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ED 4372 Educational Technology
(course update)
Grant award - Teacher Development
Center:
UTD,
Richardson, Texas
Re-design of original course to meet needs of today's pre-service
teachers made possible by a 2008-2009
award from the UT-System TeleCampus.
This undergraduate level course was taught completely online
via UTTC from Fall 2001 through Spring 2010 when it was moved to UTD. This course update is important in that ED 4372
is now required for all students seeking Texas state teacher
certification through the
Teacher Development Center. Funds
were used to enhance existing content resources, to address recent
advances in information technology, to leverage new tools and
resources for distance education, and to integrate literacy
objectives overtly with best practices. Learning Outcomes: 1.
The student will be able to execute the educational technologies
utilized in an asynchronous, online course. 2. The student will be
able to choose tools and resources to improve educational practice
within their field. 3. The student will be able to construct
electronic media to support their ideas for enhancing teaching and
learning with educational technologies.
Texas
Course Redesign Project – Environmental Science Online
Grant award - Teacher Development
Center:
UTD,
Richardson, Texas
Investigation into faculty incorporation of third-party materials
into online coursework made possible by a 2007-2008
award from the UT-System TeleCampus. In
designing SCI 5325: Integrated Earth Science for Teachers,
Nix presented a new look at fundamental content by incorporating the
physical and life sciences within the broad field of earth science.
The ultimate goal of this course was to help students to learn how
to make the connections among information, opinion, observation,
experimentation, and imagination. Such complex interdependencies are
not readily apparent without an intentional exploration of topics
and guided application across seemingly independent disciplines.
This capability to transfer knowledge and understanding throughout
multiple contexts is paramount to developing higher-order thinking
skills and critical thinking abilities at all ages. The licensed
resources in the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC)
enabled efficient development and support effective delivery of UTTC
coursework. Given the experience and expertise of faculty
intellectual property, creative approaches to mixing these items
with hands-on activities (inquiry-based Penny Ante Science
laboratories and leading-edge PASCO probeware experiments) produced
an academically rigorous and educationally robust course.
Space relations and abstract
reasoning online
Research collaboration with Palma J.
Longo. Ph.D.
The goal of this investigation is to
determine to what extent visual thinking networking influenced
abstract reasoning for adults in an
integrated earth science students. Abstract reasoning can be defined
as the capacity to reason when problems are presented in terms of
size, shape, or position, or quantity, or other non-verbal,
non-numerical forms (Bennett, Seashore, & Wesman, 1974). This is
important to us because it seems to correlate with increased
problem-solving ability. The VTN metacognitive learning strategy did
indeed improve Abstract Reasoning abilities in science learners
online! A Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test revealed a statistically
significant increase in abstract reasoning ability by using Visual
Thinking Networking in an online science course, z = -2.432, p =
.015 with a large effect size (r = .56). The median score on the
Differential Abilities Test for Abstract Reasoning increased from
pre-VTN (Md =58) to post-VTN (Md = 68).
Visual Thinking Networking Overview Module (version
1.0)
Peter's Process Video (on YouTube)
MAT-SE Online!
UTTC Program Development | Master of
Arts in Teaching - Science Education
Grant award -
Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
The MAT-SE Online! is an
distance education option of the thesis strand of UTD's 36-hour
Master of Arts in Teaching – Science Education (MAT-SE) degree.
Launched in Fall 2006, this completely-online, fully-asynchronous
program was jointly developed by the
Science/Mathematics Education Department and
Teacher
Development Center at the University of Texas at
Dallas to serve science teachers around the globe. It is made
possible by a 2005-2006 award from the
UT-System TeleCampus.
Research Method Design Tool (RMD)
Drawing TEaCHNIQUES: Art Skills Tutorials
Balancing Act media collection
Not only are the MAT-SE
Online! courses student-centered, but so are the program
options in order to better serve a diverse population with specific
needs. Degree plans can accommodate elective hours to fulfill
prerequisite deficiencies and content hours to address
specialization area interests. Course sequencing enables students to
maintain a full or partial load over independent semesters. Thesis
research is scalable from district-wide evaluations to individual
case studies, as well as the range of possibilities within virtually
unlimited bounds.
