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Dr. Michael G. Moore was recently inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Hall of Fame. Presenting the plaque is Dr. John Flores, Executive Director of the USDLA.
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by Michael G. Moore |
OFFICE
The Pennsylvania State University
College of Education
American Center for the Study of Distance Education
115 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3764
mgmoore@psu.edu
SUMMARY
Pioneer in conceptualizing and teaching about distance education since publishing the first theory in 1972, establishing first American journal in 1986 and first graduate courses the following year. Long experience in international development, background in economics, provides training, evaluation, and advising on distance education worldwide. Dr. Moore describes his career in distance education in a candid interview conducted in July 2000.
EDUCATION
1970-1973: University of Wisconsin-Madison
: Ph.D.
1959-1960: Goldsmiths' College, London : PGCE
1956-1959: London School of Economics : B.Sc. (Econ.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
1986 - present: Director of the American Center for the Study of Distance Education and Professor, College of Education.
Founder, editor and publisher of The American Journal of Distance Education, the country's scholarly journal of distance education.
Founder and supervisor of the Distance Education Online Symposium (DEOS) an Internet-based network aimed at stimulating collaboration in study and research, now with members in more than seventy countries around the world.
1990-5: Established and taught a laboratory class to experiment with global teaching by telecommunications technologies, with regular graduate-level classes taught in multiple locations in Pennsylvania, Mexico, Finland, and Estonia.
Recognized with awards from National University Continuing Education Association, American Society for Training and Development, and Penn State University's International Achievement Award.
Experimenting in design and delivery by all other technologies, beginning with print correspondence, up to and including designing and teaching courses on the World Wide Web.
Membership of Penn State committees to develop and promote the use of distance education, especially the 1994 University Task Force on Distance Education that identified distance education as a key item in Penn State's development strategy.
Planning and organizing meetings aimed at stimulating and generating American research in distance education. Specifically planning and organizing the First and Second American Symposia on Research in Distance Education -- with grants from Annenberg/CPB Project, to bring leading researchers to Penn State in 1988 and 1990 to plan and develop a national research agenda, and planning and implementing the first workshop on International Research in Distance Education, held in Caracas, Venezuela, in October 1990.
Consulting on program design and evaluation of distance education programs for various public agencies and private corporations, including The Annenberg/CPB Project; U.N High Commission for Refugees; the U.S. Army Forum Project; the Los Alamos National Laboratory; the Lilly Foundation; American Association of Teachers of German; Florida Board of Regents; Kentucky Department of Education; Eastern Kentucky University; Secretariat of Higher Education, Government of Mexico; Bank of Mexico; Ministry of Labour, Finland; Ministry of Education, Estonia; Department of Education, South Africa.
Giving workshops and leading seminars on distance education, especially the annual workshops for corporate trainers organized by University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development 1989-94, and also in month-long programs at the Universities of Helsinki and Turku in Finland in 1990-94. Training programs for armed forces of Sweden and the combined forces of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, 1992-94.
Member of numerous non-university committees, such as the Distance Education Committee of the National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC, and member of review group appointed by National Advisory Committee on the National Information Infrastructure. Judge of National Information Infrastructure Award Program, 1995.
Appointed U.S. Member, Task Force on North American Distance Education Research Network.
Founding member of the University of Wisconsin Annual Conference on Distance Education Planning Committee, 1985, and member 1985-94.
Co-Chair with Dr. Alexander Ivanakov, First International Conference on Distance Education in Russia, Moscow, July 1994, and member of Program Committee, Second Conference July 1996.
Member of International Commission to review South African Distance Education, appointed by South African Institute for Distance Education on behalf of African National Congress Education Committee, visiting South Africa and making recommendations, January – February 1994.
United States Distance Learning Association Advisory Board. Past President, American Council for Distance Education and Training.
Vice President of the International Council for Distance Education, 1988-92. Member of the ICDE World Conference Planning Committee, 1992 and 1997 Conferences. Member of ICDE since 1971.
1999-present: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
Advisor on design and development of distance education training program for IMF clients worldwide.
1996-98: WORLD BANK PROJECTS:
Human Development Network
Member of Education and Technology Team. Advising and contributing to formulation and implementation of World Bank policy on distance education. Subsequently the Bank set up a distance education program and a knowledge network on distance education.
1998-present: Conceptualizing, advising, and assisting in developing the Global Distance Education Network (GDENet), part of the World Bank's Knowledge Management System. GDENet provides policy makers and practitioners with information on technological, pedagogical, organizational, and policy issues related to setting up and running distance education systems.
Latin America and Caribbean Sector
Member World Bank appraisal mission team for Fundescola project: Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of Brazil.
