Administration, Leadership, and Technology

Faculty

Francine Belle Shuchat Shaw

Associate Professor of Educational Communication and Technology

Francine Belle Shuchat Shaw

Phone: (212) 998 5187
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Francine Shuchat Shaw's areas of expertise include the design of media environments for learning and the learning and instructional sciences. She is especially involved in the design of and research on video narratives for learning based on progressive, cognitive, and constructivist views of learning. Other areas of interest include the history of education technology, its theoretical underpinnings and relationship to broader educational and social movements, and curriculum theory and history.

Professor Shuchat Shaw has been a member of the faculty of the Program in Educational Communication and Technology (ECT) since 1976. She served as Program Director from 1986 to 1998, and again from 2008 to 2010, and as Coordinator of the ECT Master of Arts and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education programs for many years. Prior to joining the NYU faculty, she was on the faculty of the Department of Filmmaking and Television at Rochester Institute of Technology, from 1973 until 1976. 

Shuchat Shaw is Co-Director of the HIV Is Still A Big Deal Project, with epidemiologist Dr. Mary Ann Chiasson. The project designs, produces, and conducts evaluations of short narrative video stories on HIV prevention. These widely-recognized videos, distributed primarily online, have to date been funded by, among others, The New York Community Trust, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H. Van Ameringen Foundation, and the New York City AIDS Fund.


Research Interests

  • Theories of Learning and Instruction
  • Educational/Instructional Design
  • Design of Educational Video and Multimedia Environments
  • Learning With Television
  • History and Practice of Progressive and Constructivist Education

HIV Is Still a Big Deal Video

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Degrees Held

  • A.A. Stephens College in Liberal Arts
  • B.S.Ed. The Ohio State University in English and Science Education
  • M.A. The Ohio State University in English and English Education
  • Ph.D. The Ohio State University in Humanities Education

Courses

  • EDCT-GE 2153 004 - Educational Video: Design and Production I and II
  • EDCT-GE 2158 - Educational Design of Media Environments
  • EDCT-GE 2095 - Research in Educational Communication and Technology
  • EDCT-GE 2319 - History of Educational Technology

