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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Technology

Dr. Jesús H. Trespalacios came to Boise State University in 2013 from New Mexico State University. He has a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technologies from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, and a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Universidad Industrial de Santander. In addition to teaching in the Department of Educational Technology, Dr. Trespalacios also pursues his research interests in online education.

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Dr. Jesús H. Trespalacios came to Boise State University in 2013 from New Mexico State University. He has a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technologies from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, and a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Universidad Industrial de Santander. In addition to teaching in the Department of Educational Technology, Dr. Trespalacios also pursues his research interests in online education.

Articles (27)

Students’ Perceptions of Institutional Services and Online Learning Self-Efficacy (Jesús Trespalacios, Lida Uribe-Flórez, Patrick R. Lowenthal, et al.) American Journal of Distance Education (2023)

The purpose of this study was to explore new online students’ perceptions of self-efficacy and satisfaction with institutional resources. A mixed methods approach was used to better understand online students’ perceptions. During the first phase ...

Using Virtual Teams in Educational Settings: A Scoping Review (Shawna Jensen, Jesús Trespalacios, Chareen Snelson, et al.) Quarterly Review of Distance Education (2023)

Virtual teams are increasingly being utilized by organizations to connect employees across geographical boundaries and promote collaboration through communication technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to shift their employees to hybrid and remote settings. However, ...

Higher Education Leaders’ Perspectives of Accessible and Inclusive Online Learning (Amy Lomellini, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Chareen Snelson, et al.) Distance Education (2022)

Online learning can potentially meet increasingly diverse students’ needs in higher education, including disabled students. However, institutions have historically struggled in providing accessible and inclusive online learning. Higher education online learning leaders, those who manage ...

Exploring Teachers’ Technology Integration Self-Efficacy Through the 2017 ISTE Standards (Frank C. Gomez, Jesús Trespalacios, Yu-Chang Hsu, et al.) TechTrends (2022)

This quantitative study examined self-efficacy as a factor in teachers’ technology use and integration efforts in urban K-12 classroom settings of 327 Catholic school teachers in Southern California. This study employed an online survey that ...

Community and Connectedness in Online Higher Education: A Scoping Review of the Literature (Jesús Trespalacios, Chareen Snelson, Patrick R. Lowenthal, et al.) Distance Education (2021)

Community and connectedness are important concepts in online higher education. However, researchers debate how they are defined, operationalized, or enacted in practice. A scoping study was conducted to review the research literature on the extent, ...

Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching at a Midsized Liberal Arts University (Dana L. Shreaves, Yu-Hui Ching, Lida Uribe-Florez, et al.) Online Learning Journal (2020)

In this mixed-methods study, faculty perceptions of online teaching at a midsized liberal arts university were examined to better understand faculty acceptance and participation in online teaching at the university. Seventy-nine participants responded to a ...

Case Studies in Instructional Design Education: Students’ Communication Preferences During Online Discussions (Jesús Trespalacios and Lida J. Uribe-Flórez) E-Learning and Digital Media (2020)

The analysis of case studies is an important constructivist instructional strategy that shows potential for engaging students in asynchronous online discussions. However, little is known about the use of audio-based discussions to promote this type ...

Connecting Online Students to Their Higher Learning Institution (Shannon Skelcher, Dazhi Yang, Jesús Trespalacios, et al.) Distance Education (2020)

Establishing a sense of community is important for student success in online learning environments. However, how online graduate students experience a sense of community in higher learning institutions providing their courses or degree is an ...

Developing Online Sense of Community: Graduate Students' Experiences and Perceptions (Jesus Trespalacios and Lida J. Uribe-Florez) The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (2020)

Building a sense of community (SoC) is an important process in the success of distance education and students’ retention. However, developing a community in online learning environments is not an easy task. The purpose of ...

Knowledge Sharing and Virtual Community of Practice Potential in the U.S. Coast Guard's Afloat Community: A Qualitative Case Study (Lisa Rodman, Jesús Trespalacios, Patrick R. Lowenthal, et al.) Quarterly Review of Distance Education (2020)

Virtual communities of practice (VCoP) may provide the afloat community of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) greater opportunities for learning and professional development. The specific learning needs and well aligned with VCoP structure and ...

What Do They Really Like?: An Investigation of Students' Perceptions of Their Coursework in a Fully Online Educational Technology Program (Jesus Trespalacios and Patrick R. Lowenthal) Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (2019)

The higher education market space has become increasingly competitive during the past few years. For instance, there are now hundreds of fully online master’s programs in educational technology. Given this increased competition, it is more ...

