{"id":855,"date":"2025-04-10T06:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/?page_id=855"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:01:26","slug":"online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/online\/","title":{"rendered":"Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-855\" data-postid=\"855\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-855 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"4380656\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_4380656 tb_first tf_w wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\"><\/span>\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1800eb9 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3fd3dc0   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<h1>Online<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_dkpl640 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/online-program\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOTESSA25 Online - Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9axl11 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_hyze11 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_zcou11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8adw37 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_f3jw519 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_h5hh519 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rg6q519 image-top rounded  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/people-on-a-video-call-4226140\/\">\n\t\t   \t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4226140-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"A bronze statue of a woman with long, flowing hair and a billowing cloak stands against a dramatic landscape. Her face is uplifted, as if feeling the wind. Behind her, a vast sky filled with billowing white and gray clouds stretches over distant mountains. The scene is framed by adobe-style architecture and desert greenery, evoking a Southwestern setting. 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Not all programming will be streamed live.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row lawyers-section tb_dad42a1 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7641789 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2f4fabb   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<h2>OTESSA Online Chair<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_bottom gutter-narrow tb_col_count_3 tb_72a4e85\">\n\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_e834cb6 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_a8a546b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_b43bd80 image-center rounded  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/jondron.webp\" title=\"Jon Dron\" alt=\"Athabasca University\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<div class=\"image-content\">\n\t    \t\t\t<h3 class=\"image-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Dron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t    \t    \t\t<div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t    Athabasca University\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/image-caption -->\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-content -->\n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_3d9dae4 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"th9a92\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_th9a92 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d7kl92 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cyj892   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<h2>Keynote<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tb_1iyn92\">\n\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_erlc92 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_i8ug92 image-top rounded  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/04\/TomReevesHeadshot-1.jpg\" width=\"1385\" height=\"1400\" title=\"Online\" alt=\"Online\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module icon -->\n<div  class=\"module module-icon tb_v6bd92    icon_horizontal \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"module-icon-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thomas-reeves-42a4a79\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"tf_box\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-linkedin\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module icon -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_cs4d92 last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2thh92   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<h2>Thomas C. Reeves<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.uga.edu\/directory\/workforce-education-and-instructional-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Workforce Education and Instructional\u00a0Technology<\/a>, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thomas (Tom) C. Reeves, PhD is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at The University of Georgia. He was a Fulbright Lecturer in Peru and has given invited presentations in the USA and more than 30 other countries. He is the former editor of the Journal of Interactive Learning Research, and the author of nearly 200 scholarly papers. His co-authored books include Interactive Learning Systems Evaluation, A Guide to Authentic E-Learning, Conducting Educational Design Research (two editions), MOOCs and Open Education Around the World, and MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South. His research interests encompass educational technology in developing countries, educational design research, medical and public health education, and prison education. He currently lives at The Spires at Berry College in Rome, Georgia with his wife, Patricia M. Reeves, Professor Emerita of Social Work at The University of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Reeves will join OTESSA virtually to discuss themes he has published on recently such as focusing our research and practical scholarship on problems and needs instead of things or tools. His keynote helps to frame our efforts in the Santa Fe colloquium to develop a strategic framework for research focused on grand challenges related to instructional design and educational technologies.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module button pro -->\n<div  id=\"tb_ixgh92\" class=\"module module-button tb_ixgh92 button-link-modal  light-blue\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n    <a  class=\"ui builder_button blue rounded themify_lightbox\" href=\"#modal-tb_ixgh92-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Abstract<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"modal-tb_ixgh92-1\" class=\"tf_hide\">\n\t\t<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Reframing Togetherness:\u00a0Shifting our focus from technology to problems<\/b><\/p>\n<p>*Recording available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/otessa.org\/2025\/keynote-speakers\/\">Keynote Speakers page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Keeping in mind the overall theme of \u201cReframing Togetherness,\u201d this presentation will emphasize the need to change the focus of our research in educational technology from \u201cthings\u201d such as Generative AI or Virtual Reality to serious problems such as educational inequity or absenteeism. Unfortunately, much of our research continues to be focused on things rather than problems. Today, I will present an updated and more urgent perspective on this issue. I will recommend three important directions for research in our field.\u00a0<br>1. We must conduct research in ways that influence practice.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>2. Our research must rigorously account for time-on-task and other hidden factors.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>3. 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