Clark N. Quinn
+1-925-200-0881
clark@quinnovation.com

Summary
Demonstrated vision in the space of successful learning design and performance systems. A recognized leader in strategy, innovation and problem-solving, combining a deep knowledge of human cognition with practical application to the design of technology systems, augmented by business and management experience.
Education
1989: Doctor of Philosophy - Psychology, University of California, San Diego
1984: Master of Arts - Psychology, University of California, San Diego
1980: Bachelor of Arts - Computer-Based Education, University of California, San Diego
Professional Experience
Design & Development
2001 to current: Executive Director - Quinnovation, Walnut Creek. Learning experience design consulting, focusing on strategic elearning, performance support, and experience design for a variety of commercial and non-profit organizations.
2022 to current: Editor-In-Chief, LDA Press. Acquisition & development editor for a new publisher focused on evidence-informed manuscripts for Learning & Development professionals.
2022 to current: Co-Organizer, Learning Development Accelerator. Arranging content and experiences for a membership organization focused on evidence-informed approaches to Learning & Development.
2022 to current: Advisor, Elevator 9. Learning science guidance on platform design.
2022 to 2024: Chief Learning Strategist, Upside Learning. Upskill personnel on learning science, assist clients, and support marketing.
2001 to 2001: Director of User Experience - Extempo Systems, Redwood City. Led Extempo through a refocus to elearning for their natural language interaction technology.
1998 to 2001: Director of Cognitive Systems - Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio/Knowledge Planet , Emeryville. Education technology research & development, leading a team developing an internet-based intelligent adaptive learning system; strategic education business initiatives; cognitive design consulting.
1996 to 1998: Director of Education Technology - Access Australia Cooperative Multimedia Centre, Sydney. Educational technology research and development; liaison with multimedia industry and educational institutions; supervising learning and usability evaluation services.
1995 to 1996: Multimedia Manager - Open Net Pty Ltd, Sydney. Management of internet-delivered education and training. Liaison with sources for content and production.
1983 to current: Independent Consultant - Computer program design and development in applications to health and finances. Performed statistical consulting services for data analysis. Counseling on computer industry careers.
2nd Quarter 1985: Consultant - Cubic Corporation, San Diego. Performed a recruitment and training assessment of high technology needs and solutions. Provided a program evaluation of available educational opportunities.
2nd Quarter 1984: Research Assistant - NASA Ames Research Center, Human Factors Group, Mountain View. Performed cognitive task analysis of space and aviation interface requirements.
2nd Quarter 1983: Senior Computer Specialist - The Consulting Group, Inc., San Diego. Office automation analysis, and educational computer application design, evaluation, and implementation.
1981 to 1983: Educational Programmer/Analyst - DesignWare, Inc., San Francisco. Performed program design, implementation, and evaluation on major products. Served as lead programmer and project manager. Consulted on business, marketing, and public relations decisions. Instrumental in the move to the home market.
1st Quarter 1981: Programmer - Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services, UC San Diego. Performed statistical analysis consulting services.
4th Quarter 1980: Research Analyst - Indigenous Mathematics Project (Department of Education, Papua New Guinea), at UC San Diego. Performed statistical analysis consulting services.
2nd Quarter 1980: Research Analyst - Teacher Education Program, UC San Diego. Performed statistical and qualitative data analysis.
4th Quarter 1979: Programmer - Office of Learning Resources, UC San Diego. Translated and ported assignment marking software.
1977 to 1979: Programmer - Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services, UC San Diego. Provided data management and statistical analysis for educational applications.
Research & Teaching
2019: Adjunct Professor – Organizational Information & Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico. Teaching mobile learning.
2005 to 2007: Adjunct Associate Professor - Master of Instructional Science & Technology program, California State University Monterey Bay. Teaching instructional technology.
1991 to 1998: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales. Teaching and research on human-computer interaction and cognitive aspects of multimedia uses in education. Tenured.
1989 to 1991: Postdoctoral Fellow - Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh. Research on and development of computer microworlds for instruction in model-based scientific reasoning.
2nd Quarter 1990: Instructor - Psychology in Education Department, University of Pittsburgh. Summer session course instructor for Psychology of Learning and Development, a course on psychology for teachers.
1988 to 1989: Research Associate (Instructor) - Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego State University. Computer application consulting and cognitive evaluation of the educational applications of a computer-based knowledge representation tool (SemNet).
1983 to 1988: Teaching Assistant - Department of Psychology, UC San Diego. Syllabus preparation, lecturing, assignment and test creation, and grading for courses in Cognitive Psychology, Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Statistics, Development for Educators, and Learning and Motivation.
1983 to 1987: Research Assistant - Department of Psychology, UC San Diego. Designed, ran, and analyzed data from experiments on tasks in human-computer interaction, reasoning, problem-solving and learning.
3rd Quarter 1985: Instructor - San Diego Community College District. Guest and substitute lecturer for classes in data processing.
1979 to 1980: Discussion Leader - Contemporary Issues Program, UC San Diego. Conducted a section of the Wilderness and Contemporary Society subject, including leading wilderness expeditions.
1976 to 1977: Tutor - Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services, UC San Diego. Assisted fellow undergraduates in Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus.
Publications
Quinn, C.N. (2026). Serious eLearning. In S. Moore (Ed.) Online Learning Design and Online Learning Leadership. New Mexico Open Education Resources. https://nmoer.pressbooks.pub/online-learning-and-leadership/
Quinn, C.N. (2022). Make It Meaningful: Taking Learning Design from Instructional to Transformational. LDA Press.
Quinn, C. (2021). Learning Science for Instructional Designers: From Cognition to Application. Alexandria, Virginia: ATD Press.
Quinn, C. (2018). Millennials, Goldfish, & Other Misconceptions: Debunking Learning Myths & Superstitions. Alexandria, Virginia: ATD Press.
Quinn, C. (2017). mLearning. In R. A. Reiser & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education.
Quinn, C. (2017). Response to John Savery. In A. A. Carr-Chellman & G. Rowland (Eds) Issues in Technology, Learning, and Instructional Design: Classic and Contemporary Dialogs. Routledge: New York.
Quinn, C. (2016). Learning Technology in Business and Industry. In N.J. Rushby and D. W. Surrey (Eds) The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology. Wiley: Chichester.
Quinn, C. (2015). Information and Communication Technologies in Organizational Learning. In J. Spector (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
Quinn, C. (2014). Revolutionize Learning & Development: Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age. Wiley: San Francisco.
Quinn, C. (2014). mThinking: There’s an App for That. In ASTD Handbook 2nd Edition. Alexandria, VA: ASTD Press.
Quinn, C. (2014). Gaming Learning. In B. Sutton & A. Basiel (Eds.) Teaching and Learning Online: New Models of Learning For a Connected World, Volume 2. Routledge: New York.
Quinn, C. (2013). Mobile Learning. In R. Hubbard (Ed.) The Really Useful eLearning Instruction Manual: Your toolkit for putting elearning into practice. Wiley: Chichester.
Quinn, C. (2013). A Future for M-Learning. In Z. L. Berge & L. Y. Muilenburg (Eds.) Handbook of Mobile Learning. Routledge: New York.
Quinn, C. (2012). The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
Quinn, C. (2011). Mobile Learning: Research & Trends. The eLearning Guild: Santa Rosa, CA.
Quinn, C. (2011). Designing mLearning: Tapping Into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance . Pfeiffer: San Francisco.
Quinn, C. (2009). Populating the LearnScape: eLearning as Strategy. In Michael Allen's eLearning Annual 2009 . Pfeiffer: San Francisco.
Quinn, C. (2007). Computer-Based Simulations: Principles of Engagement. In M. Silberman (Ed.) The Handbook of Experiential Learning. Pfeiffer: San Francisco.
Quinn, C. Editorial. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39 (4). 581.
Quinn, C. (2005). Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games.  Pfeiffer: San Francisco.
Clegg, E. & Quinn, C.N. (2004). The Agility Factor. In M. Conner & J. Clawson (Eds.) Creating a Learning Culture: Strategy, Technology, & Practice. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge MA.
Quinn, C. N. (2003). Human-Computer Interaction. In A. Kovalchick & K. Dawson (Eds.)Educational Technology: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA
Sieck, W. R., Quinn, C. N., & Schooler, J. W. (1999). Justification effects on the judgment of analogy. Memory & Cognition, 27 (5), 844-855.
Quinn, C. N., & Wild, M. (1998). Supporting cognitive design: Lessons from human-computer interaction and computer-mediated learning. Education and Information Technologies 3 (3-4). 175-178.
Quinn, C. N. & Ahyong, G. (1998). Web Quest: Porting Quest for Independence to the World Wide Web. Education and Information Technologies, 3 (1). 51-78.
Wild, M., & Quinn, C. N. (1998). Implications of educational theory for the design of instructional multimedia. British Journal of Educational Technology, 29 (1), 73-82.
Forster, A., & Quinn, C. (1996). Virtual University. In S. Wills, P. Fritze, & B. Cavallari (Eds). Teleteaching 96: Practicing What We Preach. Canberra: Australian Computer Society.
Quinn, C. N. (1996). Designing an instructional game: reflections on Quest for Independence. Education and Information Technologies, 1 (3&4). 251-269.
Quinn, C. N. (1995). Die Kunst, Spiele für die Wissenschaft zu gestalten (translated from The Art of Designing Games for Science). In F. Rötzer (Ed.)Schöne, neue Welten? Spielen im Computerzeitalter. München: Klaus Boer Verlag. 253-262.
