Daniel Tillman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as well as the co-director of the College of Education Makerspace.

• Featured in UTEPnews.com - UTEPnews.com (02/01/2013-02/28/2013)
• Invited Participant in the “JumpStart Your Research Program” sponsored by ORSP, Fall 2012 - Office of Research & Sponsored Projects (ORSP) (09/10/2012)
• Featured in UTEPnews.com - UTEPnews.com (07/01/2012-07/31/2012)

• Ph D in Instructional Technology, University of Virginia (2012)
• MA in School of Architecture + Design, Virginia Tech (2001)
• BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Tech (1997)

• Meter or Yard: Preservice Bilingual Teachers’ Strategies for Introducing Measurement Concepts to Young Students by Modifying a Classic Story Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction 24 2 (2023), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, So Jung Kim, Josefina V. Tinajero.
• Choreographing complexity: investigation of elementary preservice teachers’ quantitative manipulation in large group formations Education Inquiry (2023), Song A. An, Alyse , Daniel A. Tillman, Karime Smith.
• Larger vs. luckier: Preservice teachers’ exploration of probabilistic reasoning through an aleatoric music activity International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 54 3 (2023), Song A. An, Alyse Hachey, Daniel A. Tillman, .
• Experiential Learning Approaches to Health-themed STEM Education That Addresses Medical Concerns in Hispanic Communities (Work in Progress) 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Thomas Soto, Song A. An, Carlos Paez-Paez, Alice Carron, , .
• Preservice Teachers’ Reflections on the Use of Visual Supports to Improve Mathematics Pedagogy: The Case Study of Fraction and Ratio Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College 14 1 (2023), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, Karime Smith, Alyse Hachey.
• Work in Progress: Toward an Augmented Reality (AR) Learning Environment for Hispanic High School Students to Visualize and Embody STEM Spatial Transformations 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Wei Yan, Song A. An, J. Liew, Kien Lim, Lisa Garbrecht, Philip Yasskin.
• Designing Innovative STEM Instruction that Encourages Student Creativity Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Thomas Soto, Dana Henriksen, Lauren Woo, Punya Mishra, Rhonda Christensen, Gerald Knezek.
• Field-Tested Best Practices for Creativity in Classrooms 2023 Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2023), Daniel A. Tillman, Tracey Hunter-Doniger, Janna Kellinger, , , , .
• Using Augmented Reality (AR) to Optimize Training Opportunities for Ready Medical Force Sustainment Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2023), Thomas Soto, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An, , , , .
• When 10 ≠ ten: Teachers’ develop original stories to conceptualize numeral transition Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education 44 1 (2023), Song A. An, Alyse Hachey, So Jung Kim, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Choreographing complexity: Investigation of elementary preservice teachers’ quantitative manipulation in large group formations. Education Inquiry (2023), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, Alyse Hachey, k Smith.
• Preservice teachers’ reflection on the use of visual supports to improve mathematics pedagogy: A case study of fraction and ratio. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College (2023), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, K Smith, Alyse Hachey.
• Preservice Teachers’ Use of Mathematics Pedagogy to Conceptualize Distortion in World Maps Journal of International Social Studies 12 2 (2022), Song A. An, Timothy G. Cashman, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Preservice teachers’ use of pedagogy to conceptualize distortion in world maps Journal of International Social Studies 12 (2), 1-21 (2) (2022), Song A. An, Timothy G. Cashman, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Creativity in Classrooms 2022: Field-Tested Best Practices. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2022), Daniel A. Tillman, Danah Henriksen, John Lee, David Slykhuis, Thomas Soto, Curby Alexander, Monty Jones.
• Designing an Educational Makerspace. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2022), Daniel A. Tillman.
• Visualizations of Current and Aspired TPACK from In-Service Teachers. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2022), Daniel A. Tillman, Thomas Soto, Karime Smith, Song An, David Slykhuis, Curby Alexander, Monty Jones.
• Off the paper and into the dance: Investigating preservice elementary teachers’ experiences with dynamic spatial reasoning choreography tasks Research in Dance Education 22 1 (2021), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, Alyse Hachey.
• Applying TPACK to Medical Education Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2021), Thomas Soto, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An.
• Creative Classrooms 2021 & Beyond: Field-Tested Best Practices Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2021), Daniel A. Tillman, Danah Henriksen, Punya Mishra, Tracey Hunter-Doniger, David Slykhuis, Curby Alexander, Monty Jones.
• Guitarmakers on the Border: Bilingual Elementary Students Learning Math by Designing and Building Guitars National Art Education Association (2020), Daniel A. Tillman, Song An.
• Creating Creative Classrooms 2020: Field-tested Best Practices Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2020), Daniel A. Tillman, Joyce G. Asing Cashman, Song A. An.
• Creative Classrooms 2020 & Beyond: The Future for Field-testing Best Practices Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2020), Daniel A. Tillman, Joyce G. Asing Cashman, Song A. An.
• Designing Creative Classrooms: Using Music & Dance to Teach Math & Science Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2020), Daniel A. Tillman, Elsa Franco, Josefina V. Tinajero, Song A. An.
• Off the paper and into the dance: investigating preservice elementary teachers’ experiences with dynamic spatial reasoning choreography tasks. Research in Dance Education. (2020), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, Alyse Hachey.
• The Relationship Between Formal and Informal Learning Schools and Informal Learning in a Knowledge-Based World. NY, NY: Routledge (2019), Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An, William H. Robertson.
• Teachers' Conceptions of the Pedagogical Potential for Classroom-based Augmented Reality Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia 28 4 (2019), Daniel A. Tillman, Velia Alvidrez-Aguirre, So Jung Kim, Song A. An.
• An Asset-Based Approach to Integrating Formal and Informal Education During Teacher Preparation Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2019), Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson, Song A. An.
• Fostering School Security During Teacher Preparation Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2019), Daniel A. Tillman, Josefina V. Tinajero, Carleton H. Brown, William H. Robertson, Song A. An.
• Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Integrate the Engineering Design Process into Upper-Elementary and Middle School Classrooms Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2019), Ross C. Teller, Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson, Josefina V. Tinajero, Song A. An.
• Preservice Teachers’ Development of Literacy-Themed Mathematics Instruction for Early Childhood Classrooms International Journal of Early Childhood 51 1 (2019), Song A. An, Josefina V. Tinajero, Daniel A. Tillman, So Jung Kim.
• Teaching Numbers Through Dance: Developing a Choreography-Themed Mathematics Curriculum for Early Childhood Students Journal of Dance Education (2019), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, So Jung Kim, Josefina V. Tinajero, Junjun Wang.

