Curtis J. Bonk, Indiana University, School of Education

Instructional Systems Technology (IST) Department

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Short Bio:

Curtis J. Bonk is Professor in the School of Education at Indiana University (IU) teaching psychology and technology courses and Adjunct in the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. He is a former software entrepreneur, certified public accountant, corporate controller, and educational psychologist who presently is an educational technologist, award-winning writer, highly published researcher, statewide and national awardee in innovative teaching with technology, and internationally acclaimed presenter. His scholarly interests are self-directed online learning, the use of generative AI for language learning, open education, massive open online courses (MOOCs), e-learning, blended learning, distance education, informal learning, online motivation and collaboration, emerging learning technologies, and AI augmented writing and learning. Curt is the author of over 435 publications  (including 20 books and 175 peer reviewed journal articles) and has given close to 2,000 talks around the world. In 2020, Curt was awarded the IU President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Technology and in 2021, he received the David H. Jonassen Excellence in Research Award. Notably, the American Educational Research Association named him a 2022 AERA Fellow for his exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. He became a fellow of the Online Learning Consortium in 2023 and a Fellow of AECT 2024. Curt co-hosts the weekly award-winning podcast show, Silver Lining for Learning (https://silverliningforlearning.org/). He can be contacted at cjbonk@iu.edu and his homepage is http://curtbonk.com/.