Quinn, C. N. (1994). Designing Educational Computer Games. In K. Beattie, C. McNaught, & S. Wills (Eds.) Interactive Multimedia in University Education: Designing for Change in Teaching and Learning. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 45-57.
Ryan, G.L., & Quinn, C. N. (1994). Cognitive Apprenticeship and Problem Based Learning. In S. E. Chen, R. Cowdroy, A. Kingsland, & M. Otswald (Eds.)Reflections on Problem Based Learning. Newcastle: Australian Problem-Based Learning Network. 15-33.
Löwgren, J., Quinn, C. N., Gasen, J., & Gorny, P. (1994). Designing the Teaching of HCI: A CHI '94 Workshop. SIGCHI Bulletin, 26 (4), 28-31.
Quinn, C. N. (1994). Teaching creative thinking with computers. In S. Dingli (Ed.) Creative Thinking: A Multifaceted Approach. Msida: Malta University Press. 201-206.
Quinn, C. N., Boesen, M., Kedzier, D., Kelmenson, D., & Moser, R. (1993). Designing multimedia environments for thinking skill practice. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia 2 (4), 405-416.
Quinn, C. N., & Preston, R. (1993, September). TestIt: An automated evaluation tool for human-computer interaction projects. In T. Grechenig & M. Tscheligi (Eds.) Human Computer Interaction: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 733. Berlin: Springer Verlag. 249-254.
Quinn, C. N., Boesen, M., Kedzier, D., Kelmenson, D., Moser, R., & Rice, S. (1993). Observations on game playing. In M. J. Smith & G. Salvendy (Eds.) Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics 19A - Human-Computer Interaction: Applications and Case Studies. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 1.Amsterdam: Elsevier. Orlando,FL. 433-437.
Quinn, C. N. (1992). Hardware: Screen Design. In G.G. Bitter (Ed.) Macmillan Encyclopedia of Computers. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 442-450.
Quinn, C. N. (1991). Computerized Cognitive Research: A HyperCard Adventure Game. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 23 (2), 237-246.
Quinn, C. N. (1989). Analogical Process Performance and Training. Dissertation Abstracts International, Section B, 50, 8, 3735B. (University Microfilms No. DA8926247)
Quinn, C. N., Mehan, H., Levin, J. A., and Black, S. D. (1983). Real Education in Non-Real Time: The Use of Electronic Message Systems for Instruction. Instructional Science, 11, 313-327.
Black, S. D., Levin, J. A., Mehan, H., and Quinn, C. N. (1983). Real and Non-Real Time Interaction: Unraveling Multiple Threads of Discourse. Discourse Processes, 6, 59-75.
Refereed Proceedings & Presentations
Quinn, C. (2018). Developing business skills across the curriculum: an architecture for all. Kansas City, October, 2018.
Quinn, C. (2017). Real World Learning Design. Association for Educational Communications & Technology Annual Conference. Jacksonville, November 2017.
Towle, B., & Quinn, C. (2000).  Knowledge Based Recommender Systems Using Explicit User Models.  In T. Finin, B. Grosof, Y. Labrou, & L Morgenstern (Eds), Proceedings of the AAAI-2000 Workshop on Knowledge-based Electronic Markets. Austin, July.
Quinn, C., Alem, L. & Eklund, J. (1999) A Pragmatic Evaluation Methodology for an Assessment of Learning Effectiveness of Instructional Systems. In S. Bewster, A. Cawsey & G. Cockton (Eds.) Human-Computer Interaction INTERACT'99, Vol. II. British Computer Society, Edinburgh Press. p.55-56.
Alem, L., Quinn, C.N., & Eklund, J. (1999). Learning Effectiveness Assessment: A Principle-Based Framework. In S.P. Lajoie & M. Vivet (Eds.) Artificial Intelligence In Education - Open Learning Environments: New Computational Technologies to Support Learning, Exploration, and Collaboration. IOS Press: Amsterdam. 597-599.
Eklund, J. & Quinn, C. (1999) The Australian Schools Web Challenge: A study of the effectiveness of a global project in enhancing learning through collaborative uses of technology. In R. Debreceny & A. Ellis (eds.) Proceedings of Ausweb99, The Fifth Australian World Wide Web Conference. Southern Cross University Press: Lismore. 526-530.
Quinn, C. N. (1997). Supporting Cognitive Design: Lessons from HCI and Ed Tech. Proceedings of HCI-ET - The Human-Computer Interaction and Educational Tools Working Conference.
Wild, M., & Quinn, C. N. (1997). Implications of educational theory for the design of instructional multimedia. Proceedings of HCI-ET - The Human-Computer Interaction and Educational Tools Working Conference.
Quinn, C. N., & Raymond, M. (1997). Usability and the Multimedia Industry: the Australian Multimedia Testing Centre. Proceedings of Interact 97 - International Federation of Information Processing Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Chapman & Hall. Sydney, July. 146-147.
Quinn, C. N. (1996). Pragmatic Evaluation: Lessons from Usability. Proceedings of ASCILITE 96- The Thirteenth Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Adelaide, December.
Quinn, C. N. (1996). Open Net and the Australian On-line Education Market. WebNet 96 CDROM Proceedings. San Francisco, October.
Campbell, H., & Quinn, C. N. (1995, November). Connecting students to information and learning: Open Learning Australia, Open Net and open access. Proceedings of the National Public Libraries Conference. Sydney, Australia.
Bories, J., Sutanto, D., Quinn, C.N., Honsberg, C.B., & Pal, P. (1995, October). Using Computers to Enhance Student Understanding. Proceedings of the Fourth World Conference on Engineering Education. St. Paul, USA. 2, 50-54.
Quinn, C. N. (1995, September). Teaching Design. Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Teaching Engineering Designers. Sydney, Australia. 190-194.
Quinn, C. N., & Kim, S-I. (1995). Designing Cognitive Technology Design. In K. Cox, J. Marsh, & B. Anderson (Eds.) Proceedings of the First International Cognitive Technology Conference. 11 - 16. ISBN 962 442 078 5. (Also available at http://webtools.cityu.edu.hk/ct1995/quinnx.htm)
Quinn, C. N., & Kedzier, D.A. (1995, July). Pragmatic Student Modelling: Making Quest Work. World Conference on Computers in Education. Birmingham, UK.
Quinn, C. N. (1995, July). Designing The Design Process. Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference. Perth, Australia.
Quinn, C. N. (1995, April). Pragmatic Constraints on Applying Cognitive Science: Reflections on the Design of a Computer-Based Learning Game. Third Australasian Cognitive Science Conference. Brisbane, Australia.
Bories, J., Sutanto, D., & Quinn, C.N. (1995, February). A Multimedia Computer-Aided Electrical Engineering Education Package. Proceedings of the International Power Engineering Conference. Singapore. 735-740.
Bories, J., Sutanto, D., & Quinn, C.N. (1995, February). Bridging the Gaps Between Lectures and Labs. Proceedings of the Pacific Region Conference on Electrical Engineering Education. Marysville, Australia. 12-17.
Bories, J., Sutanto, D., & Quinn, C.N. (1994, September). Constructing Analogies and Cognitive Models for Understanding Abstract Concepts. Proceedings of the Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference. Adelaide, Australia. 639-644.
Quinn, C. N. (1994, June). Supporting Construction as a Learning Activity. Asia-Pacific Information Technology In Training and Education Conference. Brisbane, QLD.
Quinn, C. N. (1994, January). Implications of instructional and game design for interactive multimedia interfaces. Proceedings of the 2nd International Interactive Multimedia Symposium. Perth, Australia. 455-461.
Quinn, C. N., & Kedzier, D. A. (1993, December). Designing for the educationally disadvantaged. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education. Taipei, Taiwan. 247-251.
Quinn, C. N. (1993, August). Strategy detection in graphic interfaces. Proceedings of the World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Edinburgh, Scotland. 583.
Quinn, C. N. (1992, November). Teaching user-centred system design: a recursive exercise. Proceedings of the Conference on the Impact of Computers on Design. Sydney, NSW. 221-228.
Quinn, C. N. (1992, July). Cognitive skills and computers: "Framing" the Link. 5th International Conference on Thinking. Townsville, QLD.
Gedeon, T. D., Quinn, C. N., & Wynter, M. C. P. (1992, July). Unarticulate creativity. Fifth International Conference on Thinking. Townsville, QLD.
Quinn, C. N. (1992, April). Teaching Cognitive Skills with Computers. Proceedings of the East-West Conference on Emerging Computer Technologies in Education. Moscow, Russia. ICSTI. 264-268.
Quinn, C. N. (1992, January). Explorability: Inferences at the Interface. Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Kauai, HI. IEEE Press. V2, 570-576.
Quinn, C. N. (1991). A Cognitive Skill Tutoring Environment. Proceedings of the 1991 Conference on Intelligent Computer-Aided Training. Houston, TX. NASA. 32-36.
Quinn, C. N. (1990, November). Computerized Cognitive Research: A HyperCard Adventure Game. Twentieth Annual Conference of the Society for Computers in Psychology. New Orleans, LA. SCIP.
Quinn, C. N. (1990, July). Analogical Process Performance. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Boston, MA. Lawrence Erlbaum.16-21.
Other Publications
Quinn, C. N. (2024). From hook to landing: mastering learning experience design for lasting impact. Training Journal, January.
