Richard Bex
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Biography
Dr. Richard Bex is an Assistant Professor in Science Education. He received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. Prior to coming to ISU, Dr. Bex led research studies as a Postdoc for the Kenneth C. Griffin Computer Science for All Education Initiative at the University of Florida. Dr. Bex has classroom teaching experience at both the middle and high school levels. In his research, Dr. Bex examines ways to broaden participation in STEM learning. Dr. Bex's research focuses on online science learning communities, STEM education, and teacher education.
Current Courses
247.004Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers
257.006Science Methods
257.009Science Methods
Teaching Interests & Areas
Science Teaching Methods, Science Content, Technology Integration, Informal Science Education
Research Interests & Areas
STEM Education, Teacher Education, Informal Science Education, Online Learning, Educational Technology, Learning Analytics, Computer Science Education
Post-Doc
PhD Curriculum and Instruction
M.Ed. (Master of Education) Secondary Education
BA Environmental Geoscience
John C. Park National Technology Leadership Initiative Fellowship Award
Best Overall Paper Nominee
Best Research Poster Award, 2nd Place
Book, Chapter
Bex, R. T., Lundgren, L., & Crippen, K. J. (2019). Usability and Usage of a Citizen Science App by Teachers and Students. In Gibson, D.C. & Ochoa, M.N. (Ed.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2019. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Conference Proceeding
Drageset, D., Crippen, K., Eom, J. & Bex, R. (2023). Using virtual reality with pre-Service elementary science teachers to promote valid conceptions of the reason for the seasons. In E. Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1375-1384). New Orleans, LA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Katuka, G., Bex, R. T., Celepkolu, M., Boyer, K. E., Wiebe, E., Mott, B., & Lester, J. (2021). My partner was a good partner: Investigating the relationship between dialogue acts and peer satisfaction. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), pp.51-58. Bochum, Germany: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Bex, R., Lundgren, L. & Crippen, K. (2019). Usability and Usage of a Citizen Science App by Teachers and Students. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, pp. 954-962. Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Bex, R. T., Lundgren, L., Crippen, K. J., & MacFadden, B. J. (2018). Designing for public participation in paleontology through the development of an app. In The Proceedings of the European Conference on Social Media, pp. 462-465. Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, Ltd.
Lundgren, L., Crippen, K. J., & Bex, R. T. (2018). Digging into the PIT: A new tool for characterizing the social paleontological community. In The Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2018, pp. 76-83. Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Journal Article
Paolucci, C., Vancini, S., Bex II, R. T., Cavanaugh, C., Salama, C., & de Araujo, Z. (2024). A review of learning analytics opportunities and challenges for K-12 education. Heliyon. (10)4. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25767
Reeves, S. M., Bolch, C. A., Bex, R. T., & Crippen, K. J. (2024). Learner experience and motivational beliefs for a VR Lab in advanced undergraduate biology. Interactive Learning Environments, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2024.2307601
Lundgren, L., Crippen, K. J., Bauer, J. E., & Bex, R. T. (2022). Social paleontology on Twitter: A longitudinal case study of topic archetypes, network composition, and structure. Social Media + Society, 8(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221080475
Lundgren, L., Crippen, K. J., & Bex, R. T. (2020). Social media interaction as informal science learning: A comparison of message design in two niches. Research in Science Education, 52, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-09911-y
Bex, R. T., Lundgren, L., & Crippen, K. J. (2019). Scientific Twitter: The flow of paleontological communication across a topic network. PLoS ONE, 14(7), e0219688. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219688