Drexel University Online as part of its excellent Virtually Inspired blog has posted three videos of ‘thought leaders’ in online learning. You can find them here. Each video is less than 10 minutes in length
The three are:
If you are really into masochism, you might want to compare these with a video of ‘three founding fathers’ of distance education:
- Michael G. Moore
- Sir John Daniel and
- myself.
As a counterpoint it would be nice to see some videos from women, people of colour or younger instructors discussing their experience of online learning. Any suggestions of where to look? As a starter I suggest Audrey Watters talking about ‘Is education broken?’
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
