MAUREEN BROWN YODER, Ed.D. EDUCATION Doctor of Education, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Educational Media and Technology Masters of Education, Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts Computers in Education Bachelors of Arts, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Education PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sun Associates, N. Chelmsford, MA 2001 present Associate Director Work with a team at Sun Associates offering assistance and guidance to school districts, individual schools, and states, in their efforts to successfully integrate technology. Design workshops and institutes that combine skill building with thoughtful reflection on learning and teaching. Collaboratively work to write proposals and grants for additional and continued work. Generate new opportunities for Sun Associates to provide professional development and evaluation of technology programs. Lesley University, Cambridge, MA 1983 Present Technology in Education Division Faculty, Full Professor (concurrent with administrative positions listed below) Develop and teach technology courses on the use of the Internet, multimedia, digital video, media literacy and productivity tools. Teach alternative format courses throughout the United States and online. Have received consistently excellent course evaluations. Maintain state of the art knowledge of educational technology through self-study, courses, research, and collaboration. Initiate innovative approaches to instruction. Specialize in assessing the needs of adult learners and developing courses that match their unique mix of experience and skills. Develop course materials in print and online using stills, video, and interaction. - 1 -
Advise students on and off campus and online. Develop advising policies and procedures. Work as liaison to administrative offices to ensure the highest quality service to students. Take an active role in University activities including the Academic Standards Committee and Budget and Planning Committee. Took leadership role as Chairperson of the Academic Technology Committee, a University wide committee dealing with strategic planning and current technology issues effecting faculty and students. Program Director of the Technology in Education Online Master s Degree Program 1997 present Initiated Internet based, online program in 1997. Created self paced online survey for potential students. Created promotional materials, information packets, course assessment tools. Created strategic plan for program growth resulting in program doubling each year. Currently three hundred students in 22 states and 11 countries. Student retention is 99%. Responsible for overall academic quality and administrative operations of international distance learning program. Establish procedures for admissions, scheduling of courses, advising of students, course registration, support to faculty, distribution of student materials. Develop dynamic, state of the art curriculum for courses. Facilitate discussion and program development with core faculty. Recruit, train, and mentor adjunct faculty. Ongoing teaching of online courses. Highest rankings in student course evaluations. Facilitate effective online discussion process for both student to student and student to instructor interaction. Successful at maintaining the human factor in distance learning while presenting state of the art content. Created The Virtual Graduation for those students unable to attend commencement exercises. http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/myoder/2000/grads.html Recognized nationally for online work Numerous presentations including The College Board, NECC, NERA, MassCUE, etc. Publications on online student advising, learning at a distance, developing an online program Interviewed for Peter Jenning s World News Tonight - 2 -
Academic Coordinator of Regional Outreach Computers in Education Program 1983-1989 Responsible for developing and promoting alternative format, weekend model degree programs throughout New England. Directed analysis of potential markets for continuing education. Dramatically increased program tenfold over four year period. Initiated collaboration with school superintendents, Boards of Education, and teacher technology groups in order to establish off campus sites. Maintained contact with students, site coordinators, and computer lab coordinators throughout two year programs, through onsite support and continuous dialog Established procedures for Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, academic standards, and course assessment. Additional work experience Classroom Connect. El Segundo, California, Online Course Designer, 2000 2001 Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications, Interactive video instructor Satellite Transmitted Course Development and Presentation, 1991-1995 Treasurer, National Educational Computing Conference, $1,000,000 budget, 1992 1994 Director of Aspen, Colorado Advanced Technology Institutes, residential conferences on emerging technologies, 1986 1999 Other professional work experience: Wheelock College, Boston, MA, Adjunct Professor Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, MA, Computer Specialist Additional experience as K-12 classroom teacher Courses Currently Taught Locally, Nationally, and Online: Teaching and Learning With Multimedia Telecommunications: Curriculum in a Global Context Video as Educational Technology Computers, Technology, and Education Publications: Book: Roberts, N., Blakeslee, G., Brown, M., & Lenk, C. (1990). Telecommunications in Education, Integrating Telecommunications into Education Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Chapter in upcoming book: Naidu, S., Editor (2002). E-Learning: Technology and the Development of Teaching and Learning. London, England: Kogan Page Publishing. - 3 -
Articles, Proceedings, Electronic Publications: Upcoming in April: Yoder.M. (2002). Facilitating a Virtual Learning Community with Your Students? Yes! Learning and Leading With Technology, 29 (8). Yoder.M. (2001). Is online professional development for you? Learning and Leading With Technology, 29 (4):6-9, 57-59. Yoder, M. (2001). Constructing a webquest: an inquiry-based solution for the responsible use of the Internet. Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, & Telecommunications, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 128. Yoder, M. (2001). The digital divide. Learning and Leading With Technology, 28 (5):10-13, 50-51. Yoder, M. (1999). The student webquest. Learning and Leading With Technology, 26 (7):6-9, 52-53. Yoder, M. (1999). Global advising: Guidelines to effective strategies The Advising Quarterly, 48:8-11. Yoder, M. (1999). Lesley holds first "virtual graduation" for online cohort Lesley News, 1-2. Yoder, M. (1998). A beginner s guide to gathering and incorporating images into a web page. Journal of Computer Science Education, 12 (3-4):30-37. Launching an Internet-Based Master s Degree in Technology in Education, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Proceedings Washington DC, Spring 1998. Yoder, M. (1998). Update on the first semester of the technology in education online master s program. CenterNet, 6:1-2, 13. Yoder, M. (1997) Creating Web Page Graphics, Sounds, and Movies For Beginners. National Educational Computing Conference Proceedings, June 1997. Various Electronic publications including: Lesley College School of Education Bulletin Board, 1997, Report on Digital Video/Media Literacy, 1997, Curriculum in a Global Context, 1997. Ferris. A and Yoder, M. (1996) Designing Interactive Distance Learning Programs for K-12 Educators. National Educational Computing Conference Proceedings, June 1996. - 4 -
The Lesley College Bulletin Board. MassCUE Computer Coordinators Special Interest Group Newsletter. Lexington MA, Fall 1986. Bergstrom, J. (1984). School s Out - Now What? Creative Choices For Your Child. Ten Speed Press - Chapter Author. Introducing Logo to Primary Children. (1983). :Houghton Mifflin - Teacher Consultant Software Evaluation, School Microware Review, 1983 Presentations: Upcoming: WebQuests, 2002: An Update - Research, Resources, and Outstanding Examples National Educational Computing Conference. San Antonio, TX. June, 2002. Successful Online Discussion and Collaboration: Techniques for Design and Facilitation SITE Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. Nashville, TN. March, 2002. WebQuests: An Inquiry-based Instructional Strategy Using the Internet. ASCILITE The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Melbourne, Australia, December, 2001. http://www.medfac.unimelb.edu.au/ascilite2001/ Online Professional Development Panel Massachusetts Computer Using Educators - MassCUE Conference. Sturbridge, MA. November, 2001. Recruiting and Retaining the Adult Student. College Board Office of Adult Learning Seminars, Chicago, IL, November, 2001. http://www.collegeboard.org/offals/pdfs/recruiting_adult_students.pdf Virtual Dialogues: Guidelines for Effective Facilitation of Online Discussions. The Sixth Annual Academic Technology Institute, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA September, 2001. Apple Computer Institute, Cambridge, MA, July, 2001 Constructing a WebQuest: An Inquiry-based Solution for the Responsible Use of the Internet. Ed-Media 2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Tampere, Finland, June, 2001. Facilitating Online Dialogue to Focus and Deepen Learning, National Educational Computing Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2001. Delivering The How-Tos of Effective Design, Development, and Implementation of Virtual Classes. College Board Office of Adult Learning Seminars, Chicago, IL, March, 2001. - 5 -
