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Charles Kinzer
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Faculty & Student Presentations

2008-09 Faculty & Student Presentations

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles, Books, Book Chapters, Conference Proceedings

Crocco, M., Cramer, J. & Meier, E. B. (2008, April). (Never) mind the gap! Gender equity in social studies research on technology in the twenty-first century. Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2(1), 19-36.

Han, I. S., & Park, I. (2009). The effects of epistemic belief and discussion-facilitating strategy on interaction and satisfaction in online discussion. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 19(4), 649-662.

Horton, D., Meier, E., & Mineo, C. (2008, July). Elementary schools: New York: A winning after-school program. T.H.E. Journal: Technology Horizons in Education. Available at http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22922.

Kapur, M., & Kinzer, C. K. (2009). Productive failure in CSCL groups. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 4, 21-46.

Kapur, M., Voiklis, J., & Kinzer. C. K. (2008, August). Sensitivities to early exchange in synchronous computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) groups. Computers & Education, 51(1), 54-66.

Kinzer, C. K., & Verhoeven, L. (Eds.). (2008). Interactive literacy education: Facilitating literacy environments through technology. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Taylor & Francis Group.

Kinzer, C. K., & Wilber, D. J. (2008). Computer support in (hi)story construction: Using technology to scaffold students' understanding. In C. K. Kinzer & L. Verhoeven (Eds.), Interactive literacy education: facilitating literacy environments through technology (pp. 217-244). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Lowes, S. (2008). Mapping the world: Freehand mapping and children's understanding of geography concepts. Research in Geographic Education, 10(2), 66-100.

Okita, S.Y., Bailenson, J., & Schwartz, D. L. (2008). Mere belief of social action improves complex learning. In S. Barab, K. Hay, & D. Hickey (Eds.). Proceedings of the 8th international conference for the learning sciences. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (An Imprint of Routledge): New York, NY.

Orr, M., Berg, B., Shore, R., Meier, E. (2008). Putting the pieces together: Leadership for change in low-performing urban schools. Education and Urban Society, 40(6), 670-693.

Schrier, K., & Kinzer, C. K. (2009). Using digital games to develop ethical teachers. In D. Gibson & Y. Baek (Eds.), Digital simulations for improving education: Learning through artificial teaching environments (pp. 308-333). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Verhoeven L. & Kinzer, C. K. (2008). Facilitating literacy environments through technology. In C. K. Kinzer & L. Verhoeven (Eds.), Interactive literacy education: Facilitating literacy environments through technology (pp. 1-12). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Wilber, D. J., Lohnes, S., & Kinzer, C. K. (2008). Supporting preservice teacher education through a multimedia case-based online learning environment. In C. K. Kinzer & L. Verhoeven (Eds.), Interactive literacy education: Facilitating literacy environments through technology (pp. 285-308). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

PRESENTATIONS

American Education Research Association (AERA) 2009

Asunka, S. A., & Chae, H. S. (2009, April). Pedagogical transformations: A 5-year analysis of instructional practices in a university learning management system. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Asunka, S. A., & Chae, H. S. (2009, April). Strategies for teaching online courses within the Sub-Saharan African context: An instructor's recommendations. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Chan, M. (2009, April). Interactive animation and embodied experience foster middle school students' comprehension of dynamic systems in science. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Goldstein, M. J., & Tirthali, D. (2009, April). A student-faculty comparison of technology use in medical and dental schools. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Hammer, J., Black, J., Andrews, G. B., Kinzer, C. K., & Zhou, Z. (2009, April). Games and education: A preparation for future learning approach. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Hammer, J., Black, J., Andrews, G. B., Kinzer, C. K., & Zhou, Z. (2009, April). Games as virtual experience: Implications for teaching and design. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Han, I., Black, J. B., & Hallman Jr., G. (2009, April). Are simulation and physical manipulation different in improving conceptual learning and mechanical reasoning? Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Hoffman, D., Paek, S., Zhou, Z. & Turkay, S. (2009, April). The impact of students' domain-specific motivations on educational video game play. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Kinzer, C. K., Hoffman, D., Lohnes, S., & Turkay, S. (2009, April). Phases of the integrated curriculum project: Development of the anchored instruction curriculum and project research design. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Kinzer, C. K., & Turkay, S. (2009, April). College students' expectations and use of a virtual environment: Examining teaching and possibilities of an emerging technology in a college course. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Li, D., Black, J. B., Han, I, , Kang, S, & Chan, M. (2009, April). Technology-based learning tools (programming and hand-held device) for improving the understanding of science concepts in a lego robotics elementary after-school classroom. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Meier, E., Moore, F. M., Brydges, S., Sheppard, K., & Miksic, E. (2009, April). Engaging concentric circles of learning: Urban middle school science teachers and a consortium of science experts. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association.