Taking them to the top! II
Teacher Quality Grant | Middle School Science, Grades 6 & 7
Grant award -
Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Taking them to the top! II is a
year-long professional development program that was jointly
developed by the
Science/Mathematics Education Department and
Teacher
Development Center at the University of Texas at
Dallas to serve science teachers in north Texas. It is made possible
by a 2005-2006 award from the Teacher Quality Professional
Development Grants Programs, which in Texas are administered by the
Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Designed specifically for
current or prospective middle school teachers, the year-long
instruction includes an intensive summer field experience followed
by on-campus meetings and on-line modules. Scientific investigations
will use hands-on activities and infuse technology innovations into
classroom instruction. A cohort of teachers will be instructed in
the use of various scientific and educational technologies and
exposed to an array of curriculum tools and resources.
Action-Interaction-Reaction: YOU are THE key!
Grant award -
Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
YOU are THE key! is a 1-day
professional development workshop that was jointly developed by the
Teacher
Development Center and the
Science/Mathematics Education Department at the
University of Texas at Dallas to serve K-12 teachers in north Texas.
It is made possible by a 2004 award from the North Texas Clean Air
Coalition Community Grants Program, which was funded by
TXU. Participation is designed to inspire the artistry of
teaching by enabling teachers to experience different types of
learning and by empowering them to use a range of valuable
curriculum tools and resources.
Offered to current or
prospective classroom school teachers, the 7-hour instruction
specifically promotes the awareness and understanding of air quality
- a critical resource that most of us take for granted. Virtually
invisible, it is a difficult concept to master and a challenging
topic to teach.
Taking them to the top:
Cultivating an integrated science learning environment with
applications of information technology and environmental education
Grant award -
Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Taking them to the top! is a
year-long professional development program that was jointly
developed by the
Science/Mathematics Education Department and
Teacher
Development Center at the University of Texas at
Dallas to serve science teachers in north Texas. It is made possible
by a 2004-2005 award from the Teacher Quality Professional
Development Grants Programs, which in Texas are administered by the
Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Designed specifically for
current or prospective middle school teachers, the year-long
instruction includes an intensive summer field experience followed
by on-campus meetings and on-line modules. Scientific investigations
will use hands-on activities and infuse technology innovations into
classroom instruction. Coursework will support the development of a
comprehensive virtual field trip web site. To that end, a cohort of
teachers will be instructed in the use of various scientific and
educational technologies and exposed to an array of curriculum tools
and resources.
MT
SCIENCE: Mobile Technology for teaching and learning SCIENCE in the
real world
Grant award -
Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
MT SCIENCE is an innovative and
critical resource made possible by a grant from the
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board. As the teachers of our
teachers, we must update our higher education infrastructures to
assure access to current information technology and meet the demands
of an increasingly technological citizenry. UT-Dallas' past
successes in delivering field-based programs within a multi-faceted
learning environment make both content and pedagogy relevant. Using
that same approach, supported by appropriate information technology,
we will be enabled to provide a tangible opportunity for teachers to
gain organized knowledge to make practical changes in education.
Virtual field trips: Using information technology to create an
integrated science learning environment
Doctoral thesis - Science Education:
Curtin
University of Technology - Perth, Australia
Research focused on developing a model
to create a unique learning environment that results in a positive
change in science teachers' attitude toward and understanding of
educational applications of information technology. A "transparent"
information technology learning environment unifies the three
"classic" learning environments enabling direct transfer of
knowledge through development of a virtual field trip. Specifically,
this study determines if the program design fosters individual
communication, collaboration and creativity.
What Educators Want from the World
Wide Web
Masters thesis - Science Education:
University
of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Research focused on defining what
educators want from the World Wide Web and how content providers and
administrators might fulfill needs with emerging multimedia tools.
Studies included advanced educational research and science courses,
in addition to development of lessons/units that reflect original
applications of technology in teaching.
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