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Mr. Brian Mahoney, Vice President, Business Development, Course Advisor Following is an interview with Mr. Brian Mahoney Vice President – Business Development for Course Advisor a leading online education directory by Dr. Saba Dr. Saba:Please, tell us about your background and how you became interested in applying technology solutions to higher education? Mr. Mahoney:My passion […]
Richard T. Hezel, Ph.D., President, Hezel Associates, LLCDr. Saba:Dr. Hezel, You have been active in the field of educational technology for a long time. What made educational technology attractive to you? Dr. HezelI was called. From the beginning as a young manager of a high school ITV system, to producing for PBS stations, to university […]
Mr. William WinfieldDirector of the Annual Conference in Distance Teaching and Learning Dr. Saba: The Annual Distance Teaching and Learning Conference is entering its third decade, how is the conference keeping up with all the changes in the field and new professionals who have joined distance education in recent years? Mr. Winfield: Thank you, Fred, […]
Dr. Saba:You have an eclectic background in systems design; how did you become interested in such an interesting area Dr. Nelson: After extensive training in electronics compliments of the navy, I made a compromise decision between my daemon’s preference for art, and my pragmatic side’s preference for employability—I entered the B. Architecture program at Montana […]
Dr. Saba:You have had a long involvement with the application of technology to learning and have seen the evolution of the industry. How did you become interested in the field, and how has it evolved from your perspective? Mr. Russell: While working on my MA at the University of Illinois, I had the opportunity to […]
Dr. Saba:How did you become interested in videoconferencing and what lead to self-financing Videré with your partners? Mr. Benoit: I was in the conferencing industry for a decade working in various sales roles at companies such as Viewtech, USTeleCenters, Chancellor Corporation, and Nynex Systems Marketing. I was constantly on the road and got tired of […]
Dr. Saba:You have had a successful career in both business and education; how did you become interested in the role of technology in higher education? Mr. Cooley :For some time, I worked closely with education foundations and organizations as a communications consultant. Through this experience, I became aware of the many strengths of our educational […]
Dr. Saba:How did you first become involved in distance education? Dr. Brown:As an educational psychologist I was always intrigued by both the opportunities and challenges students and professors face when teaching. When you consider using DE the issues of instructional design, objectives, class activities, assessment and evaluation become even more central to your planning and […]
Dr. Saba:How did you become interested in technology based science education? Dr. Johnson:For several years, I have often discussed with my high school chemistry teacher and mentor, Mr. Dale Holder, the need for providing struggling chemistry students with personal tutoring help, particularly at home where a teacher is not available to answer questions or assist […]
Dr. Saba:You have been involved with distance education for a long time. Could you tell us how did you become interested in the field and what were some of your earlier accomplishments? Dr. Miller:When I was an undergraduate student at Penn State, I needed a part-time job. Since I was (at the time) a journalism […]
