Robert Wright

Dr. Wright retired as a Lecturer in the Learning Technologies Department. He currently serves as Vice-President for Prayer Advocacy Training, Equipping, and Certification for the National Association of Conference Presidents of the United Methodist Church.

Dr. Wright holds a PhD in Educational Computing and an MA in Instructional Technology. His interests include rapport-building practices of online instructors, mixed-methods research, the use of technology to support religion and spiritual growth, and technology-based learning environments.

Dr. Wright has made presentations at such venues at SITE, iConference, eLearn, Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, Texas Digital Learning Association, and Educause Learning Initiative. He has been published in the Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia and the International Journal of Innovation and Learning. He has served as a chapter author, book editor, and editorial advisory board member for IGI Global, and as a manuscript referee for the International Journal of Business Excellence and Computers and Education. He is twice past-president of the Association of Biomedical Communications Directors.

Dr. Wright is currently researching the use of online technologies for spiritual growth.