Discovery Park Building, G159
PhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2016
MA, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2006
MEd, Pedagogical University, Cracow, 2001
EDITED BOOKS
Ferdig, R. E., Hartshorne, R., Baumgartner, E., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Mouza, C. (2023). (Eds.) What preK-12 teachers should know about educational technology in 2023: A research-to-practice anthology. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Cockerham, D., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Foshay, W., & Spector, J. M. (2023). (Eds.) Reimagining education: Studies and stories for effective learning practices in an evolving digital society. Springer.
Baumgartner, E., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Ferdig, R. E., Hartshorne, R., & Mouza, C. (2022). (Eds.) A retrospective of teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/221522/
Ferdig, R. E., Baumgartner, E., Hartshorne, R., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Mouza, C. (2020). (Eds.) Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Gruber, A. (2023). An experimental study on reading in high-immersion virtual reality. British Journal of Educational Technology, XX(X), XX–XX. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13392
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Gruber, A. (2023). The impact of high-immersion virtual reality on foreign language anxiety when speaking in public. Smart Learning Environments, 10(46). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-023-00263-9
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Grotewold, K., Hartwick, P., & Papin, K. (2023). Generative AI and teachers’ perspectives on its implementation in education. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 34(2), 313–338. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/222363/
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Dhimolea, T. K., & Khukalenko, I. (2023). Language teachers’ beliefs about using immersive virtual reality. Education and Information Technologies, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11686-9, https://rdcu.be/c7lv1
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Papin, K., & Hartwick, P. (2023). Language teachers’ perceptions and use of extended reality. CALICO Journal, 40(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.22759
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Lin L., & Wojdynski, T. (2022). Learning vocabulary using 2D pictures is more effective than using immersive 3D stereoscopic pictures. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 38(4), 299–308. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2021.1938394
Khukalenko, I., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., An, Y., & Iushina, V. (2022). Teachers’ perceptions of using virtual reality technology in classrooms: A large-scale survey. Education and Information Technologies, 27(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11061-0
Dhimolea, T.K., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Lin, L. (2022). A systematic review of research on high-immersion virtual reality for language learning. TechTrends, 66, 810–824. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00717-w
Papin, K., & Kaplan-Rakowski, R. (2022). A study on vocabulary learning using immersive 360° pictures. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 35. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2022.2068613 SSRN
Hayes, A., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Bland, D., Archibald, A.*, Lucke, H.*, Heap, T., & Taylor, D.* (2022). Implementing low-cost 360° video technology to promote core skills in journalism courses. The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 11(4). https://edtechbooks.org/jaid_11_4/nQbhDXCE
Bartolic, S., Matzat, U., Tai, J., Burgess, J.-L., Boud, D., Craig, H., Archibald,
A., De Jaeger, A.,
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Lutze-Mann, L., Polly, P., Roth, M., Heap, T., Agapito, J., &
Guppy, N. (2022). Student vulnerabilities and confidence in learning in the context
of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies in Higher Education, 47(12), pp. 2460–2472. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2022.2081679
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Johnson, K., & Wojdynski, T. (2021). The impact of virtual reality meditation on college students’ test performance. Smart Learning Environments, 8(21). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-021-00166-7
Kaplan-Rakowski, R. (2021). Addressing students’ emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective on text versus video feedback in online environments. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(1), 133–136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09897-9 [h5-index = 66]
An, Y., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Yang, J., Conan, J., Kinard, W., & Daughrity, L. (2021). Examining K-12 teachers’ feelings, experiences, and perspectives regarding online teaching during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(2), 2589–2613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10008-5
Kaplan-Rakowski, R. (2019). The effect of stereoscopic three-dimensional images on vocabulary learning. Contemporary Educational Technology, 10(4), 324–337. https://doi.org/10.30935/cet.634172
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Loranc-Paszylk, B. (2019). The impact of verbal and nonverbal auditory resources on explicit foreign language vocabulary learning. System, 85, 12114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2019.102114
PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
Kaplan-Rakowski, R. (in press, 2023). High-immersion virtual reality for pragmatics development. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (2nd ed).
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Heap, T. (2023). Emerging technologies for blind and visually impaired learners: A case study. In D. Cockerham, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, W. Foshay, & M. J. Spector (Eds.) Reimagining education: Studies and stories for effective learning practices in an evolving digital society. Springer.
Thrasher, T., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., Chun, D., & Sadler, R. (forthcoming, 2023). Virtual reality: ”Awesome”, ”OK”, or ”Not so good” for language learning? Short papers from EUROCALL 2023.
Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Ye, Y. (forthcoming, 2023). Listening tasks in virtual reality: A pilot study. Short papers from EUROCALL 2023.
Dhimolea, T. K., Kaplan-Rakowski, R., & Lin, L. (2022). Supporting social and emotional well-being with artificial intelligence. In V. M. Albert, L. Lin, & J. M. Spector (Eds.), Bridging Human and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 125–138). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84729-6_8