Robert Atkinson
Associate Professor
Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Sch
Arizona State University
United States of America
Biography
Associate Professor Robert Atkinson holds a joint appointment in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering in the Ira A. Schools of Engineering and the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation in the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College. He earned an Applied Cognitive Science Ph.D. in 1999 from University of Wisconsin, Madison with a minor in statistics and research design. He joined the ASU faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor after teaching for three years at Mississippi State University.
Research Interest
Personalized learning, social media, learner analytics, mobile learning, cognitive science, usability testing, human-computer interaction
Publications
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Greer, M., Lin, L., & Atkinson, R. K. (2016). Using a computer game to teach school-aged children about asthma. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2015.1135469
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Hancock-Niemic, M. A., Lin, L., Atkinson, R. K., Renkl, A., & Wittwer, J. (2016). Example-based learning: exploring the use of matrices and problem variability. Educational Technology Research and Development, 64(1), 115-136. DOI: 10.1007/s11423-015-9403-8
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Lin, L., & Atkinson, R. (2016). Educational technologies: Challenges, applications and learning outcomes. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