1997-present: Advising and assisting Brazilian Federal Ministry of Education in setting up a delivery system, designing courses, and training learner support personnel for a professional development program for 30,000 teachers in 15 states.
Secretaria de Estado da EducaĮo de Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Advising and assisting in PROCAP and PROCAD, professional development programs for 90,000 teachers; setting up a delivery system, designing courses, and training learner support personnel.
Human Resources Group
Advise and assist in design of Currency Options Course, first distance learning course for World Bank personnel.
Advise and assist in designing teleconference programs for Currency Options course; advise and train personnel for teleconference instruction.
External Affairs Dept. (in association with UNESCO)
Advising various distance education initiatives in Moscow and in particular Russia's National Training Foundation regarding distance education policy.
One-month mission to advise South African government's Investigating Team on Technology Assisted Education and to facilitate development of Telematics for African Development Consortium.
Arab Republic of Egypt. Ministry of Education
(In association with UNESCO)
As part of World Bank's Education Improvement Program, member of three-man mission to advise on structure of a national distance learning program for teacher training.
1977-85: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, MILTON KEYNES, U.K.
1977-81 and 1984-85: Senior Counselor. A managerial as well as academic position in Britain's distance teaching university. Responsibilities included the selection, training and supervising of tutor-counsellor staff, and through them, giving guidance and support to some 1,500 undergraduate adult students. Took special interest in introduction of first continuing education (non-credit) courses.
1981-84: Education Studies Faculty. Designed university level distance education courses, notably Education for Adults, a two-year project which resulted in the first major university level distance education course in adult education, taught annually to some 400 students.
1979-80: Taught Open University course E201 "Personality and Learning," a 30-week distance education course in educational psychology.
Summers 1979 and 1984-86: Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Continuing and Vocational Education. Teaching graduate seminars in distance education and the independent learner. At this time these were the only courses in distance education in the United States and probably the only graduate level courses in the world.
1973-76: ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.
Assistant Professor, teaching courses and advising graduate students in adult education and teaching Third World students at Coady International Institute; conducted research on cognitive styles of adult distance learners.
1970-73: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON.
Research and teaching about use of communications media in education in association with Charles Wedemeyer. Projects in U.W. Extension's Independent Study Division, WHA Radio, the Educational Telephone Network, and the Educational Satellite Project. Wrote paper on distance learning theory, introducing the concept for the first time into English language.
1967-70: UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA, NAIROBI, KENYA.
Responsible for Extra-mural (continuing education) programs in each of the country's four main cities (Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, and Nakuru). Responsibilities included program planning and delivery of continuing and education for the professions, the military, labor unions, and also basic education in rural communities through collaboration with health, literacy, and agricultural agencies.
1963-67: KISUMU, KENYA. EDUCATION OFFICER.
Various administrative responsibilities, and teaching courses in economics. Helped develop and taught a correspondence radio course, one of the first distance education programs in Africa.
1960-63: HORLEY, SURREY, U.K.
Taught high school history and geography and also adult education courses.
PUBLICATIONS
1970 Survey of Fundamental Education in the Coast Province of Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Ministry of Cooperatives and Social Services. 142 pp.
1971 The Open School. Coauthored with C. Wedemeyer and C. Woods. Madison, WI: The Governor's Commission on Education. 52 pp.
1972 Learner autonomy: The second dimension of independent learning. Convergence Fall: 76-88. (For PDF file, click here.)
1973 Towards a theory of independent learning and teaching. Journal of Higher Education 44: 661-679. (For PDF file, click here.)
1973 Speculations on a definition of independent study. In Proceedings of a Conference on Independent Learning. Vancouver, Canada: W.K. Kellogg Report No. 7. pp.25-41. ERIC #ED285573.
1975 Cognitive style and telemathic (distance) teaching. ICCE Newsletter 5(4): 3-10.
1976 A model of independent study. Chapter II in Investigation of the Interaction between the Cognitive Style of Field Independence and Attitudes to Independent Study among Adult Learners Who Use Correspondence Independent Study and Self Directed Independent Study. Doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ann Arbor, University Microfilms No. 76-20, 127.
1977 A model of independent study. Epistolodidactica (United Kingdom) 1: 6-40.
1980 On a Theory of Independent Study. ZIFF Papiere No. 16. Hagen, West Germany: FernUniversitat. 27 pp.
1980 Continuing education and the assessment of learner needs. Teaching at a Distance 17: 26-29 (U.K.)
1980 Independent study. In R. Boyd and J. Apps, (eds.) Redefining the Discipline of Adult Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 16-31. (For PDF file, click here.)
1981 Educational telephone networks. Teaching at a Distance 19: 24-31 (U.K.).
1981 Needs assessment: A further comment. Teaching at a Distance 19: 52-59 (U.K.).
1981 Correspondence education in the light of a number of contemporary teaching models; a review. Distance Education 2(1): 91-97.
