Iván Jorrín Abellán

I am a passionate learner who loves teaching, research and innovation. I have expertise in qualitative research methods with extensive experience teaching and researching innovative uses of technology in Education. I´ve worked for twelve years (2001-2014) at the Intelligent & Cooperative Systems Research Group at the University of Valladolid (Spain), where I got my Ph.D in Educational Technology. Within this transdisciplinary team formed by engineers, computer scientist and educators, we developed a number of innovative technologies to support teachers in the complete lifecycle of collaborative learning environments. In 2009 after a two-year Fulbright scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I founded the Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Education (CETIE) at the University of Valladolid. In 2014 I was hired by Kennesaw State University (Ga) where I have recently developed the Hopscotch Model; a theoretical model and a webtool based on Google technologies, to help novice researchers generate qualitative research designs. I am currently coordinating the Interactive Research Methods Lab. The lab offers an innovative space providing students with personalized instruction and practical experience in the generation of core qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research designs, using Augmented Reality (AR) interactive contents.

Research Catalyst Associate Dean & Professor of Educational Research in the Bagwell College of Education. Kennesaw State University. Founder of the Interactive Research Methods Lab

Ph.D in Educational Technology. Universidad de Valladolid. Spain