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Crosslin, Matt ( 2010) Blog or Discussion Board: Which is the Right Tool to
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Matt Crosslin
[email protected] Education M.Ed., Educational Technology, University of Texas at Brownsville, 2006 Practicum Project: Online High School Health Lessons B.S., Education, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1997 Concentrations: Art, Earth Science Dean's Academic Honor List, Magna Cum Laude graduate Experience Adjunct Professor, August 2009 to present University of Texas at Brownsville Duties: Assisting students, grading projects, general instruction Instructional Designer, November 2005 to present University of Texas at Arlington Center for Distance Education Duties: Designing courses, exploring emerging technology, presenting and training on educational topics. Curriculum Designer / Web Programmer, January 2004 to October 2005 HEALTH EDCO Curriculum - Waco, TX Duties: Developing and writing courses, programming online lessons, editing courses work. Associate Director of Education, October 2002 to December 2003 Sylvan Learning Center - Waco, TX Duties: Supervision, management, instruction, updating and developing curriculum Science Teacher - 8th Grade, August 2000 to May 2002 La Vega Independent School District - Waco, TX Duties: Education, maintaining a class web page, team leader Health Inspector/Instructor, January 1999 to July 2000 Waco, TX Public Health District Duties: Inspection of restaurants and childcare facilities, developing and teaching food safety courses. Courses Taught EDTC 3320 – Instructional Design for the Corporate Trainer (online). University of Texas at Brownsville.
EDTC 3323 – Designing Interactive Multimedia (online). University of Texas at Brownsville. Instructional Design SOCI 3334 Gender Roles (UT Arlington Fall 2011) CRCJ 3385 Women and Crime (UT Arlington Fall 2011) POLS 4316 Women in the Political Process (UT Arlington Fall 2011)| KINE 3301 Biomechanics of Human Movement (UT Arlington Spring 2011) HEED 3305 Women’s Health Issues (UT Arlington Spring 2010) KINE 3303 Applied Kinesiology (UT Arlington Spring 2010) HEED 4310 Stress Management (UT Arlington Spring 2010) ECON 3303 Money and Banking (UT Arlington Fall 2009) ECON 2305 Principles of Macroeconomics (UT Arlington Fall 2009) NURS 3333 Health Promotions (UT Arlington Fall 2009) LIST 5346 Teaching the Writing Process (UT Arlington Fall 2009) URPA 5399 Public Administration Capstone (UT Arlington Fall 2009) LIST 5350 Literacy Assessment (UT Arlington Summer 2009) ENGL 1302 Critical Think, Reading, and Writing II (UT Arlington Spring 2009) EXSA 0154 Walking/Jogging for Fitness (UT Arlington Spring 2009) EXSA 1247 Exercise and Weight Management (UT Arlington Spring 2009) URPA 5358 Ethics In Public Service (UT Arlington Spring 2009) BIOL 3309 Medical Terminology (UT Arlington Fall 2008) SPAN 4334 Culture and Economic Globalization (UT Arlington Spring 2008) SPAN 4335 Business Spanish (UT Arlington Fall 2007) CRCJ 4301 The American Judicial System (UT Arlington Spring 2007) CRCJ 4380 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (UT Arlington Spring 2007) ART 1301 Art Appreciation (UT Arlington Spring 2007) 7th grade Nutrition (Health Edco 2005) 7th grade Injury & Violence Prevention (Health Edco 2005) 7th grade Personal, Community, & Environmental Health (Health Edco 2005) Childcare Food Manager training course (Waco Health District 2000) Childcare Food Worker training course (Waco Health District 2000) Presentations Crosslin, Matt and Harriet Watkins (2010). The Web is Changing: It’s Time to Dethrone the LMS! Conference presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference - Houston, TX (March 23, 2010) Crosslin, Matt and Harriet Watkins (2010). The Web is Changing. Time to Dethrone the LMS! Conference presentation at EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference – Austin, TX (February 18, 2010)
Crosslin, Matt and Tim Gottleber (2009). Get Those EduPunks Off My lawn! Conference presentation at the National University Telecommunications Network 2009 conference – Saratoga Springs, NY (June 22, 2009) Crosslin, Matt and Harriet Watkins (2009). Will Web 3.0 Make Us Change the Way We Educate? Conference presentation at The Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning – San Francisco, CA (June 18, 2009) Butler, Janice and Matt Crosslin (2009). Web 2.0 in Texas Schools: Opportunities & Challenges. Panel Discussion at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference Corpus Christi, TX (April 9, 2009) Crosslin, Matt and Harriet Watkins (2009). Will Web 3.0 Make Us Change the Way We Educate? Conference presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference - Corpus Christi, TX (April 7, 2009) Crosslin, Matt (2008). Future of the Internet: Web 3.0 and 3D Web. Conference presentation at the National University Telecommunications Network 2008 conference Park City, UT (June 10, 2008) Crosslin, Matt and Katrina Adams (2007). Cutting edge innovations in online learning: web 2.0 for everybody. Conference presentation at the Innovations in Online Learning Conference - Austin, TX (May 24, 2007) Crosslin, Matt (2007). Online publication smack-down: blogs vs. discussion boards. Conference presentation at the Innovations in Online Learning Conference - Austin, TX (May 24, 2007) Crosslin, Matt (2007). 3-D learning management system: Moodle + Second Life. Conference presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference Galveston, TX (March 28, 2007) Crosslin, Matt (2007). Web2.0 alphabet soup: CSS, RSS, XML, and AJAX. Conference presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference - Galveston, TX (March 27, 2007) Crosslin, Matt (2006). Do-it-yourself LMS: open-source and high-tech possibilities. Conference presentation at the Innovations in Online Learning Conference - Austin, TX (June 1, 2006) Publications Crosslin, Matt ( 2010) Blog or Discussion Board: Which is the Right Tool to Choose? The Dynamic Classroom: Engaging Students in Higher Education, Atwood Publishing.