1983 On a theory of independent study. In D. Seward, D. Keegan, and B. Holmberg, (eds.). Distance Education: International Perspectives. London: Croom Helm, pp. 68-94.
1983 Self directed learning and distance education; ZIFF Papiere 48. Hagen, West Germany: Fernuniversitat. 33 pp.
1983 Counseling in teaching at a distance: A bibliography. Milton Keynes, U.K: Open University Regional Academic Services. 48 pp. ERIC #ED284534.
1983 Selected abstracted articles on counselling in Teaching at a Distance. Proceedings: Workshop on Counselling in Distance Education. pp. 65-85. Manchester: Open University.
1984 The individual adult learner. In M.Tight (ed.). Adult Learning and Education. London: Croom Helm, pp. 153-168.
1984 Education for adults: Concepts of adult education. 73 pp. Milton Keynes, U.K.: The Open University Press.
1984 The campus and the community. In Education for Adults: The Institutions. Milton Keynes, U.K.: Open University, pp. 23-43.
1985 Adult learning at a distance. In Proceedings: Effective Teaching at a Distance. Madison, WI: Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, pp.7-45.
1985 Distance learning: The near future. In Proceedings: Effective Teaching at a Distance Conference. Madison, WI: Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, pp. 70-88.
1985 Current research in distance education. Epistolodidactica. (U.K.). Summer, pp. 35-62.
1977-85 Editorials and reviews in Teaching at a Distance, U.K., Volumes 10-26.
1986 Learners and learning at a distance. In Proceedings: Second Teaching at a Distance Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, pp. 8-45. (For PDF file, click here.)
1986 Self directed learning and distance education. Journal of Distance Education (Canada) 1(l): 7-24.
1987 Distance learning in the United States: The near future. Distance Education (Australia). 8(1): 36-46.
1987 The Concept and Practice of Distance Education. In C. Klevins (ed.), Methods and Materials in Adult and Continuing Education, Klevins Press. pp. 121-130.
1987 Learners and learning at a distance. The International Council for Distance Education Bulletin, 14: 59-65.
1987 Teaching through print media. In J. Niemi and D. Gooler (eds.), Technologies for Learning Outside the Classroom, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 41-50.
1987 University distance education of adults. Tech Trends 32(4): 13-18.
1987 Developments and issues in distance education. Proceedings of the Interservice Correspondence Exchange 11th Annual Conference, pp. 181-189. Gunter Air Force Station, Alabama.
1987 New technology: Lessons from the Open University. Proceedings of Sixth Annual Conference on New Technology and Higher Education. Division of Continuing Education, Kansas State University, pp. 224-230.
1987 Growth and structure of distance education by B. Holmberg. A review. International Journal of Lifelong Education 6(4): 339-341.
1988 Lessons from the Open University. Ed: The Distance Education Report 2(1): 14-16.
1988 Trends and issues in American distance education. In D. Sewart and J. Daniel (eds.), Developing Distance Education. Oslo, Norway: International Council for Distance Education. pp. 312-314.
1988 Growth and structure of distance education by B. Holmberg. A review. Journal of Educational Television (U.K.) 14(3): 231-234.
1988 Foundations of distance education, by D. Keegan. A review. Open Learning 3(3): 56-57.
1988 Una nueva vision de los principios de la educaciŪn a distancia. Informe de Investigaciones Educatives. Caracas, Venezuela. 2(2):171-200.
1988 Universidad a distancia para educaĮo de adultos: part 1. Correio de Belamira No 24:27-30 (Brazil).
1988 Universidad a distancia para educaĮo de adultos: part 2. Correio de Belamira No 25:6-9 (Brazil).
1989 Recruiting and retaining students in distance education. In P. Cookson (ed.), Recruiting and Retaining Students in Adult Education. New Directions in Continuing Education 41. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, pp.89-98.
1989 Distance education, a learner's system. Lifelong learning. 12(8): 8-11.
1989 Moore, M., and Clark, G.C. (eds.) Readings in Principles of Distance Education. University Park, PA: The American Center for the Study of Distance Education. 105 pp.
1989 Moore, M., and Clark, G.C. (eds.) Distance Learning and Instruction. University Park, PA: The American Center for the Study of Distance Education. 143 pp.
1989 The theory of distance education: some recent literature. In A. Tait (ed.) Interaction and Independence: Student Support in Distance Education and Open Learning. Cambridge, U.K. Open University, East Anglia Region. pp. 150-167.
1990 Recent contributions to the theory of distance education. Open Learning 5(3): 10-16.
1990 Correspondence study. In Adult learning methods. Ed. M.W. Galbraith. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co. pp. 345-365.
