University at Buffalo

David L. Bruce

David L. Bruce

Associate Professor

LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION


Specialty/Research Focus

Curriculum and Instruction; Access and Equity; English Education; Curriculum and Instruction; Equity and Poverty; Educational technology; School and Community Partnerships; Multimodality; Qualitative Research Methods

Contact Information
505 Baldy Hall
North Campus
Phone: 716-645-2455
dlbruce@buffalo.edu


Awards and Honors:
  • Faculty in Residence; Graduate School of Education; 2017-10-31;
  • LAI Outstanding Doctoral Mentor; GSE Graduate Student Association; 2016-05-06;
  • Research Fellow; UB Civic Engagement; 2015-11-16;
Recent Publications:
Journal Article:
  • Chang, C.S., Seccia, A., & Bruce, D.L. (2021) Light up the brain: An exploratory study of applying functional near-infrared spectroscopy in an authentic video task. Mind, Brain, and Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12298
  • Bruce, D., & Sullivan, S. (2018). Writing with video: Learning and sharing in communities of practice. The English Record, 68(2), 1-21.
Book Chapter:
  • Bruce, D. (2019). Student reflection. The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Bruce, D. (2019). Video composition processes of high school students. The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. Wiley-Blackwell.
Other:
  • Bruce, D. & Sullivan, S. (2018). Writing with video. The English Record, 68(2).
Recent Presentations:
Conferences:
  • Bruce, D.L. & Sullivan, S.S. (accepted). Shining a light on digital practices in teacher education. Roundtable discussion to be presented at the fall 2022 annual National Council of Teachers of English;
  • Bruce, D. (2020). Teaching English education across modalities through digital literacies: Teachers’ digital literacies, immersion, application, reflection, evolution. Accepted proposal to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver, CO.;
  • Sullivan, S. & Bruce, D.L. (submitted) Writing with video practice(s): Cultivating & sustaining equitable and inclusive communities of practice. To be presented at the 2021 Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English.;
  • Bruce, D. (accepted for 2020). Teaching English education across modalities through digital literacies: Teachers’ digital literacies, immersion, application, reflection, evolution. Accepted proposal to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver, CO.;
  • Bruce, D. (2018). Full of sound and fury: Rural students’ use of digital literacies in exploring space, place, and identity. Presented for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Houston, TX.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
  • PLCs, Digital Literacies and Rural Schools; Foundation and Research Organization; UB Civic Engagement Research Fellowship; Awarded; (11/16/2015-06/02/2017)
  • Professional Learning Communities around Digital Literacies in Rural Schools; Foundation and Research Organization; National Council of Teachers of English Conference on English Education Research Grant; Awarded; (10/12/2015-08/19/2016)
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
  • Reviewer for: Reading Research Quarterly The English Journal Journal of Teacher Education Technology, Knowledge and Learning
    06/01/2020-05/28/2021
  • Reviewer for: Reading Research Quarterly The English Journal Journal of Teacher Education Technology, Knowledge and Learning
    06/03/2019-05/22/2020
  • Reviewer for: Reading Research Quarterly The English Journal Technology, Knowledge and Learning
    06/04/2018-05/24/2019
Professional Service:
  • Conference on English Education Committee for Technology in Teacher Education
    06/01/2021-05/28/2022
  • Conference on English Education Technology in Teacher Education Committee
    06/01/2020-05/28/2021

Contact Information

505 Baldy Hall
North Campus
Phone: 716-645-2455
dlbruce@buffalo.edu