Ayre
 Drazdowski
 Holodick
 Moutray

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Laurie M. Ayre, Ph.D., assistant professor of education

PUBLICATIONS

Ayre, L. and A. Voelker, “Electronic Conversations Between Preservice Teachers about Children’s Literature,” Proceedings of SITE 2000. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 2000

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Teaching Tolerance with Children’s Books: Beyond Facts to an Acceptance of Difference,” International Reading Association, Indianapolis, In., May 2000.

“Electronic Conversations between Preservice Teachers about Children’s Literature,” 11^th International Conference, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE 2000), February 10, 2000.

Ayre, L. and Jill Schroeppel, “Michael and Me: Tutoring a Hyperlexic Child,” Pennsylvania Association of College Teachers of Education (PAC-TE) Conference, Harrisburg, Pa., October 28, 1999.

“Patricia Polacco’s Books: A Vision for the Teaching of Tolerance in Schools,” Keystone State Reading Conference, Hershey, Pa., October 1999.

“Unleashing the Power to Dream: The America Reads Challenge,” Keystone State Reading Conference, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, Pa., October 25-28, 1998.

“Fourth Graders: a Literature-Based Basal, and a Novel,” Project Learn V, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 16, 1998.

Ayre, L. and Dr. James Wallace, “Critical Thinking,” Fourth Annual Conference on Diversity, Luzerne Community College, November 4, 1997.

“Are there ‘Pearls’ in Current Literature-Based Basals?” Keystone State Reading Conference, Hershey, Pa., October 26-28, 1997.

“Learning Disabilities and Adults,” Wyoming Valley Literacy Coalition In-service Workshop, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 18, 1997.

Guest speaker, Alpha Mu Gamma, National Collegiate Foreign Language Society Initiation, April 3, 1997.

“Study Skills,” Academic Skills Center, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 1997.

“Exploring Portfolios,” Wyoming Valley West In-service for Teachers (Act 80 Day), Kingston, Pa., September 24, 1996.

“Children’s written responses within a hypermedia version of children’s literature,” New York State Reading Association Conference, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., November 1994.

Ayre, L., H.D. Simons, D.J. Leu, C.K. Kinzer, A. El-Hindi, P. Loseby, and J. Peters, “The Manuscript Review: Patterns between Topic, Subjects, Methodology, Reviewer Expertise, Recommendations, Rating Scores, and Critical Comments on Manuscripts Submitted to the NRC Yearbook,” The 43^rd Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, S.C., 1993.

Thomas A. Drazdowski, Ph.D., associate professor of education

PUBLICATIONS

“Infusing Technology into the Foundations of Education Course:  One Model,” J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, M. Jost, and s. Boger-Mehall (eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1999 (pp.1125-1129), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va. 1999.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Developing Reflective Practices of Preservice Teachers Through a Video Assessment Program,” J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, M. Jost, and S. Boger-Mehall (eds.),  Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1999 (pp.1141-1145), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1999.

“Using HyperStudio to Create Multimedia Tutorial Stacks,” Proceedings of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives Conference, 59, 1999.

“Teaching HyperStudio Multimedia:  A Six-pack of Resources,”  Hyper Nexus Journal of Hypermedia and Multimedia Studies, 8 (3), 11-13, 1998.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Infusing Technology Into a Teacher Education Program:  Three Different Perspectives,” The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 6 (2/3), 141-149, 1998.

“Power Tools for Professors:  A Look Into the Electronic Toolbox,” Proceedings of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, 39, 1998.

“Multimedia in Teacher Education:  A Small College Approach,” T. Muldner and T. C. Reeves (eds.), Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia 1997, (pp. 1119-1120), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1997.

“Using Multimedia in the College Classroom:  A Practical Demonstration,” Proceedings of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives Conference, 44, 1997.

“Preservice Teachers and Multimedia Design:  A Report From Year One,” D. Willis, B. Robin, S. McNeil, and J. Willis, (eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual ,1997  (pp. 35-38), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1997.