1990 Management of distance learning. In T. Hausen and T. Postlethwaite (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education: Research and Studies Volume 2. Oxford: Pergamon Press
1990 Moore M. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in American Distance Education. Oxford, Pergamon Press. 419 pp.
1991 Moore M., and M. Thompson. Teleconferencing: An American Contribution to Distance Education. An introduction and overview of literature of its effectiveness. In Two-Way Communication in Distance Education. Ed. H. A. Wilmersdorfer. Hagen, FernUniversitat.
1991 Moore M., and M. Thompson. The Effectiveness of Distance Learning: A Summary of Literature. University Park, PA: The American Center for the Study of Distance Education.
1991 Computer conferencing in the context of theory and practice of distance education. In A.J. Miller, ed., Applications of Computer Conferencing to Teacher Education. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.
1991 Distance education in the U.S.A.; and Perspectives on the future development of distance education. In Rekkedal, T., Johnsen, B., and Blom, D. Distance Education a Developing Method. Oslo: The Norwegian State Institute for Distance Education and the NKI Publishing House.
1991 Developing cooperation between institutions internationally. ICDE Bulletin 27: 24-33.
1992 International aspects of independent study. In Watkins, B. and S. Wright (eds.), The Foundations of American Distance Education: A Century of Collegiate Correspondence Study. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.
1992 Kansainvälinen etäopetus. In I. Hein and R. Larna (eds.), Lähellaä, Kaukana, Yksin, Yhdessä. Helsinki, Finland: Painopaikka Hakapaino Oy.
1992 Esimerkkejä maailman etäopetusjärjestelmistä. In I. Hein and R. Larna (eds.), Lähellaä, Kaukana, Yksin, Yhdessä. Helsinki, Finland: Painopaikka Hakapaino Oy.
1992. Review of Distance Education: The Foundations of Effective Practice by J.R. Verduin and T. A. Clark. In The Journal of Higher Education 63(4): 468-72.
1992 Distance education in the schools. In Encyclopedia of Education. Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press.
1992 Teleconferencing in distance education. Istruzione (Italy), 1(2): 61-71.
1993 Que tan eficaz es la educaciŪn a distancia? In Memoria Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), 21-41.
1993 Los siete pecados capitales de la educaciŪn a distancia. In Proceedings of International Conference, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
1993 Theory of transactional distance. In D. Keegan (ed.), Theoretical principles of distance education, London and New York: Routledge, pp. 22-39.
1993 Distance education at post secondary level. In B.R. Clarke and G. Neave (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Higher Education, Vol. 2. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
1993 (Dec) Is teaching like flying? Part one. Education Satellite, pp. 10-11.
1994 (January) Is teaching like flying? Part two. Education Satellite, pp. 7-9.
1994 "Is there a cultural problem in international distance education?" Proceedings of conference on Internationalism in distance education. Penn State University.
1995 Research Trends, Directions and Needs from a U.S. perspective. In Lockwood, F. (Ed.) Open and Distance Learning Today. London. Routledge.
1995 "Offering Penn State's Certificate in Distance Education to Four Countries by Teleconferencing." Proceedings of International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Birmingham, U.K., The Open University.
1996 Distance education: A systems view. With Greg Kearsley. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company. ISBN 0-534-26496-4.
1998 Distance education: A systems view. Published in Korean by Yae Ji Gak Publishing Company. ISBN 89-488-0613-0.
1998 Introduction to distance learners in higher education. In Gibson, C., Distance Learners in Higher Education. Atwood Publishing.
1998 Distance education in USA. In Hobsons Directory. Hobsons Publishing Co. London, UK.
1998 Distance Education: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia.
1999 Distance education: a systems view. Published in Chinese.
2000 Moore, M., and G. Cozine. Web-based communications, the internet, and distance education. University Park, PA: The American Center for the Study of Distance Education.
SELECTION OF PAPERS AND ADDRESSES SINCE 1981 (BY LOCATION)
International:
BRAZIL
"Learner support in distance education". Keynote address to Proformacao Conference. Ministry of Education, Brazil, Cuiba, Jan. 18, 1999.
"How to design and implement a distance learning system". Workshop for Secretariat of Education, Minas Gerais, Dec. 2-4, 1996.
CANADA
"Developing an open learning system". Invited lecture to Bank of Montreal Training Institute, Toronto, Aug. 2, 1984.
"Open learning". Invited lecture at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Nov. 30, 1983.
CHINA
"Distance education in America and the world." Public lecture sponsored by Institute of Modern Technology at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, March 15, 1991.
COSTA RICA
"Overview of internationalism in distance education". Keynote speech to Sixth International Conference on Technology and Distance Education, San Jose, Oct. 25, 1995.
