| Dr. Curtis Bonk earned his master's and Ph.D. degrees in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Bonk is a Professor of Instructional Systems Technology in the School of Education at Indiana University and adjunct in the School of Informatics. Professor Bonk has received the CyberStar Award from the Indiana Information Technology Association, the Most Outstanding Achievement Award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association, and the Most Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program Award from the State of Indiana. Curt has given more than 802 talks around the globe related to online teaching and e-learning. In addition, Professor Bonk has given over 202 publications on topics such as online learning pedagogy, open source software, massive multiplayer online gaming, Wikibooks, blogging, collaborative technologies, and synchronous and asynchronous computer conferencing. Dr. Bonk is author of the Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs (2006) as well as the book Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing (2008). Professor Curt Bonk is President of CourseShare and SurveyShare (see E-Learning Professor's Home Page; email: cjbonk@indiana.edu). |






