Belland, Brian

Assistant Professor, Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Utah State University

Research Interests:

The use of technology to support middle school and college students' higher-order thinking during constructivist units.

The promotion of technology integration among preservice and inservice teachers

Featured Publications:

Belland, B. R., Glazewski, K. D., & Ertmer, P. A. (2009). Inclusion and problem-based learning: Roles of students in a mixed-ability group. Research in Middle Level Education, 32(9). Available online: http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/RMLEOnline/Articles/Vol32No9/tabid/1948/Default.aspx

Belland, B. R., French, B. F., & Ertmer, P. A. (2009). Validity and problem-based learning research: A review of instruments used to assess intended learning outcomes. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 3(1), 59-89. Available online: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss1/5/

Belland, B. R. (2009). Using the theory of habitus to move beyond the study of barriers to technology integration. Computers & Education, 52, 353-364.

Belland, B. R., Glazewski, K. D., & Richardson, J. C. (2008). A scaffolding framework to support the construction of evidence-based arguments among middle school students. Educational Technology Research and Development, 56, 401-422.

Ertmer, P. A., Richardson, J. C., Belland, B., Camin, D., Connolly, P., Coulthard, G., et al. (2007). Using peer feedback to enhance the quality of student online postings: An exploratory study. The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(2), 412-433.

Belland, B. R., Ertmer, P. A., & Simons, K. D. (2006). Perceptions of the value of problem-based learning among students with special needs and their teachers. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 1(2), 1-18. Available online: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol1/iss2/3/

Education:

Ph.D., Educational Technology, Purdue University, 2008
M. A., French and Italian, The Ohio State University, 2001
B. A., French, The College of Wooster, 1999