“HyperStudio 3.0 in One Hour:  A Case Study Book Review,” Hyper Nexus Journal of Hypermedia and Multimedia Studies, 6 (4), 28-29, 1996.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program:  Three Different Perspectives,” B. Robin, J. Price, J. Willis, and D. Willis (eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1996, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (pp.491-494), Charlottesville,Va., 1996.

“The Year of Living Dangerously,” D.R. Thorpe, (ed.), First Year as Principal, Heineman, Boyton, and Cook, Boston, Ma., 1995.

“Walking Our Talk:  Six Technology Suggestions for Teacher Educators,” J. Willis, B. Robins, and D. Willis (eds.), Technology  and Teacher Education Annual, 1995  (pp. 387-389), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1995.

“Interfacing with Your Kids,” C. Bloom (ed.), Experience Teachers:  A Teacher’s Journey Through the School Year, 1995-96, Kappa Delta Pi Publications, West Lafayette, In., 1995.

“Preservice Teachers and Computer Technology: A Case Study Perspective,” The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2 (4), 251-263, 1994.

“Using Hypercard to Construct Teacher-Made Tutorials,” Proceedings of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives Conference, 38, 1994.

“Review of ‘Intelligent Instruction by Computer: Theory and Practice,’” Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 9 (4), 20-21, 1993.

“Three Case Studies of Pre-Service Teachers Perspectives Toward Computer Technology,” D. Carey, R. Carey, A. Nellis, and J. Willis (eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1993  (pp381-385), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1993.

“Response Logs and Socratic Seminars:  Enhancing the Reflective Practitioner,” Proceedings of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives and the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Conference, 26-27, 1993.

“The Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers Toward Computer Technology in Education: Three Qualitative Case Studies,” doctoral dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University, 1992.

“Computers in Education: Another Failed Technology?” M. Dupuis and E. R. Fagan (eds.), Teacher Education: Reflection and Change,  University Park, Pa.,  The Pennsylvania State University,  (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 330 647), 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Using HyperStudio to Create Multimedia Tutorial Stacks,” The Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference of The International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Tempe, Az., October 1999.

“Infusing Technology into the Foundations of Education Course:  One Model,” Tenth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education,  San Antonio, Tx., March 1999.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Developing Reflective Practices of Pre-Service Teachers through a Video Assessment Program,” Tenth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, San Antonio, Tx., March 1999.

“Power Tools for Professors:  A Look Into the Electronic Toolbox,” The Twenty-Eight Conference of The International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Cocoa Beach, Fl., October 1998.

“Integrating Multimedia Technology into Pre-Service Teacher Education:  Problems and Possibilities,” Ninth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Washington, D.C., April 1998.

“Using Multimedia in the College Classroom:  A Practical Demonstration,” The 27th Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, October 1997.

“Multimedia in Teacher Education:  A Small College Approach,” World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Calgary, Canada, June 1997.

“Multimedia in the Math and Science Classroom,” Inservice workshop for Wyoming Area teachers as part of the Eisenhower Grant, Education Department Computer Lab, King’s College, May 1997.

“Pre-Service Teachers and Multimedia Design:  A Report From Year-One,” Eighth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, Fl., April 1997.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Infusing Technology into Teacher Education Programs:  A Discussion of Various Approaches,” Eighth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, Fl., April 1997.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Christopher Alexander, and Joseph Plummer, “Excellence in Teaching,” workshop for new faculty orientation program, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 1997.

“The Importance of Research in Teacher Education”(with research committee), “Teacher Education Assembly: Preparing Teachers for the New Millennium: Reflections on Teacher Education,” Grantville, Pa., October 1996.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Using Reflective Journal/Reading Logs Painlessly to Assist Students in Becoming Efficient Constructors of Knowledge,” Seventh Annual Teaching Academic Survival and Success Skills Conference, Cincinnati, Oh., April 1996.

