadership of a one-to-one laptop initiative. Journal of School Leadership, 30.

Milman, N. B., & Tuckwiller, B. (2020). Fostering blended and online students' well-being. Distance Learning, 17(1), 48-52.

Kilbane, C. R., & Milman, N. B. (2017). Examining the impact of the creation of digital portfolios by high school teachers and their students on teaching and learning. International Journal of ePortfolio, 7(1), 101-109. Retrieved from https://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP249.pdf

Harper, B., & Milman, N. B. (2016). One-to-one technology in K-12 classrooms: A review of the literature from 2004 through 2014. Journal of Research on Technology and Education, 48(2), 1-14.

Milman, N. B., Posey, L., Pintz, C., Wright, K., & Zhou, P. (2015). Online master’s students’ perceptions of institutional supports and resources: Initial survey results online learning. Online Learning, 19(4). Retrieved from https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/online-learning-journal/

Milman, N. B., Carlson-Bancroft, A., & Vanden Boogart, A. (2014). Examining differentiation and utilization of iPads across content areas in an independent, PreK–4th grade elementary school. Computers in the Schools, 31(3), 119-133.

Kilbane, C. R., & Milman, N. B. (2013). Teaching models: Designing instruction for 21st century learners. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Milman, N. B., Hillarious, M., O'Neill, V., & Walker, B. (2013). Going 1:1 with laptop computers in an independent, co-educational middle and high school. In S. Keengwe (Ed.), Pedagogical applications and social effects of mobile technology integration. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

Milman, N. B. (2013). Working in groups online: Suggested tips for success. Distance Learning, 10(1), 56-5.

Milman, N. B., Hillarious, M., & Walker, B. (2012). An exploratory qualitative analysis of graduate student learning and division of labor resulting from student cofacilitation of an asynchronous online discussion. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 13(2), 51-6.

Milman, N. B., & Bondie, R. (2012). An examination of teachers' ratings of lesson plans using digital primary sources. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 12(4).

Liu, L. B., & Milman, N. B. (2010). Preparing teacher candidates to teach diverse student populations through reflective practice. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives, 11(5), 619-63.

Adamy, P., & Milman, N. B. (Eds). (2009). Evaluating electronic portfolios in teacher education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age.

Milman, N. B. (2009). Crafting the right online discussion questions using the revised Bloom's Taxonomy as a framework. Distance Learning, 6(4), 61-6.

Milman, N. B. (2009). Differentiating instruction in online environments. Distance Learning, 6(3), 87-8.

Milman, N. B. (2009). Web-based digital teaching portfolios: What happens after they graduate? In P. Adamy & N. B. Milman (Eds.), Evaluating electronic portfolios in teacher education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age.

Milman, N. B., & Molebash, P. E. (2008). A longitudinal assessment of teacher education students' confidence towards using technology. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 38(2), 183-19.

Milman, N. B., Kortecamp, K., & Peters, M. (2007). Assessing teacher candidates' perceptions and attributions of their technology competencies. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 3(3), 15-3.

