CURRICULUM VITAE
Wayne A. Nelson
2018
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026
Education
Ed. D. (1989) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
VA.
M. A. (1979) University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
B. A. (1976) South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
Professional Employment
2016 – Adjunct Online Instructor, Ashford University, San Diego, CA.
• teach online course: Trends & Issues Inst. Design & Tech. Online Learning
• teach online course: Promoting Student Success in the Online Learning
2012 – Faculty Fellow for Online Learning and Assessment, Office of the
Provost/Information Technology Services, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
• design and conduct faculty development activities for online teaching and
innovative pedagogical strategies
• lead initiatives to integrate technologies into classrooms
• coordinate Excellence in Undergraduate Education grant program
1999- 2012 Professor – Department of Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
• teach master’s courses in instructional software design, interactive multimedia,
instructional technology, authoring systems
• chair and serve on master's and doctoral committees
1995 - 2010 Professor (1999) and Department Chairman - Department of
Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
Edwardsville, IL.
• provide administrative leadership for department of 12 faculty members and four
graduate programs
• coordinate fiscal and clerical administration of department
• represent department at school and university levels, and in the community
1993- 1999 Associate Professor and Department Chairman - Department of
Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
Edwardsville, IL.
• provide administrative leadership for department of 12 faculty members and four
graduate programs
• coordinate fiscal and clerical administration of department
• represent department at school and university levels, and in the community
• teach doctoral courses in cognitive science, research design, learning and
development
• teach master’s courses in educational psychology, instructional design, interactive
multimedia, instructional technology, computer programming, authoring systems
• teach undergraduate courses in educational psychology, audio-visual methods,
computer programming
• chair and serve on master's and doctoral committees
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1988-1993 Assistant Professor - Department of Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
• teach doctoral courses in cognitive science, research design, learning and
development
• teach master’s courses in educational psychology, instructional design, interactive
multimedia, instructional technology, computer programming, authoring systems
• teach undergraduate courses in educational psychology, audio-visual methods,
computer programming
• chair and serve on master's and doctoral committees
1987-1988 Graduate Teaching Assistant - College of Education, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA
• teach undergraduate courses in educational psychology and computer literacy.
1986-1987 Research Assistant - Education Microcomputer Lab, College of Education,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
• consult with users and tutor students, develop software.
• schedule lab activities, repair and maintain lab equipment.
1980-1988 Assistant Professor - Department of Music, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
• coordinate Professional Music Degree Program
• teach courses in general and instrumental music.
• direct ensembles and perform in recitals and concerts.
• assist with drama, television, video and sound recording productions.
1979-1980 Instructor - Department of Music, Northern Montana College, Havre, MT
• teach general and instrumental music courses, and private lessons.
• direct performing ensembles.
Professional Honors
May, 1986 Hurt Faculty Achievement Award - Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
Presented for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Publications
Bueno, K. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1993). Collaborative second language learning with a
contextualized computer environment. Journal of Educational Multimedia and
Hypermedia, 2 (2), 177-208.
Hull, G. L., & Nelson, W. A. (1991). Instructional needs analysis of the U. S. Army
Recruiting Command (USAREC) on-the-job recruiter training program (Report No.
1590). Washington, DC: U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social
Sciences.
Nelson, W. A. (1988). Problem solving and software design. Computers in the Schools,
4 (3/4), 199-208. (Reprinted in Reed, W. M., & Burton, J. K. (Eds.). Educational
computing and problem solving. New York: Haworth Press.)
Nelson, W. A. (1988). What does it mean to teach? Ferrum Review, 7, 30-33.
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Nelson, W. A. (1989). Artificial intelligence knowledge acquisition techniques for
instructional development. Educational Technology Research and Development,
37(3), 81-94.
Nelson, W. A. (1991). Mapping the structure of hypermedia documents. HyperNEXUS:
Journal of Hypermedia and Multimedia Studies, 1 (3), 5-7.
Nelson, W. A. (1994). Efforts to improve computer-based instruction: The role of
knowledge representation and knowledge construction in hypermedia systems.
Computers in the Schools, 10 (3/4),371-399.
