 | Earl Woodruff phone: (416) 978-1068 email: earl.woodruff@utoronto.ca Departments: Applied Psychology and Human Development Centre for Applied Cognitive Science Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Institute for Knowledge, Innovation and Technology | |
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Research Overview Dr. Woodruff's research interests include cognition and learning; developmental issues in children's knowledge building; technology in education; computer-supported discursive environments for mathematics and science education; and design research. In applied practice, Dr. Woodruff is interested in preservice education and the development of the teacher as a practitioner/researcher. Teaching Overview Dr. Woodruff's specialty course: CTL1923S: a course designed to look at the role technology plays in the context of learning and knowledge-building. Representative Publications Woodruff, E., Nirula, L., (in press) Design Research in the Elementary School Classroom. In C. Howard, J. Boettcher, L. Justice and K. Schenk (editors) Encyclopedia of Online Learning and Technology Information Science Publishing. Nason, R., & Woodruff, E. (2004). Online collaborative learning in mathematics: Some necessary innovations. In T. Roberts (Ed.), Online collaborative learning: Theory and practice (pp. 103-131). London: Infosci. Fong, C., & Woodruff, E. (2003) Web-Based Video and Frame Theory in the Professional Development of Teachers: Some Implications for Distance Education. Distance Education 24(2), 195-211. Andrews, G., Woodruff, E., MacKinnon, K., & Yoon, S. (2003). Introducing "thinking tags" to kindergarten children through a dental health simulation. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 19, 209-219. Woodruff, E. (2002). CSCL communities in post-secondary education and cross-cultural settings. In T. Koschmann, R. Hall, & N. Miyake (Eds.), CSCL II: Carrying forward the conversation (pp. 157-168). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Research Grants and Contracts - Investigator on Large Scale SSHRC NIE grant "Beyond Best Practice"; - Australian ARC grant on biological sustainability, and technological tools for understanding in mathematics education. |
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