Michael Skyer

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Michael Skyer

Senior Lecturer
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Liberal Studies
Master of Science in Secondary Education

2021 Submissions

Book Chapter

Skyer, Michael E. "Being and Deafness: The Ontology of Disablement and the Dialectics of Hearing Loss and Deaf Gain." Defining the Boundaries of Disability: Critical Perspectives, Drs. Licia Carlson and Matthew Murray (Eds)., pp. 57-74. Routledge. New York, New York: Routledge, 2021. 57-74. Print. £

Published Review

Skyer, Michael E. "To See the Sea and the Shore." Rev. of C. Enns, J. Henner, and L. McQuarrie’s (Eds.), ‘Discussing Bilingualism in Deaf Children: Essays in Honor of Robert Hoffmeister, by C Enns, J Henner, and L McQuarrie. American Annals of the Deaf 31 Dec. 2021: Unknown (in press). Print. £

Skyer, Michael E. "Equalizing Distortion." Rev. of Sound of Metal, by Unknown. DeafInMedia 31 Dec. 2021: Unknown (in press). Web. £

Skyer, Michael E. "Resistance is Insufficient: An Anarchist’s Analysis of Deaf Studies’ Liberal Politics." Rev. of A Book Review of Deaf Empowerment: Resistance and Decolonization (2020),” D. Grushkin and L. Monaghan (Eds.). Elm Academic Press. Laramie, WY., eds. D Grushkin and L Monaghan. Disability Studies Quarterly 31 Dec. 2021: Unknown (in press). Web. £

Published Conference Proceedings

Skyer, Michael E. "Capacitating Creativity via Deaf Writing Pedagogies." Proceedings of the Detroit Public Schools - Professional Development. Ed. A Caesar and D Dorsette. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Public Schools, 2021. Web. £

Skyer, Michael E. and Joanne Weber. "E-Book Creation – Current considerations for deaf and hard of hearing students." Proceedings of the UNESCO World University Network (WUN). Ed. Unknown. Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico: Technológico de Monterrey., 2021. Web. £

Skyer, Michael E. and Laura Cochell. "Critical Deaf Pedagogy and ASL Video-publications as Resistance-to-Audism in Deaf Education and Research." Proceedings of the Deaf Studies Today! Deaf Lives 360°. Ed. MB Ballard. Utah Valley, Utah: Utah Valley University, 2021. Web. £

Group of Poems

Skyer, Michael E. and Gregory Fedorchuck. "Amphibionic" and "Unwritten History of Present:. Exploding Appendix (Dossier 1)., 2021. ˜

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Skyer, Michael E. "The Relevance of Vygotsky’s 1920s in the 2020s." Invited address. Chair: Dr. John Cripps Clark, Deakin University, Melbourne. CHAR (Cultural Historical and Activity Theory Research) Reading Group, South Pacific. Deakin University. Melbourne, Australia. 21 Jun. 2021. Guest Lecture. £

Skyer, Michael E. "Deracinating Inequities in Deaf Pedagogy: Theory and Strategy." Madonna University Professional Development. Madonna University. Detroit, Michigan. 20 Mar. 2021. Keynote Speech. ∆

Uninvited Presentations

Skyer, Michael E., Michael B Ballard, and Julie Rems-Smario. "Rejuvenation from dilemmas: Case analyses of artforms as tools of political, rhetorical, and ethical change in deaf education." 3rd International Conference on Disability Studies, Arts, and Education (DSAE). University of Helsinki. Helsinki, Finland. 8 Oct. 2021. Conference Presentation. £

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Skyer, Michael E. "Writing Critical Deaf Pedagogy." 31 Oct. 2021. TS - typescript (typed). £

Dissertation/Thesis

Skyer, Michael E. "Pupil ⇄ Pedagogue: Grounded Theories about Biosocial Interactions and Axiology for Deaf Educators." Diss. Doctor of Philosophy, 2021. Print. ˜

2020 Submissions

Journal Paper

Skyer, Michael E. and Laura Cochell. "Aesthetics, Culture, Power Critical Deaf Pedagogy and ASL Video-publications as Resistance-to-Audism in Deaf Education and Research." Critical Education 11. 15 (2020): 1-27. Web. «

Invited Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "The Bright Triad and Five Propositions: Toward a Vygotskian Framework for Deaf Pedagogy and Research." American Annals of the Deaf, 164(5), 577–591. (2020). Print. ∆

Skyer, Michael E. and Peter Smagorinsky. "Vygotsky and Deaf Research: A Call for Papers." American Annals of the Deaf. (2020). Print.

