About Dr. Resta

Dr. Paul E. Resta holds the Ruth Knight Millikan Centennial Professorship in Instructional Technology and serves as Director of the Learning Technology Center at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches advanced graduate courses in instructional technology, including technology planning and management and computer-supported collaborative learning. His current work focuses on web-based learning environments, computer-supported collaborative learning, and planning and policy issues in the use of information and communication technologies in teacher education.

Professional Activities

Dr. Resta currently serves as Chair of the Association for Teacher Educators National Commission on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education and as Chair of the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Working Group on E-Learning for Teacher Development. He also serves on the Microsoft Partners in Learning National Advisory Group. Other recent leadership activities include: member of the U. S. Department of Education Advisory Council for the Preparing Teachers to Use Technology Program; Advisory Board of the International Children’s Art Foundation: Board of Governors of the Online Academy funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Resta recently received a lifetime achievement award for his work in education from the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). He is also the recipient of two of the highest awards for quality of instructional design and development of Web-based learning environments: the U.S. Distance Learning Association Award for Outstanding Achievements in Higher Education (April 2001), and the University Continuing Education Association National Distance Learning Course Award (April 2001). Examples of recent books and chapters include: Information and Communication Technologies in Teacher Education: A Planning Guide. Resta , P. (Ed.) Paris, France: United National Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2003; Toward Digital Equity: Bridging the Divide in Education. Solomon, G., Resta, P. & Allen, N. (Eds.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 2002; “Digital Technology to Empower Indigenous Culture and Education”. Resta, P., Christal, M., Roy, L., Chapter in The World Yearbook of Education 2004: Digital Technology, Communities and Education. Davis, N. E., & Brown, A. (Eds.). London: Kogan Page Publishers, 2004.

Contact Dr. Resta

Phone: (512) 471-4014
Fax: (512) 471-4655

Email: resta@mail.utexas.edu

Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Learning Technology Center
1 University Station D5900
Austin, Texas 78712-0385

UT Mail Code: D5900