Laurie Cook, Instructional Designer

GEST Research Group:

Information Science & Educational Technology

GSFC Code:

610.6

Mailing Address:

University of Maryland Baltimore County
5523 Research Park Drive, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21228

Phone:

(410) 455-6392

Fax:

(410) 455-8806

Email:

lcook@umbc.edu

Curriculum Vitae:

cook_laurie.pdf

URL:

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Research Interests:

Biography:

Ms. Laurie Cook is an Instructional Design Specialist at GEST. She is currently working on her Doctoral Degree in Science Education at Morgan State University, with anticipated completion in 2008. She received an MEd. in Science Education from Salisbury State University in 1986, and an MS in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Maryland in 1996. Cook taught high school science in the public school system for 9 years. She taught developmental mathematics at Baltimore City Community College for two years, and is currently teaching environmental science at the Community College of Baltimore County. In October of 2005, Ms. Cook joined the GEST Information Science and Educational Technology Faculty Group to work on the educational implementation of a map sonification tool to allow NASA Earth science data to be accessible to blind learners. Her current research area is improving education for blind students and minority students through the use of advanced technologies. She will be presenting her most current research, "Looking inside urban mathematics and science classrooms" at this year's NARST convention in April.