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Alison A. Carr Chellman is currently the head of the Learning and Performance Systems department in the College of Education at the Pennsylvania State University. Her current research and teaching includes work with games in schools, both educational and commercial/entertainment. She is currently interested in the attitudes of teachers and parents toward gaming in the classroom and has a TED talk on the topic of using games to re-engage boys in their own schooling. She has published more than 100 refereed journal articles, books, book chapters and manuscripts around issues associated with systemic change and emancipation. She serves on the editorial board for *Educational Technology Research and Development. *Her most recent book, *Instructional Design for Teachers* from Routledge publishers helps to improve classroom practice with systematic approaches to the creation of new curriculum and instruction. Ali is currently serving on the Commission to create a White House Council on Boys to Men.
For more on Ali and her research, check out her website. Also visit Ask Ali for an opportunity to ask her about current research.
Jason is a doctoral student in the Learning Design and Technology program at Penn State University. He has worked as a professional educator as well as held various professional instructional positions that enabled him to utilize instructional design skills. His roles include: co-leading the research on Boy culture and Gaming. Jason has demonstrated these abilities throughout his career as an educator in the public school system and instructional designer in courses such as Systematic Instructional Development and Designing Constructivist Learning Environments.
Jason A. Engerman
PhD Candidate for Learning Design & Technology
Ali Carr-Chellman
Head of Learning Design & Technology
Our team is dedicated to providing reliable information on educational trends as it relates to boys. These resources include newspaper articles, blogs, as well as scholarly reviewed literature. As many resources on boys, education and research are dispersed, we have used this website to compile and organize these resources for the community to access.
Meet the Team
Doug Wilson
PhD Candidate for Learning Design & Technology
Doug is a doctoral student in the Learning, Design, and Technology program at Penn State University. Doug’s roles include: co-leading the research for student success and marginalized populations, utilizing Professional Journalism skills to investigate and design authentic experiences for learners. In his 14 year career as a journalist all over the country, Doug has reseearched and experienced marginalization of populations in educaiton. Doug has served as community college professor for Journalism.