Jennifer Hurtt, Ed.D.

Limited-Term Instructor
Department of Educational Technology and Foundations College of Education

678-839-5000
jhurtt@westga.5wrSlni4QsRkz5yCffcEedu

Education Annex - Room 149
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Jennifer Hurtt, Ed.D.

Dr. Jennifer B. Hurtt is a Limited-Term Instructor of Instructional Technology and School Librarianship at the University of West Georgia. She has over 24 years of experience, including teaching positions in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, the administration of media programs in elementary and middle school settings, and teaching online graduate classes. Dr. Hurtt holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and a master’s degree in School Library Media from Columbus State University. She completed her specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Piedmont College and earned her doctoral degree in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of West Florida. Her research interests include school library improvement and K-12 education.

  • BS Ed., Early Childhood Education, Columbus State University, 2001
  • M.Ed., School Library Media, Columbus State University, 2009
  • Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction, Piedmont College, 2018
  • Ed.D., Instructional Design and Technology, University of West Florida, 2023

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Hurtt, J.B., & Kim, M. (2025). Service improvement of the media specialist, media program, and media center: An Action research study. In Azukas, M.E., & Tamim, S.(Eds.), Transformative inquiry: Integrating action research and systems think

Presentations

Hurtt, J. B. (Accepted for 2026, June). Using human performance improvement methods for media program improvement [Conference session]. International Society for Technology in Education, Orlando, Fl.

Lilly, J. M., Hurtt, J. B., Huett, K, (2026, June) School Library League: People Power, Literacy Unleashed [Conference session]. Georgia Library Media Association, Stone Mountain, Ga.

Hurtt, J. B. (2026, March). AI curation for school librarians [Conference session]. West Georgia RESA, Grantville, Ga.

Hurtt, J. B. (2026, January). Smart Stacks: Transforming libraries through AI curation [Conference Session]. Florida Literary Association Conference, Orlando, Fl.

Hampton, J., Huett, K., & Hurtt, J. B. (2025, November). Tools and strategies you can use: AI that teaches back: Leveraging the CRITICAL framework to empower educators [Conference session]. Georgia Educational Technology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hurtt, J. B. (2024, March). Service improvement of the media center and media specialist [Conference session]. The 55th Georgia conference on children’s literature, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Hurtt, J.B. (2023, November). Easy ways to improve and market your media center [Conference session]. Georgia Educational Technology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Rodgers, B.A. & Hurtt, J. B., (2019, February). Collaboration between the media specialist and English language arts [Conference session]. EdTech Team Summit, Peachtree City, Georgia.

Rodgers, B.A. & Hurtt, J.B., (2018, November). Collaboration between the media specialist and English language arts [Conference session]. Georgia Educational Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.