Linda Mensing Triplett

Linda Mensing Triplett, Ed.D., focuses her teaching and research on two topics of interest: curriculum design to integrate technology, and technology-based assessment. She designed a new course entitled "Assessment and Technology" for the TIE department in Spring 2003, working collaboratively with a group of adjunct professors to build both the online and weekend versions of this new course. As part of her interest in curriculum development, Dr. Triplett explored a range of server-based technical tools that facilitate online collaborative course design, and has made presentations on this topic for Microsoft Corporation, and at the AACTE conference. Dr. Triplett has also worked to align all TIE courses with professional teaching standards in the states where TIE courses are offered.

During the summer of 2003, Dr. Triplett was the Academic Adviser and instructor for Project LIFT2 (Leadership Initiative for Teaching and Technology). As part of the LIFT2 project, secondary science and math teachers completed externships with corporations to learn about the 21st century technical skills students will need to enter the world of work. Those same teachers then worked with Dr. Triplett to design curriculum that incorporates these important skills.  Also passionate about educational website design, Dr. Triplett is working to implement web-based electronic portfolios for TIE students, and has done numerous presentations at conferences on the topic of creating educational websites. The design and technical implementation of online courses is an area of interest, and Dr. Triplett is working on several articles on this topic.

Presentations

• Presentation: “Technology Professional Development: Helping Teachers Construct Their Own Understanding of Teaching with Technology”. Constructivist Association 2001 Atlanta, GA
• Sloan-C Conference Orlando, FL  Nov. 16-18 2001 Presentation entitled, “A Model for Collaborative Design of Online Courses”
• Professional Development weeklong workshop: “Curriculum Integration of Technology – The Impact of the Digital Tornado on Teaching in Higher Education” Project LIFT Conference, 2002 Lexington, MA.
• Year-long Grant funded professional development project.  Project LIFT Seminars and workshops. 2002
  a. Syllabus development – Project LIFT Curriculum Design course.
  b. Course Website design and development (Project Lift Website)
  c. Teaching three weekend sessions for Project Lift participants on curriculum design that integrates technology and the teaching of 21st Century Skills.
• Presentation: “Online Collaborative Course Design and the Use of Course Websites”. MassCUE 2003 Sturbridge, MA
• Presentation:  Principles of Curriculum Design for Online Courses – AACE 2003 E-Learn Conference Phoenix, AZ
• Presentation: “Assessment and Technology”.  MassCUE 2004 Sturbridge, MA
• Presentation: “Collaborative Online Course Design and Professional Development”. AACTE 2003
• Presentation on “The Collaborative Design of Course Websites for Teaching Online”. 2003 Microsoft Special Institute, Thursday, January 23, 2003, at Xavier University of Louisiana (1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70125).
• Online Course Design Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) Annual Conference 2003
  Using online collaboration and the "Teaching for Understanding" framework to design online courses E-Learn Conference 2003
• Presentation: “Using Technology for classroom assessment”. MACTE-COMTEC-MAETE conference on Auburn, MA  2004. Friday, April 23, 2004 Yankee Drummer Inn.
• Presentation: “The Dynamic Nature of ePortfolio Requirements & Processes”. NECC 2005 Philadelphia, 2005.
• Paper Presentation: “The Process of Adopting Electronic Portfolios in Schools of Education”.  AACE  March 20-24, 2006.  Orlando, Florida:   Received  OSDE Award. By Dr. Linda Mensing Triplett in collaboration with Diana Judd; Davina Pruitt-Mentle; Arlene Borthwick; Laura Turner; Joyce Morris; and Ann Cunningham.
  Presentation at SITE Feb. 2006, Orlando, FL.
• Presentation: “Using Classroom Assessment Strategies with New Technologies”.  AACTE San Diego January 29 through Feb. 1 2006
• Presentation:    MACTE 2006 The Dynamic Process of Adopting ePortfolios by Schools of Education. Oct. 27, 2006.
• Presentation: “From Curriculum Mapping to Examining Student Work and Reporting the Results on the Web.” New England Educational Assessment Network Fall Forum Assessment Conference. July 9, 2007.
• Presentation: “Design Components for ePortfolios in Schools of Education”, The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium’s 5th Annual ePortfolio Conference. Invited Presentation for NERCOMP. March, 2008.
• Presentation: Pre-testing: Assessing Students’ Prior Knowledge. Conference at Salem State College, “The Future is Now 5.0”. May 14, 2008.
• Journal Article: The Process of Adopting Electronic Portfolios in Schools of Education. By Dr. Linda Mensing Triplett in collaboration with Diana Judd; Davina Pruitt-Mentle; Arlene Borthwick; Laura Turner; Joyce Morris; and Ann Cunningham.  Peer Reviewed Journal: Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 4, No. 4, May 2008.