Dr. Jami Jones,Assistant Professor
Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
Dr. Jami Joneshas recentlypublished a book titled “Bouncing Back: Dealing With the Stuff Life Throws at You.” The book discusses how teens can be resilient and cope with stress. It provides example situations from various teen at the beginning of each chapter and then it offers possible solutions by the end.
Dr. Katherine E. Misulis, Associate Professor
Area Coordinator for Reading in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction
November 2007
Katherine Misulis (Curriculum & Instruction) has written the article “Comprehension for Learning: Selected Instructional Strategies” recently published in Middle Ground. The article focuses on comprehension strategies that teachers can use to help their students learn subject-area content. The instructional strategies are those that are effective yet manageable to implement.
Alice J. Feret, Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
November 17, 2007
Presented “Using Literature Circles to Promote Student Discourse in Spanish III/IV” at the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages 41stAnnual Meeting & Exposition, San Antonio, TX.
Karen R. Dawkins, Director Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education
November, 2007
Scientific Fieldwork: An Opportunity for Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development. Journal of Geoscience Education.
Secondary Earth/Environmental Science Teachers’ Aversion to Videotaped Self-Study. Journal of Geoscience Education.
Dr. Terry Atkinson, Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Publications:
Book chapter
Atkinson, T. S. (2007) Sleight of hand and curious contradictions: Politicizing the teaching of reading. In D. Gabbard (Ed.) Knowledge and Power in the Global Economy: The Effects of School Reform in a Neoliberal/Neoconservative Age, 2E. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.: Mahwah, NJ.
Invited article (written as guest editor for the inaugural issue of the Journal of Curriculum & Instruction)
Atkinson, T. S. (2007, July). Literacy and accountability: The High Stakes of High-Stakes Assessment. Journal of Curriculum & Instruction, 1, Article 1, Retrieved November 6, 2007 from http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/85/55
Dr. Atkinson is also the 2007 winner of the John G. Clark, Jr. Memorial Award. This is an annual award sponsored by the Board of Trustees of the Sheppard Memorial Library. Receipt of this award recognizes Dr. Atkinson for all she is doing to help an ECU employee learn how to read. The award will be presented to her on January 16, 2008.
Dr. Ruth Clark, Associate Professor
Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
Cox-Clark, R. (2007, October) Become the character: First person booktalks with teens. Library Media Connection, 26 (2), 24-26.
Cox-Clark, R. E. (2007) Tantalizing tidbits for teens 2: More quick booktalks for the busy high school library media specialist. Worthington, OH: Linworth Publishing.
Telling the Tale of Teens Preconference at the North Carolina Library
Association Conference, Hickory, NC, October, 16.
What’s New in Children’s Literature? Session presented at the North Carolina Library Association Conference, Hickory, NC, Oct. 18, 2007.
Get Controversial! Booktalking Edgy Novels for Teens. Session presented at the American Association of School Librarians Conference, Reno, NV, Nov. 25-28, 2007.
Urban Fantasy, Chick Lit, Graphic Novels, Audiobooks, and More: YA Literature for the YouTube and MySpace Generation. Preconference presented at the American Association of School Librarians Conference, Reno, NV, Nov. 25, 2007. (Sold out session)
Be Enticing I: Booktalking New Titles for Middle School Students. Session presented at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference, Franklin, TN, Nov. 16, 2007.
Be Enticing II: Booktalking New Titles for High School Students, Session presented at the Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference, Franklin, TN, Nov. 16, 2007.
Dr. Kristen Cuthrell & Dr. Peggy H. Yates, Assistant Professors
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Summer 2007
Article published in Summer 2007, Volume 73-4, edition of Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin entitled, Making It All Fit: Integration Strategies for Social Studies and Literacy.
Abbie Brown, Associate Professor
Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
October 2007
Brief Description of Accolade: Made 5 presentations at the Association of Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA:
Brown, A., Green, T., Robinson, L., and Sugar, W. (2007, October). Teaching Visual and Message Design: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) annual meeting. Anaheim, CA
Robinson, L., Green, T., and Brown, A. (2007, October). Finding a Balance: A Review of Online Course Evaluation Forms. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) annual meeting. Anaheim, CA
Brown, A. (2007, October). First Attempts at Second Life: Modding a Virtual Office. presented as part of Loh, C. (2007, October). Modding For Serious Play (3rd Instructional Gaming Symposium. presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) annual meeting. Anaheim, CA
Alejandro, J., Green, T., and Brown, A. (2007, October). Retention of High Quality Faculty in Distance Education Programs: Understanding Factors that Impact Their Involvement and Strategies Used to Retain Them. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) annual meeting. Anaheim, CA
Sugar, W., Angel, C., Brown, A., and Daniels, L. (2007, October). Media Production Curriculum and Competencies Identifying Entry-level Multimedia Production Competencies and Skills of Instructional Design and Technology Professionals: Results from a Biennial Survey. Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) annual meeting. Anaheim, CA.
November 2007
Brief Description of Accolade: Made 2 presentations at the13th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL:
Brown, A., and Green, T. (2007, October). Three Hours a Week?: Determining the Time Students Spend in Online Participatory Activity. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL.
Green, T., and Brown, A. (2007, October). The Online Student’s Social Experience: A Tour of the Virtual Campus. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Orlando, FL.
Alice J. Feret, Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
December 15, 2007
Presented a session entitled, “Word Study: Key to Kids’ Spelling on Mondays!,” at the West Virginia Reading Association 52nd Conference, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
