JASON OHLER

PhD, Communication

Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1994

johler@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

President's Professor of Educational Technology and Distance Learning

University of Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

 

Adjunct Faculty

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Topics and Techniques in Distance Education

Learning Theory and Application

Motivation, Learning, and Technology

Communications Theory and Application

Writing for the Media

Media Publishing

Introduction to Media Psychology

Special and Advanced Topics in Media Psychology

 

Research Interests:

 

Distance Learning and E-Learning

Assessment of Technological Impact

Digital Literacy

Storytelling, Digital Storytelling, and Narrative Development

New Media Assessment

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1992: President's Award, Alaska Association for Technology in Education

 

1994: Excellence in Education Award, Juneau School District, Alaska

 

2004: Apple Distinguished Educator Award

 

2004: Distinguished Career Citation, Alaska State Legislature

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Ohler, J. (Ed.). (2000). Future courses: A compendium of thought about the future of education and technology. Bloomington, IN: TECHNOS PRESS.

 

Ohler, J. (2000). Taking the future back from technology. The Education Digest, 65(5).

 

Ohler, J. (2000, October). Art becomes the fourth R. Education Leadership Magazine.

 

Ohler, J. (2000, Winter). A matter of degree. TECHNOS Quarterly.

 

Ohler, J. (2000, Winter). A primer on taming the beast: Using technology effectively, creatively, wisely. The Independent School Journal, 59(2).

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Conversation on technology leadership. Technology and Learning Magazine.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Then what? Everyone's guide to living, learning and having fun in the digital age. Juneau, AK: Brinton Books.

 

Ohler, J. (2001, January/February). Art: The fourth R. Instructor Magazine. Scholastic.

 

Ohler, J. (2001, January/February). Taming the technological beast: The case of the E-book. The Futurist.

 

Ohler, J. (2001, March). Education standards as passing fad. Education Digest.

 

Ohler, J. (2001, Spring). A buyer's market: Education in the new economy. The State Education Standard, 2(1). Published by NASBE (The National Association of School Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA).

 

Ohler, J. (2001, Fall). The problem with our gods. TECHNOS Quarterly, 10(3).

 

Ohler, J. (2001, November). Virtual learning. Technology and Learning, 22(4).

 

Ohler, J. (2002, November). Voice to text technology--transforming education. Technology and Learning.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Arte: La cuarta competencia basica en esta era figital. EDUTEKA.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Foreword. DOA, Education in the Electronic Culture. Scarecrow Press.

 

Ohler, J. (2004). Who's afraid of distance education? In G. Kearsley (Ed.), Online learning: Personal reflections on the transformation of education. Educational Technology Publications.

 

Ohler, J. & Schrum, L. (2005, Spring). Distance education at UAS - a case study. Journal of Distance Education, 20(1).

 

Presentations:

 

Ohler, J. (2000, April). Taming the technology beast. Keynote speaker at the Elam Foundation Lecture, Edpress Conference, Washington, DC.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Education in the new economy. Keynote speaker at the ARCTIC (Alaska Reform of the Classroom Through Technology Integration and Collaboration).

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Education in the new economy. Keynote speaker at the convocation of the Tuolomne School District, Tuolomne, CA.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Education in the new economy. Keynote speaker at the conference of the South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education (SDACTE), Sioux Falls, SD.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Education in the new economy. Keynote speaker, South Dakota Association of Technology Educators, Sioux Falls, SD.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Education in the new economy/taming the technology beast. Keynote speaker at the Distance Learning Conference, Columbia Basin College, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Ethics and governance in the digital age. PT3 Vision Quest virtual conference.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Future trends toward optimism. Keynote speaker at the Innovations Partnership, Mayor's Luncheon, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Planning for technology integration. Workshop presented at the Tuolomne School District Convocation, Tuolomne, CA.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Software tools for teachers. Workshop presented at the Tuolomne School District Convocation, Tuolomne, CA.

 

Ohler, J. (2001). Teachies are from Venus, techies are from Mars. Keynote speaker at the SchoolTech Conference, New York, NY.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Art, storytelling, multimedia and new literacies. Keynote speaker at the Oregon Technology Educator Network, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). The communication revolution--it's not just for machines anymore. Keynote speaker at the Association for Computer Professionals in Education, Hood River, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). E-commerce in education. Featured speaker at the Alaska Society for Technology, Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Education and the new economy. Keynote speaker at the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Salem, Oregon, 2002.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Planning for virtual and physical space in education. Keynote speaker at the conference of the Commission for Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Seeing technology's impacts--ahead of time. Workshop presented at the Association for Computer Professionals in Education, Hood River, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Storytelling, creativity and technology in education. Keynote speaker at the Sedona Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Taming the technology beast. Keynote speaker at the Sedona Conference on the Convergence of Media, Technology, Education, and Entertainment, Sedona, AZ.

