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Dr. William D. Winn, known by all as Bill, was a Professor at the University of Washington College of Education in Seattle, Washington, USA, since 1985. He held appointments in both Curriculum and Instruction and Cognitive studies. He was the Director of the Learning Center at the Human Interface Technology Lab. He was also an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering, Technical Communication and Adjunct Professor of Music.

Prior to coming to Seattle Dr. Winn was on the faculty of Education from 1974-1985 and Academic Coordinator of the Learning Technology Unit at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. From 1972-1974 he held the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, University of Sherbrooke, Québec.

Dr. Winn completed his doctorate in 1972 in Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University with a major emphasis on Message Design and minor emphases on Educational Psychology and Comparative Literature. His thesis was totled: "The Similarity of Hierarchically Organized Pairs of Pictures and Words as Reported by Field-Dependent and Field-Independent High-School Seniors". He completed his undergraduate work and Master's degree in Modern Languages at Oxford University, England.

Dr. Winn's areas of teaching and research include instructional theory, design of computer-based instruction, instructional effects of illustrations, theories of visual perception applied to instructional materials design, computer interfaces, and the roles and effectiveness of virtual environments in education and training This work is extending cognitive theories of learning into systems dynamics models of cognition and cognitive neuroscience.

Dr. Winn collaborated broadly, across disciplines and across national boundaries, presenting papers as easily in French and German as he did in his native British English. In addition to teaching, extensive graduate advising activities, and a prolific writing schedule, he was currently working on research with the Puget Sound Marine Environment Modeling Group, Augmented reality and physical models of complex organic molecules, INFACT/PixelMath, and collaborating with PRISM and the Center for Environmental Visualization.