Dr. John Baek

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Learning across informal and formal settings
Technology, social media, cyberinfrastructure, online learning
Design research and assessment methods
Science educator professional development

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

Kelly, A. E., Baek, J. Y., & Kalbfleisch, L. (Eds.). (in preparation). Handbook of educational neuroscience in mathematics education.

Baek, J. Y., & Lesh, R. A. (in preparation). Task design of mathematical thinking and learning: Model-eliciting activities for educational neuroscience. In A. E. Kelly, J. Y. Baek, & L. Kalbfleisch (Eds.), Handbook of educational neuroscience in mathematics education.

Dyehouse, M., Baek, J. Y., & Lesh, R. A. (2009). Multi-tier design assessments in the development of complex dynamic systems. In C. Shreiner (Ed.), Handbook of research on assessment technologies, methods, and applications in higher education (pp. 1-21). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Kelly, A. E., Lesh, R. A., & Baek, J. Y. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of design research methods in education: Innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning and teaching. New York: Routledge.

Bannan-Ritland, B., & Baek, J. Y. (2008). Investigating the act of design in design research: The road taken. In A. E. Kelly, R. A. Lesh, & J. Y. Baek (Eds.), Handbook of design research methods in education: Innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning and teaching (pp. 246-262). New York: Routledge.

Kelly, A. E., Baek, J. Y., Lesh, R. A., & Bannan-Ritland, B. (2008). Enabling innovations in education and systematizing their impact. In A. E. Kelly, R. A. Lesh & J. Y. Baek (Eds.), Handbook of design research methods in education: Innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning and teaching (pp. 3-18). New York: Routledge.

Baek. J. Y. (2007). Exploring the assessment of geological observation with design research. Ph.D. dissertation, George Mason University, VA. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from ProQuest Digital Dissertation database. (Publication No. AAT 3277152).

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (2007). Education, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

M.Ed. (2003). Instructional Technology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

B.S. (1997). Mining Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY

COURSES TAUGHT

SED 582: Personal Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning.

SED 583: Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning.

SED 584: Physical Dimensions of Free-Choice Learning.

SED 580: Research and Evaluation.

SED 598/588: Science/Math Curriculum.

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

2009 - 2010.  Served as summative evaluation consultant for Towards the Next Generation of Research on STEM Learning conference. Primary funding: National Science Foundation. #DRL-0813252. Principal Investigator: John H. Falk, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Oregon State University
Science and Math Education Department
249 Weniger Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-6508
john.baek@science.oregonstate.edu
541-737-1819 - Office
571-594-7025 - Cell
541-737-1817 - Fax