Dr. Ray Amirault
Instructional Designer
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DEG Degarmo Hall 550
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Native of suburban Chicago. 25 years experience in instructional technology and e-learning at four US universities and other sectors. Published in a variety of journals and book publishers.
Teaching Interests & Areas
Instructional Technology Distance Learning/Distance Education Instructional Systems
Research Interests & Areas
Instructional Technology Distance Learning/Distance Education History of the University Educational History
Ph D Instructional Systems
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
MS Instructional Systems
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
BS Computer Science
The University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida
International Section Director Acknowledgement
Quarterly Review of Distance Education Journal Editors
2018
Ten Year Searvice Award
Florida Atlantic University
2014
Design and Development Outstanding Book Award
Association for Ed Communication & Technology
2013
Distance Education Book Award
Assoc. for Educational Communication & Technology/IAP
2013
Five Year Service Award
Florida Atlantic University
2009
James W. Brown Publication Award
Association for Educational Communication & Technology
2006
President's Award for Academic Mentoring
Student Government Association of Florida Atlantic University
2005
Dean's Recognition Award For Outstanding COE Service
Florida Atlantic University - Office of the Dean
2004
Faculty Assembly Award
Faculty Assembly - COE - Florida Atlantic University
2003
Gagné/Briggs Oustanding Doctoral Student Award
Instructional Systems Department, Florida Atlantic Univeristy
2003
Gagné/Briggs Outstanding Master's Student Award
Instructional Systems Department, Florida Atlantic Univeristy
1998
Grants and Contracts
I-Corps Regional Training
Ray Amirault
National Science Foundation. 2016 - 2016
Book, Authored
Nicolas de Condorcet: The French Revolution of Education
Olivier Marty & Ray Amirault
67, 10.1007/978-3-030-43566-0, No, Springer
Book, Chapter
Introduction to Section III, Distance Education in University and Higher Education Settings
Ray Amirault
(2012), Yes, IAP
Will distance education permanently alter the fundamental educational model of the institution we call “the university”?
Ray Amirault
(2012), IAP
The impact of e-learning programs on the internationalization of the university
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
(2011), Yes, Nova Science Pub
Educators and expertise: A brief history of theories and models
Ray Amirault & Robert K Branson
(2006), Cambridge University Press
Implementing a distance learning program: An interview with Robert M. Morgan
J Sievert
(2005), Yes, IAP
New Technological Capabilities and the Societal, Ethical, and Legal Tensions They Create in Today’s Digital Learning Setting.
Ray Amirault
214, Reshaping International Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Taylor & Francis
Book, Edited
Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives (2nd ed.)
Lya M Visser, Yusra Laila Visser, Ray Amirault, & Michael Simonson
(2012), IAP
Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives.
Lya M Visser, Yusra Laila Visser, Michael Simonson, & Ray Amirault
(2005), IAP
Trends and Issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives
Ray J. Amirault
IAP
Trends and issues in Distance Education: International Perspectives
Ray J. Amirault
IAP
Journal Article
The transition of a French distance learning institution to a fee-based model: an ethnographic study
Olivier Marty & Ray J Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Learning, 22 (1), 1-16, (2021)
Online learning in Romania: Part of a nation’s transformative experience.
Ray Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 19 (3), 57-60, (2019)
The State of Distance Learning around the World, Quatrième Partie (Part Four).
Ray Amirault
Information Age Publishing, 19 (4), 51-54, (2019)
The State of Distance Learning in France.
Ray Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 19 (4), 55-78, (2019)
An introduction to distance learning in Japan
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
IAP, 18 (3), 73-74, (2018)
The use of e-learning in highly-domain specific settings: Perceptions of female students and faculty in Saudi Arabia
Ayshah Alamari & Ray Amirault
IAP, 18 (4), 37-56, (2018)
Electronic data and the e-Learner: Critical issues in organizational workplaces, professional development, community colleges, and teacher preparation settings
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
IAP, 17 (4), 1-3, (2017)
The state of distance education and e-Learning around the globe
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
IAP, 18 (2), 87-90, (2017)
The state of distance education and e-Learning around the globe
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
IAP, 18 (1), 89-92, (2017)
Electronic data and the e-Learner: Privacy, ownership, lifespan, accessibility, and other issues
Ray Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Education/IAP, (2016)
Technology transience and the challenges it poses to higher education
Ray Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Education/IAP, 16 (2), 1-17, (2015)
Technology transience: Opportunities, challenges, and implications
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
Quarterly Review of Distance Education/IAP, 16 (2), vii - ix, (2015)
Distance learning in the 21st century university: Key issues for leaders and faculty
Ray Amirault
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 13 (4), 253-265, (2012)
The University in periods of technological change: A historically grounded perspective
Ray Amirault & Yusra Laila Visser
The Journal of Computing in Higher Education/Springer, 21 (1), 62-79, (2009)
Motivating students at a distance: The case of an international audience
Lya M Visser, Tiert Plomp, Ray Amirault, & Kuiper W
Educational Technology Research and Development/AECT, 50 (2), 94-110, (2002)
Presentations
Examning the Transition within the DL Program of the University of Rouen, France: An Ethnographic Study
Olivier Marty, Ray Amirault
Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference 2019, Oxford, UK, September 10, 2019