Roy Pea
Past Positions
(1986-1988)
- Associate Professor of Educational Communication and Technology, New York University, NY
(1988-1991)
- Senior Research Scientist and Consulting Professor, The Institute for Research on Learning at Stanford University, School of Education, Stanford, CA
(1991-1996)
- John Evans Professor of Education and the Learning Sciences, Joint appointment in Psychology, Founder and Chair of Learning Sciences Ph.D. Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
(1993-1996)
- Dean of School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1974-1977
- Rhodes Scholarship: Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
2000-2003
- California Council on Science and Technology (Elected)
2004-2005
- President, International Society for the Learning Sciences
He is a Fellow of the
- National Academy of Education,
- Association for Psychological Science,
- The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences,
- and the American Educational Research Association
Publications and research are on topics such as
- distributed cognition,
- learning and education fostered by advanced technologies
- on-line communities,
- digital video collaboratories
- wireless handheld computers
6 books
141 Articles
How innovations in computing and communications technologies can influence learning, thinking, collaboration, and educational systems.
Current Positions
2001-Present
Professor of Education and the Learning Sciences
Founded and currently directs the Ph.D. program in Learning Sciences and Technology Design (LSTD).
Director of the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning
Faculty Co-Director of the campus-wide Media-X Industry Program
Awards and honors
Publications
Education
BA in philosophy and psychology from Michigan State University (1974)
Research
PhD in developmental psychology from Oxford University (1978). (Advisor: Jerome S. Bruner)
Since 1981, Dr. Pea has been exploring how information technologies can support and advance learning and teaching
Sources
Interests
Bridging the sciences of informal and formal learning.
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