Brendan Calandra, Ph.D.
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I am an Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at Georgia State University. I apply my energy and expertise to teaching and conducting design-based research. My emphasis has been on using digital media to enhance teachers' learning and professional development. Education 2002 Ph.D. University of South Florida 1998 M.A. University of Florida 1991 B.A. Florida State University Employment 2007-present Associate Professor at Georgia State University 2002 - 2007 Assistant Professor at Georgia State University 1992 - 2002 Teacher, technology project manager, web designer and web developer at the University of Florida, the University of South Florida, the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, and for various international organizations including the Slovak Ministry of Education, the Pedagogical Faculty of Nitra University, and the The Poland and Hungary Action for Restructuring of the Economy (PHARE). Selected Publications Periodicals Calandra, B., Brantley-Dias, L., Lee, J.K., & Fox, D.L. (2009). Using video editing to cultivate novice teachers’ practice. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(1), 73-94. Lai, G. & Calandra, B. (in press). Examining the Effects of Computer-Based Scaffolds on Novice Teachers' Reflective Journal Writing. Educational Technology Research and Development. Calandra, B., Gurvitch, R., & Lund, J. (2008). An exploratory study of digital video editing as a tool for teacher preparation. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 16(2), 137-153 . Calandra, B., Barron, A.E., & Thompson-Sellers, I. (2008). Audio use in e-Learning: What, why, when, and how? International Journal of eLearning, 7(4), 589-601. Hartmann C., & Calandra, B. (2007). Diffusion and reinvention of ePortfolio design knowledge as a catalyst for teacher learning. Technology, Pedagogy, and Education 16(2), 77-93. Brantley-Dias, L., & Calandra, B. (2007). A practical design model for novice teachers. Educational Technology, 47(4), 33-38. Lai, G., & Calandra, B. (2007). Using online scaffolds to enhance preservice teachers’ reflective journal writing: A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 3(3), 66-81. Calandra, B., Brantley-Dias, L., & Mcneal, K. (2007). An electronic system to support novice teachers' reflective lesson design. Multicultural Education and Technology Journal 1(2), 100-111. Calandra, B., Brantley-Dias, L., & Dias, M. (2006) . Using digital video for professional development in urban schools: A preservice teacher's experience with reflection. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 22(4), 125-133. Brantley-Dias, L., Calandra, B., Harmon, S., & Shoffner, M. (2006) . An analysis of collaboration between colleges of education and arts and sciences in PT3 grants. Tech Trends, 50(3), 32-37. Calandra, B. (2006). [Review of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning]. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 43 (1), 100-101. Calandra, B., & Barron A.E. (2005). A preliminary investigation of advance organizers for a complex educational website. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 14(1), 5-23. Calandra, B. & Lee, J.K. (2005). The digital history and pedagogy project: Flanagan, B. & Calandra, B. (2005). Podcasting for the K12 classroom. Learning and Leading with Technology, 33 (3), 20-25. Calandra, B., Lang, T.R., & Barron, A.E. (2004). Who will use our electronic teacher's guide? A preliminary analysis of preservice teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward issues surrounding the Holocaust. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education [Online serial], 4(2). Available: http://www.citejournal.org/vol4/iss2/social studies/article1.cfm Lee, J. K., & Calandra, B. (2004). Can embedded annotations help high school students perform problem solving tasks using a web-based historical document? Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 37(1), 65-84. Barron, A.E., & Calandra, B. (2003). The use of audio in multimedia learning: Theory and practice. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 16(1), 25-34. Calandra, B., Fitzpatrick, J., & Barron, A. E. (2002). A holocaust website: Effects on preservice teachers' factual knowledge and attitudes toward traditionally marginalized groups. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1), 75-93. Barron, A.E., Calandra, B., Fitzpatrick, J., & Kemker, K. (2001). Teacher's guide to the holocaust: An extensive online resource for teachers. CSS Journal: Journal of Computers in Social Studies, [Online serial], 9(3). Calandra, B. (2000). A project to connect: Language practice with networked computers. TESOL Journal, 9(2), 35. Fassbinder, R.W. (1997). Just a Slice of Bread: a play in ten scenes with a single set. Trans. Denis Calandra and Brendan Calandra. Performing Arts Journal, 19(2), 100-114. Calandra, B. (1993, January 3). More baffling questions are born with slovakia. The St. Petersburg Times (Sunday edition), pp. TP2. Book Chapters Calandra, B., & Harmon, S.W. (in press). SimSpaces: User-created virtual learning in the schools. In R. Chen & T. Kidd (Eds.), Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to Web 2.0. Charlotte, NC: Information Age PublishingWang, C. X., Calandra, B., & Yi, Y. (accepted).Technical, pedagogical and cultural considerations for language Calandra, B., Ma, Y. & Lai, G. (invited). Multimedia teaching and learning: Trends and issues in the west. In R. Ouyang & C.X. Wang (Eds.), Instructional Technology. China: Renmin University Press. Dias, L. B., & Calandra, B. (2007). Supporting novice teachers in diverse contexts: A practical instructional design model. In K. Kumpulainen (Ed.), Educational Technology: Opportunities and Challenges. Oulu, Finland: Universityof Oulu. Refereed proceedings
