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| Welcome to the portfolio blog of Sherry L. Piezon. This blog was created as a current events log where I could post updates concerning current research, conferences, presentations, and other personal endeavors. Select the link in the upper right corner to enter my professional portfolio blog . | If you are interested in viewing my vitae, resume', or other academic/personal information, please visit my portfolio web site at www.piezon.com. Other information you may find useful on this site includes my education, experience, publications, professional presentations, teaching experience, work samples and academic transcripts. |
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| My research interests include social loafing and free riding in online learning groups, vodcasting in education, crew resource management, group and team interaction, and aviation safety. | |
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Feel free to contact me with questions regarding my research areas. The quickest and easiest way to contact me is via this e-mail link: | |
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| Social Loafing Research Social loafing is the tendency to reduce individual effort when working in groups compared to the individual effort expended when working alone. Although a substantial amount of research has been conducted in both laboratory and classroom environment, little if any research has been conducted regarding the impact or existence of social loafing in the online environment. My research in this area seeks to identify whether there is a perception of social loafing in online learning groups and if so, what impact this perception has in online learning groups. |
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Vodcasting in Education A Vodcast is a video file that is distributed via the internet generally using syndication (RSS) or Atom feeds. Users can subscribe to vodcasts and receive new video content on demand. Vodcasts can be captured and watched by utilizing an aggregator ( podcatcher ) on a personal computer, TV, or media center. These videos can then be downloaded to iPods or other handheld video players that support MP4 or Mv4 formats. Vodcasts may take the form of TV shows, movies, or other video content created by non-professionals. My research in this area focuses on whether or not students perceive an increased learning benefit when vodcasting is implemented in the academic environment. Little, if any, research has been conducted to determine the efficacy of implementing blogging and vlogging in education. My research seeks to identify user perceptions as well as track web statistics regarding student use of educational vodcasts. This research is being conducted via my current Aviation Trainer Vlog at www.aviationtrainer.com/vlog. |
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Flight School XXI Research The U.S. Army Aviation Center (USAAVNC) at Fort Rucker, Alabama recently implemented a long-term 1.1 billion dollar investment in a new simulation complex that includes 38 aviation training simulators as well as 18 reconfigurable simulation devices that can communicate for various mission simulations. This implementation was the result of concerns over the aging simulation fleet and its inconsistencies with flightline aircraft. My research in this area focuses on the transfer of training effect between the TH-67 and the simulator, program effectiveness, and comparative analysis between FS XXI and Legacy flight school. |
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| Professional Goal: My professional goal is to provide assistance to corporate, commercial, and military organizations in resolving instructional, training, and human performance issues by providing solutions in support of company missions and goals. |
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