Michael K. Barbour

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Books

Barbour, M. K. & Orey, M. (Eds.). (in press). The foundations of instructional technology . Athens , GA : University of Georgia . Retrieved July 5, 2007 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/ITFoundations/index.php?title=Main_Page

Orey, M., Amiel, T., McClendon, J. & Barbour, M. K. (Eds.). (2005). The world almanac of educational technologies. Athens, GA: University of Georgia. Retrieved December 22, 2007 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/ (Contribution 10%)

Barbour, M. K., Jones, A., Rabinowitz, L., & Utz. G. (2004). Preparing for the U.S. History AP Exam with America past and present, seventh edition: Divine/Breen/Fredrickson/Williams/Brands/Gross. New York: Pearson Education Inc.. (Contribution 25%)

Barbour, M. K., Jones, A., & Utz. G. (2002). Instructor's resource manual to accompany Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams - America past and present, advanced placement edition. New York: Pearson Education Inc.. (Contribution 33%)

Chapters in Books

Barbour, M. K., & Fernandes, K. (accepted - June 2008). Virtual schooling and K-12 online learning. In A Hirumi (Ed.), Designing alternative environments to facilitate e-learning: A systematic approach. Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in Education. (Contribution 80%)

Barbour, M. K., Thomas, G. B., Rauscher, D. & Rieber, L. P. (accepted - June 2008). Homemade PowerPoint games: Preparing the next generation of teachers to use creative design activities in the classroom. In A Hirumi (Ed.), Digital video games for PreK-12 education: Engaging learners through interactive entertainment. Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in Education. (Contribution 40%)

Rieber, L. P., Barbour, M. K., Thomas, G. B. & Rauscher, D. (in press). Learning by designing games: Homemade PowerPoint games. In C. Miller (Ed.), Games: Their purpose and potential in education. New York: Springer Publishing. (Contribution 15%)

Barbour, M. K. (in press). What's next for instructional technology: A focused field or crisis of identity. In M. K. Barbour & M. Orey (Eds.), The foundations of instructional technology. Athens, GA: University of Georgia. Retrieved July 5, 2007 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/ITFoundations/index.php?title=Future

Esakin, T., Lopez Rivera, W., Rivera Ruedas, N. & Barbour, M. K. (2006). Educational Technologies in Mexico . In M. Orey, T. Amiel, & J. McClendon (Eds.), The world almanac of educational technologies. Retrieved October 24, 2006 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/mexico/mexico.html (Contribution 25%)

Barbour, M. K. (2005). Educational Technologies in Canada . In M. Orey, T. Amiel, & J. McClendon (Eds.), The world almanac of educational technologies . Retrieved Janaury 4, 2005 from http://www.waet.uga.edu/canada/canada.htm

Barbour, M. K. (2002). Bridging the rural divide through distance education. In S. Mitchell (Ed.), Effective educational partnerships: Experts, advocates, and scouts (pp. 183-192). Westport , CT: Praeger Publishers.

Journal Articles

* peer reviewed
** invited

* Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (accepted – September 2008). Student performance in virtual schooling: Looking beyond the numbers. ERS Spectrum, 27(1). (Contribution 80%)

Barbour, M. K. & Evans, M. (accepted – September 2008). History by the minute: A representative national history or a common sense of the majority? Canadian Social Studies, 41(1). (Contribution 75%)

* 2006 AECT Interns. (2008). Realizing leadership through service learning. TechTrends, 52(2), 13. (Contribution 20%)

** 2006 AECT Interns. (2007). Following through: Representing the voice of graduate students. Tech Trends, 51 (6), 14-15. (Contribution 20%)

* Barbour, M. K. & Rich, P. (2007). Social constructivist e-learning: A case study. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 11 (5). Retrieved on July 17, 2007 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume11/barbour.htm (Contribution 75%)

* Cooze, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Learning styles: A focus upon e-learning practices and pedagogy and their implications for successful i nstructional design . Journal of Applied Educational Technology, 4 (1). Retrieved July 2, 2007 from http://www.eduquery.com/jaet/JAET4-1_Cooze.pdf (Contribution 40%)

* Barbour, M. K. (2007). Teacher and developer perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students. Journal of Distance Education, 21(3), 93-114. Retrieved on June 8, 2007 from http://www.jofde.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/30

** 2006 AECT Interns. (2007). ect Cornerstone: Giving back after receiving so much. Tech Trends, 51(2), 17-18. (Contribution 20%)

* Barbour, M. K., Evans, M., & Ritter, J. (2007). Situating the Georgia Performance Standards in the social studies debate: An improvement for social studies classrooms or continuing the whitewash. Journal of Research in Social Studies, 31 (1), 27-33. (Contribution 40%)

Barbour, M. K. (2007). Who's researching virtual schools: A case for instructional technologists. Distance Learning, 4(1), 7-12.

