Curriculum Vitae

Buffalo State College, Master’s in Educational Computing

EDC590 Independent Study: Web-Conferencing

This independent study was a hands-on course involving myself, my peer, Heather Natale, and our instructor, John Thompson, Ed. D. Heather and I would test a selected piece of software, and would present it to our instructor later in the week. Throughout the Summer, we tested over 7 free Web-conferencing tools. The three of us never met in person, and all of our communication was done via Skype before we would jump into the different software being tested. We documented our experience and tribulations along the way.  Our final product was a reflective paper and a chart reflecting each tool’s abilities and quirks.

EDC590 Independent Study: Teacher’s without Borders Volunteer Project

I set out to tackle a very large volunteer project for Teachers without Borders. The process of completing my outcomes did not come without setbacks and tribulations. My completed project included 5 well-developed courses for their OpenCourseWare, 5 video tutorials for developing courses using the OpenCourseWare and 3 suggested collaboration projects for teachers. I had to make and maintain relationships with individuals within the organization.

EDC594 Integrated Digital Video in the Classroom

In this course, students are encouraged to examine the roles and applications of digital video technologies (Apple’s iMovie and Microsoft’s Movie Maker) in the teaching-learning process; integration of digital video technology in the context of curriculum subjects; and contemporary learning theories.

EDC594 Educational Hardware and Software

Provides students with knowledge and skills in configuring, using, maintaining, troubleshooting and developing a range of current and emerging educational hardware (and associated software). Topics included motherboards, memory, computer parts, multimedia display, and peripherals.

EDC601 Instructional Technology

Instructional uses of multimedia and the Internet; discussion of the hardware and software necessary for multimedia and Internet productions; integration of multimedia components into classroom instruction using presentation software and Web site development.

EDC604 Authoring for Educators

Authoring software; hardware and software necessary for multimedia productions; creating computer-aided instruction materials for use in classroom instruction; using an authoring package to create lessons utilizing this technology; creating Web sites.

EDC672 The Microcomputer in the Instructional Program

Increasing the effectiveness of instructional programs through the use of microcomputers: selecting microcomputer software; fulfilling the specific curricular needs of learners, and aiding the management of the instructional program.

EDC670 Master’s Project

This course is the “capstone” course in the Educational Technology (EDC) Master’s program. It is intended to be taken as one of the last courses in a student’s graduate program of study. Goals of this course include the following:

• to provide you with the opportunity to analyze, plan, design, develop, implement, and evaluate an “action research” instructional project that will help to meet a professional need;
• to provide you with the opportunity to apply some of the knowledge and skills that you have acquired from the previous 11 courses in your program of study;
• to provide you with the opportunity to “dig deeper” and learn about, in more depth, some topic that you have come across during your program that has piqued your interest, or for which you have developed a passion.

EDC707 Computer Applications in Education Administration

Use of computer technology to make everyday administrative tasks in the school classroom and office more effective and efficient.

EDF604 Educational Psychology

Theories of learning; history of educational psychology; measurements of learning; variables and their interpretation; application of learning theory to the teaching situation.

EDF689 Methods and Techniques of Educational Research

Background of educational research; selection and development of research problems; sources of information and data; methods, tools, and techniques; collection, treatment, application, and interpretation of research data; organizing and writing a research report.

EDU670 Principles in Curriculum Design

Basic principles of curriculum design; sources of curricula and factors that influence curricular decisions; curricular thinking of experts in the field; multiple dimensions in curriculum decision making.