 Dr.
David Moursund received his doctorate
in mathematics (specializing in numerical
analysis) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
in January 1963. He has been teaching and
writing in the field of information technology
in education since then. He was an Assistant
Professor and then an Associate Professor
in the Department of Mathematics and in the
Computing Center (Engineering) at Michigan
State University, 1963-1967. He was an Associate
Professor in the Department of Mathematics
and the Computing Center at the University
of Oregon, 1967-1969. He was the first chairman
of the Department of Computer Science at the
University of Oregon from 1969 to 1975. He
is now a full professor in the College of
Education at the University of Oregon.
Dr.
Moursund served as Editor-in-Chief of Learning
and Leading with Technology, the flagship
publication for the International Society
for Technology in Education, from 1974 to
2001. During that time he wrote approximately
200 "think piece" editorials and
other articles for this publication.
Throughout
his professional career, Dr. Moursund has
traveled extensively in the United States
and Canada, presenting several hundred workshops,
keynote addresses, and other talks at conferences.
He has also presented to groups in Australia
and New Zealand.
Dr.
Moursund has authored or co-authored more
than 30 books and numerous articles on information
technology in education. He has been the major
professor and/or served on the dissertation
committees of more than 75 doctoral students
in the field of computers in education.
In
1979, Dr. Moursund founded the International
Council for Computers in Education (ICCE).
ICCE became the International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE) in 1989 when
it merged with the International Association
for Computing in Education. Dr. Moursund is
known as the Founder of the International
Society for Technology in Education. Dr. Moursund
was the Executive Officer of ISTE from 1989
to 1998. He served as ISTE's Executive Officer
for Research and Development from June 1998
to the end of March 2001.
Dr.
Moursund is Chair of the Board of the Mathematics
Learning Center, which is headquartered in
Portland, Oregon. He was one of the founding
members of this nonprofit organization in
1976, and has served on the Board in a variety
of capacities since then.
In
June 2000 Dr. Moursund was one of the founding
members of the Oregon Technology in Education
Council. He currently serves as the Chair
of the Board and as Webmaster for this non-profit,
grassroots professional organization.
As
of September 2002 Dr. Moursund is working
.33 FTE at the University as a phase in (up
to five years in length) to full retirement
from the university.
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