Dr. Gary R. Morrison

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Teaching, Professional Responsibilities and Research

Dr. Gary R. Morrison teaches courses in Instructional Design and Technology. During the past twenty years, he has taught courses in instructional design, message design, distance education, instructional technology research, design of computer-based instruction, and individualized instructional methods. Gary also serves as interim chair of the Educational Curriculum and Instruction department. In recent years, his research has focused on instructional strategies, cognitive load theory, distance education, and the integration of technology into the classroom. Gary is senior author of Designing Effective Instruction with Steven M. Ross and Jerrold E. Kemp; and Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom with Deborah Lowther. Gary is author of over 20 book chapters, 50 journal articles, and 100 presentations on instructional technology. He is also the associate editor of the research section of ETR&D, and serves on the editorial boards of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education and Computers in Human Behavior. He is also the past president of the Design and Development and Research & Theory Divisions of AECT.

Professional Activities and History

Dr. Gary received a doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University in 1977. After graduation, he worked as instructional designer for the University of Mid-America where he designed college level distance education courses. One of the courses he designed was accepted for broadcast on PBS. After two years at the University of Mid-America, Gary worked as an instructional designer for Solar Turbines International, General Electric’s Corporate Consulting Group, and Tenneco Oil Company where he designed courses in a variety of formats for customers and engineers. In 1984, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Memphis where he guided the development of the instructional design and technology program for the next 14 years. In 1998, Gary accepted a faculty position at Wayne State University. In 2004, Gary accepted a position at Old Dominion University as a professor in the Instructional Design and Technology program.

Background

Gary grew up in southern Indiana and watched his first televised Indiana University basketball game in 1953 on a small black-and-white Philco television (their second NCAA championship season). After high school graduation, Gary attended Indiana University where he majored in social studies education. He immediately enrolled in the Instructional Systems Technology program at Indiana after receiving his undergraduate degree

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