Human and Organizational Development
203CA Mayborn
Peabody #90
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721
615-322-6780
615-343-2661
Van Schaack's research is focused on the development and dissemination of effective, efficient, and accessible instructional technologies (products and practices) based on empirically-validated scientific research.
Gur, B. S. & Van Schaack, A. J. (2004). "Approaches to assessment of online learning: Conceptual challenges." Proceedings of the 8th International Computer Assisted Assessment Conference, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, 127-135.
Merrill, M. D., Van Schaack, A. J. & Barclay, M. (2007). Fundamental instructional strategies: First principles of instructional design. In M. Spector (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (3rd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Spector, J. M., Ohrazda, C. Van Schaack, A. J., & Wiley, D. A. (2005). Innovations in instructional technology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Van Schaack, A. J. & Ohrazda, C. (2005). The Role of Mentoring: Slaying Dragons—An interview with Dr. Merrill. In M. Spector, C. Ohrazda, A. J. Van Schaack, and D. A. Wiley (Eds.), Innovations in Instructional Design (pp. 291-301). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Van Schaack, A. J. & Smith Lewis, A. (U.S. Patent 6,652,283, 2003). A system, apparatus, and method to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of learning, retaining, and retrieving knowledge and skills.