Skyer, Michael E. "The Bright Triad and Five Propositions: Toward a Vygotskian Framework for Deaf Pedagogy and Research." American Annals of the Deaf. (2020). Print. ∆

Journal Editor

Skyer, Michael E. and Peter H. Smagorinsky, ed. American Annals of the Deaf. Washington: Gallaudet University Press, 2020. Print. £

Skyer, Michael E. and Peter V. Paul, ed. American Annals of the Deaf. Washington: Gallaudet University, 2020. Print. ˜

Grants

Dye, Matthew, et al (2020-2022). The Intersection of Online Distance Education, Technical Education, and Deaf Education: Perspectives from Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, their Parents, and Educators. Grant proposal submitted to National Science Foundation: Advanced Technical Education, NSF. «

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Skyer, Michael E. "Experiences with Remote Learning in Mainstream Deaf Education – A Virtual Panel Discussion." Best Practice in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Rochester, New York. 31 Jul. 2020. Conference Presentation. ˜

Skyer, Michael E. and Rebecca Johnson. "Online Teaching Faculty Panel." “Online Teaching Faculty Panel.”. RIT's Innovative Learning Institute. Rochester, New York. 5 Jun. 2020. Guest Lecture. ˜

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Research Dissensus: Conflicts of Theory and Practice." Conference: National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (Via Zoom) Monday, May 11th , 2020. SPaCE Center & deaf x Lab. Rochester, New York. 11 May 2020. Conference Presentation. ˜

Skyer, Michael E. "Conflict: The ‘Engine’ of Development in Science Research." Science Communication. University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry. Rochester, New York. 7 Apr. 2020. Lecture. ˜

Uninvited Presentations

Skyer, Michael E. and Laura Cochell. "Ableism in the Academy: Disability Oppression and Resistance in Higher Education." AESA 2020 Annual Conference: Healing the Mind/Body/Soul: Revolutionary Education for Liberation. of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). San Antonio, Texas. 28 Oct. 2020. Conference Presentation. £

Skyer, Michael E., Kaitltn Stack Whitney, and Pamela Kinchloe. "Communicating and Collaborating with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students and Colleagues." RIT Fall 2020 New Faculty Orientation. Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, New York. 12 Aug. 2020. Conference Presentation.

Skyer, Michael E. "Oh No! Oh Know! Early-career Deaf Educators negotiating Knowledge & Experience in Student-Teaching Mentorships." .” 3rd Biennial: Best Practice in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Rochester, New York. 31 Jul. 2020. Lecture. £

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Skyer, Michael E. "Being and Deafness: The Ontology of Disablement and the Dialectics of Hearing Loss and Deaf Gain." In Press. TS - typescript (typed). *

Skyer, Michael E. "Interactions with Embodiment and Abstraction: Aesthetics and Deaf Critical Pedagogy in ‘Transgressing the Object.’." 5 Oct. 2020. TS - typescript (typed). «

2019 Submissions

Journal Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "Bodies in Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts." Disability Studies Quarterly 39. 3 (2019): 1-33. Web. *

Published Review

Skyer, Michael E. "Injustice in the Absence of Language." Rev. of Glickman, N. S. & Hall, W. C. (2019). Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health. New York, NY: Routledge. Softcover. 291 pages. $39.95, ed. Sandy Bowen. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 6 Aug. 2019: 1. Web. ∆

Invited Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "The Bright Triad and Five Propositions: Toward a Vygotskian Framework for Deaf Pedagogy and Research." American Annals of the Deaf. (2020). Print. ∆

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "Confronting Dissensus in Deaf Education Research: Conflicts in Theory and Practice." Proceedings of the Second Biennial Deaf-Engaged Academic Forum (DEAF-ROC). Ed. Stephanie Fingler. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester. £

Internal Reports/Manuscripts/Articles

Skyer, Michael E. "Promise and Problems in MSSE, NTID’s Deaf Education Teacher-Preparation Program: Findings from a Survey on Graduate Students’ Perceptions and Experiences, 2009-2019." [Gerald Bateman]. Rochester: Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, 10 Jun. 2019. Print. ∆

Group of Poems

Skyer, Michael E. and Gregory Fedorchuk. An Anthology of Emerging Poets (Book), "Fingers Among Fungus," and "In Troll Territory, Now." (Poems). Z Publishing, 2019.

