Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Ph.D. is Associate Vice President for Academic Planning at Indiana University and Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University - Bloomington.
As Associate Vice President for Academic Planning, Barbara’s portfolio of responsibilities involves the development of policy and practice, strategic planning, coordination of intercampus initiatives, and serving as representative to external agencies for issues involving academic affairs at Indiana University.
As Professor, Barbara’s research, teaching and service focus on the areas of human performance improvement, instructional and program evaluation, instructional design, adult learning, and the integration of technologies in instructional environments.
Barbara’s grant-based research has recently focused on the study of distance learning environments in graduate education and blended learning environments in high schools and community colleges. Her recent service work has focused on evaluation of educational materials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education.
Barbara has served as a consultant for the design, development and evaluation of education and training programs with organizations such as Procter & Gamble, Eli Lilly, Microsoft, Sprint, the United States Coast Guard, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Barbara holds four degrees from the University of Kansas, including a Bachelor of Science in Journalism (1982), Bachelor of Arts in English (1986), Master of Science in Educational Policy and Administration (1988) and a PhD in Educational Communications and Technology (1991).