He earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University in 2013. Previous to earning his Ph.D., Jered taught history at a junior high school for six years. He has taught online and blended courses since 2008. In his current position, he is working to build the Integration of Online Learning in Schools Master's and Certificate program which began its first cohort in Fall 2014. He recently served as a fellow for George Mason's Office of Distance Education and Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute. His current research interests include developing online learning communities and identifying support systems that adolescent learners require to be successful in online environments. A full list of his publications can be found here.