Roland van Oostveen
Roland vanOostveen, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Ed.,Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: EDU M05
Phone:905.721.8668 ext. 2657
Email: roland.vanoostveen@uoit.ca
Research Interests
Dr.vanOostveen
's major research interests lie in the use of technology and its assistance in learning, the use of action research as a mechanism for the professional development of teachers, and the use of video cases in teacher training and development. He is also concerned with the status of epistemology in student's and teacher's minds when learning and teaching are considered. Through the use of video-based cases combined with problem-based learning tasks, he explores mechanisms which may lead to new methods for professional development and learning. For more detail, see http://eilab.ca.
Current projects
Dr. van Oostveen is currently working on a number of projects including: Tablet PC use by UOIT Faculty of Science students, Video-based Case Study development andanalysis in Science, Math and Technology Education, Problem-Based Learning Object development and analysis, Action Research as professional development in higher education and Knowledge Building opportunities using wiki's and other Web 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 applications. There are a number of goals for these projects. The integration of technology projects are focused on an evaluation of the efficacy of these systems and applications in the support of teaching and learning strategies. The major part f his work centers on professional development opportunities that have traditionally been carried out in face-to-face meetings. He is concerned about the possibility of moving these opportunities into virtual environments and determining the efficacy of this shift and characterizing the affordances that must be present to meet the needs of the learners.
Courses Taught
Master's Level Qualitative Research -Designer and Co-instructor
Publications
Books/ Chapters
vanOostveen, R., Corry, A., Bencze, J.L., Ayyavoo, G. (2002) Correlational studies in school science: beyond experimentation. In D. Hodson (Ed.), OISE Papers in STSE Education, 3 (p. 221-230). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
RefereedArticles
vanOostveen, R & Muirhead, W. (2007). Faculty use of tablet computers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 33(1).
Yoon, S., Pedretti, E., Bencze, L, Hewitt, J.,Perris, K. & R. vanOostveen (2006). Improving elementary pre-service science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs through the use of cases and case-methods. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 17(1), 1-21.
Bencze, L., Hewitt, J., Pedretti, E., Yoon, S.,vanOostveen, R. & Perris, K. (2003). Science-specialist student teachers consider promoting technological design projects: Contributions of multi-media case methods.Research in Science Education 33(2), 163-187.
Yoon, S., Pedretti, E., Bencze, L, Hewitt, J.,vanOostveen, R. & Perris, K. (2003). Pedagogical implications of the use of case methods with pre-service elementary science teachers: Creating communities of practice. Research in Science Education, 33(2), 163-187.
Technical Reports
vanOostveen, R. (2002) Investigate! Invent!Innovate!: Investigate. The Learning Partnership. Toronto:
http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/I3
Chandra, N., & vanOostveen, R. (2001)OISE-UT/CSA Satellite Education Project: Proposal for Feasibility Study. A Technical Paper for the Imperial Oil Center for Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education at OISE/UT. Toronto: OISE/UT
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Desjardins, F. & vanOostveen, R. (2008).Implementing PBL online as a collaborative learning strategy for teachers; The COLE.Proceedings of the Eleventh IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education, Crete, Greece, Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2008.
Desjardins, F. & vanOostveen, R. (2008).Collaborative Online Learning Environment: Towards a process driven approach and collective knowledge building. Proceedings of the Ed-Media Conference on Education Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria, June 30 -July 4, 2008.
vanOostveen,R., Hunter, W., Kay, R., & Muirhead, W. (2007). Developing argumentation skills in high school students: A video-based case study in science education. Proceedings of the Ed-Media World Conference on Education Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vancouver,BC, June 25-29, 2007.
Hewitt,J., Pedretti, E., Bencze, L., Jiwani, A. & vanOostveen, R. (2004). Contextualizing and promoting Science,Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) perspectives through multi-media case methods in science teacher education. In D. B. Zandvliet (Ed.), Proceedings of the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Vancouver, BC, April 1-4, 2004.
Conference/Workshop Presentations
Desjardins, F.& vanOostveen, R. (2008). Collaborative Online Learning Environment: from PBL theory to working prototype. A presentation at the 1st Annual conference for the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE), April 27-30, 2008, Banff, AB.
Desjardins,F. & vanOostveen, R. (2008). Collaborative Online Learning Environment: How not to fill the buckets! A presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, May 31 - June 3, 2008, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
vanOostveen,R. & Desjardins, F. (2008). Inductive reasoning and the video case: A murder mystery. A presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, May 31 - June 3, 2008, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
vanOostveen,R. & Muirhead, W. (2006). Faculty Use of Tablet Computers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.A presentation at the annual conference of the Ontario Universities Computing Conference, May 28-30, 2006, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
vanOostveen, R. & Muirhead, W. (2006).Tablet computer use in higher education: Faculty Perspectives. A presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, May 27-30,2006, York University, Toronto, ON.
