Research Interview Series with Dr. Ray Pastore
By Rayme Pastore
Research Interview Series with Dr. Ray PastoreJun 20, 2020
Research Interview Series #26 - Alan Baddeley, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of York
Dr. Baddeley is one of the world’s leading authorities on Human Memory. He created the three component model of working memory in the 1970s.
Research Interview Series #25: Dr. Richard E. Mayer, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at UCSB
Richard E. Mayer is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests are in applying the science of learning to education, with current projects on multimedia learning, computer-supported learning, and computer games for learning. His research is at the intersection of cognition, instruction, and technology, with a focus on how to help people learn in ways so they can transfer what they have learned to new situations. He served as President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and Vice President of the American Educational Research Association for Division C (Learning and Instruction). He is the winner of the Thorndike Award for career achievement in educational psychology, the Scribner Award for outstanding research in learning and instruction, and the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Contribution of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training Award. He is ranked #1 as the most productive educational psychologist in the world in Contemporary Educational Psychology. He has served as Principal Investigator or co-PI on more than 30 grants, including recent grants from the Office of Naval Research to investigate how to improve the effectiveness of educational games, from the Institute of Education Sciences to investigate the effectiveness of features of an online tutoring system, and from the National Science Foundation to study students’ learning and problem-solving strategies. He is former editor of the Educational Psychologist and former co-editor of Instructional Science, and he serves on the editorial boards of 12 journals mainly in educational psychology. He is the author of more than 500 publications including 30 books, such as Learning as a Generative Activity (with L. Fiorella), Computer Games for Learning, Applying the Science of Learning, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Fourth Edition (with R. Clark), Multimedia Learning: Second Edition, Learning and Instruction: Second Edition, Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction: Second Edition (co-editor with P. Alexander) and the Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning: Second Edition (editor).
Research Interview Series #24: Girard Newkirk, Founder and CEO of Genesis Block and KWHCoin
Research Interview Series #24: Girard Newkirk, Founder and CEO of Genesis Block and KWHCoin
Girard Newkirk is a technology entrepreneur Founder and CEO of KWHCoin and Genesis Block. Genesis Block is a business development services company focused on small business, entrepreneurship and economic development that provides coworking, educational resources and technology. KWHCoin an energy data management company.
Genesis Block: https://genesisblockilm.com/
KWHCoin: https://kwhcoin.com
Research Interview Series #23: Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page, spaghettimodels.com
Research Interview Series #23: Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page, spaghettimodels.com
In this interview you will get to hear Mike talk about how he started Mike's Weather Page, why he does it, and how it has become an invaluable asset to those tracking serious weather (ie hurricanes) in the US and beyond!
To learn more about Mike's Weather Page and find links to the social media account, see the following link: https://spaghettimodels.com/
Research Interview Series #22: Janna Robertson, Ph.D., Professor of Education
Research Interview Series #22: Ray Pastore, Ph.D. interviews Janna Robertson, Ph.D., Professor of Education. We talk Art, Education, Impacts, and Community!
Links: Forest of DREAMS article:
- https://wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com/flash/2020-1/page_39.html
- Forest of DREAM Documentary: https://vimeo.com/224277353
- End Racism Now Art Installation: https://www.eighteenforward.com/
- School Justice Partnership: https://jannasrobertson.wixsite.com/sjpartner
Bio: Dr. Janna Siegel Robertson has worked in the field of education for over 35 years and received her doctorate from University of California in Los Angeles in Educational Psychology. She is currently a Professor of Secondary Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Her research and multiple publications focus in the areas of dropout prevention, at-risk students, instructional technology, teacher preparation, arts education, special education, gifted education and community service learning. In the past, she was a general and special education teacher, a school administrator and a district administrator.
Dr. Robertson’s directed “The Forest of DREAMS" mural which was a 240-foot block long mural that transformed an entire Northside neighborhood by DREAMS Center for Arts. During 2016, she solicited 76 organizations including schools, churches, non-profits, businesses, neighbors, and individuals to sponsor their creature in the forest and supervised over 600 volunteers. The formerly neglected neighborhood is now a destination where busloads of children, tourists and locals come to visit the mural with its hidden creatures and stories. A documentary titled “Brushstrokes” describing the community service learning project. Several additional community murals have been painted around town including at Elderhaus, The Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC, DC Virgo Preparatory School, New Beginnings Church, Black Man Running, and Support the Port. Her most recent project was co-directing the “Black Lives Do Matter: End Racism Now” art installation for the City of Wilmington. This 135-foot sculpture consist of the 8-foot aluminum letters each painted by a diverse group of artists depicting positive contributions of Black culture to the city. The art installation will be at Jervay Freedom Walk Park for 2020-2021. She is involved with several additional projects through UNCW for 2021 that integrate social justice art, resilience, social emotional learning, and community service.
