I'm an educational psychologist and cognitive scientist. My research interests focus on educational technology, educational psychology, and cognitive science.
I maintain two blogs:
I study how teachers and students use information and computer technology in learning settings. During my career, I have worked with all the major facets of educational technology: hardware, software, networking, and user interaction design.
My most recent research, and the work I plan to do in the future, specifically focuses on the emerging interdisciplinary field of educational informatics.
Ford (2008) defines educational informatics as follows: The development, use, and evaluation of digital systems that use pedagogical knowledge to engage in or facilitate resource discovery in order to support learning (p. ix).
Educational informatics, a young field which has existed for less than fifteen years, seeks to synthesize and apply theoretical frameworks and research methods from education research, computer science, and library/information science to the use of technology for teaching and learning.
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Reference:
Ford, N. (2008). Web-based learning through educational informatics: Information science meets educational computing. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
Maull, K. E., Saldivar, M.G. & Sumner, T. (2011, June 13). Understanding digital library adoption: A use diffusion approach. Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Ottawa, Canada.
Kirshner, B. R., Saldivar, M.G. & Tracy, R. C. (In press). How after-school programs help students learn to navigate education systems. New Directions for Youth Development.
Saldivar, M. G. (2011). Teacher integration of digital resources into instructional practice. CCS Report No. 4. Boulder, CO: Digital Learning Sciences.
Maull, K. E., Saldivar, M.G. & Sumner, T. (2010, June 11). Online curriculum planning behavior of teachers. Third International Conference on Educational Data Mining, Pittsburgh, PA.
Maull, K. E., Saldivar, M. G. & Sumner, T. (2010, April 10). Observing the online behavior of teachers : From Internet usage to personalization for pedagogical practice.Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Atlanta, GA.
Saldivar, M.G., Maull, K. E., Kirshner, B. R. & Sumner, T. (2010, November 2). A two-dimensional framework for evaluatingteachers technology adoption. National Science Digital Library Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Saldivar, M. G. (2009, April 15). Vygotskys voxel: Towards a socio-cultural neuroscience of adolescent development. American Educational Research Association Conference, San Diego, CA.
To date, I have taught two courses, both at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
EDUC 4112, ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY:
Introduction to theories of cognition and learning, identity formation, and motivation with a focus on adolescents. Average section size = 30.
EDUC 3013, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY:
Introduction to the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations of American K-12 schooling with an emphasis on pedagogical traditions and student inequality. Average section size = 33.
The quantitative portions of the U. of Colorado faculty course evaluations are publicly available on the Web here.
Download my vita in PDF format here.
[contact me]
mgsaldivar_gmail.com
(956) 465-1795