Quinn, C. N. (2023). A Trend to Supersede. ATD Blog, January.
Bernhardt, M. & Quinn, C. (2023). How ChatGPT3 Impacts the Future of L&D in an AI World. Learning Solutions, January.
Quinn, C. N. (2022). Performance Focus For Deeper Learning Design. eLearning Industry, December.
Bernhardt, M. & Quinn, C. (2022). The Future of ID in an AI World. Learning Solutions, March.
Quinn, C. (2022). Learning Science Trends Outlook for 2022. ATD Blog, January.
Quinn, C. (2021). Four Steps to Accelerate Learning & Development. Learning Development Accelerator, April.
Quinn, C. (2018).The Learning Myths That Plague Us. TD, July.
Quinn, C. (2017). Learning’s Role in Innovation. Chief Learning Officer. May.
Quinn, C. (2017). The Cognitive Science Behind Learning. Chief Learning Officer. January/February.
Quinn, C. (2016). Cognitive Apprenticeship: Develop the Thinking for Outcomes Needed in Today’s Workplace. Learning Solutions. June.
Quinn, C. (2016). The New Organizational Learning: A Review of Teaming. eLearnMag. May.
Quinn, C. (2016). Doug Engelbart: More Than the Inventor of the Mouse. Learning Solutions, May.
Quinn, C. (2016). Debunking The Myth of the Average Learner: A review of The End of Average. eLearnMag. April.
Quinn, C. (2016). Looking at the Bigger Picture. Chief Learning Officer. January.
Quinn, C. (2015). Learning Needs a Revolution. Chief Learning Officer, July.
Quinn, C. (2014). Success Will Not Come From Training. Inside Learning Technologies & Skills. October.
Quinn, C. (2014). Managing for Innovation. ATD Management Blog.
Quinn, C. (2014). The Learning and Development Revolution We Need to Have. T&D. August.
Quinn, C. (2014). Getting Going with mLearning: A recap of mLearnCon 2014. eLearn Magazine. July.
Quinn, C. (2014). Managing in Complexity: A book review of Flat Army. eLearn Magazine. April.
Quinn, C. (2014). Getting Smart About Content. eLearn Magazine. March.
Quinn, C. (2014). Formal Learning Should Be Your Last Resort. Inside Learning Technologies & Skills. January.
Quinn, C. (2013). Book Review: ‘The Connected Company’ by Dave Gray. eLearn Magazine, July.
Quinn, C. (2013). Research for Practitioners: Does Problem-based Learning Work? Learning Solutions. July.
Quinn, C. (2013). Research for Practitioners: Student Annotation of Examples Improves Learning Outcomes. Learning Solutions. March.
Quinn, C. (2013). Redesigning Design. Saudi Distance eLearning conference.
Quinn, C. (2012). Research for Practitioners: Can Text Messages (SMS) Support Learning? Learning Solutions. November.
Quinn, C. (2012). Building a Performance Ecosystem. Chief Learning Officer, November.
Quinn, C. (2012). The Next Step for Learning: Practical Contextualization. Learning Solutions, October.
Quinn, C. (2012). Content Systems: Next Generation Opportunities. Learning Solutions, July.
Quinn, C. (2012). Your Brain on Apps. Chief Learning Officer, April.
Quinn, C. N. (2012). Book review: Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen. Learning Solutions Magazine. January.
Quinn ,C. N. (2011). Book review: Learning in the Cloud by Mark Warschauer, eLearn Magazine. October.
Quinn, C. (2011). Learning Malpractice. Chief Learning Officer. February.
Quinn, C. (2010). Rethinking e-Learning. Learning Solutions e-Magazine. April.
Cross, J., & Quinn, C. (2009). Become a Chief Meta-Learning Officer. Chief Learning Officer. May.
Quinn, C. (2009). Social Networking: Bridging Formal and Informal Learning. Learning Solutions e-Magazine, February 23.
Quinn, C. (2008). The Case Against Pre-Testing For Online Courses. eLearn Magazine. November.
Quinn, C. (2008). M-Learning Devices: Performance to Go. Learning Circuits e-Magazine. July.
Quinn, C. (2008). 480 x 320 is the new 1024 x 768. Learning Solutions e-Magazine, June 30.
Quinn, C. (2008). On the Costs of Games, and Perceptions Thereof. eLearning Guild 360 Research Report: Immersive Learning Simulations. February.
Quinn, C. (2007). Don’t dream it, do it: m-Learning by design. eLearning Guild 360 Research Report: Mobile Learning.  August.
Quinn, C. (2007). Creating ‘Hard Fun’: Systematically Designing Immersive Learning Simulations. eLearning Guild 360 Research Report: Immersive Learning Simulations.  February.
Quinn, C. (2006).  7 Steps to Better E-learning.  eLearn Magazine. December.
Quinn, C. (2006). Making it Matter to the Learner: e-Motional e-Learning. Learning Solutions e-Magazine.  April.
Quinn, C. (2004).  Soapbox.  Training Magazine. December.
Quinn, C. (2004). Learning at Large: Situating learning in the bigger picture of action in the world. Educational Technology, 44 (4). Educational Technology Publications: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Quinn, C. (2004). Scenario-Based Learning: An effective and efficient approach to improving text-centric learning by interactive adjuncts.   LearningMate White Paper.  
Quinn, C. (2003).  Guest editorial for the Meta-Learning special section.  Learning Technology, 5, 4.  October. SSN 1438-0625 http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/issues/october2003/
Quinn, C. (2003). Flexible Learning Objects. TrainingMag.com. February.
Quinn, C. (2002). Flexible Learning: Mobile Learning Objects. Knowledge Anywhere White Paper. http://www.ottersurf.com/MLO-WP.pdf
Cross, J. & Quinn, C. (2002). The Value of Learning to Learn. Transforming Culture: An Executive Briefing on the Power of Learning. 1 (1). Darden School Foundation: Charlottesville VA.
Quinn, C. (2000). mLearning: Mobile, Wireless, In-Your-Pocket Learning.LiNE Zine. Fall.  http://www.linezine.com/2.1/features/cqmmwiyp.htm
Quinn, C. & Hobbs, S. (2000).Learning Objects and Instruction Components.Educational Technology & Society. 3 (2). 13-20.http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_2_2000/discuss_summary_0200.html
Eklund, J., Alem, L., & Quinn, C. (1999). Computer-Based Learning: How effective is it? Technology Business Review. April/May. AGSEI. 32-35.
Quinn, C. N. (1997). Book review of Multimedia Systems and Applications by R.A. Earnshaw and J.A. Vince (ed.). Australian Computing Journal, 29 (1). 37-38
Quinn, C. N. (1997). Book review of Macintosh Graphics Techniques for Multimedia by Genevieve Crabe. Australian Computing Journal, 29 (1). 38.
Quinn, C. N. (1996). Book review of Designing and Developing Electronic Performance Support Systems by Lesley A. Brown. Australian Computing Journal, 28.
Quinn, C. N. (1995). Conference Report: APITITE and IFIP. SIGCUE Outlook, 23 (1-2), 34-35.
Quinn, C. N. (1995). Book review of Multimedia Authoring by Scott Kim. Australian Computing Journal 27 (1), 30-31.
Quinn, C. N. (1994). Report: The International Conference on Computers in Education. SIGCUE Outlook, 22 (2), 4-5.
Quinn, C. N. (1994). Cognitive Apprenticeship and Teaching Interface Design. In G.Ryan (Ed.) UNSW Education '93. Sydney, Australia: Professional Development Centre. 111-115.
C. N. Quinn (1993, July). Designing games for science. Building Bridges Conference Papers. College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia. 27-32.
Quinn, C. N. (1991). A good analogy is like . . .[Book review: Similarity and Analogical Reasoning]. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 534-536.
Fisher, K.M., Faletti, J., & Quinn, C. (1989). Exploring cognitive structure with semantic networks. SemNet Technical Report #4. Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego State University.
Quinn, C. N. (1988). Pedagogical Framing and Cognitive Skills. Technology and Learning, 2 (1), 6-7.
Quinn, C. N. (1982). Microconnection, direct-connect modem for Atari. InfoWorld, 4, 37.
Quinn, C. N. (1982). SiCom's TRS-80 Model I Home Accounting System. InfoWorld, 4, 28.
System Design and Development
The Future of Work (2016). Led design of a ‘show your work’ learning design demo in collaboration with an eLearning company
Serious eLearning Manifesto (2014). Co-author on an initiative calling for better eLearning design.
Revised Taxonomic Scheme (2011). LearningMate: Concept lead. An alternative objective scheme to replace Bloom’s for publishers.
K12 Math (2008-2009). Words & Numbers & LearningMate: Learning Design Lead. Advanced learning design online courses.
P9 (2008). Learning Design Lead. Scenario-based online course.
Content Model (2008). LearningMate: Lead. A comprehensive content model for an online learning system.
Scenarios (2007-2008). American Family Insurance: Scenario Design Advisor. Insurance sales scenarios.
Psychiatric Nursing Scenarios (2005).  Knowledge Anywhere: Project Lead.  Three scenarios covering core competencies in psychiatric Nursing.
Negotiation (2004).  Knowledge Anywhere: Project Lead, Designer.  Mobile negotation class complement with test, scenarios, and performance support.
Drug Therapy (2004).  LearningMate: Design lead.  Demonstration engine-driven scenario for analgesic drug treatment.
