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J. Michael Spector
J. Michael Spector is Professor of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, Doctoral Program Coordinator for the Learning, Design, and Technology Program, Research Scientist at the Learning and Performance Support Laboratory, and Interim Co-Director of the Program Evaluation Group at the University of Georgia. He was Associate Director of the Learning Systems Institute, Professor of Instructional Systems, and Principal Investigator for the International Center for Learning, Education, and Performance Systems at Florida State University (2004-2008) prior to his move to UGA in January 2009. He was Chair of Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation at Syracuse University (2000-2004) and Director of the Educational Information Science and Technology Research Program at the University of Bergen (1996-1999). He is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from The University of Texas at Austin (1978). His recent research is in the areas of intelligent support for instructional design, system dynamics based learning environments, assessing learning in complex domains, distance learning, and technology integration in education. Dr. Spector served on the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi) as Executive Vice President; he is on the Executive Committee of the IEEE Technical Committee for Learning Technology and is Immediate Past-President of the Association for Educational and Communications Technology (AECT). He is the editor of the Development Section of ETR&D and serves on numerous other editorial boards. He co-edited the third edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology, is again lead editor on the fourth edition, and has more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and books to his credit.
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