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Joe hopes he can help. "My experiences at all levels of
education and the related adventures I've had associated
with my work can help others gain the perspectives, the
knowledge and the skills to successfully face the rapidly
changing future."
Geezer Joe is an educator with more than a half century of
experience at all levels of learning, from pre-school
through adult and community education. Programs related to
innovative ideas for life long learning are in his blood.
He's been a teacher, a coordinator, director, lecturer,
and founding presidents of four educational non-profits.
He coordinated programs in both career and economic
education and was responsible for program evaluation in
the Elkhart Community Schools. Projects he has directed
have received local, state, and national awards.
In 1990 Joe founded the Learning Society, a local advocacy
organization for life long education. Among its
accomplishments were several projects, including the
initial Even Start program in Elkhart County, IN and the
production of a Multicultural Resources Directory for the
County, available in both English and Spanish.
In 1991 he founded Views on Learning, Inc., (VOL) with
support from a colleague Bob Hostetler, former CEO of CTS
Corporation and subsequently president of several
wireless cable television companies. VOL's mission was to
secure FCC licenses for educational television programming
called Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) in
conjunction with wireless cable companies. From 1991 to
2005 VOL secured 22 licenses nationally and became a
leading company in the industry. Currently it is moving
into the broadband internet arena.
Joe was founding President of the Indiana Distance
Learning Association in 1999 and remains a member of its
Board of Directors.
Recently Joe left VOL and has founded Eye2theWorld. It is
built upon the basic ideas central to both The Learning
Society and Views on Learning. Through electronic
publishing the new organization is bringing information
about innovative uses of educational technology to those
committed to change that's achievable through life long
learning. It will also provide a forum for educators and
research organizations to
share ideas and seek answers to problems, whether those
concern educators, students, parents, business persons or
community leaders.
Joe's academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts
degree (American History major) from DePauw University, a
Master of Science in Education (School Administration)
from Indiana University, and many additional courses,
especially in economics and program evaluation from
Purdue, Ball State, and Indiana University at South Bend.
Article 3: Bringing Educational
Theories And Practices Up To Date
by Peter Kline
Peter Kline is one of this nation's most innovative
thinkers on bringing instructional practice into line
with current theories of learning. He has written more
than 20 books on education and related topics over the
past 20 years.
Eye2theWorld is honored that Peter will be joining
us in each issue with one or more thought provoking
ideas regarding learning for life in the 21st century.
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