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Since receiving my Ed.D. from Illinois State University in 1983, my research
interests have led to studies of preservice teachers' conceptions
of art and art education, applications of newer technologies
in art education, and teaching strategies for developing
students' thinking skills through art. These investigations
have resulted in numerous presentations at professional
conferences, teacher inservice workshops, and several publications.
(See my vita for
a more detailed listing of my activities in these areas.)
For the past 14 years, I have been researching the question,
“How can we use the Internet to improve and even transform
art education practices in schools?” This pursuit has led me
at different times to explore ways of using the World Wide
Web, videoconferencing, MUVEs, e-mail, listservs, and instant
messaging to deliver art instruction at a distance and to
promote collaborative learning in and between art classrooms.
The culmination of this work was the publication of my textbook titled "The Art Teacher’s Guide to the Internet" in 2005, which is
available through Davis
Publications.
The past few years has witnessed the emergence of new ways to experience the World Wide Web. The term “Web 2.0” has been coined to describe the Web’s transition from a collection of static Web sites to a more dynamic, interactive, and sharing environment. Web 2.0 tools and services like blogs, wikis, podcasting, photo- and video-sharing sites, social networks, and virtual worlds are now being used daily by millions of people around the globe to connect, communicate, collaborate, create, care, and share with others. My current research revolves around the use of these new tools and capabilities to advance art education practices in the digital age. Much of my activity in this area is focused on the further development of my Art Junction website and a social network I set up on ning.com titled Art Education 2.0. |
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