Ed. Tech Courses

Advanced Issues in Education

Fall 2015

• in a group, prepared a seminar on anti-intellectualism and its impact on higher education administration and policy
• authored an overview of the higher education sector in Canada, including governance, teaching standards and dominant practices, evaluation and impact, in preparation for publication
• developed elements of academic portfolio

Advanced Issues in Learning and Cognition (self-directed)

Fall/Winter 2016

• critically reviewed recent research articles in the emerging field of educational data mining
• analyzed learning log data drawn from course management systems
• developed a position paper on publication standards for interdisciplinary research in educational data mining  

Quantitative Methods

Winter 2016

• analyzed data sets using a variety of statistical methods, including ANOVA, multiple regression, and nonparametric procedures
• prepared a seminar on statistical modeling of data drawn from virtual learning environments

Qualitative Methods

Winter 2016

• in a group, developed a proposal for a participatory needs analysis for use with new Canadian youth in Montreal
• proposed an action research approach to the evaluation of a technology-supported active learning curriculum redesign program for an undergraduate engineering course

Research Methods

Fall/Winter 2011-2012

• proposed and reported an investigation of how counsellors/therapists perceive and select educational materials for problem gambling clients
• planned and conducted a qualitative research study involving semi-structured interviews and document analysis
• critiqued contemporary research in education with reference to current academic standards

Human Performance Technology

Fall/Winter 2011-2012

• conducted a learning needs analysis for a brief management course on workplace accommodation for individuals with learning disabilities
• designed a 30-minute classroom instructional unit addressing the identified learning needs
• conducted a performance needs analysis
• prepared a high-level design of a performance campaign
• developed a job aid, quick reference, sample forms and sample policies to support managers when developing, documenting and implementing workplace accommodation  

Learning Theories

Fall 2011

• proposed, conducted and co-authored an unpublished systematic literature review on the effect of multilingualism on cognitive development and associated implications for educational practice
• prepared and presented arguments for in-class debates on contemporary issues in education

Introduction to Educational Computing

Winter 2012

• evaluated the beta version of Wolfram Educational Portal using contemporary criteria compiled through research
• collaboratively prepared and delivered a seminar on pedagogical applications and best practices for the use of classroom response systems (clickers), involving interactive demonstrations of two widely used systems (iclicker2 and Top Hat Monocle)
• prepared an original position paper proposing widespread integration of principles of Universal Design into teacher education using the framework of the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) (Koehler & Mishra 2008) model of teacher competencies for practice within a technology-enhanced learning environment

Educational Gaming & Simulation

Spring 2012

• collaboratively designed an educational boardgame for fifth-grade ESL learners
• collaboratively designed an educational framegame for fifth-grade English Language Arts students
• independently designed and developed a working prototype for an interactive fiction e-game for adult ESL learners

Guidelines for International Auditor certification ISO 29000 

(140-hour Internship)

Supervisor: Vivek Venkatesh

Spring 2012

• document analysis for the purpose of recommending learning objectives and identifying auditors’ resource needs

• preparation of visual aids summarizing major conclusions

• preparation of a final report, presented at a meeting of the International Forum for Certification of Educational Service in Tokyo

Consulting in Educational Technology

Summer 2012

• interviewed a performance professional and developed a magazine-style article
• working in a team of 3, conducted a simulated performance needs analysis
• with my team, developed a Prezi presentation to pitch the team’s proposal: http://prezi.com/xb08x2g8dcb2/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
• developed a Prezi presentation on setting up a new business: http://prezi.com/xb08x2g8dcb2/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy 

•  working with a team, performed a needs analysis for a specialized online repository for research articles in mathematics education
• collaborated on the specification of a database design using the Topic Maps indexing standard

•  with my colleague, Stefan Krueger, I co-founded a LinkedIn group for the students in the Educational Technology graduate programs and investigated the growth and activities of the new community
• collaborated on a seminar introducing connectivism as an educational philosophy and learning theory
• wrote an essay articulating an integrative model of learning in the social computing environment

• develop a data collection plan for a needs analysis
• perform a needs analysis, including document analysis and interviews with a simulated client
• develop a detailed proposal for a performance improvement campaign, documenting the process
• develop a pitch presentation for delivery before a panel of judges at the ISPI University Case Study Competition in Reno, Nevada

• conceive an Android-based application to facilitate independent travel for visually impaired individuals
• collect data  from visually impaired and sighted volunteers
• develop a paper prototype for the application
• develop a working prototype of the application
• perform user testing with the prototypes
• create a detailed user guide
• develop a pitch presentation

• planning two mini lessons
• delivering a brief seminar on a topic of choice
• developing a course syllabus based on a principled approach to course design
• preparing a teaching philosophy statement suitable for applications to academic positions

• robust estimation
• parametric and non-parametric techniques
• analysis of variance
• power analysis
• hypothesis testing