The main area of focus for Meg's research is in computational thinking. She also enjoys doing research in technoloogy integration and microlearning. Computaitonal thinking and technology integration are focused on elementary-aged children, particularly PK-2, and those related to that area such as pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and teacher educators.
Swanson, M. & Rich, P.J. (2022). Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Elementary Teacher Educators on the Inclusion of Computational Thinking Through Coding [Manuscript in progress].
Bal, I. A., Duha, M. S. U., Alvarado-Albertorio, F., Arslan, O. & Swanson, M. (2023). The development of a checklist for microlearning video design: A design-based research study [Manuscript in progress].
Bal, I. A. Arslan, O., Duha, M. S. U., Marcelle, P., Dolowitz, A, Bernhardt, J. Dash, M., Alvarado-Albertorio, F., Collier, J. Swanson, M., Michela, E. (2023). Beyond Chunking: A mixed-methods study on novice use of a checklist in the design of microlearning [Manuscript in progress].
Swanson, M. (n.d.) The Inclusion of Microlearning in an Online Graduate-level Program. [Manuscript in progress].
Swanson, M. [More will be added as time goes]. (n.d.) Teaching Designers to Design in Micro. [Manuscript in progress].