WSU Instructional Technology: Faculty: Rita C. Richey, Ph.D.

Wayne State University Instructional Technology
Rita Richey, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Instructional Technology, College of Education, Wayne State University

381 Education
Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 577-1736
(313) 577-1728 to schedule an appointment
(313) 577-1693 fax

rrichey@wayne.edu

Education

B.A., University of Michigan, English, 1964

M.A., University of Michigan, Psychology of Reading, 1968

Ph.D., Wayne State University, Instructional Technology, 1971

Honors/Awards

President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Wayne State University, 1985

1995 Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Division of Instructional Development

Board of Governors Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, Wayne State University, 1995

James W. Brown Publication Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1996

Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Wayne State University, 1997

Outstanding Scholarly Achievements by Women Faculty, Wayne State University, 2000

Distinguished Service Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2000

Wayne State University, Academy of Scholars, 2002

Current Teaching Emphases

Instructional Design, Research and Theory in Instructional Technology

Key Publications

Richey, R. C. (1986). The Theoretical and Conceptual Bases of Instructional Design . London/New York: Kogan Page Ltd./Nichols Publishing Co..

Richey, R. C. (1992). Designing Instruction for the Adult Learner: Systemic Training Theory and Practice . London/Bristol, PA: Kogan Page/Taylor and Francis.

Seels, B. B. & Richey, R.C. (1994 ) Instructional Technology: The Definition and Domains of the Field. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (Translated into Arabic, Korean & Chinese)

Richey, R.C. (Ed.). (2000). The Legacy of Robert M. Gagne ¢ . Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.

Richey, R.C.; Fields, D.F. & Foxon, M. (2001) Instructional Design Competencies: The Standards (3 rd Ed.) Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.

Foxon, M.; Richey, R.C.; Roberts, R. & Spannaus, T. (2003). Training Manager Competencies: The Standards (3 rd Ed.). Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology.

Richey, R.C.; Klein, J. & Nelson, W. (2004) Developmental Research: Studies of Instructional Design and Development. In D. Jonassen (Ed.) Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology (2 nd Ed.) (pp. 1099-1130). Bloomington, IN: Association for Educational Communications & Technology.

Richey, R.C. (2005). Validating Instruction Design and Development Models. In J. M. Spector & D.A. Wiley (Eds.) Innovations in instructional technology: Essays in honor of M. David Merrill . (pp. 171-185). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Richey, R.C. (2002). The ibstpi competency standards: Development, definition and use. In M. Orey (Ed.) 2002 Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (111-119). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Richey, R.C. & Morrison, G.R. (2002). Instructional design in business and industry. In R. Reiser and J. Dempsey (Ed.) Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (197-210). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Tracey, M.W. & Richey, R.C. (in press) MI Model Construction and Validation: A Multiple Intelligences Case. Educational Technology Research and Development.

Tracy, M.W. & Richey, R.C. (in press). The evolution of distance education. Distance Learning .

Klein, J. D. & Richey, R.C. (2005). Improving individual and organizational performance: The case for international standards. Performance Improvement,44 (10), 9-14.

Richey, R.C. & Klein, J.D. (2005). Developmental Research Methods: Creating Knowledge from Instructional Design and Development Practice. Journal of Computing in Higher Education , 16 (2), 23-38.

Jones, T.S. & Richey, R.C. (2000). Rapid Prototyping in Action: A Developmental Study. Educational Technology Research and Development , 48(2), 63-80.

Richey, R.C. (1998) The Pursuit of Useable Knowledge in Instructional Technology. Educational Technology Research and Development, 46 (4), 7-22.

Richey, R.C. (1997) Research on instructional development. Educational Technology Research and Development, 45 (3), 91-100.

Tessmer, M. & Richey, R.C. (1997) The role of context in learning and instructional design. Educational Technology Research and Development, 45 (2), 85-115.

Richey, R.C. (1997). Agenda-building and its implications for theory construction in instructional technology. Educational Technology, 37 (1), 5-11.

Richey, R.C. (1995). Trends in instructional design: Emerging theory-based models. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 8 (3), 97-111.

Tessmer, M. & Richey, R.C. (1997) The role of context in learning and instructional design. Educational Technology Research and Development, 45 (2), 85-115.

Richey, R.C. (1997). Agenda-building and its implications for theory construction in instructional technology. Educational Technology, 37 (1), 5-11.

Richey, R.C. (1995). Trends in instructional design: Emerging theory-based models. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 8 (3), 97-111.

Key Professional Service Activities

AECT (Association for Educational Communication and Technology)

Definitions & Terminology Committee, Chair, 1995-1997

Division of Instructional Development, Member, Board of Directors, 1997-1999
Consulting Editor, Development Section, Educational Technology Research and Development , 1997-present

Consulting Editor, Educational Technology , 1998-present

Editorial Board, Development Section, Educational Technology Research and Development , 2001-2003

AERA (American Educational Research Association),

Chair, Instructional Technology Special Interest Group, 1996-97

ibstpi (International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, & Instruction)

Member, Board of Directors, 1993-01
Vice-President, Research and Development, 1997-2001

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