Rob Moore 

Rob Moore, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida in the School of Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Investigating Digital Ecologies to Advance Transformative Education (IDEATE) Research Lab within the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies (IALT). He is a Lastinger Center for Learning affiliate faculty and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Computing in Higher Education.

Moore studies how people navigate increasingly complex and decentralized digital learning environments and how these environments shape access to opportunities across education and careers. His research examines how learners navigate credentialing systems and workforce structures in response to evolving workforce needs.

Moore currently leads the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER-funded ALIGN project, which examines how STEM microcredentials can better support learner decision-making, career pathways, and workforce alignment. His broader work has led to the development of the Credential, Connection, Career (C3) Ecosystem, a framework for understanding how credentials, connections, and career opportunities interact across learning and workforce systems.

Adult Education, Career Development, Higher Education, Informal/Nonformal Ed, Online and Distance Education

• Ph.D. in Instructional Technology, 2018 - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
• M.S. in Project Management, 2015 - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
• M.S. in Instructional Technology, 2013 - East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• B.A. in Political Science, 2004 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

• Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Board of Directors, 2025-Present
• Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Division of Distance Learning, Past President, 2024-2025
• Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Division of Distance Learning, President, 2023-2024
• Association of Educational Communications and Technology, Division of Distance Learning, President-Elect, 2022-2023
• Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, University of Florida, 2021-present
• Associate Editor, Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2021 – Present
• Assistant Professor, Instructional Design and Technology, Department of STEM Education and Professional Studies, Darden College of Education & Professional Studies, Old Dominion University, 2019-2021
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Instructional Systems Technology, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018-2019
• Lead Instructional Designer, Division of Information Technology, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010-2018

• Provost's Excellence Award for Assistant Professors, University of Florida, 2026
• Haines Teaching Excellence Award, University of Florida College of Education, 2026
• Kubiak Endowed Term Professorship, University of Florida College of Education, 2026-2028
• AI Faculty Fellow, UF Ai² Center, 2025-2026
• Association of Educational Communications and Technology, AECT Presidential Distinguished Service Award, 2025
• BO Smith Research Professor, University of Florida College of Education, 2024-2026
• Outstanding Journal Article (Mixed Methods) – 1st Place, for “Developing lifelong learning with heutagogy: contexts, critiques, and challenges” Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Distance Learning, 2023
• Charles M. Reigeluth Emerging Scholar Award, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Systems Thinking & Change Division, 2022
• Emerald Publishing Literati Award for Outstanding Paper for “Lessons learned: What the COVID-19 global pandemic has taught us about teaching, technology, and students with autism spectrum disorder”, Journal of Enabling Technologies, 2022
• Instructional Publications Award, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, Old Dominion University, 2021
• Outstanding Journal Article Award for "Setting the pace: Examining cognitive processing in MOOC discussion forums with automatic text analysis," Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Design and Development Division, 2020
• Distance Education Journal Article (Quantitative) Award - 2nd Place for "Informing makerspace outcomes through a linguistic analysis of written and video-recorded project assessments," Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Distance Learning (DDL), 2020
• Best Concurrent Proposal Award, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Distance Learning (DDL), 2019
• Immersive Learning Award (Non-Linear Design), Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Emerging Learning and Technology, 2017
• Nova Southeastern Award for Outstanding Practice by a Graduate Student in Instructional Design, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Design and Development, 2016
• Outstanding Journal Award (3rd place) for "Importance of developing community in distance education courses," Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Distance Learning (DDL), 2016
• McJulien Graduate Scholar Award, Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Division of Culture, Learning and Technology, 2015

• NSF CAREER Award
• Why I Choose Education
• From Frameworks to Practice in STEM Microcredentials
• UF Assistant Professor Receives 2026 Provost’s Excellence Award