Christopher M. Hoadley

Professional interests

Research and teaching in cognitive and computer science as related to learning. Design of cognitively enabling technology, especially for collaboration and science education. Design studies and design-based research in education.

Education

• University of California at Berkeley
  1999 Ph.D. in interdepartmental Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics Education (SESAME). Thesis: Scaffolding scientific discussion using socially relevant representations in networked multimedia. Research on applications of artificial intelligence and Internet tools in education; human-computer interaction in educational software development; cognitive models of social systems and collaborative learning; and scientific reasoning. Thesis adviser: Marcia Linn.
• Santa Fe Institute
  1996 Summer School in Complex Systems. Neural networks, chaos, fractals, and non-linear dynamics in biological and physical systems. Researched dynamics of multiagent social learning systems.
• University of California at Berkeley
  1998 M.S. in Computer Science. Areas: Artificial intelligence, multimedia, interfaces, and graphics. Thesis: Functional abstractions, beliefs, and code reuse: a study of novice programmers. Research work on programming tools in computer science instruction, connectionist cognitive models, and networked multimedia. Thesis adviser: Michael Clancy.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  1991 S.B. in Cognitive Science. Concentrations: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and Music. Thesis: Can Seventh Graders Manipulate Scientific Theories?, a study on scientific epistemologies and ability to interpret experimental evidence. Thesis adviser: Susan Carey.

Honors

Affiliated Scholar to the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Engineering Education of the National Academy of Engineering, Science and Design NSF Traineeship Recipient, University of California Regents' Fellow, Evelyn Lois Corey Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Merit Scholar, Robert Byrd U. S. Congressional Scholar, U. S. Presidential Scholarship finalist.

Professional Societies

Member of Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction, Cognitive Science Society, American Educational Research Association, International Society of the Learning Sciences. Secretary/Treasurer for AERA Special Interest Groups Education in Science and Technology, and Advanced Technologies for Learning, 97-98. Chair, AERA Special Interest Group Education in Science and Technology, 98-99. President, International Society for the Learning Sciences 2002-2003; Board member, 2002-2005, 2005-2011.

Research

• Penn State University
  Assistant professor. Summer 2002-2006. Associate professor with tenure, 2006-present. Joint appointment between the College of Education, Learning and Performance Systems department, Instructional Systems program, and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Director of the dolcelab (Design Of Learning, Collaboration & Experience). Affiliated with the American Center for the Study of Distance Education, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and the Center for the Information Society.
• Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International
  Research scientist. Summer 1998-Summer 2002. Cognitive and design research in educational technology and collaborative support tools. Educational assessment and evaluation.
• Instructional Technology Program and School of Education, U.C. Berkeley.
  Graduate Student Researcher. Fall 1994-1998. Design, construction, and research with the KIE project, using the World Wide Web for K-12 science education. Software development, curriculum development, and classroom research with 8th grade students.
• SYNTHESIS, A National Science Foundation Engineering Education Coalition
  Project Leader. Fall 1994, Spring 1995. Co-managed two projects on hypermedia assessment of engineering skills and development of networked discussion tools for engineering education reform. Wrote proposals, managed research project.
• Artificial Intelligence Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
  Research Associate. May 1994-May 1995. Interface and learning studies on Distant Mentoring project, teaching industrial engineering via internet. User-interface studies on internet collaboration and learning.
• SYNTHESIS, A National Science Foundation Engineering Education Coalition
  Graduate Student Researcher. Fall 1993, Spring 1994. Designed and built multimedia software for collaboration and discourse. Currently using software to assess curricular and technological innovations in university engineering classrooms nationwide for the SYNTHESIS Coalition, a consortium of engineering schools, industry, and government. Co-authored grant proposal.
• School of Education, U.C. Berkeley
  Graduate Student Researcher. Spring, Summer, 1993. Designed and conducted a study on code reuse and functional knowledge of procedures in novice lisp programmers.
• School of Education, U.C. Berkeley
  Graduate Student Researcher, Summer 1992. Assistant for Michael Ranney's ECHO project. Designed and implemented an interface for students to use the ECHO connectionist model of reasoning as a "reasoner's workbench".
• Media Lab, Learning and Epistemology Group, M.I.T.
  Undergraduate researcher, Summer 1989. Performed classroom observation and assistance with Project Headlight, involving Lego/Logo learning environments. Aided teacher projects at Science and Whole Learning teacher workshop. Taught an enrichment class in Lego/Logo at the Boston Museum of Science.

