As a Professor of Learning Technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, my research, teaching, and service center on the critical examination of the relationship between teaching, learning, and technology; and how technology can enhance teacher and student learning. Specifically, I study how educators engage with digitally enhanced professional learning networks (PLNs), how emerging pedagogical tools (e.g., HyperDocs), practices (e.g., Making) and technologies (e.g., 3D printers, augmented reality, ChatGPT, generative AI tools) influence learning, how to design and use open educational resources (OERs), and how to find, critically evaluate, and teach with digital tools and apps.
My research, teaching, and service in the field of educational technology has received noticeable recognition, including the:
2016 ISTE Online Learning Network Award.
2017 Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Outstanding Research Paper Award.
2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Instructional Technology SIG Best Paper Award.
2017 ISTE Emerging Leader Award.
2019 AERA Technology as an Agent of Change for Teaching & Learning SIG Early Career Scholar Award.
2020 University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education Outstanding Teaching Award.
2020 AECT Annual Achievement Award.
2023 MERLOT Classics Award.
2023 University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Teaching Award.
2023 University of Massachusetts Amherst ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentor Award.
In 2018, I was selected as one of the recipients for the ISTE Making IT Happen Award, which "honors outstanding educators and leaders who demonstrate extraordinary commitment, leadership, courage and persistence in improving digital learning opportunities for students."
In 2020 and 2024, I was spotlighted as one of the Top 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow.
