 ("Jingjing"), for your patience and understanding, and your willingness to tolerate the sacrifices that were necessary for me to keep plugging away at this dissertation process for months and years at a time. I decided to begin this acknowledge before even finishing the dissertation, because her encouragement and faith in me during the process has kept me going. Where this road leads only God knows, but Jingjing your confidence that I can complete the journey, and your reassurances that the doctorate will bring blessings keeps me going. Thank you for your love and support. I would also like to thank my five children, who have observed me wracking my brain at the formal dining room table, with books and binders and papers scattered about, with this academic clutter only to be moved (temporarily) for important things like Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. (Thank goodness we have another dining table for our everyday meals.) The inspiration o f my youthful children who can study with energy and less exhaustion than their older father encourages me to keep going, and your scholarly endeavors help keep me company. Dorothy, David, Joseph, Annamarie, and Teresa, thank you for your love and support. I hope that when I am finished with this process we can all take more time to enjoy fun and happy activities together. I thank my Chair Dr. Alexandra Spatariu, who I have been working since the time of writing my concept paper, for your advice and calm perseverance, for your promptness in reading and providing feedback on my work, and for having confidence in me and my research. Thank you also to my Committee members Dr. Glen Gatin and Dr. Alexandra Hilosky for your feedback and assistance in improving my writing and documents. I would also like to thank the people o f Northcentral University for making this doctorate opportunity available to a busy working professional who could not have done this through a traditional brick and mortar program. Thanks also to all of the 31 technology professional who remain anonymous, who participated in the interviews and completed the written questionnaire. I enjoyed learning more about your philosophy of technology, and I worked hard to faithfully capture your responses in the transcripts. Your participation as research volunteers during your busy lives is much appreciated. I also thank my coworkers in Colonial Heights Public Schools who have patiently endured my approach to educational technology from a philosophical perspective. You see, philosophy matters! I thank my Guardian Angel who somehow mysteriously opened up a document when I was most in need of a message from heaven about the purpose of
(" Jingjing "), for your patience and understanding, and your willingness to tolerate the sacrifices that were necessary for me to observe punch away at this dissertation process for months and long time at a time. I decided to get down this acknowledge before even finishing the dissertation, because her encouragement and faith in me during the procedure has kept me going. Where this road precede only God knows, but Jingjing your assurance that I can complete the journey, and your reassurances that the doctorate will bring blessings keeps me going. Thank you for your beloved and support. I would also like to thank my five child, who have observed me wracking my brain at the formal dining room mesa, with books and binders and papers scattered about, with this academic clutter only to be move (temporarily) for important things like Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. (Thank goodness we have another dining table for our everyday meals .) The inspiration o f my youthful children who can study with energy and less exhaustion than their older father encourages me to keep going, and your scholarly enterprise help keep me ship's company. Dorothy, David, Joseph, Annamarie, and Teresa, thank you for your love and support. I hope that when I am finished with this process we can wholly take more meter to enjoy fun and felicitous activities together. I thank my Chair Dr. Alexandra Spatariu, who I have been working since the time of writing my concept paper, for your advice and calm doggedness, for your promptness in reading and providing feedback on my work, and for having confidence in me and my research. Thank you besides to my Committee member Dr. Glen Gatin and Dr. Alexandra Hilosky for your feedback and assistance in improving my writing and documents. I would also like to thank the people o f Northcentral University for making this doctor's degree opportunity available to a busy work professional who could not have