Research Interview Series #21: Danielle Rourke, Dell Technologies Senior Higher Education Specialist
Ray Pastore Research Series Interview #21 - with Danielle Rourke, Dell Technologies Senior Higher Education Specialist Danielle Rourke is a Dell Technologies Senior Higher Education Strategist with extensive leadership and technology skills. Prior to joining Dell Technologies, Danielle served as an Associate Director of Information Technology for the University of Colorado Boulder, where she championed new and innovative methods of utilizing technology to make education more accessible to under-served student populations. A technologist and analyst at heart, Danielle's true passion is helping broker technological solutions to help students, staff, and faculty across the globe engage more fully in the power of education. In addition to undergraduate degrees in Psychology, Business Quality Management, and Computer Operations, Danielle holds a Master's Degree in Information Technology from Capella University. Follow Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellerourke Follow Danielle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiEdDanielle | @HiEdDanielle
Research Interview Series #20 - Interview with Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, Head of Sports Psychology at Team Liquid
Interview with Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, Head of Sports Psychology at Team Liquid
Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is an internationally recognized mental game coach. His clients include world champion poker players, the #1 ranked pool player in the world, professional golfers and financial traders. Jared currently serves as the mental game coach to the largest esport organization in the world, Team Liquid. He is the author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, and host of the popular podcast “The Mental Game.” Jared earned a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and attained a license as a mental health counselor prior to becoming a mental game coach in 2005. With over 15 years of experience coaching people from around the world and in multiple arenas, his straightforward and logical approach has been proven to help people solve their mental game problems and perform at their highest levels. You can find more about Jared on his website: https://jaredtendler.com/ and following his on Twitter @jaredtendler
Research Interview Series #19 - Interview with Elliott Masie, Founder of the Masie Center and Learning Consortium
Ray Pastore #19 - Interview with Elliott Masie, Founder of the Masie Center, Learning Consortium, and Learning Conference, author and speaker focused on the changing world of the workplace, learning and technology. Elliott is acknowledged as the first analyst to use the term eLearning and has advocated for a sane deployment of learning and collaboration technology as a means of supporting the effectiveness and profitability of enterprises. Visit Elliot Masie's website here: https://masie.com
Research Interview Series #18 - Interview with Bruce Baumgart winner of the first video game competition in 1972!
Ray Pastore #18 - Interview with Bruce Baumgart, Ph.D. Entrepreneur, computer scientist, and winner of the first video game competition, Intergalactic Spacewar Olympics, in 1972!
Research Interview Series #17 - Interview with Justin Jacobson, Esq. Esports and Entertainment Attorney
Ray Pastore #17 - Interview with Justin Jacobson, Esq. Esports and Entertainment Attorney
JUSTIN M. JACOBSON is an entertainment, sports, esports and media attorney in New York City. An Associate with The Jacobson Firm, P.C., Justin is an Associate Member of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). He serves as litigation counsel for major entertainment companies; NFL and MLB athletes; esports professional gamers, content creators and streamers, owners, teams, and organizations; musicians, including producers, vocalists and songwriters; fashion and jewelry designers; various fine and creative artists; and, more. - See more at http://justinmjacobson.com
Research Interview Series #16 – Interview with Allan Alcorn, the creator of Pong
Check out this interview with Allan Alcorn. Allan was the first employee at Atari and the creator of Pong. He is one of the great minds of our time and has worked with the likes of Steve Jobs, Woz, and many others.
Research Interview Series #15 - Interview with Marc Prensky
Marc Prensky is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker, author, (8 books) writer (over 100 articles and essays), and “practical visionary”. He is the founder and Executive Director of The Global Future Education Foundation and the creator of the TWO BILLION KIDS PROJECT. Marc has spoken in over 40 countries. His writing has been translated into a dozen languages. Marc’s book, Education to Better Their World: Unleashing the Power of 21st Century Kids, won a FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Award Gold Prize. His latest book is BELIEFS FOR 21st C. KIDS, a free ebook. Marc’s background includes teaching at all levels, six years at the Boston Consulting Group, and 12 years as founder and CEO of a videogame development company. He has been a professional musician and has acted on Broadway. He holds degrees from Oberlin College, Middlebury College, Yale University and the Harvard Business School. Marc is best known for coining the terms “Digital Native” and “Digital Immigrant” (both now in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
Research Interview Series #14 - Interview with the UNCW Esports Club Officers – Year 1 Lessons Learned
Learn how a few students and a professor with a passion for #gaming started an esports club, which led to tournaments, teams, and a curriculum all within a year! This panel consists of three UNCW club officers and founding members of the UNCW Seahawk Esports Club. We discuss the first year, how we got started, what worked, what didn't work, where we are today, and future goals!
