BRAD BARKER, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cooperative Extension Division
114 Agricultural Hall
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0700
(402) 472-9008
Biography
Brad Barker in an Assistant Professor at the Cooperative Extension Division at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he is the 4-H Youth Development - Science and Technology Specialist. He received his PhD in Administration, Curriculum and Instruction in the area of Instructional Technology in 2002 from UNL. Before returning to UNL in his current position he spent 8 years at NET as Senior Producer for Interaction Media.
Dr. Barker's primary research areas of expertise or interest are instructional technology, non-formal science and technology, and youth development.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Barker, B., & Meier, D. (in press). Nebraska 4-H household technology and interest survey. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice.
Barker, B. (in press). Stakeholders' input on 4-H science and technology program areas. Journal of Extension.
Barker, B., & Ansorge, J. (in press). Using robotics as an educational tool in 4-H. Journal of Extension.
Barker, B., & Ansorge, J. (2006). Using robotics as an educational tool in 4-H. Journal of Extension [On-line], Available at http://www.joe.org/joe/
Barker, B., & Meier, D. (2006). Nebraska 4-H household technology and interest survey. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice,1. Available at http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/jyd_article.aspx?id=b141c56f-77c5-447a-a69c-c53dee4055ca
Barker, B., & Ansorge, J. (2006). Robotics as means to increase achievement scores in an informal learning environment. Journal of Research on Technology in Education.
Barker, B., & Ansorge, J. (2005) . SCORM conformant courseware development. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005. Norfolk, VA : AACE.
Barker, B. S. (2004). Adopting SCORM 1.2 standards in a courseware production environment. International Journal of E-Learning, 3.
Barker, B. S., & Brooks, D. W. (2003). An evaluation of short-term distributed online learning events. International Journal on E-Learning, 4.
Research Projects
| Robotics and GPS/GIS in 4-H: Workforce Skills for the 21st Century | |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Role: PI | 2006 |
| The Effectiveness of a 4-H Robotics Curriculum to Teach 21st Century Skills | |
| Layman Awards | |
| Role: PI | 2006 |
| Heat and Heating Curriculum Evaluation | |
| National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASALGC) | |
| Role: PI | 2006 |
