Josh Radinsky, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor of the Learning Sciences
Curriculum & Instruction
Contact
Building & Room:
3545 ETMSW
Address:
1040 W. Harrison St. (MC 147), Chicago, IL 60607
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About
I study teaching and learning with visual data, in history and social science classrooms from middle school through college, museums, and public discussions. Most of my work is located in Chicago communities and public schools, using data maps and other visualization tools to help people reason and argue about complex social phenomena - change over time, race and racism, narrative and identity. Theoretical frameworks include sociocultural, socio-cognitive and critical lenses. Methods include design-based research, and analyses of discourse, interaction, narrative and representational practices.
My work includes collaborative design with teachers, students and community members, curriculum design, and professional development with pre-service and in-service teachers. I am a fan of geographic information systems (GIS) and other tools for creating and narrating interactive data visualizations.
Selected Grants
National Science Foundation, CAREER: Teaching and Learning Social Science Inquiry and Spatial Reasoning with GIS, Principal Investigator
National Science Foundation, INSPIRE: Studying and Promoting Quantitative and Spatial Reasoning with Complex Visual Data Across School, Museum and Web Contexts, Co-Principal Investigator
National Endowment for the Humanities, CoCensus: Collaborative Exploration of Census Data in a Museum, Co-Principal Investigator
National Endowment for the Humanities, Bringing Historical Census Data Alive with Geographic Information Systems, Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
Radinsky, J., Milz, D., Zellner, M., Pudlock, K., Witek, C., Hoch, C., & Lyons, L. (2017). How planners and stakeholders learn with visualization tools: using learning sciences methods to examine planning processes. Journal of environmental planning and management, 60(7), 1296-1323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2016.1221795
Hospelhorn, E., & Radinsky, J. (2017). A method for analyzing gestural communication in musical groups. Discourse Processes, 54(7), 504-523. E-print: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NA8B8vVyBq2SUbtWFEJz/full. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2015.1137183
Waitoller, F. R., & Radinsky, J. (2017). Geo-spatial perspectives on neoliberal education reform: Examining intersections of ability, race, and social class. In Morrison, D., Annamma, S. & D. Jackson (Eds.), Critical race spatial analysis: Mapping to understand and address educational inequality. Sterling VA: Stylus Publishing.
Publication Aggregators
Service to Community
I served as Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of the Learning Sciences from 2013-2016, and am an inaugural Fellow of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. I serve as Director of Graduate Studies for the UIC Learning Sciences PhD program, a member of the UIC Faculty Senate, a representative in the UIC United Faculty union, and a member of the UIC Elementary Education program where I teach social studies methods.
Professional Leadership
Past Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of the Learning Sciences
Director of Graduate Studies, Learning Sciences PhD Program
Notable Honors
2010, Early Career Award, National Science Foundation
2016, Inaugural Fellow, International Society of the Learning Sciences
Education
2000 - PhD, Northwestern University, Learning Sciences
1985 - BA, University of Michigan, Comparative History