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Dr Phil Hardman brings a scholar’s perspective to learning design, based on decades of learning science and a dedication to creative online and hybrid education. […]

Frances Ferreira is Acting Director of Skills with the Commonwealth of Learning. She is a keen advocate for quality, accessible and affordable education as her […]

Professor Morten Flate Paulsen’s experience with online learning dates back to pioneering days in the 1980s. His ongoing work is based on his Theory of […]

Curtis J. Bonk is Professor in the School of Education at Indiana University (IU) teaching psychology and technology courses and Adjunct in the School of […]

Mostafa Azad Kamal has a long history with Bangladesh Open University. He is currently a Professor of International and Development Economics and also the Dean […]

Dr Sanjaya Mishra is Director: Education with the Commonwealth of Learning. His extensive career in online education builds on a distance education foundation, which includes […]

Dr. Aras Bozkurt is an Associate Professor of Distance Education at Anadolu University in Turkey. His career in distance and online education is really one […]

Dr Kate Bowles is a long-term strategic thinker about online education. Her points about the ‘vendoring’ of online education and the role of universities remain […]

Dr Deborah Arnold is national and international projects coordinator at AUNEGE (Association of Universities for the Development of Digital Education in Economics and Management), and Chair […]

Emeritus Professor Randy Garrison is an international expert on e-learning, building on a long career in distance education. He was instrumental in developing the Community […]

Laura Gibbs PhD is a noteworthy practitioner of asynchronous online education, nominated for the podcast by a listener. You’ll soon learn why: her innovative practice […]

Associate Professor Michael Barbour is a specialist in K12 education, and the potential for asynchronous online education to make successful graduates. His scholarship is cited […]

Dr Dianne Conrad is a retired but active scholar and teacher in online education following a long post-secondary career at Canadian universities. Dianne’s multiple publications […]

Professor Airina Volungevičienė is well known across Europe and beyond for her work in distance learning and teaching, and her commitment to technology enhanced learning. She is past president of EDEN, current Management Board member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe, the chair of the board of the Lithuanian Distance and eLearning Association and Director of the Institute of Innovative Studies at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/f5fbc2a0-f92f-4c0c-ae6c-17f7c2476ba1-065-Airina-Volungeviciene-Final.mp3 | recorded December 2021 Airina’s profile: https://studyonline.lt/en/person/a-volungeviciene/#more-2955 Publications and scholarly activity: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-7592 Free to access publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Airina-Volungeviciene

Professor Phillip Dawson is an international expert in online assessment and the flipped classroom, with a broad interest in online education. He is Associate Director, Centre For Research In Assessment And Digital Learning (CRADLE) with Deakin University in Australia. After this episode you’ll be inspired to check out his work. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/f659ff3e-59ba-4713-aad4-26ca3dc29159-064-Phillip-Dawson-Final.mp3 | recorded November 2021 Phill’s profile: https://philldawson.com/ Nominated publications (free to access): Assessment Design Decisions: http://assessmentdecisions.org Feedback for Learning: http://feedbackforlearning.org Dawson, P. (2021). Strategies for using online invigilated exams. TEQSA. https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/strategies-for-using-online-invigilated-exams.pdf?v=1603758032 Hew, K. F., Bai, S., Huang, W., Dawson, P., Du, J., Huang, G., Jia, C., & Thankrit, K. (2021). On the use of flipped classroom across various disciplines: Insights from a second-order meta-analysis. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 37(2), 132–151. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6475 Dawson, P., Henderson, M., Mahoney, P., Phillips, M., Ryan, T., Boud, D. & Molloy, E. (2019). What makes for effective feedback: staff and student perspectives. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(1), 25-36. DOI: 10.1080/0260

Dr Tony Mays joined COL as Education Specialist: Open Schooling in February 2019. Throughout his career, Tony has been involved with the strategic leadership and operational management of distance education with extensive experience in sub-Saharan Africa. He previously served as Manager of the Unit for Distance Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria and before that as a Senior Programme Specialist at Saide. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/a57a38c7-e38f-4dd0-a8af-5b5c705e270a-063-Tony-Mays-Final.mp3 | recorded November 2021 Tony’s profile: https://www.col.org/members/dr-tony-mays/ Tony’s LInkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjohnmays/?originalSubdomain=za Video clip outlining the 6-year plan for Tony’s portfolio of work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtVsStTV3o Nominated publications (free to access): Mays, T. (2020). Towards more resilient schooling: Possible models for the future. Commonwealth of Learning: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED607246, http://oasis.col.org/bitstream/handle/11599/3612/2020_COL_Towards_Resilient_Schooling.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Mays. T., & Singh, R.K. (Eds.) (2020). Addressing the learning needs of out-of-school children and youths through the expansion of Open Schooling. Commonwealth of Learning: http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/3731 Mays. T. (2017). Mainstreaming use of open educational resources (OER) in an African context. Open Praxis 9(4), pp.387-401. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.300523951458970 Nominated work (requires purchase): Mays T. (2021). Teaching the Teachers. In: Burgos D., Tlili A., Tabacco A. (Eds.) Radical solutions for education in a crisis context. Lecture notes in educa

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Professor Moeketsi Letseka is the UNESCO Chair of Open and Distance Learning at Unisa in South Africa. His is an inspiring journey of extending the reach of education in post-apartheid South Africa, where online learning assists in providing opportunity – at scale. Equity, access and equality are all part of the context, calling for creative and informed solutions. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/060-Moeketsi-Letseka-Final.mp3 | recorded August 2021 Moeketsi’s profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moeketsi-letseka-55a35b20/ Moeketsi’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/moeketsi.letseka.7 Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moeketsi-Letseka Nominated works (require purchase): Aluko, F.R., Letseka, M. & Pitsoe, V. (Eds.) (2016). Assuring institutional quality in open distance learning (ODL) in the developing contexts. Nova Science Publishers. Letseka, M. (Ed.) (2016). Open distance learning (ODL) through the philosophy of ubuntu. Nova Science Publishers. Letseka, M. (Ed.) (2015). Open distance learning (ODL) in South Africa. Nova Science Publishers. Twitter: @letsem