Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Dr. George Veletsianos is Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Veletsianos is a Fulbright scholar and was recently awarded one of seven early-career fellowships by the Network of Excellence in Technology Enhanced Learning, a European Union Initiative. His research interests focus on the design and study of emerging technologies and pedagogies in online and hybrid education settings, and their relationship to student and instructor experiences and practices. Most recently his research interests center on making sense of users experiences and practices in online higher education settings. His goal is to understand why and how learners and scholars use social technologies in the ways that they do. Most recently he has published an edited book under an open access license entitled Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120177. If you want to know more about Dr. Veletsianos, follow him on twitter or explore his blog.

Latest publications (all publications can be downloaded from http://www.veletsianos.com/publications/):

* Veletsianos, G., Kimmons, R., & French, K. (in press). Instructor experiences with a social networking site in a higher education setting: Expectations, Frustrations, Appropriation, and Compartmentalization. Educational Technology, Research and Development

* Veletsianos, G. & Russell, G. (in press). What do learners and pedagogical agents discuss when given opportunities for open-ended dialogue? Journal of Educational Computing Research

* Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2013). Scholars and Faculty Members Lived Experiences in Online Social Networks. The Internet and Higher Education,16(1), 43-50.

* Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Assumptions and Challenges of Open Scholarship. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning,13(4), 166-189.

* Veletsianos, G. (2012). Higher Education Scholars’ Participation and Practices on Twitter. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(4), 336-349.

* Veletsianos, G., Doering, A, & Henrickson, J. (2012). Field-based professional development of teachers engaged in distance education: experiences from the Arctic. Distance Education, 33(1), 45-59.

* Veletsianos, G. & Navarrete, C. (2012). Online Social Networks as Formal Learning Environments: Learner Experiences and Activities. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning, 13(1), 144-166.

* Veletsianos, G. & Kimmons, R. (2012). Networked Participatory Scholarship: Emergent Techno-Cultural Pressures Toward Open and Digital Scholarship in Online Networks. Computers & Education, 58(2), 766-774.

* Veletsianos, G. (2012). How do Learners Respond to Pedagogical Agents that Deliver Social-oriented Non-task Messages? Impact on Student Learning, Perceptions, and Experiences. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(1), 275-283.

* Veletsianos, G. (2011). Designing Opportunities for Transformation with Emerging Technologies. Educational Technology, 51(2), 41-46.

Recent Grants/Awards:

National Science Foundation (Sep. 2011- Aug. 2014). $999,920: Project Engage!. Award #1138506. Co-PIs: Calvin Lin, George Veletsianos. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1138506

National Science Foundation (Jan. 2012- Dec. 2013). $248,699: Project: Adventure Learning Through Water and MOSS. Award #1135506. University of Texas Co-PI: George Veletsianos. University of Idaho Co-PIs: Brant Miller, Karla Eitel, Jan Eitel. http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1135506

University of Texas at Austin (Jun 2011- Aug 2011). $12,000. Social Conversations Between Learners and Pedagogical Agents in Online Learning Contexts. Summer Research Assignment