Adrie Koehler

Email:
akoehler@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 496-0581

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 3140

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Adrie Koehler

Associate Professor

Learning Design and Technology,
Curriculum and Instruction

Email:
akoehler@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 496-0581

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 3140

Links:

LinkedIn

About

Adrie A. Koehler is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program in Purdue’s College of Education, where she focuses on preparing undergraduate and graduate students to design educational experiences in blended and online environments and meaningfully integrate technology. Prior to pursuing a career in higher education, she worked as a high school business teacher.

Education
  • Ph.D. — Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University (2015)
  • M.S. — Technology, IUPUI (2010)
  • B.S. — Business Education; Information, Design, and End-User Computing; Business Administration, Indiana State University (2006)

Career Experience
  • 2022 – present
    Associate Professor
    Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • 2018 – 2022
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • 2015 – 2018
    Visiting Assistant Professor
    Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
  • 2014
    Instructor
    Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Awards & Honors
  • Teaching Leadership Award for HyFlex as a Student Support Mechanism, The Purdue Teaching Academy, along with the Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, 2025
  • Dean’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship, College of Education, Purdue University, 2024-2025
  • James W. Brown Publication Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, in recognition of The ID CaseBook,6th edition, 2024
  • Best Paper Award for the Online Teaching and Learning special interest group, Community of Inquiry Design Decisions Across Disciplines, American Educational Research Association, 2023
  • Teaching Academy Fellow, Purdue University, Center for Instructional Excellence, 2023
  • Online Scholarship of Online Teaching and Learning Award, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, 2023
  • Online Innovative Online Use of Technology (Credit) Award, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University, 2023
  • Gold Winner for North America Reimagine Education Regional Awards, Interactive Synchronous HyFlex Model,Quacquarelli Symonds and the Wharton School, 2022
  • Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, the College of Education, Purdue University, 2021-2022
  • Young Scholars Award, Educational Technology Research and Development, along with the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2020

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
  • AECT
  • AERA

Research & Publications

Adrie’s research considers teaching and learning as a problem-solving endeavor across face-to-face, blended, and online environments to inform best practices. Specifically, based on the experiences of experts and novices, she examines the problem solving that happens when designing, facilitating, leading, navigating, and learning across modalities, including the use of emerging technologies (like social media).

Selected Publications
  • Ertmer, P.A., Glazewski, K.D., Koehler, A. A., & Stefaniak, J. (2024). The ID CaseBook: Case studies in instructional design, ). Boston, MA: Pearson.
  • Meech, S., & Koehler, A. A. (2023). Instructor leadership and the Community of Inquiry Framework: Applying leadership theory to higher education online learning. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 24(2), 118–137. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v24i2.6953
  • Koehler, A. A., & Meech, S. (2022). Ungrading learner participation in a student-centered learning experience. TechTrends, 66(1), 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00682-w
  • Fiock, H., Farmer, T., Meech, S., Yang, M., Hillard, N., Long, Y., Koehler, A.A., & Cheng, Z. (2022). Making sense of instructional design research and practice: Instructional design novices reflect on their understanding of theory. Educational Technology Research and Development, 70, 31-57, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10075-8
  • Koehler, A. A., Cheng, Z., Fiock, H., Wang, H., Janakiraman, S., & Chartier, K. (2022). Examining students’ use of online case-based discussions to support problem solving: Considering individual and collaborative experiences. Computers & Education, 179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104407
  • Koehler, A. A., & Vilarinho Rezende Pereira, D. (2023). Using social media affordances: A conceptual framework for facilitating problem-solving skills. Educational Technology Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10060-1
  • Tawfik, A., Koehler, A. A., Gish-Lieberman, J., & Gatewood, J. (2021). Investigating the depth of problem-solving prompts in collaborative argumentation. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 58(5), 533-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.1966821
  • Koehler, A. A., Ertmer, P. A., & Newby, T. J. (2018). Developing pre-service teachers’ instructional design skills through case-based instruction: Examining the impact of discussion format. Journal of Teacher Education. DOI: 10.1177/0022487118755701
  • Koehler, A. A., Newby, T. J., & Ertmer, P. A. (2017). Examining the role of Web 2.0 tools in supporting problem solving during case-based instruction. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 49(3-4), 182-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2017.1338167
  • Richardson, J.C., Koehler, A. A., Besser, E. D., Caskurlu, S., Lim, J., & Mueller, C. (2015). Conceptualizing and investigating instructor presence in online learning environments. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 16(3), 256-297. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v16i3.2123

Current Grants & Funded Research
  • College of Education – Synergy Grant/ Building Preservice Teachers’ Blended and Online Teaching Skills
    • PI: Adrie Koehler
    • Co-PI: Jennifer Richardson
    • Summer 2025-Spring 2026
  • Purdue Teaching Academy & Center for Instructional Excellence/Teaching Leadership Award
    • PI: Nathan Mentzer
    • Co-PI: Adrie Koehler
    • Spring 2025-Spring 2026
  • NSF/Expanding accessibility of learning through blended synchronous instruction of F2F and remote students. National Science Foundation, IUSE: EHR.
    • PI: Nathan Mentzer, Engineering/Technology Education
    • Co-PI: Adrie A. Koehler & Lakshmy Mohandas
    • 07/01/2021-6/30/2025

Courses Typically Taught

  • EDCI 27000 — Introduction to Educational Technology
  • EDCI 63300 — Instructional Design Project Management
  • EDCI 67200 — Advanced Practices in Learning Systems Design
  • EDCI 67300 — Issues And Methods In Educational Technology Research
  • EDCI 67400 — Advanced Instructional Design Theory