Dr. Spector came to Syracuse University in January 2000 as Professor and Chair of Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation (IDD&E). Previously, Spector was Professor of Information Science and Director of the Educational Information Science & Technology Research Program at the University of Bergen, Norway. From 1991 through 1997, he was Senior Scientist for Instructional Systems Research at the USAF Armstrong Laboratory. He is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Academy (1967) and earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy/Epistemology from the University of Texas at Austin (1978). Before joining Armstrong Laboratory, Dr. Spector was Associate Professor of Computer Science at Jacksonville State University, specializing in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Spector’s recent research involves: (i) intelligent performance support for instructional design; (ii) learning in and about complex domains; and (iii) distance and distributed learning environments. He has published numerous refereed articles and book chapters and edited special journal issues and books in these areas. He is active in professional associations and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. He was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship (1995/1996) at the University of Bergen to create and test an interactive simulation of the project dynamics for large-scale instructional development efforts. Spector serves on the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi) as Executive Vice President and Treasurer, is President-elect of the Design and Development Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) and is Development Editor for Educational Technology Research and Development.

Professor & Chair, Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation

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