Past Project Descriptions
Instructional Technology
An Online Graphic Organizer
Faculty Member: Dan Robinson
Department: Educational Psychology
Student Technologist: Bill Pang
Project Description: Professor Brooks introduced an ambitious multimedia project in her Socio-cultural Influences on Learning course. The goal of this project was to develop a set of resources designed to support students as they strive to effectively create, revise and present video, audio, images and text in an interactive digital environment.
Audio Captioning for "Alien Rescue"
Faculty Members: Min Liu
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Project Description: This Vision Award project adds audio captioning to Alien Rescue, an innovative and award-winning multimedia program. Currently, Alien Rescue is being used as part of science curriculum in may schools in Texas as well as schools in eight other states, and two foreign countries. Research studies have shown students' science knowledge and problem-solving skills have significantly increased, and their attitude toward science has been enhanced as a result of using Alien Rescue. The audio captioning benefits all students, specifically poor readers, ESL, and bilingual students in Texas and nationwide.
Database of Exemplary and Commonly Used Instructional Software
Faculty Members: Jenny Burson, Todd Reimer & Susan Williams
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: Rebekah Stone
Project Description: The initial goal of this project was to identify exemplary instructional software titles as well as titles in common use in K-16 settings. These titles were then reviewed regarding their appropriateness as a subject of study within the curriculum of the College of Education. Findings were then made available to the College at large.
Electronic Showcase Portfolios
Faculty Member: Judy Fuentes
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: Rui Li
Project Description: The goal of the project was to create a series of templates for a user friendly and easily modified Electronic Student Showcase Portfolio. This portfoliocan then serve as an electronic visual and auditory employment application that can be made easily available to distant school districts as well as serving as a follow-up to a face-to-face interview.
Using Multimedia to Enhance Instruction
Faculty Member: Annie Brooks
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: Will Mangum
Project Description: Professor Brooksintroduced an ambitious multimedia project in her Socio-cultural Influences on Learning course. The goal of this project was to develop a set of resources designed to support students as they strive to effectively create, revise and present video, audio, images and text in an interactive digital environment.
We've Always Used Technology, But...
Faculty Member: Nancy Roser
Department: Curriculum and Instruction
Student Technologist: To be assigned
Project Description: This project was designed to collect, digitize, and archive instructional materials stored on outdated media. The materials from an extensive collection include slides, analog video, written units of instruction saved on outdated computer disks, and out-of-print children's picture books.Once prepared, materials are transferred to CDs and made easily available for use by Dr. Roser and other instructors.