People

Co-chair of the Design for Learning SIG: human-centered design within the learning engineering process across implementation levels.

Associated reading:

• Exploring Learning Engineering Design Decision Tracking: Emergent Themes from Practitioners’ Work
• LE Toolkit — Learning Engineering Applies the Learning Sciences (open access chapter)
• LE Toolkit — Learning Engineering is a Process (open access chapter)
• Learning Engineering at a Glance (Based on the iFEST Poster, Winner of Best Poster Design)
• The Science of Remote Learning
• Why Did We Do That? A Systematic Approach to Tracking Decisions in the Design and Iteration of Learning Experiences

Co-chair of the Students and Grads SIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-chair of the Globalisation/Localisation SIG: adapting the learning engineering process in local and international contexts.

Co-chair of the Design for Learning SIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-chair of the Tools SIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-chair of the Competencies, Credentials and Curriculum SIG (IEEE ICICLE), focused on competencies for learning engineering projects.

Co-chair of the Workforce MIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-chair of the Higher Education MIG alongside Rob Nyland (IEEE page uses a “Chair” line for the MIG): learning engineering in higher education, instructional design, and research-informed improvement.

Co-chair of the Government / Military MIG: learning interventions in government and military contexts.

Associated reading:

• How Video Games Can Train You for a Job: Lessons from Learning Engineering Research and Duolingo’s Success
• Learning Engineering: A View on Where the Field is at, Where it’s Going, and the Research Needed

Co-chair of the Tools SIG (IEEE page lists as chair line; shared leadership with Baptiste Moreau-Pernet): tools for learning engineering practice, data collection, and analysis.

Associated reading:

• Learning Engineering Perspectives for Supporting Educational Systems

Pioneer of naturalistic decision making (NDM) and recognition-primed decision (RPD) theory. His research on how experts make decisions under pressure has directly shaped cognitive task analysis methods used in learning engineering for defense, emergency response, and healthcare.

Faculty in the Learning Engineering concentration within the JHU MEd in Learning Design and Technology. Contributes to the LENS program’s focus on applying human systems integration and learning science to capability development in complex operational environments.

Co-chair of the Government / Military MIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-founder of Learning Engineering book (IEEE Press). Co-editor of canonical LE textbook. Core IEEE ICICLE contributor.

Associated reading:

• A Learning Engineering Model for Learner-Centered Adaptive Systems
• Applying Human-Centered Learning Engineering Methods to Learning
• At Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative iFEST 2022 conference, the “Learning Engineering at a Glance” poster won the “People’s Choice Award for Best Poster Design.”
• LE Toolkit — Introduction (open access chapter)
• LE Toolkit — Learning Engineering Applies the Learning Sciences (open access chapter)
• LE Toolkit — Learning Engineering is a Process (open access chapter)

Co-chair of the Competencies, Credentials and Curriculum SIG and the Globalisation/Localisation SIG within IEEE ICICLE. Entry point for credentialing and curriculum alignment discussions in the LE community.

Associated reading:

• Learning Engineering Perspectives for Supporting Educational Systems

Co-chair of the Workforce MIG: corporate learning and development leaders discussing learning engineering in workplace settings.

Associated reading:

• Designing for Transfer: Developing a Skill-Based Simulation Using Learning Engineering Design Frameworks
• Engaging in Student-Centered Educational Data Science Through Learning Engineering
• Learning Engineering for Online Education

Co-chair of the pK-12 MIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Associated reading:

• Designing for Transfer: Developing a Skill-Based Simulation Using Learning Engineering Design Frameworks
• Engaging in Student-Centered Educational Data Science Through Learning Engineering
• Learning Engineering for Online Education

Co-chair of the Students and Grads SIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Co-chair of the Students and Grads SIG: mentorship and career development for students and recent graduates in learning engineering and adjacent fields.

Co-chair of the Higher Education MIG (IEEE ICICLE).

Cognitive scientist and expert on expertise studies, cognitive task analysis, and human-centered computing. Co-author of foundational CTA methods and contributor to the science of expert knowledge elicitation in high-consequence domains.

Faculty in the Learning Engineering concentration within the JHU MEd in Learning Design and Technology. Contributes to the LENS program’s focus on human capability development as a system-level engineering challenge, with emphasis on high-consequence domains and the intersection of learning science and human systems integration.

Co-chair of the pK-12 MIG: learning engineering in preK–12 contexts, instructional design, and analytics-informed improvement.