Research
Interests
Best practices in the
use and design of emerging digital technologies
Internet, society,
and culture
Social studies education and practice
Education
Doctor of
Philosophy: Instructional Leadership/Instructional Technology; minors
in Educational Research and Secondary Social Studies Education; with
18 hours in 20th Century United States History. December 2000, The
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Master of Arts:
Secondary Education. August 1989, The University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bachelor of
Science: Secondary Education. December 1984, The University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
Recent
Professional Experience
Professor, College of Education, Idaho State
University, July 2009 - present.
Department
Chair, Educational Foundations, July 2007 - present
Assistant/Associate Professor, College of
Education, Idaho State University, June 2001 - July
2009
Technology
Consultant, Director of Technology Development Laboratory for
Interactive Technology in Education (UA Instructional Technology
Program) & Tuscaloosa City Schools. August 2000 - May 2001.
Facilitate
implementation of a Goals 2000 technology grant at a local middle
school. Assist in the development of various technology projects
relating to computers and the Internet, terrestrial radio
broadcasting, and television production. Assess middle school
faculty efforts to integrate technology into instruction. Conduct
technology staff development workshops for K-12 educators.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructional
Technology/Secondary Education), College of Education, University of
Alabama. January 1996 - August 2000.
World Geography
Instructor, Center for Communications and Educational Technology,
University of Alabama. 1990 - 1994.
High
school world geography instructor; Participate in the development
and delivery of K-12 education programming; Facilitate secondary
student learning via distance technologies. Supervision of and
professional development for participating educators.
Awards
and Recognition
ISTE Member
Profile (2002). Learning & Leading with Technology, 29,
7.
Outstanding
Student in the Program: Teaching. Program in Educational
Leadership and Instructional Leadership, College of Education,
University of Alabama, 2000.
Adolph B.
Crew Teaching Award, College of Education, University of Alabama,
1998.
Most
Outstanding Student in the Program in Secondary Social Science
Education, College of Education, University of Alabama, 1997.
Columbus
Voyage of Discovery Quincentenary Teacher-Scholar Award, National
Geographic Society/National Council for Geographic Education/Alabama
Geographic Alliance, 1992.
Scholarship
Powell, A., & Ray, B. (2012). Supporting mathematics for young children through technology. In S. Blake, D. L., Winsor, & L. Allen (Eds.) Child development and the use of technology: Perspectives, applications and experiences (pp. 146-168). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Ray, B. B . (2011). Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Music and Social Studies. In N.R. Robinson, S. N. Hall, & F. P. Spano (Eds.), Teaching elementary music: Integrative connections between music and other subjects (2nd ed.) (pp. 255-261, 267). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Faure, C., & Ray, B. B. (2011). Game Time!: Justifying the use of WII Fit Plus in the early elementary physical education classroom . Journal of Technology Integration in the Classroom, 3(1).
Ray, B. B. (2010). Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Music and Social Studies. In N. R. Robinson, S. Hall, & F. P. Spano (Eds.), Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative connections between music and other subjects (pp. 255-261, 267). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Ray, B. B. (2010). Using music and other source materials to solve a mystery from the past: Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she do to make the world a better place? In N. R. Robinson, S. Hall, & F. P. Spano (Eds.), Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative connections between music and other subjects (pp. 261-266). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Ray, B. B., & Coulter,
G. (2010). Perceptions of the value of digital mini-games:
Implications for middle school classrooms. Journal of Digital
Learning in Teacher Education [Formerly the Journal of
Computing in Teacher Education], 26(3), 92-100.
Ray, B. B., & Pemberton, C. (2010).
Engaging 9/11 as a learning event: Teachers' perspectives examined. Social Studies Research and Practice, 5(1), 58 -74.
Pemberton, C., Ray, B., Said, H.,
Easterly, D., & Belcher, C. (2010). Graduate student perceptions
of college of education culture and climate. Advancing Women in
Leadership, 30(5). Available:
http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/Vol30_2010/cynthia_pemberton_AWL_vol_30_no.5.pdf
Ray, B. B. ( 2009). Voices from the
classroom: Secondary teachers' media use on 9/11. International
Journal for Instructional Media, 36(3), 303-312.
Ray, B. B., & Coulter, G. (2008).
Reflective practices among Language Arts teachers: The use of weblogs.
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education,
8(1). Retrieved from http://www.citejournal.org/vol8/iss1/languagearts/article1.cfm
Ray, B. B., & Hocutt, M. M. (2007,
Reprint). What does the research really say? Teacher created, teacher
centered weblogs: Perceptions and Practices. Michigan Association
for Computer Users in Learning, 27(3), 38 - 39.
Ray, B. B., Powell, A. & Strickland, J.
(2006/2007). Technology integration and the preservice teacher: A
roadmap for reflection and observation during early field experiences.
Teaching & Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry and
Reflective Practice, 21(1), 29 - 58.
