Curriculum Vitae

Michael DeSchryver

3520 Vinewood Ave SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616)-975-6287 (Home)
(616)-724-6978 (Cell)
deschry2@msu.edu

Educational History
2011 (Expected) Ph.D., Michigan State University (ABD)
Educational Psychology/Educational Technology Program Department of
Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education.

2004 M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University

Computing and Education Program

1992 B.A., Kalamazoo College

Economics and International Trade

Book Chapters
Spiro, R.J., Morsink, P., DeSchryver, M. & Forsyth, B. (in progress). Cognitive flexibility, worldviews,
and epistemic beliefs: The perspective of Cognitive Flexibility Theory. To appear in J. Elen, E. Stahl,
R. Bromme & G. Clarebout (Eds.), Links between beliefs and cognitive flexibility: Lessons learned.
New York: Springer-Verlag.

DeSchryver, M. & Spiro, R. (2008). New forms of deep learning on the Web: Meeting the challenge of
cognitive load in conditions of unfettered exploration. In R. Zheng (Ed.), Cognitive effects of
multimedia learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, Inc.

Spiro, R.J. & DeSchryver, M. (2008). Constructivism: When it’s the wrong idea and when it’s the only
idea. In T. Duffy & S. Tobais (Eds.) Constructivist instruction: Success or failure? Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Koehler, M., Mishra, P., Bouck, E., DeSchryver, M., Kereluik, K., Shin, T., Wolf, L. (in progress). Deep-
play: Developing TPCAK for 21st century teachers. To appear in International Journal of Learning
Technology.

Wolter, B. H. K., Lundeberg, M. A., Kang, H., Zhang, T., Armstrong, N., Borsari, B., Boury, N., Brickman,
P., Deschryver, M., Hagley, R., Hannam, K., Heinz, C., Horvath, T., Goulet, T., Knabb, M., Maier, K.,
Platt, T., Rice, N., Rogers, W., Sharp, J., Ribbens, E., Herreid, C. F. (under review). Students’
 perceptions of using personal response systems (“clickers”) with cases in science The Journal of
College Science Teaching.

Lunderberg, M., Kang, H., Wolter, B., delMas, R., Armstrong, N., Borsari, B., Boury, N., Brickman, P.,
Hannam, K., Heinz, C., Horvath, T., Knabb, M., Platt, T., Rice, N., Rogers, B., Sharp, J., Ribbens, E.,
Hagley, R., Goulet, T., Maier, K., DeSchryver, M., & Herreid, C. (under review). Context matters:
Increasing understanding with interactive clicker case studies.
Yadav, A., Lundeberg, M., DeSchryver, M., Dirkin, K., Schiller, N., Herried, K., & Maier, K. (2007).
Teaching science with case studies – A survey of faculty perceptions on the benefits and challenges of
using cases. Journal of College Science Teaching, 37(1), 34-38.

Manuscripts in Preparation
DeSchryver, M. & Spiro, R. (in preparation). CFT on the Web: Illustrated Theoretical Cognitive and
Metacognitive Processes for Advanced Nonlinear Knowledge Acquisition of Ill-Structured Topics.

DeSchryver, M., Mishra, P., Koehler, M., & Francis, A.P. (in preparation). Using Facebook for
discussions in an online course: Measuring its effect on student interaction and perceived social
presence

DeSchryver, M. & Mishra, P. (in preparation). Creativity and technology: An investigation of the
relationship between web use and creativity in pre-service teachers.

Peer Reviewed Paper Presentations

Mishra, P., Koehler, M., Shin, T. S., Wolf, L. G., & DeSchryver, M. (2010). Developing TPACK by
Design. Paper presented at Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
(SITE) Conference Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Mishra, P., Koehler, M. J., Shin, T. S., Fedor, M. C., Francis, A. P., DeSchryver, M., & Heintz, A. E.
(2009, August). Reflections on teaching "reflections on learning." Paper presented at the Conference
on the Teaching of Educational Psychology, Toronto.

DeSchryver, M., Mishra, P., Koehler, M., & Francis, A.P. (2009, March). Moodle vs. Facebook: Does
using Facebook for discussions in an online course enhance perceived social presence and student
interaction? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and
Teacher Education, Charleston, NC.

Spiro, R., DeSchryver, M., & Gao, F. (2008, December). New modes of reading comprehension on the
Web: Deep learning and virtual conceptual simultaneity. Paper presented at the annual National
Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

DeSchryver, M. & Mishra, P. (2008). Googling creativity: An investigation of how pre-service

mathematics teachers use the web to generate creative ways to teach. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
DeSchryver, M. & Mishra, P. (2008). Pre-service teachers and the web: Does access to the web
enhance creative thinking about teaching? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Yadav, A., Dirkin, K., Lundeberg, M., & DeSchryver, M. (2006). National survey of faculty perceptions
of case-based instruction in science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Spiro, R., DeSchryver, M., & Hagerman, M.S. (2009, December) Online reading and learning: New
theory and data for dealing with a significant qualitative shift. In The near future for literacy in an
age of rapid technological change: Points of substantial disjuncture form traditional view of literacy
and most urgently needed new directions for research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting
of the National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Spiro, R. & DeSchryver, M. (2009, April). The ultimate resource-based learning environment: Advanced
learning on the Web. In R.M. Rikers, Promises and pitfalls of open-ended learning environments.
Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San
Diego, CA.

