Instructional Technology & Instructional Design

Dr. Shrock graduated from Indiana University in 1978 with a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology. She was on the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University before moving to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where she is currently a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction as well as the Coordinator for the Instructional Design and Technology Programs. She specializes in instructional design and program evaluation and has been an evaluation consultant to international corporations, school districts, and Federal instructional programs. She is the former Co-Director of the Hewlett Packward World Wide Test Development Center.

She was a member of the International Society for Performance Improvement’s (ISPI) Senior Advisory Panel and has served on the editorial boards of most of the major academic journals in her field.

She is senior author of Criterion-Referenced Test Development and has written extensively in the field of testing and evaluation. With over 100 presentations in her career and more than 50 articles, she has seen her research and evaluation work published in major instructional design and technology journals including Educational Communications and Technology Journal, Performance Improvement Quarterly, and the Journal of Educational Computing Research.

In 1991, she won the Outstanding Book Award for Criterion-Referenced Test Development from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology’s (AECT) Division of Instructional Development and from the National Society for Performance and Instruction. She also won ISPI’s Outstanding Performance Improvement Quarterly article. In 1992, she was co-recipient of Indiana University’s L.C. Larson Alumni award for “outstanding leadership in instructional systems.” She was the 1992 reciepient of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s (SIUC) Outstanding Contribution to Graduate and Professional Education Award. In 1994, she received the SIUC College of Education Teacher of the Year Award.

Dr. Fadde is co-coordinator for the Collaboratory for Interactive Learning Research (CILR) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He conducts research in expert learning and performance and has developed patent-pending computer applications for training expert perceptual skills in sports. Dr. Fadde is also involved in the research and development of low-technology approaches to providing interactive, individualized instruction in developing countries. After a 20-year career as a video producer, Dr. Fadde also specializes in the use of video in training and education.

Dr. Loh was a recipient of the military-funded Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) award for 2009. His main research agenda is about “performance assessment with virtual environments.” He currently serves as Associate Editor of International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS), and is one of two coordinators for the Collaboratory for Interactive Learning Research (CILR) at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He has published widely in refereed journals and written book chapters on assessment of serious games, and the impact of serious games on instruction. He was the Divisional President of the Multimedia Production Division (MPD) of Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) from 2008-2009.

Having worked in both the business and public education sectors, Dr. Loh is fully aware of the intricate play between the two industries. He believes that video game technology is too powerful a tool to be left to the devices of those who put profits above social good. His advice to the industry and colleagues is “First, do no harm!” He believes that leaders in the field of serious games should conduct their research and business in a socially responsible manner.

His main research interests are:

• Embedded assessment in digital games,
• Game modding for serious play using commercial-off-the-shelves (COTS) games, and
• Content management system design and delivery.

Dr. Coscarelli holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Indiana University. He served as a visiting scholar in the National Center for Vocational Education at Ohio State University as well as a lecturer in Holland, England, Ireland and most recently in Bonn, Cologne, and Cairo. He is Professor and former Co-Director of the Hewlett Packard World Wide Test Development Center.

Bill has been elected President of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology ’s (AECT) Division for Instructional Development, appointed as founding Director of Performance Improvement Quarterly, and as the first Vice-President of Publications for the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). He also served as President of ISPI. ISPI, formerly the National Society for Performance and Instruction, is an international association dedicated to improving performance in the workplace. Founded in 1962, ISPI represents over 11,000 local and national members throughout North America and over 40 countries worldwide.

He is author of the Decision Making Inventory which is published in the U.S. and has been translated for work in other countries. His work in decision-making has been used extensively in Ohio State’s freshmen career development program as well as in corporate sales training programs. He is also co-author of the Guided Design Guidebook and Criterion-Referenced Test Development for Corporate Training: Technical and Legal Issues. He has over 100 presentations in his career and more than 60 articles.

In 1991, Dr. Coscarelli won the Outstanding Book Award for Criterion-Referenced Test Development from both ISPI and AECT’s Division of Instructional Development. In 1992, he was co-recipient of the L.C. Larson Indiana University alumni award for “outstanding leadership in instructional systems.” In 1996, he received ISPI’s Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Coscarelli retired in May 2008.