Wayne State University
Instructional Technology
Michael K. Barbour, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology; (313)
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Education
B.A. (Honours), Carleton University, Political Science, 1996
B.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland, Intermediate and Secondary, 1998
M.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland, Teaching and Learning, 2002
Ph.D., University of Georgia, Instructional Technology, 2007
Current Teaching Emphases
Technology Integration in K-12
Key Publications and Papers
Barbour, M. K. & Rich, P. (2007). Social constructivist e-learning: A case study. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 11 (5). Retrieved on July 17, 2007 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume11/barbour.htm
Cooze, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Learning styles: A focus upon e-learning practices and pedagogy and their implications for successful i nstructional design . Journal of Applied Educational Technology, 4 (1). Retrieved July 2, 2007 from http://www.eduquery.com/jaet/JAET4-1_Cooze.pdf
Barbour, M. K. (2007). Teacher and developer perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students. Journal of Distance Education, 21(3), 93-114. Retrieved on June 8, 2007 from http://www.jofde.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/30
Barbour, M. K. & Mulcahy, D. (2007, April). How are they doing? Examining student achievement in virtual schooling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Barbour, M. K. (2007). Who's researching virtual schools: A case for instructional technologists. Distance Learning, 4(1), 7-12.
Barbour, M. K. (2007). Portrait of rural virtual schooling. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy , (59). Retrieved on February 11, 2007 from http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/barbour.html
Barbour, M. K. (2006, November). Students perceptions of online learning. Paper presentation at the annual Virtual School Symposium, Plano, TX.
Barbour, M. K. (2006, November). Lessons learned in virtual schooling: The Newfoundland experience. Paper presentation at the annual Virtual School Symposium, Plano, TX.
Barbour, M. K. & Mulcahy, D. (2006). An inquiry into retention and achievement differences in campus based and web based AP courses. Rural Educator, 27(3), 8-12.
Barbour, M. K. & Mulcahy, D. (2006, April). An inquiry into achievement differences in traditional and virtual high school courses. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Barbour, M. K. (2005). From telematics to web-based: The progression of distance education in Newfoundland and Labrador. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(6), 1055-1058.
Barbour, M. K. (2005). The design of web-based courses for secondary students. Journal of Distance Learning, 9(1). 27-36.
Honors and Awards
ect Foundation Cochran Intern, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2006
Dissertation Completion Assistantship Award, School of Graduate Studies, University of Georgia, 2006
Virginia Macagoni QUIG Scholarship, University of Georgia, 2005
ect Foundation Mentor Endowment Scholarship, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2005
Owen Scott Scholar, Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, 2005
Key Professional Service Activities
American Education Research Association (AERA) - Webmaster, Rural Education SIG 2005-present; Graduate Student Representative, Rural Education SIG, 2004-07; Conference Presentation Proposal Reviewer, Instructional Technology, Research in Social Studies & Rural Education SIGs, 2004-present
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - Member of the Program Committee for the ED-Media, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education & e-Learn conferences, 2005-present; Conference Volunteer, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education & e-Learn conferences, 2003-05; Conference Presentation Proposal Reviewer for the ED-Media, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education & e-Learn conferences, 2004-05
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) - Member, Electronic Services Committee, 2006-present; Member-at-Large, Distance Learning Division, 2004-07; Conference Presentation Proposal Reviewer for the Distance Learning & Teacher Education Divisions, 2005-06
Canadian Society for the Study of Education - Member of the Mentorship Award Nomination Committee, Canadian Committee of Students in Education, 2005-06; Conference Presentation Proposal Reviewer, 2006
Editorial Board Member, World History Connected & British Journal of Educational Technology
Reviewer, International Journal of E-Learning
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