One of my main research interests is digital video as an instructional tool and as a Web resource. I conduct research on professional development and technology integration, including the increased use of digital video as an instructional tool. I am interested in helping teachers integrate technologies into their curriculum.
I currently administer two grants. Unity in Community, funded by Apple Computer, Inc., is a collaborative project between Urbana Middle School and the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and uses service learning and computer technology to create a student-centered, project-based curriculum. The mission of the AT & T Technology Fellows program is to enhance faculty development in instructional technology and to increase the rate at which technology is integrated into existing courses aimed at initial profession preparation and the continuing education of teachers and administrators.
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- Research Biography
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Research Biography
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
- Associate Director, Office of Educational Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002--
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000--
- 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. (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