Kathleen A. Paciga

Kathleen A. PacigaDr. Paciga completed her doctoral studies in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Literacy, Language & Culture from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2011. She presently teaches at Columbia College Chicago in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education programs and she holds an early career research fellowship with funding from the Grable Foundation (awarded jointly from TEC Center at Erikson Institute and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media). Her research interests and background are specialized in the fields of early literacy and technology for literacy, with emphasis on digital storybooks/e-books and developmentally appropriate integration of technology for literacy development into schools.

Publications

Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
Kathleen A. Paciga, Angela Fowler, Mary Quest. © 2019. 14 pages.
Technology can be an amazing tool for teachers and teaching, but only when used in developmentally appropriate ways. With nearly 300 new applications being created every day, it...
Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
Kathleen A. Paciga, Angela Fowler, Mary Quest. © 2018. 12 pages.
Technology can be an amazing tool for teachers and teaching, but only when used in developmentally appropriate ways. With nearly 300 new applications being created everyday, it...
Realizing the Potential of e-Books in Early Education
Realizing the Potential of e-Books in Early Education
Kathleen A. Paciga, Jessica L. Hoffman. © 2015. 9 pages.