Okita, S. Y. (2009, April). Learning to self-monitor by monitoring others using projective pedagogical agents. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Saravanos, A., Paek S., & Kuwata, J. (2009, April). The costs and benefits of corrected-errors in instruction. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Stern, R. (April, 2009). Social-emotional learning (SEL) assessments and interventions. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Vasudevan, L. (2009, April). Text production across adolescents' litscapes. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Vasudevan, L. (2009, April). Court-involved youth making a new way: Teaching and learning and the spaces in-between. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Vasudevan, L. (2009, April). Researching multimodality as lived, performed, and embodied. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Vikaros, L. S., Vitale, J., Black, J. B., & Tishutina, N. I. (2009, April). Tangible concepts: Concept mapping software that affords and assesses mental models. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Wang, Y., & Lin, X. (2009, April). A study on learners' perception of multiple-perspective learning and their perspective preference. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Ed Media Conference

Rieth, H. J., Thomas, C. N., Kinzer, C. K., & Colburn, L. K. (2008, June). The impact and sustainability of multimedia anchored instruction with a highly diverse sample of middle school students enrolled in inclusive classrooms. Presented at Ed-Media: The world conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications, Vienna, Austria.

GAMES-RELATED PRESENTATIONS

Games, Learning and Society Conference (GLS)

Cooper, K-B., Soderwall, M. (2009, May).Distributed Virtual Game Development: Improving Quality & the Bottom Line.fmx/09 14th InternationalConferenceon Animation, Effects and Digital Media, Stuttgart, Germany.

Fisher, C. C. E. (2009, March). Little hands, foul moods, and runny noses 2.0: The research you should know when making games for kids. Game Developers Conference (GDC), San Francisco, CA.

Fisher, C., and Shuler, C. (2008). Fun follows function: Ten tips for developing quality toys. Paper presented at the 2008 Sandbox Summit, September 24, 2008. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJdr0dl9ZQQ.

Hammer, J., Levitan, P., Jamalian, A., & Alex, N. (2009, June). Reaching racists: Discrimination education through play. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Harris, R., Fadjo, C., Carson, E., Hallman, G., & Swart, M. (2009, June). Creativity in videogame programming as a pedagogy. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Hoffman, D., Paek, S., Zhou, Z. & Turkay, S. (2009, April). The impact of students' domain-specific motivations on educational video game play. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Hung, K-H., Chen, C-L. A., & Kinzer, C. K. (2009, June). The Design and development of an educational MMORPG to teach english vocabulary. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Hung, K-H., Chen, C-L. A., & Kinzer, C. K. (2009, August). Motivational factors in educational MMORPGs: Some implications for education. Paper presentation at the 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games (Edutainment 2009). Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Hung, A. (2008, December). Video games and learning: Exploring facets of meaning-making practices in situated action. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Schrier, K., Diamond, J., Peters, J., Langendoen, D., Potter, L., & Cooley, C. (2009, June). The best of both worlds? Design challenges for developing playable historical games for classroom learning. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Schrier, K. (2009, March). Using games for teacher development and reflection. Paper presentation at the Games Developers Conference (GDC'09). San Francisco, CA.