"Effectiveness of distance education." Keynote presentation to conference at Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica, March 15, 1993.
DENMARK
"The American experience of distance education". Invited presentation to conference on "distance learning—global trends" at the Parliament House, Copenhagen, May 24, 2000.
ESTONIA
"Distance education: Possibilities and challenges." Talk at opening session of Finnish-Estonian cooperative project to develop distance education in Estonia. Esko Centre, Tallin, June 20, 1994.
"Distance education, international perspectives". Seminar at Tallin Technical University, June 7-8, 1993.
FINLAND
"Distance education as a strategy at Penn State University." Talk to principals of vocational institutes and polytechnics. Lahti Research and Training Centre, June 18, 1994.
"Learning in the future." Presentation to Finnish Association for Future Studies, University of Jyvaskyla, June 16, 1994.
"Course design and interaction." Seminar given to Finnish Board of Education, Hakenieenkatu, Helsinki, June 18, 1993.
"Design of teleconferencing". Two-day workshop at Seili Island for the Sampo Insurance Company, May 31-June 2, 1993.
"International distance education". Workshop at Lahti Research and Training Center, June 9-10, 1993.
"Teleconferencing as a tool for corporate training." One-day workshop for Sampo Insurance Co., Turku, June 15, 1992.
"Development of national training program in distance education." Three-day workshop given for universities of Turku, Helsinki, and Yvaskylla. Seili Island, June 3-6, 1992.
"Distance education and the concept of flexiwork." Lecture at University of Turku, June 2, 1992.
"Distance education and health education." Lecture to University of Turku School of Nursing, Turku, May 26, 1992.
"Further potential in Finnish distance education." Seminar at the University of Helsinki-Lahti Research and Training Center, May 21, 1992.
"International distance education." Public lecture at Lahti Research and Development Centre, Aug. 16, 1991.
"Designing and evaluating distance education programs". Workshop staff of University Centre for Extension Studies, Turku, Dec. 9, 1991.
"Distance education and higher education". Lecture at University of Turku, Dec. 11, 1991.
"International collaboration in distance education." Opening address at inaugural meeting of Finnish Association for Distance Education. Hotel Hospitz, Helsinki, Dec. 12, 1990.
"Kokemuksia etaopetuksesta—Teaching at a distance". Lecture to education faculty, University of Turku, Aug. 17, 1990.
"Future of education and self-directed learning". Presentation to International Congress on Managing Capacity in the 21st Century, University of Helsinki-Lahti Research Centre, Aug 14, 1990.
"Developments in American distance education". Lecture at University of Helsinki-Lahti Research Centre, June 21, 1989.
"Adult education and cultural development". Keynote address to East-West Conference on Adult Education, Murikka, Aug. 18, 1982.
FRANCE
"Technology enhanced learning. The case of South Africa". UNESCO, Paris, June 28, 1996.
GERMANY
"Teleconferencing in distance education." Seminar given at Fernuniversitat, Hagen, June 22, 1992.
"Self Directed Learning". Invited lecture to ZIFF (Distance Education Research Center), FernUniversitat, Hagen, Oct. 19, 1984.
HUNGARY
"Potential Finnish-Hungarian collaboration in distance education." Seminar given at University of Szeged, June 18, 1992.
ITALY
"Research perspectives in American distance education". Invited lecture at the University of Rome, sponsored by Dipartmento di Scienze dell'Educazione Laboratorio di Pedagogia Sperimenatale, March 5, 1996.
"New technologies in distance education." Public lecture at Consorzio per l‘Universita a Distanza, Rome, March 11, 1992.
"L'istruzione a distanza negli Stati Uniti." Lecture at Centro di Ricerca Istruzione a Distanza. University of Rome, March 10, 1992.
MALAYSIA
"Distance education, national and international development." Keynote address to Conference on Information Technology in Distance and Open Learning. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Feb. 27, 1997.
MEXICO
"Distance education for corporate training." One-day workshop for the Bank of Mexico, Mexico City, March 11, 1994.
"Distance education for the university in the '90's". Magisterial lecture at University of Vera Cruz, Feb. 17, 1994.
"Los siete pecados capitales de la educacion a distancia". Keynote address to Second International Conference on Distance Education, University of Guadalajara, Nov. 27, 1993.
"Qualitative evaluation." Seminar given at Sub-Secretariat for Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, March 10, 1993.
"Review of distance education research". Conference presentation at University of Guadalajara, Dec. 6, 1992.
"Introduccion a la educacion a distancia para personal de Inttelmex." Workshop for Mexican Telecommunications Corporation. Inttelemex Training Center, Mexico City, July 30-31, 1992.
"Distance education and teleconferencing." National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, July 28, 1992.
