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Dave Jonassen
University of Missouri Columbia Computer Mindtools for Critical Thinking
Biography David was born September 14, 1947 in Salem, New Jersey to Fleta and William Jonassen, both of whom preceded him in death. David H. Jonassen, aged 65, died Dec 2nd 2012 at his home in Columbia Mo, after living life fully. The last two years with advanced stage lung cancer. David leaves his beloved wife of 18 years, Rose Marra of Columbia, MO, and adored daughter Cristen Jonassen Underwood (Eric) of Westminster, CO. In his last year, Dave was blessed to get know his grandson Alexander David Underwood. When Alex climbs his first peak, his Opa will be with him in spirit. David also leaves brothers Stephen (Chicago, IL), and William (Clearwater, FL), sister Susan Shultz (Columbus IN) and nieces Kirsten, Caitlin, and Anna, and nephew Brandon. David earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Delaware in 1970 and 1972, respectively and his Ed.D. in Educational Media and Educational Psychology from Temple University in 1976. David has been a Professor of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology at the University of Missouri since 2000. In 2010 he was named Curators Professor the University of Missouris highest honor for world renowned scholars. Previously, he held professorships at Penn State University, the University of Colorado, Denver and the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Dave was known to say, Ive made many mistakes in my life but choice of career wasnt one of them. His scholarly record reflects this. Over his nearly 40 year academic career, he has written 37 books, 182 journal articles, and 67 book chapters as well as numerous other types of publications. He has made 400 presentations in the USA and 28 other countries. He has also been an invited visiting scholar in countries such as Australia, Austria, The Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. His work has attracted more than 12 million dollars in external funding from sources such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the Australian Research Council, NATO, and the European Union. Dave was the recipient of over 40 scholarly awards including 19 awards for outstanding publications and books, the 2001 Presidential Service Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Theory, both for Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Very recently, Dave was nominated and selected to become a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, and was the first recipient of AECTs David H. Jonassen Award for Excellence in Research, established in his honor.
Professional Research Areas
Cognitive tools (Mindtools) for learning Cognitive modeling/Cognitive task analysis Systems dynamics/systems modelling Problem solving
Research Interests Problem Solving Toward a Meta-Theory of Problem Solving Knowledge Representation Cognitive Modleing Cognitive Simulations Systems Modeling/Systems Dynamics Externalizing Knowledge Representations Mapping Knowledge Representations in Software Conveying, Assessing, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge
Technologies Computer Mindtools for Critical Thinking (Cognitive Tools) Expert Systems for Student Modeling and Cognitive Simulations
Professional Experiences Visiting Profesor, Faculty of Information Science, University of Bergen, Berge, Norway Visiting Faculty, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, February, 1999. National Science Foundation Site Visit Team, Greenfield Coalition, Detroit, MI, October, 1998 Organizing Committee, International Conference on Computers in Education (Asian), 1995 - present Instructional Designer, (National Distance Education Project), University of Brasilia, Brasil. October, 1996, September, 1998 Editorial Advisory Board, Intelligent Tutoring Media, 1995-6 Invited Participant, NSF Educational Technology Workshop, Vienna, VA, September 29October 2, 1995. Conference Chair, International Conference on Computers in Education, Singapore, December, 1995 Co-Director, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Conceptual Models for Designing Hypermedia, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 14-22, 1994. Advisory Board, Ed-Tech Review: International Forum on Educational Technology Issues and Applications (published by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1993Editorial Board, Association for Learning Technology Journal (published in U.K.), 1993Invited Member, International Federation for Information Processing, Archamps, France, September, 1993 Scientific Committee, International Open Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Representation, and Processing, Rzeszow University of Technology and the Polish Academy of Sciences, May, 1993
Program Evaluator, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulua Penang, Malaysia, March, 1993 Program Committee, Educational Media, International Conference, Orlando, June, 1993 Faculty, Interuniversitair Centrum voor Onderwikjsevaluatie, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en Universiteit Twente, Summer School, August 27-29, 1992. Editor, Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1991 -Program Committee, 4th International Conference on Computers and Learning, June 1720, 1992, Acadia University, Nova Scotia Co-Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Constructivistic Learning Environments, Leuven, Belgium, May 15-18, 1991. Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 1990-91 Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Cognitive Tools for Learning", Twente University, Enschede, NL, July 4-10, 1990 Editorial Board: Educational Technology: Research and Development, 1989-1993 Editorial Consultant: Educational Technology: Research & Development, 1988 Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Designing Hypertext for Learning", Tubingen, FRG, July 3-7, 1989. Contributing Editor, Educational Technology magazine, 1988-present Planning Task Force, Professional Trainer Series, American Society for Training and Development, Rocky Mountain Chapter. Educational Research Consultant/Coordinator, IBM Computer Assisted Instruction Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November, 1985-1986 Instructor, Study Skills and Strategies Course, Office of Orientation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984-5 Editorial Consultant, Educational Communications and Technology Journal, 1984 - 1988 Editorial Board, International Journal of Instructional Media, 1983- present Reviewer, Educational Media Products, Educational Technology magazine Newsletter Editor, SIG/Nonprint Media, American Society for Information Science, 1978 Instructional Designer, Undergraduate Teacher Media Preparation Project, Educational Media Department, Temple University, 1975-76 Television Production Technician, Cameraman, Floor Manager, Lighting Director, Teaching Resources Center, University of Delaware, 1966 - 1969 Business Manager, Producer, Announcer, WHEN Radio Station, University of Delaware, 1967 - 1969
