University of North Dakota, 2004 - Present

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Publications

Invited Publications

Van Eck, R. (March/April, 2006). Digital Game-Based Learning: It's Not Just the Digital Natives Who Are Restless…. Invited cover story for Educause Review, 41(2).

Books & Book Chapters

Refereed Journal Publications

Van Eck, R. (2006).The effect of contextual pedagogical advisement and competition on middle-school students’ attitude toward mathematics and mathematics instruction using a computer-based simulation game. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 25(2), 165-195.

Refereed Conference Publications

Van Eck, R., Adcock, A., Sussarla, S., & The TRG at Memphis (2005). Embedded design: How authoring tools can ensure that instructional design is present when we can’t be there. Proceedings of theSoutheastern Conference in Instructional Design & Technology: Challenges of eLearning & IDT, March 11-13, 2005, Mobile, AL.

Presentations

Invited Presentations/Keynote Speaker

Van Eck, R. (November 26, 2008). Game-based learning: What game designers & educators should know about serious games. Keynote speaker for les e•virtuoses, Lille, France.

Van Eck, R. (November 21, 2008). Why games for learning? Keynote speaker for the Virtual DUSEL Symposium, November 21, Madison, SD.

Van Eck, R. (June, 2008). Keynote speaker on instructional design and games for the Tennessee Regents Online Degree Summer Institute, June 16-17, Dickson, TN.

Van Eck, R. (May, 2008). Keynote speaker for Microsoft Innovative Teacher Conference, Winnipeg, MB, CA.

Van Eck, R. (April 8, 2008). Keynote presentation for the North Dakota Association for Technology Leaders (NDATL), Tuesday, April 8, Bismarck, ND.

Van Eck, R. (2007). Keynote presentation for the Intelligence Community Educational Simulations and Serious Games Symposium
“Enabling Powerful Learning through Simulations and Serious Games”, August 28-30, National Intelligence University, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.

Van Eck, R. (2007). Practitioners and Gaming, Part I. Panel presentation at the Third Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium, June 5-7, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Van Eck, R. (2007, Practitioners and Gaming, Part II. Panel presentation at the Third Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium, June 5-7, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Van Eck, R. (2007, April 23). Learning through Gaming. Keynote presentation at the Texas Association for Governmental IT Managers conference, April 23-26, South Padre Island, TX

Van Eck, R. (2007, April 2). Digital Game-Based Learning and the Future of Education: It's Not Just the Digital Natives Who Are Getting Restless. Keynote presentation for the Instructional Technology Conference, April 2 - 4, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Van Eck, R. (2007, March 27). Generation G and the 21st Century: How games are preparing today's students for tomorrow's workplace. ELI Focus Session, March 27-28, Raleigh, NC

Van Eck, R. (2007, February 9). Getting into the game: What instructional designers should know about games and training in the 21st century. Invited talk for Professional Association of Computer Trainers, St. Paul, MN

Van Eck, R. (2006, December 1). Learning in the digital age. Keynote for McGraw-Hill Key Leader Briefing, Columbus, OH

Van Eck, R. (2006, August 17). DGBL: It's not just the digital natives who are getting restless. Featured speaker for ICT Learning Innovation Centre conference: What Do Video Games Have to Teach Us? Brisbane, Australia.

Van Eck, R. (2006, August 7). Keynote presentation for the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications (TASSCC) Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.

Van Eck, R. (2006, July 8-20). Invited presentation for British Open University master's program, UK.

Van Eck, R. (2006, June 12-13). Invited panelist for Gaming Learning & Assessment at the Learning Strategies Consortium conference, Orlando, FL.

Van Eck, R. (2006, June 2). DGBL: It's not just the digital natives who are getting restless. Keynote presentation for the Interactive Games and Lerning Conference, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia.

Van Eck, R. (2006, March 9, 2:00 PM EST). Invited web-cast moderated discussion of Innovate Online journal article "Using Games to Promote Girls' Positive Attitudes Toward Technology."

Van Eck, R. (2006, February 16-17). Invited discussion/blog on "Digital Game-Based Learning" for graduate course at Ithaca College.

