Scholarly Writing
Through each course, my writing evolved from connecting classroom experience to research fundamentals. Beginning with constructivism and progressing to cognitive science, I sharpened my scholarly voice, culminating in a research proposal for AI integration in an assessment application, blending research, passion, and purpose in learning technology.
View more of my less formal writing samples in my blog.
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View my holistic reflection of my scholarly writing throughout my LTEC masters program here.
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In my first sample from LTEC 5030 in April 2022 you can see me starting to wrap my brain around what I was in pursuit to study, Learning Technology. I intertwine my past k-12 education experience using the principles of constructivism and discuss how to apply them in the digital landscape with learning technologies.
Read the full paper here.
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Then, in December of 2022 I moved into critiquing existing research papers for LTEC 5610. I focused on the effects of a computer-based early reading program on the literacy skills of kindergarten students. Through this analysis, I learned how to develop a complete research article and what components built a strong piece of writing and research.
Read the full paper here.
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In March of 2023, I expanded on my introductory writings where I evaluated principles of constructivism and applied them to learning technology, by looking deeper into how we learn through the study of cognitive psychology. LTEC 5300, Learning and Cognition, is where the puzzle pieces started to come together for me. The science of how we learn, as I explored in this paper set me up to fully explore an idea that had been percolating in the back of mind for years.
Read the full paper here.
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In April of 2024, I wrote my research proposal for LTEC 5704, where I proposed enhancements to the application I helped to develop, Regions 10’s TEKSbank Classroom, using Artificial Intelligence to integrate principles of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT).
Read the full paper here.