I wrote a few things over the years. Here is a list of some of the articles I’ve written and a link to a summary of my doctoral dissertation.
Articles
- ”Digital Portfolios: Assessment Tools Meet the 21st Century” (with H. Barrett) New Hampshire Journal of Education, Volume XII, Spring 2009
- “What’s So Powerful about Web 2.0?”, Principal Leadership, Vol. 9, No. 7, March 2009
- “An Inside Job”, T.H.E. Journal, July 2008
- “Making Change from Our Dollar’s Worth of Technology Funds”, Education Connection, UMASS Amherst, Spring 2002
- “Times Change and Spaces Rearrange: Looking at Changes in Internet Use Among Middle School Teachers and Students”, New Hampshire Journal of Education, Vol IV Summer 2001
Dissertation
Digital Portfolios in Middle School: A Phenomenographic Study of Student Engagement and Achievement
- Abstract: The purpose of this phenomenographic study was to examine how the development of digital portfolios by middle school students impacts student engagement and student achievement. Data collection, using a mixed methods approach, included interviews of six eighth grade students, content analysis of eighteen student portfolios, and the use of secondary source data from state assessment reports and from the My Voice Student Aspirations Survey. T-tests were used to compare the assessment and survey data between twenty-three portfolio and non- portfolio schools. Content analysis was used to analyze portfolio data using a category-coding procedure. The absence of schools with robust portfolio processes in place at the time of the study made it necessary to adjust the definition of portfolio schools for purposes of the quantitative portion of the study. Results of the quantitative data analysis indicated no significant difference between portfolio and non-portfolio schools, while qualitative data revealed strong evidence that digital portfolios have a positive impact on student engagement.
- Slides used for final dissertation defense
- References
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