• Designing an Educational Makerspace. (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, USA, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Visualizations of Current and Aspired TPACK from In-Service Teachers. (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, USA, Daniel A. Tillman, Thomas Soto, Karime Smith, Song An.
• Creativity in Classrooms 2022: Field-Tested Best Practices. (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, USA, Daniel A. Tillman, Danah Henriksen, John Lee, David Slykhuis, Thomas Soto.
• Visualizations of Current and Aspired TPACK from In-Service Teachers (2022), Volume Waynesville, NC , Daniel A. Tillman, Thomas Soto, Karime Smith, Song A. An.
• Applying TPACK to Medical Education (2021), Volume Online, USA, Thomas Soto, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An.
• Encouraging Creativity Via Innovative Technology (2021), Volume Texas, USA, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An, Josefina V. Tinajero, Justice T. Walker, William H. Robertson.
• Technology Enhanced Learning (2021), Volume Texas, USA, Thomas Soto, Daniel A. Tillman, Anthony Betteridge, Nathan Lloyd.
• Creative Classrooms 2021 & Beyond: Field-Tested Best Practices (2021), Volume Online, USA, Daniel A. Tillman, Danah Henriksen, Punya Mishra, Tracey Hunter-Doniger, David Slykhuis, Curby Alexander, Monty Jones.
• We Kept Bumping Into One Another: Preservice Teachers' Self-Reflection of Spatial Visualization Abilities Through Choreographing and Performing Group Dance (2020), Volume Virtual Meeting, Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, So Jung Kim, Josefina V. Tinajero.
• Teaching Numbers Through Dance: Developing a Choreography-Themed Mathematics Curriculum for Elementary Students (2020), Volume San Francisco, CA, Josefina V. Tinajero, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An, So Jung Kim.
• Make & Play Guitar: Connections to Math, Science & Literacy (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Build & Play My Own Guitar! (2019), Volume El Paso, TX, Daniel A. Tillman.
• An Asset-Based Approach to Integrating Formal and Informal Education During Teacher Preparation (2019), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson, Song A. An.
• Fostering School Security During Teacher Preparation (2019), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Daniel A. Tillman, Josefina V. Tinajero, Carleton H. Brown, William H. Robertson, Song A. An.
• Preparing Bilingual Teachers to Integrate the Engineering Design Process into Upper-Elementary and Middle School Classrooms (2019), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Ross C. Teller, Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson, Josefina V. Tinajero, Song A. An.
• Stay Calm & Ace Your Exam! (2019), Volume UTEP, Daniel A. Tillman.

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