Barbour, M. K. K. (2007). AECT done cheap. Tech Trends, 51 (1), 41-42.

2006 AECT Interns. (2007). Strengthen connections with graduate students. Tech Trends, 51 (1), 36. (Contribution 20%)

West, R. E. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Extending the conference through BlogTracks: Reflections from the first year of a new presentation format. Tech Trends, 51(1), 30-32. (Contribution 35%)

* Barbour, M. K. (2007). Portrait of rural virtual schooling. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy , (59). Retrieved on February 11, 2007 from http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/barbour.html

Barbour, M. K., Thomas, A. & Ritter, J. (2006). Mentoring student teachers from a distance: An action research project. “The Journal” of the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies, 6(2), 42-46. (Contribution 50%)

Barbour, M. K. & Reeves, T. C. (2006). Michael Graham Moore – A significant contributor to the field of educational technology. Educational Technology, 46(6), 58-59. (Contribution 60%)

* Barbour, M. K. & Mulcahy, D. (2006). An inquiry into retention and achievement differences in campus based and web based AP courses. Rural Educator, 27(3), 8-12. (Contribution 90%)

Barbour, M. K. (2005). Perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students: A narrative analysis of previously collected data. The Morning Watch, 32(3-4). Retrieved November 04, 2005 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/win05/Barbour.htm

* Barbour, M. K. (2005). From telematics to web-based: The progression of distance education in Newfoundland and Labrador. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(6), 1055-1058.

* Barbour, M. K. & Collins, M. (2005) Online writing as an indicator of student performance. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(8). Retrieved August 30, 2005 from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Aug_05/article02.htm (Contribution 80%)

* Barbour, M. K. (2005). The design of web-based courses for secondary students. Journal of Distance Learning, 9(1). 27-36.

* Cooze, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2005). Learning styles: A focus upon e-learning practices and pedagogy and their implications for success in secondary high school students in Newfoundland and Labrador. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 2(1). (Contribution 40%)

* Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2004). All for one and one for all: Designing web-based courses for students based upon individual learning styles. Staff and Educational Development International, 8(2/3), 95-108. (Contribution 75%)

Barbour, M. K., & Mulcahy, D. (2004). The role of mediating teachers in Newfoundland 's new model of distance education. The Morning Watch, 32(1). Retrieved February 3, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall4/barbourmulcahy.htm (Contribution 60%)

* Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2004). The effects of online writing in student performance in a second year biology course. The Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) On-Line, 1(1). Retrieved May 5, 2006 from http://faculty.gvsu.edu/patterna/aceonline/barbour/barbour-collins.htm (Contribution 80%)

* Glassman, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2004). Conferencing – An exploration into connectivity, content and community. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 8(4). Retrieved May 24, 2004 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume8/barbour4.html (Contribution 50%)

* Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2003). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. Media and Technology for Human Resource Development: Journal of Educational Technology, 14(1-2), 33-42. (Contribution 75%)

Barbour, M. K., & Kinsella, J. (2003). From Newfoundland to Illinois: The development of an AP European history course for the Illinois virtual high school. Journal of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, 63 , 25-35. (Contribution 80%)

* Barbour, M. K. (2002). Bridging the home and school: A case study of one web-enabled technology. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 6(11). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume6/barbour.html

Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2002). Electronic messaging and student achievement in second-year science classes. The Morning Watch, 30(1-2). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall02/BarbourCollins.htm (Contribution 80%)

Barbour, M. K. (2001). Enrichment opportunities for gifted students in rural areas: Online AP social studies sources. Ohio Council for the Social Studies Review, 37(1), 18-26.

Barbour, M. K. (1999). Parliament and the internet: The present and the future. Canadian Parliamentary Review, Autumn. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Barbour, M. K. (1998). Evaluating online discussion forums: Usenet newsgroups and the classroom. The Morning Watch, 26 (1-2). Retrieved March 17, 2004 from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall98/Barbour.htm

Bulletins, Reports and Newsletter Articles

Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J., & Wicks, M. (2008). eCollege and IVHS: Preparing virtual school teachers. eCollege eNewsletter, 9(3). Retrieved on May 15, 2008 from http://www.ecollege.com/Newsletter/MainStory/MainStory-Vol9Iss3.learn (Contribution 75%).