Business Technology Review (2004).  Knowledge Anywhere: Designer.  Scenario-supported online course on implementing process reviews with customers.
Vista Performance Support (2003). Knowledge Anywhere: Project Lead, Solution Architect.  Context-sensitive performance support system for a complex medical instrument.
Project Management Simulation (2003). Vis-a-vis: Game Designer.  Full online learning game environment with engine.
Truck selling (2002).  Knowledge Anywhere: Scenario design.  An online interactive selling scenario.
Project Management Overview (2002).  Vis-a-vis: Concept and writing.  An online interactive learning story.
Intellectricity (2000) Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio/Knowledge Planet: Project Leader, System Architect.  An intelligently adaptive online learning system.
Media Skills Online (1998) Access CMC: Education design manager. Telstra/Financial Review Internet Awards, Best Educational Project, 1999; Australasian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association, Best Education Project, 1999; Australian Information Industries Association, Excellence in Use of IT, Education and Training, 1999.
Access CMC (1998) Access CMC Web Site: Project manager. (was at http://www.accesscmc.com/)
Web-UIDGS (1998) (User Interface Design Guideline System). UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Paul Aebersold. Web implementation of UIDGS. Was at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/UIDGS/
Schools Web Competition (1997, 1998).  Access CMC: Educational Designer. Education design. Was at http://www.learning21.org/
Holodeck (1997). UNSW: Project Supervisor. With James Gardner.
Web Quest (1996) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Glenn Ahyong. Web implementation of Quest for Independence. Was at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/Quest/
Teleteaching 96 (1996) Open Net: Project Manager. Can the Virtual University Deliver Real Learning? - International Federation of Information Processing World Computer Congress.  (Was at http://www.opennet.net.au/TT96University)
Voodoo Adventure (1996; 1992; 1990) UNSW: Project Supervisor; Learning Research and Development Center. Included in Avalanche II, Apple's CD-ROM of HyperCard Stacks for Education. With Reanna Mouthaan; Matthew Boesen, Dan Kelmenson, & Rob Moser.
UIDGS (1995; 1994) (User Interface Design Guideline System). UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Henrik Adolfsson; Sang Ik Kim. Presented at the First Cognitive Technology Conference.
Retrieval (1995). UNSW: Project Supervisor. With James Gardner.
LifeStory Book Game (1995) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Alice Solomon.
LifeStory Book(1993) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Parlin Mulijana.
Simulation Toolkits (1993) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With David Lam & Patrick Chu.
Mystery (1993) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Max Cheung.
Quest for Independence (1992) UNSW: Project Supervisor. With Dana Kedzier. Presented at the SIGKids Research Showcase at SIGGRAPH 93. Highlighted on the television show Beyond 2000. Adopted for use by the Association of Children's Welfare Agencies.
Spellicopter (1983) DesignWare.   SKU's Best Seller List, August 1983
Creature Creator (1983) DesignWare: Project Manager, Lead Programmer. First educational program in Softsel "Headstart" program, August 1983. "Rave" review in Billboard magazine, August 1983. With Margaret Weinstein & Douglas Cobb.
Facemaker(1982) DesignWare for Spinnaker: Lead Programmer. With Margaret Weinstein.
Micro Discovery(1981) DesignWare for Science Research Associates.
WordSkills (1981) DesignWare for Science Research Associates.
Patents
7,260,498 - Context-specific electronic performance support. August, 2007
Presentations
Invited Participation
Making Learning Stick. Learning Science Conference Online November, 2024.
Social & Informal Learning. Learning Science Conference Online November, 2024.
Myths. With Matthew Richter. Learning Science Conference Online November, 2024.
Putting the Human into HR: What the Research Says. Learning Solutions & HR Tech. Orlando, April 2024.
Generating Retention and Transfer: Deeper Learning Science. DevLearn. Las Vegas. November, 2023.
The Post-Cognitive Brain: The Foundation of a 21st Century L&D Strategy. ATD International, Online. May 2023.
Learning Experience Design. Training Magazine Network Webinar. 23 March 2023.
EdTech. L&D Conference. Online: October 10 – November 18, 2022
Learning Science 101. L&D Conference. Online: October 10 – November 18, 2022
Resource Templates: Learning Science for Content Development, DevLearn. Las Vegas. October, 2022.
Make It Meaningful pre-conference workshop, DevLearn. Las Vegas. October, 2022.
Organizational Mythology and the Post-Cognitive Brain. Opening Keynote, People Matters L&D Conference, Mumbai, October 2022.
LXD. Master Class, People Matters L&D Conference, Mumbai, October 2022.
Getting Emotional, Learning Experience Design Online Conference, August, 2022.
LXD By Design: pre-conference workshop, Learning Experience Design Online Conference, August, 2022.
Learning Science 101: Cognition for Teaching. The Science of Teaching. San Francisco, February, 2022.
The Post-Cognitive Organization: Implications From Science. ATD Japan Summit. Virtual. December, 2021.
Learning Science 101: What Learning and Development Needs to Know. ATD Core 4. Nashville, November, 2021.
Cutting Through the Hype. DevLearn. October, 2020.
Make it Meaningful. Learning & Development Conference. July, 2020.
Learning Science 101. Learning & Development Conference. July, 2020.
Opening Keynote. ATD Japan Summit. Tokyo, December, 2019.
Learning Experience Design Workshop. DevLearn. Las Vegas, October, 2019.
Learning Realities. Realities 360, San Jose, June, 2019.
Learning Science. Learning Solutions. Orlando, March, 2019.
Learning Experience Design Workshop. Learning Solutions. Orlando, March, 2019.
Performance Ecosystem. ISPI Charlotte Chapter. March, 2019.
L&D Revolution, Training 19, Orlando, February, 2019.
L&D Revolution Workshop, Training 19, Orlando, February, 2019.
Professionalism in Practice. LearnTec. Karlsruhe, Germany, January 2019.
The Myths That Plague Us. HRDQ. January, 2019.
Learning Experience Design. Litmos Live, November, 2018.
Learning Science 101. DevLearn, Las Vegas, October, 2018.
Measurement Matters. Executive Form, DevLearn. Las Vegas, dOctober 2018.
Measurement. L&D Meetup, September, 2018.
Learning Myths. Bottom Line Performance. September, 2018.
Myths. ATD East Bay Chapter. August, 2018.
Learning Technologies. TLDChat, August 2018.
eLearning MythBusters. WebCourseWorks. July, 2018.
Myths. Debunker Club Webinar, June, 2018.
Millennials, Goldfish, and Other Training Misconceptions: Learning Myths Debunked. ATD Webinar, May, 2018.
Learning Myths and Science: Professionalism as a Practitioner. ATD Interactional Conference, San Diego, May 2018.
Creating Engaging Learning Experiences. Learning Solutions. Orlando March 2018.
E-Learning Myths and Misconceptions: What's Real and What's Hype. TechKnowledge. San Jose, January 2018.
Real World Learning Design. AECT. Jacksonville, November 2017.
Classic and contemporary dialogues in ID, Technology, Learning & Leading. AECT. Jacksonville, November 2017.
How to Use Social Media, Mobile Learning, MOOCs and Open Educational Resources to Transform Learning. AECT. Jacksonville, November 2017.
Artificial Intelligence and Learning & Development. ATD China Summit. Shanghai, October 2017.
Facing the headwinds of change in L&D. C3 (Callidus client conference). Las Vegas, September 2017.
Focus Beyond Learning. FocusOn Learning, San Diego. June 2017.
When Not to "Course". Association for Talent Development Core 4, Long Beach. March, 2017.
8 Serious Mistakes. Association for Talent Development Core 4, Long Beach. March, 2017.
The Mobile Academy. Keynote for the International Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education. January, 2017.
Serious eLearning. Techknowledge. January, 2017.
eLearning Revolution. Techknowledge. January, 2017.
Deeper eLearning Design. Workshop. Online Educa, Berlin. November, 2016.
eLearning Myths. Devlearn, Las Vegas. November, 2016.
eLearning Strategy. Workshop, DevLearn, Las Vegas. November, 2016.
Performance Support in Context. Keynote at GP Strategies event, Connecticut. September, 2016.
Deeper Mobile eLearning. Keynote at the Chinese eLearning Forum & Exhibition, Beijing. September, 2016.
Performance Support in Context. FocusOn Learning, Austin. June, 2016.
(m)Learning Science. FocusOn Learning, Austin. June, 2016.
Serious eLearning. Keynote at the International Conference on e-Learning in the Workplace, New York. June, 2016.
eLearning Metrics. Learning Solutions, Orlando. March, 2016.
Learning Culture. Learning Solutions, Orlando. March, 2016.
Mobile Academy Workshop, Online Educa Berlin, December, 2015.
Revolutionize Learning and Development: Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age. LearnTechAsia, Singapore. November, 2015.
Building an Agile Organisation: optimal execution and continual innovation. Learning@Work, Sydney. October, 2015.
Advanced Mobile Learning. Shenzhen. August, 2015.
The Revolution L&D Needs to Have. CSTD Symposium. June, 2015.
Better Learning Design. Callidus Cloud Connections. May 2015.
eLearning Strategy Workshop. eLearning Symposium. May, 2015.
The L&D Revolution We Need to Have. eLearning Symposium. May, 2015.
The Revolution L&D Needs to Have. Learning Solutions. March, 2015.
L&D Revolution. Knowledge Anywhere Learning & Performance Symposium, March, 2015.
