Scott Schaffer

Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Education

Ph.D.	Florida State University, 2001, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
M.S.	Florida State University, 1999, Instructional Systems
M.S.	Southern Illinois University, 1988, Clinical Psychology
B.S.	Southern Illinois University, 1983, Psychology/English

Courses Taught

EDCI 664	Advanced Computer Courseware Design
EDCI 591D	Assessment & Evaluation
EDCI 591C	Project Management
EDCI 591B	Human Performance Technology
EDCI 572	Learning Systems Design
EDCI 561	Introduction to E-Learning
EDCI 513	Foundations of Educational Technology

Professional Experience

2002-present	Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1999-2002	Project Director, Knowledge Communities Research Group, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1989-1998	Coordinator-Manager, Assessment Services, Center for Business, Industry & Labor, St. Louis, Community College, St. Louis, MO
1984-1988	Research Assistant, Department of Child Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1982-1983	High School English Teacher, Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville, IL

Research

Professor Schaffer's primary research focus is on learning and performance in the workplace and other informal settings, including virtual and public settings. He is particularly interested in experiential design that supports building knowledge through individual and team problem solving and collaboration.

Selected Publications

• Schaffer, S.P., & Lei, K. (In-press, 2007). Effect of question prompts and role clarification on team problem solving. Educational Technology Research and Development.
  
  
• Schaffer, S.P., & Schmidt, T. (2006). Sustainable development and human performance technology. In James Pershing, ed. Handbook of Human Performance Technology, San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1109-1121.
  
  
• Schaffer, S.P., Price, M.L., & Schmidt, T., (2005). Cross-disciplinary virtual design teams. In Subhasish Dasgupta, ed. Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies. Hershey: Idea Group Reference, 82-86.
  

• Schaffer, S.P., & Price, M.L. (2005). Interactive Convergence: Critical Issues in Multimedia. London Inter-disciplinary Press. Available Website: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/publishing/idp/eBooks/icindex.htm.  The eBook is Volume 10 of the Critical issues series "Cybercultures".
  
  
• Schaffer, S.P., & Douglas, I. (2005). Integrating knowledge, performance and learning systems. In Steve Clarke, ed. Encyclopedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management. Hershey: Idea Group Reference, 226-233.
  
  
• Schaffer, S.P., & Benson, A. (2004). Introduction to Special Issue on Workplace Learning and Performance Improvement, TechTrends, 48(2), 2.