Nelson, W. A. (1994). Analyzing user interactions with hypermedia systems. Computer
Graphics, 28(1), 43-45.
Nelson, W. A. (2000). Gagne' and the new technologies of instruction. In R. Richey
(Ed.), The Legacy of Robert M. Gagné (pp. 229-252). Syracuse, NY: ERIC
Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.
Nelson, W. A. (2003). Problem solving through design. In D. Knowlton & D. Sharp (Eds.),
Problem-based learning in the information age (pp.39-44). San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass.
Nelson, W. A. (2013). Design, research, and design research: Synergies and
contradictions. Educational Technology, 53(1), 3-11.
Nelson, W. A. (2013). A lucid view of design and research in education. Educational
Technology, 53(4), 54-56.
Nelson, W. A. (2014). The many facets of design and research in instructional design. In
B. Hokanson & A. Gibbons (Eds.), Design in educational technology: Design
thinking, design processes and the design studio (pp. 125-141). New York: Springer.
Nelson, W. A., Andris, J., & Keefe, D. (1991). Technology where they least expect it: A
computer-intensive teacher education curriculum. Computers in the Schools 8
(1/2/3), 103-109.
Nelson, W. A., Bueno, K. A., & Hufstutler, S. (1999). If you build it, they will come, but
how will they use it? Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 32 (2), 270-
286.
Nelson, W. A., & Knowlton, D. (2005). “Learning through Design” as a Strategy for
Faculty Development: Lessons Learned in a Teacher Education Setting. In M. Orey ,
J. McClendon, & R. Branch (Eds.). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
(pp. 29-36). Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited.
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Nelson, W. A., Magliaro, S. G., & Sherman, T. M. (1988). The intellectual content of
instructional design. Journal of Instructional Development, 11 (1), 29-35.
Nelson, W. A., & Palumbo, D. (1992). Learning, instruction and hypermedia. Journal of
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1 (3), 287-299.
Nelson, W. A., & Palumbo, D. B. (2013). When design meets Hollywood: Instructional
design in a production studio environment. In B. Hokanson & A. Gibbons (Eds.),
Design in educational technology: Design thinking, design processes and the
design studio (pp. 75-88). New York: Springer.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1995). Chronicles of Teaching: A computer-based system
to support communication and reflection about teaching. Computers and
Human Behavior 11 (3/4), 649-660.
Nelson, W. A., & Thomeczek, M. (2006). Design as a focus for technology integration:
Lessons learned from a PT3 project. Computers in the Schools, 23(3/4), 93-104.
(Simultaneously published in Johnson, D. L., & Kongrith, K., (Eds.). Teaching
teachers to use technology. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.).
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1993). Development principles for intelligent tutoring
systems: Integrating cognitive theory into the development of computer-based
instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 41 (1), 59-72.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1997). The impact of situated cognition: Instructional
design paradigms in transition. In C. Dills & A. Romiszowski (Eds.), Instructional
development paradigms (pp. 283-296). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational
Technology Publications.
Richey, R., & Nelson, W. A. (1995). Developmental research. In D. Jonassen (Ed.),
Handbook for research on educational communications and technology. New
York: MacMillan.
Richey, R., Klein, J. D., & Nelson, W. A. (2004). Developmental research. In D. Jonassen
(Ed.), Handbook for research on educational communications and technology
(2
nd
ed.) (pp. 1099-1130). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Theodore, P. A., & Nelson, W. A. (2004). Distinctive features of computer-mediated
bulletin board discussions. International Journal of Instructional Technology and
Distance Learning, 1(8), 45-56.
Thomeczek, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (2005). Potential barriers and opportunities for
ubiquitous computing in higher education. In S. Powers and K. Janz (Eds.),
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Ubiquitous and pervasive computing in higher education. (pp. 123-132). Terra
Haute, IN: Curriculum Research and Development Center, Indiana State University.
Published Conference Proceedings
Andris, J. A., Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1993). LEAPINGS into the future: Using
instructional design to develop an integrated preservice teacher education
computer curriculum. Proceedings of the annual Technology in Teacher Education
Conference. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in
Education.