"Distance education: An option for employee and customer training". Workshop given to trainers in Mexican corporations. Sevilla Palace Hotel, Mexico City. July 26-29, 1992.
"Media and technology: Implications for distance education." Lecture at National Autonomous University of Mexico, April 28, 1992.
NORWAY
"Developments in American distance education". Address to Norwegian Institute for Distance Education, Voksenhausen, Norway, December 8, 1989.
"Developments in American distance education". Address to N.K.I. and invited educators, Oslo, Norway, Dec. 6, 1989.
"Report on the first American symposium on research in distance education." Presentation of a panel organized and chaired at the World Conference of the International Council for Distance Education. Oslo, Aug. 11, 1988.
"Review of research in distance education". Keynote address to European Home Study Council annual convention, Oslo, Nov. 9, 1984.
RUSSIA
"International collaboration in distance education". Address to Second International Conference on Distance Education in Russia, Moscow, July 2, 1996.
"Trends and needs in distance education research." Keynote address to the First International Conference on Distance Education in Russia, Moscow, July 5, 1994.
"American distance education." Address to invited audience of Russian educators, University of Leningrad Extra-Mural Department, Leningrad, USSR, Aug. 17, 1991.
SOUTH AFRICA
"American perspectives on distance education." Presentation made at several institutions of higher education in South Africa during tour in Jan./Feb. 1994.
Various presentations during tours in 1996 and 1997.
SWEDEN
"Research in distance education". Series of lectures and workshop at University of Umea, June 15-24, 1993.
"Distance education for corporate training". One-day workshop given to corporate trainers in Sweden, Stockholm, May 27, 1993
"Designing audio and audio graphic instruction". One-day workshop for Swedish Defence College of Management, Karlstad, May 28, 1993.
"Distance education for military training." Workshop given at the Swedish Army War College, Stockholm, Dec. 18, 1992.
"Introduction to distance education." Workshop for military and civilian trainers, University of Karlstad, Sweden, May 14-15, 1992.
THAILAND
"Teleconferencing in the theory and practice of transactional distance"; "Distance education theory: Where are we now?"; "Finland's experiment in distance education." Conference presentations at International Council on Distance Education World Conference, Bangkok, Nov. 9-12, 1992.
TURKEY
"Distance education and development in the Information Age": Keynote address to Second International Distance Education Conference. Ankara, May 4-8, 1998.
UNITED KINGDOM
"Trends and directions in research". Pre-conference workshop at ICDE World Conference, Birmingham, June 23-25, 1995.
"Teaching Penn State’s distance education courses in four countries". International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Birmingham, June 27, 1995.
"Teleconferencing in distance education". Keynote address at Conference on Interaction and Independence, Cambridge, Sept. 22, 1989.
"Counselling in distance education". Presentation to International Conference on Counselling, Downing College, Cambridge, Sept. 22, 1983.
VENEZUELA
"International research in distance education". Response to keynote address at World Conference of International Council for Distance Education, Caracas, Nov. 6, 1990.
"International research in distance education." Opening talk to International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Workshop, Macuto, Nov. 2, 1990.
"Principles of independent learning revisited." Address to faculty of the Universidad Nacional Abierta, Caracas, March 3, 1988.
USA (by state):
ALABAMA
"Innovation and creativity in distance education". Keynote address to Interservice Correspondence Education Conference, Montgomery, Oct. 6, 1987.
ARIZONA
"Integrating distance learning resources and approaches". Presenter and seminar leader. Second National Distance Learning Conference of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Scottsdale, June 26-29, 1990.
CALIFORNIA
"Offering Penn State's certificate in distance education to four countries by teleconferencing". NUCEA, Anaheim, April 7, 1995.
"Distance learning: A health manpower strategy". Cal State workshop for health educators from Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. California State University, Feb. 10 and Feb. 17-19, 1992.
"International developments in distance education". Panel presentation to National University Teleconference Network, San Jose, Oct. 23, 1989.
"Report on the World Conference of the International Council for Distance Education". Presentation at the United States Distance Learning Association meeting, Anaheim, Oct. 11, 1988.
"Lessons from the Open University." Panel presentation at Telecon VII Conference, Anaheim, Nov. 11, 1987.
"International developments in distance education". American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Anaheim, Oct. 29, 1981.
COLORADO
"Technology and innovations in training". Panel presentation at the American Defense Preparedness Association, Colorado Springs, March 16, 1990.
FLORIDA
"International potential for distance education". Invited presentation to conference on distance education at the Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Oct. 7, 1995.
"Developing cooperative distance education projects." Panel presentation at Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Orlando, Feb. 17, 1991.
"Lessons from the British Open University". Sixth Annual Conference on New Technology and Higher Education, Orlando, Feb. 19, 1987.
