Professional Experiences

  • Visiting Profesor, Faculty of Information Science, University of Bergen, Berge, Norway
  • Visiting Faculty, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, February, 1999.
  • National Science Foundation Site Visit Team, Greenfield Coalition, Detroit, MI, October, 1998
  • Organizing Committee, International Conference on Computers in Education (Asian), 1995 - present
  • Instructional Designer, (National Distance Education Project), University of Brasilia, Brasil. October, 1996, September, 1998
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Intelligent Tutoring Media, 1995-6
  • Invited Participant, NSF Educational Technology Workshop, Vienna, VA, September 29-October 2, 1995.
  • Conference Chair, International Conference on Computers in Education, Singapore, December, 1995
  • Co-Director, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Conceptual Models for Designing Hypermedia, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, August 14-22, 1994.
  • Advisory Board, Ed-Tech Review: International Forum on Educational Technology Issues and Applications (published by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1993-
  • Editorial Board, Association for Learning Technology Journal (published in U.K.), 1993-
  • Invited Member, International Federation for Information Processing, Archamps, France, September, 1993
  • Scientific Committee, International Open Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Representation, and Processing, Rzeszow University of Technology and the Polish Academy of Sciences, May, 1993
  • Program Evaluator, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulua Penang, Malaysia, March, 1993
  • Program Committee, Educational Media, International Conference, Orlando, June, 1993
  • Faculty, Interuniversitair Centrum voor Onderwikjsevaluatie, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en Universiteit Twente, Summer School, August 27-29, 1992.
  • Editor, Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1991 --
  • Program Committee, 4th International Conference on Computers and Learning, June 17-20, 1992, Acadia University, Nova Scotia
  • Co-Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Constructivistic Learning Environments, Leuven, Belgium, May 15-18, 1991.
  • Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 1990-91
  • Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Cognitive Tools for Learning", Twente University, Enschede, NL, July 4-10, 1990
  • Editorial Board: Educational Technology: Research and Development, 1989-1993
  • Editorial Consultant: Educational Technology: Research & Development, 1988 -
  • Director, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, "Designing Hypertext for Learning", Tubingen, FRG, July 3-7, 1989.
  • Contributing Editor, Educational Technology magazine, 1988-present
  • Planning Task Force, Professional Trainer Series, American Society for Training and Development, Rocky Mountain Chapter.
  • Educational Research Consultant/Coordinator, IBM Computer Assisted Instruction Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November, 1985-1986
  • Instructor, Study Skills and Strategies Course, Office of Orientation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984-5
  • Editorial Consultant, Educational Communications and Technology Journal, 1984 - 1988
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Instructional Media, 1983- present
  • Reviewer, Educational Media Products, Educational Technology magazine
  • Newsletter Editor, SIG/Nonprint Media, American Society for Information Science, 1978
  • Instructional Designer, Undergraduate Teacher Media Preparation Project, Educational Media Department, Temple University, 1975-76
  • Television Production Technician, Cameraman, Floor Manager, Lighting Director, Teaching Resources Center, University of Delaware, 1966 - 1969
  • Business Manager, Producer, Announcer, WHEN Radio Station, University of Delaware, 1967 - 1969


Professional Association Activities

  • Association for Educational Communications and Technology
    • Research and Theory Division
      • Board of Directors, 1985-1988
      • President-Elect, 1986-87
      • President, 1987-89
      • Invited discussant, 1988-present
      • Paper reviewer, 1983-present
    • Division for Instructional Development
      • Board, 1990-92
    • White House Task Force on Libraries and Information Services, 1979-1981
    • Microcomputer Committee, 1986-1989
    • Definition and Terminology Committee, 1986-1989
    • Division Council Representative, 1986
    • AECT Assembly, 1986-1988
    • Research on the Profession Committee
      • Chair, 1989-91
  • American Educational Research Association
    • Learning and Instruction Division
    • Reviewer, 1989-present
    • Program Section Head, Division C, Learning Environments Section, 1997 Conference
    • SIG/Text Design and Learner Strategies
  • American Society for Training and Development, Rocky Mountain Chapter
    • Professional Trainer Series Task Force
    • Piedmont, NC Chapter, Program Committee
  • National Society for Performance and Instruction
    • Front Range Chapter, Presenter
  • Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems
    • SIG Theory and Research
  • MICRO-5 Regional Microcomputer Interest Group
    • Conference Coordinator for Registration, October, 1985
  • Professors of Instructional Design and Technology Conference, Indiana University
    • Program Planning Committee, 1987, 1989