Turkay, S., Adinolf, S., Kinzer, C., (2008) Customization in mmo games and its effect on player enjoyment and motivation. Presented at Games Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Turkay, S. (June, 2009). Changing students' attitudes towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related careers with a virtual world based science curriculum. Paper presentation at the 5th Annual Games, Learning and Society Conference, Madison, WI.

Second Life Community Conference (SLCC)

Kinzer, C. & Turkay, S. (2008, September). Iterations of teaching in Second Life: What we know and need to know about student backgrounds, teaching possibilities, and learning outcomes. Paper presented at Second Life Community Convention, Tampa, Florida.

Turkay, S. (2008, September). Student engagement when learning science in Second Life. Paper presented at Second Life Community Convention, Tampa, Florida.

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)

Fisher, C. E., Kinzer, C. K., Schrier, K., Lohnes, S., & Goldstein, M. (2008, March). What educators need to know: Understanding multifaceted learners and information technologies. Symposium at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Kinzer, C. K. (2008, March). College students in virtual worlds: Understanding the possibilities of virtual worlds for college instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.

Meier, E., & Mineo, C. (2009, March). Preparing principals to lead with technology. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Charleston, South Carolina.

Mineo, C., & Meier, E. (2009, March). Certifying administrators: Aligning policy and practice for technology leadership. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Charleston, South Carolina.

Wilder, H., Boer, P., & Meier, E. (2009, March). Analyzing ICTs in education implementation programs in developing nations: A logic model framework. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Charleston, South Carolina.

National Reading Conference

Kinzer, C. K. (2008, December). Academic literacy in virtual environments: a preliminary study of new literacy needs for academic success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Kinzer, C. K. (2008, December). Cases for conceptual change in pre-service technology and literacy instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

ICLS

Han, I., & Kinzer C. K. (2008, June). Examining the effectiveness of a multimedia case-based environment for teaching technology integration to Korean preservice teachers. Paper presented at the ICLS annual meeting, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Other Conferences

Garfield, J. R., Kelsey, R., & Moretti, F. A. (2008, April). Mobilizing design research to extend the global power of digital media in education: The MacArthur Commission's global classroom project on sustainable development and the millennium village simulation. 3rd International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning (IMCL), Amman, Jordan.

Hung, K. H., Chen, C. C., Kinzer, C. K. (2009, June). The design of a gender inclusive educational massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) - Ed-Wonderland. Paper presentation at the International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace, NYC, NY.

Lowes, S., Cavanaugh, C., Kennedy, K., Cavalluzzo, L. Turkay, S., & Rockman, S. (2008). Recent research on online teaching and learning: Implications for practice. Virtual School Symposium, Glendale, Arizona.

Moretti, F. A. (2008, April). CCNMTL: A path to innovation in the classroom, innovation in the CUMC classroom. Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.

Moretti, F. A. (2008, April). Third Annual IGERT Symposium on International Development and Globalization at Columbia University, New York, NY.

Moretti, F. A. (2008, July). Visiting scholar at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.

Saravanos, A., & Kinzer, C. K. (2009, July). The positive effects of explanation after CE in AVBL. Presentation at the 14th ACM--SIGCSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Paris, France.

Vasudevan, L. (2008, May). New literacies in old spaces: A transformative relationship. Paper presented at Learning 2.0: From Preschool to Beyond, Montclair, NJ.

Vasudevan, L. (2008, November). Renegotiating racialized identities and restorying the space of education. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Vasudevan, L., Dattatreyan, G., Fernandez, E., Stageman, D. (2009, February). Authoring new narratives: Devising theater with court-involved youth. Symposium for the Annual Ethnography in Education Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

Vasudevan, L., Wissman, K., Staples, J., Nichols, R. (2009, February). Developing research pedagogies for literacies research with adolescents. Symposium for the Annual Ethnography in Education Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

Vasudevan, L. (2009, April). Education remixed: Digital geographies of youth. Paper to be presented at the Media in Transition 6 (MIT6) Conference, Cambridge, MA.

Special Announcements

CCTE Faculty Receive $1.5 million award from the Institute for Educational Sciences