Dr. Mary Kalantzis is a published co-author, professor, former Dean, co-founder, Board Member and MOOC instructor in the fields of learning and technology, education, cultural diversity and workplace culture.  I was first introduced to Dr. Kalantzis’ work when I attended a MOOC course on e-Learning Ecologies which she co-instructed with her husband and principal contributor, Dr. Bill Cope.  Their course is based on their book e-learning Ecologies.

Dr. Kalantzis is from a traditional Greek upbringing and when she decided to pursue higher level education, she faced resistance from her family.  Her perseverance allowed her to be considered a prominent global figure in the ‘new literacy studies’ in the digital age.  Her research contributions to the field of education and technologies, as listed here, are significant.  Dr. Kalantzis recent focus involved communication, learning and teaching design with new technologies in education from a theorical, policy, practice, and instructional design for all levels of education.  She also worked on the Learning by Design Project to support educators in web-based learning design.  With her husband, she co-created the CGScholar e-learning platform as a social community and knowledge place for educators.

I was impressed by Dr. Kalantzis’ wealth of knowledge in the field of educational technology and her MOOC course led me to the MALAT program.  You can follow Dr. Kalantzis on Twitter at @marykalantzis.

References:

Coursera. (n.d.). Dr. William Cope. https://www.coursera.org/instructor/billcope

Lemon. B. (2018, November 18). Kalantzis, Mary. Australian Women’s Archives Project.http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1938b.htm

The Learner. (n.d.). Editors. https://thelearner.com/journals/editors

Works & Days. (n.d.). Biographical Notes. https://newlearningonline.com/kalantzis-and-cope/biographical-notes

Works & Days. (n.d.). Exploring the Possibilities of Digital Learning. https://newlearningonline.com/e-learning

Works & Days. (n.d.). MOOCs. https://newlearningonline.com/kalantzis-and-cope/teaching

Works & Days. (n.d.). Research and Writing. https://newlearningonline.com/kalantzis-and-cope/research-writing

Works & Days. (n.d.). The “Knowledge Processes” of Transformative Pedagogies.https://newlearningonline.com/learning-by-design/