 

Ohler, J. (2002). Teachies are from Venus, techies are from Mars. Workshop presented at the Association for Computer Professionals in Education, Hood River, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Ethical considerations of technology use for administrators. Paper presented at the ISTE National Leadership Project, Deer Valley, AZ.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Getting in touch with the musician within using MIDI technology. Workshop presented at the Northwest Consortium for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Lessons for distance educators. Keynote speaker at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) Pre-Conference on Distance Educations, Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Planning for distance education. Workshop presented at the Northwest Consortium for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Planning for E-learning. Workshop presented at the Online Learning Institute, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Planning for E-learning - Reflections of a distance educator. Keynote speaker at the Online Learning Institute, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Projections of self at a distance. Keynote speaker at the Sedona Conference, Sedona, AZ.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Putting the story into digital storytelling. Workshop presented at the Oregon Technology Educator Network, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Taming the technology beast. Keynote speaker at the Northwest Consortium for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Teachies are from Venus, techies are from Mars. Featured speaker at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Seattle, WA.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Teachies are from Venus, techies are from Mars. Workshop presented at the Northwest Consortium for Computers in Education (NCCE) Conference, Portland, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2003). Teachies are from Venus, techies are from Mars. Workshop presented at the SchoolTech Conference, New York, NY.

 

Ohler, J. (2004). Case study of distance education at the University of Alaska Southeast. Roundtable presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, January). Planning for distance education. Workshop presented at the Instructional Technology Strategies Conference, Salem, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, January). Putting the story into digital storytelling. Workshop presented at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education, Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, January). Putting the story into digital storytelling. Workshop presented at the Instructional Technology Strategies Conference, Salem, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, January). Then what? Life after the educational technology revolution. Keynote speaker at the Instructional Technology Strategies Conference, Salem, OR.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, January). Then what? Twenty-five years of educational technology. Keynote speaker at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education, Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, April). Then what? Stories in the technological age. Keynote speaker at the 02 Digital Media Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, April). Using technology effectively, creatively, wisely...and funly. Keynote speaker at the Technology and Literacy Conference, Dover, DE.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, May). Proactive assessment of technological impact. Presented at the Goddard Space Research Center Colloquium, Washington, DC.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, June). Putting the story into digital storytelling. Presented at the Digital Storytelling Conference, Sedona, AZ.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, July). Virtual space meets physical space: The facilities frontier. Keynote speaker at the Commission for Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, Girdwood, Alaska.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, August). Next generation technologies meet next generation learners. Featured speaker at the 20th annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, August). Then what? Living in an age of digital stories. Keynote speaker at the summer institute of the Southern Colorado Teacher Education Alliance (SCTEA), Pueblo, CO.

 

Ohler, J. (2004, October). It's time for Alaska to develop its digital economy. Featured speaker at the Alaska State Chambers of Commerce.

 

Ohler, J. (2005, January). Then what? The importance of teachers in the digital age. Keynote speaker at the NEA PR Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

 

Ohler, J. (2005, February). Digital storytelling for teachers. Presented at the ASTE Conference, Anchorage, AK.

 

Ohler, J. (2005, March). Then what? The past, present and future of teaching in the digital age. Keynote speaker at the TUANZ New Zealand National Education Conference. A series of 7 keynotes and 11 digital storytelling workshops delivered throughout New Zealand.

 

Ohler, J. (2005, August). Science teachers in an age of then what? Keynote speaker at the Cray Academy, Eau Claire, WI.

 

Ohler, J. (date?). Building online community/The pedagogy of digital storytelling. Presented at the TALENT Professional Development Broadcast, University of Hawaii.

 

Funded Grants/Contracts:

 

2002-2003: A Case Study of Distance Education at University of Alaska Southeast.

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1985-2003: Director, Educational Technology Program, University of Alaska Southeast.

 

1996-present: Advisory Board, Astrolabe--Ethical Navigation Through Virtual Technologies.

 

1996-present: Professor, Educational Technology, University of Alaska, Juneau.

 

1999-present: E-petition to Make Art the 4th R. Web site features the vision, rationale, and resources behind the "Art the 4th R" movement. Includes an e-petition which visitors can sign supporting the recognition of art as the next literacy.

 

2001-2004: Advisory Board, Alaska Arts Education Council.

 

2002-present: Advisory Board, Technology and Learning Magazine.

 

2002-present: TechWit (for Apple Computer, Morris Communications).

 

2003-2005: Member-at-large, Alaska Information Infrastructure Task Force; University of Alaska Distance Education Steering Board; Chair, President's Ad Hoc Committee on Distance Education.

 

2004-present: Associate, The Digital Hub, Dublin, Ireland.

 

2004-present: Global Council Member, Digital Media Award Executive Committee, Ireland.

 

2005: Using Story to Refocus Your Organization. Workshop Creator, Facilitator, Alyeska Centralized School District.