The Revolution L&D Needs to Have. ATD Golden Gate. March 2015.
mLearnNow. Workshop. With Nick Floro & Sarah Gilbert. ATD. March 2015.
Revolutionizing Learning & Development webinar. Canadian Conference Board. February, 2015.
Unleashing Imagination: Aligning With How We Think, Work, & Learn. Keynote. CSUed. November 2014.
Digital Literacies Panel. With Barney Dalgarno, Aaron Doering, & Harriet Ridolfo. CSUed. November 2014.
Workplace Learning & Simulation. Panel. With Barney Dalgarno, Joy Higgs, & Renee McGill. CSUed. November 2014.
Simulation & Learning Workshop. CSUed. November 2014.
mLearnNow. Workshop. With Nick Floro & Sarah Gilbert. ATD. November 2014.
Why Mobile is Critical to the Future of Learning & Performance. Panel with Robert Gadd, Sarah Gilbert, David Kelly, & Chad Udell. DevLearn. October 2014.
Designing for When It Matters. Presentation. DevLearn. October 2014.
Strategic eLearning: Revolutionizing Performance and Innovation via Technology. Workshop. DevLearn. October 2014.
Mobile Future. Panel, with Imogen Casebourne, David Kelly, & Chad Udell. mLearnCon. June 2014.
mLearning Policy as if Your Strategy Depends on It.. mLearnCon. June 2014.
mLearning 101. Workshop. mLearnCon. June 2014.
Serious eLearning (With Michael Allen & Julie Dirksen.) A(S)TD International Conference. May 2014.
The Revolution L&D Needs to Have. A(S)TD International Conference. May 2014.
Beyond Formal. Ecosystem. March 2014.
21st Century eLearning. Learning Solutions. March 2014.
Getting Serious about eLearning (with Will Thalheimer & Michael Allen). Learning Solutions. March 2014.
eLearning Strategically. Workshop, Learning Solutions. March 2014.
Mythbusting. Training 2014 February.
Advanced Instructional Design. Workshop, Training 2014 February.
Keynote, Presentation, and Panel, Immersive Learning University. January 2014.
Realigning Technology with Performance: 21st Century Learning & Development. TechKnowledge, January 2014.
Harnessing Magic, Professional Association of Computer Trainers, November 2013.
Mobile Present and Future Panel, DevLearn, October 2013
Content Systems, DevLearn, October 2013
Is eLearning Broken Panel, DevLearn, October 2013
Learning Myths: DevLearn, October 2013
mLearning Design Workshop: DevLearn, October 2013
Performance Support ‘To Go’, Performance Support Symposium, September 2013
Panel, US Government Interagency Mobile Webinar, July 2013
Mobile Panel, ASTD Golden Gate Chapter, June, 2013
5 Phrases for Mobile, mLearnCon, June, 2013
Mobile Mistakes, mLearnCon, June, 2013
New Mobile Technology Panel, mLearnCon, June, 2013
Research: Mobile Trends, mLearnCon, June, 2013
Mobile Learning, ASTD International Conference, May 2013
Tin Can API Panel, ASTD International Conference, May 2013
Mobile Learning, International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, April, 2013
Mobile Experience Design, Learning Solutions 2013
Future of Mobile Learning, Learning Solutions 2013
Mobile Strategy Workshop, Learning Solutions 2013
Mobile Design Workshop, Learning Solutions 2013
Redesigning Learning Design, International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Learning, February 2013
Mobile Design Workshop International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Learning, February 2013
Learning Technologies, ASTD MENA, January 2013
Mobile Performance Support, DevLearn, November 2012
Tin Can API Panel, DevLearn, November 2012
Mobile Strategy Workshop, DevLearn, November 2012
Harnessing Magic, Keynote, MobiLearnAsia, October 2012
Mobile Strategy Workshop, MobiLearnAsia, October 2012
Mobile Social, MobiLearnAsia, October 2012
Mobile Design, MobiLearnAsia, October 2012
Mobile Performance Support. Performance Support Symposium.
Mobile Strategy Workshop, mLearnCon, June 2012
Making Mobile Learning Work, mLearnCon, June 2012
Facilitating Innovation, Innovations in eLearning Conference, June 2012
The Performance Ecosystem, Innovations in eLearning Conference, June 2012
eLearning Strategy Workshop, Learning Solutions Conference, March 2012.
Mobile Strategy. Learning Solutions conference, March, 2012.
Game Design, EdgeX India, March 2012.
Game Design Workshop, EdgeX India, March 2012.
Mobile Design, EdgeX India, March 2012.
Mobile Design Workshop, EdgeX India, March 2012.
Learning Without Limits, Seminar, CSTD, November 2011
Social Learning Workshop, DC Chapter ASTD, November 2011
mLearning Presentation, DC Chapter ASTD, November 2011
Simulation panel, Learning 2011, November.
Designing mLearning Author Session, Learning 2011, November.
Review panel, Devlearn, November 2011.
Mobile Management, DevLearn, November 2011.
Emerging Tech panel at DevLearn, November 2011.
mLearning Strategy workshop for DevLearn, November 2011.
The Mobile Academy keynote for Wiley Online Teaching & Learning conference. October, 2011.
Engaging eLearning presentation at Learning 3.0, October, 2011.
eLearning Strategy workshop at Learning 3.0, October, 2011.
Keynote: Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, August, 2011.
Let’s Go Get Social. mLearnCon, June, 2011.
Beyond mLearning. mLearnCon, June, 2011.
Serious by Design. Innovations in eLearning, June 2011.
Learning without Limits. Innovations in eLearning. June 2011.
Keynote: Australasian Talent Conference. May, 2011.
Designing mLearning. eLearning Guild Thought Leaders Webinar Series. March, 2011.
Mobile Panel. Techknowledge, February 2011.
Instructional Design Panel. Techknowledge, February 2011.
Mobile Learning Workshop. Techknowledge, February 2011.
Using Games for Effective Learning. Learning Technologies UK, January 2011.
Rethinking eLearning: Performer Augmentation. DevLearn 2010.
Thinking Deeper about Learning: Theories for Mobile and more. mLearnCon, June 2010.
Context, Content, and Collaboration: Keys to Successful mLearning (with Richard Clark). mLearnCon, June 2010.
Think Different: Getting Your Mind Around mLearning Design Workshop. mLearnCon, June 2010.
Gaming to Go. DAU & GMU's Innovations in eLearning. June, 2010.
Distributed Learning: Rethinking Design to Encourage Advanced Performance. Learning Solutions Conference, March 2010.
M-Learning: An Introduction to Mobile Learning. Learning Solutions Foundations Intensive, March 2010.
Overview of e-Learning Tools and Technologies. Learning Solutions Foundations Intensive, March 2010.
Blow up the Training Department. Massachusetts ISPI, January 2010.
The Performance Ecosystem and the Future of e-Learning. DevLearn, November 2009.
Painless Mobile Learning Application Development for Multiple Platforms (with Richard Clark). DevLearn, November 2009.
Be the Future of Organizational Learning: Become a Chief Meta-Learning Officer Workshop (with Jay Cross). DevLearn, November 2009.
Benchmark Your Meta-Learning (with Jay Cross). Chief Learning Officer Fall Symposium, September, 2009.
The Myths of Next Gen Learning. DAU & GWU's eLearning Innovations V, June 2009
The Learning Technology Strategy Workshop. ASTD International Conference & Exposition. May, 2009.
Deeper Instructional Design. San Francisco Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. May, 2009.
Blow up the training department: why incrementalism won't cut it anymore. Training Network Provocative Ideas webinar. April, 2009.
Blow Up the training Department: Creating a Broader Approach to Organization Learning. With Harold Jarche & Jay Cross. ASTD Pulse of the Profession webinar. April, 2009.
Why Diagrams are Worth a 1000 Words. VizThink, February, 2009.
Learning Game Design. Berkeley Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. February, 2009.
The Mobile Learning Symposium. DevLearn. November, 2008.
The Serious Games and Immersive Learning Simulations Symposium. DevLearn. November, 2008.
Immersive Learning Simulations. eLearning Guild Summer Seminar Series. Co-leader with Jeff Johannigman. August 2008.
Deeper Instructional Design: Cognitive & Emotional Enhancements for Real Learning. eLearning Guild Online Forum, July 2008.
e-Learning Strategies. ASTDLA e-Learning Special Division Online Session. May, 2008.
From Execution to Innovation: Strategically Enhancing Organizational Learning Through Technology. Best Practice Institute Online Learning. April, 2008.
Learning Management Colloquium. eLearning Guild Annual Conference.  April, 2008.
The Mobile Learning Symposium. eLearning Guild Annual Conference.  April, 2008.
The Serious Games and Immersive Learning Simulations Symposium. eLearning Guild Annual Conference.  April, 2008.
Future Outlook and Trends Panel.  TechKnowledge, February, 2008.
Mobile Learning Design.  TechKnowledge, February, 2008.
Engaging Learning: The Simulation Game Design Workshop.  TechKnowledge, February, 2008
Learning at Large: Mobile e-Learning Design. eLearning Guild Online Forum, November 2007.
Learning, By Design.  Danish Polytechnic University.  Copenhagen, November, 2007.
Bring Visions To Life: Strategy for Enlightenment Technology.  Danish Research Network Conference Seminar.  Copenhagen, November, 2007.
Enlightenment  – Wisdom, Myth and Magic for Learning Technology.  Danish Research Network Conference Keynote.  Copenhagen, November, 2007.
