GEM-STEP: 2019 - present
PIs: Dr. Joshua Danish (IU) & Dr. Noel Enyedy (VU)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
The Generalized Embodied Modeling - Science through Technology Enhanced Play (GEM-STEP) project is an exploration of how elementary students embodied science learning. Students iterate in the design and programming of hybrid computational-embodied models representing complex science phenomena - most recently, our implementations have featured learning about decomposition and aquatic ecosystems.
Featured Publications
Danish, J. A., Anton, G., Mathayas, N., Jen, T., Vickery, M., Lee, S., Tu, X., Cosic, L., Zhou, M., Ayalon, E., Steinberg, S., Enyedy, N., & Ryan, Z. (2022). Designing for Shifting Learning Activities. The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 11(4). https://edtechbooks.org/jaid_11_4/VMRrAXIY Vickery, M., Zhou, M., & Danish, J. (2022). Mediated goal navigation in a mixed-reality embodied learning environment. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices - CSCL Proceedings, 534–535. Vickery, M., Zhou, M., Danish, J., Mathayas, N., & Steinberg, S. (under review). Role Negotiation and spatial organization as mediators for elementary students’ ecosystems learning. Mathayas, N., Danish, J., Tu, X., Zhou, M., & Vickery, M. (2022). Social positioning in collective embodied models in an elementary STEM classroom. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices, 846–847. Tissenbaum, M., Lindgren, R., Kim, T., Zeng, L., Planey, J., Mercier, E., Kang, J., Vickery, M., Zhou, M., Mathayas, N., Danish, J., & Steinberg, S. (under review). The Space Shapes the Learning: The Physical Space as a Central Part of Technology-Rich Learning Environments’ Distributed Intelligence. Mathayas, N., Vogelstein, L., Danish, J., Lindberg, L., Marin, A., Kern, A., Orellana, M., Meixi, Dorr, S., Keefe, D., Diaz, V., Zohar, R., Tu, X., Cosic, L., Vickery, M., & Kelton, M. (2022). Moving toward dignity affirming invitations to embodied participation in the design of learning environments. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan. Zhou, M., Vickery, M., & Danish, J. (2022). Mediating elementary students’ mechanistic reasoning in collective embodied modeling activities. International Collaboration toward Educational Innovation for All: Overarching Research, Development, and Practices, 488–495. Zhou, M., Vickery, M., Danish, J., Tu, X., & Ryan, Z. (2022). The Role of Body in Goal Negotiation and Adoption During a Collective Modeling Activity. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2022, San Jose, CA, USA. Parr, E. D., Machaka, N., Dyer, E. B., Krist, C., Langer-Osuna, J., Chavez, R., Malamut, J., Kwon, F., Lange, K., Ramirez, J., Gargroetzi, E., Walkoe, J., Walton, M., Mathayas, N., Danish, J., Tu, X., Zhou, M., Vickery, M., Kelly, S., … Shim, S.-Y. (2021). Movement, Authority, and Knowledge: Examining the Relationships in Embodied and Social Positioning for STEM Learning. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2021, 8. Vickery, M., Danish, J., Tu, X., & Zhou, M. (2021). Scientific Modeling Practices Through Perspective Taking in a Mixed Reality Embodied Learning Environment. In E. de Vries, Y. Hod, & J. Ahn (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the Learning Sciences—ICLS 2021 (p. 4).
updated December 2022
Current Projects
Camp Comrade + GEM-STEP: Summer 2022
In collaboration with Camp Comrade - a summer camp for young campers with moderate-to-severe communication disorders - I designed and facilitated a series of mixed-reality embodied learning activities designed to enable multimodal participation, communication, and coordination between campers.
Featured Publications
Vickery, M. (under review). Remediating Collective Embodied Learning Activities to Overcome Barriers to Participation for Learners with Disabilities.
LearnabilityHQ.com
LearnabilityHQ.com is an initiative conceptualized, founded, and developed by myself and my colleague Dr. Megan Humburg. It is a knowledge base designed for educators featuring:
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jargon-free and easily-digestible articles, listicles, and quizzes about up-and-coming educational research.
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a database of open-access, free, and vetted curricular, technological, and professional development resources
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curated posts from the teachers, students, professors, and educational researchers who already said it best.
WillowTree, LLC
Software Engineering Intern (2018)
Product Researcher (2019-2022)
Collaborated with programmers, product/project managers, UX designers, and strategists to conceptualize, design, and develop digital products with high profile clients including Holiday Inn, Electrify America, Anheuser-Busch, & the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). Conducted concept testing/prioritization, usability testing, accessibility audits, and iterative design research for user-centered digital product design.
CIT Education Research
Research Assistant (2019-2022)
Lead analyses on undergraduate computing/data science students' engagement and learning in online flipped classroom settings.
SEEDS Project
Research Assistant (2019-2021)
Supported implementation and analysis on the SEEDS (Scaffolding Explanations and Epistemic Development for Systems) project and the design of the MEME (Modeling and Evidence Mapping Environment) software
FPG Child Dev. Institute: Autism & Dev Disabilities Team
Research Assistant (2019)
Supported academic research to support youth and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, their families, and community initiatives; tasks included development of online modules / videos, survey design and distribution, & quantitative data analyses
AT SETT Project
Research Assistant (2021-2022)
Designed and developed online modules to support preservice teachers' understanding of assistive technology integration into classrooms using Zabala's SETT (Student, Environment, Tasks, & Tools) framework.
Mindfulness in Human Develop. Project
Research Assistant (2018-2019)
Supported research efforts to investigate the mental, emotional, academic, and physical effects of implementing yoga and mindfulness practices in local public middle schools; conducted at Duke University and the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill