Dr. Ray Amirault
Instructional Designer
Dean of Education
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 550
Office Hours
By appointment.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- 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
Book, Authored
Amirault, R. J. (In Press). Introduction to Nicolas de Condorcet. In Marty, O., Nicholas de Condorcet-The French Revolution of Higher Education. London: SpringerLink.
Book, Chapter
Amirault, R. J. (2012). Introduction to Section III, Distance Education in University and Higher Education Settings. In L. Visser, Y. L. Visser, R. J. Amirault & M. Simonson. (Eds.), Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives. 2nd ed. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Amirault, R. J. (2012). Will distance education permanently alter the fundamental educational model of the institution we call “the university”? In L. Visser, Y. L. Visser, R. J. Amirault & M. Simonson. (Eds.), Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives. 2nd ed. Greenwich, CT: IAP Publishing.
Amirault, R. J. & Visser, Y. L. (2011). The impact of e-learning programs on the internationalization of the university. In F. Columbus. (Ed.), Higher education: Teaching, internationalization, and student issues. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Pub.
Amirault, R. J. & Branson, R. K. (2006). In K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. J. Feltovich and R. R. Hoffman (Eds.), Educators and expertise: A brief history of theories and models. The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance. 1st ed. New York: Cambridge University Press. [Invited]
Amirault, R. J. & Sievert, J. (2005). Implementing a distance learning program: An interview with Robert M. Morgan. In Y. L. Visser, L. Visser, M. Simonson and R. J. Amirault (Eds.), Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. [Invited]
Book, Edited
Visser, L., Visser, Y., Amirault, R., & Simonson, M. (Eds.). (2012). Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives (2nd ed.). Perspectives in instructional technology and dl. Greenwich, CT: IAP.
Visser, Y., Visser, L., Simonson, M., & Amirault, R. (Eds.). (2005). Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives. Perspectives in instructional technology and dl. Greenwich, CT: IAP.
Visser, L., Visser, Y., Amirault, R., & Simonson, M. (Eds.). (2012). Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives (2nd ed.). Perspectives in instructional technology and dl. Greenwich, CT: IAP.
Visser, Y., Visser, L., Simonson, M., & Amirault, R. (Eds.). (2005). Trends and issues in distance education: International perspectives. Perspectives in instructional technology and dl. Greenwich, CT: IAP.
Journal Article
Marty, O., & Amirault, R. The transition of a French distance learning institution to a fee-based model: an ethnographic study. Quarterly Review of Distance Learning 22.1 (2021): 1-16.
Amirault, R. J. (2019). Online learning in Romania: Part of a nation’s transformative experience. Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 19(3), 57-60.
Amirault, R. J. (2019). The State of Distance Learning around the World, Quatrième Partie (Part Four). Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 19(4), 51-54.
Amirault, R. J. (2019). The State of Distance Learning in France. Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 19(4), 55-78.
Alahmari, A, & Amirault, R. J. (2018). The use of e-learning in highly-domain specific settings: Perceptions of female students and faculty in Saudi Arabia. Quarterly Review of Distance Education. 18(4), 37-56.
Presentations
Examning the Transition within the DL Program of the University of Rouen, France: An Ethnographic Study. Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference 2019. Oxford University. (2019)
Grants & Contracts
I-Corps Regional Training. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2016)