Discovery Park, 3940 N. Elm, G 150, Denton, TX 76207-7102 USA
Tel +1 940-369-5070 / Fax +1 940-565-4194 / EMAIL Mike.Spector@unt.edu 1102 Imperial Drive, Denton, TX 76209 USA (mailing/home address)
PERSONAL DATA
Citizenship: USA
Place of Birth: Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
EDUCATION
1978 Ph.D., Philosophy (Epistemology/Logic)
The University of Texas @ Austin, TX, USA 1967 B.Sc., International Affairs (Psychology/Philosophy)
United States Air Force Academy, CO, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – present Professor, Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, UNT
2012 – 2014 Professor and Chair, Department of Learning Technologies (LT), College of Information, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas
2009 – 2011 Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology (EPIT); Research Scientist, Learning and Performance Support Laboratory (LPSL); Doctoral Program Coordinator, Learning, Design and Technology (LDT); The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2004 - 2008 Associate Director, Learning Systems Institute (LSI), & Professor, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Responsible for research in learning and instruction at LSI and graduate teaching in Instructional Systems
2000 - 2004 Professor and Chair, Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation (IDD&E;),
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Responsible for leading the educational technology graduate program at Syracuse University
1997 - 2000 Professor and Director, Educational Information Science & Technology Research Program, University of Bergen, Norway; Professor II at Agder University College, Norway and at Göteborg University, Sweden; Adjunct member of the graduate faculty at the University of Minnesota, USA
Responsible for facilitating and supporting research and development in advanced learning environments to improve learning and instruction at the University and with collaborating institutions
1991-1997 Senior Scientist (GM-13, GS-14, GS-15)
Instructional Systems Research Branch USAF Armstrong Research Laboratory
Technical advisor and senior research team leader for research and development programs in training and educational technology with an emphasis on intelligent performance support for instructional design and development.
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. Member of the graduate faculty; faculty handbook committee
1983-1984 Senior Systems Programmer
Tower Telescope, National Solar Observatory, NM
Created and maintained software systems for the tower telescope; designed software to enhance performance and for new equipment
1981 - 1983 Systems Analyst
Cubic Corp., ACMI Site, Holloman AFB, NM
Maintained software systems related to the operation of the Aircrew Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system -- a real-time, multi-tasking system involving six mini-computers and approximately 400 programs. Responsibilities included installation, test, maintenance, and modifications