Dr. Saba: You have been helping seminaries and other faith-based institutions to become robust educators at a distance for a long time. What attracted you to this work? Dr. Peterson:  Distance education is a practical application of theological curriculum to self and God’s world according to biblical standards.  And it requires extensive and consistent logistics.  I believe […]

Dr. Saba: You have a wide range of experience in educational technology, program management and distance education. What attracted you to this field? Dr. Tobin: I started out as an English literature PhD, teaching composition and nineteenth-century literature courses. While I was working on my doctorate, I was hired by a two year college in […]

  Dr. Saba: What attracted you to the field of technology in education? Dr. Peterson: I was working as a psychologist and director of a family and child guidance in Pennsylvania. The clinic was part of the community mental health center in a rural area in the Allegheny mountains. One typical client would be a […]

Dr. Saba:  In recent years, you have been studying the field of educational technology, instructional design and distance education; you are now a doctoral candidate. What prompted you to study this field? Ms. Kennedy: Our first home computer was a Macintosh Plus. I took it out of the box, set it up, plugged it in, […]

Dr. Saba:  In recent years, you have made major contributions to our understanding of the status of research in distance education. How did you become interested in distance education? What attracted you to the field? Dr. Zawacki-Richter: I was appointed at the Center for Distance Education (University of Oldenburg, Germany) in 1998. This was my […]

  Dr. Saba:  You have had an eclectic and rich background in media including journalism, educational technology, serious game design, corporate learning and eLearning. Could you describe how you became interested in technology-based education and training? Ms. Franklin: I majored in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Southern California, combining journalism, anthropology and multimedia.  For […]

  Dr. Saba: Dr. Aleckson, please tell us about your educational and professional background and how did you become interested in online learning? Dr. Aleckson: I have been interested in how technology can improve the teaching/learning transaction since I proudly wore my “AV Pin” in fifth grade while I threaded 16mm projectors for teachers. Film […]

Dr. Saba: Dr. Julius What attracted you to educational technology? Dr. Julius: Educational technology brings together my education and life experiences as nothing else could. As a kid, I enjoyed computers, writing my first programs at an Apple II camp as an 8th grader in 1980. I went on to study computer science at Willamette […]

This week, Dr. Saba sat in an interview with Dr. Michael G Moore, Professor of Education, the Pennsylvania State University, and the founder and editor of of the American Journal of Distance Education. Dr. Moore has several decades of pioneering leadership in our field. His professional experience ranges from implementing distance education systems to theory […]

Following is an interview with Mr.Troy Gorostiza, President of Knowledge Stream by Dr. Saba Dr. Saba: How did you become interested in training and educational technologies? Mr. Gorostiza: My first interest in this area was back in 1995 when I attended an audio class and worked on editing an infomercial for a local electronics store. […]