Open-Access Resources

This page presents a curated collection of resources valuable for teaching, learning, and research. Please ensure that the original sources are properly cited if these materials are used.

Learning Theories Atlas

Interactive Concept Map

This educational artifact was developed with AI assistance, a useful starting point for exploration, not a substitute for the original sources.

Learning Theories Atlas

A visual atlas of how learning has been theorized: six research philosophies, twelve major paradigms, and hundreds of theories, frameworks, and concepts, with connecting lines showing who influenced, agreed with, or challenged whom.

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Argumentative Writing & Feedback Interactive Concept Map

This concept map was developed with AI assistance, a useful starting point for exploration, not a substitute for the original sources.

Argumentative Writing & Feedback Interactive Concept Map

An interactive concept map of argumentative writing and feedback in the age of AI, spanning six connected clusters from feedback sources to learning theories, philosophical stances, and the AI dimension, with each concept offering a definition, key references, and open debates.

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Hiring Lens: Research Statement

Faculty Application Lens Series

This educational artifact was developed with AI assistance, a useful starting point for exploration, not a substitute for expert feedback and independent judgment.

Hiring Lens: Research Statement

An interactive rubric for evaluating research statements for tenure-track R1 jobs across seven weighted dimensions, from research identity and funding potential to departmental fit and path to tenure, scored criterion by criterion into an exportable report meant as feedback for revision, not a prediction.

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The Learning Theory Map

Made via Whimsical

A concise reference guide to major learning theories, developed by my colleague Morgan Vickery for her undergraduate course Learning Theories for Teachers. The resource is designed to provide students with a clear and accessible first introduction to key theoretical perspectives on learning.

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Learning Sciences: What I Wish I Knew

Living Document

Learning Sciences: What I Wish I Knew

A practical guide grounded in research that introduces key theories, frameworks, and influential scholars in the learning sciences—well suited for newcomers seeking foundational concepts, major citations, and methodological overviews in education research.

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Interactive Literature Database for JLS

Web Application

Interactive Literature Database for JLS

An interactive repository of JLS publications identified through a systematic review, with search and filtering options by research method, theoretical perspective, pedagogical approach, construct, context, technology, content domain, and population.

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Publication Venue Guide

Notion Board

Publication Venue Guide

Having difficulty identifying an appropriate journal for a manuscript? This resource provides a searchable, tagged database (Notion board) of publication outlets relevant to education researchers, particularly those in the learning sciences.

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Academic Website Template

GitHub Pages Template

Academic Website Template

Looking to create an academic website but unsure where to start? This template provides a free, simple, and easily editable option designed specifically for scholars seeking a low-maintenance web presence.