The following is the closing Keynote of the TLt 2009:

The presentation will be to debunk some of the myths around the so-called Net Generation by highlighting the lack solid research to support many of the claims. I will present results from research done at BCIT and elsewhere to argue for a more nuanced approach to the use of educational technology to support the needs of this generation of learner.

About the Presenter

Mark Bullen Associate Dean, Curriculum & Instructor Development, BCIT Learning & Teaching Centre, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Dr. Mark Bullen is the Associate Dean of the Learning & Teaching Centre (blog) at BCIT where his main areas of responsibility are curriculum and instructor development and educational research and innovation.

Before joining BCIT in 2005, Dr. Bullen was involved in managing, developing, and researching distance education at the University of British Columbia, where he held the positions of Director of the Centre for Managing & Planning E-Learning (MAPLE) and Associate and Acting Director of the Distance Education & Technology department.

Since 2006 he has been the editor of the Journal of Distance Education.

He has extensive international consulting experience related to e-learning, including work in Australia, Bhutan, Croatia, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia and Taiwan.

He is an adjunct Professor in the UBC Master of Educational Technology program and in the Athabasca University Master Distance Education.

He received his PhD in Adult Education from the University of British Columbia.