Degrees
and additional academic work
Doctoral degree in
Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Vermont
1998
55 graduate credits above the Masters
Degree 1970 -1991
(24 credits in educational technology)
Masters of Arts - Science Education,
New York University 1970
Bachelor of Science - Science Education,
City University of New York 1966
Work
Experience:
RE3 Grant Higher Education
Team Leader
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, BURLINGTON, VERMONT January 2003 - present.
In this 40% position I work with UVM and our State Colleges to pilot
technology projects that use and integrate online Learning Village
technology tools to enhance and change teaching.
Assistant Professor, Research
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, BURLINGTON,
VERMONT 2001 - present
Professional Development Coordinator, College
of Education, PT3 Grant
(Preparing Tomorrow's Teacher's to use Technology)
Organize, develop curriculum, implement and assess professional
development for university faculty teaching pre-service
education students in technology use and integration.
Lecturer
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, BURLINGTON, VERMONT
1992 - 2000 Developed and taught undergraduate and graduate
courses for preservice and experienced teachers in educational
methodology, technology, and science inquiry. Supervised
elementary and secondary student interns in the field. Provided professional
development in technology for education faculty.
Computer
Consultant
WATERBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
Waterbury, Vermont. 1992
Provided leadership to teachers in helping
them to integrate technology into their classroom
curriculums Taught graduate course of computer applications in math
and science Taught students grades K-6 computer applications.
Graduate Research Assistant
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 1991 - 1993
Planned strategies, administered measures and surveys and
evaluated intervention for two federal
grant research projects, The Model Schools Program and PAL
(Partnerships for Achievement and Learning).
Interim Coordinator of Curriculum Development
& Assessment
VERMONT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, MATH
& TECHNOLOGY 5/92 - 10/92
Identified and designed science, math and
technology linkages to existing state
initiatives. Collected and adapted national
and international science assessment
instruments for use in Vt.
Graduate Adjunct Instructor and Consultant
Lehman College, The City University of
New York, Bronx, New York 1986 -1991
Taught 3 credit graduate course: Computers
in the Classroom. Established computer
laboratory for teachers, developed and implemented
curriculum for STEP (Science
Technology Engineering Program ) for at-risk
urban students.
Graduate Adjunct Instructor and Trainer
The City College of New York, Manhattan,
New York 1989 -1990
Taught 3 credit graduate course, Introduction
to Computers. Trained teachers in
telecommunication and science for TERC'S
The Star Schools Project which linked
middle and secondary school classes nationally
to perform science & math
investigations.
Teacher and Project Director
John Peter Tetard Middle School , Bronx,
New York 1966 -1991
Project writer and director of Equal Time
Grant from Apple Computer, AppleSources:
integrating computers into the science classroom.
Teacher and coordinator of
TOPS (Talent Opportunity Program) for at-risk
students in alternative education , teacher
of environmental studies program and the
living laboratory, science fair coordinator, advisor
to the student government, student teacher
mentor and teacher of general science.
Professional Memberships/Committees
CESS Technology Commitee, 2001 - present
Advisory Board for Virtual PDS, 2001 -
present
Laptop Committee CESS, Chairperson, 2001
- present
UVM Faculty Senate Technology committee
Chairperson 1999 -2001
UVM Information Technology Standards Board
Committee 1999
VITAL-Learn (Vermont Information Technology
Association for Learning) Board of Directors 1998-present
Elementary Education Portfolio Committee
1998-present
UVM Faculty Senate representative of the
College technology committee 1997-present
DOE University Heights Planning Committee
1997-1998
DOE Technology Planning Committee 1997-
present
Vt STATE LICENSURE recommendations in sci,
math and info tech licensure 1997
AACE (American Association for Computers
in Education), Teacher Educators SIG 1994 - present
VETC (Vermont Educational Technology Consortium),
Professional Development Committee Chairperson 1994 -
1997
VSTC (Vermont State Technology Council)
1991 - 1997
ISTE ( International Society for Technology
in Education), Teacher Education and 1989 - present
Grants
PT3 Grant team member, Federal Government,
$1,070.000. June 2000
VISMT Software in science and math, $2,000.