Uninvited Presentations

Skyer, Michael E. "Oh No! Oh Know! Early-Career Deaf Educators Negotiating Knowledge & Experience in Student-Teaching Mentorships Panel Discussion." Partners in Deaf Education (PDE). BOCES. Corning, NY. 9 Nov. 2019. Conference Presentation. £

Skyer, Michael E. "Dissensus in Deaf Research: Scaffolding the Conflicts of Theory and Practice." Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Conference,. ACE DHH. Chicago, IL. 8 Feb. 2019. Conference Presentation. *

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Gains in Education." Education & Support Services Personnel (ESSP) 32nd Annual Conference. BOCES. Rome, NY. 3 Nov. 2018. Conference Presentation. *

Skyer, Michael E. "Multimodality in the Digital Environments of Deaf Education (DE2)." International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC). University of Silesia, Katowice (Śląsk) Poland. Katowice, PL. 23 Jul. 2019. Conference Presentation. *

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Skyer, Michael E. and Laura Cochell. "“Aesthetics, Culture, Power: Critical Deaf Pedagogy and the Use of ASL vlogs as Resistance to Audism in Deaf Education Research”." 1 May 2018. TS - typescript (typed). *

Skyer, Michael E. "Being and Deafness: The Ontology of Disablement and the Dialectics of Hearing Loss and Deaf Gain." 20 Jun. 2018. TS - typescript (typed). *

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Prosthesiology: Analyzing Function and Form." 25 Mar. 2019. TS - typescript (typed). «

2018 Submissions

Published Review

Skyer, Michael E. "Critical Cartography: Mapping Deaf Research." Rev. of Approaches to Social Research: The Case of Deaf Studies. Alys Young and Bogusia Temple. Oxford University Press, 2014. 208 pp. $69.00 (hardcover)., by Peter Paul. American Annals of the Deaf 31 Dec. 2018: 158-161. Print. ∆

Published Conference Proceedings

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Gains in Education." Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ESSP Conference: The Rising of Partners in Deaf Education. Ed. Aimee Bell. Rome, NY: n.p., 2018. Web. £

Journal Editor

Paul, Peter, ed. American Annals of the Deaf. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University, 2019. Print. ˜

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Visual Pedagogy: Novel Concepts for Theory, Practice, and Research." Proceedings of the Second Biennial Best Practice in Mainstream Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference. Ed. Jessica Trussell. Rochester, NY: n.p.. «

Internal Reports/Manuscripts/Articles

Skyer, Michael E., et al. "Final Report on Gender Inclusivity at the Rochester Institute of Technology." Rochester: Long Range Planning and Environmental Committee, 1 May 2018. Web.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Skyer, Michael E. "Deaf Gain and Deaf Education: In Theory, In Practice, and Implications for Research." Power Workshop. NTID Office of Professional Development. Rochester, NY. 18 Apr. 2018. Guest Lecture. ∆

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication

Skyer, Michael E. "Bodies in Dependence: Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts." 15 Nov. 2018. TS - typescript (typed). *

Skyer, Michael E. "Power, Human Geographies, and Deaf Visual Pedagogy." 18 Oct. 2018. TS - typescript (typed). £

Dissertation/Thesis

Skyer, Michael E. "The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Dissensus in Theorizing Deaf Visual Pedagogy Axiology in the Biosocial Paradigm." Diss. University of Rochester, 2020. Print. ˜

2017 Submissions

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Skyer, Michael E. "Bodies In Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts of 1990 and 2008." Proceedings of the University of Rochester, 5th Annual Diversity Conference: “Crossroads: An Opportunity for Progress,”. Rochester, NY: n.p.. £

Uninvited Presentations

Skyer, Michael E. "Visual Pedagogy and Ocularcentric Deaf Education: Confluences and Conflicts In Research On Deaf Pedagogy." Inaugural Deaf and Hard of Hearing Scientists Rochester Summer Research Training Institute (RSRTI). Saunders Research Building. University of Rochester, Sunday. RIT and UR. Rochester, NY. 11 Jun. 2017. Poster Session. £

Skyer, Michael E. "Multimodal Deaf Digital Learning Platforms in Higher Education." University of Rochester 8th Annual Diversity Conference Poster Session. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. 31 Mar. 2017. Poster Session. £

2016 Submissions

Uninvited Presentations

Skyer, Michael E. and Laura Cochell. "Biocultural Deaf Aesthetics: A Critique for a New 21st-Century Deaf Education Mode." NTID Scholarship Symposium II. NTID. Rochester, NY. 21 Jan. 2016. Lecture. £

2015 Submissions

Published Review

Skyer, Michael E. "“Deaf Ecologies.”." Rev. of Review of Deaf Gain: ‘Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity,’, eds. H-D. L. Bauman and J. J. Murray. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 20 Aug. 2015: 1. Print. *

2013 Submissions

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Samar, V.J., et al. "Adverse Childhood Conditions May Impair Deaf Adults? Cortical Attention Mechanisms: ERP Evidence." 25th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention. Association for Psychological Science Convention. Washington,, DC. 23-6 May 2013. Conference Presentation.

Skyer, Michael. "Embracing the Visual Nature of Deaf Education." Council of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID), "Best Practices in Deaf Education". Council of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID). Rochester, NY. 24-8 Jun. 2013. Lecture.