Rodney D. Myers
1726 E Thornton Dr. Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: 408.607.0714
Email: rodmyers at indiana dot edu

Education

B.A., Ball State University
Major: English

July 1982

M.A., Ball State University
Major: English

August 1983

De Anza Community College
Courses in screenwriting, production, film history and theory

1988 - 1992

M.A., San Jose State University
Major: Instructional Technology

May 2006

Ph.D., Indiana University (expected in June, 2011)
Major: Instructional Systems Technology
Minor: Human Computer Interaction - Design

2007 - present

Honors and Awards

School of Education Fellowship (Indiana University)

2007 - 2011

First prize for poster presentation (Games+Learning+Society Conference)

2008

"Richard B. Lewis Outstanding Graduate Student" award in Instructional Technology (San Jose State University)

2006

President’s Award for “Outstanding Service and Achievement” (Santa Clara University)

1995

School of Education Graduate Assistantship (Ball State University)

1982-83

Teaching and Research Interests

Design, development, and use of instructional games and simulations
Design and development of instruction for emerging technologies
Design and development of online learning
Design research

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Lecturer , Indiana University, IST Department
Taught an online graduate-level class in computer-mediated learning (R547).

2009

Associate Instructor , Indiana University, IST Department
Taught classes in technology integration (W301) for pre-service teachers.

2008 - 2009

Teaching Assistant , Indiana University, IST Department
Provided technical support and feedback on deliverables to graduate students in R547 (taught by Dr. Theodore Frick).

2008

Adjunct Lecturer , Santa Clara University, English Department
Taught undergraduate classes in composition and rhetoric.

1985 - 1986

Adjunct Lecturer , IUPU – Fort Wayne, English Department
Taught undergraduate classes in composition and rhetoric.

1983 - 1984

Associate Instructor , Ball State University, English Department
Taught undergraduate classes in composition and rhetoric.

1982 - 1983

Professional Experience

Invited Participant , NSF/AECT Early Career Symposium
One of nine doctoral students selected to participate in a 1 ½ day symposium for scholars who are early in their careers.

2010

Graduate Assistant: Distance Education Research, Indiana University, IST Department
Assisted Prof. Elizabeth Boling in recommending to the Dean a strategy for supporting and enhancing distance education in the School of Education. We conducted a needs analysis of current activities and future plans, researched best practices at other institutions, and wrote a white paper describing our findings and recommendations.

2009 - 2010

Graduate Assistant: Distance Education Webmaster, Indiana University, IST Department
Maintained the IST department’s website and supported faculty in their use of technology for online classes.

2009 - 2010

Research Assistant, Indiana University, IST Department
Developed a Web-database application as part of a software project (MAPSAT) for Dr. Ted Frick using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, and Actionscript (Flash).

2007 - 2008

Research Analyst, Santa Clara University, Institutional Research

• Developed and managed a data mart to support strategic planning for the university using Cognos DecisionStream for ETL (extract, transform, load) of data from PeopleSoft Student Administration (Informix database) into a conformed data mart (MS SQL Server) for reporting student, faculty, and course data.
• Developed and managed Web and desktop applications to support data analysis/reporting and work processes using Cold Fusion, MS SQL Server, MS Access, and MS Excel.
• Designed and developed reports of institutional data to meet federal reporting requirements (e.g. IPEDS) and accreditation requirements (WASC) and to support strategic planning and reporting to external agencies and college guide publishers.

2001 - 2006

1988 - 1997

Senior Design Technologist, Atomic Tangerine

• Conducted needs analysis and designed information architecture for clients’ websites.
• Worked as intermediary between designers and programmers.
• Wrote HTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, and Actionscript (Flash) for websites.

2000

Animator, Blue Mountain Arts
Designed original animated greeting cards (GIFs and Flash).

1999 - 2000

University Webmaster, Santa Clara University, Media Services 

• Led the redesign of the University’s website, which included assessing the needs of key stakeholders, designing the site’s information architecture, and managing a small staff of Web designers/developers.
• Developed and managed Web-database applications using Cold Fusion and MS SQL Server.
• Founded and managed Codesign, a group of student designers/developers who provided Web services for campus organizations.
• Trained over 100 faculty, staff, and students to design, develop, and maintain websites.

1997 - 1999

Writer, Interactive Network
Wrote and edited a variety of content, including film reviews and "just-in-time" information for simulcast with the 1994 Winter Olympics.

1993 - 1994

Independent Filmmaker, Cine22 Productions
Wrote, co-produced, and co-directed several short films, including game (18 min., 16mm color) which won several awards and played in a dozen film festivals around the world. In addition, two of my screenplays were developed into award-winning short films by other filmmakers.

1988 - 1993

Publications

Howard, C. D., & Myers, R. (2010). Creating video annotated discussions: An asynchronous alternative. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 1(1). http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/index

Lara, M., Myers, R., Frick, T., Karabacak, S., & Michaelidou, T. (2010). A design case: Creating an enhanced version of the Diffusion Simulation Game. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 1(1). http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ijdl/index

Lara, M., Enfield, J., Myers, R., & Frick, T. (2010). The Diffusion Simulation Game: Does learning occur across multiple game plays? Manuscript submitted for publication.

Enfield, J., Myers, R., Lara, M., & Frick, T. (2009). Assessment of strategies within the Diffusion Simulation Game. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Myers, R., & Frick, T. (2009). SimTIE-Math: A simulation-game on technology integration for mathematics learning. Proceedings of the 32nd annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology.

