Technology Initiatives - Faculty Focus
Using Technology to Enhance the Social Skills Curriculum
West Prairie Middle School
6th grade students, their
teacher, Ms. Mary McMahon,
and teacher assistant, Mrs.
April Favorit,
participated in a research
project with Dr. Mary Jensen during the Fall semester 2006.
The project called “Using
Technology to Enhance the
Social Skills Curriculum” had the sixth grade students identify a new target
behavior skill that would help
them achieve at higher levels
at school. They learned a self instructional
strategy which is a step-by-step plan to help them remember to do their
new target behaviors. Read more...
Interactive CD
During the spring/summer semester of 2005 Dr. Richard Henrikson and Dr. William McFarland (CNED) produced and distributed an interactive CD entitled Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling: A Practical Approach. Read more...
Interactive DVD
During the summer semester 2007, Dr. Barry Witten (C&I) designed and distributed From Jamestown to Gettysburg: Illinois Educators’ Journey. This interactive DVD, designed using the Adobe Flash authoring system, is a resource unit that encompasses a variety of tools, resources and activities to explore the region surrounding our nation’s capitol. This resource includes a series of primary sources, maps, teacher and student oriented web sites, assessment activities and special needs adaptations for diverse learners. Read more...
Virtual Worlds and Second Life
As we look into the future of technology and the world in which students live, two faculty members begin a new chapter in teaching for COEHS. Read more...