Instructional Technology Program in Action
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA)
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA)
United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
Since receiving her master’s degree in instructional technology from UHCL in 2002, Rita Karl, has served as director of international instructional technology initiatives with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) overseas and for the NASA-funded Challenger Center for Space Science Education (CCSSE). Ms. Karl was working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as education manager when she began her degree at UHCL in 2000. She took advantage of the variety of instructional technology courses offered at UHCL. In the process, her expertise in designing science and technology courses was enhanced through meaningful and creative projects with other students. Ms. Karl developed Web-based courses, produced instructional films and completed a master’s project that evaluated the Aerospace Scholars program at NASA. The Aerospace Scholars program features mentoring and online learning. It was funded by the Texas Legislature and designed, authored and implemented by Ms. Karl. It is now entering into its eighth year and has been recently replicated in the state of Washington. Read more...
By: Instructional Technology Faculty Adviser
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FAQ: How can an INST adviser help me? Your adviser can save you time and money by assuring you will be able to complete the degree as quickly as possible with the most appropriate courses and best capstone project for your career choice.
FAQ: What is the difference between a School of Education (SoE) adviser and an instructional technology faculty adviser? SoE advisers help you select courses to take while awaiting admission to the INST program. INST advisers help you select INST courses providing the best path to graduation. Read more ...
Apple Education has now moved iTunes to the next level, iTunes now offers iTunes U ( http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/) which focuses upon making available lectures, performances and other professional endeavors from within the higher education community. In essence, iTunes U makes available audio and video files that are focused upon higher education. As quoted from the iTunes U Web site,
Just like the iTunes Store, the popularity of iTunes U has exploded. Already, more than half of the nation’s top 500 schools use it to distribute their digital content to students — or to the world. Any school can open all or part of its site to the public, from alumni to parents to anyone with a love of learning. iTunes U is transforming the way people learn on campus, off campus, and where there’s no campus at all. (Apple Inc., 2007, paragraph 3, http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/) Read more ...
The INST program recently held the first meeting of its new Distance Learning Advisory Group (DLAG). The purpose of the DLAG is to provide INST with the guidance and advice that we need as we begin the process of reviewing and revising current course requirements for both our master’s degree and our On-line Distance Educator Certificate. The INST faculty is quite excited to have the opportunity to interact with the outstanding individuals who form the DLAG, because we know that their advice can only improve the courses that we will be offering. Presently on the committee are Brenda Quintanilla, Instructional Designer/Director, Course Design Center at Lee College; Huff Mann, Instructional Designer at San Jacinto College; Valerie Hainley, Senior Instructional Designer, Imedia.it, Inc.; Kim Payne, Senior Instructional Designer /Team Lead. Imedia.it, Inc.; Kaylynn Burns, E-Learning Instructional Technology Specialist, Clear Creek ISD; Anthony Sassi, Chief Technology Officer, La Porte ISD; Kari Rhame, Chief Technology Officer, Deer Park ISD, Ken Task, Moodle-Distance Learning Consultant, Monica V. Trevathan, Instructional Designer, Tietronix Software, Inc. and Katie Beedon, Director of Education, AT&T.
Richard A. Smith
INST Faculty at Deer Park ISD On October 26, INST faculty members Caroline Crawford, Richard Smith, and Trudy Driskell traveled to Deer Park ISD to give technology in-service workshops to some very enthusiastic Deer Park ISD teachers. Caroline Crawford and Richard Smith provided the teachers with a hands-on lesson on how to create podcasts. The duo went into the ins and outs of using Audacity for recording and mixing audio, gave some insights into the history of podcasting and educational radio, and provided some basic “acting for radio” lessons. By the time the workshops were over, all of the teachers were creating podcasts. Trudy Driskell’s workshop on Web II applications Read more...
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Denise Chapman, assistant professor of special education, is an emerging UHCL technology star. She has used her Mac computer to produce “Tanya the Talking Tomato” who dispenses academic advice to her special education classes. Chapman makes full use of WebCT by linking video productions she places on Teacher Tube to her Web-supported classes. She also did her own video webcast for the Professional Lecture Series of the Greater Houston Education Collaboration. In February, Chapman will do a peer reviewed presentation at the Technology Research Symposium of the Texas Computer Education Association. Chapman exclaims, “Having my office right next to the Instructional Technology faculty offices, and interacting with them on a daily basis, has certainly helped me to change the way I provide instruction for my students!”
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