February 15, 2022

43: A Plethora of Books, Publications and Educational Experiences in Online Learning, Bob Ubell, Vice Dean, Emeritus NYU Tandon School of Engineering

38 minutes

Overview

In this episode, I got to chat with one of the founding fathers and an amazing advocate of Online Learning, Bob Ubell. Bob takes us back in time to where it all began with what we know as Online Learning today. He knew something big was coming and happened to be in the right place at the right time. Bob is a proud fellow of Online Learning Consortium (OLC), and a member of their advisory board. In this episode, he shares all the details of his experiences from Standford to NYU to Steven’s Institute. You can learn more about where to purchase Bob’s books from his website at bobubell.com.

More about Bob Ubell

In his own words…

Online learning expert, Robert Ubell is a columnist for EdSurge and also writes for Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle, and other major publications. He consults for universities and industry about securing digital education success. As online dean, his programs at Stevens Institute of Technology and NYU delivered digital education to 30,000 students. His most recent books are Going Online (Routledge, 2017) and Virtual Teamwork (Wiley, 2000). Staying Online (Routledge, 2021) will be released in September. An excerpt appeared in EdSurge in March. Visit Ubell’s website at bobubell.com. At Stevens, he ran four joint Master’s degrees in China at Beijing Institute of Technology and Central University of Finance and Economics. He is currently Senior Advisor at Stevens Institute of Technology and a consultant to Beacon Education, a Beijing company that delivers US online degrees in China. A Fellow of the Online Learning Consortium, he was given the Frank Mayadas Leadership Award, the highest honor in digital education.

His Books

Staying Online: How to Navigate Digital Higher Education

Going Online: Perspectives of Digital Learning

Virtual Teamwork: Mastering the Art and Practice of Online Learning and Corporate Collaboration

Connect with Bob on LinkedIn

Connect with the host: Holly Owens

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