THEORIST PAPER

A Research Paper

Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology

of

The University of the West Indies

Yolande Samuels

2015

Faculty of Education

Open Campus (Bahamas)

Dr. Michael G. Moore with the medal at the award of Honorary Doctorate at University of

Guadalajara

"The potential for change in learning, in teaching, and in the structure of educational

organizations is enormous. If we only think of using new technology for teaching the

same old subjects to the same kinds of learners with the same methods within the same

kinds of institutional structures, we completely miss the potential of the technology . . ." -

Dr. Michael G. Moore.

Dr. Michael Grahame Moore is known throughout the field of Distance Education as a

pioneer as, he has made significant strides in the development of this arena. Dr. Moore

was born in England on February 28,1938. He attended school up to the undergraduate

level in the United Kingdom. He and his wife enjoy spending summers in Devon. Rugby

and cricket are two sports that captivate his attention in his spare time. He savors the

taste of Cornish pastries and trips to National Trust properties serve as a fascinating

adventure.

During an interview with Steve Wheeler at the 2013 Annual EDEN Conference for

distance education Dr. Moore stated that at the age of sixty five he decided to try

something fresh, so he bought himself a piano. He then went in search of a teacher; he

found an expert in the field and got the lesson of a lifetime. His teacher was wonderful

at what he did but Dr. Moore lacked the natural ability which meant he needed to

practice more but fell short in in this venture. He was placed in the role of a learner who

had to face the challenge of learning something that did not come naturally to him. This

experience sharpened his empathy skills, as he now had a better understand of what

students who he was actively engaged with may have felt when they came to his office.

It gave him a fresh view of his role as an educator in dealing with his students.

Dr. Michael G. Moore was educated in the United Kingdom up to the undergraduate

level. He attained a Bachelors of Science in Economics from the London School of

Economics and then went on to earn a Post Graduate Certificate in Education between

1959 -1960. Dr. Moore relocated to the United Stated in 1969 when he earned both his

Graduate degree and Pd.D at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2010 Dr. Moore

was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.

Dr. Michael Moore has led a distinguished multi-continental career which has helped to

establishhim as an expert in the field of Distance Education. has been one of

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL G. MOORE, LEADER AND PIONEER IN DISTANCE EDUCATION. (2011, December 10).

2005 Moore, M.G. & G. Kearsley. Distance Education: a Systems View. Second Edition. Belmont, Ca. Wadsworth Publishing Company 2005 Foreword in: Bonk,C. and C. Graham. Handbook of Blended Learning Environments: Global Perspectives, Local Designs. San Francisco Ca, Pfeiffer Publishing. 2005 Michael G. Moore, Kay Shattuck and Aisha Al-Harthi. “Cultures meeting cultures in online distance education”. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society. Milan, The Italian e-Learning Association Journal, Issue 1 - No. 2 - September 2005 La educacion a distancia en los Estados Unidos: estado de la cuestion. In: Master International en e-Learning:aplicacion de las TIC en educacion y la formacion. Barcelona. Universidad Oberta Catalania 2006: Using New Technologies in Open and Distance Learning. (2006, Dec.) Open Education Research. Vol.12 No.6 pp 16-20 2006 Professional development, graduate study and research. In Tulloch, M., S. Relf and P. Uys (Ed.), Breaking Down Boundaries: International Experience in Open, Distance and Flexible Learning. (46-56). Bathurst, NSW, Australia: Open and Distance Learning Association. 2007 Moore, M.G. (Ed). The Handbook of Distance Education. Second Edition. Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 2007: The Theory of Transactional Distance. In M.G.Moore (Ed.) (2007) The Handbook of Distance Education. Second Edition. Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Pp. 89-108 2007: Critical Minds for a Change. In Burge, E.J. (Ed.) (2007) Flexible higher education: Reflections from Expert Experiences. pp 120-126. Open University Press/McGraw Hill Education. 2007: Foreword to: Dron, J. Control and Constraint in E-Learning: Choosing When to Choose. Hershey, Pa. Information Science Publishing 2007 “The Theories and the Theorists: Why Theory is Important for Research” Distances et Savoirs Vol 5/3 pp.427-457 2009 The Bottles are New but what of the Wine? Managing Learning and Teaching in Web 2.0. In Bernath, U., Szűcs, A., Tait, A, and M. Vidal: Distance and E-learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges. Published by ISTE and Wiley. 2010 The Time Factor in e-Learning. In B.Gros, E Barbera & P. Kirshner (2010). Time factor in e-learning. eLC Research Paper Series, 0,1-32. Barcelona, eLearn Center, UOC 2012 Moore, M.G., & G. Kearsley. Distance Education: A Systems View, 3rd Edition. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth. 2012 Moore, M.G. (Edit). The Handbook of Distance Education. Third Edition. New York. Routledge.

2012 Continuing education and distance education: a marriage of convenience The University of the Fraser Valley Research Review volume 4 : issue 3 (Winter, 2012/2013) 1-15

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL G. MOORE, LEADER AND PIONEER IN DISTANCE EDUCATION. (2011, December 10).