技术的教育运用:促进教学方法与学习评价创新——访谈国际知名教育技术学者Thomas C.Reeves教授

Using Technology in Education: to Promote the Innovation of Pedagogies and Learning Evaluation——An Interview with Professor Thomas C. Reeves

托马斯C.李维斯是美国佐治亚大学(Georgia State University)教育学院的退休教授,计算机教学系统发展委员会(ADCIS)的前主席和美国富布莱特(Fulbright)项目专家,1995年他被Multimedia Producer Magazine评为"TOP 100"人物之一。自1979年在锡拉丘兹大学(Syracuse University)获得PH.D学位以来,他已设计、开发和评估了大量的教育、培训和绩效支持方面的交互学习程序和项目。1997-2000年间,他一直担任《交互学习研究杂志》(Journal of Interactive Learning Research)的编辑,他还曾担任美国卫生和公共服务部的交互式用户健康信息科学小组及国家科学数字图书馆的国家访问委员会(http://nsdl.org/)成员。2003年,他获得了美国计算机教育促进学会(AACE)奖。李维斯教授的研究领域包括教育技术评估、思维模式与认知工具、实境学习环境研究,发展中国家的教育技术研究等。到目前为止,他已发表了70多篇论文。作为一位全球知名的学者,李维斯教授除了在美国做过无数的报告和项目外,他还在欧洲、亚洲、澳大利亚、非洲、以及南美洲等30个以上的国家和地区参与学术会议和讲学。2006年6月,他还应邀来到中国,在清华大学为第十届"全球华人计算机教育应用大会"做了开题演讲。在这篇访谈中,李维斯教授和我们分享了他在教育技术领域,尤其是在实境学习任务方面的独特的观点。他曾与Ron Oliver以及Jan Herrington一起工作,为澳大利亚研究协会开发一个网络学习的实境任务模型,这一模型在为Edith Cowen大学开发的一门研究生网络课程中得到了应用。他鼓励教育机构开发新的学习技术和实境任务(Authentic Tasks),并鼓励教育机构与教学设计者合作以应用新的教学与学习评价方法。

Thomas C. Reeves is a professor emeritus of learning, design, and technology at the University of Georgia. Since receiving his Ph.D. at Syracuse university, he has designed, developed and evaluated numerous interactive learning programs for education, training, and performance support. Professor Reeves is a past president of the Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems （ADC1S） and a former Fulbright Lecturer. He was selected as one of the ＂Top 100＂people by Multimedia Producer magazine in 1995, also, the editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research during 1997-2000. He was a member of the Scientific Panel on Interactive Consumer Health Information for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and served as a member of the National Visiting Committee for the NSDL （http：//nsdl.org/）. In 2003, he received the AACE Fellowship Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. His Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation book （co-authored with John Hedberg） was also published in 2003. In this interview, Thomas C. Reeves shares his unique perspective on educational technology, especially in the area of authentic learning. His authentic tasks model in web-based learning, which was developed with Ron Oliver and Jan Herrington for the Australian Research Council. This model is illustrated with a course designed for Master students at Edith Cowen University. He encourages the educational community to explore new learning technologies and authentic activities, and to work with instructional designers in applications of alternative pedagogies and learning evaluation. He offers an optimistic outlook in the development of educational technology.