Research Interview Series #13 - Interview with Van Dempsey, Ph.D., Dean of the Watson College of Education, UNCW
Ray Pastore #13 - Interview with Van Dempsey, Ph.D., Dean of the Watson College of Education, UNCW
Van O. Dempsey III, Ph.D., is the dean of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Watson College of Education. In his previous role at FSU, Dempsey oversaw the assessment of learning and academic programs, and the evaluation of strategic initiatives and organizational effectiveness. Prior to this role, Dempsey served as the Dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Performance at FSU. His accomplishments include leading the state in the implementation of new standards for teaching practice; securing over $1,250,000 in external funding; and collaborating with forty professional development schools and six school districts. Prior to FSU, Dempsey was a faculty member as West Virginia University and also served as the Director of the Benedum Collaborative, which was nationally recognized for its teacher education program and school-university partnerships. Dempsey has served in several state and national leadership positions. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Professional Development Schools; served on the Executive Committee of the National Network for Education Renewal and the WV Commission for Professional Teaching Standards, serving as chair for three years. He currently serves on the WV Board of Education’s Higher Education High Quality Educator Stakeholder Committee. Dempsey is the recipient of a National Academy of Sciences Board on Children, Families and Youth “Frontiers of Research on Children, Youth and Families” national award and has published numerous articles and chapters. Dempsey holds a Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Foundations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also received his Master of Arts in Teaching in Social Studies Education and his Bachelor of Arts in Education from UNC at Chapel Hill. Prior to working in higher education, Dempsey was a high school social studies teacher in Fayetteville, NC and Pittsboro, NC.
Source of profile: https://uncw.edu/news/2015/05/uncw-names-van-o.-dempsey-iii-dean-of-the-watson-college-of-education.html
Research Interview Series #12 - Interview with Lucas Gillispie, Director of Digital Learning and Media
Ray Pastore #12 - Interview with Lucas Gillispie, Director of Digital Learning and Media, Surry County Schools
Lucas Gillispie is an instructional technologist and public educator working in North Carolina. An avid gamer, he is passionate about the integration of video games into the learning environment and using games as a model for instruction. He is the founder and co-creator of the WoWinSchool Project, a program designed to explore the educational potential of online games like World of Warcraft with middle schoolers and leads one of the largest school-based Minecraft implementations in the world. Though commonly leading iPad and Chromebook workshops with teachers in his district, occasionally, you’ll find him engaged in a heated survival games match with his middle schoolers on the district Minecraft server or giving high schoolers roller coaster rides with an Oculus Rift. He shares gaming resources with educators and even makes an occasional blog post at: http://www.edurealms.com.
Research Interview Series #11 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus - July Update
Ray Pastore #11 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus - July Update
Dr. K.C. Rondello serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Emergency Management at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY For almost two decades, Dr. Rondello has served as a Disaster Epidemiologist with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Disaster Medical System. Assigned to the Multi-Specialty Enhancement Team (MSET), he has been deployed to the organization to critical emergency medical and public health support to regions of the country overwhelmed by disaster. In this capacity, Dr. Rondello collaborated with the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (Newark Branch) in developing an international isolation contingency plan in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Other notable deployments have included dispatch to the terror attacks on the World Trade Center (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike (2008), the Great Tennessee Flood (2010), Superstorm Sandy (2012), and Hurricane Maria (2017). Dr. Rondello’s scholarly research focuses on the application of disaster epidemiology to epidemic and pandemic planning and response and the establishment and management of alternate medical treatment sites and pharmaceutical points of distribution. He provides consultation services to both governmental and nongovernmental organizations wishing to become resilient against all hazards that threaten mission- critical continuity of operations. Dr. Rondello was educated at Yale University School of Medicine in the United States and Saint George’s Medical School in the United Kingdom.
Research Interview Series #10 - with Dr. Robert K. Branson, Researcher and Professor behind the ADDIE Model
Ray Pastore #10 - with Dr. Robert K. Branson, Researcher and Professor behind the ADDIE Model.
