Pubs

PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED)

Kruger-Ross, M. (2012). (Accepted.) Critical Educational Technology. Book chapter in Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges (forthcoming).

Holcomb, L., & Kruger-Ross, M. (2012). (Accepted.) Enhancing Social Presence and Communities of Practice in Distance Education Courses through Social Media. Book chapter in Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges (forthcoming).

Farwell, T., Kruger-Ross, M. & Waters, R. D. (2012). (Accepted). “Everyone’s All a-Twitter about Twitter: Three Operational Perspectives on using Twitter in the Classroom.” Book chapter in Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis Twitter and More (forthcoming).

Kruger-Ross, M. & Farwell, T. (2012) (Accepted). “Is there (still) a place for blogging in the classroom?: Using blogging to assess writing, facilitate engagement and evaluate student attitudes.” Book chapter in Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis Twitter and More (forthcoming).

Kruger-Ross, M. & Holcomb, L. (2012) (Accepted). “Educational Technology as a Subversive Activity.” In Special Issue of Metropolitan Universities Journal on Web 2.0 Technologies in Higher Education.

Waters, R. D. & Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). (Manuscript submitted). “Predicting Online Learning Success: Applying the Situational Theory of Publics to the Virtual Classroom.”

Holcomb, L. & Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). (Manuscript submitted). “Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools to Support a Community of Practice through Group Work in Distance Education Courses. ”

Kruger-Ross, M. & Holcomb, L. (Winter 2011). “Towards a Theoretical Best Practices of Web 2.0 and Web-based Technologies.” Meridian, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.  Located at http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/winter2011/krugerross/index.htm.

Beal, C., Cuper, P., Grable, L., Ross, M. and Andrews, D. (2004). “Curriculum Integration in a Technology Enhanced Environment Highly Motivates Teachers and Students to Participate and to Achieve.” Paper presented at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ross, M., Beal, C., and Dalton, P. (2004). “Forming a Help Yourself, YourSELF Club: Integrating Web-Based Technology to Teach Development Theories to Empower Early Adolescents.” Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. pp. 4574-4579.

PUBLICATIONS (INVITED)

Ross, M. & Williamson, T. (2009). “Using Blogs in the Mathematics Classroom.” Middle Ground, August 2009, National Middle School Association.

PUBLICATIONS (TECHNICAL MANUALS)

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Best Practices for Group Work in Higher Education.” Internal research review and summary prepared for DELTA.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Testing Options for the University Classroom.” Internal research review and summary prepared for DELTA.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011) “Using Timelines to Support Online Learning.” Internal research review and summary prepared for DELTA.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Existence Systems.” Blog post for the Sylvan Learning Center of Cary web site.  Available from http://www.sylvancary.com/blog/existencesystems.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Welcoming Students to an Online Course.”  Research review and summary published on Deltawire, Distance Education & Learning Technologies Applications (DELTA) Unit Blog.  Available from https://deltawire.delta.ncsu.edu/research/welcoming-students-in-an-online-course/.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Voicethread: an introduction for students.” Tutorial developed and dispersed via DELTA, NC State University.

Kruger-Ross, M. (2011). “Voicethread: a tutorial for instructors.” Tutorial developed and dispersed via DELTA, NC State University.

Ross, M. (2008). “From Blogs to Podcasts, iMovies to Wikis: Exploring Technology in the Middle School.” Article for We & Thee, Carolina Friends School quarterly publication.

Ross, M. (2008). “The Carolina Friends Middle School Handbook for Staff, Students, & Parents.”  Book developed, written, and published for the Carolina Friends Middle School community.

Ross, M. (2007). Middle School ( Grades 5 – 8 ) Mathematics Curriculum. Book developed, written, and published for the Carolina Friends Middle School community.

Beal, C. & Ross, M. (2003). “New Faculty Handbook for the College of Education.”  College of Education, NC State University.

For a full listing of web design and tutorial projects, see http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mjross.

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