KMDI - Knowledge Media Design Institute

Knowledge media are building blocks of a knowledge society

KMDI
University of Toronto
Bahen Centre for IT
40 St. George Street
7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 2E4

p/f: 416-978-KMDI (5634)

FACULTY
	Clare Brett (Ph.D) Associate Professor Department of Curriculum Teaching and Learning OISE/UT Email: cbrett@oise.utoronto.ca Website: grail.oise.utoronto.ca/cbrett
Biography Dr. Brett teaches in both the graduate programs and pre-service programs, offering online, multi-media courses in theories of learning and educational technology applications, as well as educational psychology. Recent research grants include a SSHRC Standard Research grant and a CFI infrastructure grant investigating the apprenticeship experiences and educational outcomes of students taking Masters and Doctoral degrees in Education primarily through online, part time programs. Currently, this research is focused on investigating the effects on writing and academic identity of using both synchronous and asynchronous online tools in a series of diverse authentic academic writing contexts. Details of these grants can be found at http://grail.oise.utoronto.ca/blog/clare/projects/ Keywords distance education, technology and learning in post-secondary and K-12 contexts, asynchronous learning environments,teacher education