| Dr. Morgan Hynes |
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Research Program Manager
Morgan Hynes graduated from Tufts with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and went on to work as an engineer for three years. During this time, Morgan realized that he wanted more students to have the opportunity to learn about engineering and learn STEM concepts through engineering. Morgan was accepted into the Tufts Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering (MSTE) Education program in 2004 and graduated with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education in 2009. Morgan has been working at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach (CEEO) since 2004. At the CEEO, Morgan has written middle-school curriculum, led teacher professional development programs, co-taught a freshman engineering course, and is currently co-editor-in-chief of LEGO Engineering.com a website dedicated to providing teachers with resources to teach using the LEGO tool set. Education Ph.D. Engineering Education, Tufts University 2009 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University 2001 Research Interests My research interests all fall under the umbrella of improving education through engineering. I have a particular passion for the emerging field of K-12 engineering education. Within this field my specific research interests include:
Dissertation Hynes, M. (2009). Teaching middle school engineering: An investigation of teachers' subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Tufts University. Email me if you would like a copy. Qualifying Papers Hynes,
M.(2007). Middle school teachers' use and development of engineering
subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge: A pilot
study.Unpublished Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. PDF Hynes,M.
(2007). Developing middle school engineering teachers: Toward expertise
in subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge.Unpublished
Qualifying Paper, Tufts University. PDF Dissertation Project Investigating middle-school teachers' engineering subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. This research investigates six in-service middle-school teachers as they stray from their regular subject (math, science, or computers) and teach an engineering unit. Hynes, M. (2009). Teaching middle-school engineering: An investigation of teachers' subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Unpublished Dissertation, Tufts University. Publications Hynes,M.
(2008). Investigating middle-school teachers' engineering subject
matter and pedagogical content knowledge. Paper presented at the
Graduate Student Research in Engineering & Technology
Education:National Center for Engineering and Technology Education
(NCETE),University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. PDF Hynes,M.,
& dos Santos, A. (2007). Effective teacher professional
development: Middle school engineering content. International Journal
of Engineering Education, 23(1), 24-29. PDF Hynes,M.
(2007). Impact of teaching engineering concepts through creating
LEGO-based assistive devices. Paper presented at the American Society
for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,
Honolulu,HI. PDF Carberry,A.,
& Hynes, M. (2007). Underwater LEGO Robotics: Testing,evaluation,
and redesign. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering
Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI.PDF Zeid,I.,
August, R., Perry, R., Mason, E., Farkis, J., Hersek, M., et al.(2007).
A partnership to integrate robotics curriculum into STEM courses in
Boston public schools. Paper presented at the American Society for
Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Honolulu, HI. PDF Presentations Oral
presentation, "The making of a dissertation proposal: Teachers'
engineering subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge," for MSTE
program seminar, Tufts University Department of Education, Medford, MA,
February 2008. |
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