GEORGIA
"Can we maintain quality in a distance learning environment?" Georgia Adult Education Association, March 10, 1998.
ILLINOIS
"International perspectives on distance education". Public lecture at University of Northern Illinois, DeKalb, July 17, 1984.
"Developments in British distance education". Lecture to Adult Education Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Oct. 16, 1982.
INDIANA
"An overview of distance education research". Presentation to Indiana Council on Technologies for Distance Education, Purdue University, Oct. 9, 1990.
"Purpose and practice of home study in the 1990's". Keynote address to National Home Study Council, University of Notre Dame, Oct. 9, 1986.
LOUISIANA
"Interaction in distance education". Panel presentation to Educational Telecommunications Division, National University Continuing Education Association, New Orleans, May 1, 1990.
"International distance education". Copresenter with Keith Harry to The Independent Study Division, National University Continuing Education Association, New Orleans, April 30, 1990.
"Quality distance education, the Open University experience." Panel presentation at the Association for Educational Communications and Technology annual convention, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1988.
MARYLAND
"International dimensions of distance education". Address to International University Consortium annual meeting, University Park, April 6, 1989.
MASSACHUSETTS
"Quality in distance education". National University Continuing Education Association, March 29, 1996.
MICHIGAN
"Distance education and corporate training". Seminar at Ford Motor Corporation, Dearborne, April 7, 1992.
MINNESOTA
"An overview of adult learning at a distance". Invited presentation to Education in the Information Age conference, Minneapolis, April 29, 1986.
NEW JERSEY
"Developments in distance education". Presentation to ACHE Regional Meeting, New Jersey, April 27, 1995.
"Distance education: higher education and corporate partnerships". Talk to "The Alliance" of trainers in major corporations. AT&T Training Center, Morristown, Feb. 22, 1989.
NEW YORK
"Faculty responses to distance education". Presentation to 23rd Annual Conference on Higher Education and Collective Bargaining. Baruch College, April 24, 1995.
"Adult education by distance education". Address to Adult Education Department at Syracuse University, Syracuse, Nov. 2, 1981.
OHIO
Keynote address to Mid-America Conference on Research Perspectives in Tele-education. Ball State University, Feb. 1996.
"Computer conferencing in context of theory and practice of distance education". Opening address at National Conference on Applications of Computer Conferencing to Teacher Education and Human Resource Development, Ohio State University College of Education, Columbus, June 13, 1991.
OKLAHOMA
"Teaching of distance education." Opening address to Oklahoma State University Forum on Teaching of Distance Education, Norman, June 3-4, 1991.
"Distance education and telecommunications in postsecondary education." Forum on the Teaching of Distance Education. Oklahoma State University, June 3-4, 1991.
PENNSYLVANIA
"Distance education in the information age". Keynote address to Association for Library and Information Science, Philadelphia, Jan. 26, 1999.
"Research in distance education". Presentation to International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Penn State University, June 4, 1997.
"Distance learning and technology in international education". Invited presentation to Pennsylvania Council for International Education annual conference, Harrisburg, Oct. 5, 1995.
"Overview of distance education—Theory, concepts, and outcomes". Departments of Nursing and Education, York College of Pennsylvania, April 6, 1990.
"Comparative International Adult Education". Presentation to the National University Continuing Education Association Regional meeting, Skytop, Oct. 6, 1988.
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO
"New trends in distance education". Keynote address to Puerto Rico Distance Education Association, San Jose, Jan. 29, 1999.
TENNESSEE
"Towards a national agenda of study and research." Keynote address to Seventh National Conference on Adult and External Degree Programs, Memphis, Oct. 8, 1987.
TEXAS
"Distance education research." Address to conference on research in distance education, Texas A&M University, College Station, April 28, 1994.
UTAH
"The concept of interaction in distance education". Panel presentation to National University Education Association National Convention, Salt Lake City, April 16, 1989.
WASHINGTON
"A historical perspective and objective look at distance learning". Keynote address to Professional Development Seminar, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Spokane, July 12, 1991.
WASHINGTON, DC
"Managing the future". Conference on the Fulbright Exchange Program, Library of Congress, Nov. 20, 1996.
"State of the art in distance education technology". TechNet seminar, World Bank, June 5, 1996.
"Emerging applications of distance education". Invited presentation to training seminar at the Learning and Leadership Center, World Bank, Nov. 7, 1995.
"The wider world of distance education". Keynote address to International Distance Learning Conference (IDLCON), March 23, 1995.
"Applications of distance education in a global society". Panel presentation at The International Teleconferencing Association, June 13, 1990.
"Report from New Mexico Conference". Panel presentation to Association for Development of Computer Instruction Systems. Nov. 15, 1989.
