Kathy Neesen

Coming to educational research from a background in web and interface design in the corporate world, the field of instructional technology has allowed Dr. Kathy to blend her passion for clean and user-friendly interface design with her interest in how and why people learn best.Her research interests are educational game design, online learning, and user-interface design. She is particularly interested in learning how games can be designed to promote learning and creativity for children of all ages. She also enjoys working on ways to improve online learning so that it takes advantage of the interactive nature of the Internet.
Education:
Ph.D, Instructional Technology, University of Virginia, 2008
M.Ed., Instructional Technology, University of Virginia, 2004
B.A., English and German, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998
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