Bill Watson

Assistant Professor
Educational Technology
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Education

Ph.D.	Indiana University, 2007 Instructional Systems Technology
M.S.	Indiana University, 2000, Information Science
B.A.	Indiana University, 1998, English

Courses Taught

EDCI 591T	Learning Theory for Instructional Designers
EDCI 591U	Computer and Video Game Design for Education
CIT 112	Information Technology Fundamentals (IUPUI)
CIT 212	Web Site Design (IUPUI)
CIT 213	Systems Analysis and Design (IUPUI)
CIT 325	Human-Computer Interaction (IUPUI)

Professional Experience

2007-Present	Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction in Educational Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2002-2007	Lecturer, Computer and Information Technology, Indiana University, - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
2000-2002	Visiting Lecturer, Computer and Information Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
1996-1997	Visiting Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction in Educational Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Research

Professor Watson's research interests focuses on the design of student-centered learning environments and assessing their impact on learners.  Areas of interest include educational video games, multi-user virtual environments for learning, systemic change in education, and the integration of technology for learning, including the systemic application of computers to the learning processes such as through learning management systems.

Selected Publications

1. Watson, S.L., Watson, W.R., & Reigeluth, C.M. (in press).  Systems design for change in education and training.  In J.M. Spector, M.D. Merrill, J.J.G. van Merrienboer & M.P. Driscoll (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (erd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
   
2. Watson, W.R. (in press). Once upon a time: The role of stories in educational video games.  In P. de Liefde (Ed.), Storytelling as instruction. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
   
3. Watson, W.R., & Watson, S.L. (2007).  An Argument for clarity: What are Learning Management Systems, what are they not, and what should they become.  TechTrends, 51(2).
   
4. Watson, W.R., Lee, S., & Reigeluth, C.M. (2007). Learning Management Systems: An overview and roadmap of the systemic application of computers to education.  In F.M.M. Neto & F.V. Brasileiro (Eds.), Advances in Computer-supported Learning (pp. 66-96).  London: Information Science Publishing
   
5. Reigeluth, C.M., Carr-Chellman, A. A., Beabout, B. & Watson, W. (2006). Creating shared visions of the future for K-12 education: A systemic transformation process for a learner-centered paradigm.  The F.M. Duffy Reports, 11(3), 1-18. Reprinted in The Journal of Educational Alternatives, 3(1), 34-66.
   
6. Martinez, R., Liu, S., Watson, W., & Bichelmeyer, B. (2006).  Evaluation of a Web-based Masters Degree Program:  Lessons Learned from an Online Instructional Design and Technology Program.  Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 7(3).