Faculty: Heather Leary
Title
Associate Professor
Department:
IPT, EIME
Contact Information
Office: 150-G MCKB
Phone: 801-422-2765
Email: nope@heather.leary@byu.edumsn.com
Brief Biography
Dr. Leary is an Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology. Her research focuses on tackling complex educational challenges in K-12 and higher education. She works collaboratively with practioners in various disciplines (e.g., science, math, arts) and spaces (e.g., online environment, professional development) to iteratively design and implement potential solutions. She uses design-based research, research-practice partnerships, problem-based learning, and research synthesis to generate useable knowledge and alignment between the principles of learning and instructional practice.
She graduated from Utah State University in 2012 with her PhD in Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences. She was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Institute of Cognitive Science and a Visiting Research Scientist at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research from 2011-2015. She designed curricula for the online programs at BYU-Idaho from 2015-2016. She is an active member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS).
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate Courses:
IPT 371 - Integrating K–12 Educational Technology 1
IPT 372 - Integrating K–12 Educational Technology 2
Graduate courses:
EIME 720 - Design-Based Research
IPT515R - Problem-Based Learning
IPT 520 - Foundations of Instructional Technology
IPT 653 - Qualitative Research I
IPT 661 - Introduction to Evaluation
IPT 753 - Advanced Qualitative Research
Research Interests
Teacher Professional Learning
Technology Integration
Problem-Based Learning
Curriculum Adaptations
Student Success
STEM+Arts Education (STEAM)
21st Century Skills and Literacy
Problems of Practice
Design-Based Research
Research-Practice Partnerships
Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis
Selected Publications
Characteristics of students who opted in to use boost mobile app as an educational support service
- Authors: Andrews, Carolyn; Motz, Benjamin; Israel, Jamie; Leary, Heather Miriam
- Publication Date: 2020
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology
- Volume: 9
- Issue: 1
Innovations in Instructional Design and Technology Programs A View from PIDT 2018
- Authors: Richardson, Jennifer; Brush, Thomas; Leftwich, Anne; Karlin, Matthew; Leary, Heather Miriam; Shelton, Brett; Lowell, Victoria; Exter, Marisa; Strycker, Jesse; Shin, Sungwon
- Publication Date: 2020
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: TechTrends
- Volume: 64
Professional development for online teaching: A literature review
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Dopp, Cade; Turley, Chad; Cheney, Matthew; Simmons, Zach; Graham, Charles R; Hatch, Riley
- Publication Date: 2020
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Online Learning
- Volume: 24
- Issue: 4
Research trends in instructional design and technology journals
- Authors: Bodily, Robert; Leary, Heather Miriam; West, Richard Edward
- Publication Date: 2019
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: British Journal of Educational Technology
- Volume: 50
- Issue: 1
- URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bjet.1271
- Abstract: click to view
A newcomer's lens: A look at K-12 online and blended learning in the Journal of Online Learning Research
- Authors: Hu, Min; Arnesen, Karen; Barbour, Michael; Leary, Heather Miriam
- Publication Date: 2019
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Online Learning Research
- Volume: 5
- Issue: 2
Research-Practice Partnerships: Addressing K-12 Educational Problems Through Active Collaborations
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Severance, Samuel
- Publication Date: 2018
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
- Publisher: Springer
- Volume: 41
Designing a Deeply Digital Science Curriculum: Supporting Teacher Learning and Implementation with Organizational Technologies
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Severance, Samuel; Penuel, William; Quigley, David; Sumner, Tamara
- Publication Date: 2016
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Science Teacher Education
- Volume: 27
- Issue: 1
Teachers, Tasks, and Tensions: Lessons from a Research-Practice Partnership
- Authors: Johnson, Raymond; Severance, Samuel; Penuel, William; Leary, Heather Miriam
- Publication Date: 2016
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
- Volume: 19
- Issue: 1/2
A Meta-Analysis of Problem-Based Learning: Examination of Education Levels, Disciplines, Assessment Levels, Problem Types, Implementation Types, and Reasoning Strategies
- Authors: Walker, Andrew; Leary, Heather Miriam; Lefler, Mason
- Publication Date: 2015
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: Essential Readings in Problem-Based Learning: Exploring and Extending the Legacy of Howard S. Barrows
