Academic Director, Evaluation & Research Services, Faculty of Extension
Stanley Varnhagen has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His specialty is in program evaluation and research, especially in the domain of educational technology. He is currently at the University of Alberta, in the Learning Solutions Unit where he is the Academic Director. His major responsibility is leading a team of evaluators in supporting, evaluating, and researching those using innovative learning methods and assisting faculty to evaluate their learning related projects.
My research activities are around using evaluation to help educators continuously improve their use of innovative instructional methods through using participatory methods, to facilitate instructional innovation’s effective and sustainable use.
More generally, the domain of most of our evaluations is around teaching and learning, with an emphasis around innovation and technology. This approach allows flexibility as we learn more about the field and see what users of innovation need.
Recently, we are starting a large-scale project that will evaluate the use of instructional technology in senior high school across a significant number of jurisdictions throughout our Province that will allow a better examination of the various ways technology is used throughout the Province and help identify promising practices.
Please contact me for a list of publications and presentations.
stanley.varnhagen@ualberta.ca
(780) 492-3641