INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS Volume 10, Issue 9

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS Volume 10, Issue 9 ISTC Welcome By Dr. Liyan Song, ISTC Master s Program Director Greetings from the ISTC graduate program directors! We hope everyone is having a great semester. There are many exciting events taking place within our community: awards, new jobs, recognitions, etc. Our programs continue to be successful in providing our students with authentic and meaningful learning experiences. Our students and faculty have received awards and recognitions for their excellent work and scholarship. In this issue of the newsletter, we have also included some important updates regarding the graduate programs. Here are a few highlights about those changes: New thesis and dissertation guidelines Permission now required for some courses Continuous enrollment policy Capstone and HRD course permission information News about our students/alumni: Where are they working now? Please don t forget to check out the announcements for faculty and student awards and recognitions! Other useful information found in this edition include course schedules for Spring 2016 and Summer 2016. As always, please keep us informed of your exciting news and accomplishments and know that we are always open to your questions and comments about the programs. Bill Sadera, Doctoral Program Director David Robinson, Master s Program Director School Library Media Liyan Song, Master s Program Director Instructional Design & Educational Technology Tracks Stay Connected to the ISTC Program Find ISTC on LinkedIn: http:// www.linkedin.com/groups/towson-universityinstructional-technology-graduate-1794657 Fall 2015 NEW THESIS AND DISSERATION GUIDELINES Graduate College Guidelines for Preparing Theses and Dissertations now allows submission of electronic dissertation forms. Please refer to the instruction technology graduate program community under doctoral forms to excess these forms. Additionally, guidelines can be found on the office of graduate studies page: http:// www.towson.edu/provost/provost/ graduatestudies/ studentresources.asp FALL ISSUE CONTENTS Important University Dates.. pg. 2 Spotlight: Part-Time Faculty Members.. pg. 2 SLM News.. pg. 3 Recent Scholarship.. pg. 4 Good News from Doctoral Program... pg. 4 Upcoming Conferences... pg. 5 Announcements.... pg. 6 Master s Graduates. pg. 7 Where Are They Now... pg. 7 Fall Course Offerings... pg. 8 Faculty and Staff Information.. pg. 9 FYI s..... Pg. 9 Like ISTC on Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/towsonuniversityistc 1

IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY DATES November 4 November 25-29 December 9 Last day to withdraw from full semester courses with a grade of W Last day to change to pass/fail option or audit options Thanksgiving Holiday No classes Last day of classes December 10 Final exams begin December 16 Last day of exams & end of term December 18 January 4 January 4-5 January 15 January 18 January 22 January 25 March 13-20 May 10 May 11 May 17 College of Education Winter Commencement Minimester 2016 classes begin Change of schedule period Last day to withdraw Martin Luther King Day No classes Minimester classes end Spring 2016 classes begin Spring Break Last day of classes Final exams begin Last day of exams & end of semester SPOTLIGHT ON OUR PART TIME FACULTY MEMBERS Joel McGuire Mr. McGuire earned his B.S. in Mass Communications and M.S. in Instructional Technology from TU. He was a graduate assistant in the College of Education while I earning his masters. From 1999-2012, he taught almost every semester as an adjunct in the COE. Mr. McGuire returned in summer and fall 2015 to once again enjoy interacting with adult learners. Mr. McGuire has 17 years of experience as a Library Media Specialist. For the last 3 years, he has been the Technology Coordinator for Thomas Stone Elementary in Prince George's County. He enjoys finding ways to improve our school's technology, reading, music, and the outdoors. Tim Swann Tim Swann has been working as an adjunct instructor for Towson University for the past eight years. He is a graduate of Towson University's Elementary Education program. After graduating from Towson University, he received a Master's degree from Johns Hopkins in Educational Technology. Mr. Swann had additional training at Towson University to become certified as a library media specialist. After a stint working in Baltimore City Public Schools as a grade 4/5 teacher, Swann moved to Anne Arundel County Schools and has worked as a school librarian in both elementary and secondary levels. Currently, he is the school librarian at the recently renovated Northeast High School in Pasadena, MD. His background includes serving as the past president for the library media professional organization as well as mentoring new school librarians within the county. Swann has received recent awards including the 2011 MSET Technology Educator Award for Anne Arundel County and the North Arundel Chamber of Commerce Educational Excellence Award. He is married with two sons, who attend Johns Hopkins University and Davidson College. In his spare time, Swann likes to read, walk and do a bit of tech tinkering to use in his new library makerspace. Instructional Technology Community on Blackboard Please make sure to visit the ISTC Community on Blackboard (https://blackboard.towson.edu) for up-to-date news about Instructional Technology, employment opportunities, important events scholarship opportunities, conferences, and electronic copies of program forms. 2

