J. Michael Spector

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| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

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| education = United States Air Force Academy (BS)
University of Texas at Austin (PhD)

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Jonathan Michael Spector is an American academic working as the professor of learning technologies and the doctoral program coordinator at the University of North Texas.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=J. Michael Spector UNT Profile|url=https://lt.unt.edu/michael-spector|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=UNT Learning Technologies}} He was previously professor of educational psychology at the University of Georgia and instructional systems at Florida State University.

Early life and education

Spector was born in Pensacola, Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs from the United States Air Force Academy in 1967 and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978.{{cite journal|last1=Shaughnessy|first1=Michael F.|last2=Fulgham|first2=Susan M.|date=May–June 2015|title=Interview with J. Michael Spector|journal=Educational Technology|volume=55|issue=3|pages=60–63|jstor=44430379}}{{subscription required}}

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Career

Spector's research focuses on intelligent support for instructional design, assessing learning in complex domains, and technology integration in education. He has authored over 150 publications in the field of educational technology and edited the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology and the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KggqDwAAQBAJ&q=J.+Michael+Spector+texas+professor&pg=PA231 | page=231 | title=The Sciences of Learning and Instructional Design | first1=Lin | last1=Lin | first2=J. Michael | last2=Spector | date=11 July 2017 | isbn=978-1138924314 | publisher=Routledge | accessdate=4 July 2020}} He has been a visiting professor at several universities{{which|date=July 2020}} in China, India, and Malaysia and was a Fulbright research scholar at the University of Bergen. He was a past president of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

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Publications

{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KggqDwAAQBAJ&q=J.+Michael+Spector+texas+professor&pg=PA231 | page=231 | title=The Sciences of Learning and Instructional Design | first1=Lin | last1=Lin | first2=J. Michael | last2=Spector | date=July 2017 | isbn=978-1138924314 | publisher=Routledge | accessdate=4 July 2020}}
{{cite book | title=Foundations of Educational Technology | first=J. Michael | last=Spector | isbn=978-1138790278 | publisher=Routledge | date=June 2015}}

References

External links

{{google scholar id|Ucl-2j8AAAAJ&hl}}
[https://lt.unt.edu/ Learning Technologies] at the College of Information at the University of North Texas
[https://ci.unt.edu College of Information] at the University of North Texas

Category:Living people

Category:University of North Texas faculty

Category:University of North Texas College of Information faculty

Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni

Category:People in educational technology

Category:United States Air Force Academy alumni

Category:People from Pensacola, Florida

Category:University of Georgia faculty

Category:Florida State University faculty

Category:Educational researchers

Category:University of Bergen alumni

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)