Dr. Branson, a now retired professor from Florida State University, was the lead author of the Interservice Procedures For Instructional Systems Development publication, which is widely known as the beginning of the ADDIE model in instructional design, educational technology, and training. Dr. Robert Branson is an experimental psychologist who had an enormous impact on fields of instructional design and educational and performance technology. This is in addition to his influence over numerous organizations, the military, students, and working professionals. Dr. Branson is most widely known as a professor at Florida State University where he served as director of the center for performance technology at the learning systems institute for over 30 years. Dr. Branson began his career at Louisiana State University (LSU) where he taught experimental psychology and statistics. After two years at LSU, he went into private industry where he founded the General Programmed Teaching Corporation as well as worked for several other companies, holding positions such as project manager and director, until 1970 when he joined the faculty at Florida State. One of Dr. Branson’s early contributions to the instructional design (ie training field) was the development of the Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development for the US Army and Navy. This document has become known as the first draft of what IDs know as ADDIE. Yes this was the document that started it! - we will talk about that history today. In addition to that, Dr. Branson’s list of accomplishments is enormous. For example, he worked with Fujitsu and American Management Systems to develop a portable table computer that allowed for real time evaluation of student progress. He created the Job skills education program which addressed the needs of individual soldiers learning and was applied to company such as GM, Ford and ATT. The list goes on! He has authored number research articles, presented at many conferences, and worked in the field professionally. He really has done it all!
Research Interview Series #9 - with Carson Bowen, General Manager - Wilmington Sharks
Ray Pastore #9 - with Carson Bowen, General Manager - Wilmington Sharks
Carson Bowen is currently the General Manager for the Wilmington Sharks baseball team. Carson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - Wilmington, holding degrees in Marketing and Communication Studies. Carson began working with the Sharks in 2014, serving as the radio play-by-play commentator for two seasons before transitioning into Ticket Operations, and now his current role. In his first year as General Manager, Carson led the organization to be named the Coastal Plain League's Organization of the Year for the first time since 2009. Carson serves on the Board of Young Professionals for Communities in Schools of Cape Fear, and was named to the inaugural class of the Star News and Wilmington Chamber of Commerce's 40 Under 40, as well as Wilmington Business Journal's Top 100.
Research Interview Series #8 - with Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D. Professor, Bloomsburg University
Ray Pastore #8 - Interview with Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D. Professor, Bloomsburg University
Awesome interview with Karl Kapp, the author of Gamification! Check it out to hear his story #gamification #edtech #edtechchat #elearning #gaming #instructionaldesign Today we are going to be talking to Dr. Karl Kapp who is an award-winning professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. Karl, whose doctoral degree is from the University of Pittsburgh, is the Director of Bloomsburg’s Institute for Interactive Technologies and is recognized internationally as an expert in the application of games, game-thinking and gamification to learning. He is currently a senior researcher on a grant sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has worked on several NSF grants, and is an advisor for several EdTech start up companies. Karl has authored/co-authored eight books, presented at TEDx, and in 2019, he received the ATD Distinguished Contribution to Talent Development Award. Karl’s work explores the research, theoretical foundations and practical application of gamification, game-thinking and activity-based learning to organizational performance issues. His goal is to help organizations create engaging learning experiences through intelligent, research-based application of instructional strategies and techniques. He shares his expertise and knowledge through consulting, workshops and one-on-one mentoring with start-up firms, Fortune 100 companies and various governmental agencies.
Research Interview Series #7 - with Rebecca Pastore, M.A., on the parent’s perspective of remote learning during Coronavirus
Ray Pastore #7 - with Rebecca Pastore, M.A., on the parent’s perspective of remote learning during Coronavirus
Research Interview Series #6 - with Pam Marinko, CEO and Founder of Proficient Learning, LLC
Ray Pastore #6 - with Pam Marinko, CEO and Founder of Proficient Learning, LLC
What does it take to be the CEO of a successful business? Check out my interview with Pam Marinko, CEO and Founder of Proficient Learning, LLC #ceomindset #edtechchat #elearning #successfulbusiness #training #learning #instructionaldesign #technology
Pamela Marinko began her career in sales and marketing in 1988 and is currently the CEO of the Wilmington, NC-based sales training company, Proficient Learning, which is an innovative sales training and technology firm specializing in the life sciences industry. Proficient learning provides a range of products and services including off-the-shelf and customized sales training programs, and their flagship learning experience platform, mCoach®. Prior to her role at Proficient Learning, she served as the Director of Professional Development for aaiPharma and has worked for several multinational pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and UCB Pharma in various positions including sales representative, account representative, corporate sales trainer, professional education manager, and manager of US training and development. She serves as an Editorial Advisory Board Member for FOCUS magazine, published by Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network (LTEN) and is a frequent contributor to the magazine. In 2010, The Wilmington Business Journal presented Ms. Marinko the Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year. Additionally, she is involved with UNCW as a mentor and guest lecturer in the college of business and member of an advisory board for the Instructional Technology program.
