School of Education

Phone: (805) 988-1267
Email: jwilson@apu.edu

Jane Taylor Wilson, Ph.D., serves as Multiple Subject Site Coordinator and Assistant Professor at APU’s Ventura Regional Center. After teaching in elementary and junior high public schools, Wilson served as an educational consultant in the area of leadership training for high school student leaders and faculty advisors. In this role Wilson spoke at workshops, conferences, and school assemblies in 26 states and Canada. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Wilson began teaching courses for aspiring teachers and for teachers seeking a Masters degree. In her current role, Wilson teaches and mentors student teachers, helps train APU mentors, and promotes APU in the Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Much of Wilson’s research and practice has included developing strategies and situations to enhance student’s intrinsic motivation to learn.

Ph.D. – Educational Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara
M.A. – Educational Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara
B.A. – Creative Drama, University of Washington

Credentials/Certifications
Teaching Credential (K-8), Seattle Pacific University

Publications
Wilson, Jane Taylor. Situational Motivation: Structuring classrooms to enhance intrinsic motivation to learn. Dissertation. University of California at Santa Barbara, 1994.

Wilson, Jane Taylor. Motivational mindsets: Insider perspective on intrinsic motivation to learn. Master’s Thesis, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1993.

Wilson, Jane Taylor. Leadership Alive California Association of Student Councils, Oakland, CA., 1992

Honors, Awards, Recognition
Outstanding Service in Teaching Award, 1979

Associations, Boards, Committees
National Council for Social Studies
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Intrinsic Motivation to Learn
Mentoring Student Learning
Classroom Management
Teaching to Multiple Intelligences