Delivering Online Courses to adult students. College Board Office of Adult Learning Seminars, Annual Meeting, New York, NY, October, 2000. WebQuests: Powerful, safe classroom use of the Internet. National Educational Computing Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2000. Invited speaker, Delivering Online Courses to adult students. College Board Office of Adult Learning Seminars, Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA, March and May 2000. Student Webquests: Powerful, Safe, Classroom Use of the Internet, Massachusetts School Library Media Association, November 1999. The Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching Online: Making it an Educational and Enjoyable Experience for You and Your Students, Lesley College Academic Technology Institute, September 1999. An Internet-Based Masters Degree in Technology in Education, with Nancy Roberts, Association of Educational Research Association, March 1999. Panel Member, Lesley College Academic Technology Institute, September 1998. An Online Masters Degree in Technology in Education, National Educational Computing Conference, Seattle WA, June 1998. Learning Online, From Distance to Desktop Learning Conference, New England Board of Higher Education, May 1998. Lesley College Distance Learning Program, SITE, Washington, DC, March, 1998. Creating Web Page Graphics, Sounds, and Movies For Beginners. National Educational Computing Conference, Seattle WA, June 1997. Designing Interactive Distance Learning Programs for K-12 Educators. (with Angeline Ferris) National Educational Computing Conference, Minneapolis MN, June 1996. Integrating Technology into a Middle School Curriculum. Beijing Jingshan School, Dongcheng District, Beijing China, April 1996. Lesley College Technology in Education Program: Alternative Delivery Methods. International School Bangkok, Nonthaburi Thailand, May 1996. Seminar on Technology Training for K-12 Teachers. Singapore American School, Ulu Pandan Campus, Singapore, May 1996. Lesley College Technology in Education Program: K-12 Teacher Training. International School of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, May 1996. - 6 -
Lesley College Technology in Education Program: Alternative Delivery Methods. Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong, May 1996. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and Other Benefits of Presentation Technologies, Multimedia in Training and Education: Endless Possibilities, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield MA, November 1995. The ABCs of CD Rom. New England Library Association, April 1995. Presentation Technologies in Education and Business, Multimedia in Training and Education, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield MA, November 1994. Integrating Computers into the Early Childhood Social Studies Curriculum. New England Kindergarten Conference, Randolph, MA, November 1994. Curling Up With a Good Multimedia. Eastern Massachusetts Regional Library System, Boston Public Library, Boston MA, September 1994. Telecommunications in the Classroom. Midwest Computer Conference, St. Louis MO, March 1993. Model Educational Technology Program, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, University of Iowa, 1991-1993. Project Bridge. American Association for Higher Education Conference on School College Collaboration, Chicago IL, June 1990. Introduction to Telecommunications. New England Reading Association Conference, Portland ME, October 1988. Lights, Camera, Action: The Production of the Lesley College Videodisc, MassCUE Spring Conference, Haverhill, MA, Spring 1988. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Inservice Grant, Introduction to Telecommunications, The Educational Cooperative, Spring 1987. Using Computers in the Early Childhood Classroom, Lesley College Graduate School Kindergarten Conference, Randolph MA, November 1982 through November 1987. Teaching Telecommunications in the Schools. The Sixth Annual Educational Computer Fair, Beachwood OH, October 1986. Telecommunications in the Classroom, Chapter 1 Computer Cooperative Center Workshop, Framingham MA, May 1986. - 7 -
