Jason Ravitz, Ph.D.
Academic CV

Areas of Specialization

educational technology • measures & analysis • technology-supported assessment • problem- and project-based learning • strategic development

Employment

2019 – 2020 : President, Evaluation by Design LLC
2018 – 2019 : Senior Research Scientist, Digital Promise
2014 – 2018 : Education Outreach Evaluation Manager & Senior Program Manager,  Google
2001 – 2013 : Director of Research, Buck Institute for Education
2000 – 2001 : Postdoc & Visiting Scholar, UC-Berkeley & SRI International
1998 – 2000 : Research Specialist, UC-Irvine (Center for Research on Information Technology in Organizations, CRITO)
1997 – 1998 : Lead Instructional Designer,  GTE Internetworking (formerly BBN)
1994 – 1997 : Education Associate, Bolt, Beranek & Newman (BBN Educational Technologies)
1993 – 1994 : Computer Teacher, Medford Public Schools
1989 – 1993 : Assistant to President & Consultant, Management Strategies

Education

1999 : Syracuse University, School of Education

Ph.D., Instructional Design, Development & Education; 3-Year University-wide Fellowship; Dorothea Weinmann Memorial Scholarship

Topic: Conditions that facilitate teacher Internet use in schools with high Internet connectivity: A national survey

1989 : Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

Nationally-certified for high school social studies, Undergraduate Teacher Education Program

1988 : Harvard College

B.A. w/honors combined in Sociology & Psychology; Summer research grant from J.F. Kennedy Institute of Politics

Topic: Black ministers in Boston: A study of religious and political attitudes

1984 : Cass Technical H.S.   Detroit, MI

 Published Books and Chapters

Fetterman, D.M. & Ravitz, J. (2018). Evaluation capacity building. In B. Frey. (Ed.). Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Fetterman, D.M. & Ravitz, J. (2018). A Google‐Enhanced Empowerment Evaluation Approach in a Graduate School Program, Chapter in Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation Approaches: Stakeholder Involvement Approaches, Guilford: NY, 105-117

Markham, T., Larmer, J. & Ravitz, J. (2004). Project based learning handbook: A guide to standards-focused project based learning. Novato, CA: Buck Institute for Education. (translated into 7 languages)

Mergendoller, J. R., Markham, T., Ravitz, J., & Larmer, J. (2006). Pervasive management of project based learning: Teachers as guides and facilitators. In C. M. Evertson & C. S. Weinstein (Eds.), Handbook of Classroom Management: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, Inc.

Ravitz, J. (2004). A doorway to new tools and practices: Supporting teacher education, research, and development with an online netcourse. In N. Sabelli and R. Pea. (Eds.). Uniting people, technology and powerful ideas for learning. Six years of knowledge networking in learning sciences and technologies, 94-101.

Ravitz, J. (1997). Evaluating learning networks: A special challenge for Web-based Instruction? In B. Khan (Ed.)., Web-based Instruction, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, 361-368.

Romiszowski, A. & Ravitz, J. (1997). Computer mediated communications. In A. Romiszowski and C. Dills (Eds.)., Instructional development: State of the art. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, 745-768.

Refereed Journal Articles

Ravitz, J., Stephenson, C., Parker, K. & Blazevski, J. (2017). Early lessons from evaluation of computer science teacher professional development. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 17(4), 21:16.

Ravitz, J. & Blazevski, J. (2014). Assessing the role of online technologies in project-based learning. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 8(1).

Ravitz, J. (2010). Beyond changing culture in small high schools: Reform models and changing instruction with project-based learning. Peabody Journal of Education, 85, 290-313.

Ravitz, J. (2008) Introduction: Summarizing findings and looking ahead to a new generation of PBL research. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 3(1), 4-11.

Smith, T. & Ravitz, J. (2008). Problem based learning in college economics. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 12(1).

Ravitz, J. & Hoadley, C. (2005). Supporting change and scholarship through review of online resources in professional development settings. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(6), 967-974.

Yarnall, L., Penuel, W., Ravitz, J., Murray, G., and Means, B. (2003). Portable assessment authoring: Using handheld technology to assess collaborative inquiry. Education, Information & Communication, 3(1), 7-55.

Ravitz, J. (2002). Using technology to support ongoing formative assessment in the classroom. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 11(3).

Becker, H. & Ravitz, J. (1999). The influence of computer and Internet use on teachers’ pedagogical practices and perceptions. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 31(4).

Becker, H. & Ravitz, J. (1998). The equity threat of promising innovations: Pioneering Internet- connected schools. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 18(4).

Scholarly Reports (selected)

Hixson, N., Ravitz, J. & Whisman (2012). The impacts of extended PBL professional development on West Virginia teachers. West Virginia Department of Education. Charleston, WV.

Ravitz, J. (2008). Evaluation of the Envision Schools’ Stuart Foundation Initiative. Buck Institute for Education. Novato, CA.

Ravitz, J. (2008). New Tech High Schools: Results of a national survey. Buck Institute for Education. Novato, CA.

Ravitz, J. & Mergendoller, J. (2002). Teaching with Technology: A statewide professional development program evaluation for the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation. Buck Institute for Education. Novato, CA

Ravitz, J. & Mergendoller, J. (2002). Technology use and achievement in Idaho schools: A statewide study of schools, teachers, and students. Final evaluation of the Opportunity One Technology Initiative. Buck Institute for Education. Novato, CA.