done this through a traditional brick and mortar course of study. Thanks also to all of the 31 engineering professional who remain anonymous, who participated in the interviews and completed the spell questionnaire. I enjoyed teach more about your philosophy of engineering, and I worked hard to faithfully capture your reception in the transcripts. Your engagement as research volunteers during your busy life is much appreciated. I also thank my coworkers in Colonial Heights Public Schools who have patiently endured my approach to educational engineering from a philosophical perspective. You watch, philosophy matters! I thank my Guardian Angel who somehow mysteriously opened up a document when I was most in need of a message from heaven about the purpose of
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 ("Jingjing"), for your patience anD understanDing, aNd yOur WiLlinGnesS to tolerate the SAcriFices that were necessary For me To KEep pLUgGing aWay at thIS dISSerTaTiOn pRoCEsS for mOntHs and yeArs at a time. i deCiDed to begin thIS aCknowledge BefOre even finisHinG the diSsErtATion, bEcaUse heR encouRAgemenT and faith In ME durinG The procESS hAs kePt me going. Where thiS RoAD leads only God kNows, buT JINgJINg yOur Confidence ThAt I caN CompletE ThE JOUrnEY, and your reassUrances that THe dOctoraTe WilL Bring bLessiNgS KeePs me going. ThAnk yOu for your Love anD Support. i Would alSo like To tHanK my fIVe ChIldReN, Who HAvE obSErvEd me wracKiNg My braIn at THE FOrmaL diNing Room tAble, with books And BindERs aNd papErs scAtteReD abouT, with tHis acAdEmic clutter only To be Moved (tempOraRiLy) fOr ImporTAnt thiNgs LikE ThanksGiving oR chrIsTMAS dInner. (Thank goodness We HAVe Another dIning tABlE fOR our everYdAy mEals.) tHE inspIratIOn O f my youtHful chILdReN who can StUdy witH eNerGy aNd lesS ExhaUstion Than theiR oldeR Father encouragES me to keep goinG, AnD YOuR SchoLarLy endeavors Help KEep mE comPAnY. DoROthy, DAvid, JOsEPh, aNnamarie, and Teresa, thAnK you foR your Love and supporT. I hope that WHEN I am finiShed WItH This process we cAn all Take more tiME to enjoy Fun anD happy acTivities tOGEther. I thAnk My CHaiR Dr. aLExAndra Spatariu, WHO I haVe Been worKinG since tHe tIme Of wRitInG my concepT paper, foR yOuR aDvIce And caLM perseveRaNce, FoR yoUr proMPtness In reaDing AnD pROviDing feeDBaCK On my WoRk, And fOr hAvIng coNfidENce In me and My researcH. ThANk yoU aLsO to my CoMmittee memberS DR. Glen Gatin AnD Dr. alexanDRA Hilosky For your feedback and assisTAnce in iMprOving My wrIting and dOcuMents. I WouLD also lIke to tHank tHe PeoPLE o f NoRTHcEntRaL UniversitY FOr mAking ThIs doCtorate Opportunity availabLE to A busy working pRofEssiONAl Who COuLD noT hAVe dONE this through a trAditional bRiCK aNd mortar prOGraM. THanks alSo to all Of the 31 TEchnoloGy professIonal who rEmAin aNONymOus, who partIcipated In the inteRViews ANd ComplEteD the wrItTen QuestIonnaiRE. I eNjoyeD learnInG more aBout yOuR philosoPhy of technology, and I workEd hard To faiThfUlly captuRe yOUr rEsponses iN the TranscriptS. YoUr pArticIpaTIon as ReseARcH voLUnteeRs duRIng your buSY lIveS IS mUch appreciaTED. i alSo thaNk mY CoworkErs iN Colonial Heights PUBlic Schools who Have PATieNtlY EnduReD my approach to eDucAtIONal technOlOgy from a phiLosophicAl PErspeCtive. YOu see, pHilosopHY MaTTers! I tHank My GUardian AnGel WhO Somehow MyStERiouslY opeNeD up a doCument WHen I WAS most in need of a meSsage FROm heaVEn aBout tHe Purpose OF
 ("Jingjing"), for your pa tience and  unde rst and in g, a nd y our willingnes s  totolerate the sacrifice s tha tw eren ec essar y for m e  t o kee ppl ugg in g  a way a t t his dis sertationpro ce ss for month s  a nd years a t a  time. I dec ide d to b eg int his a ckn owled ge bef o re eve n finishi ng the di s sertati o n ,beca use her encourage m en t  and faith inme dur in g  t h e  pr oce ss has kep tme go i ng. Whe r et h i s r o ad leads only  God knows, but  Jingj in g y o ur con fiden ce tha t I can com plet e the jou rney,a nd your reassur ancestha t t he d o ct or ate  w i llb ri ngb les sings ke ep sme go ing. T h a nk y ouforyourlove and supp ort . Iw oul d als o lik e to  t hankmy fiv e chi ld ren, who have o bser ved me wr ack in g m ybrain at the  fo rma l dinin g roomt abl e, w i th  books and binders  a n d  p apers sc attere d  a bo u t, withth isacad e m ic cl utte r  o nly to b e move d  ( te mporari ly ) forim por tan t thi n gs l ike Th anksgivi ng or Christmas dinn e r. (Thank goo d ne s s  w e  hav e a nother dini ng t a bleforo ur  ev e ryday  meal s. )  T h e inspiration o f m yyouthf ul ch ildren who ca n study wi t h energy a nd l e ss exhaustion tha n the ir older f a ther enc ourag es me to  keep goi n g , and yo ursch ola rly e nd eavors help k e e p me  c ompany.  