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 * //The heartbeat of critical thinking is the longing to know//**....bell hooks, Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom

Hi there,
 * [[image:usergeneratedmedia:pamwhitehouse2010.jpg width="206" height="188" caption="pamwhitehouse2010.jpg"]] || I am Pam Whitehouse, and I have been an assistant professor of instructional design and technology at WVU for almost six years. Click[| here] to see my college profile page. I have lived in several interesting places over the years. For 25 years my family and I lived in [|Berkley, MA]. Berkley was a sleepy farming community way back when, but it is now suffering growing pains as it becomes a bedroom community for Boston, thanks to the commuter rail. ||


 * [[image:usergeneratedmedia:Berkley_Common,_Berkley_MA.jpg caption="Berkley_Common,_Berkley_MA.jpg"]] || My daughter went to public schools in Berkley and now she lives in our old house with her family--my two grandsons Keagan and Deklan and her husband Aaron. She has followed in my footsteps and is an active member of the Berkley Athletic Association (she is managing the 3rd Annual Berkley Road Race as I type this).

Berkley Common || University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (below)

I attended the[| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth] (it was called Southeastern Massachusetts University when I started) for my undergraduate work--I earned what some call the "catch all" degree of Humanities and Social Science with a minor in Women's Studies. The campus design won architectural awards, but I am here to tell you that it was very institutional--all gray concrete and pebbled floors. Ugh!

I was so interested in Political Science.So, I went to the [|University of Rhode Island]. The Kingston campus is located in one of the most beautiful(and exclusive) areas of Rhode Island, and the beaches are just beautiful. || ||
 * After I graduated (magna cum laude and outstanding senior!!) I decided to continue my studies because
 * This is the Montauk area--white sand and pristine water

This [|link] takes you to our most recent publication in the Journal of Teacher Education. ||
 * || Longfellow Hall, Appian Way || [[image:usergeneratedmedia:Longfellow_front200.jpg caption="Longfellow Hall, Appian Way"]] ||
 * ||  || Once I graduated from URI, I thought it would be a good idea to keep on going with my studies, and to my surprise, the [|Harvard Graduate School of Education] sent me a letter and invited me to apply for their [|Learning and Teaching doc program]. Wow. I applied, but didn't think I had a chance--I am a mail carrier's daughter from the small coal mining town of Harlan, KY. originally, and it did not occur to me that a program that accepts less than 1% of its applicants would accept me. But they did!! And it was great!! The photo below is Longfellow Hall, on Appian Way. I spent seven years studying here, and it feels like home when I go to visit. ||
 * ||  || Here's a link to the large research project that I worked on while there: [|A Research Agenda for Online Teacher Professional Development]