Academic Papers, Workshops, Retreats, & Presentations
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2020
Academic Papers Presented
*@Thibodeaux, T. N. & Harapnuik, D. K., (2020, April). Graduate students’ perceptions of factors that contributed to ePortfolio persistence beyond the program of study. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Conference. Virtual.
Academic Workshops & Retreats
#*@Brown, K., Rodriguez, S., McGrew, S., McLeod, K., Walker, J., Thibodeaux, T., & Harapnuik, D. (2020, September). Crisis Innovations: Virtual Learning and COVID [Panelist]. International Council of Professors in Educational Leadership (ICPEL). Virtual.
#**Thibodeaux, T. N., & Summerford, M. (2020, February). Learner’s Mindset. DLC Training at Waller Independent School District, Waller, TX.
Summerford, M., Trout, A., Colling, B. Velazquez, J. & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2020, July). Engaging students in STEM virtually and in the classroom. Google Educator Groups TX, CA, CO. Virtual.
Academic Presentations
*+++Thibodeaux, T. N. & Harapnuik, D. K., & Summerford, M. (2020, February). Giving learners choice, ownership, and voice through authentic learning opportunities & ePortfolios. Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Austin, TX.
2019
Scholarly Papers Presented
*@Thibodeaux, T. N. & Harapnuik, D. K. (2019, November). Exploring students’ use of feedback to take ownership and deepen learning. Paper presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Orlando, FL.
*@Borel, D. A., Nicks, R. E., Thibodeaux, T. N., Martin, G. E., Young, J. K., & Mason, D. D. (2019, July). School principal interns’ perceived level of preparedness for technology leadership. Paper presented at the International Council of Professors in Educational Leadership (ICPEL), Aliso Viejo, CA.
*+++Thibodeaux, T. N., Harapnuik, D. K., & Turnage, J. (2019, April). Exploring students’ use of feedback to take ownership and deepen learning. Paper presented at the Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA), Galveston, TX.
*+++Nicks, B. E., Martin, G. E., Thibodeaux, T. N. & Young, K. J. (2019, January). Policy brief: The
relationship between the number of economically disadvantaged students to the 2018 accountability rating of Texas school districts: Implications for state policy. Paper presented at the Texas Council of Professors in Educational Administration (TCPEA), Austin, TX
2018
Academic Papers Presented
*@Nicks, B. E., Martin, G. E., Thibodeaux, T. N. & Young, K. J. (2018, August). The relationship between school district instructional related expenditures to state exam scores in small, mid-size, and large school districts in Texas. Paper presented at the International Council of Professors in Educational Leadership (ICPEL), Charlotte, NC.
*Thibodeaux, T. N. & Harapnuik, D. K., (2018, June). COVA learning approach. Paper presented at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Chicago, IL.
*@Curette, D. & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2018, April). Gauging pre-service teachers’ perceptions of dialectical code switching in classroom settings. Paper presented at the Lamar University Undergraduate Research Expo, Beaumont, TX.
#@Nicks, R., Martin, G. E., Young, K. & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2018, April). The relationship between school district instructional related expenditures and school leadership costs to student performance on state exams on small, mid-size, and large school districts in Texas. Paper presented at the Lamar University Research Conference, Beaumont, TX.
*@Curette, D. & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2018, April). Gauging pre-service teachers’ perceptions of dialectical code switching in classroom settings. Paper presented at the International Conference on Education and Social Development (ICESD), Houston, TX.
2017
Academic Papers Presented
#@Nicks, R., Martin, G. E., Arterbury, E., & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2017, July). Online principal program student perceptions and recommendations for improving the principal internship. Paper presented at the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
*@Martin, G. E., Nicks, R., Arterbury, E., & Thibodeaux, T. N. (2017, April). Recommendations for improving the principal program internship. Paper presented at the Lamar University Research Conference, Beaumont, TX.
*@Harapnuik, D. K., Thibodeaux, T. N., & Cummings, C. D. (2017, March). Student perceptions of the impact of the COVA approach on the ePortfolios and authentic projects in the digital learning and leading program. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE), Austin, TX
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 and online blended learning labs conducted during COVID pandemic.
Communities of Practice and the Learner’s Mindset Book were not funded by this grant.
2018 Submitted, Principal Investigator
A Pilot Study of the Effects of the COVA Learning Approach PD Course on STEM Communities of Practice, Internal Grant, Internal Grant – Lamar University Research and Sponsored Programs, $5,000
2017 Awarded, Principal Investigator
Exploring the Link Between African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and Code Switching in Classroom Settings, Internal Grant – Lamar University Research and Sponsored Programs, Undergraduate Research Grant, $1100
*Manuscript accepted for publication in SAGE Journal of Education – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022057419877399
2017 Submitted, Principal Investigator
The effects of the COVA learning model intervention using ePortfolios in the undergraduate honors program at Lamar University, Internal Grant – Lamar University Research and Sponsored Programs, $11,000
2016 Awarded, Principal Investigator
Student perceptions of the impact of the COVA model on their ePortfolios and authentic projects in the Digital Learning and Leading Program, External Grant – Academic Partnerships, $2500
*Manuscript accepted for publication in International Journal of eLearning –http://www.learntechlib.org/c/IJEL/
2015 Awarded, Co-Principal Investigator
ePortfolio Persistence, External Grant – Academic Partnerships, $2800
*Manuscript accepted for publication in International Journal of ePortfolio –http://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP257.pdf
