Awards, Grants and Contracts
2013 Gabriel, M. A. (G. Sanchez, Collaborator). How early years teachers speak the language of mathematics. UPEI Major Research Grant.
$7 000
2012 Wiebe, S., Gabriel, M.A., MacDonald, R.J., McAuley, A., Campbell, B.
A university-college-government-industry-community partnership to transform education for employment in the digital economy. SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.
$197 650
2011 Gabriel, M.A. & Doiron, R. Evaluating the Prince Edward Island Preschool Excellence Initiative. (in partnership with Holland College). Centre for Education Research/ Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
$47 819
2011 Gabriel, M.A. & Doiron, R. A series of research projects for the Early Childhood
Development Association (ECDA) of Prince Edward Island. PEI Early Childhood Development Association.
$42 000
2011 Gabriel, M.A. Transitions and Transformations: Kindergarten Educators Reflect on their Early Experiences on the Move of Kindergarten into the Public School System. Faculty of Education.
$5 000
2010 Wiebe, S., Gabriel, M. A., MacDonald, R. J., Campbell, B., McAuley, A. Writing the Digital Economy: Shifting Contexts, Practices, and Beliefs.
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant on the Digital Economy.
$16 720
2010 Gabriel, M. A. & Doiron, R. Formation of a National Early Child Development Research Team. Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
$10 000
2010 Doiron, R., Turnbull, M. & Gabriel, M. A. Research Mentoring: A Program Framework for UPEI. Centre for Education Research/ Office of Research and Development.
$1 000
2009 Gabriel, M. A., Campbell, B., Doiron R., Larter, A., MacDonald, R. J., McAuley, A., Wiebe, S. Investigating digital literacies and global awareness in post secondary net generation learners. Major Research Grant, University of Prince Edward Island.
$4896.
2009 Cohen, A. (PI), Baldacchino, G., Countryman, J., Gabriel, M., Mitchell, J. (UPEI Co-investigators). Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing. SSHRC Major Collaborative Research Initiative.
$2 500 000.
2009 Doiron, R. & Gabriel, M. A. Research in Early Child Development Initiative, Centre for Education Research/Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
$80 000.
2008 Doiron, R. & Gabriel, M. A.. Research in Early Child Development Initiative. Centre for Education Research/ Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
$60,000.
2008 Gabriel, M. A., Doiron, R., MacDonald,R.J., McAuley,A., Wiebe,S., Campbell, B., Larter,A. New Learners, New Learning @UPEI. Centre for Education Research/Office of Vice-President Academic Development.
$7818.88.
2008 Gabriel, M. A., MacDonald, R.J., Doiron, R. Supporting Adult Learning at the University of Prince Edward Island. Centre for Education Research/Office of Vice-President Academic Development.
$5508
2006 Joint Educational Research Group: Facilitating student engagement with Literacies in Prince Edward Island, with Dr. Ray Doiron (co-principal investigators). (2006-2007)
$4452.50
2005 Webster Centre Foundation Fund for Innovation: The development of three online learning modules in action research methods (2005-2006)
$6125
2002 SSHRC grant to conduct research on Online Teaching and Learning: Determining Effective Practice (2002-2005)
$77 725
Contract with the Department of Veteran Affairs, Audit and Evaluation Division for the provision of training in qualitative research methods.
$2 500
Webster Foundation Instructional and Curriculum Innovation Fund grant to develop digitized video learning objects for curriculum and instruction. Proposal submitted on behalf of the Faculty of Education.
$8 100
Recipient of Senate Committee for the Enhancement of Teaching travel grant to present research papers at:
1) ICDE/CADE Conference: Fostering Collaborative Learning Teams in a Web-based Environment at Calgary, Alberta, and
2) AMTEC Conference:A Joint Institutional Study: Exploring the Impact of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning at Regina, Saskatchewan.
$1 600
2001 Webster Foundation Instructional and Curriculum Innovation Fund grant to support the development of five online courses in the M.Ed. program. Proposal submitted on behalf of the Faculty of Education.
$14 400
Recipient of Senate Committee on Research: University grant to conduct research study Improved Collaborative Learning: Exploring Virtual Teams in a Web-based Environment.
$3 980
Recipient of Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching travel grant to present paper on Preparing to Journey On: Pre-Service Teachers and Technology Integration at CSSE, Quebec City, Quebec
$800
1999-02 Office of Learning Technologies (Human Resources Development Canada) research grant to conduct study: Assessing a Partnership Learning Model: Meeting the Needs of Adults Learning Online in Canada. In partnership with University of Ottawa, Royal Roads University and Lansbridge University.