- Publisher: Purdue University Press
- City: West Lafayette, IN
- Country: United States of America
Teaching and Learning Information Synthesis: An intervention and rubric based assessment
- Authors: Lundstrom, Kacy; Diekema, Anne; Leary, Heather Miriam; Haderlie, Sheri; Holliday, Wendy
- Publication Date: 2015
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Communications in Information Literacy
- Volume: 9
- Issue: 1
Exploring the Relationships Between Tutor Background, Tutor Training, and Student Learning: A Problem-Based Learning Meta-Analysis
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Walker, Andrew; Shelton, Brett; Fitt, Melynda
- Publication Date: 2015
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: Essential Readings in Problem-Based Learning: Exploring and Extending the Legacy of Howard S. Barrows
- Publisher: Purdue University Press
- City: West Lafayette, IN
Expanding Approaches for Understanding Impact: Integrating Technology, Curriculum, and Open Educational Resources in Science Education
- Authors: Ye, Lei; Recker, Mimi; Walker, Andrew; Leary, Heather Miriam; Yuan, Min
- Publication Date: 2015
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Educational Technology Research and Development
- Volume: 63
- Issue: 3
Adopting an Online Curriculum Planning Tool: Facilitation for teachers’ thinking about constructive pedagogy and technology integration
- Authors: Butcher, Kirsten; Leary, Heather Miriam; Foster, James; Devaul, Holly
- Publication Date: 2014
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
- Volume: 22
- Issue: 44
Mathematical tasks as boundary objects in design-based implementation research
- Authors: Johnson, Raymond; Severance, Sam; Leary, Heather Miriam; Miller, S.
- Publication Date: 2014
- Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
- Publication Journal: Learning and becoming in practice: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2014, Volume 2
- Publisher: International Society of the Learning Sciences
- City: Boulder, CO
Tensions in a multi-tiered research-practice partnership
- Authors: Severance, Sam; Leary, Heather Miriam; Johnson, Raymond
- Publication Date: 2014
- Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
- Publication Journal: Learning and becoming in practice: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2014, Volume 2
- Publisher: International Society of the Learning Sciences
- City: Boulder, CO
The Role of School District Science Coordinators in the District-Wide Appropriation of an Online Resource Discovery and Sharing Tool for Teachers
- Authors: Lee, Victor; Leary, Heather Miriam; Sellers, Linda; Recker, Mimi
- Publication Date: 2014
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of Science Education and Technology
- Volume: 23
- Issue: 3
Characterizing and Predicting the Multi-faceted Nature of Quality in Educational Web Resources
- Authors: Wetzler, Phillip; Bethard, Steve; Leary, Heather Miriam; Butcher, Kirsten; Danesh, Soheil; Zhao, J.; Martin, James; Sumner, Tamara
- Publication Date: 2013
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
- Volume: 3
- Issue: 3
Comparing Technology-Related Teacher Professional Development Designs: A multilevel study of teacher and student impacts
- Authors: Walker, Andrew; Recker, Mimi; Ye, Lei; Robertshaw, M.; Sellers, Linda; Leary, Heather Miriam
- Publication Date: 2012
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Educational Technology Research and Development
- Volume: 60
- Issue: 3
Designing for problem-based learning: A comparative study of technology professional development
- Authors: Ye, Lei; Walker, Andrew; Recker, Mimi; Robertshaw, M.; Sellers, Linda; Leary, Heather Miriam
- Publication Date: 2012
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: US-China Education Review B
- Volume: 5
Automating Open Educational Resource Assessments: A Machine Learning Generalization Study
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Recker, Mimi; Walker, Andrew; Wetzler, Philipp; Sumner, Tamara; Martin, James
- Publication Date: 2011
- Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
- Publication Journal: Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
- Publisher: ACM
- City: New York, NY
Developing and Using a Review Rubric to Assess Learning Resource Quality in Education Digital Libraries
- Authors: Leary, Heather Miriam; Giersch, Sarah; Walker, Andrew; Recker, Mimi
- Publication Date: 2011
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: Digital Libraries Methods and Applications
- Publisher: InTech
A Study of Teachers' Use of Online Learning Resources to Design Classroom Activities
- Authors: Recker, Mimi; Walker, Andrew; Giersch, Sarah; Mao, Xin; Halioris, Sam; Palmer, Bart; Johnson, Deonne; Leary, Heather Miriam; Robertshaw, M.
- Publication Date: 2007
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
- Volume: 13
- Issue: 2