Ray, B. B., & Hocutt, M. M. (2006). Teacher
created, teacher centered weblogs: Perceptions and practices.
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 23(1), 21 -
28.
Ray, B. B. (July/August 2006). Analyzing
political art to get at historical fact: Guernica and the
Spanish Civil War. The Social Studies, 97(4). 168 -
171.
Ray, B. B., & Hocutt, M. M. (June 2006).
[Review of the book Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web
tools for classrooms.] Teachers College Record. ID Number:
12550. Available from http://www.tcrecord.org
Ray, B. B., & Hocutt, M. M. (2006).
Reflection and the middle school blogger: Do blogs support reflective
practice? Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal,
9(1). Available from
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2006/MS_blogs/index.htm
Ray, B. B., & Newsome, J. R. (Summer 2005).
Accountability to the social studies and to the standards-based
movement: Using the past to support current practice. Trends and
Issues, 15 - 18.
Ray, B. B. (2005). Mining what we know about
handheld computers: A review of the [anecdotal] evidence. TOJET,
4(2). Available from http://www.tojet.net/articles/421.doc
Ray, B. B. (Summer 2004). 'Fields of Fury' and
the American Civil War: A social studies skill builder strategy.
Trends and Issues, 24 - 28.
Lin, S., Strickland, J., Ray, B., & Denner,
P. (2004). Computer-based concept mapping as a prewriting strategy for
middle school students. Meridian: A Middle School Computer
Technologies Journal, 7(2). Available from
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/sum2004/index.html
Pemberton, C. L. A, Shen, X., Taylor, R., Luckey, A.,
Wilkins, S., Ray, B. Call, N., Cde Baca, R., & Said, H.
(2004). Diversity education perceptions: Where we are and where do we
need to go. Journal for Effective Schools, 3(2), 61 - 79.
Horejsi, M., & Ray, B. B. (2004).
Technology and civic empowerment: Toward inclusion and participatory
citizenship in the elementary social studies classroom. Electronic
Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 3(1), 40 -
51. Available from http://ejite.isu.edu/
Ray, B. B. (2003). Handheld computers in the
classroom: Integration strategies for Social Studies educators. The
Education Resources Information Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction
Service No. ED482480).
Ray, B. B. (2003). Collaborative lesson
planning in a web supported K-8 social studies methods course.
Computers in the Social Studies, 11(3).
Ray, B. B. (2003). Student-centered electronic
journals in the field of education: An overview of four journals.
Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education,
2(1). Available from Http://ejite.isu.edu/Vol2No1/
Ray, B. B. (2002). PDAs in the classroom:
Integration strategies for educators. International Journal of
Educational Technology, 3(1). Available from
http://www.ao.uiuc.edu/ijet/v3n1/ray/index.html
Wright, V., Stallworth, J. B., & Ray, B.
(2002). Challenges of electronic portfolios: Student perspectives and
experiences. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education,
10(1), 47 - 59.
McFadden, A., Price, B.J., Marsh, G.E. with Patterson,
S, & Ray, B. (2002). Versatile handheld computers aid
mobile student teachers. In M. Chen & Armstrong, S. (Eds),
Edutopia: Success stories for learning in a digital age (pp.
223 - 227). The George Lucas Educational Foundation: Jossey-Bass.
Ray, B. B. (Jan./March 2002). Outstanding
WebQuests for women's history month. Computers in the Social
Studies, 10(1).
Ray, B., & McFadden, A. (Fall 2001). PDAs
in higher education: Tips for instructors and students. Journal of
Computing in Higher Education, 13(1) , pp. 110 - 118.
Ray, B. B. (July/Sept. 2001). PDAs in the
classroom: Integration strategies for Social Studies educators.
Computers in the Social Studies, 9(3).
Ray, B. B., McFadden, A., Patterson, S., &
Wright, V. (Summer 2001). Personal digital assistants in the middle
school classroom: Lessons in hand. Meridian: A Middle School
Computer Technologies Journal, 4(2). Available from
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/
Ray, B., & Marsh, G. (February 2001).
Recruitment of extremists on the Internet. First Monday, 6(2).
Available from http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_2/ray/index.html.
(Results of this research reported/quoted in New Matilda,
http://www.newmatilda.com, in 2007)
Peer
Reviewed Proceedings and Presentations
Ray, B. B. ( 2011). Supporting conceptual learning in the Social Studies via digital gaming. Hawaii International Conference on Education.
Ray, B. B., Jacobsen, B., & Ruchti, W. (accepted, 2011). Wii the Teachers: Serious games for serious learning. Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Ray, B.
B., & Hocutt, M. (2010). Using an online simulation to
promote conceptual learning. EDUCAUSE Learning Inititive (ELI)
Conference.
Coulter, G., & Ray, B. (2009).
Teacher candidates' perceptions of the efficacy of the use of webcasts
as online supplemental instruction in a traditional education course.