Drazdowski, Thomas A., Nicholas Holodick, and Thomas Scappatticci, “Infusing Technology Into a Teacher Education Program:  Three Different Perspectives,” Seventh International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education,  Phoenix, Az., March 1996.

“Hypercard in Higher Education:  Tutor, Tool, Tutee,” Interface ’95, Twentieth Annual Humanities and Technology Conference, Marietta, Ga., October 1995. 

“Making Connections Among the Membership:  Research Networking Session,” The 24th Annual PAC-TE Teacher Education Assembly, Harrisburg, Pa., October 1995.

“Walking Our Talk:  Six Practical Technology Suggestions for Teacher Educators,”  Sixth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, San Antonio, Tx., March 1995.

“Using Hypercard to Construct Teacher-made Tutorials,” The 24rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives, Arizona State University, Tempe, Az., October 1994.

“Computer Software Evaluation: A Hands-on Workshop,” Project Learn III, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 1994.

Chaired panel discussion on “Multimedia in Education,” Society for Technology and Teacher Education Conference, Washington, D.C., March 1994.

“Response Logs and Socratic Seminars:  Enhancing the Reflective Practitioner,” The 23rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives and the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Ogden, Ut., October 1993.

“Pre-Service Teachers and Computers:  Implications of Case Study Research,” The Teacher Education Assembly-Showcasing What’s Right in Education, Harrisburg, Pa., October 1993.

“Three Case Studies of Pre-Service Teachers Perspectives Toward Computer Technology,” The Society for Technology and Teacher Education Conference, San Diego, Ca., March 1993.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS

“Computer Applications for Educators Multimedia Review Stack,” King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1998.

“Foundations of Education Multimedia Review Stack,” King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1997.

“K-FIRST - Manipulating the Learning Environment to Enhance Motivation:  The Madeline Hunter Model,” King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1994.

Nicholas A. Holodick, Ed.D., associate professor of education

PUBLICATIONS

“Meaningful Integration of Technology or Simply Using Computers: A Student Teaching Supervisor’s Perspective,” Technology and Teacher Education Abstracts, J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, (eds.) Proceedings of SITE 2000, p. 40. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 2000.

Teacher education handbook, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., King’s College, 1999.

College supervisor’s handbook, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., King’s College, 1999.

Holodick, Nicholas, Thomas Drazdowski, and Thomas Scappaticci, “Developing Reflective Practices of Pre-service Teachers Through a Videotape Assessment Program,” Technology and Teacher Education Annual (Vol. 2, pp. 1141-1145), B. Robin, J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, Jost, M. and Boger-Mehall, S. (eds.), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va.

Holodick, Nicholas and Thomas Scappaticci, “The Pivotal Role of the Department Chairperson in Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program,” Technology and Teacher Education Annual (Vol. 2, pp. 1688-1691), B. Robin, J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis, Jost, M. and Boger-Mehall, S. (eds.), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va.

Holodick, Nicholas, Thomas Drazdowski, and Thomas Scappaticci, “Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program: Three Different Perspectives,” The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 6 (2/3, 141-149), 1998.

Holodick, Nicholas, Thomas Drazdowski, and Thomas Scappaticci, “Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program: Three Different Perspectives,” Technology and Teacher Education Annual, B. Robin, J. Price, J. Willis, D. Willis (eds.), (pp. 491-494), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, Va., 1996.

Secondary student teaching handbook, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., King’s College, 1995.

Doctoral dissertation findings cited in R. Anderson and K. Snyder (eds.) Clinical Supervision: Coaching for Higher Performance,  Lancaster, Pa., Technomic Publishing Co. 1993.

Early field experience handbook, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1991.

“Tips for Teachers,” Critical Thinking Newsletter, Fall 1990.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Meaningful Integration of Technology or Simply Using Computers: A Student Teaching Supervisor’s Perspective,” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 2000 International Conference, San Diego, Ca., February 2000.

