I am an assistant professor in the Instructional Psychology & Technology department at Brigham Young University. Besides this, I am a:

Researcher (Scholar Profile), studying learning communities and how to assess/evaluate learning, performance, and innovation within a given community. This includes studying Communities of Innovation, a framework for understanding group innovative processes, as well as techniques for improving online collaborative learning and how open badges/microcredentials can facilitate more innovative teaching and learning. I have also done research on K-16 technology integration strategies.

I have published over 100 articles and chapters that have been cited over 4000 times on how to create learning environments that prepare students for the 21st century. I have received scholarship awards from the American Educational Research Association, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, and the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University.

Teacher (at Brigham Young University), of instructional design, interdisciplinary design thinking, research writing, program evaluation, and K-16 technology integration.

Evaluator, offering consultation for a variety of programs in K-12 school districts, higher education,  grants, and health care. For more information on how to hire me for your evaluation needs, look at my portfolio under the “evaluation” tab and contact me at rw – AT – byu.edu.

I post short thoughts on Twitter (@richardewest).

If you are a current student in the BYU IP&T department, or are considering applying to this department, I have created a page to explain briefly what work I do and opportunities for paid research and teaching assistantships.