The Boston Computer Society, Facilitator of Summer Institute, through 1986. C4 Computer Collaborative, Telecommunications in the Classroom. Spring 1986 An Overview of Lesley College s Computers in Education Program. New Hampshire Association of Computer Coordinators, Concord NH, December 1985. Computers in the Kindergarten. SERESC: South Eastern Regional Education Service Center, NH, November 1984. Introduction to Computers for Middle School Students. Acton - Boxborough Community Education, Acton MA, Spring 1983. Logo in Early Childhood Education. Logo Users Group. Cambridge MA. Spring 1984. Introduction to Computers for Teachers and Parents. Acton - Boxborough Community Education, Acton MA, August 1982. Hands-on Workshop. Institute on Computers in the Schools, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge MA, August 1982. Related Work Experience: Classroom Connect, Online Course Designer, Spring, 2000 The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable Program, 1999 Director/Coordinator, Lesley College Summer Institutes, Aspen, CO, 1998-1999. Media Literacy and Digital Video, Seminar Leader, Advanced Educational Technology Institute, Snowmass CO, July 1997. Multimedia Teaching Tools, CyberLunch Series, Cambridge, MA, Spring 1997. Digital Diversity: Raising Awareness of Digital Images in Clipart, Software, and the Internet. Diversity Day, Cambridge MA, October 1996. Director of activities in three Massachusetts towns, Coordinator of faculty, local school staff, and students, Net Day, October 1996. Multimedia Resources for Distance Learning, Lesley College Technology Institute, Cambridge MA, August 1996. Professional Development Workshops Spring, 1996 Series. Digitizing Stills, Sound & Video: A Hands-on Overview of Multimedia Resources for All Levels, Lesley College, Spring 1996. - 8 -
The Wall Street Journal: Technology In Education Special Report, Quoted in report, The Wall Street Journal, New York NY, November 1995. Computer software can enhance learning. Quoted in article, Cape Cod Times, Fall 1995 Senior Scientist, National Science Foundation Grant "Setting A Research and Planning Agenda for Computer Modeling in the Pre-College Curriculum, 1992-1994. Advanced Multimedia Seminar, Seminar Leader, Advanced Educational Technology Institute, Snowmass CO, July 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996. Multimedia With an Apple GS, Fourteenth Annual Lesley College Computer Conference, April 1992. Telecommunications Seminar for Faculty, Cambridge MA, June 1991. Cable in the Classroom, Faculty Development Program for Lesley College Faculty, May 1991. Voyage of the Mimi, Instructor of one week course offered on a schooner off the Atlantic coast, Summer 1986, Summer 1987, Summer 1988. Fifth Annual Computers in Education Conference, Co-director, Cheyenne WY, July 1989. Lights, Camera, Action: The Making of a Computer Controlled Interactive Videodisc, with Marie Gannon, Annual Lesley College Computer Conference, Cambridge MA, May 1988. Fourth Annual Computers in Education Conference, Co-director, Aspen CO, July 1988. Third Annual Computers in Education Conference, Co-director, Breckenridge CO, Summer 1987. Telecommunications Consultant to Dorr Research Corporation, Boston MA, Fall 1986 through Spring 1987 Escola Americana de Portugal, First computer course in Lesley College International Studies Program, Lisbon Portugal, Summer 1986. Second Annual Computers in Education Conference, Co-director, Colorado Springs, CO, July 1986. The Lesley College Connection, System Operator, an electronic bulletin board and message center for use by Lesley College faculty, Lesley students, and teachers and administrators in area school systems. Services included electronic mail, forums, and bulletin sections, January, 1986-1988 - 9 -
Apple Computer - Beta Tester for Educational Software, 1986-1988. Annual Computer Conference, Co-director, Cambridge, MA, 1985. First Annual Lesley College, Computers in Education Conference, Conference Coordinator, Snowmass CO, Summer 1985. Technology Seminar and Workshop, Escola Americana de Portugal, Cambridge MA, Summer 1985. Houghton Mifflin, Teacher Consultant to Logo Publications, 1983. Initiated and developed K-6 computer program, taught ten week inservice course for faculty, Blanchard Memorial School, Boxborough MA, Spring 1982 - Spring 1983. Participation in the Professional Community: Advisory Board, Tom Snyder Productions New York University / Sloan Foundation Asynchronous Learning Networks Participant Massachusetts Computer Using Educators WGBH Educational Resources Advisory Board The Center for Media Literacy Bank Street College - Early Childhood and Technology Interest Group Project Bridge - Lesley College Career Transition Program for Working Professionals Treasurer - 1994 National Educational Computing Conference ($1,000,000 budget) Tom Snyder Productions Presenter s Club Chairman of Massachusetts Regional Group, Hyde School, Bath, Maine - 10 -