Thomas L. Buck, Ph.D.

Digital Learning Projects and Websites:

       Email:       tbuck@tbuck.us  |  tbuck2@css.edu
Major Areas of Interest:
  • Digital learning and instructional design:
    • Student / classroom assessment
    • Distance learning / e-learning
    • Curriculum development & instruction
    • Learning games design
  • East Asian history and culture:
    • Asian arts & cultural artifacts
    • Thought
    • Religion
    • Political Chronologies
Current Research Agenda
  • Digital Learning and Instructional Design: focusing on the developmental principles of educational psychology, game design, and gender role theory. Specifically, I am currently working on a collaborative project that addresses the following general questions:

    "How do gender patterns affect students' approaches to designing and/or playing digital learning games, and what do they learn from these games?"

    This is intended to dovetail with the 2007 National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) which includes necessary skills in "digital game design" as part of its Profile for Technology Literate Students (Grades 9-12), and is in accord with ISTE's Essential Conditions.

  • East Asian History and Culture: focusing on Japanese sword history, restoration and preservation. Specifically, my most recent book, sent to the publisher in July 2011, relates to the anatomy of tsuka-maki by describing and graphing the historical, cultural, and physical aspects of thirty different styles of tsuka.

    In addition, my two previously published books, Ancient Japanese Swords and Fittings, and, Across the Spectrum: Historical Trends in Japanese Lacquer-ware, were republished in ebook formats in February and March of 2010, repectively. Ancient Japanese Swords and Fittings Across the Spectrum
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
University of Minnesota, Duluth Unversity of Colorado, Denver Portland State University Walden University
"We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give." - Masonic qoute, author unknown

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