Strategic eLearning: From Tactics to the Performance Ecosystem. Corporate Learning: Trends and Innovations Online Conference. November, 2007.
Strategic eLearning.  eLearning 07.  Medellin, November, 2007.
The Game Design Workshop.  eLearning 07.  Medellin, November, 2007.
Mobile Design Workshop. eLearning 07.  Medellin, November, 2007.
The Great ILS Challenge. DevLearn, November, 2007.
E-Learning Tool Cartography: Mapping Learning Needs to Technologies. DevLearn, November, 2007.
Beyond Cognitive: Emotional e-Learning for Effectiveness. DevLearn, November, 2007.
The Mobile Learning Symposium. DevLearn, November, 2007.
E-Learning by Design, Not by Default: An Overview for Setting your e-Learning Strategy. eLearning Guild Online Forum, September 2007.
Creating Hard Fun and Engaged e-Learning, DAU & GWU's eLearning Innovations III, June 2007
Engaging Learning: The eLearning Simulation Game Design Workshop, eLearning Guild Annual Gathering, April 2007.
Deeper Learning: Cognitive Science and Instructional Design, eLearning Guild Annual Gathering, April 2007.
Up the e-Learning Value Chain: A Roadmap for the Strategic Use of e-Learning, eLearning Guild Annual Gathering, April 2007.
Hard Fun: Cognition and Emotion at Play.  Keynote, Digitel 2007. March.
Engaging Learning: The eLearning Simulation Game Design Certification: Training 2007, February.
The Game Design Workshop: TechKnowledge. January, 2007.
Learning Wisdom, Instructional Technology Forum, Invited Presenter, January, 1997. (http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper95/LearningWisdom.htm)
Engaging Learning: The e-Learning Simulation Game Design Workshop. DevLearn. October, 2006.
Mobile e-Learning Instructional Design. DevLearn. October, 2006.
Performance Support and Content Processes. Documentation and Training Conference.  October, 2006.
Delivering Customized Information.  Management Summit: Documentation and Training Conference.  October, 2006.
Simulations & Games: Panel Documentation and Training Conference.  October, 2006.
The Play's the Thing: Designing e-Learning Games.  Croucher Foundation Keynote: International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (Hong Kong).  July, 2006.
Surfing or Sinking: New Instructional Design for the Waves Ahead.  eLearning Guild Online Forum.  June, 2006. UK eLearning Mission, Co-Chair. May, 2006.
Learning Game Design Workshop.  Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan. April, 2006.
Mobile Learning Workshop.  Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan. April, 2006.
An Exploration of Practical Applications for Mobile Learning: Panel.  eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering. April 2006.
Incorporating Mobile Learning into your Learning Strategy. eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering. April 2006.
Engaging Learning: The e-Learning Simulation Game Design Workshop. eLearning Guild's Annual Gathering. April 2006.
E-Learning Simulation Design. E-Games and Simulations for Learning conference. Training 2006. March 2006.
Learning at Large: Designing Mobile Solutions. Training 2006. March, 2006.
Engaging Learning: Effective Simulation Games By Design. Featured presentation: eLearning Guild's Games & Simulation Online Symposium. February 2006.
Learning Wisdom: Guest Speaker.  eMerging eLearning (UAE).  November 2005.
Learning at Large: Designing Mobile Solutions . Training Fall.   October 2005.
Levels of e-Learning Simulation Design . Training Fall.   October 2005.
Designing eLearning Games: It's the Process, Silly.   Keynote: North American Simulation and Gaming Association. October, 2005.
Aligning Engagement and Education . North American Simulation and Gaming Association. October, 2005.
Levels of e-Learning Simulation Design . North American Simulation and Gaming Association. October, 2005.
The eLearning Simulation Game Design Workshop .   eLearning Guild Instructional Design Conference.   June 2005.
Going Mobile: Incorporating 'Mobile' into your e-Learning Solution Repertoire. eLearning Guild Instructional Design Conference.   June 2005.
The eLearning Simulation Game Design Workshop .   eLearning Guild Producer's Conference.   March 2005.
Levels of e-Learning Simulation Design . eLearning Guild Producer's Conference.   March 2005.
Beyond eLearning Writ Small.  TechLearn.  November, 2004.
The Play's The Thing: eLearning Simulation Game Design.  Golden Gate ASTD Technologies for Learning Conference.  November, 2004.
Beyond eLearning Writ Small. Golden Gate ASTD Technologies for Learning Conference.  November, 2004.
The Play's The Thing: eLearning Simulation Game Design.  Innovation Norway Research in Education Network Tour.  October, 2004.
Designing Effective and Engaging eLearning Games.  Training Fall and Online Learning Conference.  October, 2004.
Getting Started with Mobile Learning: Technology, Lessons, Opportunities and Design. Jointly with Harvey Singh.  Training Fall and Online Learning Conference.  October, 2004.
Taking Learning to the Next Level: Implementing a Mobile Learning Solution workshop.  With Judy Brown, David Metcalfe, & Harvey Singh.  Training Fall and Online Learning Conference.  October, 2004.
Wrap-Up: The Reinvention of Learning and Performance, Workflow Learning Symposium.  With Jay Cross and Hal Christensen.  Training Fall and Online Learning Conference.  October, 2004.
The Play's The Thing. The Elearning Network of Australasia Simulation and Synchronicity E-Extravaganza. June, 2004.
Design Strategies for Leveraging Games & Simulations in e-Learning. eLearning Guild Online Forum. June, 2004. 
Going Mobile: Learning Objects on the Run.  American Society for Training and Development Annual Conference.  May, 2004.
The Play's The Thing. Emergent Learning Forum.  April, 2004.
Work in the Era of the Global, Extensible Enterprise. Almaden Institute of IBM. March, 2004.
Design For Doing: Supporting How People Really Act in the World. e-Agenda North American Forum. March, 2004.
m-Learning panels and booth at Training 2004, March.
Design For Doing. Presentation for the eLearning Forum.  November, 2003.
Elearning Magic: Past, Present, & Future.  Presentation to the Research and Education Network of the Norwegian Trade Council.  November, 2003.
Digital Game-Based Learning. Presentation at the Online Learning conference. September, 2003.
Gaming to Learn. Attended Stanford University's invitation-only Media X 2003 Workshop, September 2003.
Instructional Design for New Technology-Enabled Approaches to Learning. Learning Federation (http://www.learningfederation.org/) workshop for a national research agenda around games and simulations in learning. December, 2002.
Narrative at Play in Learning. Narrative in Interactive Learning Environments workshop. Opening Speaker. Edinburgh. August, 2002.
Creating a Learning Culture. Batten Institute, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Invited participant. June, 2002.
Learning Objects. International Society for Performance Improvement Silicon Valley Chapter. Invited panelist. March, 2002.
Playing at the Interface of Cognition and Culture. 2nd International Conference on "Play" as a Paradigm of Culture. Cultures of the Performative. Freie Universitaet Berlin. Invited presenter.  December, 2000.
Knowledge: creating, sharing, transferring, protecting. Leadership in the Connected Economy conference, University of Calgary Management. Invited panelist. October, 2000.
Learning Objects and Instruction Components. International Forum for Educational Technology & Society. (http://ifets.ieee.org/discussions/discuss_feb2000.html) Invited presenter.  Feb, 2000.
The Play's the Thing. Tutorial at the Ninth World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. August, 1999. Le Mans, France.
Technology and Learning, Electronic Journal of HSC Teaching & Learning On-Line (http://hsc.csu.edu.au/tlo/journal/discuss/clark_quinn/), Invited Presenter, October, 1997.
Australasian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association 1997 International Multimedia Awards: Judge
Technology and Learning, Electronic Journal of HSC Teaching & Learning On-Line (http://hsc.csu.edu.au/tlo/journal/discuss/clark_quinn/), Invited Presenter, October, 1997.
The Play's the Thing: Enhancing Learning Design Through Game Elements. Tutorial at the Eighth World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. August, 1997. Kobe, Japan.
Successful Edutainment Design. Panelist at the 1997 Australasian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association conference. August, 1997. Brisbane, Australia.
Engaging Learning Through Interactive Technology. Presenter at the New South Wales Board of Studies' Learning and Technology Forum. June 1997. Sydney, Australia.
Engaging Learning, Instructional Technology Foru, Invited Presenter, January, 1997. (http://itech1.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper18/paper18.html)
Using the Internet in the Classroom: The Issues We Face, panel member at the Australian Society for Education Technology meeting. April 1996, Sydney, Australia.
What is the place of computer games in education? - Panel member at the Australian Society for Computers In Learning In Tertiary Education Conference. December 1995, Melbourne, Australia.
What is the place of computer games in education? - Panel member at the Australian Computers in Education Conference. July 1995, Perth, Australia.
Where to Next? - A mini-conference for practicitioners of Educational Interactive Multimedia, invited presenter. Curtin University of Technology. July 1995, Perth, Australia.
Apple University Consortium Conference, Invited guest. July 1995, Perth, Australia.
Integrating Usability in Educational System Design, Instructor. Tutorial at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. June 1995, Graz, Austria.
Apple World Wide Developer Conference, sponsored guest. May 1995, San Jose, USA.
Making Multi-media Good: the application of cognitive science - Cognition in the Wild...the Applied Afternoon, Panel member. A joint event of the Third Australasian Cognitive Science Conference and the Australian Experimental Psychology Conference. April 1995, Brisbane, Australia.
