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Dr. Richard A. W. Tortorella
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Dr. Richard A. W. Tortorella
 
Email:              tortorella@ieee.org
Website:          www.tortorella.ca

Education and Degrees Awarded
 
Doctor of Philosophy: Computer Science (Ph.D.), University of Eastern Finland.
Master of Science:  Information Systems (M.Sc.IS), Athabasca University.
Bachelor of Science: Computer and Information Systems (B.Sc.CIS), University of the Fraser Valley.
Diploma: Computer and Information Systems (Dip. CIS), University of the Fraser Valley.
Diploma: General Studies (Dip. GS), Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Current Academic Positions
 

Academic Positions

 


2023 To           Visiting Scholar

Present           University of North Texas, USA.

2021 To           Post Doc Researcher

Present           University of Turku, Finland.

 

2021 To           Director

Present           International Association of Smart Learning Environments

                       http://iasle.net/

 

2021 To           Assistant Editor

Present           The Relict Hominoid Inquiry. ISSN: 2165-770X

                       https://www.isu.edu/rhi/

 

2017 To           Assistant Editor

Present           Journal of Smart Learning Environments. ISSN: 2196-7091
    https://slejournal.springeropen.com

 

2010 To           Sessional University Lecturer and Course Developer

Present           Various Academic Institutions


2018 To           Computer Science Course Developer and Author

2022                 Arden University, England.


2018 To           Affiliated Researcher

2021                 University of Eastern Finland, Finland.

 

2018 To           Courtesy Researcher

2021                University of North Texas, USA.

 

2017 To            Assistant Editor

2019               Journal of Educational Technology & Society ISSN: 1436-4522 and 1176-3647

                        http://www.ifets.info

 

1996                Instructional Specialist, Department of Physics

    Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia.

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)                       Senior Member in Good Standing

International Association Smart Learning Environments (IASLE)          Senior Member in Good Standing


Current Non-Academic Position

Manager Infrastructure Services – BC Housing Management Commission.

Research Activity
My current research focus is on the merger of context-aware learning systems with artificial intelligence. With an overarching theme of smart learning environments and context aware systems.

Recent Selected Published works
 
Brown, W. J., Tortorella, R. A. W. (2020). Hybrid medical simulation – a systematic literature review. Smart Learning Environments.
 
El-Bishouty, M. M., Aldraiweesh, A., Alturki, U., Tortorella, R., Yang, J., Chang, T. W., & Graf, S. (2019). Use of Felder and Silverman learning style model for online course design. Educational Technology Research and Development, 67(1), 161-177.

Richard A. W Tortorella, Kinshuk, Nian-Shing Chen (2018). Head in the clouds: Some of the possible issues with cloud-computing in education. In Frontiers of Cyberlearning: Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning, Springer, Singapore.
 
Tortorella, R. A., Kinshuk, & Chen, N. S. (2018). Framework for designing context-aware learning systems. Education and Information Technologies, 23(1), 143-164.
 
Tortorella, R. A., & Kinshuk. (2017). A mobile context-aware medical training system for the reduction of pathogen transmission. Smart Learning Environments, 4(1), 4.
 
Tortorella, R. A., Kinshuk, Chen, N. S., & Graf, S. (2017). A classification framework for context-aware mobile learning systems. International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS), 9(7), 1-11.
 
Tortorella, R. A. W., & Graf, S. (2017). Considering learning styles and context-awareness for mobile adaptive learning. Education and Information Technologies, 22(1), 297-315.
 
Tortorella, R. A. W., Hobbs, D., Kurcz, J., Bernard, J., Navarro, S. M. B., Chang, T., Graf, S. (2015). Improving Learning based on the Identification of Working Memory Capacity, Adaptive Context Systems, Collaborative Learning and Learning Analytics. In M. Chang and A.-S. Farook (Eds.), Proceedings of Science and Technology Innovations.
 
Graf, S., Kinshuk, K. B., Khan, F. A., Maguire, P., Mahmoud, A., Rambharose, T., Tortorella, R. A. W., Zhang, Q. (2012). Adaptivity and personalization in learning systems based on students’ characteristics and context. In The 1st international symposium on smart learning environment (pp. 33-36).
 
Tortorella, R. A., & Graf, S. (2012). Personalized mobile learning via an adaptive engine. In Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on (pp. 670-671). IEEE.
 
Books
 
Spector, M., Kumar, V., Essa, A., Huang, Y.-M., Koper, R., Tortorella, R., Chang, T.-W., Li, Y., Zhang, Z. (Eds.) (2018). Frontiers of Cyberlearning: Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning, Springer, Singapore.

Reviewed Papers for:
 
International Conference on Metaverse and Artificial Companions in Education and Society (MetaACES 2023), 2023
Education and Information Technologies, 2011-2023International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2021), 2021  
Education and Information Technologies, 2017
IEEE Conference on Technology for Education (T4E 2016), 2016
International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE2016), 2016
8th International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported Learning Communities (SPel 2015), 2015
Tenth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2015), 2015
International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2015), 2015  
Technology for Education and Learning Journal, 2014
Bulletin of the Technical Committee on Learning Technology (IEEE TCLT)  
The 6th IEEE international conference on Technology for Education (T4E2014)
Educational Technology Research & Development, 2014  
EFQUEL Innovation Forum/LINQ Conference, 2014
1st International Conference on Human Factors in Computing & Informatics (SouthCHI 2013)  
19th Intl. Workshop on Personalization and Recommendation on the Web and Beyond (ABIS 2012)
International Conference on Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2012)  
4th Workshop "Enterprise Systems in Higher Education" (ESHE12)
The International Conference on Technology for Education 2012  
International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2012)
Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2011  
IADIS International Conference www/internet 2011
 

Previous Teaching Responsibilities

Graduate Level

2022 - Guest Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2019 - Course Development/Teaching, Systematic Literature Review Methods, University Eastern Finland, Finland
2016- Course Development/Teaching, SOATE2016, State-of-the-Art Technologies in Education, University Eastern Finland, Finland.
 
Undergraduate Level

2011 - Course Development, COMP 200: Introduction to Computing and Information Systems. Athabasca University, Canada.

Supervision/Mentorship

  • Michael Ian Yingbull - PhD Student. University Eastern Finland, Finland.
  • Wayne Brown - PhD Student - Improving simulation based healthcare education through human actors and wearable technology. University Eastern Finland, Finland.
  • Rose Simons – MSc Student - A literature review of context-aware adaptive mobile learning systems. Athabasca University, Canada.

Previous Academic Activities

Technical Chair -  2017 International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2017)
Technical & Operations Chair – The 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2016)  


Email:  tortorella (at) ieee.org

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