Education Specialist Electronic Portfolio

1. Education SpecialistElectronic Portfolio Keri A. Driver University of West Georgia Spring 2011

2. Table of Contents • Introduction • SWOT • MEDT 7461 Instructional Design • MEDT 7462 Internet Tools, Resources, and Issues • MEDT 7464 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum • MEDT 7467 Web Design for Instruction • MEDT 8461 Diffusion of Innovations • MEDT 8463 Issues in Instructional Technology • MEDT 8480 Program Evaluation • MEDT 8484 Research Seminar Next

3. Introduction • Keri A. Driver • Teacher-Carrollton Junior High School, Carrollton, GA • 2007-Present The following slides include work samples from each Media and Technology class that I have taken over the past five semesters. I chose these work samples because they represent a tool or resource That I have found to be useful or because that particular assignment represents a valuable learning experience as I progressed through the program. • Resume Table of ContentsNext

4. SWOT The following documents provide a personal survey of my goals as an IT student as well as what I believe to be my strengths and weakness. The first document was written in April 2009. The Final SWOT document was written as a final self evaluation as I prepare to complete the program. • Initial SWOT Document • Final SWOT Document Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

5. Instructional Design The projects listed below provide examples of the work that was completed in this course. The focus of the class was to focus on the planning state of any student or faculty lesson. I included a link to the in-services wiki that I completed. Also included is a link to an activity in which different models of instructional design were compared. I also included an activity in which research models were examined. • Faculty/Staff In-Service Professional Development Module • Instructional Design Model Comparison • Research Models Exploration Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

6. Internet Tools, Resources and Issues in Education During the semester that I took this course I experimented with numerous tools that could be used in classrooms. I included a link to the blog that I created for this class, the Google custom search activity and the wiki activity. I believe that each of these assignments provided an opportunity to explore tools that can be used to enhance student learning. The social bookmarking activity provided practice using a resource that can be used to identify sources that are age and content appropriate for students to use. • Blog • Social Bookmarking • Wiki Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

7. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum Integrating Technology provided an opportunity to explore the uses of different technology based resources that can be incorporated into any content area. ComicLife can be used by teachers and students to present information. Voice Thread can also be used as a means of presenting information, but may also be used by teachers to record lessons to provide access to them at a later date. • Comic Life • Voice Thread Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

8. Web Design for Instruction Web Design focused on building a website and creating all of the materials necessary to link to the website. I included a link to the WebQuest because it provided students with an opportunity to use technology in order to research and complete. The Curriculum plan was also included; this provides a resource for teachers to identify resources and the stages in which the lesson should be taught. • WebQuest • Curriculum Plan Webpage Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

9. Diffusion of Innovations The artifacts below represent work that I have completed to gain insight about how different stakeholders view technology and the way that technology is being integrated into schools. • Diffusion and Adoption Reflection • Stakeholder Interview • Interview Project Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

10. Issues in Instructional Technology The concept map and Glogster activity provide evidence of my ability to use various technology tools to present information. The Professional Development Article Critique provides an overview of the professional development in schools and how these in-services are designed. • Concept Map • Professional Development Article Critique • Program and Portfolio Focus using Glogster Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

11. Program Evaluation Program evaluation focused on the process of evaluating programs to determine what is working and what may require changes in order to be more successful. The process included developing an contract that had to be approved by the client, a detailed plan for how the evaluation was to be conducted. Also included is a philosophy statement reflecting on my views about why it is important to evaluate a program and how that evaluation should be carried out. • Evaluation Contract • Evaluation Plan • Evaluation Philosophy Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

12. Research Seminar In this class I identified a specific area of Instructional Technology that I am interested in and then prepare a literature review of available information on that topic. The artifacts below show the progress I made while working on the literature review, beginning with the chart where I mapped out my topics, a research chart that provides information from sources, and the literatre review. I also included a link to the PEERS Certification that I completed that quatlifies me to conduct research. • Concept Map • Research Chart • Literature Review • PEERS Certification Return to Table of ContentsPreviousNext

13. Links To UWG Documents • NETS and Conceptual Framework Chart • Field Experience • MIT Professional Dispositions Rubric HomeReturn to Table of ContentsPrevious