"Developments in distance education". Talk to the Office of Educational Research and Information, Nov. 14, 1989.
"Teaching graduate courses in adult education by teleconference". Panel presentation at the International Teleconferencing Association conference, June 8, 1988.
"Technological innovation". Panel at American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, with J. Apps, D. Gueulette, S. Imel, and E. Askov, Oct. 21, 1987.
"Self directed learning and distance education." Panel at Commission of Professors of Adult Education, with Profs. Long, Brockett, and Sisco, Oct. 20, 1987.
WEST VIRGINIA
"Evolution of distance education: The conceptual context". Keynote address to conference of the State College and University Systems, Charleston, Sept. 26, 1991.
WISCONSIN
"Distance education for employee and customer training". Presenter and workshop leader, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, Summers 1990-94.
"Making cost effective distance education a reality". Eighth Annual Conference on Distance Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug. 7, 1992.
"ICDE in international distance education". Preconference seminar at Conference on Distance Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug. 8, 1989.
"Formative evaluation of audio-teaching". Panel presentation at Third Conference on Distance Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug. 6, 1987.
"Learners and learning at a distance." Keynote address to Improving Teaching at a Distance Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug. 7, 1986.
"Effective Teaching at a Distance". Keynote address to First Distance Education Conference, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug. 5, 1985.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY"Globalisation of distance education". Keynote address to Institute for Leadership in Distance Education, July 1, 1999.
"What does the research say about distance education?" Invited presentation to conference on "Exploring the Potential of Distance Education", Oct. 20, 1995.
"Distance education certificate program: Training local facilitators". Invited presentation to CREAD (The InterAmerican Distance Education Consortium), Oct. 23, 1995.
"The adult education program's international distance educational program". Presentation to Council of Academic Deans and President's Advisory Council, April 6, 1994.
"Developments in distance education." Presentation to Faculty of Agriculture, Oct. 4, 1994.
"Distance education: An academic's view." Talk to University Task Force on Distance Education, March 31, 1992.
"Current topics in distance education research." Talk to Pennarama annual training workshop, Nov. 5, 1991.
"Practice and potential of distance education." First Continuing Education Scholars’ Lecture, Nov. 19, 1991.
"American distance education research." Opening address to the First American Symposium on Research in Distance Education, July 25, 1988.
TELECONFERENCES
Instructional sessions for World Bank Learning and Leadership Center to participants in Currency Options course in Peru, Dominican Republic, Lithuania, Pakistan, Feb.-March 1998.
"Teaching, learning and information technology". Presentation to Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley conference, April 20, 1996.
"Audio conferencing for distance education". Audioconference presentation to distance education conference, Portland, OR, March 2, 1995.
"Techniques of teleconferencing for international distance education". Audioconference presentation to University of Wisconsin training program for corporate trainers, March 1, 1995.
"Obtaining interaction by audioconferencing." Audioconference presentation to Swedish Defence College of Management, Nov. 9, 1994.
"Distance education and international education at Penn State." Talk with Dr. Gary Miller by videoconference to the NAFSA Association of International Educators, Miami, FL, June 3, 1994.
"A distance education approach for training for demobilization in the Russian armed forces". Audioteleconference to Russian-Swedish conference at Defense College, Ostersund, Sweden, Feb. 24, 1994.
"Evaluation of promising practices." Audioconference presentation from the British Open University to the Western States Symposium on Distance Education, Los Angeles, CA, July 12, 1994.
"Distance education design and teaching techniques". Audioconference series for armed forces groups in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Jan. 14/28; Feb. 18; March 11, 1993.
"Teaching by teleconference". Three two-hour audioconferences presented as part of a training course given at The Swedish Defence College of Management sites in Karlstad and Ostersund, Sweden, Sept.-Nov., 1992.
"Designing and teaching by teleconference". Six three-hour audioconferences with computer conferences presented to participants in Umea, Stockholm, Karlstad, and Ostersund, Sweden. May-Sept., 1992.
"Distance education theory". Audioconference talk to graduate seminar in educational technology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, March 2, 1992.
"Developments in distance education". Audioconference talk to graduate course, University of Wisconsin Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, Oct. 30, 1991.
"International teleconferencing". Audioconference to audience at Lahti Research and Training Centre, Finland, on the occasion of opening audioconferencing system, Feb. 14, 1992.
"Future issues in distance education". Videoconference for National University Teleconference Network from Oklahoma State University, April 27, 1989.
"Concept of Distance Education". Videoconference presentation for New Jersey Network (PBS), Jan. 9, 1989.
"Collaboration in American Distance Education". Presentation to an experimental audioconference with participating groups in Finland, United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Canada, Nov. 19, 1988.
