EdTech Faculty Bio

Young Kyun Baek

Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 535: Digital Engagement for Learning; EDTECH 536: Educational Game Design; EDTECH 532: Educational Simulations; EDTECH 542: Tech-Supported Project-Based Learning; EDTECH 565: Advanced Educational Game Design; EDTECH 698: Seminar in Educational Technology  

Research Interests: Game-Based Learning, Educational Robotics, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence in Education, and Mobile Learning.

Recent Publications: 

• Increasing Elementary Students’ Computational Thinking Skills Using a Multifaceted Robotics-Based Intervention
• Exploring Factors That Influence Computational Thinking Skills in Elementary Students’ Collaborative Robotics
• Not just fun, but serious strategies: Using meta-cognitive strategies in game-based learning
• What makes teachers use technology in the classroom? Exploring the factors affecting facilitation of technology with a Korean sample

Yu-Hui Ching

Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 202: Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age; EDTECH 501: Introduction to Educational Technology; EDTECH 503: Instructional Design; EDTECH 504: Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology; EDTECH 505: Evaluation for Educational Technologists; EDTECH 522: Online Teaching for Adult Learners; EDTECH 524: Field Experiences in Online Teaching; EDTECH 582: Selected Topics: Online Teaching ePortfolios; EDTECH 672: Design-based Research

Research Interests: Online teaching and learning, computational thinking in K-12, technology supported STEM education, educational robotics, and problem solving.

Recent Publications:

• Accessibility in Online Courses: a Review of National and Statewide Evaluation Instruments
• Developing Computational Thinking in Young Learners via Robotics: A Review of Literature
• Elementary school teachers’ professional development through facilitating an integrated STEM robotics activity
• Elementary school student development of STEM attitudes and perceived learning in a STEM integrated robotics curriculum

Norm Friesen

Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 504: Theoretical Foundations of Educational Technology; EDTECH 592: Portfolio; EDTECH 603: Global and Cultural Perspectives in EDTECH; EDTECH 606: Research Writing, EDTECH 653: Qualitative Research in EdTech, EDTECH 698: Seminar in Educational Technology

Why Boise State? My colleagues are great, and I get to work with such smart and capable students!

Research Interests: Qualitative Research Methods; Education Foundations

Recent Publications: 

• Tact and the Pedagogical Relation
• Phenomenology and education: Researching pedagogical experience
• What is pedagogy?
• Technological Imaginary in Education, or Myth and Enlightenment in ‘Personalized Learning’

Yu-Chang Hsu

Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 534: Mobile App Design for Teaching and Learning; EDTECH 538: Maker Tech; EDTECH 541: Integrating Technology; EDTECH 543: Social Network Learning; EDTECH 603: Global and Cultural Perspectives in EdTech.

Research Interests: Mobile app programming and computing education, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), maker education and physical computing for STEAM education, and game-based mobile augmented reality and virtual reality for teaching and learning.

Recent Publications:

• Enhancing STEM majors’ college trigonometry learning through collaborative mobile apps coding
• Computational thinking educational policy initiatives (CTEPI) across the globe
• Educational technology research with international perspectives and cultural contexts across the globe
• Learning through making and maker education
• Using WhatsApp to enhance international distance education at the University of South Africa

Jui-Long (Andy) Hung

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 502: Creating Educational Websites; EDTECH 552: Introduction to Network Administration; EDTECH 652: Quantitative Research in EdTech , EDTECH 662: Survey Methods; EDTECH 680: EdS Culminating Project; EDTECH 597: Special Topics – Introduction to Machine Learning in Education

Why Boise State? It is a supportive working environment. We all work collaboratively and be innovative.  

Research Interests: Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining, and Application of Machine Learning in Education

Recent Publications:

• Analyzing and Interpreting Students’ Self-regulated Learning Patterns Combining Time-series Feature Extraction, Segmentation, and Clustering
• Analyzing online discussion data for understanding the student’s critical thinking
• Improving predictive power through deep learning analysis of K-12 online student behaviors and discussion board content

Patrick Lowenthal

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 502: Creating educational websites; EDTECH 512: Online course design; EDTECH 510: Accessible and inclusive online learning; EDTECH 601: Doctoral Studies Orientation

Why Boise State? I enjoy working with doctoral students and watching them grow as leaders

Research Interests: He specializes in designing and developing online learning environments. His research focuses on how people communicate using emerging technologies—with a specific focus on issues of presence, identity, and community–in online learning environments.

Recent Publications:

• Interaction in asynchronous discussion boards: A Campus-wide analysis to better understand regular and substantive interaction*
• Investigating students’ perceptions of screencasting style of video feedback in online courses. 
• Faculty perceptions of using synchronous video-based communication technology. 
• Accessible online learning: A critical analysis of online quality assurance frameworks.
• Video use in online and blended courses: A qualitative synthesis.
• Creating accessible and inclusive online learning: Moving beyond compliance and broadening the discussion. 
• Exploring student perceptions of Flipgrid in online courses.
• Social presence and online discussions: A mixed method investigation

Ross Perkins

Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 503: Instructional Design; EDTECH 505: Evaluation for Educational Technologies; EDTECH 601: Introduction to Doctoral Studies; EDTECH 602: Emerging Issues in Global EdTech; EDTECH 604: Leadership in EdTech; EDTECH 698: Seminar in Educational Technology

Why Boise State? Ever since my start in 2008, this institution has evolved in numerous ways. It continues to encourage a wide diversity of perspectives and programs. I’m proud to be part of that growth, and prouder still of our many outstanding students and alumni. They continue to make the world a better place through the thoughtful implementation of educational technology tools and research-informed practices.

