I use design-based research methods and situative theories of cognition to improve instruction.  I focus on participatory approaches to assessment and motivation, and work in e-learning, videogaming, and new media contexts. In 2011, I am mostly focusing on a comprehensive model called Designing for Participation (DFP).  DFP is a design-based model for directly fostering participation that also leads to enduring understanding and increased achievement.  I also teach graduate courses in the Learning Sciences program.

RECENT/MAJOR GRANTS

Hickey, D. T.  (2010-2011).  Networked Peer Review for Participation, Understanding, and Achievement in Secondary Writing.  Indiana University Proffitt Initiative ($33,000)

Hickey, D. T.  (2009-2010).  Monroe-Eastern Greene Participatory Activities Network.  Subcontract from Monroe County Community School Corporation from a grant from the Indiana's federally-funded Title II initiative. ($65,000)

Hickey, D. T.  (2009-2010).  Wikifolios and Participatory Assessment in On-Line Teaching Context.  Indiana University e-Portfolio Faculty Scholars Program ($18,000)

Hickey, D. T. (2009-2011). On-line certificate program in Learning Sciences and New Media and Technology. Indiana University IDEA initiative ($75,000)

Hickey, D. T. (2008-2011). A 21^st century assessment project for situated and sociocultural approaches to learning. Subcontract from the University of Arizona from a grant from the Macarthur Foundation to Principle Investigator James Gee ($210,000).

Hickey, D. T., Mewborn, D. S, & Lewison, M. A. (2005-2008). Multi-level assessment for enhancing mathematical discourse, curriculum, and achievement in diverse elementary school classrooms. Grant REC 0553072 from the US National Science Foundation’s Research on Learning Environments (ROLE) program to Indiana University ($824,214).

• Ph.D in Psychology (Cognitive Studies), July 1995, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• M.S. in Psychology, July, 1993, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• B.A. in Liberal Studies (Educational Technology, Telecommunications, & English), May, 1984, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

