Theodore Frick, School of Education, Indiana University at Bloomington

Faculty Member: Theodore Frick

Overview

Current Research Interests

Research Groups: My research centers around the question: How can we make learning better?

Epistemology of Educology: A Framework for Knowledge Claims about Education: Educational research is disciplined inquiry that should result in knowledge about education--i.e., educology. Epistemology of educology is study of knowledge claims about education. Nine types of knowledge claims are identified based on kinds of knowing and kinds of value. Examples of these different kinds of claims are provided.

Predicting Patterns in Education: Linking Theory to Practice: (50 min. presentation at Faculty Research Colloquium, Nov. 7, 2007; 50MB ). A .pdf of the full set of slides is also available (no voice, 520KB).

Curriculum Dashboard Presentation to APPLY/STAR Academy at Emmerich Manual High School, May 19, 2008 (36 min., 21 MB). Full set of slides is also available (1.8 MB ppt).

Teaching

See my vita for further details. Also, I am working on the FutureMinds website project.

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