Nelson, W. A. (1989). Visual representation of menu items in computer systems. In R.
A. Braden, D. G. Beauchamp, L. W. Miller, & D. M. Moore (Eds.), About visuals:
Research, teaching and applications (Readings from the 20th Annual Conference
of the International Visual Literacy Association). (pp. 313-319). Blacksburg, VA:
Virginia Tech.
Nelson, W. A. (1990). Effects of adjunct questions on learning from hypertext. In D.
Dalton (Ed.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual International Association for the
Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems Conference. (pp. 368-
372). Columbus, OH: ADCIS International.
Nelson, W. A. (1993). Knowledge acquisition and interface design for learning on
demand systems. In P. R. Hyde, & R. B. Loftin (Eds.), Proceedings of the
Contributed Sessions: 1993 Conference on Intelligent Computer-Aided Training
and Virtual Environment Technology. Vol II. (pp. 321-327). Houston, TX: Software
Technology Branch, NASA/Johnson Space Center.
Nelson, W. A. (1996). Gagné’s impact on the development of new technologies. In
Simonson, M. E., et al., (Eds.), Eighteenth Annual Proceedings of the Association for
Educational Communications and Technology. Washington, DC: Association for
Educational Communications and Technology.
Nelson, W. A., Bueno, K. A., & Md. Yusof, S. (1991). Design, development and testing
of a contextualized computer environment for Spanish language acquisition. In D.
Dalton (Ed.), Proceedings of the33rd International ADCIS Conference (pp.209-218):
Columbus, OH: ADCIS International.
Nelson, W. A., Harmon, S. W., Orey, M. A., & Palumbo, D. B. (1993). Techniques for
analysis and evaluation of user interactions with hypermedia systems. In H. Maurer
(Ed.), Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Annual - 1993 (pp. 585-588),
Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
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Nelson, W., & Knowlton, D. (2002). Faculty Development by Design. Society for
Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2002(1),
666-668. [Online]. Available: http://dl.aace.org/10862.
Nelson, W. & Schmitz, M. (2016). Changing institutional paradigms for online education:
A cautionary design and development tale. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World
Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher
Education 2016 (pp. 38-44). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of
Computing in Education.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1994). Learning how to teach: A computer-based
system to enhance teacher reflection. In M. Simonson (Ed.), Sixteenth Annual
Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1994). The Teacher Chronicles: Using a case-based
multimedia system to support reflection by beginning teachers. In EDMEDIA ‘94 -
World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. Charlottesville,
VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1996). Chronicles of Teaching: Using computer-based
communication to tell stories and reflect about teaching. In D. C. Edelson & E. A.
Domeshek (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on the Learning
Sciences (pp. 243-248). Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of
Computers in Education.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1990). How to apply intelligent tutoring design principles
to the design of computer-based instruction. In D. Dalton (Ed.), Proceedings of the
32nd Annual International of the Association for the Development of Computer-
Based Instructional Systems. (pp. 377-382). Columbus, OH: ADCIS International.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1991). Using intelligent tutoring system design principles
to integrate cognitive theory into computer-based education. In M. Simonson &
C. Hargrave (Eds.), Thirteenth Annual Proceedings of the Association for
Educational Communications and Technology (pp. 611-624). Washington, DC:
Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1994). Situated learning and the limits of applying the
results of these data to the theories of situated cognition. In M. Simonson (Ed.),
Sixteenth Annual Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications
and Technology. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications
and Technology.
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Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1994). Visualization techniques for examining learner
interactions with hypermedia environments. In M. Simonson (Ed.), Sixteenth Annual
Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology .
Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Conference Papers
Crooks, S., Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1999, February). Using multimedia and
computer conferencing to enhance problem based learning. Paper presented at
the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Houston, TX.
Joyner, O., Nelson, W. A., M.-Yusof, S., Ardhana, W., & Lertchalolarn, C. (1990,
February). A study to test the efficacy in an Asian culture of a translated learning
styles test instrument previously written in English and validated in a western
culture. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational
Research Association. Clearwater, FL.