Van Eck, R. (2006, February 13). Digital Game-Based Learning: What are we playing at? Keynote presentation for Symposium on Simulations, Games, and Learning: Engaging Education For Our Times. Government sponsored symposium on games and learning, February 13-14, Melbourne, Australia.

Van Eck, R. (2006, February 3). Getting Serious About Games. Invited presentation to launch the games in learning discussion series, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, February 3-March 31.

Van Eck, R. (2006). The Digital Natives are Restless: Digital Game-Based Learning and the Future of Education. Featured Speaker for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) 2006 Annual Meeting, January 29-31, 2006, San Diego, CA.

Van Eck, R. (2005). At Play in the Garden of Learning: How Computer Games in the Classroom Can Promote Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving While Teaching Content. Invited presentation at the American Technical Education Association's Northern Plains Regional Conference, October 13-14, Wahpeton ND.

Van Eck, R. (2005). What are we playing at? What it means to integrate games, and why we should do it. Presentation for the annual meeting of the Educause Seminars on Academic Computing, August 5–10, 2005, Snowmass Village, CO.

Van Eck, R. (2005). Are we there yet? A discussion of the practical, theoretical, and philosophical aspects of implementing Digital Game-Based Learning in schools. Presentation for the annual meeting of the Educause Seminars on Academic Computing, August 5–10, 2005, Snowmass Village, CO.

Van Eck, R. (2005). What pedagogical agents and intelligent tutoring systems can teach us about designing instructional game environments. Keynote presentation at the Alumni Breakfast at the annual meeting of theSoutheastern Conference in Instructional Design & Technology: Challenges of eLearning & IDT, March 11-13, 2005, Mobile, AL.

Van Eck, R. 2004. Invited presentation on return on investment and authoring tools for training. American Society of Trainers & Developers (ASTD) June, 2004, FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. Partnership.

Van Eck, R. (2003). Invited presentation for ISD610, Trends & Issues in Instructional Design. Online course, University of South Alabama.

Van Eck, R. (2002). Invited presentation on pedagogical agents and new learning technologies for ISD610, Trends & Issues in Instructional Design. Online course, University of South Alabama

Van Eck, R. (2001). Paper discussant, the effect of competition and context of advisement in a simulation/simulation game to promote transfer of mathematics skills in middle school students. ITFORUM, Paper No. 49.

Van Eck, R. (2000). Invited presentation for ISD610, Trends & Issues in Instructional Design. Online course, University of South Alabama.

Conference

Van Eck, R. (2008) Creating a serious game world together: A multi-site effort. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, November 4-8, Orlando, FL.

Van Eck, R. (2008). Game-based learning: What educators should know about games and learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the North American Simulations and Games Association (NASAGA), October 15-18, Indianapolis, IN.

Van Eck, R. (2007). What do Instructional Designers Need to Know about Video Game Development to Enhance Game-Based Learning? Panel presentation at the annual meeing of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, October 23-27, Anaheim, CA.

Van Eck, R. (2007). The Effect of Video Game Training on Performance and Cognitive Style in Expert and Novice Air Traffic Control Operator Training. Presentation at the annual Beyond Boundaries conference, October 4-5, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.

Parker, J., Van Eck, R., Whatley, D., Schell, J., and Smith, R. (2007). 3 up/3 down. Panel for the Serious Games Summit, March 5-8, San Francisco, CA

Heeter, C., Winn, B., Van Eck, R., Kelleher, C., and Shaffer, D. W. (2007). Testing assumptions: Creative approaches to gathering evidence of serious game impacts. Panel for the Serious Games Summit, March 5-8, San Francisco, CA.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Intelligent Games: A New Approach to Designing Serious Games Based on ArtificiaI Intelligence, Pedagogical Agents, Narrative Theory, and Instructional Design. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, October 10-14, Dallas, TX.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Ten Research Areas to Guide the Field of Digital Game-Based Learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, October 10-14, Dallas, TX.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Intelligent Learning Games. Presentation at the annual meeting of the North American Simulations and Games Association (NASAGA), October 11-14, Vancouver, BC.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Where do we go from here? Ten critical areas to guide future research in DGBL. Workshop for the annual meeting of the Games, Learning, and Society Conference, June 15-16, Madison, WI.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Gender, Games, and Attitude Toward Science, Math, and Technology: Results from a Year-Long Study of Games in 5th and 6th Grade Classrooms. Presentation at the annual meeting of the UND Scholar's Forum, February 28-March 2, Grand Forks, ND.

