Chris TaylorQualifying Exam

Presentation

•Definition of Educational Technology•Scholarly Achievements•Resume•Scholarly Activities•Future Capstone Idea

Professional Goals & Niche

Goal:•Faculty position at a college or university•Various degrees leads to wide range of experience

Niche:•Web-based tools in Social Studies

Definition of Educational Technology

The ever-changing definition:•Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism•Siemens’ Connectivism

Scholarly Achievements

Andrew Jackson Treasure Hunt

Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism:•Using web resources as building blocks to answer the “Big Question”.

Civil War Images Lesson Plan

•Kozma (Learning with Media)•Heafner & Friedman (Use of wikis and constructivism)•West (Digital History)

Persimmon Hollow/RiverQuest

•Bussert: Tagging with Flickr

Reusable Learning Object (RLO)

Current Vitae

Scholarly Activity 1

•Other content areas•Vygotsky and Siemens•Survey of Volusia County Social Studies Teachers•iTunes applications

Scholarly Activity 2•Workshop•Follow-up Survey•Vygotsky and Siemens•ANOVA

Capstone Ideas

Works Cited: Andrew Jackson Treasure Hunt

Garrison, T. (2004, April 27). New Georgia encylopedia:Worcester v. Georgia (1832). Retrieved from http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2720

 http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/andrewjackson/  Library of congress. (2007, March 13). Retrieved from

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar04.html  Red Hill, Inc. (2007). Andrew Jackson:good, evil & the presidency. Retrieved

from http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/corporations.html  Red Hill, Inc. (2007). Andrew Jackson:good, evil & the presidency. Retrieved

from http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/indian_removal.html  Red Hill, Inc. (2007). Andrew Jackson:good, evil & the presidency. Retrieved

from http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/power_women.html  Red Hill, Inc. (2007). Andrew Jackson:good, evil & the presidency. Retrieved

from http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/reinventing_presidency.html

 Wilentz, S. (n.d.). History channel: Andrew Jackson. Retrieved from http:www.history.com/topics/Andrew-jackson

Works Cited: Civil War Image Lesson

Library of congress. Mathew brady – biographical note. Retrieved from: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/bradynote.html.

 Library of congress. Solving a civil war photograph mystery. Retrieved from: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/mystery.html.

 Library of congress. Taking photographs during the civil war. Retrieved from: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/cwp/civilwarphotos.html.

Works Cited: Persimmon Hollow/RiverQuest

8th Grade Curriculum Map from Volusia County

http://blackboard.volusia.k12.fl.us/bbcswebdav/orgs/WEB.DEPT.socialstudies/Curriculum%20Maps 8thUSHistory09-10.pdf

West Volusia Tourism Advertising Agency’s Persimmon Hollow Quest

http://www.riveroflakesheritagecorridor.com/images/Persimmon_Hollow_brochure.pdf

ShutterBug Magazine: Creative Seeing; Visualize The Final Result When You Snap The Shutter

http://shutterbug.com/techniques/outdoor_travel/0107locations/index.html

Outdoor Photographer Magazine: 10 Tips For Better Autofocus

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/shooting/10-tips-for-better-autofocus.html

Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Compose like the Pros

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/how-to/quick-tips/compose-like-the-pros.html

ePhotozine: Architecture Photography

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Architecture-a-beginners-guide-4821

ePhotozine: How to photograph buildings

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/How-to-photograph-buildings-4782

Tal, G. (2009). Landscape Photography Composition – Part 1. Nature Photographers Online Magazine.

http://www.naturephotographers.net/np101/gt0804-1.html

Works Cited: Scholarly Activity 1

Axelson, B. (2008). A touch of E-learning. Technology & Learning, 29(4), 12-12.

French, D. P. (2006). iPods: Informative or invasive?. Journal of College Science Teaching, 36(1), 58-59.

Edward Channing. (2009). Wikipedia. Retrieved (2010, April 4) fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Channing.

 Lavery, O. (2006). iPod Image. Flickr. L opez, L, Daneau, D, Rosoff, S, & Congdon, K (2008). The

Individual Video Experience (iVE): The iPod as an Educational Tool in the Museum. Art Education, 61

(1), 13-18. Martineau, P (2008). Teaching with Technology: The

communications revolution reaches students where they live. Education Digest, 74(7), 14-18.

