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David Carbonara, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology
Department of Instruction and Leadership in Education

327A Fisher
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:  412.396.4039
f:  412.396.1997
carbonara@duq.edu

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.