Nelson, W. A. (1987, February). Item representation in a menu selection task: the role
of graphics in the human-computer interface. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Boston, MA.
Nelson, W. A. (1987, April). Knowledge organization and procedural differences in
expert and novice instructional designers. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Educational Research Association. Washington, DC.
Nelson, W. A. (1988, February). Solving instructional design problems: An examination
of the "systems" approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Educational Research Association. Miami, FL.
Nelson, W. A. (1988, April). The interface is half the battle: Design considerations for
the development of expert systems for instructional design. Paper presented at
the annual conference of the International Association for Computing in
Education. New Orleans, LA.
Nelson, W. A. (1989, February). Developing expert systems from instructional design
algorithms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational
Research Association. Savannah, GA.
Nelson, W. A. (1989, February). Effects of content representations on the
development of instructional objectives. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Savannah, GA.
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Nelson, W. A. (1989, March). Development and testing of an expert system for aiding
instructional media selection decisions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the International Association for Computing in Education. San Francisco, CA.
Nelson, W. A. (1990, February). The structure of instructional design knowledge. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association.
Clearwater, FL.
Nelson, W. A. (1991, April). Adjunct questions as a learning strategy for hypertext
documents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1991, April). Effects of prior knowledge and task characteristics on
information access in hypertext documents. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1991, August). Learner modeling for intelligent hypermedia
environments. Paper presented at the International Conference on the Learning
Sciences, Evanston, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, April). Adaptive hypermedia instructional systems: Possibilities for
learner modeling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Nelson, W. A. (2008, April). Design studios: Reflecting practice in pedagogy. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Diego, CA.
Nelson, W. A. (2012, April). Instructional Design and Design Research: Where Are We,
and Where Are We Headed? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.
Nelson, W. A. (2012, April). Learning Experience Design: Principles and Processes. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Vancouver, BC.
Nelson, W. A. (2012, July). The many facets of design and research in instructional
design. Paper presented at the AECT 2012 Summer Research Symposia, Louisville,
KY.
Nelson, W. A. (2012, July). Instructional design in a studio environment: What happens
when design meets Hollywood?. Paper presented at the AECT 2012 Summer
Research Symposia, Louisville, KY.
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Nelson, W. A., Andris, J., & Keefe, D. (1990, May). Technology where they least
expect it: A computer-intensive teacher education curriculum. Paper presented
at the Technology and Teacher Education Conference. Greenville, NC.
Nelson, W. A., Bush, L., & Rhodes, S. (2001, April). A learning environment for learning
about learning environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
Nelson, W. A., & Bueno, K. (1999, February). Adopted and invented learning strategies
in a multimedia learning environment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Houston, TX.
Nelson, W. A., & Bueno, K. A. (1999, April). Adopted and invented learning strategies
in a multimedia learning environment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CA.
Nelson, W. A., Harmon, S. Orey, M. A., & Palumbo, D. (1993, June). Techniques for
analysis and evaluation of user interactions with hypermedia systems. Panel
discussion at ED-MEDIA ‘93 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia and
Hypermedia, Orlando, FL.
Nelson, W. A., & Joyner, O. (1990, February). Effects of document complexity and
organization on learning from hypertext. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Clearwater, FL.
Nelson, W. A., & McCoy, L. (1988, February). Development of logical reasoning skills
through computer programming instruction. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Miami, FL.
Nelson, W. A., & Mohammed.-Yusof, S. (1991, November). Intelligent tutoring with
Hypertalk: Who needs Lisp or Prolog? Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems, St.
Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A., & Orey, M. A. (1991,April). Reconceptualizing the instructional design
process: Lessons learned from cognitive science. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Nelson, W. A., Palumbo, D. B., & Orey, M. A. (2010, February). Designing and design-
based research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Educational Research Association, Savannah, GA.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. (1994, February). Learning how to teach: A computer-
based system to enhance teacher reflection. Paper presented at the annual
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meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology,
Nashville, TN.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. (1994, February). Learning how to teach: A computer-
based system to enhance teacher reflection. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1995, March). Using computer technology to support
reflection on classroom practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, SC.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1995, April). Technological support for beginning
teachers: A multimedia computer system for sharing stories and reflecting on
classroom practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. (1996, April). Constructivism and classroom teaching: How
computer-supported collaborative learning can help beginning teachers. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, New York, NY.
