Dr. West is an associate professor in the Instructional Psychology & Technology department at BYU. He graduated with his PhD from the University of Georgia in 2009 and is a member or past member of AECT, AERA, AEA, and SITE. Dr. West is also a founding co-chair of the BYU Creativity, Innovation and Design Faculty Group, and co-developer of Badgeschool (see badgeschool.org )

You can follow Dr. West on Twitter @richardewest or see his papers and presentations at http://richardewest.com.