journal :: Barron, B. (2006). Configurations of learning settings and networks: Implications of a learning ecology perspective. Human Development, 49(4), 229-231.

book :: R. Goldman, R. D. Pea, B. Barron, S. Derry (Eds.). (2007). Video Research in the Learning Sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the contributors, a community of scholars using video in their ...

Tags: learning, teaching, video, digital, technology, development

book :: Callanan, M., Valle, A., Azmitia, M. (2007). Expanding studies of family conversations about science through video analysis. In R. Goldman, R. Pea, B. Barron, S. Derry (Eds.), Video Research in the Learning Sciences (pp. 227-237). Routledge.

Book Description: Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the contributors, a community of scholars usi...

Tags: video, research, learning, science, theoretical, methodological, technological, teaching, educational, interaction, peer, family, informal, classroom, family, conversation

journal :: Mercier, E. M., Barron, B., O'Connor, K. M. (2006). Images of self and others as computer users: The role of gender and experience. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 22(5), 335-348.

Gender differences in the pursuit of technology careers are a current issue of concern. We report on two studies that use surveys, drawings and interviews to examine sixth- and eighth-grade students' perceptions of knowledgeable computer users and their self-perception as a computer-type person. In Study 1, participants were asked to generate re...

Tags: gender, perception, role, stereotype

conference :: Kennedy Martin, C., Barron, B., Austin, K., Pinkard, N. (2009, March). A Culture of Sharing: A Look at Identity Development Through the Creation and Presentation of Digital Media Projects. Poster session presented at International Conference on Computer-Supported Education, Lisbon, Spain.

Presentation Abstract: We share two longitudinal case studies of thirteen-year-old students who were part of a design intervention focusing on media production and technological fluency, tracking how project production and presentation developed students’ sense of themselves and their reputation within the community. Practices supporting po...

Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Youth (13-18), Inner City Communties, Youth Program, Informal Learning, Home, School

journal :: Barron, B., Martin, C. K., Tekeuchi, L., Fithian, R. (2009). Parents as learning partners in the development of technological fluency. International Journal of Learning and Media, 1(2), 55-77.

This paper presents research on parent support of the development of new media skills and technological fluency. Parents' roles in their children's learning were identified based on interviews with eight middle school students and their parents. All eight students were highly experienced with technology activities. Seven distinct parental roles ...

Tags: parent, learning, teaching, family, technology, media, digital literacy

book :: Cervetti, G. N., Tilson, J. L., Darling-Hammond, L., Barron, B., Pearson, P. D., Schoenfeld, A. H., Stage, E. K., Zimmerman, T. D. (2008). Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

The nation's leading education experts present the best teaching strategies for powerful learning Teaching: what works, what doesn't, and why? Within the fields of reading, math, and science, bestselling author Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues describe, in clear and practical terms, the best teaching methods for K-12 student understanding...

Tags: teaching, education, learning, strategy, style, classroom, students