International Federation of Information Processing Working Group 3.2 Working Conference - Interactive Multimedia in University Education: Designing for Change in Teaching and Learning. July 1994, Melbourne, Australia.
OzCHI Workshop on Issues within the teaching: of computer-human interaction. November 1993, Canberra, Australia
InterCHI Workshop on Advances in Teaching the Design Process of Human-Computer Interaction. April 1993, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
American Association of Artificial Intelligence Workshop on Communicating Scientific and Technical Knowledge. July 1992, San Jose, USA.
Seminars
National Security Agency's Beyond the Classroom (2009). Keynote: Enlightened Learning: A New Vision of How Organizations Learn.
National Security Agency's Beyond the Classroom (2009). Informal Learning in Practice: How to Invent Your First Informal Learning Project.
National Security Agency's Beyond the Classroom (2009). Informal Learning in Practice: The Role of Supervisors and Technical Leaders.
Centre for Educational Development and Instructional Resources (2006). The e-Learning Simulation Game Design Workshop.  University of Wollongong.
Centre for Research on Computer Supported Learning & Cognition (2006).  Beyond eLearning: Models for Mobile & More. University of Sydney.
International Society for Performance Improvement (2004). Strategic Advantage: An Electronic Performance Support System and Information Consolidation. East Bay Chapter.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2004). New Models of User Support: Intelligent Help and Integrated Content, a Case Study. Silicon Valley Chapter.
Learning As A Business Strategy (2003). Impacting Human Performance With Blended Learning. Boise Chapter of ASTD mini-conference, with Bill Strelke.
Saba Human Capital Live (2002). Applied Meta-learning. Joint Webcast presentation with Jay Cross.
eLearning Forum (2002). Applied Meta-learning. Meta-learning lab presentation. March meeting.
Experience Unlimited (2002). Gaining (and maintaining) the edge: learning to learn. Chapter meeting presentation.
eLearning Forum (2001). The Play's The Thing. Games and Simulation Task Force Report.
Educational Object Economy (2001). Learning Objects and Smart Systems: Adapting to the Future.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1998). Engaging Design: A Framework for Interaction. Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence and Language Seminar.
University of Technology, Sydney (1997). The Challenge for HCI. Sydney Knowledge-Based Systems Group Seminar.
Access Australia CMC (1997). Usability Issues You Can't Afford to Ignore. One of four presenters in this seminar offered in conjunction with The Hiser Group, Performance Technologies, and CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Information Sciences.
University of New South Wales (1996). Introduction to Multimedia. School of Information, Library, and Archive Studies Continuing Education Program: Multimedia: Copyright Issues.
University of Technology, Sydney (1996). Engaging On-Line Learning. Institute for Interactive Multimedia: Multimedia Awareness Week. .
University of New South Wales (1996). Education On-Line. Joint Meeting of the Open and Distance Learning Group, WWW Forum, and Multimedia Affinity Group.
University of New South Wales (1995). REAL Design. Institute of Administration.
University of Technology, Sydney (1995). Developing Instructional Multimedia. Centre for Learning and Teaching.
University of New South Wales (1994). Cognitive Processes and Interface Design. For the Multimedia: how to invest in learning, not just pay for technology seminar for Continuing Education, School of Information, Library and Archive Studies.
University of New South Wales (1992). HyperCard for the Library. Continuing Education, School of Information, Library and Archive Studies.
University of Sydney (1991). Cognition, Culture, & Computers. School of Computer Science.
Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh (1990). Analogical Process Performance & Training. Learning Research & Development Center.
Contributions
Advisory Board, Elevator9 2022-
Industry Advisory Board, Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, Boise State University. 2019-2024
Reviewer, Education & Information Technologies, 2021
Blogger, HPT Treasures: 2021-2022
Executive Advisory Board, Learning Development Accelerator, 2020-2021
Board of Directors (2018-), Treasurer (2019-) International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, & Instruction
Reviewer, Educational Technology Research & Development. 2018-
Learning & Performance Institute Capability Map: Steering Group, 2018
Associate Graduate Faculty, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2018-2020
Columnist: Quinnsights, Learning Solutions Magazine. 2017-2020
Program Committee, World Conference on Computers in Education, 2017.
Chair, Editor Search Committee, ACM eLearn Magazine, 2017.Program Committee, International Conference on Computer Supported Education. 2017-2018.
Advanced Distributed Learning Total Learning Architecture Diffusion/Adopter Delphi Study, 2016-2017.
Overcoming Challenges: Shared Lessons in Mobile Learning between K-20 Education and Private Enterprise Conference. San Diego, April, 2016.
Program Committee, 1st International Workshop on Mobile Learning (September 2015).
Chief Learning Officer magazine Business Intelligence Board, 2015 -
Co-instigator, Serious eLearning Manifesto, 2014
Blogger at Learnlets.com, 2006-
Editorial Board, Internet Learning, 2013-2015
Reviewer, Serious Play Conference, 2013
Advisory Board, Media Skills Academy, 2012-
Program Committee, IADIS Conference on Mobile Learning 2012
Advisory Board, mLearnCon, the eLearning Guild's mLearning Conference, 2010-2011
Advisory Board, Caspian Learning, 2010
Advisory Board, Words & Numbers 2009-2010
Editorial Board, eLearn Magazine, 2009-
Program Committee, International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning 2009
Program Committee, mLearn: International Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning 2009
Program Committee, International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, 2007-2018
Program Committee, Meaningful Play 2008.
Program Committee, Fourth International Conference on Games Research and Development (CyberGames 2008)
Program Committee, 5th International Workshop on Technologies for Education in Developing Countries, 2008.
Technical Program Committee, International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies 2008
Buena Vista Elementary School Site Planning Committee Adjunct, 2007-2008
Walnut Creek School District Technology Committee, 2007-2009
Programme Committee, Cybergames 2007
Project Team Expert: eLearning Guild Research 360 Report: Immersive Learning Simulations - 2007
Program Committee, TechKnowledge, American Society For Training & Development conference, 2006-2008
Reference group: Project EnROLE: Encouraging role-based learning environments. Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education grant recipient to Sandra Wills, University of Wollongong. 2006.
Board of Directors, (Executive Committee; Chair, Information Technology Committee) Center for Civic Education, 2003-2011
Program Committee, IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Based Education, 2007
Editorial Board, British Journal of Educational Technology.  2006-2015
Judge, Learning Technology: 7th Annual Corporate University Xchange Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning (2005)
Technical Program Committee, Pervasive Education Systems (part of the International Conference on Networks and Systems Communications), 2006
Program Committee , IADIS Mobile Learning Conference, 2005, 2006, 2007
Narrative in Interactive Learning Environments programme committee, 2002, 2004, 2006
Learning Circuits blogger, 2004-2006
Guest editorial for the special section on Meta-Learning in the Learning Technology newsletter,  2003
National Science Foundation Information Technology Research Grants. Learning Technologies Reviewer, 2003
Member, NextNow Collaboratory. 2002-
Founding Fellow: The Meta-Learning Lab. A new initiative in organizational learning improvement. 2001-
Experience Unlimited, Pleasant Hill Chapter: Workshop Facilitator. 2001-2002
National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Grants. Information-Based Technologies/Teaching and Learning/Innovation in Curriculum Content (IT.B.3) Reviewer, 2001-
International Federation of Information Processing Working Group 3.3: Research on Educational Technology. Member 1996-2022
International Federation of Information Processing Working Group 13.1: Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum 1994-1998
International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies 2001: Tutorial Chair, Program Committee
International Conference on Computers in Education, 1998, Beijing, China: Program Committee
New South Wales Technical And Further Education Commission Multimedia Curriculum Development Project: Steering Committee 1997-
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction International Advisory Task Force 1997-
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Uses in Education (ACM SIGCUE) Advisory Board 1993-1996
Assocation for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for Computer-Human Interaction Workshop on Designing the Teaching of HCI. Co-organizer. April 1994, Boston
Interact '97 Organising Committee Co-Chair, Steering Committee, and International Programme Committee - International Federation of Information Processing Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Human-Computer Interaction and Educational Tools Co-Editor: IFIP WG 3.3 Working Conference.
KVB College of Visual Communication Course Advisory Committee, 1998.
Australian Schools Web Competition (http://www.learning21.org) 1997 co-organizer, 1998 advisor.
Teleteaching 96 Event Coordinator: Can the Virtual University Deliver Real Learning? - International Federation of Information Processing World Computer Congress
CADPRO (Constraints and the Decision Process) Project Advisory Committee - Deputy Chair 1997-1998
UNSW Networking the Nation Project Reference Group, 1997-1999
UNSW Working Party on Educational Technology Reference Group 1997
UNSW Teaching and Learning Committee Working Party on New Technologies 1994-1995
UNSW Psychology & Computer Science Joint Degree Course Liaison, 1994-1995
UNSW Master of Cognitive Science Course Coordinator, 1994-1995
UNSW Faculty of Engineering Promotion of Associate Lecturers Evaluation Committee, 1994-1995
The ZONE Project Reference Group, 1996. A project to use Internet activities to organise and educate youth at risk.
Listed in Who's Who in Instructional Technology, a web-site of active researchers. (http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/m1g1/whointro.html)
Conference, journal, grant, thesis, and book reviewer.
Grants
Rapid Prototyping for Instructional Multimedia Design. Faculty of Engineering Special Research Grant, 1995. $3500
Management and multimedia training. UNSW University Development Grant, 1995. $3000.
