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Assistant Dean, Learning Technologies

Curriculum, Technology and Education Reform
Educational Psychology
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Research Biography

I am the Assistant Dean for Learning Technologies at the University of Illinois, College of Education in Urbana-Champaign. I am also a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. Currently, I am the principle investigator for the I-LLINI Partnerships grant which aims to improve middle school student performances in core content area through the meaningful integration of technology. My main areas of focus for my research includes the ways in which ubiquitous technologies including models for online delivery impact teaching and learning.  I am interested in exploring the means by which emergent technologies and digital media can enhance the learning process and meet the needs of diverse learners. I am a Smithsonian Laureate for classroom innovation in technology and a Gold Award winner in the ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers competition for a technology enriched curriculum she designed with teachers from Urbana Middle School in Urbana, Illinois.

 

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
  • Ed.M., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994
  • B.S., Communications - Broadcast Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992

Key Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Dean, Learning Technologies, Ed Admin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2007--
  • Director, Office of Educational Technology, Ed Admin, University of Illinois, College of Education, 2005--
  • Associate Director, Office of Educational Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002--
  • Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant to the Director, Office of Educational Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999-2002
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Office of Educational Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998-1999

Activities & Honors

  • Gold Medal Award, ThinkQuest- present
  • Smithsonian Laureate, Computerworld Honors Program, 1999

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, I-LLINI Partnerships: Lifelong Learning IN Illinois for 21st Century Teachers, Illinois Board of Higher Education, 2007
  • Principal Investigator, Technology-Intensive Approaches to Help Teachers Reach ALL Students, SBC Ameritech, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, The TIMeS Project: A Technology Intensive Mathematics & Science Model for Improving Instruction in High Needs Schools, Illinois Board of Higher Education, 2003

Selected Publications

  • Pianfetti, E. S. (2009). Ubiquitous learning: Educating generation I. In B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Ubiquitous learning (pp. 93-99). University of Illinois Press.
  • Pianfetti, E. S. (2001). Teachers and technology: Digital literacy through professional development. Language Arts, 78(3), 255-62.
  • Pianfetti, E. (1998). Digital video in mathematics: Helping high school students understand and interpret abstract concepts. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press.
  • Thurston, C., Secaras, E., & Levin, J. (1996). Teaching Teleapprenticeships: An innovative model fortechnology integration in teacher education. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 28(5). Retrieved from http://www.educ.ksu.edu/Projects/JRCE/v28-5/Thurston/article/main.htm

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