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Leigh Zeitz

University of Northern Iowa
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction

 

Education:
   B.A. Developmental Psychology
University of California, Santa Barbara – 1975.
   M.A. Education Administration
Cal. State University, Los Angeles - 1986 .
   Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction (Computers in the Classroom
emphasis) University of Oregon - 1992.

 
Areas of Expertise:
  • Computer-Based Concept Mapping and Thinking Tools.
  • Keyboarding.
 
Research Interests:
  • Podcasting in the Classroom.
  • Teaching Keyboarding at the Elementary Grade Level.
  • Computer-Based Concept Mapping.
  • Thinking Tools.
 
Courses Taught:
  • 240:020:01 Educational Media and Classroom Computing.
  • 240:030 Classroom Computer Applications.
  • 240:031 Educational Media.
  • 240:140g Using Databases in Education.
  • 240:205 Instructional Computing Design.
  • 240:237 Managing Technology in an Educational Setting.
  • 240:289 Seminar: Writing a Grad Paper.
 
Recent Publications:
  • Zeitz, L. (2005) Keyboarding Made Simple Broadway Press/Random House:New York.
  • Zeitz, L. (2004). Using an active/cooperative learning approach to teaching technical writing to Malaysian undergraduate engineering students. In F. Falade (Ed.) First African Regional Conference on Engineering Education Proceeding: Vol. 1. (pp. 379–382). Lagos: University of Lagos.
  • Zeitz, L. (2003) Electronic editing. Leading and learning through technology. 30(7), 14-17,27.
  • Zeitz, L. (2003) Using Other Word Processing Programs. http://www.iste.org/LL/pdfs/30714z.pdf.
  • Zeitz, L. (2003) Instructions for Using Track Changes and Insert Comments. http://www.iste.org/LL/30/7/14z/supplement/trackchangescomnts.doc.sit
  • Keyboarding Research Website http://www.keyboardingresearch.org.
 
Professional Affiliations:
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
  • Iowa Technology and Education Connection (ITEC) – Past Vice President, Director.
  • Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).
 

 

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