Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Celebrating 30+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Invited SpeakerGraduate Program Invited Speaker: Socially Responsible Educational Technology Research
Faculty members supervising doctoral students engaged in educational research should guide their students towards the completion of research that will not only add to body of knowledge in their specific discipline, but that will also make the world a better place. However, the history of educational technology research suggests that supervising professors do not always take this responsibility seriously enough. Therefore, it behooves graduate students themselves to seize the opportunity and accept the responsibility to pursue socially responsible research. This keynote will address the issue of socially responsible research in the field of educational technology by describing several types of research goals and methods that can make a difference in teaching, learning, and performance around the globe. Specific examples of socially responsible research agendas pursued by graduate students will be presented.
Thomas C. (Tom) Reeves is a Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology at The University of Georgia. Since receiving his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, he has developed and evaluated numerous interactive multimedia programs for both education and training. In addition to numerous presentations and workshops in the USA, he has been an invited speaker in more than 30 other countries. In 1995, he was selected as one of the “Top 100” people in multimedia by Multimedia Producer magazine, and from 1997 - 2000, he was the editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. He has been a keynote speaker at previous EdMedia, E-LEARN, and SITE conferences, and he has co-chaired previous EdMedia and E-LEARN conferences. In 2003, he was the first person to receive the AACE Fellowship Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. His Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation book (co-authored with John Hedberg) was published in 2003 and his newest book, A Guide to Authentic E-Learning (co-authored with Jan Herrington and Ron Oliver) was published in 2010. Dr. Reeves’ research interests include:
- evaluation of educational technology for education and training,
- socially responsible research goals and methods in education,
- authentic tasks for online and blended learning, and
- educational technology in developing countries.