Van Eck, R. (2006). Educating the Net Generation: How Digital Game-Based Learning May Shape the Classrooms of Tomorrow. Presentation at the annual meeting of the UND Scholar's Forum, February 28-March 2, Grand Forks, ND.

Van Eck, R., Adcock, A., Morrison, G., Anglin, G., Rieser, R., Klein, J. (2005). From graduate student to researcher: What do we want doctoral students to know about research, and how do we teach it? Panel session at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, October 18-22, Orlando, FL.

Van Eck, R., Lang, T., & Schultz-Aune, A. (2005). The effect of a technology portfolio system on teacher attitudes toward technology integration. Presentation at the annual meeting of Teaching And Technology, June 6-10, 2005, Grand Forks, ND.

Van Eck, R. (2005). Integrating computer games in the classroom. Presentation at the annual meeting of Teaching And Technology, June 6-10, 2005, Grand Forks, ND.

Van Eck, R., Adcock, A., Sussarla, S., & The TRG at Memphis (2005). Embedded design: How authoring tools can ensure that instructional design is present when we can’t be there. Paper presented at the annual meeting of theSoutheastern Conference in Instructional Design & Technology: Challenges of eLearning & IDT, March 11-13, 2005, Mobile, AL.

Van Eck, R. (2005). The Effect of Pedagogical Advisement and Competition on Attitude Toward Mathematics in an Instructional Computer Game. Presentation at the annual meeting of the UND Scholar's Forum, March 22-24, Grand Forks, ND.

Lang, T., Schultz-Aune, A., & Van Eck, R. (2005). The Effect of a Technology Portfolio System on Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs about Technology Integration. Presentation at the annual meeting of the UND Scholar's Forum, March 22-24, Grand Forks, ND.

Van Eck, R. (2005). Integrating Commercial Games in Learning Environments: Where to Begin? Presentation at the AAIM Education Arcade at South Carolina EdTech 2005, January 7-9, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Van Eck, R. (2004). Let's make R.O.O.M. for games. Panel presentation for the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Technology and Communication, October 19-23, Chicago, IL.

Van Eck, R. (2004). Learning to PL-AI: The potential of blended game, ITS, and pedagogical agent systems for creating dynamic learning environments. Presentation for the annual NASA and Department of Defense Innovation conference, "Training for Tomorrow 2004," October 27-28, Houston, TX.

Van Eck, R., & Gikas, J. (2004). Gaming theory as a teaching tool at all levels. Presentation for the annual meeting of Techsposium, March 31, Memphis, TN.

Gikas, J., & Van Eck, R. (2004). Integrating Video Games in the Classroom: Where to Begin? Paper presented for the annual meeting of the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, January 25-27, San Diego, CA.

Graesser, A., Person, N., Haynes, B., Van Eck, R., & Adcock, A. (2004). AutoTutor has tutorial dialog in natural language, interactive simulation, and lesson authoring tools. Paper presented for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 12-16, San Diego, CA.

Van Eck, R., Nanjappa, A., Ronai, J., Bhattacharyya, S., Marvin, E., Van Eck, S., (2004). The effect of game play and game construction in mixed-sex groupings on girls' attitude toward technology. Roundtable for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 12-16, San Diego, CA.

Susarla, S.C., Adcock, A.B., Van Eck, R.N. & Moreno, K.N. (2003). Authoring for AutoTutor: Adding a new dimension to an Intelligent Tutoring System. Paper presented at the 2003 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government & Higher Education. Phoenix, AZ, November, 2003.

