Awards

Congratulations to Candice Dixon, winner of the 2009 Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year Golden Torch Award. This prestigious award is given by the National Society of Black Engineers. Please read more about Candice’s accomplishments here.

Presentations and Publications

Cobb, Tireka. (April, 2009). Instructional Design Leadership: Learning Theory and 21st Century Change. Fifth International Conference on Multimedia, Information and Communication Technologies. Libson, Portugal: April 22-24, 2009.

Samuel, Jeanne; Sanson, Jarrod; Hinson, Janice. (April, 2009) The Contextually-Partitioned Web:  Using Collabularies in Digital Repositories as Information Filters to Improve Web Users‘ Experiences . Fifth International Conference on Multimedia, Information and Communication Technologies. Libson, Portugal: April 22-24, 2009.

Petitfils, Brad. (April, 2009). Mourning becomes e-Learning: A Distance Education Course on HBO's "Six Feet Under." EduCause Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Samuel, Jeanne and Hinson, Janice. (March, 2009) The Missing Manual:  Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies into the Curriculum. The International Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Charleston, SC.

Petitfils, Brad. (March, 2009). Lessons Learned About Technology Support in the Learning Commons. Association of College and Research Libraries. Seattle, WA.

Congratulations to six current students and graduates of the Ed Tech program who presented at the Region II Mini-LACUE conference. Below is a list of the students who presented and their presentation topics:

Smith, Patrick. Using Wikis in the Classroom: Patrick Smith, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Snowbarger, Susan. We Play!  We Learn!  Susan (Kay) Snowbarger, Northdale Magnet Academy & Pat Carley, EBR Instructional Technology Dept, EBR School System, East Baton Rouge Parish     

Wall, Jared. Digital Storytelling:  The Writer Within.  Jared Wall, Baker High School, City of Baker School System                          

Poche, Mandy. Technology Tidbits for Teaching Information Resources.  Mandy Poche, West Baton Rouge Parish Schools

Fraser, Patty. Shift Happens:  Writing with New Media.  Patty Fraser, EBR Instructional Technology Dept, East Baton Rouge Parish

Dauenhauer, Al. The Louisiana Virtual School. Al Dauenhauer, Louisiana Virtual School, State of Louisiana

Seneca, Tammy. GLEs - Great Learning Experiences with Technology, Tammy Seneca, PhD, WBR School System, West Baton Rouge Parish

Recent Graduates

December, 2009

Seneca, Tammy.The Principal as Technology Leader: The Skills E-Learners Consider Essential to the Creation of a Technology-Rich School Community.

Smith, Keisha.Teaching Presence: A Focus on the Instructor's Role in Online Collaborative Learning.

Soule, Lori C. The Fusion Model of Instructional Design: A Proposed Model for Faculty Development Programs in Technology Integration