Dr. Thomas J. Murray is a consultant and research scientist in the areas of Cognitive Tools, Educational Technology, Online Collaboration, and Knowledge Engineering. His research and teaching work are primarily at Hampshire College (Schools of Cognitive Science and Natural Science) and the University of Massachusetts (Adjunct Faculty member of the School of Education and R&D in the Computer Science Department and the Center for Knowledge Communication.) He is currently an independent consultant. Recent interests and work include, on the practical side: supporting higher quality communication, collaboration, and decision making in online communities (see Perspegrity link above), and on the theoretical side: studies in areas of applied philosophy, related to "epistemological indeterminacy" and cognitive tools supporting metacognition and ethics-oriented reflective dialog (see publications in Perspegrity link above). Murray has degrees in educational technology (EdD, MEd), computer science (MS), and physics (BS). He is on the editorial review boards of two international journals, the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, and Integral Review.
