About Terry Anderson
Nov 28th, 2005 by Terry Anderson
Thanks for visiting the ‘Virtual Canuck’ 
This is my first real blog, but I have been online for over 20 years. My one (and only) Net claim to fame is that I think I organized the first ever ‘virtual conference’. This was run on UseNet, Bit Net and various listservs for the international Council on Distance Education in 1993.
Currently, I am a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University - Canada’s Open University. I teach educational technology courses in the Masters of Distance Education program. I am also the director of the Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research CIDER.
My current research interests relate to social software use in distance education. You can find more about me including a long and boring CV and some of my recent published articles and presentations at cider.athabascau.ca/Members/terrya
I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada in the community of Riverdale with my wife Susan.
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Dear Terry,
What a coincidence on names, eh? I came across Athabasca University as I was searching for a distance learning program (I am wanting to pursue doctoral studies in education). As a longtime educator, I have always known that education as we know it is going to be revolutionized and transformed with technology and virtual learning. The discussions I have had with my colleagues here in California have dealt with the reality of conforming to students who live in a digital world, and sadly, their teachers by and large, do not. We are forward thinking, however, and are looking to change that.
I have been reading some of your postings, and I find the discussions interesting. I will explore the discussions further.