Awards

  • 2010 : New York City AIDS Fund, as Executive Producer, Co-Writer, and Educational Media Designer for "Ask Me, Tell Me," the fourth in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, originally funded by The New York Community Trust.
  • 2006 : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as Consultant for Educational Media Theory and Design for "A Novel Online Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Meet Men Online," Principal Investigator Sabina Hirshfield, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc.
  • 2008 : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as Consultant for Educational Content and Design for "Talking About HIV," the third in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, originally funded by The New York Community Trust. Produced as part of the research study, "A Novel Online Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Meet Men Online,' Principal Investigator Sabina Hirshfield, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc. This video was based on footage from the feature-length documentary "Meth" produced and directed by Todd Ahlberg.
  • 2006 : The New York Community Trust, Andrew Goffe, and Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc., as Co-Principal Investigator, Executive Producer, Co-Writer, and Educational Media Designer for "The Test," the second in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project.
  • 2004 : The New York Community Trust, The H. van Ameringen Foundation, and Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc., as Co-Principal Investigator, Executive Producer, Co-Writer, and Educational Media Designer for "The Morning After," the first in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced for the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project.
  • 2003 : US Department of Education, Preparing Tomorrows Teachers with Technology (PT3), as Educational Media Consultant for "ConTExT: Contextualizing Teacher Candidates' Experience with Technology," a consortium led by the Bank Street College of Education focused on teacher professional development and the creation of technology-rich learning resources and environments in elementary classrooms.
  • 1999 : New York University School of Education Research Challenge Fund, as Principal Investigator of "A Study of Faculty and Student Experiences with Computer Network-Assisted Learning and Instruction (NALI) in Classroom-Based Education: Implications for Effective Pedagogical Applications and Institutional Support," a survey research project with significance for technology development in the School of Education.
  • 1997 : New York University School of Education Dean's Research Fund, as Faculty Sponsor of "The Educational Uses of Computers by Graduate Students," a pilot survey research project with significance for technology development in the School of Education.
  • 1994 : New York University Curriculum Development Challenge Fund, as Co-Principal Investigator, with Professor Marcia Rock, GSAS Journalism, and Professor Julia Kaydel, Tisch Film and Television, for "NYU-TV Curriculum Project," an initiative to help faculty develop curricular television programming for NYU-TV.
  • 1990 : US Department of Education, Technology Education Program, as Principal Investigator for "Video Homework Adventures in Middle School Mathematics: Enhancing Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Related Cognitive Skills Through Student-Parent Problem-Solving Projects." This multi-year project involved the design, production and evaluation of two 30-minute video stories, designed as problem-solving environments, each with accompanying adventure guides and teacher companions, "All My Money" and "Mystery of the Missing Rock Video."
  • 1993 : New York University Research Challenge Fund, as Principal Investigator, "The VideoMATH Project: Video Homework Adventures in Middle School Mathematics," to support a presentation to the 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.
  • 1987 : National Endowment for the Arts and US Department of Education, as Project Faculty Member for the NYU School of Education's National Art Education Research Center, established to offer courses and supervision to participating NYC public school teachers, focused on classroom-based arts production/performance with an action research component.
  • 1984 : New York University Curriculum Development Challenge Fund, as Co-Principal Investigator-Instructional Designer for "NYU-LIVE: Lawyering Skills Interactive Videodisc Experiment," a project to design and develop a computer-based interactive learning environment for law students.
  • 1984 : New York University Curriculum Development Challenge Fund, as Producer for "Introduction to Drama Therapy," a 30-minute video documentary on drama therapy featuring professor Robert Landy.
  • 1981 : New York University, recipient of a Presidential Fellowship for Junior Faculty for research on the theory and practice of curriculum criticism.
  • 1978 : New York University Curriculum Development Challenge Fund, as Producer for "The Teaching of Reading and Literature in the Elementary School," a 16-hour video series for NYU's Sunrise Semester.

Presentations

  • 2009: "An innovative online HIV prevention campaign for MSM on World AIDS Day 2008."
    Novak, D.S., Chiasson, M.A., Miller, S., Shuchat Shaw, F., & Ahlberg, T. 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta (August, 2009).
  • 2009: "An innovative online HIV prevention campaign for MSM on World AIDS Day 2008."
    Novak, D.S., Chiasson, M.A., Miller, S., Shuchat Shaw, F., & Ahlberg, T. 2009 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, Atlanta (August, 2009).
  • 2007: "Increased HIV disclosure and testing after an online intervention for men who have sex with men (MSM)."
    Chiasson, M., Shuchat Shaw, F., Humberstone, M., Hirshfield, S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, (December, 2007).
  • 2007: "The HIV Is Still A Big Deal Project Online: The Effective Design and Evaluation of a Dramatic Video Vignette that Promotes Critical Thinking and Change in HIV Disclosure and Testing Attitudes and Practices Among Men Having Sex With Men (MSM).”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago (April, 2007).
  • 2007: “Progressive education principles enabled by new communication technologies.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. The City & Country School, Professional Development in Educational Technology, New York City (February 20, 2007). (Invited)
  • 2006: “Narrative video genres that educate: A case study.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. International Conference on the Arts in Society, Montego Bay, Jamaica (June, 2006).
  • 2006: “The HIV Is Still A Big Deal Project: The Design and Evaluation of “The Morning After,” an HIV Prevention Vignette for the Web.”
    Chiasson, M., & Shuchat Shaw, F. International AIDS Conference, Toronto (August, 2006).
  • 2006: “Successful online delivery of 'The Morning After,' a multimedia behavioral intervention for men who have sex with men (MSM).”
    Chiasson, M., Shuchat Shaw, F., Humberstone, M., & Hirshfield, S. American Public Health Association, 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston (November, 2006).
  • 2003: “The place of technology in contemporary Progressive and constructivist education.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. Educational Records Bureau Annual Conference 2003, New York City (October, 2003). (Invited)
  • 2003: “Instructional design of educational television programs: Grounding design in cognitivist and constructivist theories of learning and models of instruction.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. 10th International Conference on Learning, University of London, Institute of Education, UK (July, 2003).
  • 2000: “Judging sample bias from comparisons of early/late returners. A useful approach?”
    Shuchat Shaw, F., & Giacquinta, J.G. American Educational Research Association, Annual Meeting, New Orleans (April, 2000).
  • 1993: “The VideoMATH Project: An experiment in the design and use of video-based homework in middle school mathematics.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. American Educational Research Association, Annual Meeting (Atlanta, 1993).
  • 1992: “The VideoMATH Project.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. Association for Educational Communication and Technology, Annual Meeting (Washington, D C., 1992).
  • 1992: “Independent Schools: A Parent's Perspective.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. Downtown Independent Schools Consortium, New York City, for The City & Country School (April, 1992).
  • 1991: “The VideoMATH Project.”
    Shuchat Shaw, F. Research Conference, School of Education, New York University (April, 1991).

