George Siemens

Professor and Executive Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab, University of Texas, Arlington

George Siemens is a professor and executive director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab at the University of Texas–Arlington, cross-appointed with the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University. He researches technology, networks, analytics, and openness in education. George’s pioneering work has been profiled in newspapers, radio, and television and received numerous awards. He is a founding president of the Society for Learning Analytics Research. George has advised government agencies in Australia, the EU, Canada, and the US, as well as international universities. In 2008, he pioneered massive open online courses, sometimes referred to as MOOCs.