Dr. Steve Villachica holds a B.A. in English, an M.A. in Computer Technology in Education, and a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, all from the University of Northern Colorado. He has consulted and worked in business, government, and non-profit settings for more than 25 years, and joined the faculty of Instructional and Performance Technology in the College of Engineering at Boise State University in 2007. In collaboration with colleagues, he has created large-scale performance support systems, e-learning, instructor-led training, job aids, and a host of award-winning performance improvement solutions for pharmaceutical companies, law enforcement agencies, securities companies and regulators, the Intelligence Community, and others. Dr. Villachica’s research interests focus on identifying and leveraging expert performance throughout organizations. He is particularly interested in the application of problem solving and decision-making, cognitive task analysis, cognitive apprenticeships, and performance support systems to instructional design. At Boise State, he is part of the Engineering Education Research to Practice (E²R2P) team, funded by the National Science Foundation, a project that seeks to create a "sounding board" involving a broad spectrum of stakeholders drawn from across the university to oversee curriculum development and change efforts.
Articles & Conference Proceedings
Partnering to Improve Engineering Learning and Performance (with Donald Plumlee, Linda Huglin, and Shannon Rist), Proceedings of the 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2012)
Our effort addresses the question: How can successes in engineering education research translate into widespread...
Engineering Education Research to Practice (E²R2P): NSF Grant 1037808 (with Donald G. Plumlee, Linda Huglin, and Drew Borresen), Proceedings of the 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2011)
The E²R2P team employs a unique interdisciplinary approach to facilitate faculty adoption of research-based educational...
Surviving Troubled Times: Five Best Practices for Training Solutions (with Donald A. Stepich), Performance Improvement (2011)
Although executives in the current economic downturn have often downsized human resource, training, and performance...
Root Causes of Errant Ordered Radiology Exams: Results of a Needs Assessment (with Benjamin D. Duman, Seung Youn Chyung, and Donald Winiecki), Performance Improvement (2011)
A comprehensive needs assessment was conducted at ATA hospital to determine the root causes of...
Surviving Troubled Times: Five Best Practices for Training Professionals (with Donald A. Stepich), Performance Improvement Quarterly (2010)
With the current economic downturn and signs of an emerging recovery, executives are trying to...
Contributions to Books
Instructional Design and Human Performance Technology: Cousins But Not Twins (with W. R. Foshay and Donald A. Stepich), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (Forthcoming) (2013)
Cognitive Task Analysis: Research and Experience (with Deborah Stone), Handbook of Improving Performance in the Workplace (2010)
This chapter will introduce CTA by broadly describing the research and experience base supporting this...
Performance Support Systems (with D. L. Stone), Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Improving Individual and Organizational Performance Worldwide (1999)
Presentations
Immersive Learning Simulations: Cutting Through the Hype (with Deborah L. Stone), TechKnowledge Conference and Exposition, American Society for Training and Development (2012)
Surviving Troubled Times: Five Strategies for Training Professionals (with Donald A. Stepich), Annual Conference of the International Society for Performance Improvement (2011)
The current economic downturn is an opportunity for human performance technologists to focus on improving...