Contents

Appendices
Curriculum Vita
Selected Manuscripts
Teaching Evaluations
Peer Evaluations
Ivy Tech: Physics
Elem. Science
4th, 5th grade
Intro. Astronomy
Course Syllabi
ED128: Teaching with
Technology
ED300: Secondary
Science Methods E328: Elem. Science
Intro. Astronomy
Computer Methods

 

Appendix B: Selected Manuscripts

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Barnett, M., & Morran, J. (2002). Addressing childrens’ understanding of the Moon’s phases and eclipses. International Journal of Science Education, 24(8), 859-879. This manuscript was the result of a collaboration with a local elementary school teacher in which we designed a space curriculum to address to students alternative conceptions regarding astronomy concepts. The curriculum, rather than directly addressing students' alternative conceptions, focused on supporting students in identifying their own existing understanding and reflecting on how their understanding evolves over time. My responsibilities consisted of conceptualizing the research study, developing interview questions, observing every class, analyzing and interpreting the data with the co-author, and writing and preparing the paper for publication. Barab, S. A., Barnett, M., & Squire, K. (in press). Preparing pre-service teachers: Developing an empirical account of a community of practice. To appear in The Journal of the Learning Sciences. This manuscript was the result of a two year long study of an alternative teacher education program, the Community of Teachers (CoT), at Indiana University. In this study we used a learning-as-part-of-a-community approach to examine the core tensions that characterized the CoT program. My responsibilities as a research team member in this project were to: (a) contribute to weekly meetings for conceptualizing the research;,(b) attend every CoT seminar, (c) organize the data (d) participate in the data analysis, (e) contribute to the writing with an emphasis on grounding and integrating our findings in existing teacher education research, (f) assist in the editing and revising of the manuscript for publication. Barnett, M. (under review). Issues and trends concerning electronic networking technologies for teacher professional development: A critical review of the literature. Manuscript submitted for publication in Review of Educational Research. This paper critically reviews the exiting research base concerning electronic networking technologies for supporting teacher professional development. This manuscript was initially a part of my committee's Ph.D. qualifying exam, but I have since expanded the manuscript to include thirty-five research studies. Specifically, I conceptualized the manuscript, read over 50 studies evaluating each one based upon the quality of the research conducted and reported, and wrote summaries of each paper that served as the foundation of the review. In this manuscript, I also make suggestions for future research and provide suggestions for designers of professional development programs concerning how to use electronic networks to support teachers in critically evaluating and reflecting on their practice. Barnett, M., Yamagata-Lynch, L., Barab, S. A., Keating, T., & Hay, K. (under review). Developing an understanding of astronomical concepts through model designing. Manuscript submitted for publication in Science Education. This paper is the outcome of work on the Virtual Solar System (VSS) project. This paper used a social-cultural lens to examine students' design process as they constructed three-dimensional computer models of the solar system. In this paper we utilized the CN-ARE methodology (Barab, Hay, Yamagata-Lynch, in press) that was developed as a part of previous VSS research. Specifically, we examined how designing three-dimensional computational models supported students in engaging in scientific discourse, and whether students developed conceptual understandings of astronomical concepts that required a change in frame of reference. My contributions to this paper consisted of conceptualizing the paper with the co-authors, analyzing and interpreting the data, writing portions of each section of the paper and preparing the paper for publication. Barab, S. A., Hay, K. E., Barnett, M., & Keating, T. (2000). Virtual solar system project: Building understanding through model building. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(7), 719-756. The goal of this manuscript was to describe our experimental, undergraduate, introductory astronomy course. In this course students constructed three-dimensional computer models of the solar system. This manuscript describes our research in terms of a series of "design experiments," in which we develop a course, conduct research on the effectiveness of the course, and cycle what we are learning into the next iteration of the course. My responsibilities for this manuscript included writing portions of the background, results, evaluating students' understanding of astronomy, and conclusions. Much of my efforts focused on finding appropriate data to present in the paper as well as editing and revising the paper for publication. Barnett, M., Barab, S. A., Schatz, S., & Warren, S. (2001). Designing a community of inquiry in an undergraduate history course: A clash of cultures. Manuscript submitted for publication in Journal of Curriculum Studies. This manuscript is the outcome of a collaboration with a history instructor who wished to reform his classroom to be more student-centered. Based upon our experience with the VSS project, we developed a project-based undergraduate history course designed to engage students in historical inquiry. In this paper, we examined the challenges the instructor faced while attempting to implement this innovative course, student learning, and student perceptions of the course. My responsibilities as part of the research team were to (a) attend every class and collect field notes, (b) meet with the instructor, (c) interview students and the instructor, (d) analyze and interpret data, (e) conceptualize the paper, (f) assist in the editing, revising, and preparation of the paper for publication. Barab, S. A., Barnett, M., Yamagata-Lynch, L., Squire, K., & Keating, T. (in press). Using activity theory to understand the contradictions characterizing a technology-rich introductory astronomy course. To appear in Mind, Culture, and Activity. This manuscript was a result of our efforts to conduct research on the learning and instruction within our Virtual Solar System (VSS) project. In this manuscript, we used Activity Theory as an analytical tool to understand and illuminate how the VSS course supported the emergence of activity systems in which students developed rich understandings of astronomy. My responsibilities as a research team member in this project were to assist in the conceptualization of the paper, locate appropriate data for inclusion in the paper, and participate in the data analysis, writing, editing, and revising of the paper. Barab, S. A., Hay, K. E., Barnett, M., & Squire, K. (2001). Constructing knowledge and virtual worlds: knowledge diffusion in future camp 97. Cognition and Instruction, 19(1), 47-94. This manuscript is the result of research conducted during a summer camp for urban high school students. Students attending the camp used state-of-the-art VR technologies and software to design virtual reality computer worlds to be displayed on the World Wide Web (WWW) for middle-school students to use. In this manuscript, we used actor-network theory to examine the interactions among students or between students and teachers, as well as student-resource interactions with an emphasis on student-technology interactions. My responsibilities as a research team member included watching video tapes of the camp, organizing the data, locating appropriate data to include in the paper, writing portions of the paper, and assisting in the editing of the manuscript. Barnett, M., MaKinster, J., & Barab, S. A. (in prep). Addressing the challenges of designing an on-line environment to support student learning through the use of inscriptions and technology-rich resources. To be submitted to International Journal of Science Education. This manuscript is the result of research conducted a pre-service environmental science course in which students were exploring the variables that influenced the formation of ground level ozone. the goal of this manuscript is to examine how pre-service science teachers used an on-line ozone modeling tool during an integrated environmental science course to construct inscriptions (graphical representations) of ozone concentrations and how students used available resources to interpret these inscriptions. My responsibilities as a research team member included observation students' interactions with the technological tools, the curriculum, organizing the data, writing a first draft of the paper and then assisting in the editing of the manuscript.