Do rothy,Dav id,  Jo sep h,  Annamari e, and T er es a,  t han k you for your  l ove  a ndsuppo r t. I h ope t hatwh en I a m finis h ed w ithth is  pro ces swe ca n al l  ta ke more  time toenj o y fu nan d happy  activities t og ether. I t ha nkmy Cha i r  Dr. Ale xandra Spatariu, who Ih ave bee n w orkin g si nce the t ime  of wr iti n g my c oncept  pape r,  fo r youra d vi cean d calm per s e ver ance,  f or y our pro mptness in reading and  providing fe edb acko n  m y w o rk ,  an df orh a ving confidence  in me and  m y  r esearch. T h ank  y ou also  to myCommi t tee mem bers Dr.Glen Gati nandD r . A lexandra H ilosky f or your f e edbac k  a nd as sis tancein  im provi ng myw rit ing a nd doc um ents.I wou ld  also li ke to thank the peopleo f No rthce ntr al Univer sit y  fo r makingthis  doctorate  op por tunit y a v ailab le t o  a  bu s y wor king professio n al  wh o co uld not hav e d one  this  th r ough a  tra ditional brick an d  mortar progra m. T h a nks  al s o to  a ll of the 31 t ech no l o gy profe ss ional who r emain an on y mous,  who p artici pated i n th e  inter view s a nd comple ted  t h e writt en  q u estion nair e.  I enj oyed l e arni n g  more about your  phil o s ophyo f t echno lo gy, and I wo rked hardto faithful ly cap ture  your  respon se s in t hetr anscripts. Your part icipa tion as  r esea rch  volun teer s durin g yo ur  bu sy livesi s  m u ch  a p pre ciat ed. I  a lsothank myc oworkers  in Colonia lHei g h ts Pub l ic S chools who  ha ve pa t i ently endu r ed m y  a p proac h to e ducati onal te c hno lo gy from  ap h ilosophic al perspe c tiv e.  You  see, ph il osop hy  ma tt ers! I thank my  Guardia n Angelw h o some how myst e riousl yopened up adocum en t  when I w asmost in nee d o f a  mes sag e fr o m heaven about the purpo se o f
 ("Jingjing"),_for your_patience and understanding, and_your willingness_to_tolerate the_sacrifices_that were necessary_for me to_keep plugging away at_this dissertation process_for_months and years at a time. I decided to begin this acknowledge before even_finishing_the dissertation,_because_her_encouragement and faith in me_during the process has kept_me going._Where this road leads only God knows, but_Jingjing_your confidence that_I can complete the journey, and your reassurances that_the doctorate will bring blessings keeps_me going. Thank_you_for_your love and support._I would also like to thank_my five children, who have observed_me wracking my brain at the formal_dining room table, with books and_binders and papers scattered about,_with this_academic clutter only to be_moved (temporarily) for_important things_like Thanksgiving or_Christmas dinner. (Thank goodness we have_another dining table_for our everyday meals.) The inspiration_o_f my youthful_children_who_can study_with energy and_less_exhaustion than_their_older father encourages me to keep_going,_and your scholarly endeavors help keep me_company. Dorothy, David, Joseph,_Annamarie,_and Teresa, thank you_for your love and support._I hope that when I am_finished with_this process_we can all take more time to enjoy fun and happy_activities together. I thank my Chair_Dr. Alexandra Spatariu, who_I have_been_working since the_time_of writing_my concept paper, for your advice and_calm perseverance,_for your promptness in reading and_providing feedback on my_work,_and for having confidence in me_and my research. Thank you also_to my Committee members Dr._Glen_Gatin_and Dr. Alexandra Hilosky for_your feedback and assistance in improving_my writing and_documents. I would also like to thank_the_people o f Northcentral University for_making_this doctorate opportunity available to a_busy_working_professional who could not have_done this through a traditional brick_and mortar program. Thanks also to all of the_31 technology professional_who remain anonymous, who participated_in_the_interviews and completed the written questionnaire. I enjoyed learning more_about your_philosophy of technology,_and I worked hard to faithfully capture your responses in_the transcripts. Your participation as research volunteers_during your busy lives is much appreciated. I also thank my_coworkers in Colonial Heights Public Schools who have_patiently endured my approach to educational technology_from a philosophical perspective._You_see, philosophy matters! I thank my Guardian_Angel_who_somehow_mysteriously opened up_a document when_I was most_in need_of a message_from heaven_about the purpose_of