Research Interests: Instructional Technology, Distance Delivery of Instructional Technology Programs for Developing Countries 

Recent Publications:

• Assessment and Evaluation in Online Learning
• Open Access Journals in Educational Technology: Results of a Survey of Experienced Users
• Establishing an Equitable and Fair Admissions System for an Online Doctoral Program
• Using research-based practices to increase response rates of web-based surveys
• Community and connectedness in online higher education: A scoping review of the literature

Kerry Rice

Professor and Fulbright Scholar

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 521: Online and Blended Teaching in K-12; EDTECH 523: Advanced Online and Blended Learning; EDTECH 524: Field Experience in Online Teaching; EDTECH 542: Tech-Supported Project Based Learning, EDTECH 544: Instructional Technology Coaching; EDTECH 554: Managing Technology Integration in Schools; EDTECH 582: K-12 Online Teaching Endorsement Portfolio

Why Boise State? A shared vision in providing our students with the best possible graduate level education experience, our collegial culture, and most importantly the lasting relationships that develop through mentoring and supporting students in reaching their professional goals. 

Research Interests: Best practices in K-12 online and blended education and includes policy analysis, Delphi and mixed methods studies, and large-scale program evaluations using both traditional and emerging methods in data mining and deep learning analytics

Recent Publications: 

• • Making the move to K-12 online teaching: Research-based strategies and practices
  • A comprehensive look at distance education in the K–12 context
  • Priorities in K–12 distance education: A Delphi study examining multiple perspectives on policy, practice, and research
  • Improving predictive power through deep learning analysis of K-12 online student behaviors and discussion board content
  • Revealing at-risk learning patterns and corresponding self-regulated strategies via LSTM encoder and time-series clustering

Brett E. Shelton

Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 202: Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age; EDTECH 506: Graphic Design for Learning; EDTECH 511: Interactive Courseware Development; EDTECH 532: Educational Simulations; EDTECH 597: Teach Online with Google Edu

Research Interests: Esports, Online Effectiveness, Statistical Modeling and Data Science

Recent Publications:

• Two-stage predictive modeling for identifying at-risk students
• Predicting student success by modeling student interaction in asynchronous online courses
• Using augmented reality for teaching earth-sun relationships to undergraduate geography students
• The Gap Between Korean Esports and Educational Gaming
• A systematic meta-review and analysis of learning analytics research

Chareen Snelson

Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 202: Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age; EDTECH 563: Quest-Based Learning Design; EDTECH 604: Leadership in EdTech; EDTECH 663: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods.

Research Interests: Gamification, Quest-Based Learning, Scoping Reviews, and Qualitative Research Methods.

Recent Publications:

• Quest-based learning: A scoping review of the research literature. 
• Addressing the challenges of online video analysis in qualitative studies: A worked example from computational thinking research. 
• Educational 360-degree videos in virtual reality: A scoping review of the emerging research. 
• Qualitative and mixed methods social media research: A review of the literature

Jesús Trespalacios

Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 503: Instructional Design; EDTECH 604: Leadership in EdTech; EDTECH 650: Research in EDTECH; EDTECH 698: Seminar in Educational Technology

Research Interests: Instructional Design and Technologies, Online Learning

Recent Publications:

• Community and Connectedness in Online Higher Education: A Scoping Review of the Literature
• Developing Online Sense of Community: Graduate Students’ Experiences and Perceptions
• What Do They Really Like?: An Investigation of Students’ Perceptions of Their Coursework in a Fully Online Educational Technology Program
• Evaluation instruments and good practices in online education

Lida Uribe-Florez

Department Chair and Associate Professor

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Recent Courses taught: 
EDTECH 604: Leadership in EdTech; 
EDTECH 650: Research in EDTECH; 
EDTECH 651: Introduction to Statistics for EdTech; 
EDTECH 652: Quantitative Research in EdTech;
EDTECH 680: EdS Culminating Project; 
EDU 650: Analysis of Research Perspectives 

Research Interests: Curriculum and Instruction, Technology Integration in K-12 environments, Mentoring doctoral students, Online Teaching 

Recent Publications:

• Community and Connectedness in Online Higher Education: A Scoping Review of the Literature
• Understanding Secondary School Teachers’ TPACK and Technology Implementation in Mathematics Classrooms*
• Studying teachers’ self-efficacy and experience while empowering technology use through personalized professional learning.
• Doctoral E-Mentoring: Current Practices and Effective Strategies
• Manipulative Use and Elementary School Students’ Mathematics Learning

Dazhi Yang

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Recent Courses taught: EDTECH 651, EDTECH 698, EDTECH 542, EDTECH 551

Why Boise State? Working with students with various backgrounds across the country/world; Working from home.

Research Interests: STEM education, engineering and computing education, distance and eLearning, evaluation and assessment

Recent Publications:

• Infusing computational thinking in an integrated STEM curriculum: User reactions and lessons learned.
• An investigation of teacher experiences in learning the project-based learning approach. 
• Using a schema training framework to facilitate students’ understanding of challenging engineering concepts.
• Connecting online students to their higher learning institution.
• Using technology to support student learning in an integrated STEM learning environment.
• Undergraduate research experience in cybersecurity for underrepresented students and students with limited research opportunities.

Chris Haskell

Clinical Associate Professor & Esports Head Coach

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Dr. Chris Haskell is the Head Coach and Director of the Varsity Esports at Boise State, 2021 Esports Award Winner, 2020 Collegiate Esports Coach of the Year (NAECAD) and 2020 Esports Director of the Year (NACE). As a professor, “Doc” also focuses developing talented players, casters, and esports professionals. Boise State has national championships in Overwatch and Madden and is widely considered one of the top esports programs with nationally ranked teams in Overwatch, Halo, Rocket League, and Madden.