Marcy Driscoll

Where did they get their PhD?

 * 1978  Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
 * 1976  M.S. in Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
 * 1973  A.B. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Where have they taught / worked?

 * 2005-present	Dean, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.


 * 2003-2005	Associate Dean for Administration and Research, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Responsible for personnel, budget, technology, and research initiatives within the College.


 * 2002-2003	Department Chair, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Oversee the administration of the department including 10 majors in the programs of Instructional Systems, Educational Psychology, and Psychological Services in Education.


 * 1996-2001	Department Chair, Department of Educational Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Oversee the administration of the department, including six majors in the programs of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology.


 * 1994-1996	Program Leader, Instructional Systems Program, Department of Educational Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Oversaw the administration of the program.


 * 1993-present	Professor of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Teach graduate courses in the areas of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, conduct research in learning and instruction, advise master's and doctoral students, and participate in professional and university service.


 * 1992-1993	Associate Professor in Learning, Learning & Instructional Technology Program, Division of Psychology in Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Taught graduate courses in learning and instructional technology, conducted programmatic research in learning and instruction, advised doctoral and master's degree students, and participated in professional and university service.  Promoted to Professor in Spring, 1993.


 * 1991-92	Professor of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Developed and taught graduate courses in the areas of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, conducted research in learning and instruction,  advised doctoral and master's degree students, and participated in professional and university service.


 * 1990-91	Program Leader, Educational Psychology Program, Department of Educational Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Provided leadership in the development of a revitalized doctoral and new master's program in Educational Psychology.


 * 1986-1991	Associate Professor of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Research, Tallahassee, FL.


 * 1980-86	 Assistant Professor of Instructional Systems and Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Research, Tallahassee, FL.


 * 1980	Instructional Development Coordinator, Title XX Training Unit, Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY. I coordinated all instructional development activities of the Title XX Training Unit, which provided training for direct care service personnel in community-based mental health programs throughout New York State.


 * 1979-80	Project Director, National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. Directed a nationwide study of minimum competency testing programs and the initial stages of an external evaluation of Project 81, a competency-based educational program in Pennsylvania.


 * 1977-78	Educational Consultant in Instructional Development, Development & Evaluation Associates, Inc., Syracuse, NY. Part of Iran-based staff, as follows:


 * 1978: Assistant Professor at the School of Television and Cinema, the Master's College of National Iranian Radio & Television.  Engaged in teaching, instructional development, and research.


 * 1977-78: Member of a seven-person team working in Iran for Educational Radio and Television of Iran, responsible for developing and teaching a 9-credit graduate curriculum in Instructional Development.  In addition, team-taught a graduate course in educational psychology during the Fall semester at NIRT School of Television and Cinema, initiated research investigating cognitive structure variables with Iranian students, and provided consulting services to the director of ERTI on a prospective educational program needs analysis.

What things are they best known for?

 * Semiotic theory for instructional design and performance technology.
 * Psychology of Learning.

Marcy is most proud of these three publications

 * She says...
 * "My theories of learning book. In a recent survey conducted by Bob Reiser, it was ranked in the top 5 most adopted books in our field. I have received positive feedback from faculty who have used it in their classes, and I especially enjoy the correspondence I have had with students who are reading the book."


 * "My 1984 article on alternative paradigms for research in instructional systems, which was awarded the Outstanding Journal Article award from AECT. Versions of the article appeared in two editions of Gary Anglin's Instructional Technology: Past, present, and future book, and I think it charted some new territory in the field when it was first published."


 * "My work in educational semiotics (articles in '92 and '97, book chapter in '97) - this was an extension of my interest in alternative research paradigms and involved a lot of learning on my part, reading many works in philosophy that were new to me."

Who are their main philosophical rivals (if any)?

 * Marcy states that she tends to be "eclectic and integrative in my thinking, so it's hard to suggest philosophical rivals."

What (in)famous / apocryphal stories exist about this person?

 * Marcy shares this story about dressing as Dolly Parton at the AECT conferences.
 * One of the things I've had a lot of fun with (mostly at AECT) is my Dolly Parton wig. I'm a big fan of hers, and some years back happened to receive a catalog of Dolly Parton wigs. For kicks, I bought one of her signature styles (read, "big hair"), and the first time I wore it in public was during an AECT summer leadership conference. I didn't know many people in the organization and was meeting a lot of them for the first time. When we all changed for dinner on the last night - it's a festive dinner with a silent auction before dinner and a regular auction after - I came back with my wig on. it was a hoot! A common reaction (by males mostly) was, How'd you do that?! :-) I've been truly amazed - and amused - that people don't seem to realize I've put on a wig. Since then, there have been other occasional sightings of "Dolly" at AECT functions.