Research

I study how teachers and students use information and computer technology in learning settings. During my career, I have worked with all the major facets of educational technology – hardware, software, networking, and user interaction design.

My most recent research, and the work I plan to do in the future, specifically focuses on the emerging interdisciplinary field of educational informatics.

Ford (2008) defines educational informatics as "the development, use, and evaluation of digital systems that use pedagogical knowledge to engage in or facilitate resource discovery in order to support learning" (p. ix).

Educational informatics, a young field which has existed for less than fifteen years, seeks to synthesize and apply theoretical frameworks and research methods from education research, computer science, and library/information science to the use of technology for teaching and learning.

• See a list of my publications
• Read about my dissertation research
• View my curriculum vitae (CV)
  

Reference:
Ford, N. (2008). Web-based learning through educational informatics: Information science meets educational computing. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.