I took this idea from the web site of Prof. Kent J. Crippen. His web site is a great example of how internet can change the sphere of our influence. I often visit his web site. Not only his research is interesting and exciting, the way he presents it is excellent. I would recommend his web site to any educator or a graduate student. Prof. Crippen created a page, where he puts critical readings that influenced him. these readings are the starting point for his graduate students. I decided to follow his example and create a similar page. This is a great reflection exercise for me as well. I also decided to put this page under the TEACHING category rather than research. I started with the list of Dr. Crippen’s list and will add the influential papers and book for me as well. I already noticed that a number of papers and books he chose would have been my choice as well.

Papers
Schwartz, M. A. (2008). The importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research. Journal of Cell Science, 121, 1771.

Karpicke, J. D., & Roediger, H. L. (2008). The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning. Science, 319(5865), 966 – 968.

Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2005). What happens when teachers design educational technology? The development of technological pedagogical content knowledge. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 32(2), 131-152.

Jonassen, D. H. (2003). Using cognitive tools to represent problems. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 35(3), 362-381.

Jonassen, D. H., Carr, C., & Yueh, H. P. (1998). Computers as mindtools for engaging learners in critical thinking. TechTrends, 43(2), 24-32.

Interactive, Compensatory Model of Learning, Gregory Schraw, David Brooks & Kent Crippen

Helping Students Self-Regulate in Math and Sciences Courses: Improving the Will and the Skill, Gregory Schraw & David Brooks

Providing Feedback in Computer-based Instruction: What the Research Tells Us, Mason, B. J. & Bruning, R.

Performance Related Feedback: The Hallmark of Good Instruction (P-RFeedback-4REFs.pdf), David Brooks, Gregory Schraw & Kent Crippen

Research into Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design at UNSW, Graham Cooper

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two, George A. Miller, 1956, The Psychological Review, vol. 63, pp. 81-97

Ross, P. E. (2006). The expert mind. Scientific American (August).

Books & Essays

Genius: A Modern View, David Brooks, NYTimes Op-Ed

The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint, Edward Tufte

Envisioning Information, Edward Tufte

Linn, M. C., Bell, P., & Davis, E. A. (2005). Internet environments for science education: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Jonassen, D. H. (2006). Modeling with technology: Mindtools for conceptual change (3rd. ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Changing Minds: Computers, Learning, & Literacy, Andrea A. diSessa

Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas, Seymour Papert

The Scientist in the Crib, Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl

Rethinking Innateness, Jeffrey L. Elman, Elizabeth A. Bates, Mark H. Johnson, Karmiloff-sm

Things That Make Us Smart, Donald A. Norman

The Design of Everyday Things, Donald A. Norman

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Academy Press

How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice, National Academy Press

Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment, National Academy Press

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, John Creswell

Research & Technical Reports

Kulik, J. A. (2003). Effects of using instructional technology in elementary and secondary schools: What controlled evaluation studies say. Arlington, VA: SRI International.

Projects

Brain Imaging (fMRI) of Higher Level Cognitive Processes, Carnegie Mellon University

TPCK Wiki, Michigan State University