• February 2025
  • Dr. Milman gave a keynote address titled, "Education in the Digital Age," for the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, which is their premier professional exchange program.
• December 2024
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was a guest on the Easy EdTech Podcast with Dr. Monica Burns. The episode is titled, Tech-Savvy Approaches for a Differentiated Classroom with Dr. Clare Kilbane and Dr. Natalie Milman. In this episode, Dr. Milman and Dr. Kilbane "share expert strategies for using EdTech to personalize learning. Explore insights from their book, Using Technology in a Differentiated Classroom, and discover practical tips to thoughtfully integrate digital tools and support diverse learners. If you’re ready to elevate all students’ learning journeys, this episode is a must-listen!" 
• September 2024
  • Dr. Milman was invited to participate in the "Amplify the Message: How to influence policy in the next 25 years" strand at the National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS). NTLS is an invitation-only summit that brings together national leaders from educational associations, as well as editors of educational technology journals, directors of non-profit foundations, federal policy makers, and corporate representatives. The goal of the conference is to accelerate the meaningful impact of digital technologies in education for the 21st century.
• August 2024
  • Dr. Natalie Milman presented, "Reimagining Ed Tech Research" at the Civics of Technology Conference. In this session, she shared a brief, broad overview of recurrent themes in educational technology research from the past few decades which demonstrate a need to re-imagine educational technology research. After providing this overview, she engaged participants in exploring what research is needed to move the field forward. How can we re-imagine educational technology research to help us “dream of the just futures we need for our students, educators, and communities” (Heath & Krutka, 2024, para. 9)? She closed by exploring how we might achieve this important goal to re-imagine educational technology research.
• June 2024
  • Dr. Milman gave a paper presentation at the International Society for Technology and Education conference titled, "Exploring virtual school leadership: A literature review (2015-2023)." In this session, Dr. Milman shared key findings from a literature review of empirical, published research conducted between 2015 and 2023 examining school leaders (i.e., school administrators and principals) in charge of virtual schools.
• May 2024
  • Dr. Milman was an invited panelist for the Mars Functional Capability Week training for Mars Senior Global Leaders at Mars Headquarters in McLean, VA. She spoke about innovation, change, and technology in higher education.
• March 2024
  • Dr. Milman presented, "Designing for Powerful Differentiated Instruction with Technology," at the ACSD Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. In the presentation, Dr. Milman helped the audience explore how approaching teaching with a design mindset transforms what is possible, with even the simplest educational skill set and toolkit.
  • Dr. Milman gave a keynote presentation titled, "Educational technology trends and issues in higher education," for the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program: Turkemenistan.
• July 2023
  • Dr. Milman gave a Master Class Lecture entitled, Ethical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to this year's ;Caminos Al Futuro scholars. Caminos Al Futuro is GW's fully-funded, selective pre-college and residential summer program for rising seniors in U.S. high schools offered by GW's Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute. Typical candidates have a record of outstanding academic ability and a demonstrated commitment to service and leadership within the Hispanic/Latino community.
  • ;Dr. Natalie Milman, along with Dr. Gina Adam and Dr. Hurriyet Ok from GW's SEAS and GSEHD PhD student Ani Meliksetyan (Human-Technology Collaboration) with additional SEAS students, presented Work in Progress paper, "Using virtual reality cleanroom simulation in a mixed nanoelectronics classroom," at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD. This presentation paper was included in the Conference Proceedings as well.
• June 2020
  • Dr. Milman ;participated in a NewsWise live virtual panel entitled, "Education Won’t Be Normal After COVID." Watch the recorded event.
• April 2020
  • Dr. Milman presented a webinar entitled,"Practical, Positive, and Productive Strategies for Working Remotely" hosted by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships.
• March 2020
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was interviewed for GW Today's article, "Communication, Well-being and Flexibility Are Key to Virtual Learning Period."
  • Dr. Milman also wrote a piece for KappanOnline.org entitled, "Pandemic Pedagogy."
  • Dr. Milman gave a keynote to the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington, DC. The title of the talk was, "Education in the digital age: Current trends."
• February 2020
  • Dr. Milman was mentioned in Education Week's blog, "Three Reasons to Be Skeptical of Artificial Intelligence in Schools." The post highlights a panel on which she participated called, "Artificial Intelligence in Education: Is There A Silver Lining in the Dystopian Storm Clouds?" hosted by the Albert Shanker Institute. Watch a video of Dr. Milman's remarks online.

ChatGPT for K-12 Educators {Recording}

Wednesday, 2/22/2023, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

GSEHD invites teachers and school administrators to learn about how recent advancements in AI (such as, chatGPT) are being used, and possibly misused, in class.

