Jay Loftus

Experienced instructional designer and educator with a strong background in medical education, educational technology, and curriculum development. Passionate about leveraging technology to enhance learning outcomes and faculty development. Proven track record in instructional design, research, and academic leadership.

• Learning & The Brain Society
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Quality Matters (Certified APPQMR & IYOC Instructor)

• Mental Health First Aid Training (MSU)
• Quality Matters – Certified Instructor (APPQMR, IYOC, Peer Review)
• Teaching with AI – Educause
• DEI in the workplace – University of South Florida
• Artificial Intelligence for teachers – Macquarie University, IBM

• Journal Editor & Reviewer - Computers & Education, International Journal of e-Learning, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Spartan Medical Research Journal
• Conference Review Committee - Cognition & Experiential Learning in the Digital Age

Publications

· Loftus, J., Barber, C., Wilson, T., & Jacobsen, M. (2025). Spatial Ability & Time: Implications for Digital Media in Assessments. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 32(1), 127-148.

· Loftus, J. J., Jacobsen, M., & Wilson, T. D. (2018). The relationship between spatial ability, cerebral blood flow and learning with dynamic images: A transcranial Doppler ultrasonography study. Medical Teacher, 1-7.

· Loftus, J. J., Jacobsen, M., & Wilson, T. D. (2017). Learning and assessment with images: A view of cognitive load through the lens of cerebral blood flow. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(4), 1030-1046.

· Hart, L., Nedadur, R., Reardon, J., Sirizzotti, N., Poonai, C., Speechley, K., Loftus, J., Miller, M., Salvadori, M. and Poonai, N., 2015. 156: An Interactive Web-Based Module Versus Website and Standard of Care for Parental Fever Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Paediatrics & Child Health, 20(5), pp.e90-e90.

· Loftus, J., Stavraky, T., & Urquhart, B. L. (2014). Design it yourself (DIY): in-house instructional design for online pharmacology. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10459-013-9492-2

· Loftus, J., & Wilson, T. D. (2013). Spatial ability and cognitive load demands during visual learning and testing: A transcranial Doppler ultrasound study. The FASEB Journal, 27(1_MeetingAbstracts), 959-14.

· Kenny, R., Bullen, M., & Loftus, J. (2006). A pilot study of problem formulation and resolution in an online problem-based learning course. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 7(3).