Dr. Barbara O'Byrne
Associate Professor - Program Director
Reading Education
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Dr. Barbara O'Byrne Associate Professor - Program Director Reading Education
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| Academic Degrees |
Ph.D. Education/Literacy Focus - University of Toronto
M.A. Concordia University
B.A. Concordia University
| Licenses & Certifications |
Quebec Secondary Teaching Certificate
Ontario Intermediate Teaching Certificate, English, Drama, History
Undergraduate Certificate in Education - McGill University
| Professional Experience |
Associate Professor, Literacy Education 1998-present
Coordinator, Family Literacy Certificate Program
Marshall Graduate College
South Charleston, WV
Classroom teacher for Transition Years Program (grades7-9) 1986-98
Scarborough Board of Education
Scarborough, ON
Instructor-social sciences and English
1985-86 Dominion College
Toronto, ON
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Instructor - social science department
1981- 85 St. Lawrence College
Ste. Foy, Que.
Teacher 1979-81
Grades 7-8, and special education assignment in special needs school
Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal
Montreal, Que.
| Publications |
The paradox of cross-age, multicultural collaboration. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. September 2003.
Insights from the mosaic of student responses to electronic courses. AACE. Handbook of Proceedings March 2003.
Reconfiguring graduate literacy education with web-based instruction: Four preliminary markers. AACE Handbook of Proceedings March 2002.
Needed: A compass to navigate the multicultural classroom. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. February 2001.
Voyages under the sea: An experiment in integration between English and Technology. In J Delong & R. Wideman (Eds.) (1998), Action Research: School Improvement through Research-Based Professionalism (pp. 51-54). Toronto ON: Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation.
Moving in the same circle: Integrating English and Technology Teacher Researcher: The Journal of Classroom Inquiry Vol. 5, No. 2, Spring 1998.
| Invited Presentations and Workshops |
Developing a text continuum for a guided reading program- Pomeroy Elementary. March 2001.
Using process assessment tools in guided reading groups - Pomeroy Elementary. November 2000.
Dimensions of process writing and creative writing, organic writing, empowerment writing–it’s a matter of choice - Mt. Nebo Elementary School. April 2000.
Implementing a writing continuum and image into text: using pictures as a springboard to Poetry - Mt. Nebo and Zela Elementary schools. March 2000.
Text tools to develop expository writing and Developing a school-wide writing continuum - Zela Elementary School. January 2000.
Engagement strategies in writing - Leadership Team of Comprehensive School Reform Grant, Nicholas County Schools. November 1999.
Introduction to teacher-trainer model, Mt. Nebo Elementary School. October 1999.
Content learning in elementary education: concepts and strategies - Meadow Brook Elementary. August 1999.
Developing engagement in reading – Staff and students from Dupont and Riverside Academies. Charleston Public Library April 1999.
Matching books to early readers – Staff from Dupont and Riverside Academies. Charleston Public Library. March 1999.
Developing literacy with L2 learners: concepts and strategies - Andrew Jackson Middle School. June 1999.
Using Analytic Rubric for Assessment With L2 Learners - Marshall University, Huntington Campus June 1999.
An experiential approach to poetry – Staff from high schools in Toronto, ON 1995-1997.
| Conference Presentations |
Seeing interactivity in web-based courses. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico. March 2003.
Reconfiguring graduate education with web-based instruction: Four preliminary markers. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Nashville March 2002.
Using web-based instruction promote writing to learn in graduate education. Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching. Oxford, Ohio December 2001.
Family literacy: Collaboration and training opportunities. West Virginia Reading Association Conference. White Sulphur Springs, December 2001.
Using the tools of web-based instruction to deliver on the promises of process writing and writing to learn. Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching. Boston November 2001.
Scaffolding for content learning: an action research in progress. International Reading Association Regional Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina November 2001
Webwriting: A tool and a medium for process writing. International Reading Association Conference. New Orleans. May 2001.
Developing a school-wide writing continuum. WVRA Conference. White Sulphur Springs, WV December 2001.
Beyond magical and mythical thinking: Engaging young learners with content literacy. WVRA Conference. White Sulphur Springs, WV December 2001.
Community partnerships: One path to family literacy, IRA State, Regional, and International Conventions Fall 1999 - Spring 2000
Webwriting: A tool and a medium, WebCT Almost Heaven Conference. South Charleston, WV. April 2000
A toolbox for expository writing, West Virginia TESOL Conference. Spring 1999.
Cross-age mentoring: Books in the making, International Reading Association. Orlando (1998).
Voyages under the sea: Integrating English and Technology, International Reading Association. Atlanta (1997).
Cross-curricular initiatives in English and Technology, Conference of Science and Technology. Toronto (1996).
The Passion of Poetry, International Reading Association. New Orleans (1996).
| Grants |
Classroom Reading Grant - Reading Into the Millennium. Pomeroy Elementary, Meigs Local School District, Ohio 2000-2002
Comprehensive School Reform Grant from WV Department of Education with Zela Elementary and Nicholas County 1999-2000
| Service Related Activities |
Experience in designing and delivering web-based courses.
Member of Faculty WebCT Users Group - 1998-present
| Honors and Awards |
Reviewer for Allyn & Bacon 2000-present
Merit Pay Award 2000, 2002
Release time for research 1999
Literacy Evaluator for Ontario Board of Education 1993-1998
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