Tara utilizes technological enhancements in all of the courses she teaches. Her interests in this area focus on making educational technology accessible and on evaluating the effect of implementing various technologies in the classroom. She has served on the Educational Technology Committee for USM's Lewiston-Auburn Campus and on the International Board of Editors for the Journal of Information Technology Education.
Articles
Coste, T., & Whitaker, B. (2002). Utilizing information technology to enhance the quality of learning in student-centered, interactive educational environments. Chapter proposal submitted to Achieving quality in online, flexible, and IT-based learning.
Whitaker, B., & Coste, T. (2002). Developing an effective IT integration and support system. Journal of Information Technology Education, 1 (1), 53-63.
Coste, T. (2000). Exploring a careful and expanded use of technology across curriculums: An interdisciplinary educational technology effort. Journal for the Art of Teaching, 7 (1), 35-44.
Institutional Research
Coste, T. (2001). Lewiston-Auburn College Student Technology Usage 1998 & 2000 Comparison. University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME.
Coste, T. (Ed.) (2001). 2000 Lewiston-Auburn College Student Technology Usage Survey. Service learning project of 2000 fall research methods course, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME.
Coste, T. (2000). Lewiston-Auburn College Educational Technology Committee 1999-2000. Committee report, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME.
Coste, T. (1999). Lewiston-Auburn College Educational Technology Committee 1997-1999. Committee report, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME.
Coste, T. (Ed.) (1998). 1998 Lewiston-Auburn College Computer Usage Survey. Service learning report of 1998 spring research methods course, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME.
Presentations
Coste, T. (2001). Using educational technology to enable creative potential. Session presented at the 2001 Creative Problem Solving Institute, June, Buffalo, NY.
