Keynote Resources
Keynote presentations are an important part of the conference, providing ideas and perspectives from leaders in the field of distance teaching and learning. You can access recordings of keynote presentations from past conferences using the links below. Most recordings are approximately 60 minutes in length.
Recordings of 2008 Keynotes
Technology trends opening access to education worldwide: Now, we all can learn!
(Note: Video begins with Conference welcome.)
Curtis Bonk
Professor of Educational Psychology and
Instructional Systems Technology
Indiana University
Connectivism: A vision for education 
(Note: Video begins with Wedemeyer Award presentation.)
George Siemens
Associate Director of Research and Development
Learning Technologies Centre
University of Manitoba
Achieving success: Listen, look, and lead 
Marilyn Moats-Kennedy
(Note: Video only available until October 18, 2008)
Founder and partner of Moats/Kennedy, Inc.
Wilmette, Illinois
Keynote Resources from Other Years
Note: Most recordings require Windows Media Player. Recordings from 2002 are audio only and require RealPlayer.
| Year | Title | Presenter |
| 2007 |
Leadership counts ... and adds more than numbers
|
Darcy Walsh Hardy, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Executive Director, University of Texas System TeleCampus |
| 2007 |
Emerging models of learning/teaching via 'cyberinfrastructure'
|
Dr. Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Technology, Innovation, and Education, Harvard University |
| 2007 |
My generation, your generation: We're all in this together
|
Dr. Mark Milliron, Suanne Davis Roueche Endowed Fellow, Senior Lecturer, and Director of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) in the College of Education, University of Texas-Austin |
| 2006 |
Efficiency in learning: Applying cognitive load theory to distance learning
|
Ruth Clark, Clark Training & Consulting |
| 2006 |
Learning networks: Beyond information delivery
|
David Cavallo, Future of Learning Research Group, MIT - Media Lab |
| 2006 |
Learning for the new mobile society
|
David Metcalf, CLO Advisor/Researcher, Institute for Simulation and Training,University of Central Florida |
| 2005 |
New strategies for e-learning design: Harnessing technology for flexibility and engagement
|
Prof. Diana Laurillard, Head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit, UK Government's Department for Education and Skills and Visiting Professor, Open University |
| 2005 |
Going the (virtual) distance: Does better learning come from better technology?
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Michael Schrage, Co-director, MIT Media Lab's E-Markets Initiative and Senior Adviser, MIT's Security Studies Program |
| 2005 |
The learning sciences, education, and technology: Issues and opportunities
|
Dr. John Bransford, James W. Mifflin University Professorship and Professor of Education, University of Washington |
| 2004 |
Improving learning and reducing costs: New models of online learning
|
Carol Twigg, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Transformation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 2004 |
Building an online community as the heart of the BBC's training and professional development
|
Prof. Nigel Paine, BBC People Development |
| 2004 |
Distributed-learning communities as a model for online education
|
Dr. Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education |
| 2003 |
After the fall: the lessons of an indulgent era |
Dr. Jack Wilson, CEO, UMassOnline |
| 2003 |
Overcoming our digital immigrant accents: understanding gaming and other digital native behaviors |
Marc Prensky, author and CEO, games2train.com and Corporate Gameware LLC |
| 2003 |
Overcoming our digital immigrant accents: Understanding gaming and other digital native behaviors |
Marc Prensky, CEO, Corporate Gameware LLC |
| 2003 |
Learning portals: Integrating resources on the desktop |
Gloria Gery, President, Gery & Associates |
| 2003 |
Learning portals: integrating resources on the desktop |
Gloria Gery, Gery Associates |

