Olusola Adesope
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Born
Ibadan, Nigeria
SpouseTolu
EducationM.Sc., 2005, PhD., 2010, Simon Fraser University
ThesisThe cognitive effects of verbal redundancy and animated concept maps on learning. (2010)
Olusola Adesope | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Spouse | Tolu |
| Academic background | |
| Education | M.Sc., 2005, PhD., 2010, Simon Fraser University |
| Thesis | The cognitive effects of verbal redundancy and animated concept maps on learning. (2010) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Washington State University |
Olusola O. Adesope is the Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education and Professor of Educational Psychology at Washington State University.
Adesope was born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria.[1] He first left Nigeria for the United States and worked as an IT Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then immigrated to Canada in 2003 with his wife Tolu and enrolled at Simon Fraser University (SFU).[2] At SFU, he earned his Master's degree in educational technology and his doctorate degree in educational psychology.[1] In 2011, he received the G.M. Dunlop Award for best doctoral thesis in educational psychology completed at a Canadian university.[3]
