Rod Myers

Bloomington, Indiana United States

Independent Scholar

Education

My research is broadly oriented toward exploring how to design and use emerging technologies to create meaningful and memorable learning experiences. My current research focuses on how online learning experiences—games and simulations in particular—can be designed so that they effectively promote learning while remaining engaging and motivating. Some of the broad questions I’m addressing include: • How can online learning experiences be designed to assess a learner’s prior knowledge, skills, and attitudes? • How can online learning experiences be designed to provide individualized, optimally challenging learning experiences? • How can online learning be measured and assess...