MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Department of Technology and Society, SUNY Stony Brook, NY; 1997-1999; GPA, 3.87
- Master’s Thesis: an investigation into the evolutionary relationships that exist between curiosity, learning, and technological innovation.
- Examines from an instructional perspective the biological foundation and necessity of curiosity.
- Explores the increasing need in technologically-dependent societies for the development of learning methodologies and curricula that inspire curiosity and foster self-directed learning.
- (Currently under revision.)
- Master’s Project: GridBlaster: Click here.
- From the GridBlaster website, “…introduces the concept of coordinate pairs, which are fundamental to a greater understanding of coordinate systems and linear algebra. GridBlaster’s interface is designed to be accessible to an 8-10 year old audience. The working hypothesis is that, if presented in a fun, engaging style, content that normally isn’t offered to children until they are 10-12 years old can be effectively introduced earlier in their education.”
- Conceived game concept and managed its production.
- Won the programmer 1st prize, Long Island Software Awards (LISA).
- (Note that time constraints prevented full development of the Java applet.)
BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, NY; 1991-1994; GPA, 3.25
- Studied human evolution, zooarchaeology, and primatology.
- Participated in the excavation of a late Bronze Age palace.
RUSSIAN LINGUIST CERTIFICATION
U.S. Army Reserve, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA; 1989-1991
- Completed 47 week Russian Language course.
- Learned how to read, write, and speak Russian with moderate fluency.
- Graduated with honors from post-language training center.