Ravitz, J. (2001). Will technology pass the test? Paper in PT3 Vision Quest on Assessment in e-Learning Cultures. US Dept of Ed. Washington, DC.

Ravitz, J., Becker, H. & Wong, Y. (2000). Constructivist compatible beliefs and practices among U.S. teachers. Teaching, Learning & Computing: 1998: UC, Irvine. Report #4. Irvine, CA.

Becker, H. J., Ravitz, J. & Wong, Y. (1999). Teacher and Teacher-Directed Student Use of Computers and Software. Teaching, Learning, and Computing: 1998 National Survey. Report #3. Irvine, CA.

Ravitz, J., Wong, Y. & Becker, H. (1999). Report to participants. Teaching, Learning and Computing: 1998, A National Survey of Schools and Teachers. Irvine, CA.

Peer-Reviewed Proceedings (selected)

Decker, A., McGill, M., Ravitz, J., Snow, E. and Zarch, R (2018). Connecting evaluation and computing education research: Why is it so Important? In Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE ’18).

Davis, S., Ravitz, J. & Blazevski, J. (2018, February). Evaluating computer science professional development models and educator outcomes to ensure equity. In 2018 Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.

Wang, J., Hong, H., Ravitz, J., Moghadam, S.H. (2016). Landscape of K-12 computer science education in the U.S.: Perceptions, access, and barriers. In Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education (SIGCSE ’16).

Wang, J. Hong, H., Ravitz, J. & Ivory, M. (2015). Gender differences in factors influencing pursuit of computer science and related fields. In Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE ’15).

Ravitz, J. (2009). Does Project Based Learning help foster communities of learners in small US high schools? European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. (EARLI) Amsterdam NL.

Ravitz, J. (1999). Emerging practical theory of assessment: Interactive portfolios. Third Annual Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). In G. Stahl (Chair). Workshop for collaborating on the design and assessment of knowledge-building environments. Palo Alto, CA.

American Educational Research Association (selected)

Ravitz, J., Hixson, N., English, M., & Mergendoller, J. (2011). Using project based learning to teach 21st century skills: Findings from a statewide initiative. Vancouver, BC.

Kale, U., Selmer, S. & Ravitz, J. (2011). A video case study of a problem-based learning mathematics classroom: Supporting professional development in West Virginia. New Orleans, LA.

Smith, T., Roberts, H. & Ravitz, J. (2007). Assessing the impact of problem-based learning on college student understanding of microeconomics principles. Chicago, IL.

Ravitz, J. (2005). Assessing implementation and impacts of PBL in diverse K-12 classrooms: An interactive poster session. Montreal, Canada.

Bransford, J., Means, B., Quellmalz, E., Brophy, S. & Ravitz, J. (2003). Unlocking the potential of assessments for learning. Chicago, IL.

Ravitz, J., Mergendoller, J., Rush, W. (2002). What’s school got to do with it? Cautionary tales about correlations between student computer use and academic achievement. New Orleans, LA.

Manuscript Reviews

American Educational Research Journal (2011 Reviewer of the Year) • Educational Researcher • Education Technology Research & Development • Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem Based Learning (Editorial Board) • Teachers College Record • Computer Supported Collaborative Learning • Educational Media International • Journal of Computer-Mediated Communications • International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning • IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies • Urban Education • Frontiers of Education (China)

Service, Consulting and Recognition

Chair of AERA SIG-PBL • Exploratorium • National Technology Leadership Summit VIII • Envision Schools • AskEric/Discovery Channel • Western Governor’s Association • SimCalc II • ThinkQuest • Project Foundry • Co-nect Schools • Center for Children & Technology (Union City) • NCREL • enGuage • HPRTEC • Improving America’s Schools • PT3 Vision Quest • Technology Innovation Challenge Grants • AEL Workshop on Teaching • NSF • DoE • College of Marin • Dominican University, School of Nursing • Oakland Museum • Dorothea Weinmann Memorial Scholarship • Syracuse University 3 Year Fellowship

University-level Teaching

ISED 797: Seminar in Education Research, UC, San Francisco • EDU 287: Data Analysis in Education Research and Evaluation (with H. Becker), UC, Irvine • EDU 279: Research Methods Applied to Administrative Practice (with H. Becker) UC, Irvine • IDE 501: Foundations of Educational Technology (with Don Ely), Syracuse University • IDE 506: Computers in the Classroom (with Dan Lake), Syracuse University-LeMoyne College

Guest Lectures

Claremont Graduate University (Evaluation) • Univ. of Toronto (Technology Design) • Beijing Normal Univ. (Project Based Learning) • Purdue Univ. (Education Technology) • San Jose State Univ. (Instructional Design) • Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa (Technology and Social Justice) • Stanford Univ. (Learning Design and Technology) • UC, Berkeley Evaluation & Assessment Research (BEAR) Seminar • UC, Berkeley (Cognition and Development) Colloquium • UC, Berkeley (Intro to Social Sciences) • Syracuse Univ. (IST- Summer Institute on Evaluating Internet Based Services)

Available Upon Request

50+ academic and practitioner publications (6000+ citations, h-index: 28, i10-index:  43)
5 University-level courses in educational technology or research methods (taught or co-taught)
20+ consulting engagements involving educational technology, research and evaluation
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