Mishra, P. & DeSchryver, M. (2009, February). Crossing boundaries: Teaching teachers to think
creatively. In Trans-disciplinary creativity and its educational tools – Research, practice,
applications and minds-on exercises. Panel presentation at Creativity: Worlds in the Making, a
national symposium at Wake Forest Univeristy, Winston-Salem, NC.

Wolf, L.G., DeSchryver, M., Koehler, M. & Mishra, P. (2009, February). Social technologies in
undergraduate and graduate teacher education. In P. Mishra, Digital-age learners in a socially
networked world. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, IL.

Drew, M., Kolodner, M.A., & DeSchryver, M. (2002). How to set up a K-12 ecology project.
Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association Conference, San
Diego, CA.

DeSchryver, M. (1998). Computer mastery and cold-fusion: A dynamic web-based curriculum.

Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Educational Computing Conference, San Diego,
CA.

Conference/Workshop Presentations by Invitation

Mishra, P., DeSchryver, M., & Wolf, L.G. (2009, September). Creative teaching with technology: The
TPACK framework. Co-presenter at full-day workshop conducted for technology and media specialists
at Wayne RESA.

DeSchryver, M. & Mishra, P. (2009, August). Teaching, creativity, and technology. In Creativity in the
classroom. Workshop conducted at the Michigan Teaching for Learning Institute, Lansing, MI.
Mishra, P., & DeSchryver, M. (2009, May). Creative teaching. Co-presenter at half-day workshop
conducted for university faculty at Michigan State University.

Lundeberg, M., Kang, H., Wolter, B., and DeSchryver, M. (2007, October). Growth in student
understanding using interactive technology (clickers) with case studies in large lecture classes.
Presented at the annual conference in case study teaching in science at Buffalo, New York.

Panelist. (2003). Information literacy curriculum models. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of
the New York Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) annual Conference for Managers of
Information Technology, Mohonk, NY.

Panelist. (2003). Technology: Preparing for the long haul. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of
the National Business Officers Association, New York, NY.

Panelist. (2002). Pitfalls of online courses. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the NYSAIS
annual Conference for Managers of Information Technology, Mohonk, NY.

Panelist. (1997). Intranet technologies. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the NYSAIS
Technology Team Conference, New York, NY.

Research Projects
2005 – 2009 Research Assistant, Literacy Achievement Research Center. Supported
by Dr. Rand Spiro. Investigating the underlying technological and cognitive
affordances of advanced and extended use of the Web for learning in complex
domains. Work included literature review, participation as a subject, data
collection, data analysis, author on two book chapters, and author on two papers.

2005 – 2007 Research Assistant, National Center for Case Study Teaching in
Science. Supported by Dr. Mary Lundeberg. This National Science Foundation
(NSF) funded project involved the dissemination of case study teaching in science
at a national level through workshops, conferences, and online support groups.
My work included research, writing, and data analysis for published papers,
AERA presentations, NSF applications and reports, and an online literature
review resource for faculty using PBL and cases in science. Most recent work
involved analysis of clicker use in large undergraduate classrooms in association
with case-based teaching.

2005 – 2006 Research Assistant, Michigan State University. Supported by Dr. Matthew
Koehler, through PT3 grant from U.S. Department of Education. I analyzed and
edited video interviews of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in
Learning (MACUL) Technology for Authentic Problem Solving (TAPS) winners
from 2004 through 2006. The final products were intended to provide online
case-based resources for pre-service and in-service teachers to facilitate their
technology integration training.
Teaching Experience
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Teaching Assistant (Fall 2010). CEP 820, Teaching K-12 Students Online. Online course designed to
explore strategies to help students learn and participate in an online environment.

Michigan State University, Rouen, France

Teaching Assistant (Summer 2010). CEP 800, 801, and 822. Redesigned courses for the first year cohort
in the MSU Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program overseas program.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Spring 2010). CEP 815, Technology and Leadership. Online course designed to
explore professional development strategies, project management, planning, evaluation, relationship
building, and the ethical and social implications of technology integration in the classroom.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2009). CEP 818, Creativity in Teaching and Learning. Self-paced online course
designed to explore creative teaching and teaching for creativity with in-service teachers. Using Ning
social network site as the course platform.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Summer 2009). CEP 800, 801, and 822. Courses for the second year cohort in the
MSU Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. Hybrid courses offered for two weeks
face-to-face plus one month online.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Spring 2009). CEP 817, Learning Technology by Design. Online course designed to
scaffold the design process for integrating technology in teaching and learning. Used Moodle as the
course platform.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2009). CEP 818, Creativity in Teaching and Learning. Online course designed
to explore creative teaching and teaching for creativity with in-service teachers. Used Drupal as the course
platform.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Summer 2008). CEP 800, 801, and 822. Courses for the second year cohort in the
MSU Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. Hybrid courses offered for two weeks
face-to-face plus one month online.

