Rebeca Peacock

Clinical Assistant Professor & COE Instructional Designer
Department of Educational Technology and Foundations College of Education

678-839-2243
rpeacock@west7dIUE4aANPexiWvdga.edu

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Rebeca Peacock

Dr. Peacock is an accomplished academic librarian, instructional designer, and educator who has served in multiple higher education settings, including Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and Boise State University. She specializes in designing and delivering high-impact online learning experiences, integrating emerging technologies, and cultivating inclusive teaching practices. Driven by a commitment to student success, Dr. Peacock has published on topics such as online learning, information literacy, digital accessibility, AI in instructional design, and competency-based models for academic librarians, ultimately shaping more transformative learning experiences for diverse communities.

  • M.S., Library and Information Science, Syracuse University, 2008
  • M.Ed., Instructional Technology, Wayne State University, 2012
  • Ed.D., Instructional Design & Technology, Idaho State University, 2022

Fall 2025 Sections

Summer 2025 Sections

Spring 2025 Sections

Fall 2024 Sections

Peacock, R. & Digges Elliot, H. (Submitted). Motivation, emotion, and Community of Inquiry in online learning. In Oyarzun, B., Conklin, S., & Barreto, D. (Eds.), Exploring effective online teaching and learning strategies. EdTechBooks.org (OER platform).

Peacock, R., Ramatour, S., & Arrington, L. (submitted). Bridging institutional roles: Lived experiences and institutional challenges of faculty-instructional designers. JAID.

Peacock, R., Digges-Elliott, H. Design Dialogues: Voices from Instructional Design Practice. TechTrends (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-025-01054-4 [View Publication External Resource]

Peacock, R. (2025). Barriers to online library instruction in academic libraries: A qualitative study. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 51(2), 103021. [View Publication External Resource]

Curry, J., Peacock, R., & Digges Elliott, Hannah. (2023). TechTrends: A History. In Miller, C., Piña, A., Molena, M., Harris, P., & Lockee, B. (Eds.), AECT at 100: A Century of Leadership in Educational Technology. Brill.

Wetcho, S., Peacock, R., & Arslan, O. (2022). Supporting a T-shaped identity through professional associations: A graduate student perspective. TechTrends, 66(3), 391 - 393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00721-0 [View Publication External Resource]

McCann, S. & Peacock, R. (2021). Accessibility is not a feature: An analysis of common accessibility errors on academic library websites. Journal of Electronic Resource Librarianship, 33(4), 273-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2021.1988465 [View Publication External Resource]

Peacock, R., Grevatt, H., Dworak, E., Marsh, L., & Doty, S. (2020). Developing and evaluating an asynchronous online library microcredential: A case-study. Reference Services Review, 48(4), 699-713. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-07-2020-0048 [View Publication External Resource]

Curry, J., Johnson, S., & Peacock, R. (2020). Robert Gagné and the systematic design of instruction. In J. McDonald, J. & West. R. (Eds.), Design for learning: Principles, processes, and praxis. EdTechBooks.org (OER platform). [View Publication External Resource]

Peacock, R. & Vecchione, A. (2020). Accessibility best practices, procedures, and policies in Northwest United States Academic Libraries. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102095 [View Publication External Resource]

Stark, A., & Peacock, R. (2019). Microlearning in Academic Library Instruction. Tips and Trends: ACRL Instruction Section, Fall2019. http://bit.ly/tipsandtrendsfa19 [View Publication External Resource]

Peacock, R. & Ruppel, M. (2019). Holistic onboarding of a Generation Y team member. In Rysavy, M. & Michalak, R. (Eds.), Onboarding 2.0: Methods of designing and deploying effective onboarding training for academic libraries. Nova Science Publishers.

McCann, S., & Peacock, R. (2019). Be an ally for accessibility: Tips for all librarians. College & Research Libraries News, 80(5), 266. https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.80.5.266 [View Publication External Resource]

Peacock, R. & Wurm, J. (Eds.). (2014). The New Academic Librarian: Essays on changing roles and responsibilities. McFarland Publishing.

Beilat, V., Befus, R., & Arnold, J. (2013). Integrating LibGuides into the teaching and learning process. In A. W. Dobbs, R. L. Sittler, & D. Cook (Eds.), Using LibGuides to enhance library services (pp.121-142). American Library Association.

