A JOURNEY INTO INNOVATION
​A WEBSITE PROTFOLIO
In Partial Fulfillment of 
Educational Technology Leadership (Ed. D.) Program Requirements
at the New Jersey City University
                       INNOVATE, ELEVATE, CREATE !               
                                  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  
Michael Bermudez, Ed. D., a resident of Jersey City, NJ,  has been working as an occupational therapist for almost 18 years.  He is currently working in a skilled nursing facility in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX in 1999.   He also received his Master of Arts in Educational Technology degree at NJCU on May, 2016.  He graduated with a Doctor of Education (Ed. D.) degree in Educational Technology at New Jersey City University (NJCU) on May 26, 2019. He will begin a job as assistant professor at the University of Scranton Occupational Therapy Department this August 2019.
FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP​

​EDTC 801:  Summer Institute I
EDTC 802:  Principles of     Educational Technology Leadership
EDTC 804:  Global Issues in Educational Technology
EDTC 813:  Advanced Using Integrated Software Across the Curriculum
EDTC 815:  Advanced Administration and Supervision of Technology in Educational Settings
EDTC 812:  Teaching in Adult Learning Environment 
                          
THEORY AND PRACTICE

​EDTC 808:  Summer Institute II
EDTC 805:  Cross-discipline Studies in Technology
​EDTC 807:  Implementation and Evaluation of Curriculum
EDTC 814:  Advanced Effective Models of E-Learning
EDTC 816:  Advanced Methods for Building Online Communities
EDTC 817:  Advanced Developing and Managing Distance Learning Programs 
   

​
SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH

EDTC 811:  Summer Institute III
EDTC 803:  Data Analysis and Report Writing
EDTC 806:  Research Methods in Educational Technology Leadership
EDTC 809:  Assessment and Evaluation
​EDTC 810:  Statistics for Educational 
EDTC 901:  Dissertation I
​EDTC 902:  Dissertation II
FEATURED VIDEOS
​Here are some of the my technology-based presentations while he was taking his Master's of Educational Technology at NJCU from Fall 2013 to Spring 2016. These projects are the starting point of my evolution as an educational technologist.
Authoring Tools: Welcome to College
Here is an authoring tools project the I created in one of Dr. Shamburg's classes in the master's program . This is actually my first ever project related to educational technology. Enjoy!
 Digital Storytelling
This is a digital storytelling presentation that provides basic information about Alzheimer's disease. I created this project in one of Dr. Carnahan's classes.

​
Introduction to Occupational Therapy
I created an introductory video about occupational therapy in one of the classes in the educational technology master's program.
Stop-Animation Video: Aquarium
 This is a stop-animation video I produced in Dr. Shamburg's advanced authoring tools course. This project required not only creativity, but LOTS of patience.
Inventing With Makey Makey
​In one of Dr. Shamburg's classes, I created a prototype for an alarm that will alert caregivers if a patient is standing up from bed or the wheelchair. This device has the potential to be used as a fall prevention device
​
Personal Introduction Video
I created an introductory video about occupational therapy in one of the classes in the educational technology master's program.

Reference
​Shaull, R. (1970). Foreword. In P. Freire, Pedagogy of the oppressed: 30th anniversary edition (p. 33). New York, NY: Bloomsbury.