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA NEWS School Library Media Digital Portfolio The purpose of this digital assessment is to have candidates reflect on the artifacts in the Digital Portfolio in order to evaluate whether they have, through their coursework, met the standards of our professional organization and to glean information about how candidates' plan to apply what they have learned in the School Library Media Program. The portfolio is formally introduced to candidates in ISTC 653, the Organization of Knowledge. Web design skills necessary in completing the portfolio are introduced in ISTC 541, Foundations of Instructional Technology. To provide guidance to students in completing the portfolio, an online component of the Practicum Experience, ISTC 789, is dedicated to largely completing the school library media digital portfolio. Components of this online experience include: 1. Online discussion of each AASL standard and the relationship of each standard to the school library media program and experiences as school library media specialists, teachers or other school based positions. 2. Following the discussion of each standard, candidates write (or refine a statement already begun) a reflection statement based on that standard. The instructor will then provide feedback on the reflection. 3. This process will occur over the course of a designated practicum. The most important planning consideration for portfolio is to archive electronic copies of your key assessments from the school library media program. Candidates should also consider keeping copies of any outstanding artifacts (lesson plans, instructional materials etc.) used in the course of daily teaching experiences that related to the AASL standards. If you have any questions regarding the portfolio, please e-mail David Robinson at: derobins@towson.edu. The portfolio assessment documents and related materials can be found accessed via: http://pages.towson.edu/ derobins Referral for a Rewarding Career If you know someone who would enjoy the rewards and challenges of being a School Library Media Specialist, encourage them to contact David Robinson via phone 410-704-6301 or via e-mail derobins@towson.edu). Practicum Updates Candidates who intend to complete a practicum experience in the spring 2016 semesters should contact David Robinson (derobins@towson.edu) to begin the application process. The following candidates are completing practicum experiences in the Fall 2015 semester: Sarah Breslaw Megan Cooper Ashley Gerke Kishanna Harley Abegail Prado Helen Riff A special thanks to the mentor library media specialists! 3

GOOD NEWS FROM THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM: Successful Comprehensive Exam Defenses! Congratulations to doctoral students, Tamara Burton, Jessica Stansbury, and Zhou Wang for successfully defending their comprehensive exams! These students are now admitted to candidacy and are ready to begin work on their dissertation proposal. Successful Dissertation Proposals! Congratulations to doctoral students, Alexandra Greenwood, Marie Health, and Chip Boling for successfully completing their dissertation proposals. These students are now working on their dissertation research. RECENT SCHOLARSHIP Ahlstrom, C.(2015). Academic administrator perceptions of teacher leadership at private, not-for-profit, two-year colleges. Journal of Higher Education Management, 30 (1). Cavanaugh, A., & Song, L. (2015). Audio and written comments in an online undergraduate composition class: Student and instructor approaches and preferences. American Journal of Distance Educa tion, 29(4). Frazier, L. & Sadera, W. (2015). Teacher candidate technology integration: What transfers from the univer sity classroom into the internship experience. Manuscript submitted for publication. Lohnes Watulak, S. (in press). Reflection in action: Using inquiry groups to explore critical digital literacy with pre-service teachers. Educational Action Research. doi: 10.1080/09650792.2015.1106957 Luther, F.D. (2015). Preparing for CCSS implementation: Determining the state of Web 2.0 technology. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 81(2), 47-55. Luther, F. D. & Pickering, J.(2015). Using Web 2.0 learning environments to address diversity: A diversity education example. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 81(3), 28-34. Martin, A.C & Yerrid, B.(2015) The flexible classroom: A love story. Presentation at UB Tech Conference, Orlando, FL June 2015. Murphy, L. & Lawson, S.(in press). Orthopedic conditions: Hip fractures and hip, knee and shoulder re placements. n Pendleton, H. M., & Schultz-Krohn, W. (Eds.) Pedretti s occupational therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction (8 th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. Pautz, S. & Sadera, B.(2015, June). Leading change: A phenomenological study of principals experiences in leading 1:1 computing. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Technology in Education, Philadelphia, PA. Stansbury, J. A., Munro, G.D. & Earnest, D.R. (2016) Instructors or Students? Who is really responsible for student learning? Participant Idea Exchange delivered at National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL. Thomas-Fuller, Mila. NCTE s Approach to Strategic Government. Structural Kindness: Essays on Literacy Education in Honor of Kent D. Williamson. Ed. Darren Cambridge and Patricia Lambert Stock. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. 2015. 4