Publications

  • Chiasson, M. A., Shuchat Shaw, F., Humberstone, M., Hirshfield, S., & Hartel, D. (2009). Increased HIV disclosure three months after an online video intervention for men who have sex with men (MSM). AIDS Care, 21, 9,1081 — 1089.
  • Chiasson, M.A., & Shuchat Shaw, F. (2008, Fall). Reaching gay men online to prevent the spread of HIV. Public Health Solutions: Merging Research and Action.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F., & Giacquinta, J.B. (2000, Spring). A survey of graduate students as end-users of computer technology: New roles for faculty. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 18(1), 21-40.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1995). Audio visual instructional materials. In Collier's encyclopedia, 1995 Edition. New York: P. F. Collier, Inc.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1990). Blocks and film and other media: The aesthetics of inquiry and understanding from the inside out. In G. Willis and Wm. Schubert (Eds.), Reflections from the heart of educational inquiry: Understanding curriculum and teaching through the arts. Binghamton, NY: SUNY Press.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1988). Film studies in the pre-college curriculum. In International encyclopedia of education: Research and studies supplement, Volume I. London: Pergamon Press.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1985). The limitations of motion picture adaptations to contribute to reading development in pre-schoolers. The Advocate, 5(1), 36-48.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1984). There for the looking. Qualitative evaluation in the arts, Volume I, 60-80.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1984). The effects of television on children;s reading: Trends in research and practice. The Advocate, 3(2), 98-116.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1980). The meanings of congruence. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 2(1), 187-202.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1979). Congruence: The relation of curriculum to instruction. Impact, 14(3), 15-18.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1978). In search of congruence. In G. Willis (Ed.), Qualitative evaluation: Concepts and cases in curriculum criticism (pp. 227-249). Berkeley: McCutchan.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1978). Essay review of Ideology & Imagination, by Fred Inglis. Curriculum Inquiry, 8(1), 83-87.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1977). Essay review of Cinematics, by Paul Weiss. Mass Media and Adult Education, 44, 15-20.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1975). Organic dimensions. The Humanities Journal, VIII(3), 6-10.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1976). Congruence: A methodology for aesthetic curricular criticism and post-critical theorizing; Reconceptualizing knowledge and methods, as curricular foundations, in secondary cinematic arts education (Doctoral Dissertation). Ann Arbor: University Michigan Microfilms.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1975). Congruence. In Wm. Pinar (Ed.), Curriculum theorizing: The reconceptualists (pp. 445-452). Berkeley: McCutchan.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1974). Theory is experience. The Humanities Journal, VII(3), 6-10.
  • Shuchat Shaw, F. (1974). The listeners. In Wm. Pinar (Ed.), Heightened consciousness, cultural revolution, and curriculum theory. Berkeley: McCutchan.

Educational Media Design and Production

2010 "Ask Me, Tell Me," Executive Producer, Co-Writer, and Educational Media Designer; the fourth in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project. Funded by the New York City AIDS Fund.