Lara, M., Myers, R., Frick, T., Karabacak, S., & Michaelidou, T. (2009). A design case: Creating an enhanced version of the Diffusion Simulation Game. Proceedings of the 32nd annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology.

Frick, T., Howard, C., Barrett, A., Enfield, J., & Myers, R. (2009). Alternative research methods: MAPSAT your data to prevent aggregation aggravation. Proceedings of the 32nd annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology.

Presentations at Conferences

Myers, R., Enfield, J., Lara, M., & Frick, T. (2010). Analyzing gameplay to improve the design of a simulation game. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Anaheim, CA.

Lara, M., Enfield, J., Myers, R., & Frick, T. (2010). Assessing learning in online simulations: A case study of the Diffusion Simulation Game. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Anaheim, CA.

Frick, T., & Myers, R. (2010). Map and analyze patterns and structures across time (MAPSAT): Theoretical foundations for observing systemic change. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Anaheim, CA.

Modell, M. G., & Myers, R. (2010). Exploring the role of identity in the design of a serious game. Poster presented at the Meaningful Play 2010 conference, East Lansing, MI.

Enfield, J., & Myers, R. (2010). Assessment of strategies within the Diffusion Simulation Game. Paper presented at the 6th annual Games+Learning+Society conference, Madison, WI.

Kwon, S., Lara, M., Modell, M., & Myers, R. (February, 2010). Using digital games and simulations for learning. Panel discussion conducted at the 10th annual IST Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Myers, R., & Frick, T. (2009). SimTIE-Math: A simulation-game on technology integration for mathematics learning. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, KY.

Frick, T., Howard, C., Barrett, A., Enfield, J., & Myers, R. (2009). Alternative research methods: MAPSAT your data to prevent aggregation aggravation. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, KY.

Lara, M., Myers, R., Frick, T., Karabacak, S., & Michaelidou, T. (2009). A design case: Creating an enhanced version of the Diffusion Simulation Game. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Louisville, KY.

Frick, T., Lara, M., Myers, R., Michaelidou, T., Karabacak, S., Enfield, J., & Kwon, S. (2009). The Diffusion Simulation Game: Development of an enhanced version. Paper presented at the 2nd annual IST Colloquium, Bloomington, IN.

Frick, T., Lara, M., Myers, R., Michaelidou, T., & Karabacak, S. (2009). The Diffusion Simulation Game: Design and development of an enhanced online version. Paper presented at the 9th annual IST Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Frick, T., Howard, C., Barrett, A., Enfield, J., & Myers, R. (2009). MAPSAT your research data to prevent aggregation aggravation. Paper presented at the 9th annual IST Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Frick, T., Myers, R., Thompson, K. & York, S. (2008). New ways to measure systemic change: Map & Analyze Patterns & Structures Across Time (MAPSAT). Featured research paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Orlando, FL.

Myers, R. (2008). Simulating Personalized Learning in STEM. Poster presentation that was awarded first prize for the Game+Learning+SocietyConference, Madison, WI.

Frick, T., Myers, R., Thompson, K. & York, S. (2008). New ways to measure systemic change: Map & Analyze Patterns & Structures Across Time (MAPSAT). Paper presented at the Second Annual Summer Research Symposium, Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Bloomington, IN.

Myers, R. (2008). SimTIE: A Simulation Game on Technology Integration in Education. Design presentation at the eighth annual IST Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Myers, R. (2005). Building a reporting metadata explorer. Technical presentation at the PeopleSoft Higher Education User Group Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Service Activities

Editorial Assistant, International Journal of Designs for Learning
Worked closely with the founding editor and editorial board to launch an online, design-oriented education journal; analyzed needs and explored digital publishing options; designed/created prototype journal.

Jan. 2010 –
Present

Session Facilitator, AECT Conference 2010
Hosted conference sessions, which included greeting participants, introducing presenters, moderating discussion, and distributing and collecting session surveys.

Oct. 2010

Game Host, IST Conference 2010
Designed, developed, and implemented The Dossier Game, a face-to-face multiplayer game which had as its primary goal the increase of participation and interaction of conference attendees.

Feb. 2010

Volunteer, IST Colloquium 2009
Recorded video of presentations to be made into podcasts.

July 2009

Treasurer, Graduates in Instructional Systems Technology
Managed the financial affairs of GIST.

Jan. 2008 –
June 2010

Organizer, IST Conference 2009
Planned the IST department’s annual conference, which included managing over a dozen volunteers; recruiting a keynote speaker; arranging the catering of breakfast, lunch, and an evening reception; designing and developing an online submissions review system; managing funds; and documenting the entire process for future organizers.

Sep. 2008 –
Mar. 2009

Portfolio Reviewer, San Jose State University
Served as an external reviewer of portfolios created by graduate students in the Instructional Technology program.

Oct. 2008

Session Facilitator, AECT Conference 2008
Hosted conference sessions, which included greeting participants, introducing presenters, moderating discussion, and distributing and collecting session surveys.

Nov. 2008

Volunteer, IST Conference 2008
Served at the conference registration desk, hosted sessions, and performed other tasks as needed.

Feb. 2008

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association for Educational Communications & Technology

2006 - present

Member, American Educational Research Association

2010 - present

Member, North American Simulation & Gaming Association

2010 - present