UPCOMING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES Below is a list of the upcoming conferences of which we are aware. We apologize if a conference that you are looking for is not listed. If you know of other conferences that are not included, please feel free to post them on Blackboard. American Educational Research Association (AERA) When: April 8-12 2016 Where: Washington, DC Proposal Deadline: July 22, 2015 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference When: June 26-29, 2016 Where: Denver, Colorado Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2015 Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) When: November 3-7, 2015 Where: Indianapolis, Indiana Proposal Deadline: February 2, 2015 Maryland Society for Educational Technology (MSET) Conference When: April 28-29, 2016 Where: Ocean City, MD Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA) Conference When: February 17-20, 2016 Where: Hilton Head Island, SC Proposal Deadline: November 6, 2015 E-Learn Conference When: October 19-22, 2015 Where: Kona, Hawaii Proposal Deadline: - - - International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) Conference When: August 22-26, 2016 Where: Tokyo, Japan Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2015 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference When: March 21-25, 2016 Where: Savannah, Georgia Proposal Deadline: October 21, 2015 World Conference on Educational Media, Hypermedia, & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) When: June 27-30, 2016 Where: Vancouver, Canada Proposal Deadline: December 16, 2015 Opportunity to Present If you are interested in presenting at a conference, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) allots a portion of the GSA budget to be used specifically for funding student research and professional development. This includes but is not limited to presentations of a paper or project, research and original work, and attendance at a conference. The grant award for presenting is often in the amount of $500, and smaller amounts may be awarded for attending a conference, research, and original work. The ISTC department may also have resources available to support your work. Please contact your program director for more information. If you are interested in taking advantage of the GSA opportunity or for more information about the GSA Award and application process, please visit http://grad.towson.edu/gsc/gsa/awards.asp. 5

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chris Alhstrom: Fellowship The Consortium Research Fellow is awarded by the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metro Area for serving as a research fellow with the Army Research Institute at Fort Belvoir within the Attitude and Opinions Research Unit. Chris will work with a team of researchers on developing surveys and associated data analysis. Dr. Kelly Keane: New Position Dr. Kelly Keane accepted a job with Loyola University as assistant professor. Dr. Elmendorf: New Position Dr. Elmendorf is the new principal at Hillcrest Elementary School. Amy Martin: New Position Amy Martin was appointed Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Media at Howard Community College. Dr. Song: Accepted into the Service-Learning Program Dr. Song will implement Service-Learning activities into her Spring 2016 ISTC301. Tamara Burton: Daughter invited to the White House Tamara Burton s daughter, Tyler has been invited to the White House for their Champion Of Change Event. Lynne Murphy: Presentations Accepted Lynne Murphy has been accepted for two presentations at the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, to be held 11/6/15. They are Bringing Fieldwork Educators to the Classroom via Information Technology and Interprofessional Collaboration: Challenges and Opportunities in a Community-Based Program. Marie Heath: Scholarship Burton, Dietz, Jones, and Rosecrans Graduate Fellowship in IT is awarded to individuals who are pursuing studies in Instructional Technology at Towson University. Dean Whitfield, Stefani Pautz, and Andrea Parrish: Scholarship The Louise Lippy McHahan Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students with high academic standing who currently teach, or plan to teach in Maryland. Lynne Murphy and Stefani Pautz: EDTL Dissertation Support Grant The purpose of this award is to recognize promising scholarship and support the student s dissertation research. Dr. Lohnes-Watulak: Selected to Participate Dr. Lohnes-Watulak was selected to participate in the 2016 President's Associate Professor Leadership class. Dr. Lohnes-Watulak: Professional Organization Position Dr. Lohnes Watulak was elected as the American Educational Research Association special interest group instructional technology chair elect Dr. Lohnes-Watulak: Invited Discussant Dr. Lohnes-Watulak is an invited discussant for Johnson, E., Schmier, S., & DeJaynes, T. (2016). Inside Innovation... It s Not Pretty : Embodied Responses to Discourses of Technological Advancement and Accountability. Symposium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Andrea Parrish: New Position Andrea Parrish was recently named the Graduate Program Director in the Department of Special Education at Towson University. Jessica Stansbury: Towson University Service-Learning Grant Towson University Service-Learning Grant for the design and implementation of service-learning in research methods in psychology course with The Seed School in Baltimore, MD Dr. Mila Fuller: Professional Organization Position Dr. Mila Fuller was elected as Treasurer on the International Society for Technology in Education Board of Directors. 6

