Research Event in February
Educational Design Research: Balancing Relevance and Rigor
with Thomas C. Reeves, Ph.D.
Presented by the Lectures, Seminars, and Awards Committee and sponsored by the Office of Educational Research
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Norman Hall Room 211
Dr. Thomas C. Reeves will present the rationale for and benefits of educational design research in education, public health, and other fields. Many of the ideas in this presentation originate from his award-winning book: McKenney, S. E., & Reeves, T. C. (2012). Conducting educational design research. New York, NY: Routledge. Dr. Reeves is Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, Athens.
Presentation Abstract: Educational design research (EDR, also referred to as “design-based research”) addresses real world problems related to teaching, learning, and performance. EDR has two primary goals: to develop and refine effective solutions to problems and to produce robust reusable knowledge. EDR is typically embedded in the iterative development of a solution to a significant problem and requires close collaboration with practitioners. In addition to effective problem solutions, EDR yields new theoretical knowledge most often in the form of reusable design principles. This presentation presents the rationale for and benefits of EDR in education, public health, and other fields. Many of the ideas in this presentation originate from his award-winning book: McKenney, S. E., & Reeves, T. C. (2012). Conducting educational design research. New York, NY: Routledge.
Speaker Biography: Thomas C. Reeves, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, Athens. Dr. Reeves is a former Fulbright Lecturer in Peru, and he has been an invited speaker in the U.S. and more than 30 other countries. In 2003, he received the AACE Fellowship Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. In 2010, he was made a Fellow of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), and in 2013 he was awarded the David H. Jonassen Excellence in Research Award by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). His books include Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation (co-authored with John Hedberg) published in 2003, Guide to Authentic E-Learning (co-authored with Jan Herrington and Ron Oliver) published in 2010, Conducting Educational Design Research (co-authored with Susan McKenney) published in 2012, and MOOCs and Open Education around the World (co-authored with Curt Bonk, Mimi Lee, and Tom Reynolds) published in 2015. His writings, including more than 100 journal and magazine articles and 60 book chapters, have been cited in the literature more than 11,000 times according to Google Scholar. He lives in Athens, Georgia with his wife, Dr. Trisha Reeves, who is a professor of Social Work at UGA, and their two Westies, Button and Zipper.
For more information, see the event flyer Educational Design Research: Balancing Relevance and Rigor
