The Technology iN Training Laboratory
at Old Dominion University
Primary Investigator: Richard N. Landers, Ph.D.
Welcome to the homepage of the Technology iN Training Laboratory, a lab of industrial/organizational psychologists dedicated to researching technology as it can be used to improve both the study of work and work itself.
Too many technologies are being blindly adopted by organizations and educational institutions with little research to support those decisions. The mission of this lab is to sort the wheat from the chaff - to investigate how knowledge and skill acquisition is affected by the use of new technologies and further, to refine those technologies to improve learning outcomes. We thus operate at the intersection of several fields - industrial/organizational psychology, human resources, organizational behavior, educational psychology, educational technology, instructional design, and many others.
Our current focus is on the use of technology to improve training and education through the use of online social networks, augmented reality, virtual worlds, virtual reality, interactive web-based applications, and any other technology that we can get our hands on.
If you are considering adopting a new technology in your organization and would like us to assist you in evaluating its effectiveness, see this info or contact us directly.
Bold indicates student author and italics indicates faculty author.
Landers, R. N., Sackett, P. R., & Tuzinski, K. A. (in press). Retesting after initial failure, coaching rumors, and warnings against faking in online personality measures for selection. Journal of Applied Psychology.
Schmidt, G.B. & Landers, R.N. (in press). Strengthening shared identity in I/O psychology through online social networks. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice.
Landers, R. N. (2010, October). A hands-on introduction to social media. Workshop presented at the Fall 2010 conference of the Virginia Psychological Association.
Landers, R.N. & Schmidt, G.B. (2010, August). Making and managing connections to colleagues, employees and students through online social networks. Workshop presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior divison, Montreal, Canada.
Schmidt, G.B., Kane, G.C., Landers, R.N., Lynch, J.D., Teahen, J.A., & VanDervort. (2010, August). Making management knowledge connections through online social networking sites. Panel presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Communication and Information Systems division.
Schmidt, G. B. & Landers, R. N. (2010, August). Online social media in our professions and professional lives. Caucus presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada.
Landers, R.N. (2010, April). Social media is coming to psychology: What should we do now?! Invited talk for the Virginia Psychological Association.
Johnson, R.C. & Landers, R. N. (2010, March). Anonymity and agency in discussion. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Virginia Social Science Association.
Landers, R.N. (2010, March). Integrating technology into training and education: What we know and what we wish we knew. Invited talk for the ODU College of Business and Public Administration Dean's Seminar Series.
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