Wendy Drexler

Education

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Ph.D Teaching and Learning - Educational Technology April 2010
Research Focus:  Networked Learning/Student construction of personal learning environments

Ed.S Educational Technology, April 2007
Thesis:  Integration Writing and Social Studies via Collaborative Blogging

University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

M.A. Secondary Social Science Education, December 1991
B.A.  Social and Behavioral Sciences, April 1984

Professional Experience

• EME5405 The Internet in K12 Education
• EME5207 Designing Technology-Rich Curricula
• EME6458 Distance Teaching and Learning
• EME5432 Integrating Technology in Social Studies
• EME4401 Integrating Technology in Elementary Curricula

• Designed school's first blended Moodle courses
• Facilitated student creation of personal learning environments highlighted in "The Networked Student" Video
• Led Teach Web 2.0 Consortium - Professional development project to help teachers integrate Web 2.0 tools in the classroom
• Student developed website:  Kids Galore Helping Kids in Darfur recognized by the Florida Holocaust Museum and Amnesty International, raised over $6,000 for children of Darfur
• Re-designed lower school social studies curriculum

• Managed the creation and development of internal online learning software (similar to Blackboard or Web CT)
• Designed and managed development of numerous Web-based training courses
• Facilitated migration of LMS from IBM to AT&T Learning

• Responsible for negotiation and management of IBM/NBC Contract
• Designed and developed CDROM and Web-based training for the IBM Network Services Sales Teams including Internetworking Fundamentals, IBM Security Solutions, IBM eBusiness Solutions
  
• Managed globally dispersed project teams
  
• Key project team contributor in creation, development, design, and roll out of first Learning Management System (LMS) for Network Services Sales

• Nominated as finalist for Teacher of the Year 1997
• Students won 1997 International Cyberfair Competition for creating the City of Safety Harbor's first website
  

Certifications

• IBM Certified Project Manager
• Florida Department of Education Certified Educator (Math 6-9, Social Sciences 6-12, Gifted Endorsement K-12, Middle Grades Endorsement)
  

Publications

Pietro, J., Kennedy, K., Drexler, W., Buraphadeja, V., Liu, F., Dawson, K. Using Wikis to Collaboratively Prepare for Qualifying Exams:  An Example of Implementation in an Advanced Graduate Program (Accepted by Tech Trends for January 2010 publication)

Drexler, W., Baralt, A., Dawson, K. (2008). The Teach Web 2.0 Consortium: A tool to promote educational social networking and Web 2.0 use among educators, Educational Media International Special Issue Learning in Social Networking Technology.  (45)4. Pgs. 271-283.

Drexler, W. (2007).  Kids Galore Helping Kids in Darfur.  Learning and Leading with Technology. 35(3).

Drexler, W., Dawson, K., Ferdig, R. (2007).  Collaborative Blogging as a Means to Develop Elementary Expository Writing Skills, Electronic Journal of Technology in Education, Vol. 6, pg. 140-160.

Jinks, S. and Drexler, W. (2006) Educational Blogging Creates a Unique Partnership between Third Grade Students and University Students. Learning Technology, Publication of IEEE Computer Society.  (8)4.

Articles in Progress

Drexler, W. (2009) The Networked Student:  Personal Learning Environments in K12 Education (Submitted to Australian Journal of Educational Technology August 2009)

Conference Presentations

• Virginia Association of Independent Schools – November 2009 – The Networked Student
• Bay Area Association of Independent Schools Administrative Meeting – September 2009 – The Future of Learning in a Human Networked World
• North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service March 2009:  Keynote:  Building Your Personal Learning Network
• K12 Online 2008 – Teaching Web 2.0:  Everything you need in one place
• National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2008 - Kids Making a Difference: Technology Takes Service Learning Global

Conference Presentations Under Review

AERA 2010 – A Networked Learning Model for Construction of Personal Learning Environments in Seventh Grade Life Science

Accomplishments

• 2008/2009 Florida Master Digital Educator
• 2008/2009 Powerful Learning Practice Fellow (Will Richardson and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Change Initiative)
• 2008/2009  National Association of Independent Schools Teacher of the Future
• 2008 ISTE SIGTel Online Learning Award (Highly Commended)  Many Voices for Darfur

Service

• National Association of Independent Schools 21st Century Task Force 2009-2010
• Professional Development Planning – Teaching Teachers to build Professional Learning Networks
• Co-Founder:  Teach Web 2.0 Consortium
• Advisor – Shorecrest Tech Liaisons – Student Technology Assistants
• FCIS and SACS Accreditation Team – Responsible for technology assessment

Professional Affiliations

• Delta Kappa Gamma (Vice President)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)