“Developing Reflective Practices of Pre-service Teachers Through a Videotape Assessment Program,” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 1999 International Conference, San Antonio, Tx., February 1999.

“Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program: A Discussion of Various Approaches,” Eighth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, Fl., March 1997.

“Using Reflective Journal/Reading Logs Painlessly to Assist Students in Becoming Efficient Constructors of Knowledge,” Seventh Annual Teaching Academic Survival and Success Skills Conference, Cincinnati, Oh., April 1996.

“Infusing Technology into a Teacher Education Program: Three Different Perspectives,” Seventh International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Phoenix, Az., March 1996.

Carol Moutray, Ph.D., assistant professor of education

PUBLICATIONS

Moutray, C., J.A., Pollard, and J. McGinley, J. “Hey author, that reminds me: Reader response from middle school students,” Middle School Journal, (In review) 2000.

“Do you hear me? The voices of pre-service teachers and third graders developing through a pen pal exchange,” ERIC (ED426 407), 1999.

Moutray, C. and J. Ennis, “Developing young writers: Collaborating in a supportive community,”  Reading Horizons, 39, 115-122, 1998.

“The effect of a genre study of humorous material on children’s writing,” ERIC (ED 396303), 1996.

“Floating along,” Missouri Teachers Write, 1995.

Wedman, J. and C. Moutray, “The effect of training on the questions preservice teachers ask during literature discussions,” Reading Research and Instruction, 30, 62-70, 1991.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Dear Author: Writing Letters to Increase Reader Response,”  The 18^th World Congress on Reading of the International Reading Association, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2000.

“Understanding the Past from the Stories Behind Our Treasured Possessions,” Spring Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, New York, N.Y., March 2000.

“Old Favorites in a New Media: Folklore with a Twist,” Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver, Co., November 1999.

“Tips from Judges in a National Writing Contest,” Eastern Regional International Reading Association Conference, Dover, De., October 1999.

“Read-Alouds: Are Early Childhood Programs Doing their Job?” Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, Tx., December 1998.

“Read, Then Write to Share the Dream,” Annual Conference of Keystone State Reading Association, Champion, Pa., October 1998.

“Promoting Understanding and Learning Through Culturgrams,” The International Conference for Global Conversations on Language and Literacy of the National Council of Teachers of English, Bordeaux, France, August 1998.

“A New Look at Old Stories Borrowed by Cultures,” Annual Bloomsburg University Reading Conference, Bloomsburg, Pa., May 1998.

“Do You Hear Me? The Voices of Pre-service Teachers and Third Graders Developing Through a Pen Pal Exchange,” Spring Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Albuquerque, N.M., March 1998.

“Building Communities for Learning: A Community Based Planning,” Midwinter Conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education, Hershey, Pa., February 1998.

“Folklore in Popular Culture,” Annual Conference of the Keystone State Reading Association, Hershey, Pa., October 1997.

“An Exercise in Juggling: Facilitating an Adult Literacy Program,” The Pi Lambda Theta Leadership Conference, San Diego, Ca., July 1997.

“Humor Empowers Stories,” Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Chicago, Il., November 1996.

“The Effect of a Genre Study of Humorous Material with Ambiguous Language in Children’s Writing,” Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, N.Y., April 1996.

“What’s Worth Learning: Pre-service and In-service Teachers Add Value to Performance Portfolios,” National Council of Teachers of English Spring Conference, Boston, Ma., March 1996.

“Using Humorous Material for Language Development,” Annual Conference of the Keystone State Reading Association, Champion, Pa., October 1996.

“Folklore Themes Across Cultures,” Plains Regional International Reading Association Conference, Des Moines, Ia., September 1995.

“Connecting Prior Knowledge to Reading for Understanding,” Missouri Title 1 Spring Conference in Columbia, Mo., May 1993.

“Improving Pre-service Teachers’ Questioning Practices Through QAR Instruction,” Midwest Regional Reading and Study Skills Conference, Kansas City, Mo., March 1992.