In T. Bastiaens, Et al. (Eds.) Proceedings of the World Conference
on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher
Education 2009 (p. 2475). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Coulter, G. A., & Ray, B. B. (
2009). Webcasting and learning: Design considerations for the
novice professor. Hawaii International Conference on Education.
Ray, B. B. (2009). Digital
mini-games for the social studies classroom: Does perception shape
practice, while practice ignores research? Hawaii International
Conference on Education.
Ray, B. B. (Accepted, 2009). Using an online
simulation/role play to teach about genocide. National Council for
the Social Studies Annual Conference.
Ray, B. B. (2008). Got game? Educators'
perspectives on the value of digital games . Proceedings of the
Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Coulter, G., & Ray, B. B. (2008).
Designing for the future of webcasting. Proceedings of the
Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Ray, B. B. (2007). Digital and mass media
literacy in the age of terrorism: What do teachers need to know about
media use? Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology
and Education.
Ray, B. B., Hocutt, M., & Patterson, S.
(2005). Weblogs to promote creative expression and reflective
practice in e-learning environments. World Conference on
E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher
Education.
Hocutt, M. M., Patterson, S. K., & Ray, B.
(October 2005). Blog, blog, blog. Educause 2005.
Hocutt, M., Ray, B., & Wright, V. (2005).
High school students: How do they obtain technology skills?
Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Ray, B. B., Hocutt, M., Wright, V., & Ray,
G.S. (2004). Collaborative lesson planning in WebCT: Observations
from a K-8 social studies methods course. Proceedings of the
Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Hocutt, M., Wright, V., Hartman, J., & Ray,
B. (2004) Comparing instructional methodologies in sixth-grade
science: Traditional textbook, integrated science, and integrated
science with technology enhancement. Proceedings of the Society
for Instructional Technology and Education.
Ray, B. B. & Patterson, S.K. (2003).
Online ethics: Challenges for preservice educators. Proceedings
of the Society for Instructional Technology and Education.
Powell-Mikle, A., & Ray, B. B. (2003).
Pre-service math educators' receptivity to mathematically-based
electronic portfolios as assessment, reflection and anxiety reduction
tools. Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology and
Education.
Strickland, J, Ray, B. & Coffland, D.
(2003). An integration partnership: Technology, methodology, and
early field experiences. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
Conference.
Ray, B. B. & Hocutt, M. (2002). Real
history: Interactive slideshows to support educational objectives in
the Social Studies. Proceedings of the Society for Instructional
Technology and Education.
Ray, B. B., McFadden, A., Patterson, S., &
Hocutt, M. (2001). Revolution in hand: Personal digital assistants
in the science classroom. Proceedings of the Society for
Instructional Technology and Education.
Ray, B. B., Wright, V., Stallworth, J., &
Wilson, E. (2001). Electronic portfolios and preservice
teachers. Proceedings of the Society for Instructional Technology
and Education.
International,
National, and Regional Presentations
Ray, B.
B., & Thomas, J. (2004). Diversity in children's
literature. Intermountain Effective Schools Conference (Invited)
Pemberton, C.
Head, L., Call, N. & Ray, B. (2003). Diversity Workshop
II. Intermountain Effective Schools Conference (Invited)
Ray, B.
B., & Patterson, S. (October 2001). Handheld computers in
the classroom. EDUCAUSE.
Wilson, E. K.,
Rice, M., Ray, B., Stallworth, B., Shaver, K, & Callison,
K. (June 2000). A virtual trip through the civil rights
movement. National Educational Computing Conference.
Wilson, E. K.,
Rice, M. & Ray, B. B. (November 1998). Integrating
technology and constructivism into the social studies classroom:
Making a difference. National Council for the Social Studies
Annual Meeting.
Wilson, E. K.
& Ray, B. (March 1998). Teaching the Holocaust.
Mortar Board Social Studies Conference, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL (Invited)
Wilson, E. K.,
Ray, B., & Evans, A. (November 1996). Using virtual
fieldtrips for instructional purposes. National Council for the
Social Studies Annual Meeting.
Ray, B.
(October 1992). The great disease migration. National Council
for Geographic Education/Society of Latin American Geographers, Annual
Meeting. Santo Domingo, DR.
Ray, B.
(March 1990). Crossroads of understanding: Communications in a
technological society. National Council for the Social Studies
Southeast Regional Meeting.
Edited
Journals and Review Boards
Editor. (2001 - 2008).
Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in
Education
Reviewer. (2003 -
present). Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. AACE
Journal Review Board.
Reviewer. (2008 -
present). Journal for Computer Assisted Learning.
Reviewer. (2004; 2005 -
present). Journal of Interactive Online Learning.
Reviewer. (2008 -
present). Current Issues in Education.
Program
Committee/Reviewer. (2006). ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on
Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications.
Reviewer. (2003).
View of the principal and the job. The George Lucas Educational
Foundation. Available from
http://www.glef.org/courseware/index.html |