Curriculum Vitae

Andrew F. Barrett Ph.D. Candidate in Instructional Systems Technology Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
  Background | Professional | Research | Teaching | Service
  Contact
Andrew F. Barrett 113 N Roosevelt St Bloomington, Indiana, 47408, USA (812) 361-3742 afbarret@indiana.edu http://Andrew.B4RRETT.com

Current Position

  • Graduate Assistant, Office of Education Technology Services, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington

Education

  • Ph.D., Indiana University, 2011 (expected). Major: Instructional Systems Technology; Minor: Nonprofit Management.
  • Dissertation Title: Facilitating Variable-Length Computerized Classification Testing In Instructional Contexts Via Automatic Racing Calibration Heuristics
  • Committee: Dr. Theodore W. Frick (Chair), Dr. Thomas A. Brush, Dr. Charles M. Reigeluth, and Dr. Leslie A. Rutkowski
  • M.Sc.Ed, Southern Illinois University, 2003. Major: Instructional Technology.
  • B.Sc.H., Queen’s University, 1999. Major: Computing and Information Science.

Citizenship & Languages

  • Canadian Citizen
  • English: Native Speaker
  • French: Proficiency developed through earning a bilingual certificate as part of Gloucester High School’s French Immersion program in Ottawa, Ontario

Goal

  • To promote the effective integration of technology into educational settings for the purposes of improving assessment, teaching, and learning

Experience

2010 – present Graduate Assistant, Office of Education Technology Services, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2009 Seminar Instructor (fall semester only), Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2005 – 2009 Assistant Instructor, Department of Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2007 Volunteer Instructional Designer (summer only), Centre for Healthy Development through Sport and Physical Activity, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario
2006 Instructional Designer (summer only), Option Six Corporation, Bloomington, Indiana
2005 Instructional Designer (summer only), SchoolCenter Corporation (now ThiNQ Ed), Carbondale, Illinois
2003 – 2005 Graduate Assistant, Department of Instructional Technology and Design, School of Curriculum and Instruction, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
2001 – 2003 Senior Associate of Technology, Sapient Corporation, Toronto, Ontario
1999 – 2001 Associate of Technology, Sapient Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
1998 Software Developer (summer only), Manta Corporation (now Halogen), Ottawa, Ontario
1996 – 1997 Software Developer, Information Technology Services, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Recognition

2008 IST/AVC Summer Fellowship, Department of Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2001 Core Value Award, Sapient Corporation, Toronto, Ontario

Memberships

  • Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2009 – present
  • American Educational Research Association, 2008 – present
  • Association for Educational Communications & Technology, 2008 – present
  • North American Association for Environmental Education, 2007 – 2008
  • International Society for Performance Improvement, 2004 – 2005
 

Background | Professional | Research | Teaching | Service

Goal

  • To make significant contributions to the field of Technological Education through research on technology enhanced formative and summative assessment systems for use in a variety of contexts to improve teaching and learning

Peer Reviewed Journal Publication

  • Howard, C.D., Barrett, A.F. & Frick, T.W. (2010). Anonymity to promote peer feedback: Pre-service teachers’ comments in asynchronous computer-mediated communication. The Journal of Educational Computing Research, 43(1). 89-112.

Conference Proceedings

  • Frick, T.W., Barrett, A.F., Howard, C.D., Enfield, J.W., & Myers, R.D. (2009). Alternative Research Methods: MAPSAT Your Data to Prevent Aggregation Aggravation. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference Proceedings, Louisville, Kentucky.

Conference Presentations

  • Barrett, A.F., Howard, C.D., Frick, T.W. (2011). Product Quality and Conditions of Anonymity In Formative Peer Assessment: Preservice Teachers’ Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2010). Calibration Sample Size and Incorrect Identification of Problematic Test Items in Criterion-Referenced Testing. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Anaheim, California.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2010). Patterns of Technological Pedagogical Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Preservice Teachers. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Anaheim, California.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2010). Measuring Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Knowledge. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Barrett, A.F., Howard, C.D. & Frick, T.W. (2010). Product Quality In Formative Peer Assessment: How Preservice Teachers’ Computer-Mediated Feedback Changes With Peer Product Quality. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2010). Measuring TPK component of TPACK: An Alternative to Self-Assessment. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.