Nelson, W. A., Wellings, P., & Palumbo, D. (2001, April). Combining technology and
narrative in a learning environment for workplace training. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.
Nelson, W. A., Wellings, P., Palumbo, D. B. & Smith, R. E. (2003, June). Supporting
learning with content, tools and community: Thinking outside of the learning
management system box. Paper presented at ED-MEDIA ’02 World Conference on
Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Honolulu, HI.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1988, February). Reconstructive versus reproductive
processes for addition facts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Eastern Educational Research Association. Miami, FL.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1994, February). Situated learning and the limits of
applying the results of these data to theories of situated cognition. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational
Communications and Technology, Nashville, TN.
Orey, M. A., & Nelson, W. A. (1994, February). Visualization techniques for examining
learner interactions with hypermedia environments. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, Nashville, TN.
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Orey, M. A., Nelson, W. A., & Burton, J. K. (1988, August). Ashcraft and Baroody: An
eclectic alternative. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association. Atlanta, GA.
Polite, M.M., Krchniak, S., & Nelson, W. A. (1993, February). Paradigms for educational
change: Why school restructuring alone doesn’t work. Research symposium
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association,
Clearwater, FL.
Richey, R., Smith, P., Ragan, T., Fields, D., & Nelson, W. A. (1996, February). The Legacy
of Robert M. Gagné. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Indianapolis, IN.
Smith, R. E., Gallagher, W., & Nelson, W. A. (1995, March). The cutting edge in case
studies: Using computers to enhance understanding of classroom situations.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Teacher Education,
Detroit, MI.
Smith, R. E., Nelson, W. A., & Gallagher, W. (1994, February). Learning how to teach: A
computer-based system to enhance teacher reflection. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta, GA.
Smith, R. E., Nelson, W. A., & Gallagher, W. (1996, February). A gateway to teacher
reflection in the classroom: Using computers to enhance understanding of
classroom situations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of
Teacher Educators, St. Louis, MO.
Theodore, P. & Nelson, W. A. (2005, January). Using Computer-mediated Bulletin Board
Discussions to Facilitate Interaction among Pre-Service Teacher Education Students.
Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education., Honolulu, HI.
Presentations and Seminars
Bueno, K., & Nelson, W. A. (1991, March). A contextualized computer environment for
elementary Spanish. Presented at the annual Midwest Education and Technology
Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Mohammed-Yusof, S., & Nelson, W. A. (1991, March). Intelligent tutoring in a
hypermedia environment. Presented at the annual Midwest Education and
Technology Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1989, March). Expert assistance for media selection: Some possibilities.
Presented at the annual Midwest Education and Technology Conference. St.
Louis, MO.
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Nelson, W. A. (1989, October). Using spreadsheets to enhance mathematics
instruction. Presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Council of Teachers of
Mathematics. Peoria, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1990, March). Learning by browsing: Information seeking within
hypertext documents. Paper presented at the annual Midwest Education and
Technology Conference. St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, September) Multimedia for Learning and Instruction. Presented
at seminar sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc. and Advanced Systems and
Peripherals, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, October). Knowledge mapping: An instructional strategy for
hypermedia systems. Presented at the Hypermedia ‘92 Conference, Bloomington,
IN.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, October). Hypermedia and instruction: Incorporating theories of
knowledge representation and knowledge construction. Presented at the
Hypermedia ‘92 Conference, Bloomington, IN.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, September) Multimedia for Learning and Instruction. Presented
at seminar sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc. and Advanced Systems and
Peripherals, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, November) Multimedia for Learning and Instruction. Presentation
at seminar sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1992, December). Computer-assisted assessment. Presentation at
Science Conference ‘92, sponsored by Illinois Educational Service Center #16,
Project for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, and the Illinois Science
Teachers Association. Edwardsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1993, February). Computer-assisted assessment. Christian-Montgomery
Regional Science Educators Symposium, sponsored by Central Illinois Educational
Service Center # 14, Illinois Educational Service Center #16, Sangamon State
University, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Carlinville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1993, April). Multimedia in the Classroom. Presentation made to faculty
at Jefferson City Schools, Jefferson City, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1993, May). Teachware in the University Classroom. Presentation made
to academic computing coordinators from area universities and community
colleges. Apple Market Center, St. Louis, MO.
