Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
University of Houston
| I am a
faculty member in the Instructional
Technology Graduate Program in the College of Education at the University of Houston.
I have been teaching in the College of
Education at UH since 1993. Prior to that, I earned a bachelor's
degree in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina and a Master's degree and a
Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia’s Curry
School of Education. My doctoral research focused on the creation of a
public education network for teachers as well as their use of the
Internet and the benefits of online communication. |
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| You can contact me by telephone at: 713 743-4952 |
You can send me e-mail at: brobin@uh.edu |
Courses I Teach
I teach several courses that deal with the instructional uses of computers and technology resources. All of my courses have web-based components that can be accessed by clicking on the links below:
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CUIN 6345 - Integrating Technology into the Medical Curriculum (taught at Texas Medical Center) |
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CUIN 6397 - Advanced Digital Imaging for Medical Educators (taught at Texas Medical Center) |
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CUIN 6397 - Creating Educational Materials for Digital Storytelling |
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CUIN 7316 - Design of Online Educational Resources (taught at Texas Medical Center) |
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CUIN 7330 - Project-Based Web Design and Development |
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CUIN 7346 - Educational Uses of Digital Video |
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CUIN 7358 - Educational Uses of Digital Photography & Digital Storytelling |
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CUIN 7376 - Design of Online Educational Resources II |
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CUIN 7376M - Design of Online Educational Resources II (taught at Texas Medical Center) |
Books
Published Articles
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Robin, B. (2008) The Effective Uses of Digital Storytelling as a Teaching and Learning Tool. Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative and Visual Arts (Vol. 2), pp. 429-440. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New York, NY. |
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Robin, B. R. (2008) Digital storytelling: A Powerful Technology Tool for the 21st Century Classroom, Theory Into Practice, (47)3, pp. 220 - 228. |
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A University/Public Television Collaboration to
Create and Use Digital Stories to Reach Audiences in the Classroom and Beyond
(2008) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/University-PublicTelevisionCollaboration.pdf |
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Implementation of Digital Storytelling in the
Classroom by Teachers Trained in a Digital Storytelling Workshop
(2008)(co-written with former doctoral student, Bulent Dogan) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/site2008_briefpaper-Dogan_Robin_final.pdf |
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The Convergence of Digital Storytelling and Popular
Culture in Graduate Education (2007) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/DS-Pop-Culture.pdf |
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The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (2006) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/Educaional-Uses-DS.pdf |
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A Multilevel Approach to Using Digital Storytelling in the
Classroom (2005) |
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Community-Based, Educational Web Projects for the Arts: The Continuing
Challenge of Meeting the Needs of Students, Clients, Subjects and Web
Visitors (2004) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/SITE-2004.html |
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Data-Driven
Usability Assessment: Using Multiple Forms of Online Feedback to Improve
E-Learning Design (2003) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/elearn-web/e-learn-full.htm |
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The Evolution of
Webscapes: A Theoretical Framework for the Collaborative Design and
Development of Interactive Learning Environments (2003) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/ED-Media-03/evolution_of_webscapes.htm |
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A Model for
Creating an Art Museum-University Partnership to Develop Technology-Based
Educational Resources (2002) http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/SITE-2002.html |
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A Museum-University Partnership to Develop Web-Based
Educational Resources (2001) http://www.coe.uh.edu/~brobin/msw-2001.html |
Educational Web
Projects
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling |
 The
SITE Screening Room |
 The War
Experience:
Memories of WW II |
 Hoaxes! http://www.hoaxes.coe.uh.edu/ |
 James Surls: The Splendora Years http://jamessurls.coe.uh.edu/ |
 Jessica Stockholder - Kissing the Wall - http://www.jessicastockholder.coe.uh.edu/home.shtm |
 Chuck
Close: Process and Collaboration |
 The
Grandeur of Viceregal Mexico Web Site Project |
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens |
 The
Murals of John Biggers |
 Popular Culture Digital Stories 2007 http://discovery.coe.uh.edu/7358-f07/final-projects/7305-Finals-F07.htm |
 Student Video Projects 2008 http://ares.coe.uh.edu/7346/video.html |
Conference Presentations
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The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/SITE06.ppt |
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A Multilevel Approach to Using Digital Storytelling in the Classroom http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/SITE05.ppt |
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Using Community-Based
Resources to Create Technology-Rich Learning Opportunities for Students http://www.coe.uh.edu/~brobin/community-content/community-content_files/frame.htm |
Service Activities
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Chair, Digital Storytelling/Digital Video Special Interest Group of the Society for Technology and Teacher Education |
This page last updated on September 24, 2008.