Barbour, M. K. (2005). Bridging the home and school: An investigation of an online gradebook. News Links, 20(4), 5-13.

Barbour, M. K. (2002). Online learning opportunities - The middle school challenge. Principal's Electronic Desk, 14 August 2002. Retrieved on March 5, 2005 from http://www.myped.net/wwwsite/sections/middle/2002-08-13-15-53-47_article.jhtml

Harrison , G., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Bridging the home and school: A partnership between a homeschooler and a Canadian school. Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Association Newsletter, Spring. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Association. (Contribution 20%)

Published Proceedings of Conference Presentations

Barbour, M. K., Kinsella, J. & Rieber, L. P. (2007). PowerPoint games in a secondary laptop environment. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2328-2332). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 80%)

Evans, M. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). "I need a green axe": Video games and your social studies classroom. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (781-786). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 40%)

Evans, M. & Barbour, M. K. (2007). Making sense of video games: Pre-service teachers struggle with this new medium. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2496-2501). Norfolk , VA : AACE. (Contribution 40%)

Barbour, M. K. (2005). Teacher and developer perceptions of effective web-based design for secondary school students. Proceedings of the Southeastern Conference in Instructional Design and Technology (CD-Rom). Mobile, AL: University of South Alabama .

Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2004). Learning styles and web-based design for secondary students. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (14-21). Norfolk, VA : AACE. (Contribution 90%)

Barbour, M. K., & Rich, P. (2004). Social constructivist e-learning: A case study. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (1754-1759). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 75%)

Singleton, E., Song, L., Hill, J.R., Koh, M.H., Jones, F., & Barbour, M. K. (2004). Online learning: Perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (946-950). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 5%)

Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2004). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Bloomington, IN: AECT. (Contribution 80%)

Barbour, M. K. (2004). Lessons on designing web-based courses for K-12 students based upon individual learning styles. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Barbour, M. K., & Polly, D. (2004). Both sides of the border: A snapshot of two internet-based professional development initiatives. Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (4362-4365). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 50%)

Orrill, C., Barbour, M. K., Bleich, L., Sikes, C., & Calhoun, J. (2004). Learning to teach with technology studio. Proceedings of the annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (2508-2510). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 25%)

Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2003). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (1491-1494). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 80%)

Barbour, M. K., & Cooze, M. (2003). Learning styles and student performance in an e-learning environment. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (871-874). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 90%)

Barbour, M. K., & Collins, M. (2002). Online writing as a form of electronic communication in a second year biology course. Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education (2544-2545). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 80%)

Collins, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Some observations on student use of electronic communications. Proceedings of the annual International Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for E-Business, Science, and Education on the Internet (CD-Rom). L'Aquila, Italy: Superiore G. Reiss Romoli (SSGRR). (Contribution 10%)

Collins, M., & Barbour, M. K. (2001). Some characteristics of student use of electronic communications in second-year science classes. Proceedings of the annual conference on ED-MEDIA (309-310). Norfolk, VA: AACE. (Contribution 10%)

Reviews

Barbour, M. K. (2006). Brief book review of Using computers in educational and psychological research: Using information technologies to support the research process. Education Review. Retrieved December 10, 2006 from http://edrev.asu.edu/brief/dec06.html#20

Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Virtual schools: Planning for success . Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 7(2), 215-217.

Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Virtual schools: Planning for success and Development and management of virtual schools: Issues and trends. American Journal of Distance Education, 20(2), 119-121.

Barbour, M. K. (2006). Book review of Development and management of virtual schools: Issues and trends. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 7(1). Retrieved June 13, 2006 from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/307/482

Barbour, M. K. (2005) Multimedia reviews of Teaching for Thinking. The Middle Ages: The building of nations, and The Renaissance: Winds of change. World History Connected, 3(1). Retrieved October 15, 2005 from http://worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/3.1/br_barbour.html

Glassman, M., & Barbour, M. K. (1997). Beyond print – Review of the conference Beyond Print: Scholarly Publishing and Communication in the Electronic Environment. The Morning Watch, 25(1-2). (Contribution 25%)

Unpublished Dissertations and Thesis

Barbour, M. K. (2007). What are they doing and how are they doing it? Rural student experiences in virtual schooling. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Georgia , Athens , GA.

Barbour, M. K. (2002). The uses and value of Internet discussion groups in a post secondary environment. Unpublished Master's Thesis. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's , NL.

Barbour, M. K. (1996). Staying the course or adjusting our compass: Term 17 and the future of education policy in Newfoundland . Unpublished Honours Research Essay. Carleton University , Ottawa , ON .