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Nelson, W. A. (1993, September). Computer-based assessment. Illinois Science
Teachers Association, Collinsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1993, Feb.). Instructional design for classroom teachers. Edwardsville
Community Schools District No. 7. Edwardsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1994, June). Multimedia in the Classroom. Workshops presented for the
Office of Academic Computing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Nelson, W. A. (1994, October). Technology evaluation and status report. Riverview
Gardens School District, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1995, February). Technology in Education. Invited presentation to the
Hartford-Wood River School District’s Technology Committee, Wood River, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1995, April) The Schools of the Future, Invited participant for a televised
“town hall” meeting, KETC (Channel 9), St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1995, November). The Edwardsville School District Technology Plan.
Invited presentation to the Edwardsville School Board, Edwardsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1996). Learning with technology. Presentation for a grant writing
workshop sponsored by the Regional Technology Hub 5, Alton, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1997, January). Technology applications seminar. St. Clair County
Regional Office of Education, Belleville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1997, November). Asynchronous Learning. Invited presentation to the
Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1997, October). Engaged learning and technology. Alton-Riverbend
Conference, Alton, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1997, October). Models for instructional design. Invited presentation at
the annual meeting of the Media and Technology division, U. S. Department of
Veteran’s Affairs, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A. (1998, June). Alternative Models for Teaching. Engaged Learning
Institute, Belleville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (1998, June). Instructional Design Models and Processes. Seminar
presented for employees of the the Training Department, A. G. Edwards, Inc., St.
Louis, MO.
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Nelson, W. A. (1998, August). Learning Communities. Engaged Learning Institute,
Collinsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A. (2002, November). Instructional design: Why is it so important? Invited
keynote presentation at the Online Learning Conference, sponsored by the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A., & Crooks, S. M. (1997, April). New Approaches to Training: Learning as
a shared experience. St. Louis Chapter, American Society for Training and
Development, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A., Crooks, S. M., & Katayama, A. (1997, October). Learning, Instructional
Design, and Technology Development. A series of seminars presented at the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency, St. Louis, MO.
Nelson, W. A., & Loucks, M. (1994, March). Technology in Education. Presentation for
the faculty of the Edwardsville School District, Edwardsville, IL.
Nelson, W. A., Orey, M. A., & Palumbo, D. (1993, February). Analyzing and evaluating
user interactions with hypermedia systems. Research symposium presented at the
annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, FL.
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, R. E. (1993, May). Computers in the Science Curriculum.
Workshop for faculty at Blue Mound Schools, Blue Mound, IL.
Grants Received
Andris, J., Nelson, W. A., Beaman, M., & Hostetler, D. (1991). Equipment and software
for the Building III Computer Complex. Funded by the Excellence in
Undergraduate Education Grants Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
($30,317).
Lin, C., Nelson, W., Rossow, M., & Smith, S. (1991). Intelligent tutoring system prototypes
for engineering design. Funded by the Graduate School Special Research
Initiative, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ($10,000).
Nelson, W. A. (1988). A Descriptive Analysis of the Instructional Design Process.
Funded by the Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. ($3000).
Nelson, W. A. (1988). Formative Evaluation of an Expert System Designed to Aid
Instructional Media Selection Decisions. Funded by the Graduate School, Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville. ($1700).
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Nelson, W. A. (1991). The Teachware Project: Supporting effective undergraduate
education with computer technology. Funded by the Excellence in
Undergraduate Education Grants Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
($15,030).
Nelson, W. A. (1992). The Teachware Project: Phase II. Funded by the Excellence in
Undergraduate Education Grants Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
($22,236).