Exploratory Computer System for Tutoring Abstract Concepts. UNSW University Development Grant, 1994. With Danny Sutanto. $45,000.
Quality Assurance in Multimedia. UNSW Foundation Grant. With David Crewther & Katherine Wilson, 1994. $5000.
Towards a theory of novice interaction. Australian Research Council Small Grants Scheme, 1994. $12,000.
Expert systems that record and learn from their mistakes. Recommended for funding by the Australian Research Council Large Grants Scheme. Australian Research Council Small Grants Scheme, 1993. $13,000. With Paul Compton.
A HyperCard environment for research on problem-solving and human-computer interaction. University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering Special Research Grant, 1991. $8,000.
Consulting
Institute for Nuclear Power Operators – promoting excellence in nuclear power operations
iSpring - High-performing course creation software
AO North America - lifelong learning opportunities for surgeons in North America
National Wildfire Coordinating Group – provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations
Bloomberg – Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas,
AvePoint – migrate, manage and protect data to secure Microsoft cloud and SharePoint collaboration
Learning & Development Conference – more than just webinars
Allen Interactions - build adaptive organizations through research-backed learning and technology
2U - powers the world’s best digital higher education
National Park Service - protecting our nation's treasures
Charles Sturt University - achieving excellence in education
Soomo Learning - an independent publisher of interactive textbooks
Western Governor’s University – higher education, reinvented
Learnnovators - innovative and effective learning solutions for a worldwide clientele
AB SCIEX - a global leader in mass spectrometry products
Wadhwani Foundation - a global not-for-profit for employment
Baylor Health - serving all people through exemplary health
ITT - a leading private college system focused on technology-oriented programs of study
Defense Acquisition University - mandatory, assignment specific, and continuing education courses for military and civilian personnel
Federal Express - shipping, logistics management, and supply chain management
Jacaranda - high quality educational materials for Australian secondary schools
Umm Al-Qura University - honored place and honored education
Management Concepts - an individual approach to organizational achievement
Edison Ventures - nurture invention
Reed Learning - training and development for businesses
Tulser - for results
Administrative Office of the US Courts - the central support entity for the Judicial Branch
The US Government - opportunities for continuous learning
Apollo Group - a leading higher education provider
California State Automobile Association - leading provider of emergency roadside service
Boeing - the world's leading aerospace manufacturer
Oracle - the information company
Cengage - Learning Solutions for diverse education and training needs
Amway - a global leader in multi-level marketing
Industrial Logic - Extreme Programming Training & Coaching services
American Family Insurance - all your protection under one roof
eLearning Guild - a worldwide community of practice for eLearning professionals
SSAT - advance and add value to the private school admission process
SweetRush - fully integrated, high quality, creative Learning solutions
Verna Allee Associates - increasing prosperity through value networks
Nielsen/VNU - creating clarity
ASTD - workplace learning and performance
VIN - for veterinarians, by veterinarians
Graspr - become smarter faster
SRI Consulting - Business Intelligence - content-based research with consulting expertise
K12 - education for a lifetime
Institute for Information Industry - promoting information and communications technology
Federal Judicial Center - the education and research agency for the federal courts.
Thomson Learning - learning solutions for diverse training and education needs
Cheetah Learning - Project Manager professional development
Innovation Norway - promotes nationwide development by contributing towards innovation, internationalisation and promotion
Learning Mate - enabling elearning
Edugaming/BEqual – creating games that make learning a fun, interactive family event
Knowledge Anywhere - elearning solutions that make a difference
Vis-a-vis - elearning and visual storytelling
American InterContinental University Online - the web-based virtual campus of American InterContinental University
United Nations Development Programme - the UN's global development network
Leapfrog - a leading developer of innovative, technology-based education products
MemeWorks - breakthrough solutions for your group's business performance needs
KnowVis - an elearning startup specializing in internet business content
Teaching
Lecturer/Instructor: Mobile Learning, Learning Science, Instructional Technology, Learning Theory, Human-Computer Interaction, Introduction to Computers, Psychology of Learning and Development, Introduction to Data Processing, HyperCard - University of Pittsburgh, University of New South Wales, California State University Monterey Bay, Alliant International University
Course Design & Development: Cognitive Approaches to Learning – American Intercontinental University
Tutor/Teaching Assistant: Analysis of Algorithms, Introduction to Computers, Cognitive Psychology, Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Learning, Advanced Statistics, Developmental Psychology for Educators, Wilderness and Contemporary Society, Calculus, Chemistry, & Physics - University of California, San Diego, University of New South Wales
Student Supervision
Joan Parker, MSc, UNSW 1996.
Rob Moser, PhD, UNSW 2003.
Andrew White, PhD, UNSW (still in process ).
Numerous honours, thesis, and research projects.
Examiner on a variety of Masters and PhD theses.
Credentials
California Community College Instructor: Psychology, Computer and Related Technologies
Professional Development
Courses
2001 - PowerTalking, Fredrick Gilbert Associates
1996 - Multimedia Project Management; Starlit Cooperative Multimedia Centre
1996 - Middle Management Development Program; UNSW Institute for Administration.
1996 - Sound and Video for Multimedia; UNSW College of Fine Arts
1995 - Time Management; UNSW Professional Development Centre
1994 - Dealing With International Students, UNSW Professional Development Centre
Societies
Learning Guild
Learning Development Accelerator
Recognition
Top 25 L&D Influencers of 2025. Corporate Learning Network.
Top Learning Influencer. Eduflow. 2023.
eLearning Industry eLearning Trailblazer Learning Experience Design Experts, 2022
Gold, 2020 eLearning Learning MVP Awards Other category (blog post Mythless Learning Design)
Learner Engagement Division, Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Excellence in Presentation 2019
Neon Elephant Award, WorkLearning Research, 2018, 2021
LearnX Impact Awards, 2018 Platinum Award for Best eLearning Design Free Resource (with Learnnovators)
eLearning Guild Guild Master, 2012
Background
My broad interests are in learning, technology, and design. My specific interests are in applying cognitive science to the design of learning solutions. This encompasses fields like cognition, computer technology, organizational processes, user-system interaction, design, and learning.
I became intrigued with the potential for computers to support educational goals as an undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego. I was employed as a programmer and statistical consultant for the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services, for whom I had previously served as a tutor. I decided to pursue a specialized degree in Computer-Based Education. Hugh Mehan, the director of the Teacher Education Program, and James Levin, then a researcher in computer education applications with the Laboratory for Comparative Human Cognition, served as my advisors and supervised a project on using electronic message systems for instruction as my senior thesis.
I pursued employment in computer education and joined DesignWare, Inc. as a programmer/analyst, designing and developing educational computer games. I gained experience in the variety of tasks involved in producing such software, while developing software including Micro Discovery (SRA), FaceMaker (Spinnaker), and Spellicopter (DesignWare).
My search for answers to questions about user-system interaction for learning purposes led to the work of Donald Norman and his call for "cognitive engineering". I returned to UCSD, in the Department of Psychology, to study with him. During that time I was a member of the Human-Machine Interaction research group and the subsequent Intelligent Systems Group at UCSD as well as serving in summer positions for NASA and Cubic Corporation. In addition to the use of computers for education, I became interested in the skills utilized by successful problem-solvers and the methods to facilitate the acquisition of those skills.
As I finished my dissertation on analogical skill performance and training, I worked with Kathleen Fisher of the Center for Research on Mathematics and Science Education, analyzing data on the use of SemNet, a computer-based tool for knowledge representation. I subsequently obtained a postdoctoral fellowship at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh, where I conducted research on a computer-based environment for facilitating children's acquisition of science concepts through qualitative reasoning with Robert Glaser; on the effect of verbalizations on cognitive evaluations; and on a computer-based environment on problem-solving skills.
I moved to a position as a Lecturer (and then Senior Lecturer) in the School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of New South Wales. My duties included teaching about user-system interaction and research on computer applications to education. I have been increasingly involved in developing learning environments mediated by technology, with a particular focus on design methods and engagement.
I took a leave of absence from the university to work on two Australian government-sponsored initiatives, to provide me with practical grounding for my work and to acquire some management experience. The first year was with Open Net Pty Ltd, which was established to deliver on-line learning. My major role was as the educational design manager. The second and third years were with the Access Australia Cooperative Multimedia Centre, a collaborative venture between the multimedia industry and educational institutions. My role was to manage design of multimedia that is effective, engaging, and usable. During that time I maintained an adjunct position at the university, continuing to supervise research students and participate in professional activities.
I returned to the US to take up a position with Knowledge Universe Interactive Studios (merged to form KnowledgePlanet). There I led the design and development of an adaptive internet-based learning environment platform, and supported overall initiatives in education and technology.
I currently run Quinnovation, an independent learning and performance consultancy, with a special emphasis on learning experience design and strategy. This allows me the opportunity to provide meaningful solutions, increasing the breadth of my skills and exposure to different business requirements, while refining my theoretical positions. Along the way I’ve worked on mobile, games, performance support, strategy, and more, for corporations, not-for-profits, educational institutions, and government agencies. It has also given me the freedom to publish books, run workshops, and keynote around the world.
Recently, I’ve joined with the Learning Development Accelerator, a society for evidence-based approaches to L&D, helping run the organization and leading LDA Press, a publishing entity. I’m also serving as an advisor to Elevator 9 on learning science criteria.