Personalized Professional Learning and Teacher Self-Efficacy for Integrating Technology in K–12 Classrooms (Allison B. Hall and Jesús Trespalacios) Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education (2019)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of personalized professional learning in teachers’ comfort level and their self-efficacy toward information and communications technology (ICT). Four hundred and eighteen teachers completed the program ...

Doctoral E-Mentoring: Current Practices and Effective Strategies (David Byrnes, Lida J. Uribe-Flórez, Jesús Trespalacios, et al.) Online Learning Journal (2019)

Effective mentoring has been viewed as the cornerstone of a successful doctoral experience. Traditional doctoral education uses an apprenticeship model for mentoring to help students learn what is required as an academic professional. However, online ...

Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Interactions in a Blended Synchronous Learning Environment: A Case Study (Sheri Conklin, Jesus Trespalacios and Patrick Lowenthal) Quarterly Review of Distance Education (2019)

Blending learning environments are being adopted by an increasing number of educational institutions in order to offer flexibility to students. Although, blended synchronous learning environments have been around since early 2000s, there has been little ...

Knowledge-Sharing and Potential Virtual Communities of Practice in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Afloat Community: A Qualitative Pilot Study (Lisa Rodman and Jesús Trespalacios) TechTrends (2018)

Virtual communities of Practice (VCoP) offer a flexible option for professional development that may be employed by geographically dispersed communities. Due to unique and dynamic operational demands and a reduced training budget, the United States ...

Evaluation Instruments and Good Practices in Online Education (Sally J. Baldwin and Jesús Trespalacios) Online Learning (2017)

Chickering and Gamson’s (1987) Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education offers extensively researched and validated tenets for best practices in higher education. After a review of the literature, twenty-eight evaluation instruments currently used ...

Exploring Small Group Analysis of Instructional Design Cases in Online Learning Environments (Jesus Trespalacios) Online Learning (2017)

The case-based approach is a constructivist instructional strategy that helps students apply their emerging knowledge by studying design problems in authentic real-world situations. One important instructional strategy in case-based instruction is to analyze cases in ...

Implementing Service-Learning Through an Online Graduate Course in Instructional Design (Jesús H. Trespalacios, Tera Armstrong and Cynthia Goodwill) International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (2017)

The following paper describes a collaborative service-learning project done in an online graduate class on instructional design. With the help of the university's service-learning program, a community issue was identified related to encouraging underserved populations ...

Using VoiceThread to Facilitate Asynchronous Communication: A Design Case (Jesús Trespalacios) Perspectiva Empresarial (2016)

Online courses have traditionally used text as the only medium to communicate. However, new technologies make it easier than ever before to integrate audio and video communication into online courses. The purpose of this design ...

Effects of Personalization and Invitation Email Length on Web-Based Survey Response Rates (Jesús H. Trespalacios and Ross A. Perkins) TechTrends (2016)

Individual strategies to increase response rate and survey completion have been extensively researched. Recently, efforts have been made to investigate a combination of interventions to yield better response rates for web-based surveys. This study examined ...

Sense of Community, Perceived Learning, and Achievement Relationships in an Online Graduate Course (Jesus Trespalacios and Ross Perkins) Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (2016)

The ubiquity of online programs in higher education requires continued focus on designing instructional environments that improve students’ learning. We examine students’ perceptions of sense of community and learning, as well as academic achievement, using ...

Using Asynchronous Activities to Promote Sense of Community and Learning in an Online Course (Jesús Trespalacios and Jennifer Rand) International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (2015)

The purpose of this case study was to explore three asynchronous communication activities with graduate students in an online course. Asynchronous discussions transcripts, a sense of community survey, and a course evaluation questionnaire were used ...

Using a Learner-Centered Approach to Develop an Educational Technology Course (Mariam Abdelmalak and Jesús Trespalacios) International Journal of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (2013)

The article explores the structure of a graduate educational technology course that used a learner-centered approach to prepare students to be independent responsible learners. Key features of this approach were the balance of power between ...

Pearl Diver: Identifying Numbers on a Number Line (Jesus Trespalacios and Barbara Chamberlin) Teaching Children Mathematics (2012)

An interactive online educational game presents opportunities to understand rational numbers contextualizing the sea bottom as a number line.

The Learning Games Design Model: Immersion, Collaboration, and Outcomes-Driven Development (Barbara Chamberlin, Jesús Trespalacios and Rachel Gallagher) International Journal of Game-Based Learning (2012)

Instructional designers in the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University have developed a specific approach for the creation of educational games, one that has been used successfully in over 20 instructional design projects ...