Research Interests

InTRO wants to know your research interests! The idea is to facilitate research by providing a forum for people with common interests to find each other. If you would like to have your research interests posted here, please send the following information to John Farquhar (farquhar@nn.com):

Name:
Institution:
Email Address or Phone Number:
Primary Research Interest:
Secondary Research Interest:
Reference #1:
Reference #2:

Joe Blaàckman
University of South Florida, College of Education
joe@iirp.coedu.usf.edu
Primary Research Interest: Uses of Internet to develop qualities of resiliency, insightfulness, thoughtfulness, and resourcefulness in at-risk students/adults
Secondary Research Interest: Uses of Int ernet in teacher education

Roy M. Bohlin
California State University
rbohlin@cello.gina.calstate.edu
Primary Research Interest: The interaction of instruction with learners' affective variables, such as anxiety, confidence, attitudes, motivation.
Secondary Research Interest: The effects of constructivist teaching environments and appropriate ways to design these environments.
Reference #1: Martin, B. L. & Briggs, L. J., (1986). The Affective and Cognitive Domains: Integration for Instruction and Research. Englewoods Cliffs, N.J.: Educational Technology Publications..
Reference #2: Brooks, J. G. & Brooks, M. G. (1993). In search of understanding: The case for constructivist classrooms. Alexander, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

John Farquhar
Penn State Harrisburg
jxf18@psu.edu
Primary Research Interest: Training Technologies
Secondary Research Interests: Culture of Corporate Learning
Reference #1: Pagels, H. R. (1988). The dreams of reason: The computer and the rise of the sciences of complexity. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Reference #2: Lave, J. (1988). Cognition in practice: Mind, mathematics and culture in everyday life. New York: Cambridge Press.

Stephen W. Harmon
The University of Houston-Clear Lake
Harmon@CL.UH.EDU
Primary Research Interest: Hypermedia and Learning
Secondary Research Interests: Systemic Change / Performance Improvement
Reference #1: Rieber, L. (1994). Computers, Graphics & Learning. Madison,Wisconson: Brown & Benchmark.
Reference #2: Patton, M.Q. (1980). Qualitative Evaluation Methods. BeverlyHills, CA: Sage Publications

Marshall G. Jones, Ed.D.
Northern Illinois University
mgjones@niu.edu
Primary Research Interest: User Interface Design for Learning and Performance Environments
Secondary Research Interests:The design and development of constructivistlearning environments.
Reference #1: Laurel, B. (1991). Computers as theatre. Menlo Park, CA:Addison Wesley.
Reference #2: Laurel, B., Oren, T., & Don, A. (1992). Issues inmultimedia design: Media integration and interface agents. In M. M.Blattner & R. B. Dannenberg (Eds.), Multimedia interface design. (pp.53-64). ACM Press.

Mark J. Lacy
Utah State University
mlacy@fs1.ed.usu.edu
Primary Research Interest: The design and development of software tools that can be used to automate the building of computer-based instruction
Secondary Research Interests: Resear ch on effective instructional strategies for use within instructional transaction shells
Reference #1: Merrill, M. D (1994). Instructional design theory. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Educational Technology Publications.
Reference #2: Laurillard, D. (1994) Rethinking university teaching. London and New York, N.Y., Routledge

Robert "Bob" Marousky
College of Education, Department of Behavioral Study and Educational Technology (BSET), University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
mailto:g086836@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Phone: (334) 380-2861
Primary Research Interest: Visual Literacy relating to the use of Graphic Representations (Pictures, Illustrations, icon, etc.) for Instructional Message Design on the Printed Page with special emphasis on the affective (teaching of attitudes) domain.
Secondary Research Interest: Practical use of the computer in the educational setting.

Jim Quinn
The University of Iowa
james-quinn@uiowa.edu
Primary Research Interest: Design of experiential learning environments.
Secondary Research Interest: Above applied to the education of instructional designers.
Reference #1: Hannafin, M.J. (1992). Emerging technologies, ISD, and learning environments: critical perspectives. Educational Technology Research and Development, 40(2), 49-63.
Reference #2: Schon, D.A. (1987). Educating the reflective practitioner. Jossey-Bass: San Fransisco.

Dan Surry
The University of Alabama
surry@csufresno.edu.
Primary Interest: Understanding the social context of instructional design and product adoption.
Reference #1:Rogers, E. M. (1983). Diffusion of innovations. (3rd ed.). New York: The Free Press.
Reference #2:Segal, H. P. (1994) Futu re imperfect: The mixed blessings of technology in America. Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press.

Paul G. VanLandingham, Ed.D
Johnson and Wales University
vanlandh@tiac.net
Primary Research Interest: Use of Distance Educational Technology to deliver career and vocational education
Secondary Research Interest: Developing Institutional Technology Plans for the future with an emphasis on upgrading pre-existing systems.

NOTE: Currently working on evaluating the needs of Johnson and Wales University in the area of administrative and educational technology. Have published a paper called "A Plan For The Use of Distance Education delivery Systems to Link Culinary Programs at Johnson and Wales".Have a paper which is going to be published in an upcoming AVA Journal called: "Culinary Education: A Virtual Reality". Most of my research deals with using technology to deliver vocational and career education.

Brian S. Wils on
Logical Operations
bwilson@zd.com
Primary Research Interest: Using multimedia to augment instructor-led training
Secondary Research Interest: Minimalist documentation design

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