Background | Professional | Research | Teaching | Service

Conference Presentations Continued

  • Barrett, A.F., & Howard, C.D. (2010). Validity of Computer Mediated Formative Peer Assessment: Pre-service Teacher’s Comments in Asynchronous CMC. Roundtable at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
  • Barrett, A.F., & Howard, C.D. (2009). Product Quality in Online Peer Assessment: Pre-service Teacher’s Comments in Asynchronous CMC. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2009). Development of an Assessment to Measure Teachers Educational Technology Knowledge. Roundtable at the Association for Educational Communications & Technology Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Frick, T.W., Howard, C.D., Barrett, A.F., Enfield, J.W., & Myers, R. D. (2009). Alternative Research Methods: MAPSAT Your Data to Prevent Aggregation Aggravation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Howard, C.D., & Barrett, A.F. (2009). Anonymous Discussions: How learners commented on each others’ work in a protected space. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Howard, C.D., & Barrett, A.F. (2009). Anonymity in Online Peer Reviews: Preservice Teachers’ Online Comments in Two Critique Designs. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2008). Leveraging ICT to Promote Multidisciplinary Environmentally Focused Authentic Educational Projects. Poster at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Wichita, Kansas.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2008). Sustainability Now Versus Later: Adult vs. Child Environmental Education. Poster at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Wichita, Kansas.
  • Barrett, A.F. (2008). The Problems (And Opportunities) Related to Assessing Environmental Literacy. Poster at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Wichita, Kansas.

Web Site Design & Development

  • Plagiarism Tutorial, Staff Knowledge Base System, Faculty Voting and Survey Tools, School of Education, Indiana University, 2010 – present
  • Web Presence, Brock Niagara Penguins Nonprofit Organization, 2006 – present
  • Union Gas B2B Website for Natural Gas Management, Sapient, 2001 – 2002
  • IBM Lotus Notes Collaboration Tool Web Initiative, Sapient, 2000
  • Wall Street Journal Website & Dow Jones Intranet Integration, Sapient, 1999

Goal

  • To help educators apply technology and assessment to promote student learning

Courses Taught Southern Illinois University

  • EDUC 315: Teaching with Technology - Fall and Spring (three sections per year), 2003 – 2005

Indiana University

  • EDUC W201: Beginning Educational Technology Skills - Fall and Spring (six eight week sections per year), 2005 – 2009
  • EDUC R311: Introduction to Instructional Systems Technology - Fall only, 2005
  • EDUC W200: Using Computers in Education - Fall and Spring (three sections total), 2008 – 2009
  • COLL-X 111 (1): Get Your Game On - Fall semester only, 2009
  • COLL-X 111 (2): Teaching Young Children - Fall semester only, 2009

Course Evaluations Student agreement with statement: “Overall, I would rate this instructor as outstanding.

Course (Section) Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
EDUC W200 (1) 56% 44% 0% 0% 0%
EDUC W200 (2) 89% 0% 11% 0% 0%
EDUC W200 (3) 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
COLL-X 111 (1) 50% 50% 0% 0% 0%
COLL-X 111 (2) 75% 25% 0% 0% 0%
Mean (S.D.) 74% (24%) 24% (24%) 2% (5%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%)

Instructional Development University Context

  • Syllabi, assignments, assessments, and lesson materials for over two dozens sections of five unique courses at both IU and SIU
  • Created Sakai course template for fellow associate instructors at IU
  • Lesson plan and materials for MBA program at SIU as part of course project

Professional Context

  • Lead instructional designer at Option Six on two e-learning courses for Microsoft
  • Designed and developed a variety of instructional materials for:
  • The Centre for Healthy Development through Sport and Physical Activity at Brock University
  • SchoolCenter’s K-12 focused Content Management System
  • Dolly’s Western Tack and Gift Shop as part of a course project at SIU

Goal

  • To build the capacity of organizations whose educational efforts are focused on having a significant, positive, and lasting impact on their communities

Department

2006 – 2010 Volunteer, Indiana University Instructional Systems Technology Department Student Orientation Week
2006 – 2009 Volunteer, Indiana University Instructional Systems Technology Department Conference
2006 – 2007 President, Indiana University Instructional Systems Technology Department Graduate Student Association
2003 – 2004 President, Southern Illinois Department of Instructional Design & Instructional Technology Graduate Student Association

University

2007 Developed Instructional Resources for Brock University’s Centre for Healthy Development through Sport and Physical Activity
2007 Created Balanced Scorecard Proposal for the Indiana University Board of Trustees created as part of a class group project
2007 Provided an e-portfolio workshop to help preservice teachers at Indiana University’s School of Education
2004 Created proposed promotional brochure for new program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at SIU as part of a course project

Professional

2011 Expert Reviewer, TPACK survey instrument developed by Dr. Candice Figg and Dr. Kamini Jaipal-Jamani at Brock University
2010 Proposal Reviewer and Session Facilitator, CSSE Conference
2010 Session Facilitator, AECT Conference
2010 Session Facilitator, AERA Conference
2010 Treasure Nominee, AECT Systemic Change Division
2009 Data Collector, NAAEE National Environmental Literacy Assessment
2004 Volunteer, ISPI Conference
  Community

2006 – present Webmaster, Brock Niagara Penguins, an athletic team for youth with a disability in St. Catharines, Ontario
1995 – present Volunteer, Christmas Tree Lot, Gloucester Lions Club, Gloucester, Ontario

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