I am a Senior Project Manager and Instructional Designer with the COMET ^® Program, within the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

My primary interests are instructional design, design thinking, aesthetics, and how these overlap.

Papers

As First Author

Learning Experience as Transaction (2010, to be published in Educational Technology) with Brent Wilson and Joni Dunlap

Cultural Dimensions of Learning: Addressing the Challenges of Multi-cultural Instruction (2010)
Parrish, P. and Linder-Vanbershot, J.A. (2010) International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 11(2).

The Cultural Dimensions of Learning Framework Questionnaire (2009)
The CDLF Questionnaire Analysis Form (2009)

Assessing Engagement and Aesthetic Qualities in Learning Experiences (2009, Manuscript in preparation) with Luca Botturi

Aesthetic Decisions of Teachers and Instructional Designers
(2010) In Yuzer, V. & Kurubacak, G. (Eds.), Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Aesthetic Principles for Instructional Design
Parrish, P. E. (2009). Educational Technology, Research and Development, 57(5), 511-528.

Designing Compelling Learning Experiences (Dissertation, 2008)

Experiences of Engagement with the Online Learning Module, Using the WRF Mesoscale Model (2008)

Plotting a Learning Experience (2008)
Parrish, P.E. (2008) Plotting a Learning Experience. In L. Botturi & T. Stubbs (Eds.), Handbook of visual languages in instructional design (pp.). Hershey PA: IDEA Group.

Learning as Aesthetic Experience: John Dewey's Integration of Art, Inquiry, and Education (2006)

Learning with Objects (2008)
Parrish, P. E. (2007) Learning with Objects. In Shank, P., & Carliner, S. (Eds), The e-Learning Handbook: Past Promise, Present Challenges (pp. 215-241). San Francisco, CA : Pfeiffer.

Design as Storytelling (2005)
Parrish, P. E. (2006). Design as storytelling. TechTrends, 50 (4), 72-82.

Embracing the Aesthetics of Instructional Design (2005)
Parrish, P. (2005). Embracing the Aesthetics of Instructional Design. Educational Technology Magazine , March 2005

Aesthetic Experience as Growth (2004, unpublished)

The Trouble With Learning Objects (2004)
Parrish, P. (2004). The Trouble with Learning Objects. Educational Technology, Research and Development, 52(1)

Making a Case for Object-Oriented Instructional Design:
A Case-based Learning System on Winter Weather Forecasting
(paper presented at AECT 2003 Annual Convention)

Four Parables of Technological Change (2003)

Instructional Illustrations
(Paper prepared for CALMET Conference, 1999)

As Co-author

Raising the Bar for Instructional Outcomes:
Toward Transformative Learning Experiences (2008) Brent G.Wilson, Patrick Parrish, George Veletsianos

Beauty and Precision: Weaving Complex Educational Technology Projects with Visual Instructional Design Languages (2008) Michael Derntl, Patrick Parrish, Luca Botturi