Michael R. Simonson is an American academic who is professor of Instructional Technology & Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University, Editor of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education and Distance Learning Journal, and author of 4 texts in the area of ITDE.Visser, Y. L., Visser, L., & Simonson, M. (2005). Trends and issues in distance education: international perspectives. Charlotte, NC: IAP.
Biography Simonson received his doctorate in Education: Instructional Systems Design in 1975 from the University of Iowa after serving for four years in the US Marine Corps as a Captain. He then went on to take a position as Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Iowa State University from 1982 until 1998. During his time at ISU, Simonson served as the Associate Director for the Research Institute for Studies in Education from 1991 to 1996.Simonson, M. (2006, January). Michael Simonson Ph.D. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Nova Southeastern University: http://www.nova.edu/~simsmich/ He currently holds the position as the CEO of Technology Research and Evaluation as well as a professor at NSU, editor, and author.Global Reach Internet Productions, (1999). TRE-Systems: Technology, Research and Evaluation Systems. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from TRE-Systems: http://www.tresystems.com/aboutus/
Published works Simonson has written/co-written four books in the areas of Instructional Technology & Distance Education:Google Books, (n.d.). Search Results for Michael Simonson. Retrieved September 21, 2008, from Google: https://books.google.com/books?q=Michael+Simonson&btnG=Search+Books Educational Computing Foundations by Michael R. Simonson, Ann D. Thompson - Education - 1996 Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education by Michael Simonson, Michael Albright - Education - 2005 Distance Education: Definition And Glossary of Terms by Lee Ayers Schlosser, Michael R. Simonson - Education - 2006 Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives by Yusra Laila Visser, Lya Visser, Michael Simonson - Education - 2005
Simonson is a published researcher in the area of ITDE.Google Scholar, (n.d.). Search Results for “Michael R. Simonson” . Retrieved September 23, 2008, from Google: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Michael+R.+Simonson%22&hl=en&lr= Simonson has continued to investigate the relationship between media, motivation, attitudes, behaviors, and achievement. His research includes over $3 million in grants funded externally to investigate ITDE and learners relationship to various media.
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