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?	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