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Papers by John Curry

TechTrends, Feb 20, 2024

No matter who you are in this field, you have a responsibility to be part of the conversation. Wh... more No matter who you are in this field, you have a responsibility to be part of the conversation. Whether you are right or wrong, give an opinion.

Design for Learning, 2021

To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. W... more To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. Where did the field originate? How did we develop into a field of study and practice? As your study continues, you can better see how the knowledge base of the field began, how it progressed, and how it was researched and when, which will help you gain a better understanding of the process and practice of instructional design as well as the field as a whole. Specifically, understanding the origins of the systematic design of instruction will give the learner a greater appreciation for today's more robust design theories and models. As the United States entered World War II, they faced an enormous problem: How were they going to train so many troops? The numbers are staggering. The military trained over 16 million troops. In addition, the technology of the war had changed drastically from World War I, and the troops needed to be trained on all the skills necessary to complete their tasks at hand, and FAST. They did not have the luxury of time-the training needed to be done quickly, effectively, and efficiently. After the war ended, cognitive psychologists, many of whom had served in World War II themselves, began studying how to apply the training lessons from the war to other instructional settings to help people learn better. Combining the work of those researchers, the systematic instructional design process was born. Watch on YouTube Robert Gagné was working on his Ph.D. in Psychology when World War II began. While assigned to Psychological Research Unit No. 1, he administered scoring and aptitude tests to select aviation cadets. After the War, Gagné joined the Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center where he directed the Perceptual and Motor Skills Laboratory. He held multiple academic positions throughout his career, ranging from the Connecticut College for Women to Princeton to Florida State University. His experiences in the military and training there guided much of his research. In 1959, he participated in the prestigious Woods Hole Conference, a gathering of outstanding educators, psychologists, mathematicians and other scientists from the United States in response to the Soviet Union launching the Sputnik satellite. The results of the conference were published in Bruner's The Process of Education (1961). Four years later, Gagné published The Conditions of Learning (1965).

To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. W... more To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. Where did the field originate? How did we develop into a field of study and practice? As your study continues, you can better see how the knowledge base of the field began, how it progressed, and how it was researched and when, which will help you gain a better understanding of the process and practice of instructional design as well as the field as a whole. Specifically, understanding the origins of the systematic design of instruction will give the learner a greater appreciation for today’s more robust design theories and models.

Las Vegas 2022: How Are Convention Proposals Reviewed?

TechTrends, 2022

Las Vegas 2022: What to Expect, What We’re Doing, and How to Plan an AECT Convention

TechTrends, 2022

Facilitating Online Discussions at a Manic Pace: A New Strategy for an Old Problem

The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE A PROFESSOR! the Innovations of an Online Practitioner Doctorate Focused on Educational Technology Leadership

Strategies for Improving the Quality of Online Discussions

LD1 Creating An Educational Technology Leadership Journal: A Continuing Case Study

Getting started with Educational Technology Research

The Greatest Lecture I Was Never Taught

Review of Kolb, L. (2017). Learning first, technology second: The educator’s guide to designing authentic lessons. Portland, OR: International Society for Technology in Education

TechTrends, 2018

Four More Years? A Longitudinal Study of One High School’s 1:1 iPad Implementation

TechTrends, 2018

In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the dev... more In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the devices into the hands of every teacher and student. Researchers examined data from student and teacher interviews, program maintenance data and instructional change examples to answer the question, “Did it work?” With digital and blended learning design theory being at the forefront of the instructional design research field right now, this article provides an in-depth look at an existing environment of digital access. This investigation represents a unique look beyond merely the implementation of such systems (short-term analysis) and evaluates a sample program over the last 4 years (long-term analysis). While there was evidence of success with the implementation and subsequent rollout of the device program, this study was conducted to investigate the long-term effect of the devices on instruction and school change.

AECT and the Next Generation: Mentoring Graduate Students through Professional Organizations

TechTrends, 2015

This article details the experience of one Educational Technology program’s efforts to use the As... more This article details the experience of one Educational Technology program’s efforts to use the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) as an integral part of the mentoring experience for its graduate students. Outlined is how the program has held the resident doctoral seminar at annual AECT conferences and at the Summer Leadership meetings. In addition, anecdotes written by four different students detail their experiences being mentored within the AECT organization and how it has impacted them as new professionals within the field of Educational Technology.

