Rupanada Misra

Rupananda Misra, EdD, has a master's degree in Communications from Fort Hays State, and a doctoral degree in Education focusing on Communications, Media and Learning Technologies from Columbia University. He has also completed a National Library of Medicine (NIH) post-doctoral fellowship focusing on Health Informatics at Columbia University. He has held higher education teaching positions for over 20 years. He is well-versed on the use of media and technologies to enhance and complement the curriculum of K-12 academics and higher learning. He is especially interested in understanding the underlying mechanism in the design of e-learning applications from the perspective of representation and meaning-making as well as the experience of the learners in using the e-learning tools. Currently, he is a faculty in the User Experience program at Rutgers University.

Publications

How Game-Based Learning Can Effectively Engage Minority Students
How Game-Based Learning Can Effectively Engage Minority Students
Rupanada Misra, Leo Eyombo, Floyd T. Phillips. © 2022. 12 pages.
One of the important questions for teachers and education policymakers is how to engage new age learners, especially minority students, in a meaningful way. Game-based learning...
Minority Experiences and Use of Games in Education Around the World
Minority Experiences and Use of Games in Education Around the World
Rupanada Misra, Leo Eyombo, Floyd T. Phillips. © 2022. 11 pages.
This chapter provides an overview of minority experience and the development of gaming technology all over the world. The use of gaming for education and entertainment is not...
Benefits and Challenges of Using Educational Games
Benefits and Challenges of Using Educational Games
Rupanada Misra, Leo Eyombo, Floyd T. Phillips. © 2022. 11 pages.
In the 21st century, games can potentially be used as serious educational tools. Today's learners are distracted easily, and game-based learning is the silver bullet because...
Digital Games for Minority Student Engagement: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Digital Games for Minority Student Engagement: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Rupanada Misra, Leo Eyombo, Floyd T. Phillips. © 2019. 120 pages.
Due to various challenges within the public-school system, such as underfunding, lack of resources, and difficulty retaining and recruiting teachers of color, minority students...