• November 2024
  • Dr. Milman and GSEHD alumna Jessa Henderson (Ph.D. in Education, Human Technology Collaboration) co-edited a special issue of the Distance Learning Journal, "How to humanize online teaching and learning: From theory to practice." Authors of the articles were asked, "What can online educators do to humanize their courses?" 
• October 2024
  • Dr. Natalie Milman published the post, "Reflecting on Ed Tech Lessons Learned from the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment: What Resonates Today?" for the Civics of Technology blog. Dr. Milman is a member of the Civics of Technology board.
• July 2024
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was quoted in the article, "AI Companion for Public School Students: A Disappointing Outcome" which was shared by wirenewsfax.com.
• June 2024
  • The New York Times quoted Dr. Natalie Milman in the article “A.I. ‘Friend’ for Public School Students Falls Flat,’’ by Dana Goldstein.
• April 2024
  • Dr. Natalie Milman ;published a blog as part of the GW Academic Leadership Academy's (GWALA) 2023-2024 cohort titled, "Continuous Learning and Leadership Development: Reflecting on My Experience with GWALA." GWALA is a yearlong, cohort-based program designed to foster engaged and experienced faculty leaders across the university.
• December 2023
  • Dr. Natalie Milman and Ph.D. student Karly Ball (Education and Inequality CRT) co-authored, "Navigating online coursework with a disability: Tips for students," in the journal Distance Learning (Volume 20, #3).
  • Dr. Natalie Milman completed and received certification from the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) Institute in Artificial Intelligence Policy. This program includes requirements for research, writing, and policy analysis. The Institute clinics are intensive, interdisciplinary, semester-long courses, established to teach future leaders in the AI policy field skills in policy analysis, research, evaluation, team management, and policy formation. Topics covered include AI History, AI Issues and Institutions, AI Regulation and Policy Frameworks, and Research Methods.
• October 2023
  • Drs. Ryan Watkins, Natalie Milman, and Michael Corry published a chapter which they co-authored titled, "Lifelong learning as a learning and instructional design technology professional," in the book Becoming a learning and instructional design technology (LIDT) professional.
  • Ideas from Dr. Natalie Milman's article, "Differentiated Learning and Technology: A Powerful Combination," were discussed in two episodes of the Digital Learning Radio podcast. Hosts Laura Kile and Katherine Laster shared Dr. Milman's 4 E model in last week's episode, Inspired by Transformative Learning with Technology as well as the next episode to be released on 10/5/2023.
• June 2023
  • Dr. Natalie Milman published the article, "Differentiated Learning and Technology: A Powerful Combination," with Dr. Clare Kilbane from the University of Notre Dame in a special ASCD-ISTE co-branded issue which explores ways schools can use technology to redefine and enrich learning in the aftermath of the pandemic.
    • January 2024 Update: This article was listed as one of Educational Leadership magazine's top 10 most popular articles of 2023. The piece was also the most downloaded article from the Summer 2023 issue of Educational Leadership.
  • Dr. Natalie Milman is the International Society of Technology in Education's 2023 ISTELive23 Conference Research Paper Chairperson and is presenting at ISTELive23 conference in Philadelphia this week. She is an invited panelist for the "Deepening Learning with Technology: An EL Magazine Panel" (about her article) and is doing a research paper presentation on "Trends and Analysis of ISTELive23 Research Papers."
• April 2023
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was a guest on the education podcast, In Conversation with Stephen Hurley. The episode is titled, "Confronting Tools of the Oppressor with Drs. Marie Heath, Natalie Milman and Sumreen Asim." In the conversation, they discussed how power, privilege, and prejudice are embedded within technologies.
• March 2023
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was quoted in the EducationWeek article, "What We’ve Learned About Technology and Learning in the Last 3 Years."
• July 2020
  • Dr. Milman was quoted on WTOP radio for the piece, "With more school systems opting for distance learning, experts weigh in."
  • Dr. Natalie Milman contributed to the EDUCAUSE article, "7 Things You Should Know About the HyFlex Course Model."
  • Dr. Milman published a blog post entitled, "Planning for Uncertainty: What Can School Leaders Do Now to Prepare for Fall?" on Silver Lining for Learning.
  • Dr. Milman was interviewed in the Washington Life Magazine article, "School's Out for Summer. Now What?"
• April 2020
  • >Dr. Natalie Milman published an opinion piece in Education Week entitled, "This Is Emergency Remote Teaching, Not Just Online Teaching."
  • Dr. Milman was a guest on the Notes from the Backpack podcast. Her episode (#19) is called, "Online Learning During COVID-19."
• March 2020
  • Dr. Natalie Milman was interviewed on WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show about "Distance Learning: Keeping Education Alive During A Pandemic." In case you missed it, you can listen to a recording of the show online.

Dr. Milman and Colleague Publishes Book, "Using Technology in a Differentiated Classroom: Strategies and Tools for Designing Engaging, Effective, Efficient & Equitable Learning"

October 24, 2024

Doc Candidate and Professor Win Paper Award at AERA

April 18, 2023

Exploring the Integration of "Just Technology" in Education with Dr. Milman

December 20, 2022

Resilience, Recovery and Reform in Education through COVID

April 9, 2021

Education In A Pandemic: Remote Learning And The Digital Divide

August 13, 2020

Inequality and Digital Learning in the COVID Era: A Research and Practice Seminar

August 5, 2020

Dr. Milman and Alumna Serve as Panelists in Webinar for International Monetary Fund Family Association

April 21, 2020