Leaders & Legends of Online Learning Leaders & Legends of Online Learning

Dr Taskeen Adam is Co-Director at Open Development & Education – a multicultural team dedicated to open education developments around the world. Taskeen’s research highlights that historical injustices, cultural imposition, and economic dependence continue to play a pivotal role in education and she seeks to address cultural-epistemic injustices exacerbated through educational technologies. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1762050/c1e-owpjuvjpg3b708dx-mq8z0353bngv-mgmj7q.mp3 | recorded April 2024 Taskeen’s online profile: https://opendeved.net/team/taskeen-adam/ Nominated works (free to access): Nominated works (may require purchase): Taskeen’s Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/taskeenadamlin Taskeen’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-taskeen-adam-2027a150/

Professor Charlotte Gunawardena is Distinguished Professor of Distance Education and Instructional Technology with the University of New Mexico. Lani has published and presented on distance education for over 25 years and has over 100 publications to her credit. She is currently researching the sociocultural context of digital learning environments and social presence theory, examining the social construction of knowledge in online learning communities. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1762025/c1e-270mi8qv94c8j683-2og6dv7msmq8-nnr6q1.mp3 | recorded May 2024 Lani’s online profile: https://ulls.unm.edu/people/directory/g/gunawardena-charlotte-lani.php?_gl=13yy45h_gcl_au*MTY5NzY3NjkxMC4xNzE1OTA1NjI2LjEzMDQzMjkyNjUuMTcxNjIzODgwMi4xNzE2MjM4ODE0 Nominated works (free to access): Nominated works (may require purchase):

Dr Ratna Selvaratnam is Manager of Learning Technologies & Innovation at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia. Ratna is a Design Champion with ECU’s University of the Future project, she has recent forward-facing publications in the areas of micro-credentials and governance of artificial intelligence, and is on the ACODE (Australasian Council for Open and Digital Education) Executive as Treasurer. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1747436/c1e-qw1vu2dk3gck20kk-2ogx8x7ws8-griarp.mp3 | recorded March 2024 Ratna’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratna-malar-selvaratnam/ Nominated works (free to access):

Dr Gabi Witthaus is a Research Fellow at University College London specialising in education in contexts of mass displacement, and Senior Digital Education Developer with the University of Birmingham. Gabi is a keen advocate of open education resources and widening participation to higher education. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1728059/c1e-pgwvs5548nc1xd75-zo544qg8tgj-2rhegm.mp3 | recorded February 2024 Gabi’s online profile: https://artofelearning.org/about/ Gabi’s blog: https://artofelearning.org/ Gabi’s Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GabiWitthaus Gabi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabiwitthaus/ Nominated works (free to access): Nominated works (may require purchase):

Junhong Xiao is Emeritus Professor at the Open University of Shantou in China. His current research interests cover various aspects of open, distance and digital education. His international publications include a major contribution to the Springer Handbook of Open, Digital, and Distance Education, and many contemporary themes of online learning. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1716725/c1e-owpjuv99mvf708dx-5r51zq0ph789-t5r3pd.mp3 | recorded March 2024 Junhong’s online profile: Junhong Xiao is Emeritus Professor at the Open University of Shantou (formerly known as Shantou Radio & Television University), a local branch of the Open University of China and a founding member of the Center for Open Education Research, the University of […]

Paul Levinson, PhD, is a pioneer of online education, still teaching classes in person and via Zoom as a Professor at Fordham University in New York City, after nearly 50 years in university classrooms, and online classes in the 1980s at Connected Education which he co-founded with his wife Tina Vozick. Paul is a dedicated pedagogue, novelist, and singer/songwriter, whose advocacy for online education remains as energetic as it was in his early days with Connect Ed.  Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1677255/c1e-xw7gumr1nofownkg-jkw61wqoujr0-jwztjj.mp3 Paul’s personal homepage: https://paullev.com/ Paul’s blog: https://paullevinson.blogspot.com/ Paul’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.levinson/ Paul’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullevinson/ Paul’s Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PaulLev Paul’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulLevinson Paul’s Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@PaulLev Paul’s Threads: […]