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David Carbonara, Ed.D.Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology 327A Fisher |
Courses Taught
EDLT 101 Instructional Technology I Computer and Information Literacy
EDLT 102 Instructional Technology II
EDLT 301 Instructional Technology III – Text-Based Design and Materials
EDLT 302 Electronic Literacy
EDLT 401 Instructional Technology IV – Virtual Environments
LTET 101 Instructional Technology I Computer and Information Literacy
LTET 102 Instructional Technology II
GILT 514 Management of Instructional Technology
GILT 515 Instructional Technology Practicum
GDIT 706 Developing Learning Environments Using Instructional Technology
GDIT 708 Technology Management and Leadership
Education
Ed.D. Educational Research (1990)
Minor in Methodology
University of Pittsburgh
Honors/Awards
Apple Polishing Award (2006)
Why should a prospective student choose Duquesne University?
Students receive personal attention in the School of Education so that each student has the opportunity to reach their maximum potential.
Research Interests
Instructional Technology Coaching
Acquisition of instructional technology knowledge, skills and dispositions
Using instructional technology to enhance student learning
Using the reflective process to document growth in instructional technology knowledge, skills, and disposition
Growing from management to leadership roles in instructional technology
Documenting the teaching-learning process in online environments
Current Projects
Providing evidence of the effectiveness of an instructional technology specialist in public and parochial schools.
Documenting the planning and implementation of a partnership between Duquesne University and the Astronaut’s Memorial Foundation at NASA.
Designing a curriculum model that is based on the technological, pedagogical content knowledge paradigm (TPCK).
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Association for Educational and Communications Technology
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Society for Technology in Education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Recent Speaking Engagements
Carbonara, D. D. (30 October 2009). Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) as a curriculum model for PK-4 early childhood and middle level education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY.
Carbonara, D. D., Heo, M. and Kush, J. (30 October 2009) Digital storytelling in an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY.
Carbonara, D. D., Kush, J., & Heo, M. (8 February 2009). Instructional technology dispositions: Effects on academic success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. Chicago, Illinois.
Carbonara, D. D. (7 February 2009). Curriculum for instructional technology knowledge and skills development in a pre-service teacher preparation program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. Chicago, Illinois.
Recent Professional Experience & Service
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (2009-2010)President, Teacher Education Division
Associate Editor
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE)
AT&T – Digital Story Telling (2008-2009)
Received $20,000 from AT&T to instruct teachers of under-privileged elementary school students how to utilize digital storytelling in the classroom.

