Professional Development
(See the 2004 update)

My current study is for a Master of Arts in Educational Technology Leadership (ETL) with the George Washington University, Washington DC. This course is delivered online via distance education. The structure of the online delivery is challenging as for each subject there is an online participation component with a forum area in which to post comments and online assignments. There are also regular assignment requirements that are required to be uploaded via the Internet. All instructional material (apart from the text book requirement at the start of the semester) and communication with the lecturer and other class members is via a web site interface and email.

Educational Technology Leadership subjects completed to date:
For more information about course descriptions go to the ETL web site. The following includes a variety of academic papers produced as part of this course.

EDUC 234: Computers in Education and Human Development
Completed Spring, 2001

Focus Papers:

• Teacher Responsibility and Technology Integration [pdf] (Jan.26, 2001)
• The Internet: I'm sure it must be an effective tool for teaching and learning but let me check the research... [pdf] (Feb.3, 2001)
• A Tool for Learning, Not Another Subject to Teach [pdf] (Feb.18, 2001)
• The Use of Technology in Differentiating Instruction to Cater for Special Needs Students [pdf] April 8, 2001)
  

Software Review: Crystal Rainforest

EDUC 271: Education Policy
Completed Spring, 2001

Final paper: Professional Development Policy in an International School [pdf] (April, 2001). Read reflection.

EDUC 232: Applying Educational Media and Technology
Completed Fall, 2001

Annotated Bibliography:
Use of the Internet for Collaborative Projects in K-12 Education [pdf] (Nov.4, 2001)

Staff professional development presentation:
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Strategies and Resources (Nov. 2001)

EDUC 220T: Digital Teaching Portfolios
Completed Spring, 2002

The website you are viewing now is a result of this particular class! See also the presentation slideshow, presentation booklet and online resources developed for the PEAK conference in Kuwait last year to help understand and develop a Digital Teaching Portfolio.

EDUC 268: Power, Leadership and Education
Completed Summer, 2002

EDUC 231: Educational Hardware Systems
Completed Fall, 2002

'How To....' group project where the aim of this assignment was to create a website demonstrating how to connect equipment or do something with computer hardware. Our group chose digital camera technology with a focus on the SONY DSC-P7 digital camera.
Digital Cameras in the Classroom

EDUC 235: Design and Development of Educational Software
Completed Fall, 2002

My final project for this subject involved establishing a class website. My aim was to make it informative as well as interactive and for it to be an ongoing concern.

URL for The Hub class website

Project Report giving details about the aims of, creation of and initial outcomes of The Hub.

EDUC 220R: Distance Education in Research and Practice
Under completion Spring, 2003