Teaching Portfolio of Dr. Wesley Fryer

Welcome to the teaching portfolio of Dr. Wesley Fryer. Additional employment application / digital footprint links include my resume, vitae, bio, research statement, presentation handouts, and social media channels / links.

Introducing Dr. Wesley Fryer
(October 2021)

Teaching Philosophy

My Pedagogic Creed

Sample Lessons / Lectures / Presentations

Sample Media Literacy Lesson
(6th Grade at Casady School, 25 Oct 2021)
Technology Fear Therapy:
Wes Fryer at TEDxUCO (2021)
Becoming Your Family’s Digital Witness:
Wes Fryer at TEDxOU (2013)
Digital Citizenship in the Surveillance State
TEDxWallerMiddleSchool (2016)
Conspiracies & Culture Wars: Digital Literacy NOW!
(Mountain Moot 2020 Keynote)
Inside and Outside Sharing
iPadpalooza 2016 MiniKeynote with Shelly Fryer

Sample Syllabi / Course Outlines

  1. Spring 2021: Media Literacy for 6th Grade for Casady School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2 sections)
  2. Spring 2021: Media Literacy for 5th Grade for Casady School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2 sections)
  3. Spring 2013: Mapping Media to the Common Core for the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana (1 section, 36 students) – Taught as blended weekly synchronous/videoconference and online hybrid format
  4. Spring 2011: IME 3312 (Technology for Teachers) for the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. (2 sections)
  5. Fall 2010: LTEC 4100 (Computers in the Classroom) for the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. (1 section)
  6. Spring 2010: IME 3312 (Technology for Teachers) for the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. (2 sections)
  7. Winter 2005-2006: Co-Teaching EDIT 5342 Advanced Integration of Technology into the Curriculum for Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas.
  8. Fall 2005: EDIT 5310 Microcomputer Applications for Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas.
  9. Summer 2005: EDIT 5342 Advanced Integration of Technology into the Curriculum for Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock Texas.
  10. Spring 2005: EDIT 5344 Advanced Multimedia and Video Technology for Wayland Baptist University in Lubbock, Texas.

Research Agenda

Sample Units / Lessons / Assignments

  1. Identity Collage
  2. Conspiracy Theories and Web Literacy
  3. Family Oral History Interviews
  4. Launchpad Wikipedia
  5. Sketchnoting
  6. Computational Thinking: Animations in Scratch – Maze Games in Scratch
  7. More Media Literacy Lessons

Student Evaluations / Presentation Feedback

RateMyProfessor.com student feedback (from UCO in 2011)