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Stephen Downes Biography
Known for his development of multiple online learning tools, he also served on the National Research Council of Canada and edited the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning.
In the mid-1990s, while employed by Canada’s Assiniboine Community College, he became a New Democratic Party candidate for the office of Mayor of Brandon, Manitoba.
He was the co-teacher of one of the first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
A native of Montreal, Quebec, he later lived in both Manitoba and New Brunswick.
He and author Jonathan Fast were both interested in the educational uses of technology.
Stephen Downes (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian philosopher and commentator in the fields of online learning and new media. Downes has explored and promoted the educational use of computer and online technologies since 1995. Downes gave the 2004 Buntine Oration and was a presenter at the February 2007 Online Connectivism Conference. In 2008, Downes and George Siemens designed and taught an online, open course reported as a “landmark in the small but growing push toward ‘open teaching’ ” – widely considered the first Massive open online course (MOOC).
Downes ran for Mayor of Brandon in 1995, when he was working at the Assiniboine Community College. A member of the New Democratic Party, he ran on a platform to the left of incumbent mayor Rick Borotsik.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Downes lived and worked across Canada before joining the National Research Council of Canada as a senior researcher in November 2001. Currently based in Casselman, Ontario, Downes is a researcher at the NRC’s Digital Technologies Research Centre in Ottawa.
Downes was the winner of the Edublog Award for Best Individual Blog in 2005 for his blog OLDaily. Downes is Editor at Large of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning.
What's Stephen Downes Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Stephen Downes Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
