Call for Nomination of Officers for the BSU EDTECH Graduate Student Association

Students of the BSU EDTECH Department are in the process establishing a University Recognized Student Organization called "EDTECH Graduate Student Association".  The purpose of the association is to act as a voice in governing decisions with Ed Tech BSU, establish links between the college and graduates, amongst new ideas to be established by the association. 

We are currently seeking nominations for officers to include a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and any other suggestions students may have.  Officers should be a current student in the Ed Tech Department in official standing as a candidate of a graduate certificate or degree from the BSU Ed Tech Department.  If you want to nominate someone or would like to nominate yourself, please go to http://tinyurl.com/ylsoyd8. 

All interested Ed Tech Students are encouraged to participate.  The call for nominations will end at the end October 30, 2009.

• Dr. Kerry Rice publishes an article in the Journal of Educational Technology and Society


• Alumni Corey Plough co-authors a paper published in Tech Trends.


• Two positions open for Assistant/Associate Professor in EDTECH


• Dawley, L. (2009, September 29). Virtual world teaching and design for new media literacy learning. Invited keynote address. Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon, North Chungcheong, South Korea.

Department Announces the Sean Ellenberger Memorial Scholarship

We are pleased to announce and accept applications for the Sean Ellenberger Memorial Scholarship. Sean was a dedicated teacher of at-risk youth in Florida, and graduated from the Master's in Educational Technology program last year. He was extremely proud of his accomplishments, and had dreams of continuing his efforts to support at-risk learners and pursuing doctoral studies. It was such a pleasure to meet Sean in person at graduation, and see his enthusiasm and pride. Several weeks after his graduation, Sean passed away due to a shooting that occurred during a robbery. The department established the scholarship in Sean's honor in the hope that we could encourage the continuation of his dream, and support another enthusiastic, dedicated educator in the Master's program to achieve their goals. The annual scholarship awards $3,132, the equivalent cost to complete a full certificate, or three courses of study.

Scholarship requirements

1. Currently enrolled Master's degree student (MS or MET)

2. 3.5 GPA minimum 3. Completed 12 or more units of Master's program

4. Career experience or goals of working with at-risk youth Applications

1. Write a letter detailing your qualifications and interest in the scholarship. Financial need will be considered, but not a deciding factor in awarding the funds. We are particularly interested in supporting individuals currently working with at-risk children or teens.

2. Include your name, student ID number, email, and address.

3. Submit your letter to me by Friday, Sept. 4. lisadawley@boisestate.edu

All applicants will be notified of final decisions by the end of September. Please email me directly with any questions. Best wishes to you all.

"The Boise State University EdTech Master's Program was an example of what kind of a reward a person can earn if they are willing to work for their own educational dreams." Sean Ellenberger, 2008

• Congratulations to Idaho for ranking #3 in the country for Online Learning Policy and Practice


• Subscribe to our monthly newsletter, EDTECH Connection, for job postings, events, faculty publications, student projects, and more.


• Please send news, articles, publications, events, jobs, pictures and videos for the 2nd edition of the EDTECH Connection newsletter.


• Dr. Jui-long Hung publishes articles on online learning patterns, online collaborative learning & e-learning.


• Dr. Lisa Dawley will be the Keynote speaker at the NW eLearn (Northwest eLearning Community) 2009 Conference in Nampa, ID, on Friday, October 30th.


• Dr. Lisa Dawley is quoted in Digital Directions


• Dr. Ross A. Perkins publishes in New Directions for Teaching and Learning, which can be obtained through a subscription or through the BSU library.


• Dr. Chareen Snelson's work is featured in the IGI Global newsletter.


• Check out our new Moodle site! This will be our new student portal starting in Fall 09!


• Dept. co-founds ARVEL SIG, please join us!
  
  
• Join our EDTECH Facebook group