Brian earned his P.h.D. in Educational Technology in May 2008 from Purdue University. At Purdue he taught undergraduate and graduate courses related to technology integration and instructional design, developed and coordinated the educational technology portion of the secondary transition to teaching program, worked with local schools to help them implement problem-based learning, and co-advised an engineering projects in community service team that built exhibits for a children's science museum. He has also taught French at Purdue and Ohio State.
Articles
Perceptions of the Value of Problem-based Learning among Students with Special Needs and Their Teachers (with Peggy A. Ertmer and Krista D. Simons), Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning (2010)
While problem-based learning (PBL) has been found to be effective with gifted and average students...
Validity and Problem-Based Learning Research: A Review of Instruments Used to Assess Intended Learning Outcomes (with Brian F. French and Peggy A. Ertmer), Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning (2010)
Problem-based learning (PBL) spread from the medical school to other university and K-12 contexts due,...
Portraits of Middle School Students Constructing Evidence-based Arguments during Problem-Based Learning: The Impact of Computer-Based Scaffolds, Educational Technology Research and Development (2010)
A critical step in problem-based learning (PBL) units occurs when groups present their solution to...
Inclusion and Problem-Based Learning: Roles of Students in a Mixed-Ability Group (with Krista D. Glazewski and Peggy A. Ertmer), Research in Middle Level Education (2009)
The literature on the use of problem-based learning in K–12 settings has traditionally focused on...
Using the Theory of Habitus to Move Beyond the Study of Barriers to Technology Integration, Computers & Education (2009)
The integration of technology by K-12 teachers was promoted to aid the shift to a...