1997
VISMT Equity Grant, $2,000 for gender
equitable software 1995
TEEP (Teacher Equity Education
Project) $1500 for gender equity conference 1994
CAL (Chase Active Learning Grant), $10,000
for "The Macmobile", Infusing technology 1991 into science
education using computer, laser disk and CD-rom resources.
Computer Learning Foundation Lesson Plan
Contest in Secondary School Science 1991 Second place
for lesson integrating technology into science..."Which
gloves will keep my hands the warmest?"
Impact II Grant, New York City Board of
Education, "Pictionary Perfect", using technology 1991
for Non-English speaking students to develop science
picture dictionaries.
Small Grants for Teachers Award, The Fund
of the City of New York, "Animation is a Second 1991
Language", students used computer technology to draw and
create original animations depicting science concepts.
Add-On-Grant from Apple Computer , $10,000
network for exemplary performance 1990 in telecommunications
projects.
Equal Time Grant from Apple Computer,
$93,500 , "AppleSources", integrating computer 1989
technology into the 21ST century classroom.
Selected Courses/Workshops/Projects/Consulting
Developed online WebCT
Course: EDSS295: Using and Publishing Internet Resources
in K-12
Consultant to Education Faculty at Champlain
College 2000-2001 on integrating technology into program
Castleton Supervisory Union: Multimedia
in the Classroom 2000
Concord Vermont: Electronic Portfolios
for assessment 1999
St Johnsbury Academy: Electronic Portfolios
and Internet Resources 1999
Consultant for the Lake Champlain Basin
Science Center 1998-present
Language Arts Resources on the Internet
1999
Technology Mentor supervisor of students
in South Burlington High School Project 1998
Technology Intern Program, faculty advisor
to students helping teachers and students use information
technology. 1996-2001
Designed & taught 1 credit tech. course
in Wheeler & Edmunds Elementary Schools 1997
HyperStudio for electronic portfolio 1997
Designed & taught 1 credit tech. course
inFlynn Elementary 1997
ClarisWorks in the Classroom, Starksboro
Vt. 1997
Burlington College: distance education
6 credit grad course in publishing on the web 1997
Rutland designed & taught 1 credit
tech course Intermediate School 1996
Using Internet without access, Bristol
School District 1996
Software in Early Elementary Schools for
Porter's Point Elementary 1996
Designed & taught 3 credit tech course
Bristol, Vt. 1995
Selected Presentations and Publications
EdMedia: June 2002, Accepted Two presentations:
Evolving Electronic Portfolios and Students Teaching Faculty.
Dynamic Landscapes, May 6, 2002: Burlington,
VT. Taking an Online Course
VermontFest 2001.VermontFest2001:
Nov 1-2, 2001. Three Presentations: Electronic Portfolios Light up your Life,
The Trials and Tribulations of Online
Learning, and Changing the Expert Model
Pt3 Grant Director's Meeting
Washington DC: July 2001: Professional Development: A
mutli-pronged approach to Professional Development: Street
Fair
NECC'2001: Panel Discussion:
Build
a Community of Learners
to Support Faculty and Students
Dynamic Landscapes, May 10, 2001, Burlington
Vermont: Energizing Assessment with Electronic Portfolios
and Our Technology F.E.A.T.
VermontFest'2000.Lake Morey, Vermont,
November 2000, Is it Real or is it Photoshop? Presentation
and Workshop
Dynamic Landscapes: May 12, 2000 Invited
to present: Burlington Vermont, Champlain College: Electronic
Portfolios: turning on the power.
Dymanic landscapes: May 12, 2000 Invited
to participate in panel: Partnerships that Breakdown Walls.
Site'2000, San Diego, CA, February 2000:
Panel Discussion, Integrating Technology into Preservice
Teacher Education Method Courses: A Unique Business/University
Partnership for Staff Development published in Proceedings,
p.
Site'2000, San Diego, CA, February 2000:
Poster Session: Electronic Portfolios for Learning and
Assessment published in Proceedings, p. 1085 - 1090.
