Courses

Fundamentals of Educational Technology Leadership

​EDTC 801 ​Summer Institute I
This course introduces doctoral cohort candidates to the program's mission of preparing effective leaders for an independent world.

• Cohort 4 Showcase​ - A collaborative project involving input from the entire cohort.
• ​Cohort 4 Facebook
• Individual Contribution - This assignment explains my contribution to the group showcase project. 
• Professional Growth Plan - A statement explaining my leadership philosophy and aspirations as an educational technology leader.  
• Digital Portfolio - My digital portfolio. 

EDTC 802 ​Principles of Educational Technology Leadership
This course focuses on concepts and strategies necessary for a leader in a technologically rich learning environment. Topics include strategic planning, leadership styles, institutional change processes, and policy issues in educational technology. 

• Leadership Group Project - A group assignment that involved working with Stephanie Peborde Burke to learn about, and explain transformational leadership. 
• ​​Technology Use Proposal - A proposal for application of technology in an educational setting. 
• Literature Review - Gamification and ADHD​ - A literature review on a topic related to my field of interest. 

EDTC 804 Global Issues in Educational Technology Leadership​
This course investigates educational technology through a global perspective. The issues covered will include development strategies, diversity, cultural values, and the systematic role educational technology plays in global economic development.

• Environmental Scan - Identify and map themes from education-related news stories. 
• ADHD Literature Review - This literature review is designed to provide the reader with a global comparative overview of ADHD research, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Remix Course Proposal - A group project working with Hayet Bensetti-Benbader and Leah Shull to create a college-level course proposal. 

EDTC 813 Using Integrated Software Across the Curriculum
This course focuses on technology and learning environments. Topics will include accessible curriculum design, project-based instruction, student use of technology, educator use of technology, and organizational learning.

• Teacher Evaluation in a Blended Learning Environment - A group project with Kerry Magro and Susan Marie Terra using the Danielson rubric to evaluate a teacher in a blended learning environment. 
• Science Exhibit Proposal - Newton's Punching Bag - Design and learning project that involved designing a science exhibit proposal for the Liberty Science Center. 
• Bers Design Principles - A group project with Kerry Magro and Susan Marie Terra in which we used a district technology plan to create a guide for applying Bers' technological design principles. 
• Applying Lessons of the Fifth Discipline - This assignment had students create a Pecha Kucha presentation applying the concepts of a learning organization to the work of Horn and Staker (2014).

EDTC 815 Advanced Administration & Supervision of Technology in Educational Settings
This course prepares students to serve as professionals who promote the development and implementations of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for schools and organizations at an advanced level.

• Planned Growth Program - An administration and supervision group project created in collaboration with Christopher Farrell, Stephanie Peborde Burke, and Susan Marie Terra.  
• Hiring Three Technology Coordinators - A group project created in collaboration with Steven Lahullier, Kerry Magro, and Rachael Sedeyn to research and compare technology coordinator qualifications and responsibilities. 
• Implementing Blended and Adaptive Learning Programs - A group project created in collaboration with Michael Bermudez, Anna Boscarino, Stephanie Peborde Burke, and Yalitza Vega-Bajana to research and design a technology implementation plan for a blended and adaptive learning program. 
• Professional Development Manual - A group project created in collaboration with Michael Bermudez, Anna Boscarino, Stephanie Peborde Burke, and Yalitza Vega-Bajana to research and design an educational technology professional development manual. 

EDTC 812 Teaching in the Adult Learning Environment
This course emphasizes teaching adult learners in post-secondary learning environments including the workplace and corporate settings.​

• New Employee Orientation Plan - A group project created in collaboration with Veronica O'Neill, Leah Shull, and Susan Marie Terra to design a new employee technology training plan. 
• Educational Technology Training Plan - A group project created in collaboration with Veronica O'Neill, Leah Shull, and Susan Marie Terra to design an educational technology training plan. 
• Gamification Course Syllabus - A syllabus created for a college level gamification course. 

Theory and Practice

EDTC 808 Summer Institute II
This course focuses on building the skills, knowledge, understanding, and commitment necessary to become effective leaders in a variety of organizational settings.

• PGP Reflection - An assignment that had us reflect upon and update last year's PGP. 
• Portfolio Presentation - Updated website portfolio and video presentation. 
• Jobs Project - Exploration of jobs in Higher Education, K-12, and Corporate. 

EDTC 805 Cross-Discipline Studies in Technology
This course focuses on the exploration and evaluation of advanced and emergent technologies and the means by which educational and training leaders learn about them and sustain them in a learning environment.

• White Paper - Stem Internships for Inner City Students - A white paper presenting a solution to a problem. 
• Wearable Technologies Group Presentation Video - An emerging technologies group project working with Michael Bermudez and Rachael Sedeyn presenting an overview of wearable technologies. 
• Technology Theme Park - A web based physics learning experience called Newton's World of Physics. 

EDTC 807 Implementation and Evaluation of Curriculum
​This course provides candidates with a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of implementation and evaluation of educational technology programs.