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2007-Spring 2008). TE150 Online, Reflections on Learning. These were the
first online sessions for this introductory Educational Psychology class that is required for education
majors and available as a general credit for non-majors. Also participated in the design and evaluation of
the course with two professors and one other graduate student. Used both Moodle and Facebook for the
course platform.
Michigan State University, Traverse City, MI
Teaching Assistant (Summer 2006). Taught CEP 801 and CEP 817, technology courses for the second and
third year cohorts in the MSU Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program.

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Adjunct Instructor of Education (Winter 2005). Taught Computers in Education to undergraduate
education majors.

Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI

Adjunct Instructor of Technology (Fall 2004 – Summer 2005). Taught Computer Foundations to
undergraduate students.

Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY

High School Teacher (1995-2003). Computer Science, Web Design, Computer Mastery.

Employment History
2010-Present Educational Consultant, Universal Mind, Grand Rapids, MI.
Providing guidance and research to user experience design teams for educational
clients.

2005-Present Research Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Supported by several different grants. Currently exploring underlying
technological and cognitive affordances of advanced and extended use of the Web
for learning in ill-structured domains (Literacy Achievement Research Center);
analyzed and edited video case studies for use in technology integration training
(Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Program); provided research
and data analysis support to PBL case-based teaching in science program
(National Science Foundation).

2005-Present Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Instructor for several different classes in the College of Education to pre-service
and in-service teachers. These include classes in technology integration,
educational psychology, educational leadership, and design for learning. The
courses have been conducted face-to-face, fully online, or in a hybrid fashion.

2005-2006 Consultant, Grand Ledge Public Schools, Grand Ledge, MI. Provided
grant writing, bond planning, technology plan updates, transition support, and
advice for both short- and long-term academic and infrastructural technology
decisions.

2004-2005 Director of Technology, Grand Ledge Public Schools, Grand Ledge,

MI. Provided general management of academic and infrastructural technology
needs for more than 5500 students and 1200 computers. Redesigned technology
 plan/philosophy and researched solutions to support data driven decision-
making.

2002-2005 Consultant, Lookout Learning, Locust Valley, NY. Provided education

and technology research, analysis and advice to startup software company.

1995-2004 Director of Technology, Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY. Taught

technology courses, supported technology integration across divisions and
disciplines, managed technology faculty and staff, designed software, provided
network support, administered technology-based professional development, and
assumed administrative responsibilities at this pre-K-12 independent school.

1993-1995 Staff Economist, Economic Consulting Services, Inc., Washington,

D.C. Supported the representation of clients in trade arguments at the
International Trade Commission and Trade Administration. Primary
responsibilities were economic research, spreadsheet/database/graphical
analysis, and subsequent integration into formal arguments and rebuttals.

1992 Research Associate, Georgetown Economic Services, Washington,

D.C. Worked as an intern for one term during my senior year of undergraduate
education, concurrently writing a thesis that evaluated the effects of proposed
changes to international trade laws. Invited to return as a researcher to provide
programming, research, and data analysis.

Awards/Honors
2008 - Part of the team for an award winning online class at MSU. Won the 2008 MSU-AT&T
Instructional Technology Awards Competition for our course TE150: Reflections on
Learning. The award responds “to the growing use of online technologies for instruction” and recognizes
“and encourage best practices in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.” I was one of the
TAs in both semesters this year, and also helped with design/re-design/updates to the course.

2010 Recipient - Robert Craig Fellowship in Psychological Studies in Education & Hinman Graduate
Fellowship –Michigan State University ($4,750)

2008 Recipient – Clifford Erickson Scholarship – Michigan State University ($1000)

2007 Recipient - Summer Research Fellowship – Michigan State University ($6000)

2006-2007 Recipient - Robert Craig Fellowship in Psychological Studies in Education – Michigan State
University ($3500)

Professional Service
Creative teaching with technology: The TPACK framework (2009) - Co-presenter at full-day workshop
conducted for technology and media specialists at Wayne RESA.

Teaching, creativity, and technology (2009) - Presented half-day workshop conducted for in-service
teachers at the Michigan Teaching for Learning Institute.

Creative teaching (2009) - Co-presenter at half-day workshop conducted for university faculty at
Michigan State University.

Journal article review for Journal of Teacher Education with Dr. Punya Mishra (2008).

Journal article review for Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning with Dr. Mary Lundeberg
(2007).

Teacher Education Website Redesign Team Member (2006) – Volunteered to help outline the needs
during site upgrade and acted as technical liaison with contractor.

CEP 416 Contributor (2006) – Volunteered to take part in design discussions for a new educational
technology course for pre-service teachers at MSU.

Committee Member for update of State of Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Summer, 2005), which
was supported by a grant from the NCRTEC, Learning Point Associates.

Community Service
Volunteer soccer coach, AYSO, 2009, 2010.

“Angel” athlete participant in Team Triumph, and athletic ride-along program created for children, teens,
adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such
as triathlons or road races.