2007 "Talking About HIV," Consultant for Educational Content and Design; the third in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part the the project, "A Novel Online Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Meet Men Online," Principal Investigator Sabina Hirshfield, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc.

2006  "The Test," Executive Producer, Educational Media Designer, and Co-Writer; the second in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project. Funded by The New York Community Trust , Andrew Goffe, and Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc.

2005 "The Morning After," Executive Producer, Co-Writer, and Educational Media Designer; the first in a series of 10-minute dramatic video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project. Funded by The New York Community Trust, The H. van Ameringen Foundation, and Public Health Solutions of New York City, Inc.

1993 "All My Money," Executive Producer, and Co-Principal Investigator for The VideoMATH Project, an instructional video series with printed adventure guides and teacher companions for middle school mathematics. Funded by the US Department of Education.

1992 "Mystery of the Missing Rock Video," Executive Producer, and Co-Principal Investigator for The VideoMATH Project, an instructional video series with printed adventure guides and teacher companions for middle school mathematics. Funded by the US Department of Education.

1989 "Reach for the Stars," Writer/Director; video program about NYU's Para-Educator Center for Young Adults. Funded by a New York University Curriculum Challenge Grant.

1987 "NYU-LIVE: Lawyering Skills Interactive Videodisc Experiment," (computer-based interactive video environment for law students), Instructional Designer; New York University. Funded by a New York University Curriculum Challenge Grant.

1985 "Introduction to Drama Therapy," Producer; a 30-minute documentary featuring Professor Robert Landy. Funded by a New York University Challenge Grant.

1976 "Footprints," a 30-minute documentary about a well-know podiatrist, his practice and relationship with his patients. Funded by The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine and the American Podiatry Association.

1975 "A Gift of Hope," a 30-minute documentary about Project HOPE. Funded by Project HOPE, Rochester, New York.

HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project: Public Presentations and Festivals (Selected)

 

  • December 2009: The December episode of In the Life/PBS, a monthly magazine-style, nationally-broadcast program on gay life and culture, produced a follow-up story on the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, originally featured in its December 2008 episode. .http://www.inthelifetv.org/.
  • December 2008: The December episode of In the Life/PBS, a monthly magazine-style, nationally-broadcast program on gay life and culture, featured the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project as the lead story. http://www.inthelifetv.org/.
  • December 2008: “Talking About HIV,” the third episode in a series of 10-minute video narrative and documentary interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, was selected for screening at the New York City AIDS Film Festival 2008, New York City. 
  • December 2008: "The Morning After," the first episode in a series of narrative and documentary video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project was selected for screening at the World AIDS Day Annual Film Festival.
  • June 2008: The website http://HIVBigDeal.org and the first two episodes in a series narrative video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, "The Morning After" and "The Test," are featured at Pride Month at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York NY.
  • November 2007: Preview of “The Morning After, “The Test,” and “Talking About HIV,” the first three episodes in a series narrative and documentary video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, sponsored by New York University and Public Health Solutions the King Juan Carlos of Spain Center, New York University.
  • December 2007: “The Test,” the second episode in a series of narrative video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project, was selected for screening at the New York City AIDS Film Festival 2007, New York City.
  • April 2007: “The HIV Is Still A Big Deal Project: The Design and Evaluation of “The Morning After,” a Prevention Vignette for the Web.” Annual Strategic Planning Retreat of the Prevention Planning Group, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy and Community Planning, New York City, Spring.
  • December 2006: “The Morning After, the first episode in a series of narrative video interventions produced by the HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project,” was selected for screening at the New York City AIDS Film Festival 2006, New York City.