• Hickey, D. T., Rehak, A. (in review). Wikifolios and participatory assessment for engagement, understanding, and achievement in online courses. Accepted for review in Journal of Educational Media and Hypermedia, September 2012.
• Hickey, D. T., Zuiker, S. J., Sadler, T. D. (in revision). Design-based assessment, refinement, and evaluation of ambitious technology-based science curriculum. American Educational Research Journal. Revision requested December 2012
• Hickey, D. T., Honeyford, M. A., McWilliams, J. C. (in press) Participatory assessment in a climate of accountability. In H. Jenkins, E. Reilly, E. McWilliams, Reading in a participatory culture. New York: Teachers College Press (to appear in 2012)
• Hickey, D. T. Jameson, E. (2012). Designing for participation in immersive educational videogames. In D. Ifenthaler, D. Eseryel, X. Ge (Eds.), Assessment in game-based learning: Foundations, innovations, and perspectives (pp 401-430). New York: Springer.
• Hickey, D. T. Filsecker, M. K. (2012). Participatory assessment for organizing inquiry in educational videogames and beyond. In K. Littleton, E. Scanlon, M. Sharples, (Eds.) Orchestrating inquiry learning: Contemporary perspectives on supporting scientific inquiry learning (pp. 146-174). London: Taylor and Francis.
• Hickey, D. T., Itow, R., C. (2012). Participatory assessment for participatory teaching learning in school contexts. In E. Reilly I. Literati (Eds.), Designing with teachers: Participatory approaches to professional development and education (pp. 78-88). Project New Media Literacies: University of Southern California.
• Hickey, D. T. (2012, November 11). Exploring the uses of digital badges (interview). Evolllution.
• Hickey, D. T., Taasoobshirazi, G., Cross, D. (2012). Assessment as learning: Enhancing discourse, undertanding, and achievement in innoviative science curricula. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 49, 1240-1270.
• Hickey, D. T. (2012). Reading in context for networked engagement in course readings. In R. Morgan K. Olivares (Eds.), Quick hits: Teaching with technology (pp. 14-18). Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press.
• Bishop, S. C., Hickey, D. T. (2012). Fostering e-learning discourse among professional networking groups. In R. Morgan K. Olivares (Eds), Quick hits: Teaching with technology (pp. 95-97). Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press.
• Hickey, D. T. (2012, November 20). Recognizing, supporting, and attracting adult learners with digital badges. Evolllution,
• Hickey, D. T., Zuiker, S. J. (2012). Multi-level assessment for discourse, understanding, and achievement in innovative learning contexts. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 22, (4), 1-65.
• Noyce, P., Hickey, D. T. (2011). Conclusion: Lessons learned, controversies, and new frontiers. In P. Noyce D. T. Hickey (in press). New frontiers in formative assessment(pp. 223-238)Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press
• Hickey, D. T. (2011). A gentle critique of formative assessment and a participatory alternative. In P. Noyce D. T. Hickey (Eds.), New frontiers in formative assessment(pp. 207-222). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
• Noyce, P. E., Hickey, D. T. (Eds.) (2011), New frontiers in formative assessment. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
• McWilliams, J., Hickey, D. T., Hines, M. B., Conner, J, M., Bishop, S. C. (2011). Using collaborative writing tools for literary analysis: Twitter, fan fiction, and The Crucible in the secondary English classroom. Journal of Media and Literacy Education (2), 3
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliams, J. M., Honeyford, M. A. (2011). Reading Moby-Dick in a participatory culture: Organizing assessment for engagement in a new media era. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 44 (4), 247-273
• Hickey, D. T. (2011). Participation by design: Improving individual motivation by looking beyond it. In D. M. McInerney, R. A. Walker, G. A. D. Liem, (Eds.) Sociocultural theories of learning and motivation: Looking back, looking forward (pp. 137-161). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers.
• Davis, H. J., Peppler, K. A., Hickey, D. T. (2011). Assessment assemblage: Advancing portfolio practice through assessment state theory. Studies in Art Education, 52 (4), 213-224
• Hickey, D. T. Filsecker, M. K. (2011). Participatory assessment for organizing inquiry in educational videogames and beyond. In K. Littleton, E. Scanlon, M. Sharples, (Eds.) Orchestrating inquiry learning: Contemporaryperspectives on supporting scientific inquiry learning (pp. 146-174). London: Taylor and Francis.
• Hickey, D. T., Honeyford, M. A., Clinton, K. A., McWilliams, J. (2010). Participatory assessment of 21st Century proficiencies. In V. J. Schute and B. Becker (Eds.), Innovative assessment in the 21st century: Supporting educational needs (pp. 107-139). New York: Springer. .
• Hickey, D. T., (2010). Five observations about the ISSOTL conference from and education faculty member. The International Commons, 5 (1), 33-36.
• Hickey, D.T., Nelson, B. (2010, February). Measuring classroom progress: 21st Century Assessment Project wants your input. Investigation, report, and blogpost commissioned by the MacArthur Foundations Digital Media and Learning Program. Published at Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning at http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/measuring-classroom-progress-21st-century-assessment-project-input
• Anderson, K., Zuiker, S., Taasobshirazi, G., Hickey, D. T. (2007). Discourse analysis for enhancing the formative value of classroom assessment practices in science. International Journal of Science Education, 29, 1721-1744
• Hickey, D. T., Anderson, K. (2007). Situative approaches to assessment for resolving problems in educational testing and transforming communities of educational practice. In P. Moss (Ed). Evidence and decision making. The 103rd NSSE Yearbook (pp. 269-293). National Society for the Study of Education/University of Chicago Press.
• Barab, S, Zuiker, S., Warren, S, Hickey, D., Ingram-Goble, A, Kwon, E., Kouper, I, Herring, S. (2007). Situationally embodied curriculum: Relating formalisms and contexts. Science Education, 91, 750-782.
• Barab, S., Sadler, T., Heiselt, C., Hickey, D., Zuiker, S. (2007). Relating narrative, inquiry, and inscriptions: A framework for socioscientific inquiry. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 16, 59-82.
• Hickey, D. T., Zuiker, S. J., Taasobshirazi, G., Schafer, N. J., Michael, M. A., (2006). Three is the magic number: A design-based framework for balancing formative and summative functions of assessment. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 32 (180-201).
• Pellegrino, J. W., Hickey, D. T. (2006). Knowing what students know: A retrospective and prospective on educational assessment and its role in teaching and learning. In L. Verschaffel, F. Dochy., Boekaerts, M., Vosniadou, S. (Eds.). Instructional psychology: Past, present, and future trends. Fifteen essays in honor of Erik De Corte (Advances in Learning and Instruction Series) (pp. 169-189). Oxford: Elsevier.
• Hickey, D. T., Schafer, N. J. (2006). Design-based, participation-centered approaches to classroom management. In C. Evertson C. Weinstein (Eds.), Handbook of classroom management: Research, Practice, Contemporary Issues (pp. 281-308). New York: Simon Schuster Macmillan.
• Barab, S. A., Hay, K. E., Hickey, D. T. (Eds.) (2006). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference for the Learning Sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Taasobshirazi, G., Anderson, K. A., Zuiker, S. J., Hickey, D. T. (2006). Design-Based Enhancement of Discourse, Understanding, and Achievement in an Astronomy Multimedia Learning Environment. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 15, 383-395.
• Hickey, D. T., Zuiker, S. J. (2005). Engaged participation: A sociocultural model of motivation with implications for assessment. Invited article for a special issue of Educational Assessment, 10, 277-305
• Hickey, D. T., Pellegrino, J. W. (2005). Theory, level, and function: Three dimensions for understanding the connections between transfer and student assessment. In J. P. Mestre (Ed.). Transfer of learning from a modern multidisciplinary perspective. (pp. 251-253). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishers.

