The article below was published to the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education in January, 2015. The article chronicles the work of the California State University Digital Ambassador Program (DA), a Faculty Learning Community (FLC), which brought together 13 faculty members across the state to create ongoing, targeted spaces of support for colleagues and educational partners to learn about innovative technological and pedagogical practices on their respective campuses. Three different faculty development activities within teacher education are analyzed: (a) a faculty study hall model, (b) pre-service classroom activities, and (c) large-scale professional development activities. As a capacity development model, the DA program and its projects promote experimentation, collaboration, mentorship, and professional self-renewal among faculty and influence credential classrooms and clinical practice.
In the fall of 2014, Dr. Daniel Soodjinda was invited to speak on a panel at the 2014 Educational Technology Summit which was sponsored by the Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, the Lead Commission, and Common Sense Media. The panel focused on, "Empowering Educators to Enhance Student Learning in the Digital Era." A youtube video of the panel discussion can be found below.