Professional Association Activities
Association for Educational Communications and Technology Research and Theory Division Board of Directors, 1985-1988 President-Elect, 1986-87 President, 1987-89 Invited discussant, 1988-present Paper reviewer, 1983-present Division for Instructional Development Board, 1990-92 White House Task Force on Libraries and Information Services, 19791981 Microcomputer Committee, 1986-1989 Definition and Terminology Committee, 1986-1989
Division Council Representative, 1986 AECT Assembly, 1986-1988 Research on the Profession Committee American Educational Research Association Learning and Instruction Division o Reviewer, 1989-present Program Section Head, Division C, Learning Environments Section, 1997 Conference SIG/Text Design and Learner Strategies American Society for Training and Development, Rocky Mountain Chapter Professional Trainer Series Task Force Piedmont, NC Chapter, Program Committee National Society for Performance and Instruction Front Range Chapter, Presenter Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems SIG Theory and Research Conference Coordinator for Registration, October, 1985 Professors of Instructional Design and Technology Conference, Indiana University Program Planning Committee, 1987, 1989
Education Bachelor of Science, 1969 University of Delaware Business Administration/Finance
Master of Education, 1972 University of Delaware Elementary Education Master's Thesis: Programmed vs. Basal Approaches for Teaching Decoding Skills
Doctor of Education, 1976 Temple University Educational Media/ Educational Psychology
Dissertation: Videotape Interaction with the Self: Effects of Self-Confrontation as a Function of Extraversion and Neuroticism in College Students
Post-doctoral Study, 1977-1985 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Computer Science, Statistics, Philosophy
Awards EPDA Fellowship, University of Delaware, 1970-71 University Fellowship, Temple University, 1972 Masters Comprehensives, Passed with Honors, 1972. Doctoral Comprehensives, Passed with Distinction, 1975 Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1984. Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1986 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Journal Article Award, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1986 Research and Creative Works Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1988 Outstanding Instructional Communication. National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1988. Outstanding Systematic Practice, National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1988 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1989 James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1990. Honorable Mention, Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1990 Finalist, Outstanding Performance Improvement Quarterly Article Award, National Society for Performance and Instruction, March, 1990. Outstanding Instructional Communication. National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1990. Service Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1991. Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, February, 1992 with Tom Duffy Excellence in Research and Creative Works Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1993 Researcher/Creative Artist of the Year, University of Colorado at Denver, 1993 James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1994. Excellence Award, National Society for Performance and Instruction, Awards of Excellence Finalist for Outstanding Work in the Field of Human Performance Technology, March, 1995. James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1997. Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1997 Outstanding Practice in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1998
Outstanding Article in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1998 Outstanding Journal Award, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2001. 2001 Presidential Service Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Theory, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004 2005 Outstanding Book Award, Teacher Education Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology Eleventh Annual Educational Technology: Research & Development Research Reviewer Award, October, 2006. Distinguished Development Award, Education Technology: Research & Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, October, 2006. Distinguished Service Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, October, 2006. Outstanding Publication Award, Division I (Education in the Professions), American Educational Research Association, April, 2007. University of Missouri Curators' Professorship, 2010 William Elgin Wickenden Award from the American Society for Engineering Education Distinguished Service Award, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 2011 Routledge Education Publisher, Author of the Month, July, 2011 Outstanding Book Award, Design and Development Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, November, 2011. Outstanding Journal Article Award, Design and Development Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, November, 2011. Routledge Education Publisher, Author of the Month, July, 2011 Towards innovation in learning technologies research: Essays in honour of David Jonassen, Special issue of Computers & Education(in press).