Susarla, S.C., Adcock, A.B., Van Eck, R.N., Moreno, K.N. & Graesser, A.C. (2003). Development and evaluation of a lesson authoring tool for AutoTutor. Workshop presented at the 2003 Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AI-ED), Sydney, June, 2003.

Van Eck, R., Adcock, A., Graesser, A., & The Tutoring Research Group, (2003). Student ratings of pedagogical efficacy of four computer-based tutoring systems. Paper submission for Ed-Media world conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia & telecommunications, June 23-28, 2003, Honolulu, HI.

Van Eck, R., & Adcock, A. (April, 2003). Reliability and factor structure of the Attitude Toward Agent Scale (ATAS). Paper submission for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 21-25, Chicago, IL.

Adcock, A. B. & Van Eck, R., (2003). The development of an affective measure for use in pedagogical agent tutoring environments. Poster presented at The 15th Annual University of Memphis Student Research Forum. Memphis, TN, April, 2003. Awarded First Prize, Education Division

Dempsey, J., Litchfield, B., & Van Eck, R. (2002). Using pedagogical advisement in technology-based environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Conference on Computers in Education, December 3 -6, Aukland, New Zealand.

Van Eck, R., Marvin, E. (2001). Student Technology Assistants: The approach, the benefits, the concerns. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, October 14-18, Atlanta, GA.

Van Eck, R. (2001). Building a model IT center for web-based learning development and support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference, April 8-10, Murfreesboro, TA.

Van Eck, R. (2001). Promoting transfer of mathematics skills through the use of a computer-based instructional simulation game and advisement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference, April 8-10, Murfreesboro, TA.

Van Eck, R. (March, 2001). Literature or lunacy: The place of science fiction in academia and the literary canon. Panel presented at the 19^th annual meeting of Mid-South Con, March 23-25, Memphis, TN.

Van Eck, R. (April, 2000). The effect of advisement and competition in a simulation game on transfer and attitude toward mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 24-28, New Orleans, LA.

Van Eck, R. (2000) The effect of advisement & mode of instruction on transfer, advisor use, and attitude toward mathematics using a computer-based simulation game. Proceedings of the Mathematics/Science Education & Technology 2000 conference, February 5-8, San Diego, CA. Robby Robson, (ed.). Charlottesville, VA: The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

Van Eck, R. (2000). The effect of context of advisement & mode of instruction on advisor use, attitude toward instruction, and transfer of mathematics skills in a computer-based simulation game. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, February 16-20, Long Beach, CA.

Glusman, B., Newman, E. J., Van Eck, R., & Van Eck S. (1999). HIV/AIDS risk-prevention among incarcerated youth. Poster session at the University of South Alabama 6^th annual research forum, May, 1999, Mobile, AL

Dempsey, J. V., Litchfield, B. L., & Van Eck, R. (February, 1998). Creating and integrating interactive activities in the classroom: OAR online and project C.A.T.E. Paper presented at the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable's Technogras 1998 Conference.

Dempsey, J. V., & Van Eck, R. (April, 1998). Advisor use in CBT: Modality and placement. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 13-17, 1998.

Dempsey, J. V. & Van Eck, R. (1998). Advisement in a computer-based learning environment. Poster session at the University of South Alabama 5^th annual research forum, May 8, 1998, Mobile, AL

Dempsey, J. V., & Van Eck, R. (1997). Using an Electronic Advisor in Computer-Based Instruction. Poster session at the University of South Alabama 4^th annual research forum, May, 1997, Mobile, AL

Van Eck, R. (1997). Surf the Green Net. Presentation for educators, April 11, 1997, Environmental Partnership Conference, Gulf Shores, AL

Van Eck, R. (1994). Hooklines and sinkers: writing the opening line in your next story. Presentation at the third annual writers' workshop, Sierra Vista, AZ.

Van Eck, R. (1993). Writing what you know: Inventing what you 'know.' Presentation at the second annual writers' workshop, Sierra Vista, AZ.

CD-ROM/Electronic Publications

(untitled): Adventures in ecology and conservation (2004). [computer software] Project CATE: The CATE Foundation.

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