Calandra, B., Brantley-Dias, L., & Fox, D. (2007). Exploring critical incident analysis and digital video as tools for preservice teachers’ professional development. In D.A. Willis et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (pp. 34-39). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Lai, G., & Calandra, B. (2007). Exploring preservice teachers’ reflective writing problems and what computer-based scaffolds can do to enhance their reflectivity development. In D.A. Willis et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (pp. 110-117). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. McGlinn, M., Hammond, T., Friedman, A., Bolick, C., Bull, G., Ferster, B., Hicks, D., Lee, J., Calandra, B., Doolittle, P. & Ewing, T. (2006). Digital history in social studies teacher education: Practices, promises and provisos, Part 1., In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 4134-4147). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Calandra, B. (2006). The Georgia Digital History Project (GDHP): An interpretative/pedagogical digital history website. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 4067-4070). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Brantley-Dias, L., & Calandra, B. (2005). A tool for supporting urban teachers in training. In M. Simonson & M. Crawford (Ed.), 28th Annual Proceedings: Selected Papers from the 2005 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 90-94), Orlando, FL: AECT. Lai, G., Sun, Y., & Calandra, B. (2005). Rationale behind the adoption of computer-mediated communication channels in an urban teachers' electronic support system. In M. Simonson & M. Crawford (Ed.), 28th Annual Proceedings: Selected Papers from the 2005 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 323-327), Orlando, FL: AECT. Calandra, B., & Lai, G. (2005). A digital video reflection tool for urban teachers in training. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 2472-2476). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Brantley-Dias, L., & Calandra, B. (2005). An electronic tool for supporting urban teachers' technology integration: CITIS. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 2453-2457). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Calandra, B., Lai, G., and Sun Y. (2004). TEPSS: Initial steps in the design of electronic support for novice teachers. In M. Simonson & M. Crawford (Ed.), 27th Annual Proceedings: Selected Papers from the 2004 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 87-91). Chicago, IL: AECT. (Award Winning Paper) Hartmann, C., & Calandra, B. (2004).Teacher e-portfolio communities: diffusion of design knowledge as a catalyst for teacher learning. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 110-117). Norfolk, VA: AACE. Barron, A.E., & Calandra, B. (2003). Audio in multimedia learning: Principle and practice. In M. Simonson & M. Crawford (Ed.), 26th Annual Proceedings: Selected Papers from the 2003 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 34-42). Anaheim, CA: AECT. Calandra, B., & Fitzpatrick, J. (2001). A holocaust web site: Effects on pre-service teachers' factual knowledge and attitudes toward traditionally marginalized groups. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (pp. 1560-1561). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Award Winning Paper) Barron, A., Calandra, B., & Kemker, K. (2001). Teacher's guide to the holocaust: An extensive online resource for teachers. In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (pp. 2568-2573). Norfolk, VA: AACE. Calandra, B., Kemker, K., Barron, A., & Harmes, C. (2001). Developing web-based multimedia for an educational website: The use of quicktime audio, video, VR technology and javascript -based interactivity. In W. A. Lawrence-Fowler, & J. Hasebrook (Eds.): Proceedings of WebNet 2001 - World Conference on the WWW and Internet (pp. 142-146) Orlando, Florida: AACE. Kemker, K. & Calandra, B. (2001). Digital storytelling: Creating multimedia narratives as school projects using desktop movies. In W. A. Lawrence-Fowler, & J. Hasebrook (Eds.): Proceedings of WebNet 2001 - World Conference on the WWW and Internet (pp. 140-141). Orlando, Florida: AACE. Textbooks Feyten C., Macy M., Ducher J., Yoshii M., Park E., Calandra B., & Meros J. (2002). Catching the Wave: Teaching ESL/EFL with the Internet. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Miller G.I., Kemker, K., Calandra, B., & Culbreath, J. (2001). Mini-lesson movie: An integrated multimedia project using macromedia flash 5. In Macromedia Project-Based Multimedia: First Edition. Funded Work (2008/9) Co-PI: Project APPLI: Activities to Promote Project-based Learning and Inquiry, State grant funded at $697,775 (annual, renewable). (2003-2007) Co-PI: The Crossroads: Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) at the Intersection of Content, Pedagogy and Technology, Federal grant funded at over $530,000. (2007) Co-Principle Investigator: Using Portable Media for Pre-service Teacher Professional Development, University Grant funded at $25,321 (2007) Principle Investigator: Media Effects on College Students’ Comprehension of Narrative Passages, University Grant funded at $6,000 (2005/6) University Technology Coordinator: PDS2 Professional Development School Partnerships Deliver Success: Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program for Partnerships (TQE-P), Federal grant funded at $1,893,445. (2006) Co-Principle Investigator: Learning to Teach with Portable Multimedia Laboratories, University Grant funded at $76,319 (2003-2005) Advisory Board Member: Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education Comprehensive Grant: Digital Historical Inquiry Project: Transforming Pre-Service Teacher Social Studies Training. Federal Grant Funded at $500,665. (2005) Principle Investigator: Improving Teacher Education through Video Enhanced Reflection, University Grant funded at $16,230. (2004) Co-Principle Investigator: Interactive Multimedia Laboratory, University Grant funded at $60,802 (2003) Principle Investigator: Portable Usability Laboratory, University Grant funded at $39,059 (1998-2002) Technology Project Manager, Designer, & Developer: Project ESOL Tapestry and A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust both large-scale state grants. Selected Consulting CARE USA. Consultant. Design and development of an interactive eLearning course on Personal Safety and Security for use with CARE personnel worldwide Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia: Teachers’ Career Center. Consultant. Design and development of their online interface. BMW Financial Services. Consultant. Design and development of web-based privacy compliance training. Selected Professional Service (2008/9) Chair, Instructional Technology Special Interest Group at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (2007-9) Faculty Senator, GSU (2007/8) Member of Dean's Advisory Committee and College Strategic Plan Task Force, GSU (2004) Program Chair, Annual Meeting of Professors of Instructional Design and Technology
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