MASTER S PROGRAM GRADUATES: Educational Technology Benjamin Appel Michelle Russell Amanda Rooney Shealyn Abbott School Library Media Roxanne Anderson Kristen Davis Jessica Jeffries Kristine Nellenbach Arifkhan Pathan Donna Werner Instructional Design & Development Gregory Hall Molly Fern WHERE ARE THEY NOW? These students put the instructional technology skills they learned to use at their current position! Maia Jole Delogu MS, Instructional Technology School Library Media (2016) Maia works as a Media Specialist at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School #150 Baltimore City Public Schools. As a media specialist, she plans and conducts the morning announcements with three different students from each class every two weeks; plans and implements developmentally appropriate information literacy lessons using different technologies; introduces different authors and illustrators monthly to expose students to a variety of writing styles and artwork and uses a myriad of strategies to demonstrate how to find information using resources in the library such as the Dewey Decimal System and OPAC. Samantha Heringer Knight M.S., Instructional Technology, Instructional Design & Development (2012) Samantha is an Instructional Designer at University of Phoenix. Her job responsibilities include working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop course content for the College of Information Systems & Technology. Samantha designs engaging course assignments for adult learners through various software and writing tools. On the side, Samantha is a volunteer board member of the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA). She welcomes all ISTC students who are interested in using games for learning to reach out for some great networking and learning opportunities. David Kaus M.S., Instructional Technology, Instructional Design & Development (2012) David is a Senior Manager of Training & Talent Development at Catalyst DevWorks. David works at a software development company based out of Baltimore, MD and Portland, OR. His job is to manage the company's training and professional development opportunities. David works with several subject matter experts to design curriculum and optimize their training and continuing education results. Additionally, he helps ensure that they are applying sound adult educational and pedagogical principles to their learning experiences, mentor/manage their trainers, and measure the results of their training efforts. Arkifkhan Pathan MS, Instructional Technology School Library Media (2015) Arkifkhan is a Media Specialist at Cool Spring Elementary School in Prince George s County. His job responsibilities include teaching research and literacy skills using online databases, incorporating common core standards in the library curriculum, maintaining the library collection, managing the book check-in and check-out program, helping teachers find materials for lessons, and providing professional development resources for teachers. 7

