Research + Writing Assignment: What Are You Studying?

Chris Stuart
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read
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domains

  • Informal Learning
  • Career Readiness
  • Career Awareness
  • Ed Tech
  • Youth Development
  • Supervised Programs (Summer Camp)

questions?

  1. Can digital platforms help kids develop non-cognitive skills that other resources can’t?
  2. How can personalized education help students achieve future passion?
  3. How can one create an innovative, engaging and real-world learning environment?
  4. What are the principals to improve youth development in the classroom?
  5. How might we create a more diverse, and structured pathway through digital learning?
  6. How can we create more meaningful lessons to strengthen student soft skills?
  7. How can we ensure learning is understood?
  8. How can we engage students to be creators?
  9. How can we prepare students for career pathways?

books”

  1. Instructional Technology and Media for Learning by Sharon E. Smaldino, Deborah L. Lowther, and James D. Russell (foundational reads for learning about educational technology)
  2. Digital Game-Based Learning by Marc Prensky (the potential that game-based learning can have for education)
  3. Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson (whether schools are really making the most of the tools they have at their disposal)
  4. Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (It explains the differing educational and social needs of students who have grown up in a world where the Internet has always existed and been easy to access)
  5. The Race Between Education and Technology by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz (the history of education and technology and where they intersect)

“blogs”

  1. My Paperless Classroom (implement tech ideas in classes)
  2. Teachers With Apps (A Teacher Vetted Educational App Resource and Review site)
  3. TED ([education technology | Search Results | TED](https://www.ted.com/search?q=education+technology))
  4. Center for Informal Learning in Schools (https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/center-informal-learning-schools-resources)

“papers”

  1. Effective Career Awareness and Development Programs for K-8 Students ( examines the importance of career development programs for elementary and middle school students)
  2. Best Practices for Developing College & Career Readiness for K-12 Students (prepare them for success beyond their K-12 experience)
  3. Classifying K-12 Blended Learning (The growth of online learning in the K-12 sector)
  4. Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural formula for connecting formal and informal learning (pedagogical approach for both integrating formal and informal learning using social media and supporting student self-regulated learning in higher education contexts)

“articles”

  1. Museums, Informal Learning and K-12 Education (https://www.aam-us.org/2011/02/17/museums-informal-learning-and-k-12-education/)
  2. Parents on Youtube Access for K-12 Students (https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/parent-opinions-youtube/)

25 people whom I’d like to interview:

  1. Alice Keeler

([Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/alicekeeler)) — Teacher Tech blog, Keeler, a Google Certified Innovator and e-book author

2. Michael Fricano II

([Michael Fricano II (@EdTechnocation) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/EdTechnocation)) — writes about everything from cutting-edge technology like virtual reality to easy classroom tools like Google Docs

3. Adam Bellow

([Adam Bellow (@adambellow) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/adambellow)) — the co-founder of educational gaming startup Breakout EDU

4. Andrew Ng

([Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg)) — the co-founder of Coursera

5. Shelly Sanchez

([𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕫 💡 Ms. Sanchez 👩🏻‍🏫 (@ShellTerrell) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/shellterrell)) — mission is to harness the power of digital know-how to design better learning experiences

6. Lucy Gray

([Lucy Gray (@elemenous) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/elemenous)) — consults on building new technological learning experiences for companies, schools, non-profits and more

7. Dan Greenstein

([Dan Greenstein (@dan_greenstein) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/dan_greenstein)) — The Gates Foundation’s Director of Postsecondary Success

8. Jordan Shapiro

(https://twitter.com/jordosh) — Shapiro uses social media and the digital sphere to enhance the learning experience

9. Dr. Monica Burns

([Monica Burns (@ClassTechTips) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/ClassTechTips)) — Author of Tasks Before Apps and Founder of ClassTechTips.com

10. Krishna Vedati

(https://twitter.com/kvedati) — CEO and co-founder of Tynker ([Coding for Kids | Tynker](https://www.tynker.com/))

11. Kerry Gallagher, JD

([Kerry Gallagher (@KerryHawk02) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/KerryHawk02)) — Digital Learning Specialist, St. John’s Prep

12. Dr. Micah Shippee

([Micah Shippee, PhD (@micahshippee) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/micahshippee)) — Educator

13. Matthew Farber, Ed.D

([Matthew Farber, Ed.D. (@MatthewFarber) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewFarber)) — Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation & Pedagogy at University of Northern Colorado

14. Devorah Heitner

([Devorah Heitner (@DevorahHeitner) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/DevorahHeitner)) — Author of Screenwise, Founder of Raising Digital Natives 3

15. Mark Espinola

([Mark Espinola (@mespi) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/mespi?lang=en)) — CEO + Founder, GradeHub

16. Sedef Ozmen

([ETZ19 (@EdTechSummit) | Twitter](https://twitter.com/EdTechSummit?lang=en)) — EdTech Trainer

17. Bethany Petty

(https://twitter.com/Bethany_Petty ) — High School Social Studies Teacher and Educational Technology Blogger and Author

18. Bradley S. Barker

(bbarker@unl.edu) — Associate Professor and 4-H Youth Development Specialist

19. Marissa Evans Alden

(https://twitter.com/mevans1) — Sawyer Founder

20. Aaron Feuer

(https://twitter.com/aaronfeuer?lang=en) — Panorama Education CEO/Founder

21. Pramod Sharma

(https://twitter.com/pramodsharma?lang=en) — Osmo CEO

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