• Hickey, D. T. (2011, April). New tools, new times, new learning: Using digital environments and assessments to promote sustainable learning. (Invited discussant). Structured poster session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Hickey, D. T. (2011, October). Designing for participation, understanding, and achievement in 21st century learning contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Milwaukee, WI.
• Robinson, J. M., Hickey, D. T. (2011, October). The future of SOTL: The case for spreadability. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Milwaukee, WI.
• Hickey, D. T., Robinson, J. M. (2011, October). Assessing 21st Century Skills in university contexts: Not so fast! Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Milwaukee, WI.
• Hickey, D. T. (2011, April). Innovations in methodology in the Learning Sciences (Chair). Roundtable paper session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliams, D. T. (2011, April). Participatory assessment for engagement, understanding, and achievement in online learning contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Hickey, D. T. (2011, November). Wikifolios, wikiflections, and exam for online participation, understanding, and achievement. Webinar presented for the national Sakai Teaching and Learning Group.
• Hickey, D. T., Strackeljahn, A. (2011, October). Wikifolios, reflections, and exams for online engagement, understanding, and achievement. Presentation at the Indiana University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning faculty poster fair.
• Walsh, J. D., Hickey, D. T. (2011, October). Designing for participation in a 125-student hybrid media production course. Presentation at the Indiana University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning faculty poster fair.
• Hickey, D. T. (2011, October). Reading in Context for networked engagement with course readings. Presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Milwaukee, WI.
• McWilliams, J., Hickey, D. T. (2011, April). Closing the participation gap: Using participatory assessment to support digital literacy. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA
• Hickey, D. T., (2011, April). Sylvia Scribner Award Address: Paul A. Cobb (Chair). Award presentation and address at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA .
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliams, J., Hines, M. B., Ingram-Goble, A., Rupert, R., Conner, J. (2011, March). Participation by Design workshop for Digital Media Learning. Workshop presented at the MacArthur Foundations Digital Media and Learning Conference. Long Beach, CA.
• Hickey, D. T. (2010, October). Participatory assessment for service learning 1.0 and civic engagement 2.0. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Civic Education. Indianapolis, IN.
• Dede, C. J., Hickey, D. T., Leu, D. J., Ketelhut, D. J. (2010, May). Web 2.0: Research Issues, Results, and Future Directions. Invited panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliams, J., Bishop, S. (2010, September). Positioning wikifolios for participation, understanding, achievement. Presentation at the annual IUPUI Assessment Institute.
• Hickey, D. T., (2010, May). Participatory assessment: Fostering individual understanding in learning progressions by sequestering it. Presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
• Hickey, D. T., Filsecker, M. J., Kwon, E. U. (2010, May). Participatory assessment for engagement, understanding, and achievement in educational video games. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
• Filsecker, M. K., Hickey, D. T. (2010, March). Incorporating feedback to support writing in a multiplayer virtual environment. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver CO.
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliam, J., Bishop, S., Rupert, R. (2010, November). Participatory assessment for engagement, understanding, and achievement in secondary english, educational gaming, and online. IU School of Education Faculty Research Colloquium.
• Hickey, D. T., McWilliams, J. Bishop, S. (2010, October). Participatory assessment for engagement, understanding, and achievement in e-learning contexts. Invited presentation for the Indiana University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Event Series. Bloomington, IN.
• Hickey, D. T. (2010, August). Participatory portfolio assessment. Webinar presented as part of a series sponsored by the Monterey Institute. Archived at http://adco.biz/transfer-mi/nroc/nroc-8-2010v3.html
• Hickey, D. T., Honeyford, M. A., McWilliams, J. M. (2010, March). Participatory assessment for researching education 2.0 and beyond. Invited paper presented at the Educational Technology SIG meeting at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

• A 21st Century Assessment Project for Situated and Sociocultural Approaches to Learning
• Deepening and Broadening Project Based Algebra with Participatory Design
• Hickey, D. T., & Haro, N. (2012, January). Participatory assessment network for algebraic understanding and achievement. Proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 program ($448,000).

• Finalist for the Sakai Teaching with Innovation Award