Curriculum Vitae

Work

Current Position:
Senior Lecturer, Digital Technologies for Learning | University of New England, Australia

Previous Positions:
Adjunct Faculty | University of British Columbia, Canada.
Sessional Lecturer | University of Wollongong, Australia.
Manager, Learning Design | Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Interim Director, Learning Design | Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Learning Designer | Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Educational Design Consultant | University of Wollongong, Australia
Instructional Development Consultant | British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
Director of eLearning | Bellingham Technical College, USA


Publications

Articles

Endres, T., Bender, L., Weissgerber, S., Sepp, S., Zhang, S., David, L., Trypke, M., Bohm, J., Castro-Alonso, J.C., Paas, F. (In Press). Developing the Mental Effort and Load – Translingual Scale (MEL-TS) as a Foundation
for Translingual Research in Self-Regulated Learning. Educational Psychology Review.

Sepp, S., Agostinho, S., Tindall-Ford, S., & Paas, F. (2024). To Trace or Not to Trace? Mimicry in Timed Multimedia Lessons with Pointing and Tracing. Educational Psychology Review, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09829-y

Sepp, S., Tindall-Ford, S., Agostinho, S., & Paas, F. (2024). Capturing Movement: A Tablet App, Geometry Touch, for Recording Onscreen Finger-Based Gesture Data. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 17, 73–83. https://doi.org/10.1109/tlt.2023.3246507

Sepp, S., Wong, M., Hoogerheide, V., & Castro-Alonso, J. C. (2022). Shifting online: 12 tips for online teaching derived from contemporary educational psychology research. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12715 

de Bruin, A.B.H., Roelle, J., Carpenter, S.K. et al. Synthesizing Cognitive Load and Self-regulation Theory: a Theoretical Framework and Research Agenda. Educational Psychology Review, 32, 903–915 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09576-4

Sepp, S., Howard, S. J., Tindall-Ford, S., Agostinho, S., & Paas, F. (2019). Cognitive Load Theory and Human Movement: Towards an Integrated Model of Working Memory. Educational Psychology Review, 27(3), 1–25. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09461-9 

Book Chapters

Hoogerheide, V., Sepp, S.  (2024). Six Evidence-Informed Tips on How to Optimize Learning from Instructional Videos. In A. Gegenfurtner & I. Kollar (Eds.), Designing Effective Digital Learning Environments. Routledge: London.

Sepp, S., Agostinho, S., Tindall-Ford, S., & Paas, F. (2020). Gesture-based Learning with ICT: Recent developments, opportunities and considerations. In S. Tindall-Ford,  S. Agostinho, & J. Sweller, (Eds.), Advances in Cognitive Load Theory: Rethinking teaching. Routledge: London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429283895-11

Sepp, S., Howard, S. J., Tindall-Ford, S., Agostinho, S., & Paas, F. (2020). Working Memory: Models and Applications. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.879


Reviewer

  • Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • British Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Contemporary Educational Psychology
  • Education Sciences
  • Educational Psychology Review
  • IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
  • IEEE Transcations on Learning Technologies
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
  • PLOS One
  • Pearson Textbooks, Australia (Educational Psychology)
  • Cambridge University Press (Educational Technology)