Stephen Downes
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 Interview with Stephen Downes, 19:39, Degree of Freedom, December 20, 2013.[1] | |
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 "What Are Cultures of Learning" - Stephen Downes at altc2013, 56:08, Association for Learning Technology |
Stephen Downes (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian designer and commentator in the fields of online learning and new media. Downes has explored and promoted the educational use of computer and online technologies since 1995.[2] Downes gave the 2004 Buntine Oration[3] and was a presenter at the February 2007 Online Connectivism Conference.[4] In 2008, Downes and George Siemens designed and taught an online, open course reported as a "landmark in the small but growing push toward 'open teaching'"[5] - widely considered the first Connectivist Massive open online course (MOOC).
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Downes lived and worked across Canada before joining the National Research Council of Canada as a senior researcher in November 2001.[1] Currently based in Moncton, New Brunswick, Downes is a researcher at the NRC's Institute for Information Technology's e-Learning Research Group.[6]
Downes was the winner of the Edublog Award for Best Individual Blog in 2005 for his blog OLDaily.[7] Downes is Editor at Large of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning.[8]
Downes ran for Mayor of Brandon in 1995, when he was working at the Assiniboine Community College. A member of the New Democratic Party, he ran on a platform to the left of incumbent mayor Rick Borotsik.[9]
Notes
- 1 2 "Interview with Stephen Downes". Degree of Freedom. Jonathan Haber. December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ Kinney, Duncan (September 2010). "An Open Education Primer: What you need to know about the future of post-secondary education". Unlimited Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ↑ Downes, S. (2004). "Buntine Oration: Learning Objects" (PDF). International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. 1 (11): 3–14. ISSN 1550-6908.
- ↑ University of Manitoba: Learning Technologies Centre
- ↑ Parry, Marc (August 29, 2010). "Online, Bigger Classes May Be Better Classes". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ "NRC Experts and Staff: Stephen Downes". National Research Council of Canada. April 16, 2003. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ "2005 Edublog Awards".
- ↑ International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning Editorial Board Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- ↑ Bud Robertson, "Election-Profile-Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1995, A1.