Chris Taylor

1. Chris Taylor Qualifying Exam Presentation • Definition of Educational Technology • Scholarly Achievements • Resume • Scholarly Activities • Future Capstone Idea

2. 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

3. Definition of Educational Technology • The ever-changing definition: • Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism • Siemens’ Connectivism

4. Scholarly Achievements

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

6. Civil War Images Lesson Plan • Gardner (Multiple Intelligences) • Woodbridge (Visual Literacy) • Heafner & Friedman (Use of wikis and constructivism)

7. Persimmon Hollow/RiverQuest • Bussert: Tagging with Flickr

8. Reusable Learning Object (RLO)

9. Current Vitae

10. Scholarly Activity 1 • Other content areas • Vygotsky and Siemens • Survey of Volusia County Social Studies Teachers • iTunes applications

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

12. Capstone Ideas

13. Works Cited: Andrew Jackson Treasure Hunt • Garrison, T. (2004, April 27). New Georgia encylopedia:Worcesterv. 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

14. 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.

15. 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 • ShutterBugMagazine: 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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 TechnologyEducation, 7(1), 22-30.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.