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Jon Dron

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    1998 …2025

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    Jon Dron is the associate dean, learning and assessment, and a full professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University. He has received national and institutional awards for his teaching, is author of various award-winning research papers and is a regular keynote speaker. His research is cross-disciplinary, straddling many areas of technology, learning, and education, about which he has authored three books and many papers. He used to sing swing for a living for 10 years, and managed IT support departments before becoming an academic. He has formal qualifications in philosophy, information systems, university education, and learning technologies. Web: https://jondron.ca

    Education/Academic qualification

    PhD, University of Brighton

    … → 2002

    Msc, University of Brighton

    … → 1992

    BA(hons), University of Sussex

    … → 1982

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    • The Human Nature of Generative AIs and the Technological Nature of Humanity: Implications for Education

      Dron, J., Dec. 2023, In: Digital. 3, 4, p. 319-335 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

      Open Access
      7 Citations (Scopus)

    • Educational technology: what it is and how it works

      Dron, J., Mar. 2022, In: AI and Society. 37, 1, p. 155-166 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

      35 Citations (Scopus)

    • Learning: A technological perspective

      Dron, J., 31 Jan. 2025, In: Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

    • Venturing into the Unknown: Critical Insights into Grey Areas and Pioneering Future Directions in Educational Generative AI Research

      Xiao, J., Bozkurt, A., Nichols, M., Pazurek, A., Stracke, C. M., Bai, J. Y. H., Farrow, R., Mulligan, D., Nerantzi, C., Sharma, R. C., Singh, L., Frumin, I., Swindell, A., Honeychurch, S., Bond, M., Dron, J., Moore, S., Leng, J., van Tryon, P. J. S. & Garcia, M. & 27 others, Terentev, E., Tlili, A., Chiu, T. K. F., Hodges, C. B., Jandrić, P., Sidorkin, A., Crompton, H., Hrastinski, S., Koutropoulos, A., Cukurova, M., Shea, P., Watson, S., Zhang, K., Lee, K., Costello, E., Sharples, M., Vorochkov, A., Alexander, B., Bali, M., Moore, R. L., Zawacki-Richter, O., Asino, T. I., Huijser, H., Zheng, C., Sani-Bozkurt, S., Duart, J. M. & Themeli, C., May 2025, In: TechTrends. 69, 3, p. 582-597 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

      21 Citations (Scopus)

    • Technological Distance: A New Way of Conceptualizing the “Distance” in Distance Learning

      Dron, J., 16 Oct. 2024, In: The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review

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