• Curriculum Struggles - Historical Roots - A paper providing an overview of the curriculum struggles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries based on the Kliebard reading. 
• Curriculum and Technology Group Presentation - An educational technology in context group project collaborating with Kerry Magro, Veronica O'Neill, and Stephanie Peborde Burke to describe 20 uses of technology in formal educational settings using the SAMR model. 
• Informal Learning with Educational Apps - A paper examining the history, theory, and context of a trend in informal learning. 
• Curriculum Proposal - Robots for Autism Spectrum Disorder - A group project collaborating with Richard Cottone and Kerry Magro to develop a proposal to implement a technology-related curriculum in an educational setting. 

EDTC 814 Advanced Effective Models of E-Learning
This course focuses on concepts and strategies necessary to step into a leadership role in the integration and application of technology and learning.

• Everest Simulation Case Study - A group activity working with Ronnie O'Neill, Yalitza Vega-Bajana, Steven Lahullier, and Leah Shull to engage in the Harvard Business Mount Everest Expedition simulation. 
• Higher Education Case Study - A needs analysis based upon two case studies. 
• Leadership Vision and E-Learning Plan - This paper presents a vision of e-learning, technology plan, and funding proposal. 

EDTC 816 Advanced Building Online Communities
This course provides a background in theory and practice surrounding online interactive environments. It is concerned with the practical issues of design and use of online tools to support communities. 

• Online Community Search - Description of two online communities and a reflection of what elements constitute a community. 
• Community Analysis - A group project working with Christopher Farrell, Kerry Magro, and Rachael Sedeyn to promote understanding of an organization through interviews of its members, review of the organization's data, and analysis of its members' interactions. 
• Design of an Online Community - Design and development of an online community. ​ 

EDTC 817 Advanced Development and Managing Distance Learning Programs
In this course, students analyze the relevant issues impacting distance education and incorporate an understanding of the historical and current evolution of distance learning into a vision for the future. Students will explore industry best practices in planning, launching, maintaining, and coordinating distance education programs.

• Gamification of eLearning and Student Engagement - An introduction and literature review.
• Needs Analysis - A needs analysis developed for an online credit recovery course. 

​Scholarship and Research

​EDTC 811 Summer Institute III
Candidates foster their development as scholars and professionals for service by presenting their original scholarly work to a wider audience and provide a professional portfolio with a growth plan for continued learning and renewal.​

EDTC 803 Data Analysis and Report Writing
This course focuses on the content and mechanics of effective data analysis and report writing.

• ​Project Proposal - Art Cures Hunger - A proposal to organize a holiday store to raise money for a local food bank. 
• Gamification and ADHD - A paper based upon an idea for my dissertation topic. 
• Graphs Assignment - Application of the introduce-display-discuss technique. 

EDTC 806 Research Methods in Educational Technology Leadership
​This course is an in-depth treatment of the research process and techniques for planning and designing research projects.

• Quantitative Study - ADHD Gamification - A quantitative methods paper including introduction, literature review, and methodology. 
• Qualitative Case Study - ADHD Gamification - A qualitative methods paper including introduction, literature review, and methodology. 
• Mixed Methods Study - ADHD Behavior Management App - A mixed methods paper including introduction, literature review, and methodology. 

EDTC 809 Assessment and Evaluation
This course has candidates integrate their knowledge of research methods with real-world challenges of conducting and analyzing research in educational and corporate settings. 

• Observational Exercise - Using field observation and note-taking to obtain qualitative research data. 
• Qualitative Research Project - A qualitative study proposal using ADHD children's views and experiences to guide the development of a gamified app. 
• Proposal of Field Research Study - Using the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey to measure motivation of registered users of a gamified reading comprehension app developed based on the ARCS Model of Motivational Design. 
• Pilot Field Study with IRB - Using the IMMS to measure ADHD children's motivation in response to a gamified reading comprehension app developed based on the ARCS model. 

EDTC 810 Statistics for Educational Research
Candidates will develop competence in applying, synthesizing, and evaluating statistics from various sources including dissertation, journals, technical reports, and Web sites. 

• P-value: Mozart Effect - Reading and Writing w/ Stats - This project involved finding examples of statistical inference in the media on education and demonstrate an understanding of how different writers use statistics to support their arguments. 
• Statistics Concepts Website Group Project - Worked with Hayet Bensetti-Benbader, Steven Lahullier, and Krista Weltz to create a reference website about statistics. 
• Statistics Group Project Rubric and Reflection - Self-evaluation of statistics concepts website project. 
• Evaluation of Assignment #2 for Group #2 - Evaluation of Group #2's website using the rubric for assignment #2. 
• Education - Linear Regression Analysis - A data analysis report using a publicly available dataset and SPSS. 

EDTC 901 Dissertation I
Candidates develop and refine their hypothesis, research contemporary related literature, and explain in detail their research method and procedures, as well as design all necessary research, permission, and data collection instruments.​

EDTC 902 Dissertation II
Candidates conduct their research , process the data gathered, draw conclusions, and reflect upon their study.