$103 150
Office of Learning Technologies (Human Resources Development Canada) research grant to conduct study: Evaluation of the Impact of Introducing Web-Based Learning Technologies on Post-Secondary Teaching and Learning Processes. In partnership with ITEC@UPEI and ITEC @ Holland College.
($99 750).
Recipient of Senate Committee for Research University Grants: Travel grant to present paper The Demand Driven Learning Model at AERA conference, New Orleans, LA.
($1 000).
1999 Webster Foundation Instructional and Curriculum Innovation Fund grant to implement web-based components in B.Ed. courses offered in the Faculty of Education, UPEI. Proposal submitted on behalf of the Faculty of Education
($8 600).
1998 Webster Foundation grant to implement the development of a Smart Classroom for the Faculty of Education. Proposal submitted on behalf of the Faculty of Education.
($55 000).
Recipient of Senate Committee for Research University Grants: Travel grant to present paper Linking Learners from North Atlantic Islands: An Electronic Exploration of Island Communities at CADE, Banff, AB.
($950).
Research grant (with Dr. C.J. MacDonald) from University of Ottawa for development of a model for web-based learning ($3 000).
Member of panel of experts consulted on the project Ten principles that foster pedagogical soundness of multimedia learning materials for Canadian Heritage ($450).
1997-99 Researcher in Teaching and Learning with Information Technologies study funded by the Knowledge Economy Partnership Secretariat. One of four researchers working on two year study in partnership with PEI Department of Education consultants and PEI schools.
($46 000)
1994 Survey research contract for Senior Citizen's Needs Assessment for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
($25 000)
1992 Marketing Development Project for South Shore Tourist Association.
($10 000)
1990 Classroom research on the writing process and the use of computer technology in the elementary school for the Canadian Teachers' Federation.
( $2 500)
1987 Ethnographic research on the writing process of students with special needs, utilizing computers as tools. Hardware and software grant from Unit Three School Board.
1980 Research Project: Collection of Prince Edward Island folk songs for PEI Council of the Arts.
($1 500).
Membership and Active Involvement in Professional and Learned Societies
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 1996-present
(formerly the Canadian Association for Distance Education)
Canadian Society for Studies in Education, 1996-present
Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada, 1998-present
Canadian Association for Teacher Education, 2000-present
Technology and Teacher Education SIG, 2006-present
International Society for Technology in Education, 1996-2007
American Educational Research Association, 1997-2005; 2011-2014
Education and the World Wide Web, AERA SIG, 2000-2005
Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, 2002-2005, 2006-07 (now
merged with CADE as the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education).
Member of Prince Edward Island Teachers’ Federation 1980-1997
PEI Language Arts Teachers' Association
Vice President, 1992-1994
Convenor of PEI Language Arts Teachers' Association Conference, November, 1993. Linda Rief, keynote speaker
Member, 1995- 2000
PEI Mathematics Teachers’ Association, 1997-2000
PEI Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Executive member, 1980-85
Convenor of PEI Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities provincial conference with Dr. Margie Golick as keynote speaker, 1985
PEITF Association for Special Education Teachers
Executive member for Queen’s County, 1981-85
SERVICE
University of Prince Edward Island:
Member of Faculty of Education Dean’s Search Committee, 2014
Member of UPEI Graduate Studies Advisory Committee, 2012-2014
Member of University Review Committee, 2008-2010, 2014
Chair, eLearning Committee, University of Prince Edward Island, January 2007 to June, 2010.
Member of UPEI Knowledge Economy Network Committee, 2010.
Member, Working Group for UPEI Vice President Academic Development Review, 2009
Member of Senate Committee on the Enhancement of Teaching (SCENT) 1999-2002; 2005-2008. Chair, 2006-2007; Ex-officio member, 2007-2008.
Member of UPEI Academic Support Group, 2007-2008.
Mentor in the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning Teaching Partners program, 2005-2006.
Member of Faculty Association Committee: Merit Awards for Scholarly Achievement, 2006-2009.
Member of Search Committee for Canada Research Chair, 2005-2006.
Member of University of Prince Edward Island Senate, 2002-2004.
Member of Senate Research Grants Committee, 2000-2004.
Mentor in UPEI/PEI Health Research Institute Research Development Fellowship Course, 2003
Member of UPEI Presidential Task Force on Computer Services/ Information Technology, 2001.
Member of Robertson Library/ITEC Committee, 2001.
Member of Steering Committee- UPEI Information Technology Planning, 1999- 2000.