Research Interview Series #5 - with Shawn Rosler, Host/Creator of The Coarse Grind Podcast
Ray Pastore #5 - with Shawn Rosler, Host/Creator of The Coarse Grind Podcast.
Check out my interview with Shawn Rosler, of the Coarse Grind Podcast. If you are interested in what it takes to run a successful podcast, you don't want to miss this! #coursegrindpodcast #podcasting #interview Shawn Rosler is a husband, a father, and a nearly 20 year veteran of the e-learning and instructional design industry. If that weren't enough, he's the host/creator of a 5+ year/100+ episode culinary interview podcast, The Coarse Grind Podcast. What started as an early, hometown love of food both familiar and exotic, grew into a passion for developing food into more than sustenance - Into an experience for those gathered around the table to enjoy. Fast forward, this appreciation grew into teachable moments for his family, for those around him, and, finally as well as currently, for his audience. The Coarse Grind Podcast, or CGPC, seeks to put on display food as art, and artisan/chef as artist. These artists all too often exist behind the doors of the kitchen, never to be heard from/seen. Rosler's interviews seek to put them on display and share their narrative - Telling their story in a way like never before. At the end of it all, more than simply energy to live and something to pass the time, the mission of the show is to focus on food in three ways: Eat Food, Enjoy Food, Discuss Food.
Research Interview Series #4 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus - June Update
Ray Pastore #4 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus - June Update - Part 2
Dr. K.C. Rondello serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Emergency Management at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY For almost two decades, Dr. Rondello has served as a Disaster Epidemiologist with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Disaster Medical System. Assigned to the Multi-Specialty Enhancement Team (MSET), he has been deployed to the organization to critical emergency medical and public health support to regions of the country overwhelmed by disaster. In this capacity, Dr. Rondello collaborated with the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (Newark Branch) in developing an international isolation contingency plan in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Other notable deployments have included dispatch to the terror attacks on the World Trade Center (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike (2008), the Great Tennessee Flood (2010), Superstorm Sandy (2012), and Hurricane Maria (2017). Dr. Rondello’s scholarly research focuses on the application of disaster epidemiology to epidemic and pandemic planning and response and the establishment and management of alternate medical treatment sites and pharmaceutical points of distribution. He provides consultation services to both governmental and nongovernmental organizations wishing to become resilient against all hazards that threaten mission- critical continuity of operations. Dr. Rondello was educated at Yale University School of Medicine in the United States and Saint George’s Medical School in the United Kingdom.
Research Interview Series #3 - with Travis J Beatty, Drone Technology Teacher on Drones in Education
Interview with Travis J Beatty, Drone Technology Teacher on the use of Drones in education. Drones hold a lot of potential in education and society. Check out the video to learn more about how drones are and have impacted us!
Research Interview Series #2 - with Senior Technology Architect Chip Bobbert on 3D Printing
Chip Bobbert of Duke University is a Senior Technology Architect who was able to use 3D Printers to develop medical technology during coronavirus to assist medical professionals.
Research Interview Series #1 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus
Ray Pastore #1 - with Disaster Epidemiologist Dr. K.C. Rondello on Coronavirus
Dr. K.C. Rondello serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health and Emergency Management at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY For almost two decades, Dr. Rondello has served as a Disaster Epidemiologist with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Disaster Medical System. Assigned to the Multi-Specialty Enhancement Team (MSET), he has been deployed to the organization to critical emergency medical and public health support to regions of the country overwhelmed by disaster. In this capacity, Dr. Rondello collaborated with the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (Newark Branch) in developing an international isolation contingency plan in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Other notable deployments have included dispatch to the terror attacks on the World Trade Center (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike (2008), the Great Tennessee Flood (2010), Superstorm Sandy (2012), and Hurricane Maria (2017). Dr. Rondello’s scholarly research focuses on the application of disaster epidemiology to epidemic and pandemic planning and response and the establishment and management of alternate medical treatment sites and pharmaceutical points of distribution. He provides consultation services to both governmental and nongovernmental organizations wishing to become resilient against all hazards that threaten mission- critical continuity of operations. Dr. Rondello was educated at Yale University School of Medicine in the United States and Saint George’s Medical School in the United Kingdom.