Owen James

blogging as writing, collaborative wiki hosted activities, distributed research communities, devleloping online/offline learner networks

I am especially interested in blending online experiences into traditional teaching contexts to support and encourage language acquisition and greater learner motivation and autonomy through enhanced class community and active learner networking.

Jonathan Finkelstein

Jonathan. Finkelstein is the founder and Executive Producer of LearningTimes.org and the President of the LearningTimes Network. He has been designing and producing online conferences, communities, events and collaborative technologies for education for over ten years. He works closely with a wide range of educational institutions to grow and maintain online learning communities and to foster human interaction live online. Many of his online programs have been recognized with industry awards. Mr. Finkelstein's forthcoming book, Learning in Real Time (Jossey-Bass, 2006), translates his many years of experience facilitating live online learning into a resource guide for educators. Mr. Finkelstein is a Certified Synchronous Training Professional (CSTP), and received his AB degree with honors from Harvard University.