Jan Visser, Learning Development Institute

Professional Information

Full name: Jan Visser
Job title: President and Sr Researcher
URL: http://www.learndev.org
Role: faculty
Education: Theoretical Physics (Delft University of Technology); Instructional Systems Design (Florida State University)
Professional Organizations: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Current Projects: For the Love of Science (http://www.learndev.org/ScienceWorkBooks.html), The Scientific Mind (http://www.learndev.org/SciMind.html), Meaning of Learning (http://www.learndev.org/MoL.html), Learning for Sustainability (conceptualization in progress)
Disciplinary Interests: The sciences of learning and the learning of the sciences
Bio: Theoretical physicist (Ir., Delft University of Technology) and learning scientist (PhD, Florida State University). President and Senior Researcher, Learning Development Institute. Former UNESCO Director for Learning Without Frontiers.

History

Member for: 2 years 36 weeks

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