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)

• 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.
• When 10 ≠ ten: Teachers’ develop original stories to conceptualize numeral transition Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education (2021), Song A. An, Alyse Hachey, So Jung Kim, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Larger vs. luckier: Preservice teachers’ exploration of probabilistic reasoning through an aleatoric music activity International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (2021), Song A. An, Alyse Hachey, Daniel A. Tillman, .
• 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.
• Preservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Use of “Gerrymandering” to Integrate Social Studies and Mathematics Journal of Mathematics Education 11 3 (2018), An, daniel tillman.
• Employing 3D Printing to Fabricate Augmented Reality Headsets for Middle School STEM Education Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives on 3D Printing in Education, IGI Global (2018), Daniel A. Tillman, Ross C. Teller, Paul E. Perez, Song A. An.
• Improving School Safety in the E-Learning Era Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2018), Edward A. Hernandez, Daniel A. Tillman.
• “E” for Engaged: Energizing Student Engagement and Creativity with E-Learning Platforms Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (2018), Alejandro Villegas-Muro, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Creative Use of Augmented Reality (AR) in the Classroom: A Synopsis of Three Empirical Studies Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (2018), Daniel A. Tillman, Alyse Hachey, Song A. An.
• Using Mobile Makerspaces to Support Classroom-based Augmented Reality (AR): A Scalable Framework for Encouraging Creativity and Innovation Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (2018), Daniel A. Tillman, Shaunna Smith.
• Connecting music and media literacies: A Case Study of music-literacy integrated education in a Spanish-English bilingual classroom Media Education Research Journal 8 1 (2018), So Jung Kim, Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, S. J. Lee.
• The Hidden Musicality of Math Class: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Mathematics Education Springer (2018), Song A. An, Daniel A. Tillman, Lawrence M. Lesser.
• "It doesn’t feel like a job to learn”: Hispanic preservice teachers’ perceptions of dance-themed mathematics education Journal of Dance Education 17 4 (2017), Song A. An, So Jung Kim, Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson.
• “It Doesn’t Feel Like a Job to Learn”: Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Dance-Themed Mathematics Education Journal of Dance Education 17 4 (2017), Song A. An, So Jung Kim, Daniel A. Tillman, William H. Robertson, Martha Juarez, Connie Guo.
• Global prevalence of sleep deprivation in students and heavy media use Education and Information Technologies 22 1 (2017), Meilan Zhang, Daniel A. Tillman, Song A. An, .

• 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.
• 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.
• Improving School Safety in the E-Learning Era (2018), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Edward A. Hernandez, Daniel A. Tillman.
• “E” for Engaged: Energizing Student Engagement and Creativity with E-Learning Platforms (2018), Volume Las Vegas, NV, Alejandro Villegas-Muro, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Stay Calm & Ace Your Exam! (2018), Volume UTEP, Daniel A. Tillman.
• Using Mobile Makerspaces to Support Classroom-based Augmented Reality (AR): A Scalable Framework for Encouraging Creativity and Innovation (2018), Volume Netherlands, Daniel A. Tillman, Shaunna Smith.
• Creative Use of Augmented Reality (AR) in the Classroom: A Synopsis of Three Empirical Studies (2018), Volume Netherlands, Daniel A. Tillman, Alyse Hachey, Song A. An.
• Creating 21st-Century Instructional Technologies (2017), Volume New Mexico, Daniel A. Tillman, Ruby Lynch-Arroyo, Martha M. Juarez.
• Creating 21st-Century Instructional Technologies. (2017), Volume Las Cruces, NM, Daniel A. Tillman, Ruby L. Lynch-Arroyo, Martha Juarez.

• Y.I.S.D. Makerspaces Initiative