Dr. Pamela N. Martinez
Assistant Professor, Extension Learning Technologies and Production Specialist
Department of Innovative Media, Research & Extension, Learning Games Lab
New Mexico State University
Dr. Martinez oversees product development and assessment for grant-funded research projects, as well as working with partners to craft proposals for new grant projects. She has over 20 years’ experience creating educational media and games.. Prior to becoming faculty, she served as studio director in the Multimedia Unit/Learning Games Lab for 18 years, overseeing production and personnel.
She earned her doctorate in learning technologies from Pepperdine University. The technology program also focused on social learning, communities of practice and leadership. She holds a master’s in curriculum and instruction in learning technologies with an emphasis in distance education from New Mexico State University. Her professional interests include learning technologies, game-based learning, social learning and play. Most recently she has been reviewing diversity within game studios.
Outside of work she enjoys travel, reading, art and anything outdoors. She’s taken an exceptional liking to personalized tours of New Mexico provided by her daughter whose background is in environmental archaeology.
Associate Professor
Extension Learning Technologies and Production Specialist
Department of Innovative Media, Research & Extension, Learning Games Lab
New Mexico State University
My interests include educational game design, implementation of technology into informal learning programs (such as after-school programs and 4-H), and the use of technology in the Cooperative Extension Service. I'm especially interested in math, science, and other STEM fields.
Though my faculty appointment does not specifically include teaching, I've developed two special topics classes: "Educational Game Development" and "Applied Technology in the Workplace," - both of which are tied to my outreach objectives
Dr. Martinez oversees product development and assessment for grant-funded research projects, as well as working with partners to craft proposals for new grant projects. She has over 20 years’ experience creating educational media and games.. Prior to becoming faculty, she served as studio director in the Multimedia Unit/Learning Games Lab for 18 years, overseeing production and personnel.
She earned her doctorate in learning technologies from Pepperdine University. The technology program also focused on social learning, communities of practice and leadership. She holds a master’s in curriculum and instruction in learning technologies with an emphasis in distance education from New Mexico State University. Her professional interests include learning technologies, game-based learning, social learning and play. Most recently she has been reviewing diversity within game studios.
Outside of work she enjoys travel, reading, art and anything outdoors. She’s taken an exceptional liking to personalized tours of New Mexico provided by her daughter whose background is in environmental archaeology.
