Online class: OpenKnowledge: Changing the global course of learning

John Willinsky is Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and Professor (Limited Term) of Publishing Studies at Simon Fraser University, where he directs the Public Knowledge Project, which conducts research and develops scholarly publishing software intended to extend the reach and effectiveness of scholarly communication. His books include the Empire of Words: The Reign of the OED (Princeton, 1994); Learning to Divide the World: Education at Empire’s End (Minnesota, 1998); Technologies of Knowing (Beacon 2000); and The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (MIT Press, 2006).

Arianna is Professor of Computer Sciences, Applied Software, and Statistics at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM). She is Director of Information Technologies in the Network of Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal (Redalyc.org). 

Smith Esseh is the Head of the Publishing Studies Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, has conducted research on journal publishing in Africa, and delivered publishing workshops across the continent.

Lauren Maggio is the Director of Research and Instruction at Stanford University’s medical library. Lauren has a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science and a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature from the University of British Columbia School of Library and Information Science. 

Bozena I. Mierzejewska is an Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Management at Fordham University, New York, USA.

Kevin works with the Simon Fraser University Library’s Public Knowledge Project, leading its community services and learning initiatives. He is also a student in the PhD program (Educational Technology and Learning Design) with SFU’s Faculty of Education.