Awards
- EPDA Fellowship, University of Delaware, 1970-71
- University Fellowship, Temple University, 1972
- Masters Comprehensives, Passed with Honors, 1972.
- Doctoral Comprehensives, Passed with Distinction, 1975
- Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1984.
- Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1986
- Honorable Mention, Outstanding Journal Article Award, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1986
- Research and Creative Works Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1988
- Outstanding Instructional Communication. National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1988.
- Outstanding Systematic Practice, National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1988
- Honorable Mention, Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1989
- James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1990.
- Honorable Mention, Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1990
- Finalist, Outstanding Performance Improvement Quarterly Article Award, National Society for Performance and Instruction, March, 1990.
- Outstanding Instructional Communication. National Society for Performance & Instruction, Front Range Chapter, 1990.
- Service Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1991.
- Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, February, 1992 with Tom Duffy
- Excellence in Research and Creative Works Award, School of Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 1993
- Researcher/Creative Artist of the Year, University of Colorado at Denver, 1993
- James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1994.
- Excellence Award, National Society for Performance and Instruction, Awards of Excellence Finalist for Outstanding Work in the Field of Human Performance Technology, March, 1995.
- James W. Brown Publication Award, Educational Communications Foundation, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1997.
- Outstanding Book in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1997
- Outstanding Practice in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1998
- Outstanding Article in Instructional Development, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1998
- Outstanding Journal Award, Division of Instructional Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2001.
- 2001 Presidential Service Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Theory, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
- 2005 Outstanding Book Award, Teacher Education Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Eleventh Annual Educational Technology: Research & Development Research Reviewer Award, October, 2006.
- Distinguished Development Award, Education Technology: Research & Development, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, October, 2006.
- Distinguished Service Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, October, 2006.
- Outstanding Publication Award, Division I (Education in the Professions), American Educational Research Association, April, 2007.