So Who’s That Girl With the Video Camera? And Why is She Posting Blogs?


I just added a blog about what makes a good client, but I also thought it might be helpful if I took a quick moment to introduce myself.

As Professor Owens mentioned in class, I’ll be working as a TA for the Innovation Strategy course this semester. I took this class in the spring of 2007, but I’m not actually an Owen student. I’m in my third year of the doctoral program in education policy over at Peabody. If you ever want to hear about my research, I would be more than happy to explain it to you in detail. However, I am going to assume most of you are not nearly as interested in virtual manipulative models of basic fraction concepts as I am, so I am going to keep the explanation of what I actually do pretty simple. Basically, my research looks at how technology impacts learning. I also spend a lot of time thinking about why kids hate math so much and what teachers can do to help them understand it better. I’ve been working on a prototype of a technology-based, elementary mathematics curriculum for the past couple of years, and I hope to eventually license to a publisher. In a previous life (i.e. the one before I started graduate school) I was a math teacher at a high school in Maui. I also spent some time working in sports.

Professor Owens and I have been working together off and on over the past couple of months to try and develop a strategy that would allow him to deliver the content of his course to a broader audience. We’ve also been thinking about how he might be able to use technology to enhance learning for the students he already has in his classes. You probably won’t hear from me much during class given what we’re trying to accomplish, but you’ll see posts from me from time to time on the Blogspot and Blackboard. I would love to hear any ideas or suggestions for improvement that you guys might have about the class. I’m also always happy to answer questions about the course or about your projects.

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