Diego Leal, a visitor from Colombia to the Open Education Conference in Vancouver in August, made a series of short (2 minute) video interviews, asking the following two questions: First, is education relevant? Second: If so, how can we make it more relevant?
The following were brave (or foolish) enough to answer this off the cuff in two minutes:
- Brian Lamb, UBC, Canada
- Sylvia Currie, ETUG, Canada
- Gardner Campbell, Baylor University, USA
- Leigh Blackall, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand
- D’Arcy Norman, University of Calgary, Canada
- David Wiley, Brigham Young University/Flatworld, USA
- Stephen Downes, National Research Council, Canada
- Tony Bates
The interviews can be viewed by clicking here. (Thanks to Diego for allowing me to link to his site).
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.
