Assistant Project
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
August ****
Seann M. Dikkers
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
abo2xs@r.postjobfree.com
gamingmatter.com
Skype/IM/Twitter: sdikkers
Education
B.A. Bethel University - Education, Philosophy, Political Science, and History
M.A. Bethel University - Educational Leadership
Ed.S. St. Mary s University, School of Education, Educational Administration (K-12
Principal)
Ph.D. Candidate. University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education, Curriculum and
Instruction
Educational Technologies and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Experience
K-12 Public Schools1995-2004Team Leader and Teacher, Coon Rapids and Oakdale, MN
2003-2005District Office DMIS Coordinator, NSP-Maplewood-Oakdale ISD 622
2003-2007Principal & Principal Intern, Oakdale and Warren, MN
Higher Education
2007-2009Research Assistant, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UW-Madison
2008-2009Teaching Assistant, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UW
-Madison
2009-2010Teaching Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW-Madison
2009- Research Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, UW-Madison
2010- Consultant, Director of Gamingmatter, Participatory and digital media integration
for education leadership and practice
Research
Projects - Leadership and Professional Development
1. Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (2009-Present) - Project
Assistant. 2009-2013. R. Halverson, C. Kelley, & E. Camburn, Co-PIs. US Department of
Education, Institute of Educational Sciences. $10 million. Build online formative 360o
assessment instrument and feedback for school leadership.
2. 21st Century Leadership and Teaching Project (2010-Present) - Lead. 2010-2012. R.
Halverson & K. Squire (Advisors). University of Wisconsin - Madison dissertation research.
Research emergent professional development trajectories amongst innovative education
leaders and practitioners.
3. Defining Wisdom Project
(
Spring 2009) - Research Assistant. 2008- 2010. R. Halverson.
University of Chicago, Defining Wisdom Project. $100,000. Communicating practical wisdom
for school leaders through interactive multimedia cases.
4. Real-Time Research (
2007-2009) - Research Assistant. C. Steinkuehler, K. Squire, & E.
Zimmerman. Designing game-based protocol for professional development, inquiry, and
investigative learning.
Projects - Technology and Gaming Media Integration
5. Redefining the 21st Century Field Trip (2010-Present) - Consultant. 2010-2012. J. Sly
& W. Jones. The Minnesota Historical Society. $2.5 million. Recreate field trips that
teach and use 21st century skills informally and formally and tie into classroom practice.
6. Mobile Media Learning (2008) - Research Lead. K. Squire & J. Gee, Co-PIs. Morgridge
Institute. $60,000 thousand. Identify key native practices of youth and learning around
mobile devices in educational settings.
7. ARIS (
2008-Present) - Research Assistant & Designer
. Augmented Reality and Interactive
Storytelling.
2008-2013. K. Squire & J. Gee, Co-PIs. National Center for Games and
Learning & Morgridge Institute. Build editor for local game development and classroom
application.
8. Augmented Reality Games (2007-present) - Research Assistant. With MIT and Harvard.
Kurt Squire, Lead PI. MacArthur Foundation Grant, $1,459,000. Research the potential of
augmented reality games on handheld computers.
9. Knowledge Communities in Online Gaming Worlds
(
Fall 2008) - Data Analyst. Constance
Steinkuehler, Lead PI. MacArthur Foundation Grant, $283,000. Identify the key media
literacy practices that arise in the context of MMOs.
10. Video Games in the Curriculum (
2007-2009) - Research Assistant. K. Squire. UW-
Wisconsin and Academic ADL Co-Laboratory, Florida Virtual Schools, and Others. Development
and design work for integration of Civilization III modules into online curriculum online
history class.
Publications - Leadership and Professional Development
Professional Service
National
2009- Reviewer. American Educational Research Association. Division C - Learning and
Instruction, Section 6: Cognitive, Social, and Motivational Processes.
2008- Reviewer. Games, Learning, and Society Conference. Madison, WI.
State
2011 Program design consultation for online administration certification program.
Department of Public Instruction. Madison, WI.
2010- FISH - Madison area homeschool network. Professional development in educational
technologies for homeschooling parents.
2009- Teaching and Leadership in Online Education - Certification for online teaching,
program design via UW-Madison/WCATY.
2009 Research Overview of GLS Presented at Wisconsin Charter Schools Conference, April
20. Waukesha, WI.
2008 Panel Discussion and guest speaker for NUTN Training for Wisconsin school technology
administrators.
Institutional
2011 GWIP/WCATY - STEM Aspirants from China and US, summer program. Madison, WI. WCATY
Link.
2011 MHS - Online text design and consultation for Northern Lights . (ongoing)
2007- Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY). Dikkers, S. (2009).
Using Loss as a Motivational Tool in Curriculum Design Wisconsin Center for Academically
Talented Youth - WCATY Teacher Training. July 12 and 19. Madison, WI.
2009-2010 University of Wisconsin - Madison. Panel participant advising new graduate
students.
2009-2011 Girls in Gaming Course for PEOPLE Program at UW-Madison.
Research Group
2010- Campus planner and host for the Games, Learning, & Society Brownbag Lecture series.
2007- Volunteer and participant. Games, Learning & Society Conference. Madison, WI.
2007 Teacher. Civ III and Leadership Development Program for Youth Empowerment
Association of Madison.
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