HIV Is Still a Big Deal Project: Press Coverage (Selected)

NYU Alumni Magazine, 12, Spring 2009;  http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue12/12_nyc_hiv.html

In the Life Media, December 2008; http://www.inthelifetv.org/html/episodes/68.html

Washington Square News, October 19, 2008; http://www.nyunews.com/news/campus/prof_brings_hiv_education_home

NYU Today, September, 2008; http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/vol/22/issue/2/features; http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/vol/22/issue/2/article/1537

NYU Steinhardt News, September 5, 2008; http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ejf9434/steinhardtresearchnews/2008/09/ects_shuchat_shaw_creates_web.htm; http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/2008/1/28/HIV_Is_Still_a_Big_Deal_Videos_Draws_Large_Audience

TIME.com, June 18, 2008; Getting AIDS back into the Conversation; http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815528,00.html

Yahoo! News, June 18, 2008; Getting AIDS back into the Conversation; http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080618/us_time/gettingaidsbackintotheconversation

KPFK 90.7, July 21, 2008; http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_080721_190100imru.mp3

Windy City Times, June 18, 2008; http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=18678

TheAdvocate.com; Web Series Increases Safer Sex Among Gay Men; http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid56040.asp

EDGEBoston.com, June 16, 2008; http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=health&sc2=features&sc3=&id=75769

Center Happenings NYC’s LBGT community center newsletter included an item on HIVBD and the premiere screening in the June/July 2008 issue, and in a June email blast as well; http://www.gaycenter.org/node/518

Towleroad, June 12, 2008; Guide to the Tube; http://www.towleroad.com/2008/06/towleroad-gui-7.html

GayWired, June 12, 2008; HIV Prevention Goes Digital;  http://www.gaywired.com/Article.cfm?ID=19279

The Bilerico Project, June 12, 2008; Gay political blog. Editor, Bill Browning, HIVBigDeal.org Goes Live; http://www.bilerico.com/2008/06/hivbigdealorg_goes_live.php#more

Queerty, June 12, 2008; HIV Education for the YouTube Generation; http://www.queerty.com/hiv-education-for-the-youtube-generation-20080611/

RealJock.com, June 11, 2008; Can A New Video Project Increase Safer Sex Among Gay Men? http://www.realjock.com/article/1147

Sirius Satellite Radio; “Out Q in the Morning with Larry Flick”, June 11, 2008; Mary Ann Chiasson appeared LIVE on this national radio program to promote HIVBD and the premiere screening at The Center. http://www.healthsolutions.org/research/hivbigdeal/media/interview_radio_080611.mp3

OutSmart.com, June 2008; AIDS Watch Online; http://outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200806--Books+and+Their+Covers.html

This Week In Texas, June 13, 2008; HIV Prevention Goes Digital; http://thisweekintexas.com/artman2/publish/aids/HIV_Prevention_Goes_Digital.php

“Over the Rainbow"; CKDU 88.1fm, June 13, 2008; LGBT radio show in Halifax, Canada; Host Denise Holliday recorded an interview with Mary Ann Chiasson. Interview available for download here: http://ckdu.dal.ca/

National Gay News, June 13, 2008; HIV Prevention Goes Digital; http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/3779/173/  

Mememe.tv, June 12, 2008; Oh, look, it's an AIDS soap! http://www.me-me-me.tv/2008/06/12/oh-look-its-an-aids-soap/

Gay Men United; HIV Education for the YouTube Generation; http://gay-men-united-vip.blogspot.com/2008/06/hiv-education-for-youtube-generation.html

HIV and AIDS News, May 27, 2008; New HIV Prevention Project; http://myhivstory.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-hiv-prevention-project.html  

Kenneth in the 212, June 13, 2008; http://kennethinthe212.blogspot.com/2008/06/page-1-consider-0613.html

Gay Internet Radio HIV prevention goes digital; http://gayinternetradiolive.com/content/view/2350/1/

Just us Boys, June 13, 2008; Do you ask about status; http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218930

Queer Cincinnati, June 13, 2008; HIV/AIDS: HIVBigDeal.org; http://cincywestsidequeer.blogspot.com/2008/06/hivaids-hivbigdealorg.html

LifeLube, June 12, 2008; The Morning After; http://lifelube.blogspot.com/2008/06/online-video-series-reinvents-hiv.html

MetroSource Reporter Jennifer Schiavone’s interview with Mary Ann ran in the June issue; http://www.metrosource.com/

NPR: All Things Considered, March 28, 2005; http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4564388