Crosslin, Matt. ( 2010). When the future finally arrives: Web 2.0 becomes Web 3.0. In M. J. W. Lee & C. McLoughlin (Eds.), Web 2.0-based e-learning: Applying social informatics for tertiary teaching. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Crosslin, Matt (2009). Moodle: the Intersection of Course Management System and Social Networking. The Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, IGI Global. Crosslin, Matt (2009). Following Ed Tech Trends. The Long Distance Courier, UTA CDE. Crosslin, Matt (2006). The confusion over a little thing called blog. MoodZine online magazine. HealthEdco Curriculum (2005). 7th grade health modules. WRS Group, LTD. Interviews Kelly, Robert (2007). Blogs or Discussion Boards? (interview with Matt Crosslin). Online Classroom, 7 (12), 2. Professional Service Chief Information Officer, Texas Distance Learning Association Board of Directors, 2009-2010 Committees Emerging Technologies Proposal Review Committee Chair, Texas Distance Learning Association, April 20 – 23, 2011 Information Committee Chair, Texas Distance Learning Association, 2009-2010. Website Development Chair, Texas Distance Learning Association, March 21 – 24, 2010 Emerging Technologies Proposal Review Committee Chair, Texas Distance Learning Association, March 21 – 24, 2010 Emerging Technologies Proposal Review Committee Chair Texas Distance Learning Association Conference, April 6 - 9, 2009 Futures & Research Proposal Review Committee Chair Texas Distance Learning Association Conference, April 6 - 9, 2009 Studeous.com Teacher Advisory Board, May 2008
Technology Used Everyday Track Proposal Review Committee Texas Distance Learning Association Conference, March 24 - 27, 2008 Technology Track Proposal Review Committee Innovations in Online Learning Conference, May 31 - June 2, 2006 Course Awards President’s Award for Excellence in Distance Education by the University of Texas at Arlington, for LIST 5346: Teaching The Writing Process. Award for Education Innovation by the University of Texas at Arlington, for EXSA 1247: Exercise and Weight Management. Best Practices Award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching – Higher Education (Platinum Level) by the United States Distance Learning Association, for ART 1301: Art Appreciation, 2008. Best Practices Award for Online Distance Learning Programming Online Technology Higher Education (Gold Level) by the United States Distance Learning Association, for CRCJ 4301: The American Judicial System, 2007. Creative Endeavors Blogger, EduGeek Journal Web design [Online Portfolio] Skills and Qualifications Moodle Course Creator Certification, September 2009 Texas Teacher's Certificate, Secondary Art and Earth Science, 1997 Intel Teach to the Future Training, 2001 Gifted & Talented Secondary Training, 2002 Computer Skills: • • • • •
Microsoft Office (all applications) Blackboard, WebCT, and Moodle LMS (as instructor and administrator) Adobe Studio 8 (including Flash and DreamWeaver) Graphic art design (Fireworks 8 and QuarkXpress) Web page design (including AJAX, XML, CSS, RSS, JavaScript, and ActionScript)
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Moodle LMS design and customization PHP and MySQL programming
Professional Memberships Texas Distance Learning Association Interests Instructional design Open-source learning management systems Social presence and immediacy in online environments Blogging and social networking Immersive virtual learning environments Emerging technologies Social networking theory Social media design Mobile learning
