Dr. Ross Perkins joined the faculty of the Educational Technology Department as an
Assistant Professor in 2008. He has a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. His dissertation title was
"The Role of Context in Instructional Design: A Case Study Examining the
Re-purposing of Web-based Master's Degree Courses for Use in Malawi". Dr.
Perkins has written and presented on a variety of topics related to instructional
technology and design including distance education programs, virtual environments, and
STEM education.

Articles

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ICT International: Developing an “International Issues in ICT” Course, TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning (2011)

Given that educational or instructional technology graduate programs are preparing students to work in a...

 

Defining Quality in Distance Education: Examining National and International Standards for Online Learning (with Barbara Lockee, Ken Potter, John Burton, and Sigrid G. Kreb), Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning (2011)

What factors determine the quality of distance-delivered instruction? Given the rapid proliferation of distance education...

 

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Using Research-Based Practices to Increase Response Rates of Web-Based Surveys, EDUCAUSE Quarterly (2011)

An office of information technology at any institution of higher education must not only maintain...

 

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From Silent Film to YouTube™ : Tracing the Historical Roots of Motion Picture Technologies in Education (with Chareen Snelson), Journal of Visual Literacy (2009)

This article traces the historical roots of YouTube™ and online video to examine it within...

 

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Challenges and Questions Concerning “Culturally-Sensitive Design”, TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning (2008)
 

Contributions to Books

Building Human Capacity in Malawi: Contextual Considerations in Instructional Technology Project Implementation (with J. K. Burton and B. B. Lockee), Educational Media & Technology Yearbook (2005)
 

Presentations

Bridging the Valley of Death: A 360 Approach to Understanding Adoption of Innovations in Engineering Education (with Kirsten A. Davis and Sondra M. Miller), 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2011)

There is a nationwide need to better translate engineering education research into the classroom setting....

 

Building a Virtual Information and Communications Technology Library for Educators, Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education Annual Conference (2007)

The “Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Library” is real location in a virtual world. Its...