UPCOMING COURSE OFFERINGS Please note that the course schedule is subject to change and students should refer to the online schedule of classes for the most current information. Class Title Day Time Room Instructor ISTC 541.450 Foundations of Instructional Technology W 4:30-7:00 HH 209 Hybrid Li ISTC 601.101 School Library Media Administration W 5:00-7:40 HH 207 Bailey ISTC 653.101 Organization of Knowledge T 5:00-7:40 HH 207 Luther ISTC 655.101 Multimedia Design T 4:30-7:00 HH 219 Li ISTC 667.900 Instructional Development Online Sadera ISTC 651.101 Information Literacy & Access Th 5:00-7:00 HH 207 Luther ISTC 685.180 Research in ISTC W 5:00-7:40 HH 219 McNary ISTC 702.450 Educational Leadership & Technology Th 5:00-7:40 HH 207 Hybrid Caples ISTC 707.101 Learning Environments in Digital Age T 5:00-7:40 HH 206 Song ISTC 729.450 Digital Game Based Learning M 5:00-7:40 HH 206 Hybrid Li ISTC 787.101 ISTC Capstone W 7:00-9:40 HH 206 Sadera ISTC 787.001 Practicum in School Library Media TBA TBA TBA Robinson ISTC 787.101 Practicum in School Library Media TBA TBA TBA Robinson ISTC 787.102 Practicum in School Library Media TBA TBA TBA Robinson EDUC 670.101 Special Topics in Education: Research Methods & Design EDUC 605.450 Research and Information Technology T 4:30-7:00 Th 5:00-7:40 HH206 McNary HH 209 Hybrid Shargel Attention Master s Students! Students in the Educational Technology and Instructional Design and Development tracks who are planning to take the ITSC 787 Capstone course must contact Dr. Song (lsong@towson.edu). Please note that this course should only be taken during the final semester of your program of study. Students in the Instructional Design and Development track who are planning to take a Human Resources (HRD) course must contact Dr. Song (lsong@towson.edu) to gain permission to enroll in the course. ISTC students will not be able to enroll in HRD courses unless they notify Dr. Song. 8

MAIN OFFICE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE FACULTY & STAFF INFORMATION MAIN OFFICE FAX 410-704-4227 HH 216 DR. DAVID WIZER, Chairperson 410-704-6268 HH 216A MRS. RUTH HIPKINS, Administrative Assistant 410-704-2576 HH 216 DR. GAIL BAILEY, Visiting Assistant Professor 410-704-2135 HH 107P MS. BONNIE MARAS BROWN, Lecturer 410-704-3293 HH 102G DR. ROBERT CAPLES, Visiting Assistant Professor 410-704-2579 HH 107P MS. DEBORAH FULLER, Director, Education Technology Center 410-704-2542 HH 210D DR. JEFF KENTON, Assistant Dean 410-704-4226 HH 304 DR. QING LI, Professor 410-704-4631 HH 404C DR. SARAH LOHNES WATULAK, Associate Professor 410-704-2545 HH 221 DR. FRAN LUTHER, Assistant Professor 401-704-4537 HH 315 DR. SCOT MCNARY, Associate Professor 410-704-4835 HH 102F MRS. SUZANNE OBENSHAIN, Lecturer 410-704-3144 HH 211 DR. DAVID ROBINSON, Clinical Asst. Professor, School Library Media Program Director 410-704-6301 HH 204A DR. WILLIAM SADERA, Associate Professor, Doctoral Program Director 410-704-2731 HH 222 DR. REBECCA SHARGEL, Associate Professor 410-704-2617 HH 413F DR. LIYAN SONG, Associate Professor, Master s Program Director 410-704-5751 HH 102D MS. LISA TWISS, Lecturer 410-704-3473 HH 203 MS. CHERYL WOOD, Lecturer 410-704-2687 HH 211 GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Jen Matlack, Doctoral Program HH 222 x2731 jmatla1@students. towson.edu Sarah Breslaw, Master s Program HH 211 ---- sbresl3@students.towson.edu Notice: Continuous Enrollment Policy The following policy is currently in effect. As stated in the Graduate Catalog, Towson University expects post-bachelor s students to register for courses on a regular basis (Graduate Catalog 2012-2013, p. 13). In accordance with this policy, the Instructional Technology graduate programs will require students to maintain continuous enrollment status. All students will be expected to enroll in at least one credit for each spring and fall semester until graduation. If clarification is needed or there are concerns about this policy, please contact your program director. Permission Now Required for Some Courses Due to increased enrollment and program growth, some core ISTC courses may require permission to enroll. If you are experiencing issues enrolling in an ISTC course, please contact your program advisor or director to request permission to enroll. Enrollment will become open to all students a few weeks before the course begins. Students are reminded that to guarantee a seat in a course they should register as early as possible. Also, doctoral students are urged to enroll in core courses for the semester in which they are first offered during your program of study as these courses are only offered every few semesters. 9