The University of Georgia

Faculty Member, Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology

Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology

College of Education

About

Thomas C. Reeves is a Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology at The University of Georgia.  Since receiving his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, he has designed, developed and evaluated numerous interactive learning programs for education, training, and performance support.  Professor Reeves is a past president of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) and a former Fulbright Lecturer.  In 1995, he was selected as one of the “Top 100” people in multimedia by Multimedia Producer magazine, and from 1997 - 2000, he was the editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. He served as a member of the Scientific Panel on Interactive Consumer Health Information for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and as a member of the National Visiting Committee for the National Science Digital Library (http://nsdl.org/ ). In 2003, he was the first person to receive the AACE Fellowship Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. His Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation book (co-authored with John Hedberg) was also published in 2003.

Professor Reeves’ research interests include evaluation of instructional technology for education and training, mental models and cognitive tools, authentic tasks for online and blended learning, socially responsible research goals and methods in education, and applications of instructional technology in developing countries. In addition to numerous presentations and workshops in the USA, he has been an invited speaker in more than 30 other countries.

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