List of Authors

Daisy Abbott

The Glasgow School of Art

Daisy Abbott is an interdisciplinary researcher and research developer at the School of Simulation and Visualisation at The Glasgow School of Art. She specialises in game-based learning, innovative vi...

Tugce Aldemir

The Pennsylvania State University

Tugce Aldemir is a fifth-year PhD candidate in Learning, Design and Technology Program in the College of Education at the Pennsylvania State University. She is also a graduate research assistant in th...

Bimal Balakrishnan

University of Missouri

Bimal Balakrishnan, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Architectural Studies at the University of Missouri. His research and teaching interests are at the intersection of design thinking, advanced vi...

Keith Bowen

Stanford University

Keith Bowen is a researcher and instructor at Stanford University who works at the intersection of technology, Learning Experience Design (LX Design), and education. He has extensive experience develo...

Dorothée Cavignaux-Bros

Paris-Nanterre University

PhD Student at the University of Paris Nanterre, in the field of Education and Training Sciences, specialized in Adult Learning and Instructional Design. Thesis project on Capabilities and Skills Deve...

Yoo Kyung Chang

Teachers College, Columbia University

Yoo Kyung Chang is a lecturer at the program of Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design (CMLTD), Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research and professional expertise lies in t...

Denis Cristol

Paris-Nanterre University

Denis Cristol. PhD Research associate at the University of Paris Nanterre. Coach, author of 20 books on leadership, management and professional training. Specialist in informal learning issues and l...

Yvonne Earnshaw

Kennesaw State University

Yvonne Earnshaw, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Technology in the School of Instructional Technology and Innovation at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Earnshaw has an extensi...

Karin S. Forssell

Stanford University

Dr. Karin Forssell is the director of the Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) master's program and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Dr. Forssell also directs the GSE Makery, a ...

Margaret Frederick

The Pennsylvania State University

Margaret Frederick is an IT Project Manager and Learning Design Assistant in the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. She has over seven years of experience assis...

Amy Garbrick

The Pennsylvania State University

Amy Garbrick, PhD has over 25 years of experience in Education and Technology and is the Director of Learning Design in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). Amy manages the design...

Colin M. Gray

Purdue University

Colin M. Gray is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He is program lead for an undergraduate major and graduate concentration in UX Design. H...

Jennifer Gray

The Pennsylvania State University

Jennifer Gray is an instructional designer in the College of Health and Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University. Jennifer earned her MEd in Business Education and has 25 years of experi...

Andrea Gregg

The Pennsylvania State University

Andrea Gregg, PhD works as the Director for Online Pedagogy and Credentialing and is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering where she leads the instructional design of online and...

Stephanie R. Haley

The University of Michigan

As the User Experience Research Lead at the Center for Academic Innovation, Stephanie works with the Research & Development team to coordinate and conduct user and learner experience research across t...

Rui Tammy Huang

University of Florida

Rui Huang is a doctoral student major in Educational Technology in the School of Teaching and Learning and minor in Computer Science with a focus on Human-Centered Computing at the University of Flori...

Jennifer Jacobs

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

Jennifer Jacobs is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Institute of Cognitive Science. Her research focuses on classroom teaching and learning of mathematics a...

Isa Jahnke

University of Technology Nuremberg

Isa Jahnke, Ph.D., is Founding Vice President for Academic and International Affairs (digital learning) and Full Professor at the University of Technology Nuremberg. Past 6 years, she was Associate Pr...

Royce Kimmons

Brigham Young University

Royce Kimmons is an Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University where he studies digital participation divides specifically in the realms of social media...

Jin Kuwata

Teachers College, Columbia University

Jin Kuwata is a lecturer in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design Program (CMLTD) at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a learning designer, software developer, and inst...

Nathan Magyar

The University of Michigan

As a User Experience Designer for the Center for Academic Innovation, Nathan specifically focuses on projects pertaining to online learning and new residential learning tools. His daily work involves ...

Kathryn S. McCarthy

Georgia State University

Kathryn S. McCarthy is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State University. Katie’s basic research examines the higher-order cognitive...

Danielle S. McNamara

Arizona State University

Danielle S. McNamara is Professor of Psychology and the director of the Science of Learning and Educational Technology (SoLET) laboratory at Arizona State University. She conducts research to better u...

Danielle Oprean

University of Missouri

Danielle Oprean, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT) at the University of Missouri. Danielle holds a Ph.D. in Human Environmental Scie...

William R. Penuel

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

Bill Penuel is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the School of Education and Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He designs and studies curric...

Minh Pham

University of Missouri - Columbia

Minh Pham is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She holds a master’s degree in Globalization and Educ...

Rebecca M. Quintana

The University of Michigan

Rebecca Quintana is Associate Director, Learning Experience Design at the Center for Academic Innovation and Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Education, at the University of Michigan. In these roles ...

Ali Raza

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

Ali Raza is a third-year PhD student in Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research interests include Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Learning ...

Ronda Reid

The Pennsylvania State University

Ronda Reid holds a Master’s in Education from Penn State University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Her years of work on various websites where user experience is common pr...

Soren Rosier

Stanford University

Soren Rosier is a researcher and instructor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. Soren’s research focuses on augmenting classroom learning through building and studying technology that faci...

Matthew Schmidt

University of Florida

Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the University of Florida (UF) in the Educational Technology program, where he also directs the Advanced Learning Technologies Studio (ALT Studio). Hi...

Justin Sentz

Shippensburg University

Justin Sentz is the Deputy Chief Information Officer & Executive Director of Academic Technology and User Services at Shippensburg University. His research interests focus on the management of cogniti...

Kanupriya Singh

University of Missouri - Columbia

Kanupriya Singh is currently a Ph.D. student at the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems (...

Jill E. Stefaniak

University of Georgia

Jill Stefaniak is an Associate Professor in the Learning, Design, and Technology program in the Department of Career and Information Studies at the University of Georgia. Her research interests focus ...

Tamara Sumner

Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tamara Sumner is the Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and a Professor in Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado. She leads an interdisciplinary R&D lab that studies...

Yuanru Tan

The University of Michigan

As a Learning Experience Designer & Accessibility Coordinator at the Center for Academic Innovation, Yuanru collaborates with cross-functional course development teams to design online learning experi...

Andrew A. Tawfik

University of Memphis

Andrew A. Tawfik, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Instructional Design & Technology at the University of Memphis. Dr. Tawfik also serves as the the director of the Instructional Design & T...

Scott W. Vann

University of Memphis

Scott Vann, EdD, is the Assistant Director of Digital Learning at the University of Memphis, where he oversees the UM3D division that manages the design, development and delivery of all UofM Global on...

Micah Watanabe

Arizona State University

Micah Watanabe is a graduate student in cognitive psychology at Arizona State University. His primary research interests are in the identification and correction of misconceptions and early reading co...