Member of Steering Committee- ITEC Business Plan, 2000.
Member of UPEI Chaplaincy Advisory Committee, 1999-2002.
Member of UPEI Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching Committee, 2000.
Faculty of Education:
Chair, Faculty of Education Graduate Studies Committee, 2012-2014; member, 1999-2002; 2005-2007; 2011-12.
Chair, Education Technology Committee, Faculty of Education, 1997-June, 2004; Sept.2005-June 2010; Sept.2011-2012
Member of Faculty of Education International Committee, 2008-2013
Member of Faculty of Education BEd-Kindergarten Committee, 2009-2010.
Member of Centre for Education Research Operating Committee, 2008-2010.
Member of Dean’s Advisory Committee, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-2014.
Member, Departmental Review Committee, 2006-2007; 2007-2008.
Member, Faculty of Education Hiring Committees, 2010, 2002, 2000.
Member, Global Issues Working Group, 2008.
Co-Chair Registration, and member of Steering Committee, Atlantic Educators’ Conference, October 25-27, 2007
Organizer of Faculty of Education Research Forum, May 9, 2007.
Member, Faculty of Education Research Committee, 2003-2004; 2006-2007. Committee which undertook the development and organization of what is now the Centre for Education Research.
Chair, Faculty of Education BEd Admissions Committee, 2005-2006, 2006-2007. Member of B.Ed. Admissions Committee, Faculty of Education, 1998-2000.
Member of Committee to organize Education Job Fair, 2000.
Department of Education and Board of Education:
Member (alternate) of Advisory Committee on the Early Learning Curriculum Framework, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, 2011.
Member of Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Standing Committee on Special Education and Student Services Standing Committee, 2008-2011.
Member of Department of Education Teacher Induction Committee, 2005-2008.
Member of PEI Department of Education Standing Committee on Special Education, 2003-2004.
Member of PEI Department of Education Technology Integration Committee, 2002-2005.
UPEI representative on PEI Department of Education Information Technology Integration Committee 1997- 2001. This committee developed and disseminated technology curriculum support documents for grade levels 1-12.
Eliot River School Technology Committee, 1996-97. Chair of committee in a technology pilot school, responsible for helping to organize, develop, and offer in-service training in the area of technology.
Member of PEI Elementary Education Computer Committee, 1990-94. Developed plan for dissemination of technological information and expertise in the province.
Unit Three Alternative Language Arts Committee, 1989-91. Development of holistic language arts themes.
Unit Three Computer Committee, 1986-89. Developing strategies for technology use in classrooms, as well as assessing and recommending software.
Professional Service:
Member of Board of Directors, Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 2011-present.
Invited Co-Editor of themed issue of Canadian Children, Fall, 2012.
External Examiner, EdD dissertation, University of Calgary, January, 2014.
External Examiner, PhD dissertation, University of British Columbia, May, 2009.
External Examiner, Promotion file, Laurentian University, October, 2008.
Textbook Reviewer. (2007). Language arts: Content and teaching strategies (4 th Canadian Ed.). Pearson Education Canada.
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Elearning and Distance Education (formerly the Journal of Distance Education), 2006-present.
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education, 2008-present.
Member of Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2001-present.
Member of Review Panel, Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2011-present.
Member of Review Board, Canadian Children, 2012-present.
Reviewer of research articles in Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, Journal of
Interactive Media in Education, Brock Education, and the Journal of Distance Education, 2001-
present.
Member of International Program Committee, International Association of Science and Technology for Development, 2005-2008.
External reviewer for SSHRC proposals, 2002- present
External reviewer for Canadian Foundation for Innovation proposal, 2001.
External reviewer for Atlantic Innovation Fund proposal, 2002.
Community Service:
Member of Planning Team, Young Adult Summit, Diocese of Charlottetown, 2013 and 2014.
Member of Come and See ministry team for young adults, 2002-2006.
Member of Diocesan Steering Committee for World Youth Day, 2001-2002.
Co-facilitator who accompanied group of UPEI students attending World Youth Day in
Toronto, July, 2002.
Co-facilitator of parish youth group, 1996-98.
Member of Steering Committee, PEI Women Do Math and Science, 1997-1998. Working toward sustainability of program.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)Provincial Management Committee,1992-93.
PEI Teachers’ Federation Committee on Computer Purchases, 1992-93. Formulating request for proposals, evaluating and recommending action.
Pilot teacher, Newbed and SchoolNet projects, 1992-95. Piloting a telecommunications project in the elementary classrooom.
Kent County Educator’s Exchange, (UK), 1992
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