In another post in his series of eye-witness accounts of the trial, Jim Farmer provides us with an interview of a fact witness who also happens to be one of the early pioneers in online learning.
– Michael
Fred Hofstetter was a fact witness in the recent Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn trial. In a break, we had two-hour lunch at the local Red Lobster. Immediately I asked Fred about his development and implementation of learning systems.
Professor Fred Hofstetter is known for his development of the GUIDO and Serf learning systems. As Professor of Education, Fred coordinates the master’s and doctoral programs in educational technology at the University of Delaware. His courses include: Internet Literacy, Multimedia Literacy, Internet Technologies, Educational Technology Foundations, Advanced Multimedia Web Design, Web-based Learning Environments, and Data Driven Web Design. Fred received his PhD in Music Theory from Ohio State University.