CHS Leadership

Michael Barbour, PhD

He/Him/His

Assistant Dean for Academic Innovation & IntegrationProfessor of Instructional Design, College of Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise

  • K-12 Distance Education
  • K-12 Online Learning
  • K-12 Blended Learning
  • Virtual Schooling
  • Cyber Schooling

Biography

Michael Barbour is currently an Assistant Dean for Academic Integration and Innovation and a Professor of Instructional Design at Touro University California (TUC) in Vallejo, CA. Previously, he served as Director of Faculty Development for the College of Education & Health Sciences. Michael is also a Fellow for the Center for Innovative Learning and Teaching at TUC. Within the larger Touro University System, Michael holds the role of Director of Micro-Credentials.

Visit www.michaelbarbour.com for a complete bio.

Education

  • St. Francis Xavier University - Antigonish, NS Undergraduate Certificate, Adult Education (2009)
  • University of Georgia - Athens, GA Ph.D., Instructional Technology (2007)
  • Graduate Certificate, Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies (2007)
  • Graduate Certificate, University Teaching (2007)
  • Memorial University - St. John’s, NL M.Ed., Teaching and Learning - Literacy and Technology (2002)
  • B.Ed., Intermediate and Secondary - Social Studies (1998)
  • Université de Québec à Trois Riviéres -Trois Riviéres, QC French Immersion Program (1999)
  • Carleton University - Ottawa, ON B.A. (Hons), Political Science / minor in History (1996)

Honors and Awards

  • Research Impact Award, DLAC-The Community Advancing Digital Learning, 2025
  • King Charles III's Coronation Medal, Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall, Governor General of Canada, 2025
  • Presidential Faculty Excellence in Service Award, Touro University System, 2023
  • Todd Pottle Award for Excellence in Advancing eLearning, Ontario eLearning Consortium, 2023
  • Presidential Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award, Touro College and University System, 2022
  • Outstanding Reviewer for Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Association, 2019

Recent Publications

Note that I post all of my scholarship on the following outlets:

Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pVr2p38AAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Barbour3

Slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/mkb

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education / Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (2001 - present)
  • Canadian E-Learning Network (2013 - present)