Roy Pea
Scholar

Roy Pea

Google Scholar ID: N7VWLEwAAAAJ
David Jack Professor of Learning Sciences and Education, and Computer Science (Courtesy)
Learning scienceseducational technologiescollaborative learningSTEM learning
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
12,469
 
H-index
45
 
i10-index
114
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
82
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Co-authored the 2010 National Education Technology Plan, co-edited books such as 'Learning Analytics in Education' (2018), 'The Routledge Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning' (2020), and 'AI in Education' (2022). Also a co-author of National Academy of Sciences publications: 'How People Learn' (2000) and 'Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology' (2003). Recipient of multiple honors including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Education, Association for Psychological Science, among others.
Research Experience
  • Served as Co-Director and Co-PI of the NSF-funded LIFE Center (2004-2014), focusing on developing and testing principles about the social foundations of human learning across informal and formal environments. Involved in numerous projects related to educational technology and the learning sciences.
Education
  • Specific details regarding degrees, schools attended, and advisors are not provided.
Background
  • Founder and Director of the PhD program in Learning Sciences and Technology Design; Director of H-STAR Institute; Professor of Education and, by courtesy, of Computer Science. His research interests include technology-enhanced learning, theories of learning in complex domains, and socially supported practices with technology.
Miscellany
  • President of the International Society for the Learning Sciences from 2004 to 2005; served as a Director for Teachscape, a video-based teacher professional development services company he co-founded with CEO Mark Atkinson, from 1999 to 2009.