A Practical Guide for Integrating Technology into Social Studies Instruction

Key Issues

TechTrends, Feb 20, 2024

No matter who you are in this field, you have a responsibility to be part of the conversation. Wh... more No matter who you are in this field, you have a responsibility to be part of the conversation. Whether you are right or wrong, give an opinion.

Design for Learning, 2021

To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. W... more To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. Where did the field originate? How did we develop into a field of study and practice? As your study continues, you can better see how the knowledge base of the field began, how it progressed, and how it was researched and when, which will help you gain a better understanding of the process and practice of instructional design as well as the field as a whole. Specifically, understanding the origins of the systematic design of instruction will give the learner a greater appreciation for today's more robust design theories and models. As the United States entered World War II, they faced an enormous problem: How were they going to train so many troops? The numbers are staggering. The military trained over 16 million troops. In addition, the technology of the war had changed drastically from World War I, and the troops needed to be trained on all the skills necessary to complete their tasks at hand, and FAST. They did not have the luxury of time-the training needed to be done quickly, effectively, and efficiently. After the war ended, cognitive psychologists, many of whom had served in World War II themselves, began studying how to apply the training lessons from the war to other instructional settings to help people learn better. Combining the work of those researchers, the systematic instructional design process was born. Watch on YouTube Robert Gagné was working on his Ph.D. in Psychology when World War II began. While assigned to Psychological Research Unit No. 1, he administered scoring and aptitude tests to select aviation cadets. After the War, Gagné joined the Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center where he directed the Perceptual and Motor Skills Laboratory. He held multiple academic positions throughout his career, ranging from the Connecticut College for Women to Princeton to Florida State University. His experiences in the military and training there guided much of his research. In 1959, he participated in the prestigious Woods Hole Conference, a gathering of outstanding educators, psychologists, mathematicians and other scientists from the United States in response to the Soviet Union launching the Sputnik satellite. The results of the conference were published in Bruner's The Process of Education (1961). Four years later, Gagné published The Conditions of Learning (1965).

To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. W... more To begin any study of instructional design, it is beneficial to examine the roots of the field. Where did the field originate? How did we develop into a field of study and practice? As your study continues, you can better see how the knowledge base of the field began, how it progressed, and how it was researched and when, which will help you gain a better understanding of the process and practice of instructional design as well as the field as a whole. Specifically, understanding the origins of the systematic design of instruction will give the learner a greater appreciation for today’s more robust design theories and models.

Las Vegas 2022: How Are Convention Proposals Reviewed?

TechTrends, 2022

Las Vegas 2022: What to Expect, What We’re Doing, and How to Plan an AECT Convention

TechTrends, 2022

Facilitating Online Discussions at a Manic Pace: A New Strategy for an Old Problem

The Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2014

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE A PROFESSOR! the Innovations of an Online Practitioner Doctorate Focused on Educational Technology Leadership

Strategies for Improving the Quality of Online Discussions

LD1 Creating An Educational Technology Leadership Journal: A Continuing Case Study

Getting started with Educational Technology Research

The Greatest Lecture I Was Never Taught

Review of Kolb, L. (2017). Learning first, technology second: The educator’s guide to designing authentic lessons. Portland, OR: International Society for Technology in Education

TechTrends, 2018

Four More Years? A Longitudinal Study of One High School’s 1:1 iPad Implementation

TechTrends, 2018

In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the dev... more In the fall of 2012, Mason County High School implemented a 1:1 iPad program which placed the devices into the hands of every teacher and student. Researchers examined data from student and teacher interviews, program maintenance data and instructional change examples to answer the question, “Did it work?” With digital and blended learning design theory being at the forefront of the instructional design research field right now, this article provides an in-depth look at an existing environment of digital access. This investigation represents a unique look beyond merely the implementation of such systems (short-term analysis) and evaluates a sample program over the last 4 years (long-term analysis). While there was evidence of success with the implementation and subsequent rollout of the device program, this study was conducted to investigate the long-term effect of the devices on instruction and school change.

AECT and the Next Generation: Mentoring Graduate Students through Professional Organizations

TechTrends, 2015

This article details the experience of one Educational Technology program’s efforts to use the As... more This article details the experience of one Educational Technology program’s efforts to use the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) as an integral part of the mentoring experience for its graduate students. Outlined is how the program has held the resident doctoral seminar at annual AECT conferences and at the Summer Leadership meetings. In addition, anecdotes written by four different students detail their experiences being mentored within the AECT organization and how it has impacted them as new professionals within the field of Educational Technology.

A Practical Guide for Integrating Technology into Social Studies Instruction

Key Issues