Works Cited: Scholarly Activity 1 Patten, K. B., & Craig, D. V. (2007). iPods and english-language learners: A great

combination. Teacher Librarian, 34(5), 40-44. Ramaswami, R (2008). Fill 'er Up!. T.H.E. Journal, 35 (5), 32-38.  Rosenberg, D (2009). Plato's iPod: Can Hand-held Electronics be Valuable Tools of

Learning?. Independent School, 68 (2), 92-95. Siemens, G. (2006). Connectivism: learning theory or pastime of the self-amused?.

elearnspace.org, 1-43. Skylar, A (2008). iPod "Teach": Increased Access to Technological Learning Supports

Through the Use of the iPod Touch. Journal of Special Education Technology, 23 (2), 45-49.

Stiler, G. (2007). Mp3 players: applications and implications for the use of popular technology in secondary schools. Education, 128(1), 20-33.

Swan, K. O., & Hofer, M. (2009). Trend alert: A history teacher's guide to using podcasts in the classroom. Social Education, 73(2), 95-102.

Vess, D. L. (2006). History to go: Why iTeach with iPods. History Teacher, 39(4), 479-492.

Zukowski, A (2007). iPods Offer Gateways for New Learning Experiences. Momentum, 38 (1), 102-103.

Works Cited: Scholarly Activity 2

Chen, I. (n.d.). Constructivism. Retrieved from http://www.viking.coe.uh.edu/~ichen/ebook/et-it/constr.htm.

 Chen, I. (n.d.). Social constructivist theories. Retrieved from http://www.viking.coe.uh.edu/~ichen/ebook/et-it/social.htm.

Cole, M, & Wertsch, J. (1996). Beyond the individual-social antimony in discussions of piaget and vygotsky. Retrieved from http://www.massey.ac.nz/~alock/virtual/colevyg.htm.

Fox, E, & Riconscente, M. (2008). Metacognition and self-regulation in james, piaget, and vygotsky. Educational Psychology Review, 20(4), Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/v2687631k2464472/ doi: 10.1007/s10648-008- 9079-2.

Gokhale, A. (1995). Collaborative learning enhances critical thinking. Journal of Technology Education, 7(1), 22-30.

Works Cited: Scholarly Activity 2

Harlow, S, Cummings, R, & Aberasturi, S. (2006). Karl popper and jean piaget: a rationale for constructivism. The Educational Forum, 71(1), Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4013/is_200610/ai_n17193758/.

 Kozma, R. (1991). Learning with media. Review of Educational Research, 61(2), 179-212.

 Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: a learning theory for the digital age. eLearnspace, Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm.

 Siemens, G. (2006). Connectivism: learning theory or pastime of the self-amused?. eLearnspace, Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism_self-amused.htm.

Works Cited: Annotated Bibliography

Berson, I. R., & Berson, M. J. (2006). Privileges, privacy, and protection of youth bloggers in the social studies classroom. Social Education, 70(3), 124-128.

Bussert, K., Brown, N. E., & Armstrong, A. H. (2008). IL 2.0 at the american university in cairo: Flickr in the classroom. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 13(1), 1-13.

Churchill, D. (2009). Educational applications of web 2.0: Using blogs to support teaching and learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 40(1), 179-183.

Crawford, B. S., Hicks, D., & Doherty, N. (2009). Worth the WAIT: Engaging social studies students with art in a digital age. Social Education, 73(3), 136-139.

Ferrarini, T. H., & Calhoun, J. (2007). Cool websites and other technology resources for teaching about the united states economy. Social Education, 71(2), 87-91.

Heafner, T. L., & Friedman, A. M. (2008). Wikis and constructivism in secondary social studies: Fostering a deeper understanding. Computers in the Schools, 25(3), 288-302.

Works Cited: Annotated Bibliography

Lee, M. J. W., McLoughlin, C., & Chan, A. (2008). Talk the talk: Learner-generated podcasts as catalysts for knowledge creation. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(3), 501-521.

Myers, E. (2009). PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION in a web 2.0 classroom. Knowledge Quest, 37(4), 36-39.

Oravec, J. A. (2003). Blending by blogging: Weblogs in blended learning initiatives. Journal of Educational Media, 28(2), 225-233.

Risinger, C. F. (2006). Using blogs in the classroom: A new approach to teaching social studies with the internet. Social Education, 70(3), 130-132.

West, J. (2007). Saving digital history. Library Journal, 132, 2-6.