Robert G. Berns received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University and currently serves as a professor of Business Education and Marketing Education at Bowling Green State University. He also lends leadership to various aspects of the career-technical education. Dr. Berns' research interests include contextual teaching and learning, career-technical teacher education, business education, and marketing education. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in these areas.

Education
B.S. in Ed., Bowling Green State University
M.A. The Ohio State University
Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Research Interests
Marketing Education
Business Education
Contextual Teaching and Learning
Career-Technical Education

Courses Taught
BUSE 465/565 Development Trends in Workforce Education
BUSE 464/564 Teaching and Learning in Marketing Education
BUSE 603 Research in Business Education
BUSE 463/563 Teaching and Learning Strategies for Adults
BUSE 469/569 School and Work-based Learning

Dr. Berns is a member of the following organizations:
Association for Career and Technical Education
Marketing Education Association
National Business Education Association
Association of Teacher Educators
American Educational Research Association
American Career-Technical Research Association
Delta Pi Epsilon
Phi Delta Kappa
Omicron Tau Theta
DECA

Through the years, Dr. Berns has served on numerous boards and committees for such organizations as the Ohio Department of Education, the Association for Career and Technical Education, the Marketing Education Association, and DECA. He has also authored numerous articles, monographs, and textbooks.

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A listing of selected, recent publications and proceedings include:
Berns, R. (2005). Licensure guide for reviewing credentials of candidates for career-technical licenses in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Education.

Berns, R. (2004).  Advancing student achievement in marketing through contextual learning.  Business Education Forum, 58(4),  43-45.

Erickson, P., & Berns, R. (2003).  Family and Consumer Sciences Education at Bowling Green State University.  Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University, College of Education and Human Development.

Berns, R. G. (2002). PCC’s professional development opportunities. PCC News, 1(3), 2-3.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2001). Contextual teaching and learning: Preparing students for the new economy. The Highlight Zone: Research @ Work. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University, National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education. (Issue no. 5)

Berns, R. (2001). Licensure guide for reviewing credentials of candidates for vocational licenses in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Education.

Berns, R. (2001). Integrating learning through CTL. PCC News, 1 (2), 1-2.

Klopfenstein, B., Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2000). Hiring a web production firm: Moving beyond "do it yourself". Technological Horizons in Education (T.H.E.) Journal, 28 (4), 73-76.

Berns, R., & Hairston, J. (2000). Entrepreneurship. In B.S. Kaliski (Ed.), Encyclopedia of business and finance (Vol. 1, pp. 303-308). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Hairston, J., & Berns, R. (2000). DECA. In B.S. Kaliski (Ed.), Encyclopedia of business and finance (Vol. 1, p. 230). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Berns, R. G., et. al. (1999). A framework for integrating school-to-work into preservice education programs. Columbus: Ohio School-to-Work Office.

Berns, R. (1998). Administrators' handbook for implementing vocational licensure standards in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Education.

Berns, R. G. (1996). DECA: A continuing tradition of excellence. Reston, Virginia: DECA

Berns, R. G., O'Connor, P., & Collins, J. (1995). Marketing plans for marketing education analysis. Marketing Education Focus No. 7. Columbus, Ohio: Marketing Education Association.

Berns, R. G., & Klopping, I. (1993). A comparative analysis of vocational teachers' knowledge of entrepreneurship. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 35, (4), 218-232.

Collins, J. A., & Berns, R. G. (1993). The acceptability of questionable marketing practices: Perceptions of secondary marketing education seniors in Ohio. Marketing Educators' Journal, 19, 79-91.

Berns, R. G. & Klopping, I. (1992). Outcomes resulting from the application of two occupational analysis models to entrepreneurship: A comparison. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 34, (4), 194-208.

Berns, R. G., Wray, R. & Price, W. P. (1992). Productivity of institutions based on publications authored by marketing teacher educators. Marketing Educators' Journal, 18, 29-41.

Berns, R. G. (1992). The entrepreneurial explosion. The Ohio Business Teacher, 52, 1-9.

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Dr. Berns has delivered presentations throughout the country, including the following:
Berns, R. (2005, October).  Highly-qualified teachers and granting high school academic credit for business-related courses.  Ohio Business Teachers Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R. (2005, October).  Review of standards for the Inter-Professional Association Taskforce.  Ohio Business Teachers Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2005, June).  Contextual teaching and learning, Ohio School Improvement Institute, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R, & Erickson, P. (2004, December).  Increasing student achievement through online collaborative professional development.  Association for Career and Technical Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Midden, R., & Berns, R. (2004, November).  Improving teacher preparation through partnerships that integrate intense field experiences with innovative class work.  Meeting of the project directors of Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, U.S. Department of Education, Phoenix, Arizona.

Berns, R. (2004, October).  Teacher quality success initiatives accomplishments.  Teacher Preparation Summit:  Looking Back, Looking Forward:  A Celebration of Accomplishments, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Johnson, R., Berns, R., Evans, T., Goodwin, E., and Rhoades, C. (2004, October).  Commandeering academic professional development for tech prep contextual, integrated instruction.  Annual meeting of the National Tech Prep Network, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2004, July).  Learning to teach contextually through online professional development.  Annual meeting of the International Society for Business Education, Krakow, Poland.

