Dr. Helen Crompton is the Executive Director of the Research Institute for digital Innovation in Learning (RIDIL) at ODUGlobal and a Professor of Instructional Technology at Old Dominion University. With a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education and Technology in Education, she focuses her research on technology integration and learning with technologies, such as artificial intelligence, mobile devices, and virtual/mixed/augmented reality. Dr. Crompton is the CEO of Crompton Consulting.
Dr. Crompton is on Stanford’s list of the top 2% of scientists in the world.
National Work
Pedagogy
Dr. Crompton authored the 1) Educator, 2) Educational Leader, and 3) Technology Coach booklets for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). These provide standards for technology use.
Technology
Dr. Crompton has published over 200 articles on educational technology. She also designs and facilitates courses on artificial intelligence, mobile learning, and technology integration.
Integration
Dr. Crompton’s entire body of work is focused on effective technology integration. An example is the Social Ecological Mobile Learning Integration Framework, and the Socio-Ecological Technology Integration (SETI) Framework developed by Dr. Crompton.
International Work
Expertise
Dr. Crompton works with various organizations and governments across the world. Her research has gained international recognition and her consulting contracts include the United Nations, Oxford University, Cambridge University, UNHCR, Save the Children, and the World Bank. She has also worked on projects with Google, Apple, USAID, and the University of London.
Policy
Dr. Crompton has worked on various international policy guidelines for the United Nations to guide nations in the use of technology to support learning in low, middle, high income countries, as well as those in emergency situations.
Frameworks
Through research, Dr. Crompton has developed a variety of frameworks, such as the Artificial Intelligence in K-12 framework for the United Nations and Ericsson, The social-ecological technology integration (SETI) that was presented, at request, to the government of Germany, Luxembourg, and Greece.