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Dr Neil Fassina is President of Athabasca University, and President of ICDE. Neil brings a strong academic background to his work. In this interview Neil talks about the Imagine: Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities that is reshaping one of the world’s leading ODL universities. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/037-Neil-Fassina-Final.mp3 | recorded March 2020 Neil’s profile: http://president.athabascau.ca/ Nominated links (free to access): The Athabasca University IMAGINE: Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities strategic plan Twitter: @neilfassina ...

Dave Cormier is a systems change leader and educator based in Canada. He has some thoughtful, insightful, and challenging perspectives about learning guaranteed to have you reflecting on what effective education means in the online resource-rich abundance of the 21st century. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/034-Dave-Cormier-Final.mp3 | recorded September 2019 Dave’s profile: http://davecormier.com/edblog/whos-dave/ Dave’s blog: http://davecormier.com/edblog/ Nominated links (free to access): Cormier, D. (2008). Rhizomatic education: Community as curriculum. Innovate: Journal of Online Education 4(5). Available from: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1045&context=innovateCormier, D. (in progress). Making the community the curriculum. Pressbooks. Available from: https://davecormier.pressbooks.com/front-matter/introduction/Cormier, D. (2015). The rhizomatic lense. ICERI2015 Keynote. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROkbPHyb1D0Cormier, D. (2019). Who is going to help build a pro-social web? http://davecormier.com/edblog/2019/04/06/who-is-going-to-help-build-a-pro-social-web/ Twitter: @davecormier ...

Shai Reshef is President of University of the People, a tuition-free, American, accredited university offering online education to an international student-base who, despite their academic success, would otherwise find it difficult to obtain a degree. Shai explains how online education can be accessible and scalable, while maintaining high quality. Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/038-Shai-Reshef-Final.mp3 | recorded April 2020 Shai's profile: https://www.facebook.com/shai.reshef and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ushership/ University of the People: https://www.facebook.com/UoPeople/ and https://www.uopeople.edu/ University of the People blog: https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/ Nominated links (free to access): Reshef, S. (2014). An ultra-low-cost college degree. TED Talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/shai_reshef_an_ultra_low_cost_college_degreeNAS Daily (2018). How he made university - almost free! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiEqmdxj_GAUniversity of the People (2019). UoPeople 10 year anniversary ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRbcWPvuZ8MUniversity of the People (2019). UoPeople Arabic Launch at the World Economic Forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBNPlf1s9p4University of the People (2020). Student stories. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDSQFS87t6G5lUpar50Y3Mb2k39Nc_GA Twitter: @shaireshef and @uopeople ...