Befus, R., & Byrne, K. (2011). Redesigned With Them in Mind: Evaluating an Online Library Information Literacy Tutorial. Urban Library Journal, 17 (1). Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol17/iss1/2 [View Publication External Resource]

Recent Presentations

Invited

Peacock, R. (2023, February 23). The Changing World Of Academic Libraries: Competencies For Online Instruction [Conference session]. Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment, online. 

Arslan, O., Digges Elliott, H., Muljana, P., Peacock, R., & Wetcho, S. (2021, November). Hacking the convention experience: Quick tips to thrive at the hybrid/virtual convention [Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.

Peacock, R. & Vecchione, A. (2020, October 19). Info2Go! A library for everyone: building a model for library digital accessibility [Invited presentation]. Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL), online.

Peacock, R., Grevatt, H., & Ramsey, E. (2020). Critical inquiry and the first-year experience [Invited presentation]. Boise State University, Center for Teaching and Learning, Boise, ID, United States.

International

Peacock, R., Ramatour, S., & Arrington, L. (2025, October). Bridging institutional roles: Lived experiences and institutional challenges of faculty-instructional designers. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Huff, T., Peacock, R., & Curry, J. (2025, October). TechTrends 2016-2024: A content analysis [Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Peacock, R. (2023, April). Teaching Information Literacy Online: Competencies for Academic Librarians [Conference session]. Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Peacock, R. (2022, November). The changing world of academic libraries: Competencies for online instruction [Conference session]. Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate, online. 

Peacock, R. (2022, October). Competencies for Online Library Instruction: A Competency-Based Needs Assessment [Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Peacock, R. (2022, May). Academic librarian competencies: A competency-based needs assessment [Conference session]. CILIP: The Library and Information Association North East Conference, online. 

Shook, E., Paul, Y., Davis, M., Dworak, E., & Peacock, R. (2022, April). Developing and implementing competencies for a library research data management team [Panel session]. Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Symposium, online. 

Curry, J. & Peacock, R. (2021, November). TechTrends 2016-2020: A content analysis [Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. 

Arslan, O., Digges-Elliott, H., Muljana, P., Peacock, R., & Wetcho, S. (2021, November). Standing still or moving forward? An analysis of the 2020 AECT virtual international convention [Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States. 

Herbert, W., Digges-Elliott, H., Karakaya, O., Muljana, P., Nguyen, P., Peacock, R., & Zhang, H. (2021, November). Balance in higher education: A case of multiple identities [Panel session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.

Peacock, R. & Grevatt, H. (2021, June). Visions of the future: Translating information literacy into career readiness [Conference session]. Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU), online. 

Peacock, R. (2020, November). Exploring library faculty perceptions of online learning (Conference session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention, online. 

National

Peacock, R. (2025, September). From Confusion to Confidence: Redesigning Complex Learning with Transparent Teaching [Conference Session]. Scholarly of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Summit, online.

Peacock, R. (2025, March). Transforming Academic Library Instruction: Competencies and Challenges for Online Learning [Conference Session]. Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit, online.

Peacock, R. & Arslan, O. (2025, March). Addressing Student Overconfidence in Generative AI Use: The Dunning-Kruger Effect in Digital Learning [Conference Session]. SITE, Orlando, FL, United States.

Cundiff, N. and Peacock, P. (2023, June). Revolution: From AACSB Red Flags to Golden Stars [Conference Session]. Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS), Jacksonville, FL, United States. 

Peacock, R. and Vecchione, A. (2021, April). Where are the captions?: Using Universal Design for Learning to develop a model for accessible library media access [Conference session]. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference, online. 

Peacock, R., and Grevatt, H. (2021, February). Know, Do, Become: Promoting information literacy using working professionals' testaments [Conference session]. 40th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience Conference, online.

State

Hawkins, D., Griffin, J., Richardson, D., & Peacock, R. (2025, November). Personalized Learning with AI: Stories from the Classroom [Conference Session]. Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC) 2025, Atlanta, GA, United States. 

Wilcox, A., & Peacock, R. (2025, April). Inviting AI into Your Online Course Design: Practical Tools and Strategies for Online Course Designers [Conference Session]. USG Teaching and Learning Conference.

Randall, R., Peacock, R., Doty, S., & Marsh, L. (2020, July). Will I get credit for my badges? A College of Western Idaho x Boise State University partnership [Conference Session]. MOSS Meetup, online.