Nelson, W. A. (1992). Learning on demand: Exploring new architectures for learning
with computers. Funded by a grant from the Funded University Research program
of the Graduate School, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. ($6900).
Nelson, W. A. (1997). Chronicles of Teaching. Funded by the Regional Center for
Distance Learning and Multimedia Development, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale. ($750).
Nelson, W. A. (2001-2004). Plugging in to LITES. Funded by the Preparing Tomorrow’s
Teachers to Use Technology program, U. S. Department of Education, Washington,
DC. ($1,113,399).
Nelson, W. A., & Smith, S. (1990). Controlling computer-based instruction with neural
networks. Funded by the Faculty Development Fund, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville. ($5600).
Thomeczek, M., & Nelson, W. A. (2011). iCan Succeed: Literacy Education in Children
with Autism. Funded by the Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. ($12,951)
Professional Affiliations
American Educational Research Association
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Professional Activities
Discussant
• Psychology and Reading paper session at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Educational Research Association, 1989.
• Images and Imagery paper session at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Educational Research Association, 1990.
• Computers and Anxiety paper session at the annual meeting of the Eastern
Educational Research Association, 1993.
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• Learning Environments paper session at the annual meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, 2000.
• Scaffolding and Its Impact on Learning paper session at the annual meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, 2006.
• Visualization and Spatial Cognition paper session at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, 2007.
• Ways of Thinking About Design and Instruction paper session at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 2010
• Research-Based Frameworks for Instructional Design Education and Expertise
Development paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, 2011.
Reviewer
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Research in Education, 1990-1996.
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991-2013
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia,
1993-2013
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2002 – 2013
• Grant proposals for the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools
and Teaching, 1990.
• Grant proposals for the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Bilingual
Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Transitional Bilingual Education
Program, 1993.
• Research proposals for the meeting of the Association for Educational
Communications and Technology, Research and Theory Division.
• Research proposals for the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, 1998-present in the areas of Division C (Learning), Design
and Technology Special Interest Group, and the Instructional Technology
Special Interest Group.
• Textbooks for Educational Psychology published by Wadsworth (1991, 1992) and
Longman (1992).
• Textbook for Instructional Design published by Addison-Wesley, 1995.
Consultant
U. S. Army Recruiting Command and Army Research Institute, Washington, DC, 1990-
91.
• Conducted needs assessment used to validate and redesign training programs
for Army recruiters.
Southwestern Bell, St. Louis, MO, 1991.
• Created print-based instructional materials for a series of training modules.
Software Systems Specialists, St. Louis, MO, 1992.
• Evaluated instructional software created for health education of elementary
school students
Illinois Science Teachers Association, 1993.
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• Developed interactive assessment activities for grade 4 and grade 6 state
science testing
Human Code, Austin, TX, 1996-2000.
• Consulted on the design of curriculum and the learning strategies to be
embedded in products for LeapFrog Toys.
• Created and documented a design methodology for all projects undertaken by
the Learning Technologies division of the company.
• Provided field evaluation reports for Entertech, an interactive training system for
technology industry workers.
NewMetrics Corp., St. Louis, MO, 1996-1997.
• Designed training modules and online help for new software product.
J.K. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Boise, ID through Human Code, Austin, TX,
1999-2001.
• Worked as a consultant to design and deliver Teaching with Technology, a three-
year professional development project funded by the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson
Foundation.
Real Estate Appraisal Institute, Chicago, IL, 2000-2004.
• Worked with subject matter experts to design online training modules for
appraisers.
Foundation for Credit Education, 2006-2007
• Created an online training system and supported web-based real-time seminars.
Walt Disney Company, through MoWerks Learning, Athens, GA, 2009 – 2013.
• Created curriculum for content of interactive online games for children K-5,
• Participated on teams to design, develop, and evaluate online interactive
games.
Walt Disney Company, 2013-present
• Participated on teams to design curriculum materials for Disney Nature films.
Triangle Associates, St. Louis, MO, 2008-2016.
• Design, develop, manage hosting, and provide data analysis for online surveys,
including development of automated administrative tools and reporting system.
