David O'Brien

Contact Info:

David O'Brien

Professor of English/Literacy Education

Curriculum & Instruction Department

358 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Drive, SE

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN 55455-02008

Phone: 612-625-5337 (office)

email: obrien@umn.edu

website: http://cehd.umn.edu/CI/Faculty/OBrien.html

Areas of Expertise:

     •     Adolescent literacy practices 

     •     Student Engagement

     •     Electronically mediated literacies

Research Interests Related to DigMe:

      Impact of DigMe curriculum (including Web 2.0 technologies) on:

          •    Student engagement