David Moursund

David Garvin Moursund (born November 3, 1936) is an American mathematician, computer scientist and educator. Since 2005 he has been a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Education at the University of Oregon. He has written and taught extensively in the areas of computers,[1][2] mathematics,[3] and brain science in education.

Early life and education

Moursund attended Condon Elementary School, Roosevelt Junior High School, University of Oregon High School,[4] and Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon, graduating in 1954. He earned a B.A. (Mathematics; minor in Physics) at the University of Oregon in 1958, and completed a M.S. (Mathematics) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960. Moursund completed his doctorate in Mathematics, specializing in numerical analysis, (January, 1963) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[5]

Academic career

Moursund worked as an Instructor in the Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, between January and June, 1963, and then was an Assistant Professor, and later Associate Professor (1966-1967), in the Department of Mathematics and College of Engineering (Computer Center) at Michigan State University. He then moved to the University of Oregon as an Associate Professor, first in the Department of Mathematics and later in the Department of Computer Science until 1976, where he was head of the department. From 1976 until 2005 he held the position of full professor, first in Computer and Information Science,[6] and later in the Department of Education.[7]

During his career Moursund has been major or co-major supervising professor of six doctoral students in mathematics and 76 doctoral students in education. In 1971 Moursund and Keith Acheson, a faculty member in the University of Oregon's College of Education, established a College of Education doctoral program in the field of Computers in Education, the first such program in the United States.

Associations and publications

In 1974, while teaching at the University of Oregon, Moursund established The Oregon Computing Teacher publication. The publication was renamed The Computing Teacher[8] when it became the main publication of the newly established International Council for Computers in Education (ICCE) which he founded in 1979.[9][10] Moursund was editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of this organization, 1979-1989.

In 1989, ICCE changed its name to International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and in 1990 The Computing Teacher was renamed Learning and Leading with Technology. Moursund led ICCE/ISTE and served as editor-in-chief of its publications for its first 19 years, retiring in 2001.[11]

In 2007 Moursund established Information Age Education (IAE), a non-profit company in the State of Oregon that supports teachers at all levels and throughout the world by providing free access to educational materials including books, a bi-weekly newsletter, a “wiki” named IAE-pedia, and a blog.

Books

Moursund is author of co-author of more than 60 books, about half of which are now free online. His early books were textbooks in areas such as Numerical Analysis, computer programming, calculators, and computer literacy.[12] Most of his more recent books were written for use in preservice and inservice teacher education.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ D.D. Aggarwal (1 January 2004). Educational Technology. Sarup & Sons. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-81-7625-463-2.
  2. ↑ Binod C. Agrawal; Larry R. Symes (1 January 1994). Future of Computerisation in Institutions of Higher Learning. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-81-7022-525-6.
  3. ↑ Committee for the Workshops on Computational Thinking; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council (20 April 2010). Report of a Workshop on The Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking. National Academies Press. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-0-309-14957-0.
  4. ↑ "Eugene Youth Contest Winner". Eugene Register-Guard - Mar 5, 1953
  5. ↑ David Moursund at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  6. ↑ "COMPUTERS AND TEACHERS CROSS WIRES". New York Times By Michael Winerip August 7, 1983
  7. ↑ "College Professors learn to become techno wizards". The Hour - Jan 11, 1992
  8. ↑ Bob Johnstone (2003). Never Mind the Laptops: Kids, Computers, and the Transformation of Learning. iUniverse. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-595-28842-7.
  9. ↑ InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (27 April 1981). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. pp. 45–. ISSN 0199-6649.
  10. ↑ Stephen J. Farenga; Daniel Ness (2005). Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-0-7656-2108-5.
  11. ↑ Today's Education: The Journal of the National Education Association. Annual edition. The Association. 1983.
  12. ↑ Edward E. vanBrenk (2008). The Impact of Technical Innovations in Home/school Communication Upon the Quantity and Quality of Parent Engagement in the Lives of Their High-school-aged Students. ProQuest. pp. 148–. ISBN 978-1-109-06845-0.
  13. ↑ Mary Ann Bell; Holly Weimar; James Van Roekel (23 May 2013). School Librarians and the Technology Department: A Practical Guide to Successful Collaboration. ABC-CLIO. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-1-58683-540-8.
  14. ↑ James Wright (23 January 2008). The Primary ICT & E-learning Co-ordinator's Manual: Book Two, A Guide for Experienced Leaders and Managers. SAGE Publications. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-1-84920-286-2.

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