"If you are not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." – Sir Ken Robinson
Welcome Teachers! We are beyond excited to kick off the summer Teacher Coding Academies!! As mentioned at the one day kick-off events in April and to best prepare you for your learning experience this summer and the following year, we…
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Pedagogy & Constructivism -excerpts from IJEP article 7(1), 2017 Full journal article: http://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP257.pdf ePortfolio Learning Lorenzo and Ittelson (2005) defined ePortfolios as digital collections of student-generated authentic content that include resources and multimedia elements contained in a personal space. ePortfolio learning…
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Professional Learning, ePortfolios, Pedagogy, Constructivism
Research-Based Articles, Books, & Studies *Those denoted with a * symbol are those Dr. Thibodeaux recommends. Links to Dr. Thibodeaux approved research can be found here. Take a gander at using these resources for your future projects, research, and initiatives. You may find…
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Professional Learning, Research, ePortfolios, Pedagogy, Constructivism, Social Constructivism
CSLE+COVA **CSLE + COVA is a learning approach, not a method or model to be applied. Why: We believe that we must inspire and prepare our learners to lead organizational change using technology innovations as a catalyst for enhancing learning….
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COVA, CSLE, Student-Centered Learning, Professional Learning, Constructivism, Research, Social Constructivism, ePortfolios, Growth Mindset, Pedagogy, Feedback/Feedforward, Failing Forward, Self-Directed Learning
Robotic Cardinals_22 HNRS Orientation_2022 Research & Scholarship Grants 2018 Awarded, Principal Investigator Day in the Life of a STEM Environment, Internal Grant – College of Education and Human Development, Mason Gift, $12,000 Grant produced 9 videos on STEM Learning Environments…
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ePortfolios, Pedagogy, Student-Centered Learning, Professional Learning, Research
ePortfolio as the 11th High Impact Practice (HIP) ePortfolio Learning ePortfolio learning is simply the “meaningful, digital evidence of your learning journey.” It should incorporate elements of reflection, aspects of innovation, a blog, and should ultimately encompass the pathway of…
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Constructivism, Collaboration, Self-Directed Learning, Student-Centered Learning, Professional Learning, ePortfolios
Tilisa Thibodeaux, Ed.D. Research Foci: Significant Learning Environments, Leading Organizational Change, Learning ePortfolios, Digital Learning, Student-Centered Learning, COVA+CSLE Dr. Thibodeaux was born in Crown Point, Indiana, an hour outside of Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in Hobart, Indiana and attended…
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Student-Centered Learning, Professional Learning, ePortfolios, Collaboration, Learner's Mindset