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About Us
Michael Simonson, Ph. D., has authored four major textbooks dealing with instructional technology, instructional computing, instructional media, and distance education. He has over 50 scholarly publications, in excess of 100 professional presentations, as well as having written successful grants totaling over $4 million. He has considerable experience working with businesses and corporations in their technology planning and utilization, including the U. S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School, the US West Foundation, the W. W. Kellogg Foundation, and the US Department of Education. He is editor of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education and is founder and editor for 21 years of the Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Papers Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. In 1997, he was awarded the "Most Significant Advancement in Research in the field of Distance Learning", presented by the United States Distance Learning Association.
Sharon Smaldino, Ph.D. Sharon Smaldino is professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Northern Iowa. She is co-author of the leading textbook in the field of instructional technology, Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning, 6th Ed. and is coauthor with Michael Simonson of Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education. She is widely published in instructional technology. Her research has focused on learning and appropriate applications of technology to the teaching process, and she has written proposals and received funding for a number of technology projects. Dr. Smaldino has served in leadership positions in many state and national professional organizations, and is recognized for her contributions to the growth of the field of instructional technology. Other TRE-Systems Specialists Gary Brown, Ed.D. is the distance education and instructional technology coordinator for the Broward County Florida schools, specializing in compressed video, networking, and systems design. Margaret Crawford, M.S. is a school media specialist for the Mason City, Iowa public schools specializing in K-12 technology applications and teacher development activities. Robert Trafford coordinates use of the WWW for dynamic project and program evaluations. He is located in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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