John Bell

Dr. Bell is Professor (Fixed Term) Emeritus of Educational Technology at Michigan State University. His research focused on telepresence and synchronous hybrid learning situations, abductive teaching and learning, and augmented reality. In 2014, he served as the planting pastor for Crossway Multinational Church, where he continues to serve as the lead pastor. Crossway is an intentionally diverse community that is a community of people from many nations who are being transformed together in Christ to the glory of God.

Education:

PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1990)
MDiv, Pastoral Studies, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (2009)
DMin, Preaching, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (2012)

Publications:

Klautke, H., Bell, J., Freer, D., Cheng, C., & Cain, W. (2018, July). Bridging the Gulfs: Modifying an Educational Augmented Reality App to Account for Target Users’ Age Differences. In International Conference of Design, User Experience, and Usability (pp.185-195). Springer, Cham.

Cheng, C., Bell, J., & Liu, H. (2018, March). Toward a Framework of Embodiment and Social Presence in Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: An Instructor Perspective. In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1374-1383). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Bell, J., Cain, W., & Peterson, A. (2017). Robots as Extensions of Telepresent Students
in an Engineering Design Class. Presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. (Available on the AERA Online Paper Repository)

Bell, J., Cain, W., Peterson, A., & Cheng, C. (2016). From 2D to Kubi to Doubles: Designs for Student Telepresence in Synchronous Hybrid Classrooms. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 7(3).

Cain, W., Bell, J., & Cheng, C. (2016). Implementing Robotic Telepresence in a Synchronous Hybrid Course. In Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on (pp. 171-175). IEEE.

Bell, J., Sawaya, S., & Cain, W. (2014). Synchromodal classes: Designing for shared learning experiences between face-to-face and online students. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 5(1).

Rosenburg, J., Terry, C., Bell, J., Hiltz, V., Russo, T. What We’ve Got Here is Failure to Communicate: Social Media Best Practices for Graduate School Programs. Best practices paper at 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Jacksonville, FL, March 2014. (received Best of Conference award)

Cain, W., Sawaya, S., Bell, J. Introducing the Linked Classroom Model in a Synchromodal Learning Environment. Best practices paper at 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Jacksonville, FL, March 2014.

Cain, W., Bell, J., Sawaya, S. Supporting Diffusion: Engaging the Innovation-Decision Process for Synchromodal Class Sessions. Best practices paper at 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Jacksonville, FL, March 2014.

Bell, J., Cain, W., & Sawaya, S. Introducing the Role of Technology Navigator in a Synchromodal Learning Environment. Best practice paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (EdMedia). Victoria, BC, Canada. April 2013.

Cain, W., Sawaya, S., & Bell, J. Introducing the Hybrid Small Group Model in a Synchromodal Learning Environment. Best practice paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (EdMedia). Victoria, BC, Canada. April 2013.

Sawaya, S., Bell, J., & Cain, W. Introducing the personal portal model in a Synchromodal Learning Environment. Best practice paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (EdMedia). Victoria, BC, Canada. April 2013.

Koehler, M. J., Zellner, A. L., Roseth, C. J., Dickson, R. K., Dickson, W. P., & Bell, J. (2013). Introducing the First Hybrid Doctoral Program in Educational Technology. TechTrends, 57(3), 47-53.

Bell, J. Begin with a Puzzle: Preaching that Awakens a Desire to Learn in Preaching, Vol. 23, No. 5. Nashville, TN: Salem Publishing.

Floden, R.E., & Bell, J. Professional Development for Meaningful Learning Using Technology. In E. Ashburn & R.E. Floden (Eds.), Meaningful learning using technology: What educators need to know and do. New York: Teachers College Press, 2006, 180-192.

Bell, J, Linn, M.C., Clancy, M. Knowledge Integration in Introductory Programming: CodeProde and Interactive Case Studies in Interactive Learning Environments, Vol. 4, Issue 1. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation.

Girod, M., Bell, J., & Mishra, P. (2007). Using digital video to re-think teaching practices. Journal of Computing in Teaching Education, 24(1)

Classes:

Preaching
Educational Ministry of the Church