Teaching

• Penn State University
  Assistant professor, summer 2002-2006. Associate professor (with tenure) 2006-present. Joint appointment between the College of Education, Learning and Performance Systems department, Instructional Systems program, and the School of Information Sciences and Technology. Teaching responsibilities in both departments. Courses taught include Introduction to Computer-Human Interaction (IST 331), Design Methods for Emerging Technologies in Education (INSYS 549), Design-based research methods (INSYS 597A), Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology (IST 110), IST Freshman Seminar (PSU 017), and Research Apprenticeship (INSYS 594), and experimental TRAILS Learning Design Studio (INSYS 549/IST 331 coordinated course).
• Math and Computer Science Department, Mills College
  Visiting assistant professor, 2000-2002. Taught undergraduate introduction for computing to nonmajors, graduate course on human-computer interaction.
• Learning, Design, and Technology graduate program, Stanford University
  Consulting assistant professor, 1998-2002. Taught core seminar for LDT graduate program with a special focus on design methodology for educational technology.
• School of Education, U.C. Berkeley
  Fall, 1993. Course steering committee for Seminar on Interactive Multimedia. Co-taught, helped organize course readings, demonstrations, and activities for graduate seminar EMST223B-6.
• Cognitive Science Program, U.C. Berkeley
  Graduate Student Instructor, Fall 1992. Teaching assistant for Introduction to Cognitive Science. Overall teaching effectiveness rating: 6.54/7.
• Computer Science Department, U.C. Berkeley
  Graduate Student Instructor, Fall 1991-Spring 1992. Teaching assistant for Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Helped revise course materials for collaborative learning approach. Overall teaching effectiveness rating, Spring 92: 4.8/5.
• Exploration Summer Program, Wellesley College
  Instructor/Residential Advisor, Summer 1990, 1991. Taught classes to 11-14 year olds on Science Experimentation, Kitchen Chemistry, Senses and Perception, and Sound and Acoustics. Directly responsible for 20 students as a residential advisor. Invented and led extracurricular activities daily.
• Experimental Study Group, M.I.T.
  Tutor, 1988-1991 (part time). Tutor, 1988-1991 (part time). Taught M.I.T. undergraduates single and multivariate calculus, mechanics, electromagnetism, computer science, and philosophy of science. Developed a graphics-based preparatory course in computer science.

Major Software Projects

• Hoadley, C.M., Murray, G., Osipovich, A., Raman, V. (1998-2002) Center for Innovative Learning Technologies Knowledge Network (CILTKN) World Wide Web-based knowledge management portal and online community, supporting approximately 10,000 users.
• Hoadley, C.M., Berman, B.P., Tran, J., and Agogino, A. (1995-7) SpeakEasy World Wide Web-based collaborative discussion tool.
• DeLoyaza Associates (1996) Children of the Crane. CD-ROM for children about the bombing of Hiroshima.
• Schank, P.K., Ranney, M. and Hoadley, C.M. (1994) Convince Me "Reasoner's Workbench" for supporting coherent reasoning using ECHO connectionist simulation of reasoning processes. In J.R. Jungck, N. Peterson, & J.N. Calley (Eds.), The BioQUEST Library. College Park, MD: Academic Software Development Group, University of Maryland.
• Hoadley, C.M. (1993) WanderECHO. Connectionist simulation of limited coherence in human reasoning.
• Hoadley, C.M. and Hsi, S. (1992, 1993) The Multimedia Forum Kiosk. Multimedia bulletin board and discourse representation software.

Other

Founder and principal investigator of the Spencer Foundation-funded Design-Based Research Collective.

Publications

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