Mimi Recker

2830 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322

(435) 797-2692
(435) 797-2693 (fax)
Office: EDUC 215, 229

Mimi Recker

Professor, Department Head

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Research & Teaching

Description of Research Interests
Research interests include design and evaluation of interactive learning environments; educational uses of new media, information, and communication technologies; human-computer interaction; models of multimedia information access; social context of dynamic information ecologies.
Research Keywords
digital libraries, interactive learning environments
Background and Experience
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Ph.D., 1992
University of Pennsylvania
BA, Mathematics
Selected Publications and Presentations

see itls.usu.edu/~mimi/rsch_pub.html

Grants
Principal investigator

 

•    The Last Mile. M. Recker (PI), Andrew Walker (Co-PI), National Science Foundation, NSDL program, $150, 000, 2009-2011.
•    Project Tomorrow Supplement to Digital Libraries go to School. M. Recker (PI), Kaye Howe (CoPI, UCAR). National Science Foundation, TPC program, $130,000, 2006-2007.
•    Digital Libraries go to School. M. Recker (PI), Kaye Howe (CoPI, UCAR). National Science Foundation, TPC program, $361,200, 2006-2009.
•    DLConnect: Connecting underserved teachers and students with NSDL learning resources and tools. M. Recker (PI), Jim Dorward (CoPI). National Science Foundation, DUE program, $364,000. Funded. Proposal is a collaborative with Eastern Michigan University, 2004-2007.
•    Integrating and Extending the Instructional Architect, M. Recker, PI, Dorward, CoPIs. National Science Foundation, NSDL program, $306,000, 2003-2005.
•    Social activity in educational digital libraries: community, tools, and resources for learning. CILT seed grant program. 2002. $15,000. Wes Shumar, PI. Chris Hoadley, Mimi Recker, K. Ann Renninger, Mark Schlager, CoPIs.
•    The Instructional Architect, National Science Foundation, Digital Libraries Program. 2000-2003, $400,000. Principle investigator. Co-PI: Jim Dorward.
•    The Instructional Architect, Matching funds from Utah State University, 2000-2002, $20,000. Mimi Recker (PI), Jim Dorward (Co-PI).
•    An educational recommender system, Utah State University, New faculty grant, 2000-2001, $15,000.
•    Networked learning communities: Building infrastructure and evaluating impact, with John Greenwood and Peter Stevens, Commerce. VUW Internal Grant, 1996-1998.
•    A strategy for information technology education in teacher education, with Prof. Philip Sallis, Otago University. Funding from Information Technology Association of New Zealand, 1996.
•    Information on Asia: A Case Study of Evaluating and Categorising Web Sites, with Tim Beal. VUW Internal grants, 1996.
•    Promoting Effective Learning Interactions in Distributed Multimedia Educational Environments, Principal Investigators: Ashwin Ram, M. Recker. National Science Foundation SUCCEED program, 1995-1996.
•    Towards a Cognitively-Consistent Visualization-Based Computing Environment for Design Exploration, Principal Investigators: Ashok Goel, James Foley, T. Govindaraj and Mimi Recker. Georgia Tech's Educational Technology Institute, Cognitive Science Program, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center and College of Computing, 1993 - 1994.
•    Integrating multiple types of courseware in exploratory educational environments, Principal Investigator: Ashwin Ram and Mimi Recker. Co-Principal Investigators: George Li, John Stasko, Albert Badre. Supporting Investigators: Jim Foley, Mike McCracken. National Science Foundation SUCCEED, 1993 - 1994. The report from a 1994 NSF site visit rated the project as "excellent" and "visionary."
Professional Memberships
American Educational Research Association

Student Advisement

People
Post-doctoral Fellow Advising
David Wiley, 2000-2001.

Doctoral Student Advising
Tyler Griffin  (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, May 2007, Utah State University). Member of committee.
Deonne Dawson (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, May 2007, Utah State University). Advisor.
Jim Rogers (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, May 2007, Utah State University). Advisor.
Elizabeth Lenell (Ph.D. Cognitive Science, December 2006, University of Colorado, Boulder). Member of committee.
Tom Birch  (Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, August 2006, Utah State University). Member of committee.
Stacie Gomm (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, August 2004, Utah State University). Advisor (currently Vice President for Information Technology at Utah State University).
Joel Duffin  (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, December 2003, Utah State University). Member of committee.
Andrew E. Walker (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, December 2002 Utah State University). Advisor (currently Assistant Professor at Utah State University).
David DeBry  (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, May 2002, Utah State University). Member of committee.
Kwangsoo, K. and Chen, K.  (Ph.D. Instructional Technology, May 2001, Utah State University). Member of committee.
Cox, M. (Ph.D. Computer Science, 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology). Member of committee.

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