Vtfest'99, Lake Morey, Vermont, November
1998, Web Design, Using Photoshop and Publishing Web
Sites.
NECC'99 Technology Intern Project: The
TIP for professional development (reporting on UVM/Burlington
School project)
AACTE' 99 (American Association for College
Teachers of Education) Washington D.C. , February 1999,
"Electronic Mail Discussions: A virtual meeting of minds".
Vtfest'98, Lake Morey, Vermont, November
1998, Electronic Portfolios and Publishing Web Sites.
TelED'98(Telecommunications in Education),
Victoria B.C.,October 28, 1998, E-mail as a vehicle of
discussion.
NECC'98(National Educational Computing
Conference),SanDiego CA, June 1998, Internet Poster of
http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris, Teaching with Technology.
Morris, J., Kaye, P., Fitzgerald, M.,
& Miller, C. (Spring/Summer1997) The use of a computerized
voice message system by families of children with disabilities.
Case in Point.
Vt fest'97, Lake Morey, Vermont, November,
1998, Internet, the Last Frontier
CESS presentation to UVM faculty ( October
1996 ) Ten ways to use technology in your teaching. http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/hied.html
Vt fest'96, Lake Morey, Vermont, November,
1997, Electronic Portfolios and Using Internet Accessories
NASDEC (National Assocation of State Directors
of Teacher Education an Certification), Burlington, Vermont,
March 12, 1996 National Town Meeting on Portfolios, The
Electronic Portfolio.
Vt fest'95, Lake Morey, Vermont, November,
1995 "Internet: A classroom resource for all occassions:
Organized and presented in Gender
Equity Conference, Burlington, Vermont, March 1995 for
pre-service teachers and mentors.
TEEP, Seattle Washington, August, 1995
" Gender Equity in the Classroom: a Hyperstudio presentation.
Sessions A., & Morris, J. (1994),
Improving connections between home and school, Parent
& Child April/May, pg. 18-21.
New England Association of Teachers of
Mathematics, October 1994, Gender Equity in the Mathematics
Classroom."
Vt fest'94, Lake Morey, Vermont, October,
1994 "Desktop Blues" and Hyperstudio workshop
NECC'94 (National Educational Computing
Conference),Boston, Mass, June 1994, "Four teacher's
experiences using technology to help them restructure."
Applefest, Lake Morey, Vermont, October
1993, "CD-Romance- It's Love at First Byte."
National Rural Education Association,
Burlington Vermont, October 13-17, 1993, "The Efficacy
of ParentLink in a Rural School District."
Association for Experiential Education,
Jeffersonville, Vermont, October 1993, "The Technology
Smorgasbord."
ASCD (Association of Supervision and Curriculum
Development, Washington D.C., March 1993,"The Efficacy
of ParentLink in a Rural School District."
Applefest, Lake Morey, Vermont, November
1992, "Getting Connected, An Introduction to Vt Ed Net."
NERA (Northeastern Educational Research
Association) Ellenville, New York, October 1992 "The
Efficacy of ParentLink in a Rural School, and a Comparison
of its use by Parents of Special and General Education Students."
NECC'91 (National Educational Computing
Conference), Phoenix , Arizona, June 1991, "Science
Animation is a Second Language."
Proceedings, "Animation is a Second
Language", National Educational Computing Conference,
1991.
SWE (Society of Women Engineers, Manhattan,
New York, June 29, 1990 for TERC, Star Schools Project,
Science and Math Research Projects Using Distance Learning.
NECC'90 June 26, 1990, Nashville, Tennessee,
"AppleSources, Integrating Computer Technology into
the 21 ST Century Science Classroom".
DDEIIA , Higher Education Statewide Conference
at RPI, Troy, New York, April 4, 1990. "Telecommunications
in Math and Science Curriculums"
GETN Conference (Global Educaton Telecommunications
Network), Manhattan, New York, February 21, 1990, "The
Acid Rain Project".
Proceedings, "Apple Sources:Extending
and integrating the Classroom into the 21ST Century",
National Education Computing Conference, 1990.
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