Neon Elephant Award 2011
22nd December 2011
Neon Elephant Award Announcement
Dr. Will Thalheimer, President of Work-Learning Research, announces the winner of the 2011 Neon Elephant Award, given this year to Jeroen van Merriënboer for his many years conducting research on learning and translating that research into practical models for use by learning professionals.
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2011 Award Winner – Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer
Jeroen van Merriënboer is Program director for Research in Education, the research and PhD program of the School of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University (in Maastricht, The Netherlands). He is also scientific director of the Interuniversity Centre for Educational Research. His main area of expertise is learning and instruction, in particular instructional design and the use of new media in innovative learning environments. He has published widely on four-component instructional design (www.tensteps.info), cognitive load theory, and lifelong learning. He holds several academic awards for his research and has been a supervisor for over 25 PhD students.
His forthcoming book:
- Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A Systematic Approach to Four-Component Instructional Design
(2nd Edition arriving August 2012)
His recent books include:
- Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A Systematic Approach to Four-Component Instructional Design
(2007, with Paul A. Kirschner, First Edition). - Training complex cognitive skills: A four-component instructional design model for technical training.
(1997, winner of AECT’s Outstanding Book-of-the-Year Award)
Selected Publications:
- Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A New Approach to Instruction and Instructional Design
(2008, Paul Kirschner and Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer) - Blueprints for Complex Learning: The 4C/ID-Model
(2002, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Richard E. Clark, Marcel B. M. de Croock) - Toward a Synthesis of Cognitive Load Theory, Four-Component Instructional Design, and Self-Directed Learning
(2009, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer & Dominique M. A. Sluijsmans)
Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer is honored this year for (1) his lifetime of research and (2) for his exhaustive efforts over the years in bringing research to practice (especially as represented in his Four-Components Instructional Design model (4C/ID) and his book and articles related to the Ten-Step framework (www.tensteps.info)
Jeroen should also be acknowledged for his seemingly inexaustible efforts on many fronts. He’s twice won the Best PhD Supervisor Award by the PhD Student division of the Netherlands Educational Research Association (NERA). He’s Associate Editor for the journal Learning and Instruction (ranked #3 in Educational Psychology and Educational Research). He is, or has been, involved in editorial boards on more than 10 other publications. He is involved in management as a director of research. He runs several funded research projects. He has developed software prototypes. He has authored over 100 articles in scientific refereed journals. He’s been an invited speaker over 100 times.
For his lifetime of work and for his ability to translate complex research findings into reasonably simple models for instructional design, we owe Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboe our most grateful thanks.
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