Berns, R. (2004, May).  Review of licensure guide for career-technical education.  Meeting of the Career-Technical Teacher Education Network, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R. (2004, March).  Interactive personal professional development system.  Meeting of the Ohio Resource Center Staff, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R. (2004, February).  Marketing education in a nutshell.  Marketing Education Teacher Workshop, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Berns, R., Erickson, P., & Midden, W.R. (2004, February).  An innovative online model of excellence for the professional development of University faculty.  Annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, Texas.

Berns, R. (2003, December).  Online professional development of K-16 faculty on promising teaching practices to improve student achievement.  Meeting of the project directors of Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, U.S. Department of Education, Los Angeles, California.

Midden, R., Berns, R., Gordon, D., & Drew, M. (2003, December).  Improving teacher quality through partnerships that integrate intense field experiences with innovative class work.  Meeting of the project directors of Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, U.S. Department of Education, Los Angeles, California.

Pinchak, J., & Berns, R. (2003, September).  Building capacity–Past/present and future.  Meeting of the Career-technical Teacher Education Network, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P.  (2003, July).  A research-based approach to on-line teacher preparation and professional development.  International Literacy and Research Network Conference on Learning, Institute of Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2003, February).  An innovative online model of excellence for preparing preservice teacher candidates in effective classroom practices.  Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, December).  Assessing online professional development in contextual teaching and learning.  Association for Career and Technical Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Erickson, P., & Berns, R. (2002, December).  Online modules developed for CTE teachers to meet state and national standards.  Association for Career and Technical Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, October).  Enhanced student success resulting from online professional development in contextual teaching and learning.  National Tech Prep Network Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, October).  Online contextual teaching, Contextual Teaching Conference, Contextual Teaching Network, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Berns, R. (2002, October).  Contextual teaching and learning in business education.  Ohio Business Technology Association Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.

Berns, R. (2002, August).  Problem-based learning.  New Faculty Conference, Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, May).  DiscoverCTL: An online system for teacher development in contextual teaching and learning.  Professional Development Speaker Series Webcast, National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, February).  Online inservice professional development on contextual teaching and learning.  A Call for Renaissance in Career and Technical Teacher Education, Career and Technical Teacher Education Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2002, February).  Emerging technologies for teacher preparation in engaging teaching methodology: A web-based delivery model.  Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2001, December). A web-based professional development system in contextual teaching and learning. Association for Career and Technical Education Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Erickson, P., & Berns, R. (2001, December). A licensure framework for teachers to meet state and national standards including a performance assessment. Association for Career and Technical Education Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2001, July). Contextual teaching and learning: Putting the pieces together. Southern Region Educational Board Staff Development Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Berns, R. (2001, June). Contextual teaching and learning: Applications for marketing instruction. National Marketing Education Conclave, Cleveland, Ohio.

Berns, R., Knapp, N., Padilla, M., Smith, A., Tindle, K., Clifford, M., Legters, N., Foster, E. (2001, April). Contextual teaching and learning: Innovative teacher education/development. Americal Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2001, February). An interactive, web-based system for preparing teachers to use contextual teaching and learning. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Berns, R. (2000, December). Integrating school-to-work into teacher preparation programs. Association for Career and Technical Education Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Erickson, P., & Berns, R. (2000, December). An interactive web-based professional development system for contextual teaching and learning. National Staff Development Council's Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2000, June). Developing contextual teaching and learning programs for practicing teachers. Educating Career & Technical Education Teachers: Building a New Model, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2000, March). An interactive, web-based professional development model in contextual teaching and learning. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (2000, February). An interactive, web-based model for the professional development of teachers in contextual teaching and learning. TeachNET Reflective Synthesis Seminar, Madison, Wisconsin.

Berns, R. (1999, December). Preparing pre-service teachers to succeed in a school-to-work educational system. Association for Career and Technical Education Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.

Berns, R., Erickson, P., et. al (1999, November). Contextual teaching and learning: The present and future. Work Now and in the Future Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Pritz, S., Berns, R., Courtney, D., & Wahrman, J. (1999, April). State University Education Deans school-to-work systems integration. Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations (OCTEO) Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Berns, R., & Erickson, P. (1999, March). Professional development of teachers in contextual teaching and learning. Academic/Vocational Integration Curriculum Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Berns, R. (1998, September; June; March; February). Preservice teacher education framework. State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Fall Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia; State Grantee Meeting, National School-to-Work, Cleveland, Ohio; State University Education Deans Meeting, Columbus, Ohio; Ohio School-to-Work Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.

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A variety of organizations have awarded Dr. Berns such honors as the following:
• Ambassador Award, Ohio Vocational Association, 1999
• Ambassador Award, Business and Marketing Education Divisions, 1999
• Marketing Education Professional Award (national), Marketing Education Foundation, 1997
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Business Education, Bowling Green State University, 1994
• Best Research Presentation Award, Marketing Education Research Dissemination Seminar, American Vocational Association Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1994.