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David B. Whittier, Ed D <dbwhittier@gmail.com; whittier@bu.edu>
Professor of Educational Media & Technology

  • Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University/School of Education
  • Coordinator, Program in Educational Media & Technology http://www.bu.edu/emt/
  • Director, IMC (Instructional Media Center) at Boston University School of Education

Current Research:

  • The Teacher as Designer of Instructional Technology (TDIT), TDIT evolved from earlier forms titled Teacher as Software Developer/Teacher as Web Site Developer project. TDIT includes historical analysis, research review, and ongoing, original research on the effectiveness of pre-service and in-service teachers producing instructional resources on their own or in partnership with educational technologists. See chapter in Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2009 published by the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). http://editlib.org/p/31425.
  • Pedagogy of the Web and Time Online: Faculty methods and satisfaction in teaching online. On going research with recent publications including Pedagogy of the Web: Improving practice teaching and learning online.  In Trentin G. & Repetto, M. (2011) (Eds.), Faculty Training for Web Enhanced Learning. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. and presentations at the EdMedia09 (June, 2009 see Proceedings article in the EdITLib digital library at http://www.editlib.org/), the Sloan-C conference on online teaching and learning (Nov. 6, 2008) and the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education conference (March 08).

  • Cyberethics and Policies for Technology Use - This teaching and research project is focused on encouraging people to discover and develop ethical behavior in cyberspace.  Teachers develop lesson plans and other activities to help their students learn about how what they do online affects them and others. Click here to learn more about the course in Cyberethics and Policies for Technology Use.
Presentations:

The Teacher as Designer of Instructional Technology: Transcending time and technology in designing for global teaching and learning.  MassCUE (Massachusetts Computer Using Educators) MASS (Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents)  2011 Conference: October 26, 2011, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

 How confidential is your correspondence through cyberspace? Presentation to the Pi Lamda Theta Honor Society.  Monday February 28, 2011, School of Education, Boston University

  • What is technology?  See the Techne Project- A  development project aimed at helping young and old alike develop a deeper understanding of the meaning of technology in education and society (see http://emt.bu.edu/techne).

Specialties

Faculty development in the use of technology to support and improve education; Design of online teaching and learning; Teacher training in developing technology-based educational resources; Research and evaluation of educational technology projects and programs.

Teaching

EM-680-online Distance Education Research & Design. Online spring semesters.  Click here for more information.

EM-630 Cyberethics and Policies for Technology Use , (offered online in Summer 2012).  Click here for more information.

EM-550 Introduction to history and research in educational media & technology (fall semesters - on campus at Boston University)